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Tue, Dec 9, 2014·Air Canada Centre, Toronto

Calgary Flames 1, Toronto Maple Leafs 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 58% of the time.

TOR winsCGY wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CGY01304116133
TOR1811328429

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 10:46TORPeter HollandAssists: David Clarkson, Joffrey Lupul · Snap, 0.10 xG0–1
  2. P2 2:51TORJames van RiemsdykPPGWGAssists: Nazem Kadri, Dion Phaneuf · Snap, 0.12 xG0–2
  3. P3 3:48CGYMarkus GranlundPPAssists: Mark Giordano, TJ Brodie · Wrist, 0.15 xG1–2
  4. P3 19:20TORPhil KesselENAssists: James van Riemsdyk · Backhand, 0.66 xG1–3
  5. P3 19:56TORMike SantorelliENAssists: Nazem Kadri, Dion Phaneuf · Wrist, 0.56 xG1–4
Penalties (5)
  1. P1 11:55TORDavid Clarkson: Interference2 min
  2. P2 0:57CGYDavid Jones: High sticking2 min · PPG
  3. P2 16:02TORStephane Robidas: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  4. P3 2:22TORJoffrey Lupul: Too many men on the ice2 min · PPG
  5. P3 4:15CGYDeryk Engelland: Holding the stick2 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 SOG0TOR
46% to win54% to win
← CGY attackTOR attack →
  1. P1 20:00Monahan won the faceoff against Kadri
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CGYTOR
33Shots on goal29
3.6Expected goals3.1
77Shot attempts51
30Faceoffs won26
3Power plays2
4Penalty minutes6
41Hits32
11Blocked shots29
10Giveaways17
6Takeaways19

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. bestHudler – Gaudreau – Jooris13:07

    xG 0.81–0.59 (58%)attempts 21–16goals 0–1

  2. Glencross – Byron – Monahan2:15

    xG 0.16–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

  3. Stajan – Bouma – Ferland4:27

    xG 0.03–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–0goals 0–0

  4. Jones – Glencross – Monahan6:20

    xG 0.14–0.30 (32%)attempts 10–8goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestEngelland – Smid7:35

    xG 0.97–0.26 (79%)attempts 10–7goals 0–1

  2. Giordano – Brodie17:11

    xG 0.64–0.35 (65%)attempts 27–9goals 0–0

  3. Wideman – Russell17:52

    xG 0.49–0.54 (48%)attempts 18–19goals 0–0

Toronto Maple Leafs

Forward lines

  1. Booth – Smith – Panik4:11

    xG 0.00–0.04 (0%)attempts 0–2goals 0–0

  2. Lupul – Clarkson – Holland9:04

    xG 0.21–0.45 (32%)attempts 7–14goals 1–0

  3. Kessel – van Riemsdyk – Bozak13:25

    xG 0.22–0.55 (29%)attempts 9–21goals 0–0

  4. Santorelli – Winnik – Kadri12:31

    xG 0.57–0.98 (37%)attempts 18–11goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestRobidas – Rielly13:43

    xG 0.36–0.22 (62%)attempts 16–10goals 0–0

  2. Phaneuf – Franson13:02

    xG 0.49–0.52 (48%)attempts 12–19goals 1–0

  3. Holzer – Gardiner15:31

    xG 0.14–1.30 (10%)attempts 7–23goals 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.

TOR 3.1 xGCGY 3.6 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

TORCGY

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 26/100 · #885 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.87 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 53% (winner's lowest chance)
CGY 100%5050%50TOR 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +18 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 58% of the time.

TOR winsCGY wins

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

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