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Thu, Jan 30, 2014·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

San Jose Sharks 1, Calgary Flames 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 80% of the time.

CGY winsSJS wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
SJS0801317128
CGY11218210430

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 9:41CGYLee StempniakAssists: Mikael Backlund, Dennis Wideman · Backhand, 0.34 xG0–1
  2. P2 3:38CGYMark GiordanoGWGAssists: Mikael Backlund, Jiri Hudler · Slap, 0.04 xG0–2
  3. P3 0:36SJSEriah HayesAssists: Patrick Marleau, Tommy Wingels · Wrist, 0.13 xG1–2
  4. P3 13:00CGYSean MonahanAssists: Joe Colborne, Ladislav Smid · Wrist, 0.26 xG1–3
  5. P3 18:14CGYJiri HudlerENAssists: Dennis Wideman · Wrist, 0.63 xG1–4
Penalties (3)
  1. P1 10:53SJSJoe Pavelski: Holding2 min
  2. P2 5:59CGYTJ Brodie: Cross checking2 min
  3. P2 14:35SJSTommy Wingels: Interference goalkeeper2 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.

SJS00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

SJSCGY
28Shots on goal30
1.8Expected goals3.6
52Shot attempts52
31Faceoffs won38
1Power plays2
4Penalty minutes2
18Hits19
12Blocked shots13
6Giveaways5
4Takeaways3

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.

San Jose Sharks

Forward lines

  1. bestSheppard – McCarthy – Hayes5:42

    xG 0.30–0.16 (66%)attempts 7–6goals 0–0

  2. Kearns – Sheppard – McCarthy2:46

    xG 0.11–0.01 (89%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

  3. Marleau – Wingels – Hayes4:29

    xG 0.14–0.11 (57%)attempts 3–6goals 1–0

  4. Desjardins – Kearns – Nieto7:30

    xG 0.05–0.09 (34%)attempts 4–5goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Stuart – Braun10:08

    xG 0.06–0.15 (30%)attempts 6–7goals 0–0

  2. Vlasic – Demers10:16

    xG 0.51–0.91 (36%)attempts 10–17goals 1–2

  3. Boyle – Irwin13:27

    xG 0.29–0.75 (28%)attempts 10–13goals 0–1

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestGaliardi – Colborne – Monahan12:21

    xG 0.82–0.13 (86%)attempts 8–8goals 1–0

  2. Hudler – Stempniak – Backlund12:14

    xG 0.80–0.17 (83%)attempts 19–5goals 2–1

  3. Stajan – Jones – Bouma13:28

    xG 0.11–0.38 (23%)attempts 5–13goals 0–0

  4. McGrattan – Westgarth – Street5:21

    xG 0.06–0.38 (13%)attempts 3–9goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestWideman – Smid12:43

    xG 0.94–0.06 (94%)attempts 11–6goals 1–0

  2. Russell – Butler13:14

    xG 0.60–0.44 (58%)attempts 15–10goals 1–1

  3. Giordano – Brodie19:12

    xG 0.49–0.73 (40%)attempts 15–20goals 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 3.6 xGSJS 1.8 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYSJS

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 SJS. Dots are goals.

Excitement 25/100 · #867 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.80 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 52% (winner's lowest chance)
SJS 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +20 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 80% of the time.

CGY winsSJS wins

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

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