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Sat, Jan 18, 2014·Rogers Arena, Vancouver

Calgary Flames 2, Vancouver Canucks 3 (SO)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 56% of the time.

VAN winsCGY wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTSOTotal
CGY01111118031233
VAN0919110052333

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 1:37CGYMark GiordanoPPAssists: Lee Stempniak · Wrist, 0.14 xG1–0
  2. P2 3:50VANRyan KeslerAssists: Zack Kassian, Chris Higgins · Tip-in, 0.11 xG1–1
  3. P3 4:01CGYMatt StajanAssists: Lance Bouma · Backhand, 0.03 xG2–1
  4. P3 11:48VANYannick WeberPPAssists: Alexander Edler, Ryan Kesler · Slap, 0.04 xG2–2

Shootout

  1. 1. CGY Joe Colborne scored
  2. 2. VAN Alexandre Burrows stopped
  3. 3. CGY Jiri Hudler stopped
  4. 4. VAN Yannick Weber scored
  5. 5. CGY Lee Stempniak stopped
  6. 6. VAN Ryan Kesler stopped
  7. 7. CGY Sean Monahan stopped
  8. 8. VAN Zack Kassian stopped
  9. 9. CGY Mikael Backlund stopped
  10. 10. VAN Chris Higgins scored
Penalties (39)
  1. P1 0:02CGYLadislav Smid: Fighting5 min
  2. P1 0:02VANKevin Bieksa: Fighting5 min
  3. P1 0:02CGYBrian McGrattan: Fighting5 min
  4. P1 0:02VANTom Sestito: Fighting5 min
  5. P1 0:02CGYBlair Jones: Fighting5 min
  6. P1 0:02VANDale Weise: Fighting5 min
  7. P1 0:02CGYChris Butler: Fighting5 min
  8. P1 0:02VANJason Garrison: Fighting5 min
  9. P1 0:02VANKellan Lain: Fighting5 min
  10. P1 0:02CGYKevin Westgarth: Roughing2 min
  11. P1 0:02CGYKevin Westgarth: Fighting5 min
  12. P1 0:02CGYKevin Westgarth: Game misconduct10 min
  13. P1 0:02VANKellan Lain: Game misconduct10 min
  14. P1 0:02CGYChris Butler: Game misconduct10 min
  15. P1 0:02CGYBlair Jones: Game misconduct10 min
  16. P1 0:02CGYBrian McGrattan: Misconduct10 min
  17. P1 0:02CGYLadislav Smid: Game misconduct10 min
  18. P1 0:02VANDale Weise: Game misconduct10 min
  19. P1 0:02VANTom Sestito: Misconduct10 min
  20. P1 0:02VANKevin Bieksa: Game misconduct10 min
  21. P1 0:02VANJason Garrison: Game misconduct10 min
  22. P1 4:26CGYMark Giordano: Hooking2 min
  23. P1 4:26CGYLance Bouma: Roughing2 min
  24. P1 4:26VANZack Kassian: Roughing2 min
  25. P1 4:26VANZack Kassian: Roughing2 min
  26. P1 7:02VANBrad Richardson: Holding2 min
  27. P1 11:27CGYLee Stempniak: Roughing2 min
  28. P1 11:27CGYShane O'Brien: Misconduct10 min
  29. P1 11:27VANZack Kassian: Misconduct10 min
  30. P1 11:27VANAlexandre Burrows: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  31. P1 11:27VANAlexandre Burrows: Roughing2 min
  32. P2 1:32VANRyan Kesler: Holding2 min · PPG
  33. P2 0:00CGYMatt Stajan: Roughing2 min
  34. P2 0:00VANBrad Richardson: Roughing2 min
  35. P3 1:05VANYannick Weber: Hooking2 min
  36. P3 6:54CGYMark Giordano: Tripping2 min
  37. P3 11:44CGYMark Giordano: Slashing2 min · PPG
  38. P3 16:41CGYMark Giordano: Holding the stick2 min
  39. P3 16:41VANZack Kassian: Hooking2 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.

CGY00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0VAN
48% to win52% to win
← CGY attackVAN attack →
  1. P1 20:00Bieksa won the faceoff against Westgarth
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CGYVAN
33Shots on goal33
2.5Expected goals2.2
60Shot attempts59
28Faceoffs won25
4Power plays3
101Penalty minutes103
13Hits20
16Blocked shots15
5Giveaways9
9Takeaways3

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.

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestStajan – Galiardi – Bouma6:59

    xG 0.37–0.08 (82%)attempts 9–4goals 1–0

  2. Stajan – Hudler – Stempniak2:37

    xG 0.20–0.06 (76%)attempts 5–2goals 0–0

  3. Byron – Colborne – Monahan7:26

    xG 0.10–0.16 (39%)attempts 7–5goals 0–0

  4. Hudler – Stempniak – Backlund10:42

    xG 0.24–0.53 (32%)attempts 7–11goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestWideman – Brodie7:27

    xG 0.46–0.24 (66%)attempts 9–8goals 0–0

  2. Giordano – Brodie16:07

    xG 0.54–0.33 (62%)attempts 13–10goals 0–1

  3. O'Brien – Giordano2:12

    xG 0.17–0.14 (55%)attempts 5–2goals 0–0

Vancouver Canucks

Forward lines

  1. bestSedin – Burrows – Kesler2:57

    xG 0.30–0.05 (87%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

  2. Booth – Hansen – Kassian2:11

    xG 0.16–0.01 (91%)attempts 5–1goals 0–0

  3. Higgins – Kesler – Kassian5:55

    xG 0.32–0.19 (63%)attempts 6–3goals 1–0

  4. Sedin – Sedin – Burrows5:36

    xG 0.20–0.12 (63%)attempts 6–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Hamhuis – Weber2:04

    xG 0.19–0.15 (55%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

  2. Hamhuis – Tanev20:30

    xG 0.77–0.79 (49%)attempts 17–22goals 1–1

  3. Edler – Weber20:28

    xG 0.73–0.79 (48%)attempts 23–18goals 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.

VAN 2.2 xGCGY 2.5 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

VANCGY

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 54/100 · #515 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.67 · 4 goals in reachComeback index 18% (winner's lowest chance)
CGY 100%5050%50VAN 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +31 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 56% of the time.

VAN winsCGY wins

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

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

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