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Sun, Apr 13, 2014·Rogers Arena, Vancouver

Calgary Flames 1, Vancouver Canucks 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Vancouver Canucks win this game 58% of the time.

VAN winsCGY wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CGY0111308122
VAN21031102523

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 7:14VANDaniel SedinAssists: David Booth, Henrik Sedin · Wrist, 0.08 xG0–1
  2. P1 13:57VANDaniel SedinPPGWGAssists: Alexander Edler, Henrik Sedin · Wrist, 0.38 xG0–2
  3. P2 9:12VANFrank CorradoUnassisted · Wrist, 0.02 xG0–3
  4. P2 13:49VANRyan KeslerUnassisted · Wrist, 0.04 xG0–4
  5. P2 15:22CGYJohnny GaudreauAssists: Joe Colborne, Chris Breen · Deflected, 0.12 xG1–4
  6. P2 18:55VANYannick WeberPPAssists: Jason Garrison, Michael Zalewski · Slap, 0.02 xG1–5
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 9:50VANYannick Weber: Interference2 min
  2. P1 12:38CGYKevin Westgarth: Roughing2 min · PPG
  3. P2 5:30CGYKevin Westgarth: Concealing puck2 min
  4. P2 17:16CGYPaul Byron: Boarding5 min · PPG
  5. P2 17:16CGYPaul Byron: Game misconduct10 min
  6. P3 17:12VANTom Sestito: Misconduct10 min
  7. P3 19:16VANYannick Weber: Hooking2 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.

CGY00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0VAN
48% to win52% to win
← CGY attackVAN attack →
  1. P1 20:00Matthias won the faceoff against Bouma
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CGYVAN
22Shots on goal23
2.0Expected goals2.4
45Shot attempts60
18Faceoffs won26
2Power plays4
19Penalty minutes14
15Hits14
23Blocked shots13
10Giveaways8
6Takeaways3

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. bestColborne – Gaudreau – Monahan3:25

    xG 0.12–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–1goals 1–0

  2. McGrattan – Westgarth – Bouma7:30

    xG 0.38–0.27 (58%)attempts 8–10goals 0–0

  3. Byron – Arnold – Gaudreau4:13

    xG 0.15–0.07 (69%)attempts 7–3goals 0–0

  4. Stajan – Hudler – Glencross2:04

    xG 0.08–0.04 (65%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestRussell – Billins4:54

    xG 0.17–0.02 (90%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

  2. Cundari – Breen4:43

    xG 0.23–0.10 (70%)attempts 6–6goals 0–0

  3. Giordano – Russell3:37

    xG 0.10–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

Vancouver Canucks

Forward lines

  1. bestSedin – Sedin – Burrows6:55

    xG 0.45–0.07 (86%)attempts 12–2goals 0–0

  2. Sestito – Dalpe – Kassian3:14

    xG 0.17–0.05 (79%)attempts 6–2goals 0–0

  3. Richardson – Booth – Matthias3:18

    xG 0.00–0.00attempts 0–1goals 0–0

  4. Sedin – Burrows – Booth2:26

    xG 0.00–0.00attempts 2–0goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestStanton – Corrado13:04

    xG 0.48–0.09 (84%)attempts 15–5goals 2–0

  2. Weber – Garrison13:38

    xG 0.51–0.44 (54%)attempts 19–12goals 1–0

  3. Bieksa – Edler17:41

    xG 0.25–0.69 (27%)attempts 10–14goals 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.

VAN 2.4 xGCGY 2.0 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

VANCGY

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 13/100 · #1026 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.56 · 4 goals in reachComeback index 52% (winner's lowest chance)
CGY 100%5050%50VAN 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +20 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Vancouver Canucks win this game 58% of the time.

VAN winsCGY wins

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

-7
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
+1
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+3
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+5
+6
+7

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