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Fri, Mar 7, 2014·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

New York Islanders 3, Calgary Flames 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 66% of the time.

CGY winsNYI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NYI1112807326
CGY160839423

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 2:01CGYMarkus GranlundSHAssists: Paul Byron, Joni Ortio · Wrist, 0.08 xG0–1
  2. P1 15:26NYIColin McDonaldAssists: Ryan Strome, Thomas Hickey · Snap, 0.10 xG1–1
  3. P2 6:31NYIKyle OkposoAssists: Michael Grabner · Snap, 0.16 xG2–1
  4. P2 12:08NYIBrock NelsonAssists: Josh Bailey, Matt Donovan · Wrist, 0.06 xG3–1
  5. P3 11:29CGYJoe ColborneAssists: Mark Giordano, Michael Cammalleri · Wrist, 0.25 xG3–2
  6. P3 14:22CGYSean MonahanAssists: TJ Galiardi, Lance Bouma · Backhand, 0.16 xG3–3
  7. P3 15:41CGYJoe ColborneGWGAssists: Mark Giordano, TJ Brodie · Tip-in, 0.19 xG3–4
Penalties (11)
  1. P1 1:02CGYSean Monahan: Tripping2 min
  2. P1 17:17CGYLadislav Smid: Roughing2 min
  3. P2 3:49NYIMatt Donovan: Hooking2 min
  4. P3 0:57NYIMatt Donovan: Roughing2 min
  5. P3 0:57CGYLance Bouma: Roughing2 min
  6. P3 0:57CGYLance Bouma: Kneeing2 min
  7. P3 1:52CGYMark Giordano: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  8. P3 0:00CGYMark Giordano: Roughing2 min
  9. P3 0:00NYIKyle Okposo: Roughing2 min
  10. P3 0:00CGYMark Giordano: Roughing2 min
  11. P3 0:00NYIKyle Okposo: Roughing2 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.

NYI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYICGY
26Shots on goal23
1.7Expected goals2.6
49Shot attempts51
31Faceoffs won29
4Power plays1
8Penalty minutes14
20Hits21
12Blocked shots13
2Giveaways14
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.

New York Islanders

Forward lines

  1. bestMartin – Cizikas – Halmo11:25

    xG 0.15–0.02 (86%)attempts 7–3goals 0–0

  2. Clutterbuck – Bailey – Nelson8:21

    xG 0.31–0.22 (58%)attempts 7–8goals 1–0

  3. Okposo – Bailey – Nelson2:49

    xG 0.01–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–0goals 0–0

  4. McDonald – Lee – Strome8:29

    xG 0.34–0.37 (47%)attempts 12–7goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestHamonic – de Haan15:43

    xG 0.49–0.03 (95%)attempts 13–5goals 0–0

  2. Visnovsky – Hamonic2:06

    xG 0.00–0.02 (0%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0

  3. Visnovsky – Hickey13:43

    xG 0.31–0.37 (45%)attempts 11–11goals 1–1

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestCammalleri – Galiardi – Backlund2:00

    xG 0.48–0.00 (100%)attempts 5–0goals 0–0

  2. Cammalleri – Backlund – Colborne6:41

    xG 0.62–0.37 (62%)attempts 6–3goals 2–0

  3. Galiardi – Bouma – Monahan4:13

    xG 0.18–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–1goals 1–0

  4. Cammalleri – Backlund – Bouma7:16

    xG 0.10–0.00 (100%)attempts 7–2goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestGiordano – Brodie16:00

    xG 1.01–0.41 (71%)attempts 19–6goals 2–1

  2. Smid – Wotherspoon10:29

    xG 0.32–0.23 (58%)attempts 4–9goals 1–0

  3. Russell – Brodie2:43

    xG 0.04–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–0goals 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 2.6 xGNYI 1.7 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYNYI

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 NYI. Dots are goals.

Excitement 80/100 · #196 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.95 · 7 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 5% (winner's lowest chance)
NYI 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest 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 66% of the time.

CGY winsNYI wins

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

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