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Wed, Mar 5, 2014·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Ottawa Senators 1, Calgary Flames 4

Expected result

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

CGY winsOTT wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
OTT0908114131
CGY18210110428

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 2:04CGYMarkus GranlundAssists: Max Reinhart · Snap, 0.18 xG0–1
  2. P2 9:12CGYPaul ByronPPGWGAssists: Mark Giordano, Kris Russell · Tip-in, 0.10 xG0–2
  3. P2 17:13CGYJoe ColborneAssists: Jiri Hudler, Sean Monahan · Snap, 0.10 xG0–3
  4. P3 10:24OTTKyle TurrisAssists: Colin Greening, Patrick Wiercioch · Wrist, 0.06 xG1–3
  5. P3 11:22CGYMichael CammalleriPPAssists: Mark Giordano, Sean Monahan · Wrist, 0.04 xG1–4
Penalties (18)
  1. P1 4:22OTTPatrick Wiercioch: Tripping2 min
  2. P1 10:58CGYLadislav Smid: Tripping2 min
  3. P1 16:59OTTMike Hoffman: Too many men on the ice2 min
  4. P2 2:01CGYBen Hanowski: High sticking2 min
  5. P2 4:02CGYMark Giordano: Tripping2 min
  6. P2 7:14OTTChris Phillips: Holding2 min · PPG
  7. P2 16:05CGYKris Russell: Fighting5 min
  8. P2 16:05OTTBobby Ryan: Fighting5 min
  9. P2 18:03OTTKyle Turris: Holding2 min
  10. P3 0:19CGYChris Butler: Roughing2 min
  11. P3 0:19CGYChris Butler: Roughing2 min
  12. P3 0:19CGYPaul Byron: Roughing2 min
  13. P3 0:19OTTErik Condra: Roughing2 min
  14. P3 0:19OTTClarke MacArthur: Roughing2 min
  15. P3 4:41CGYJoe Colborne: Holding2 min
  16. P3 5:07OTTJason Spezza: Tripping2 min
  17. P3 11:10OTTChris Neil: Slashing2 min · PPG
  18. P3 16:03OTTColin Greening: Interference2 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.

OTT00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

OTTCGY
31Shots on goal28
2.2Expected goals2.3
60Shot attempts43
33Faceoffs won37
5Power plays7
23Penalty minutes19
11Hits14
4Blocked shots17
2Giveaways7
9Takeaways9

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.

Ottawa Senators

Forward lines

  1. bestRyan – Hoffman – Zibanejad4:58

    xG 0.32–0.08 (80%)attempts 6–4goals 0–0

  2. Spezza – Hemsky – Michalek10:38

    xG 0.30–0.10 (75%)attempts 12–5goals 0–0

  3. Neil – Greening – Smith8:11

    xG 0.44–0.30 (59%)attempts 11–7goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestGryba – Wiercioch7:40

    xG 0.82–0.15 (85%)attempts 16–4goals 1–1

  2. Methot – Karlsson12:59

    xG 0.33–0.13 (72%)attempts 11–8goals 0–0

  3. Phillips – Ceci11:46

    xG 0.23–0.31 (43%)attempts 11–7goals 0–1

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. Cammalleri – Backlund – Bouma3:20

    xG 0.06–0.04 (61%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

  2. Hudler – Bouma – Monahan4:55

    xG 0.10–0.17 (36%)attempts 2–6goals 0–0

  3. McGrattan – Hanowski – Knight6:44

    xG 0.06–0.16 (25%)attempts 5–8goals 0–0

  4. Byron – Reinhart – Granlund6:58

    xG 0.04–0.22 (14%)attempts 3–6goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestGiordano – Butler2:12

    xG 0.08–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

  2. Smid – Brodie2:36

    xG 0.10–0.03 (79%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0

  3. Smid – Butler2:12

    xG 0.01–0.06 (12%)attempts 1–1goals 0–1

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 2.3 xGOTT 2.2 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYOTT

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 OTT. Dots are goals.

Excitement 22/100 · #897 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.65 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 52% (winner's lowest chance)
OTT 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +19 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 winsOTT wins

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

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