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Fri, Mar 28, 2014·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

New York Rangers 3, Calgary Flames 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Rangers win this game 57% of the time.

CGY winsNYR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NYR018312011341
CGY21021206428

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 4:51CGYJoe ColbornePPAssists: TJ Brodie, Curtis Glencross · Wrist, 0.43 xG0–1
  2. P1 16:49CGYMark GiordanoAssists: Michael Cammalleri, Paul Byron · Wrist, 0.10 xG0–2
  3. P2 2:12NYRBrian BoyleAssists: Derek Dorsett, Dominic Moore · Wrist, 0.41 xG1–2
  4. P2 2:51NYRRaphael DiazAssists: Brad Richards · Slap, 0.03 xG2–2
  5. P2 5:39NYRBrad RichardsAssists: Carl Hagelin, Benoit Pouliot · Snap, 0.04 xG3–2
  6. P2 13:49CGYKevin WestgarthAssists: Matt Stajan, TJ Brodie · Wrist, 0.43 xG3–3
  7. P2 19:52CGYMichael CammalleriGWGAssists: Chris Butler · Snap, 0.05 xG3–4
Penalties (3)
  1. P1 3:03NYRDerek Dorsett: Cross checking2 min · PPG
  2. P3 7:46CGYMark Giordano: Hooking2 min
  3. P3 17:52NYRMartin St. Louis: Holding2 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.

NYR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYRCGY
41Shots on goal28
3.6Expected goals3.2
72Shot attempts42
27Faceoffs won28
1Power plays2
4Penalty minutes2
16Hits19
5Blocked shots17
3Giveaways8
4Takeaways8

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 Rangers

Forward lines

  1. bestMoore – Boyle – Dorsett7:59

    xG 1.70–0.00 (100%)attempts 12–0goals 1–0

  2. Richards – Pouliot – Hagelin11:02

    xG 0.39–0.27 (59%)attempts 18–4goals 2–0

  3. St. Louis – Nash – Stepan13:18

    xG 0.52–0.53 (49%)attempts 9–11goals 0–1

  4. Brassard – Zuccarello – Miller7:10

    xG 0.39–1.20 (25%)attempts 11–7goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestGirardi – McDonagh19:32

    xG 1.51–0.78 (66%)attempts 24–16goals 0–2

  2. Staal – Stralman13:04

    xG 0.55–0.24 (69%)attempts 13–4goals 1–0

  3. Staal – Diaz6:01

    xG 0.19–0.00 (100%)attempts 9–1goals 0–0

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. Cammalleri – Byron – Backlund7:23

    xG 0.78–0.78 (50%)attempts 10–8goals 1–0

  2. McGrattan – Westgarth – Bouma3:13

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

  3. Stajan – Hudler – Glencross12:32

    xG 0.27–0.30 (48%)attempts 5–16goals 0–1

  4. Byron – Colborne – Monahan4:25

    xG 0.19–0.31 (38%)attempts 1–6goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestBrodie – Wotherspoon2:06

    xG 0.86–0.11 (88%)attempts 3–5goals 1–0

  2. Butler – Wotherspoon2:28

    xG 0.09–0.16 (37%)attempts 1–2goals 0–0

  3. Russell – Wotherspoon5:12

    xG 0.08–0.25 (25%)attempts 4–9goals 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 3.2 xGNYR 3.6 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYNYR

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 NYR. Dots are goals.

Excitement 74/100 · #259 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.69 · 7 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 30% (winner's lowest chance)
NYR 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +27 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, New York Rangers win this game 57% of the time.

CGY winsNYR wins

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

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