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Mon, Dec 23, 2013·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

St. Louis Blues 3, Calgary Flames 4 (SO)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 60% of the time.

CGY winsSTL wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTSOTotal
STL111211010030335
CGY0815212041429

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 7:23STLKevin ShattenkirkPPAssists: Brenden Morrow, Chris Stewart · Wrist, 0.12 xG1–0
  2. P2 12:06CGYJiri HudlerPPAssists: Mikael Backlund, Mark Giordano · Wrist, 0.07 xG1–1
  3. P2 13:49STLJaden SchwartzAssists: Jay Bouwmeester, Vladimir Tarasenko · Snap, 0.12 xG2–1
  4. P2 14:33STLMagnus PaajarviAssists: Maxim Lapierre, Adam Cracknell · Wrist, 0.22 xG3–1
  5. P3 11:05CGYMichael CammalleriAssists: Paul Byron, Mikael Backlund · Wrist, 0.09 xG3–2
  6. P3 19:55CGYMark GiordanoPPAssists: Jiri Hudler, Michael Cammalleri · Slap, 0.02 xG3–3

Shootout

  1. 1. CGY Joe Colborne scored
  2. 2. STL T.J. Oshie stopped
  3. 3. CGY Jiri Hudler stopped
  4. 4. STL Derek Roy stopped
  5. 5. CGY Sean Monahan stopped
  6. 6. STL Magnus Paajarvi stopped
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 4:50STLAlex Pietrangelo: Tripping2 min
  2. P1 7:15CGYMark Giordano: Interference2 min · PPG
  3. P1 12:11STLJay Bouwmeester: Hooking2 min
  4. P2 4:46CGYPaul Byron: Interference2 min
  5. P2 9:50CGYMark Giordano: Holding the stick2 min
  6. P2 11:50STLCarlo Colaiacovo: Holding2 min · PPG
  7. P2 18:38CGYChris Butler: Roughing2 min
  8. P3 18:23STLPatrik Berglund: Roughing2 min · PPG
  9. OT 4:00STLDavid Backes: Kneeing2 min

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.

STL00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

STLCGY
35Shots on goal29
2.7Expected goals3.3
56Shot attempts61
33Faceoffs won35
4Power plays5
10Penalty minutes8
11Hits13
20Blocked shots13
5Giveaways13
10Takeaways7

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.

St. Louis Blues

Forward lines

  1. bestBackes – Oshie – Jaskin4:37

    xG 0.30–0.05 (86%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

  2. Lapierre – Cracknell – Paajarvi3:07

    xG 0.36–0.12 (75%)attempts 7–1goals 1–0

  3. Berglund – Paajarvi – Tarasenko4:54

    xG 0.12–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0

  4. Morrow – Roy – Stewart8:51

    xG 0.32–0.22 (60%)attempts 5–8goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestColaiacovo – Cole10:12

    xG 0.57–0.05 (92%)attempts 10–4goals 0–0

  2. Jackman – Shattenkirk13:28

    xG 0.57–0.12 (82%)attempts 13–7goals 1–0

  3. Bouwmeester – Pietrangelo19:31

    xG 0.95–0.99 (49%)attempts 17–18goals 1–1

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. Hudler – Jones – Colborne11:33

    xG 0.43–0.47 (48%)attempts 5–9goals 0–0

  2. McGrattan – Bouma – Monahan3:32

    xG 0.00–0.04 (0%)attempts 0–5goals 0–0

  3. Stempniak – Galiardi – Monahan2:40

    xG 0.02–0.09 (16%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

  4. Cammalleri – Byron – Backlund10:41

    xG 0.38–0.50 (43%)attempts 10–7goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestO'Brien – Butler3:11

    xG 0.47–0.03 (93%)attempts 5–2goals 0–0

  2. O'Brien – Smid2:28

    xG 0.09–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–0goals 0–0

  3. O'Brien – Giordano2:44

    xG 0.12–0.10 (54%)attempts 3–1goals 1–0

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 3.3 xGSTL 2.7 xG
0123P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYSTL

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 STL. Dots are goals.

Excitement 87/100 · #126 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.21 · 6 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 3% (winner's lowest chance)
STL 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +45 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 60% of the time.

CGY winsSTL wins

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

-7
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
+1
+2
+3
+4
+5
+6
+7

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