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Sat, Feb 1, 2014·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Minnesota Wild 3, Calgary Flames 4 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 51% of the time.

CGY winsMIN wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
MIN061421201323
CGY171181413432

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 12:36CGYTJ GaliardiAssists: Kevin Westgarth, Chris Butler · Backhand, 0.08 xG0–1
  2. P2 14:03MINMatt CookeSHUnassisted · Slap, 0.04 xG1–1
  3. P2 18:24CGYDennis WidemanAssists: Chris Butler, TJ Galiardi · Tip-in, 0.09 xG1–2
  4. P3 1:00CGYMikael BacklundSHAssists: Mark Giordano, Lee Stempniak · Wrist, 0.21 xG1–3
  5. P3 10:31MINDany HeatleyPPAssists: Mikael Granlund, Zach Parise · Wrist, 0.18 xG2–3
  6. P3 15:55MINKeith BallardAssists: Kyle Brodziak, Dany Heatley · Wrist, 0.15 xG3–3
  7. OT 2:25CGYMikael BacklundGWGAssists: Sean Monahan, Mark Giordano · Wrist, 0.40 xG3–4
Penalties (10)
  1. P1 9:47MINMatt Cooke: Interference2 min
  2. P1 9:47CGYChris Butler: Roughing2 min
  3. P1 13:51CGYTJ Brodie: Slashing2 min
  4. P1 19:24MINCharlie Coyle: Interference2 min
  5. P2 2:32CGYLee Stempniak: Roughing2 min
  6. P2 5:26MINMike Rupp: Tripping2 min
  7. P2 13:24MINCharlie Coyle: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  8. P2 16:17MINZach Parise: Slashing2 min
  9. P3 0:19CGYLance Bouma: Holding2 min
  10. P3 10:14CGYJoe Colborne: Holding2 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.

MIN00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

MINCGY
23Shots on goal32
2.7Expected goals2.8
44Shot attempts51
23Faceoffs won32
4Power plays4
10Penalty minutes10
13Hits17
8Blocked shots10
1Giveaways13
5Takeaways6

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.

Minnesota Wild

Forward lines

  1. bestZucker – Coyle – Niederreiter3:19

    xG 0.34–0.03 (93%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

  2. Pominville – Parise – Granlund12:00

    xG 0.56–0.25 (69%)attempts 13–5goals 0–0

  3. Cooke – Brodziak – Fontaine3:32

    xG 0.16–0.07 (68%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

  4. Heatley – Coyle – Niederreiter4:05

    xG 0.08–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestStoner – Prosser2:20

    xG 0.34–0.00 (100%)attempts 5–0goals 0–0

  2. Ballard – Stoner7:04

    xG 0.44–0.35 (56%)attempts 4–7goals 0–1

  3. Scandella – Prosser8:40

    xG 0.39–0.32 (55%)attempts 8–8goals 0–0

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. Hudler – Stempniak – Backlund9:08

    xG 0.08–0.10 (45%)attempts 3–6goals 0–0

  2. McGrattan – Westgarth – Galiardi2:54

    xG 0.25–0.34 (42%)attempts 5–2goals 1–0

  3. Cammalleri – Colborne – Monahan6:39

    xG 0.26–0.39 (39%)attempts 4–7goals 0–0

  4. Stajan – Jones – Bouma8:50

    xG 0.18–0.45 (29%)attempts 4–8goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestButler – Brodie2:36

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

  2. Butler – Breen3:21

    xG 0.39–0.34 (53%)attempts 8–4goals 1–0

  3. Smid – Brodie2:28

    xG 0.00–0.00attempts 0–1goals 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 2.8 xGMIN 2.7 xG
-0.500.511.522.53P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYMIN

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 MIN. Dots are goals.

Excitement 89/100 · #105 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.22 · 7 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 48% (winner's lowest chance)
MIN 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +40 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 51% of the time.

CGY winsMIN wins

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

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