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Tue, Oct 28, 2014·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Montréal Canadiens 2, Calgary Flames 1 (SO)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 84% of the time.

CGY winsMTL wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTSOTotal
MTL061506021219
CGY09116012010138

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 2:09CGYMark GiordanoAssists: Johnny Gaudreau, TJ Brodie · Wrist, 0.06 xG0–1
  2. P2 12:48MTLTom GilbertUnassisted · Wrist, 0.01 xG1–1

Shootout

  1. 1. CGY Jiri Hudler stopped
  2. 2. MTL Alex Galchenyuk stopped
  3. 3. CGY Sean Monahan stopped
  4. 4. MTL David Desharnais stopped
  5. 5. CGY Johnny Gaudreau stopped
  6. 6. MTL PA Parenteau scored
Penalties (14)
  1. P1 3:50CGYJoe Colborne: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  2. P1 6:21MTLP.K. Subban: Interference2 min
  3. P1 7:36MTLAlexei Emelin: Hooking2 min
  4. P1 10:35CGYMark Giordano: Interference2 min
  5. P1 15:16MTLTom Gilbert: Hooking2 min
  6. P2 0:19CGYJoe Colborne: Hooking2 min
  7. P2 0:19MTLAlex Galchenyuk: Holding the stick2 min
  8. P2 10:26CGYMark Giordano: Roughing2 min
  9. P2 13:39MTLMax Pacioretty: Interference2 min
  10. P2 13:39CGYMark Giordano: Embellishment2 min
  11. P2 16:01MTLLars Eller: Roughing2 min
  12. P3 12:32MTLJarred Tinordi: Kneeing2 min
  13. P3 14:54MTLPA Parenteau: Cross checking2 min
  14. P3 17:47MTLAlexei Emelin: 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.

MTL00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0CGY
46% to win54% to win
← MTL attackCGY attack →
  1. P1 20:00Stajan won the faceoff against Plekanec
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

MTLCGY
19Shots on goal38
1.7Expected goals4.1
47Shot attempts70
28Faceoffs won31
3Power plays7
18Penalty minutes10
14Hits24
16Blocked shots17
9Giveaways17
8Takeaways16

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.

Montréal Canadiens

Forward lines

  1. bestBourque – Eller – Weise2:27

    xG 0.22–0.01 (95%)attempts 3–1goals 1–0

  2. Malhotra – Moen – Prust2:49

    xG 0.02–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–0goals 0–0

  3. Prust – Bourque – Weise2:00

    xG 0.02–0.06 (20%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

  4. Plekanec – Parenteau – Galchenyuk10:22

    xG 0.09–0.19 (32%)attempts 9–8goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Markov – Weaver2:08

    xG 0.07–0.04 (67%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0

  2. Weaver – Tinordi8:26

    xG 0.24–0.22 (52%)attempts 7–9goals 0–0

  3. Markov – Gilbert10:35

    xG 0.16–0.51 (24%)attempts 7–16goals 0–0

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestStajan – Jones – Glencross5:35

    xG 0.69–0.22 (75%)attempts 10–6goals 0–0

  2. Byron – Backlund – Gaudreau3:22

    xG 0.22–0.00 (100%)attempts 5–0goals 0–0

  3. Hudler – Byron – Monahan2:36

    xG 0.12–0.03 (81%)attempts 5–2goals 0–0

  4. Hudler – Colborne – Monahan3:56

    xG 0.00–0.06 (0%)attempts 1–2goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestEngelland – Smid6:52

    xG 0.51–0.08 (86%)attempts 9–4goals 0–0

  2. Giordano – Brodie12:56

    xG 0.55–0.27 (67%)attempts 13–19goals 0–0

  3. Wideman – Russell12:45

    xG 0.15–0.18 (46%)attempts 11–5goals 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 4.1 xGMTL 1.7 xG
01234P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYMTL

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 MTL. Dots are goals.

Excitement 50/100 · #565 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.61 · 2 goals in reachComeback index 25% (winner's lowest chance)
MTL 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +23 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 84% of the time.

CGY winsMTL wins

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

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