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Thu, Nov 20, 2014·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Chicago Blackhawks 4, Calgary Flames 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 55% of the time.

CGY winsCHI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CHI2121614422
CGY2111907327

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 4:00CHIAdam ClendeningPPAssists: Marian Hossa, Kris Versteeg · Slap, 0.06 xG1–0
  2. P1 7:12CHIDaniel CarcilloAssists: Marcus Kruger · Snap, 0.04 xG2–0
  3. P1 13:44CGYPaul ByronPPAssists: Josh Jooris, Mark Giordano · Snap, 0.37 xG2–1
  4. P1 14:38CGYDennis WidemanPPAssists: Johnny Gaudreau, Markus Granlund · Slap, 0.04 xG2–2
  5. P2 10:52CHIBrent SeabrookAssists: Patrick Kane, Brad Richards · Wrist, 0.06 xG3–2
  6. P2 12:33CGYSean MonahanAssists: Curtis Glencross, Paul Byron · Snap, 0.10 xG3–3
  7. P3 9:12CHIPatrick KaneGWGUnassisted · Wrist, 0.11 xG4–3
Penalties (8)
  1. P1 2:04CGYTJ Brodie: Holding the stick2 min · PPG
  2. P1 11:51CHIMarcus Kruger: Interference2 min · PPG
  3. P1 13:44CHINiklas Hjalmarsson: Tripping2 min · PPG
  4. P1 19:34CHIJonathan Toews: Hooking2 min
  5. P2 13:11CHIMichal Rozsival: Slashing2 min
  6. P2 18:22CHIJohnny Oduya: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  7. P2 19:48CGYJiri Hudler: Tripping2 min
  8. P3 16:28CHINiklas Hjalmarsson: 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.

CHI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CHICGY
22Shots on goal27
1.7Expected goals2.0
44Shot attempts56
33Faceoffs won26
2Power plays6
12Penalty minutes4
4Hits15
20Blocked shots14
8Giveaways15
12Takeaways13

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.

Chicago Blackhawks

Forward lines

  1. bestHossa – Toews – Saad11:31

    xG 0.48–0.09 (85%)attempts 8–4goals 0–0

  2. Bickell – Smith – Morin6:06

    xG 0.38–0.02 (94%)attempts 7–5goals 0–0

  3. Carcillo – Kruger – Nordstrom7:58

    xG 0.25–0.09 (73%)attempts 10–5goals 1–0

  4. Richards – Versteeg – Kane10:19

    xG 0.48–0.35 (57%)attempts 13–7goals 2–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestOduya – Hjalmarsson14:27

    xG 0.70–0.20 (78%)attempts 13–10goals 0–0

  2. Rozsival – Clendening8:28

    xG 0.43–0.18 (70%)attempts 15–7goals 2–0

  3. Keith – Seabrook14:35

    xG 0.46–0.41 (53%)attempts 10–10goals 1–1

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. Bollig – Reinhart – Baertschi6:21

    xG 0.11–0.14 (45%)attempts 6–4goals 0–1

  2. Byron – Ferland – Jooris7:13

    xG 0.14–0.20 (41%)attempts 6–7goals 0–1

  3. Glencross – Bouma – Monahan10:24

    xG 0.15–0.58 (21%)attempts 9–10goals 0–1

  4. Hudler – Gaudreau – Granlund10:47

    xG 0.08–0.54 (13%)attempts 4–10goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestEngelland – Smid4:08

    xG 0.28–0.18 (60%)attempts 5–6goals 0–1

  2. Wideman – Brodie2:07

    xG 0.10–0.11 (48%)attempts 1–1goals 1–0

  3. Engelland – Diaz5:09

    xG 0.10–0.13 (43%)attempts 4–5goals 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 2.0 xGCHI 1.7 xG
00.511.52P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYCHI

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 CHI. Dots are goals.

Excitement 80/100 · #207 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.95 · 7 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 46% (winner's lowest chance)
CHI 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +30 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 55% of the time.

CGY winsCHI wins

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

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