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Sat, Dec 20, 2014·Rogers Arena, Vancouver

Calgary Flames 2, Vancouver Canucks 3 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Vancouver Canucks win this game 75% of the time.

VAN winsCGY wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
CGY071151600228
VAN2130100911333

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 4:40VANYannick WeberENUnassisted · Wrist, 0.68 xG0–1
  2. P1 9:24VANRadim VrbataPPAssists: Alexandre Burrows, Daniel Sedin · Wrist, 0.49 xG0–2
  3. P2 12:29CGYDavid JonesAssists: Kris Russell, Markus Granlund · Wrist, 0.34 xG1–2
  4. P3 7:05CGYJohnny GaudreauAssists: Jiri Hudler, Deryk Engelland · Wrist, 0.05 xG2–2
  5. OT 0:18VANChris TanevGWGAssists: Henrik Sedin, Daniel Sedin · Wrist, 0.07 xG2–3
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 2:24CGYDeryk Engelland: Fighting5 min
  2. P1 2:24VANDerek Dorsett: Fighting5 min
  3. P1 4:40VANLuca Sbisa: Tripping2 min
  4. P1 9:01CGYJosh Jooris: Boarding2 min · PPG
  5. P1 17:49VANHenrik Sedin: Interference2 min
  6. P2 2:40CGYDavid Jones: Too many men on the ice2 min
  7. P2 9:05CGYJohnny Gaudreau: Too many men on the ice2 min
  8. P3 8:48CGYMatt Stajan: Holding2 min
  9. P3 15:16VANKevin Bieksa: High sticking2 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
46% to win54% to win
← CGY attackVAN attack →
  1. P1 20:00Sedin won the faceoff against Granlund
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CGYVAN
28Shots on goal33
2.3Expected goals3.9
54Shot attempts67
26Faceoffs won29
3Power plays4
13Penalty minutes11
22Hits8
20Blocked shots19
8Giveaways4
2Takeaways7

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. bestRaymond – Byron – Monahan7:04

    xG 0.48–0.02 (95%)attempts 8–2goals 0–0

  2. Jones – Glencross – Granlund8:56

    xG 0.68–0.26 (72%)attempts 10–10goals 1–0

  3. Hudler – Gaudreau – Jooris6:52

    xG 0.16–0.10 (62%)attempts 7–4goals 1–0

  4. Hudler – Gaudreau – Monahan3:00

    xG 0.11–0.11 (50%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestEngelland – Russell7:42

    xG 0.68–0.31 (69%)attempts 12–6goals 2–0

  2. Giordano – Brodie17:16

    xG 0.77–0.49 (61%)attempts 16–17goals 0–0

  3. Wideman – Diaz3:55

    xG 0.00–0.10 (0%)attempts 1–3goals 0–0

Vancouver Canucks

Forward lines

  1. bestHiggins – Hansen – Bonino4:42

    xG 0.44–0.00 (100%)attempts 8–1goals 0–0

  2. Burrows – Dorsett – Horvat4:30

    xG 0.38–0.02 (94%)attempts 6–2goals 0–0

  3. Richardson – Matthias – Vey7:48

    xG 0.21–0.08 (72%)attempts 8–8goals 0–0

  4. Richardson – Dorsett – Matthias3:13

    xG 0.18–0.14 (55%)attempts 6–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestBieksa – Stanton14:23

    xG 1.14–0.30 (79%)attempts 17–11goals 0–0

  2. Edler – Tanev15:14

    xG 0.59–0.58 (50%)attempts 20–11goals 0–0

  3. Weber – Sbisa10:03

    xG 0.13–0.22 (38%)attempts 9–10goals 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 3.9 xGCGY 2.3 xG
01234P1P2P3OTEndxG

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 66/100 · #361 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.59 · 5 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 45% (winner's lowest chance)
CGY 100%5050%50VAN 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +31 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 75% of the time.

VAN winsCGY wins

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

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0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).