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Mon, Apr 7, 2014·Prudential Center, Newark

Calgary Flames 1, New Jersey Devils 0

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New Jersey Devils win this game 70% of the time.

NJD winsCGY wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CGY070916122
NJD01201009031

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P3 0:23CGYMark GiordanoPPGWGAssists: Jiri Hudler, Michael Cammalleri · Slap, 0.05 xG1–0
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 5:02NJDRyan Carter: High sticking double minor4 min
  2. P1 8:17CGYKarri Ramo: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  3. P1 9:17CGYLance Bouma: Tripping2 min
  4. P1 9:31NJDTravis Zajac: Interference2 min
  5. P2 0:45CGYMichael Cammalleri: Hooking2 min
  6. P2 6:46NJDRyan Carter: Interference2 min
  7. P2 18:26NJDJon Merrill: Slashing2 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.

CGY00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0NJD
48% to win52% to win
← CGY attackNJD attack →
  1. P1 20:00Galiardi won the faceoff against Zajac
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CGYNJD
22Shots on goal31
1.4Expected goals2.4
35Shot attempts52
24Faceoffs won31
5Power plays3
6Penalty minutes10
22Hits13
13Blocked shots5
5Giveaways7
4Takeaways4

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.

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestMcGrattan – Galiardi – Agostino7:58

    xG 0.44–0.20 (69%)attempts 5–4goals 0–0

  2. Cammalleri – Hudler – Bouma2:56

    xG 0.05–0.05 (50%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

  3. Cammalleri – Hudler – Van Brabant7:22

    xG 0.20–0.23 (47%)attempts 4–7goals 0–0

  4. Westgarth – Bouma – Hanowski4:27

    xG 0.03–0.09 (21%)attempts 2–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestRussell – Brodie2:17

    xG 0.17–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–0goals 0–0

  2. Cundari – Billins6:53

    xG 0.16–0.24 (40%)attempts 4–7goals 0–0

  3. Giordano – Brodie19:02

    xG 0.65–0.85 (43%)attempts 11–19goals 0–0

New Jersey Devils

Forward lines

  1. bestJagr – Zajac – Brunner10:48

    xG 0.49–0.20 (71%)attempts 12–8goals 0–0

  2. Jagr – Ruutu – Zajac5:30

    xG 0.32–0.17 (66%)attempts 6–3goals 0–0

  3. Zubrus – Ryder – Brunner3:42

    xG 0.14–0.10 (59%)attempts 5–2goals 0–0

  4. Bernier – Gionta – Carter5:55

    xG 0.16–0.16 (51%)attempts 5–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestFayne – Greene10:19

    xG 0.84–0.15 (85%)attempts 14–3goals 0–0

  2. Zidlicky – Merrill12:11

    xG 0.49–0.32 (61%)attempts 14–7goals 0–0

  3. Zidlicky – Greene3:38

    xG 0.29–0.16 (65%)attempts 5–4goals 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.

NJD 2.4 xGCGY 1.4 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NJDCGY

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

NJD's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line NJD is favoured, below it CGY. Dots are goals.

Excitement 1/100 · #1186 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.66 · 1 goal in reachComeback index 48% (winner's lowest chance)
CGY 100%5050%50NJD 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +22 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, New Jersey Devils win this game 70% of the time.

NJD winsCGY wins

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

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