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Sat, Nov 22, 2014·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

New Jersey Devils 4, Calgary Flames 5 (SO)

Expected result

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

CGY winsNJD wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTSOTotal
NJD281819041429
CGY01211239042537

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 4:51NJDAdam HenriqueAssists: Patrik Elias, Martin Havlat · Wrist, 0.13 xG1–0
  2. P1 13:46NJDMichael CammalleriAssists: Jaromir Jagr, Marek Zidlicky · Snap, 0.06 xG2–0
  3. P2 10:18CGYCurtis GlencrossUnassisted · Wrist, 0.04 xG2–1
  4. P2 19:53NJDTravis ZajacPPAssists: Adam Henrique, Marek Zidlicky · Backhand, 0.44 xG3–1
  5. P3 2:26CGYJosh JoorisPPAssists: Micheal Ferland, Kris Russell · Wrist, 0.29 xG3–2
  6. P3 10:26NJDTuomo RuutuAssists: Michael Ryder, Adam Larsson · Backhand, 0.27 xG4–2
  7. P3 17:38CGYJiri HudlerAssists: Lance Bouma, Mark Giordano · Wrist, 0.23 xG4–3
  8. P3 19:55CGYCurtis GlencrossAssists: Johnny Gaudreau, Jiri Hudler · Wrist, 0.21 xG4–4

Shootout

  1. 1. CGY Johnny Gaudreau stopped
  2. 2. NJD Jacob Josefson stopped
  3. 3. CGY Sean Monahan scored
  4. 4. NJD Michael Cammalleri scored
  5. 5. CGY Corban Knight stopped
  6. 6. NJD Adam Henrique stopped
  7. 7. CGY Jiri Hudler scored
  8. 8. NJD Travis Zajac stopped
Penalties (10)
  1. P1 9:25NJDJaromir Jagr: Interference2 min
  2. P1 9:25CGYPaul Byron: Embellishment2 min
  3. P2 0:25NJDMichael Cammalleri: Holding2 min
  4. P2 13:26CGYLance Bouma: Interference2 min
  5. P2 14:09NJDMichael Cammalleri: Slashing2 min
  6. P2 17:02NJDMarek Zidlicky: Hooking2 min
  7. P2 18:10CGYDennis Wideman: Interference2 min · PPG
  8. P3 1:09NJDMichael Ryder: Interference2 min · PPG
  9. P3 11:56NJDMartin Havlat: High sticking2 min
  10. OT 4:11NJDAndy Greene: Slashing2 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.

NJD00 SOG · 0.0 xG

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P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NJDCGY
29Shots on goal37
3.8Expected goals4.1
58Shot attempts60
30Faceoffs won38
2Power plays6
14Penalty minutes6
12Hits27
11Blocked shots18
19Giveaways25
13Takeaways21

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 Jersey Devils

Forward lines

  1. bestElias – Havlat – Henrique8:51

    xG 0.61–0.20 (76%)attempts 9–3goals 1–0

  2. Jagr – Cammalleri – Zajac10:25

    xG 0.41–0.16 (72%)attempts 10–7goals 1–0

  3. Zubrus – Bernier – Gionta8:47

    xG 0.20–0.15 (58%)attempts 7–5goals 0–0

  4. Ryder – Ruutu – Josefson8:11

    xG 0.61–0.60 (50%)attempts 12–10goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestZidlicky – Helgeson3:39

    xG 0.42–0.02 (95%)attempts 4–1goals 1–0

  2. Greene – Severson16:11

    xG 0.75–0.59 (56%)attempts 18–12goals 0–1

  3. Zidlicky – Gelinas9:13

    xG 0.70–0.58 (55%)attempts 12–12goals 1–0

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestBouma – Ferland – Jooris5:55

    xG 0.46–0.14 (76%)attempts 7–7goals 0–0

  2. Hudler – Gaudreau – Granlund6:14

    xG 0.45–0.39 (54%)attempts 8–6goals 0–1

  3. Hudler – Gaudreau – Jooris5:08

    xG 0.00–0.11 (0%)attempts 0–4goals 0–0

  4. Setoguchi – Knight – Baertschi5:27

    xG 0.01–0.14 (6%)attempts 2–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestWideman – Russell15:16

    xG 0.98–0.80 (55%)attempts 15–13goals 0–1

  2. Engelland – Smid11:23

    xG 0.42–0.57 (42%)attempts 9–14goals 0–0

  3. Giordano – Brodie15:46

    xG 0.17–0.99 (15%)attempts 9–17goals 0–2

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 xGNJD 3.8 xG
01234P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYNJD

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 NJD. Dots are goals.

Excitement 95/100 · #52 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.43 · 8 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 1% (winner's lowest chance)
NJD 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +48 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 winsNJD wins

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

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