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Thu, Nov 14, 2013·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Dallas Stars 7, Calgary Flames 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 67% of the time.

CGY winsDAL wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
DAL11141229732
CGY0616216328

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.

  1. P1 6:27DALStephane RobidasAssists: Brenden Dillon, Jamie Benn · Slap, 0.03 xG1–0
  2. P2 1:19DALTyler SeguinAssists: Jamie Benn, Valeri Nichushkin · Wrist, 0.29 xG2–0
  3. P2 4:25DALJamie BennAssists: Tyler Seguin, Alex Goligoski · Backhand, 0.16 xG3–0
  4. P2 8:32DALTyler SeguinGWGAssists: Jamie Benn, Alex Goligoski · Wrist, 0.03 xG4–0
  5. P2 11:56DALRyan GarbuttAssists: Antoine Roussel, Alex Goligoski · Snap, 0.15 xG5–0
  6. P2 15:01CGYMatt StajanAssists: David Jones, Dennis Wideman · Slap, 0.07 xG5–1
  7. P3 0:30DALTyler SeguinAssists: Valeri Nichushkin, Jamie Benn · Snap, 0.25 xG6–1
  8. P3 4:46CGYDavid JonesPPAssists: Kris Russell, Sven Baertschi · Deflected, 0.18 xG6–2
  9. P3 12:16CGYMatt StajanSHAssists: TJ Galiardi · Wrist, 0.43 xG6–3
  10. P3 16:21DALTyler SeguinPPAssists: Jamie Benn, Sergei Gonchar · Wrist, 0.09 xG7–3
Penalties (10)
  1. P2 5:57DALAlex Chiasson: Interference2 min
  2. P2 15:34CGYShane O'Brien: Fighting5 min
  3. P2 15:34DALAntoine Roussel: Fighting5 min
  4. P3 3:42DALTrevor Daley: Hooking2 min · PPG
  5. P3 4:37CGYLee Stempniak: Fighting5 min
  6. P3 4:37DALBrenden Dillon: Fighting5 min
  7. P3 4:37DALAntoine Roussel: Roughing2 min
  8. P3 4:37CGYMichael Cammalleri: Roughing2 min
  9. P3 10:06CGYSven Baertschi: High sticking double minor4 min
  10. P3 15:23CGYDennis Wideman: Roughing2 min · PPG

Replay

Watch the game unfold on the ice: every shot, hit, turnover and faceoff appears as it happened, then fades. Drag the timeline to jump; goals are marked on it.

DAL00 SOG · 0.0 xG

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P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0CGY
48% to win52% to win
← DAL attackCGY attack →
  1. P1 20:00Stajan won the faceoff against Benn
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

DALCGY
32Shots on goal28
3.3Expected goals4.4
66Shot attempts59
29Faceoffs won31
3Power plays2
16Penalty minutes18
18Hits31
14Blocked shots19
8Giveaways13
4Takeaways8

Line combinations that worked

Model-based

Each team's forward lines and defence pairs at 5-on-5 (two minutes or more together), best first by expected goals for minus against.

Dallas Stars

Forward lines

  1. bestBenn – Seguin – Nichushkin10:24

    xG 1.30–0.19 (87%)attempts 16–6goals 4–0

  2. Morin – Roussel – Garbutt8:27

    xG 0.40–0.19 (68%)attempts 11–7goals 1–0

  3. Horcoff – Fiddler – Peverley10:06

    xG 0.34–0.25 (58%)attempts 9–10goals 0–0

  4. Cole – Chiasson – Eakin11:01

    xG 0.21–0.45 (32%)attempts 9–8goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestDaley – Goligoski15:36

    xG 1.21–0.20 (86%)attempts 21–8goals 3–0

  2. Robidas – Dillon11:45

    xG 0.98–0.40 (71%)attempts 19–12goals 2–1

  3. Gonchar – Benn15:36

    xG 0.29–0.96 (23%)attempts 12–18goals 0–0

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. McGrattan – Jackman – Backlund7:45

    xG 0.15–0.21 (41%)attempts 6–11goals 0–0

  2. Hudler – Baertschi – Monahan11:28

    xG 0.44–0.55 (45%)attempts 14–11goals 0–1

  3. Stajan – Jones – Galiardi9:57

    xG 0.29–0.48 (38%)attempts 5–13goals 1–2

  4. Cammalleri – Stempniak – Colborne13:37

    xG 0.59–1.03 (36%)attempts 12–15goals 0–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestWideman – Smid2:17

    xG 0.27–0.03 (89%)attempts 2–3goals 0–1

  2. Wideman – Russell16:38

    xG 0.60–0.47 (56%)attempts 13–18goals 1–1

  3. O'Brien – Smid13:18

    xG 0.23–0.39 (38%)attempts 9–18goals 0–0

How the game flowed

Model-based

Chance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.

Expected goals flow

Running total of expected goals for each team. Steep climbs are spells of pressure; dots are goals. Shaded bands mark power plays (team colour), 4-on-4 or 3-on-3 (grey) and empty nets.

CGY 4.4 xGDAL 3.3 xG
012345P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYDAL

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

CGY's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line CGY is favoured, below it DAL. Dots are goals.

Excitement 62/100 · #417 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.57 · 6 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 48% (winner's lowest chance)
DAL 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +16 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 67% of the time.

CGY winsDAL wins

Simulated goal difference (CGY − DAL), 10,000 replays

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0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).