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Wed, Mar 11, 2015·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Anaheim Ducks 3, Calgary Flames 6

Expected result

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

CGY winsANA wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
ANA21111209332
CGY2163413623

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 0:22ANARyan GetzlafUnassisted · Wrist, 0.16 xG1–0
  2. P1 2:51ANARyan GetzlafPPAssists: Ryan Kesler, Kyle Palmieri · Slap, 0.11 xG2–0
  3. P1 10:32CGYMatt StajanAssists: David Jones, Kris Russell · Snap, 0.31 xG2–1
  4. P1 15:25CGYJohnny GaudreauAssists: Josh Jooris, Kris Russell · Backhand, 0.05 xG2–2
  5. P2 7:28CGYMatt StajanAssists: Micheal Ferland, Brandon Bollig · Tip-in, 0.14 xG2–3
  6. P2 8:53CGYSean MonahanPPGWGAssists: Dennis Wideman · Wrist, 0.12 xG2–4
  7. P2 13:59CGYJohnny GaudreauPPAssists: Dennis Wideman, Kris Russell · Snap, 0.08 xG2–5
  8. P2 18:59ANAHampus LindholmUnassisted · Wrist, 0.04 xG3–5
  9. P3 15:17CGYJiri HudlerAssists: Mikael Backlund, Dennis Wideman · Wrist, 0.06 xG3–6
Penalties (11)
  1. P1 2:12CGYBrandon Bollig: Roughing2 min · PPG
  2. P1 7:55CGYDeryk Engelland: Fighting5 min
  3. P1 7:55ANAPatrick Maroon: Fighting5 min
  4. P1 7:55ANACorey Perry: Hooking2 min
  5. P1 13:11CGYDennis Wideman: High sticking2 min
  6. P1 15:38ANAJakob Silfverberg: Closing hand on puck2 min
  7. P2 8:03ANARyan Getzlaf: Roughing2 min · PPG
  8. P2 13:23ANARyan Getzlaf: Holding2 min · PPG
  9. P2 17:40CGYJosh Jooris: Interference2 min
  10. P2 18:22ANARyan Kesler: Tripping2 min
  11. P3 2:46ANAAndrew Cogliano: Tripping2 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.

ANA00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

ANACGY
32Shots on goal23
2.2Expected goals2.5
62Shot attempts37
31Faceoffs won32
3Power plays6
17Penalty minutes11
10Hits17
7Blocked shots19
9Giveaways16
11Takeaways14

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. Shift data for this game is incomplete, so treat these as rough.

Anaheim Ducks

Forward lines

  1. bestGetzlaf – Perry – Maroon8:15

    xG 0.55–0.09 (86%)attempts 13–3goals 1–0

  2. Cogliano – Silfverberg – Rakell5:22

    xG 0.34–0.13 (73%)attempts 7–3goals 0–0

  3. Thompson – Etem – Sekac5:03

    xG 0.18–0.17 (50%)attempts 5–2goals 0–1

  4. Fleischmann – Kesler – Palmieri5:56

    xG 0.13–0.83 (14%)attempts 3–5goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestBeauchemin – Lindholm12:58

    xG 0.37–0.15 (72%)attempts 13–6goals 0–1

  2. Wisniewski – Stoner8:06

    xG 0.51–0.33 (61%)attempts 11–6goals 0–1

  3. Despres – Fowler7:55

    xG 0.34–1.05 (25%)attempts 6–9goals 1–1

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. Stajan – Bollig – Ferland3:51

    xG 0.17–0.16 (51%)attempts 2–4goals 1–0

  2. Raymond – Colborne – Jooris5:41

    xG 0.11–0.18 (38%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0

  3. Hudler – Gaudreau – Monahan7:11

    xG 0.26–0.35 (43%)attempts 6–8goals 0–0

  4. Jones – Backlund – Bouma6:47

    xG 0.06–0.38 (14%)attempts 2–8goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestWideman – Russell9:52

    xG 0.90–0.32 (74%)attempts 8–8goals 1–0

  2. Schlemko – Diaz7:42

    xG 0.34–0.24 (59%)attempts 4–5goals 1–0

  3. Engelland – Brodie9:49

    xG 0.19–0.66 (22%)attempts 4–17goals 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.

CGY 2.5 xGANA 2.2 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYANA

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 ANA. Dots are goals.

Excitement 82/100 · #191 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.43 · 9 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 21% (winner's lowest chance)
ANA 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +22 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.

CGY winsANA wins

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

-7
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
+1
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+7

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