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Fri, Mar 13, 2015·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Toronto Maple Leafs 3, Calgary Flames 6

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 59% of the time.

CGY winsTOR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
TOR1611517328
CGY4142608628

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 5:06CGYJohnny GaudreauAssists: Jiri Hudler, Sean Monahan · Wrist, 0.20 xG0–1
  2. P1 7:07CGYDrew ShoreAssists: TJ Brodie, Mason Raymond · Wrist, 0.26 xG0–2
  3. P1 8:47TORRichard PanikPPAssists: Morgan Rielly, Jake Gardiner · Tip-in, 0.15 xG1–2
  4. P1 11:40CGYMikael BacklundSHUnassisted · Snap, 0.13 xG1–3
  5. P1 14:38CGYSean MonahanSHGWGAssists: TJ Brodie, Deryk Engelland · Wrist, 0.11 xG1–4
  6. P2 1:29CGYSean MonahanAssists: Jiri Hudler, Johnny Gaudreau · Wrist, 0.07 xG1–5
  7. P2 4:56TORDavid BoothAssists: Leo Komarov, Eric Brewer · Wrist, 0.09 xG2–5
  8. P2 8:16CGYJiri HudlerPPAssists: Dennis Wideman, Johnny Gaudreau · Tip-in, 0.11 xG2–6
  9. P3 0:29TORDavid BoothAssists: Jake Gardiner, Dion Phaneuf · Wrist, 0.01 xG3–6
Penalties (11)
  1. P1 7:59CGYBrandon Bollig: Interference2 min · PPG
  2. P1 10:05CGYLance Bouma: Kneeing5 min
  3. P1 10:05CGYLance Bouma: Fighting5 min
  4. P1 10:05TORZach Sill: Fighting5 min
  5. P1 10:05CGYLance Bouma: Game misconduct10 min
  6. P2 7:09TORMorgan Rielly: Holding2 min · PPG
  7. P2 14:46TORBrandon Kozun: Hooking2 min
  8. P2 16:27CGYJoe Colborne: Illegal check to head2 min
  9. P3 2:46CGYMicheal Ferland: Roughing2 min
  10. P3 2:46TORTJ Brennan: Roughing2 min
  11. P3 7:21CGYJiri Hudler: Boarding2 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.

TOR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

TORCGY
28Shots on goal28
2.1Expected goals2.5
67Shot attempts44
22Faceoffs won42
4Power plays2
11Penalty minutes28
18Hits13
7Blocked shots28
7Giveaways4
7Takeaways13

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.

Toronto Maple Leafs

Forward lines

  1. bestLupul – Komarov – Holland6:13

    xG 0.43–0.03 (94%)attempts 7–3goals 0–0

  2. van Riemsdyk – Holland – Panik4:27

    xG 0.13–0.11 (53%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

  3. Kessel – Bozak – Panik4:08

    xG 0.11–0.11 (51%)attempts 8–2goals 0–0

  4. Booth – Smith – van Riemsdyk4:58

    xG 0.02–0.13 (14%)attempts 5–3goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestPhaneuf – Gardiner11:10

    xG 0.46–0.25 (64%)attempts 12–7goals 1–0

  2. Gardiner – Rielly2:09

    xG 0.07–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–0goals 0–0

  3. Brewer – Gardiner3:08

    xG 0.05–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–0goals 0–0

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestHudler – Gaudreau – Monahan9:53

    xG 0.75–0.44 (63%)attempts 11–7goals 2–0

  2. Jones – Backlund – Bouma2:14

    xG 0.21–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

  3. Stajan – Bollig – Ferland5:14

    xG 0.09–0.00 (100%)attempts 6–2goals 0–0

  4. Raymond – Colborne – Shore9:35

    xG 0.33–0.25 (57%)attempts 3–16goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestEngelland – Brodie15:40

    xG 0.68–0.14 (83%)attempts 8–13goals 1–1

  2. Schlemko – Diaz14:11

    xG 0.32–0.15 (68%)attempts 11–10goals 0–1

  3. Wideman – Russell11:41

    xG 0.87–0.71 (55%)attempts 15–17goals 2–0

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 2.5 xGTOR 2.1 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYTOR

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 TOR. Dots are goals.

Excitement 51/100 · #553 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.88 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 54% (winner's lowest chance)
TOR 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +17 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 59% of the time.

CGY winsTOR wins

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

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