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Thu, Mar 19, 2015·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Philadelphia Flyers 1, Calgary Flames 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 62% of the time.

CGY winsPHI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
PHI0611209127
CGY0921027426

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 16:15CGYDennis WidemanAssists: Jiri Hudler · Wrist, 0.04 xG0–1
  2. P2 17:57CGYTJ BrodieGWGAssists: Deryk Engelland, Johnny Gaudreau · Wrist, 0.03 xG0–2
  3. P2 19:51PHIClaude GirouxAssists: Jakub Voracek, Nicklas Grossmann · Snap, 0.03 xG1–2
  4. P3 3:09CGYSean MonahanPPAssists: Johnny Gaudreau, Kris Russell · Slap, 0.11 xG1–3
  5. P3 7:02CGYJohnny GaudreauPPAssists: Jiri Hudler, Kris Russell · Tip-in, 0.29 xG1–4
Penalties (8)
  1. P2 12:13CGYDavid Schlemko: Slashing2 min
  2. P2 16:36CGYBrandon Bollig: Roughing2 min
  3. P2 16:36PHIZac Rinaldo: Roughing2 min
  4. P3 1:17PHIRyan White: Cross checking2 min · PPG
  5. P3 5:12PHINicklas Grossmann: Tripping2 min · PPG
  6. P3 6:28PHIChris VandeVelde: Holding2 min
  7. P3 8:27PHIRay Emery: Slashing2 min
  8. P3 15:06CGYKris Russell: Hooking2 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.

PHI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

PHICGY
27Shots on goal26
1.9Expected goals2.4
59Shot attempts57
31Faceoffs won30
2Power plays4
10Penalty minutes6
23Hits20
19Blocked shots20
7Giveaways11
10Takeaways18

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.

Philadelphia Flyers

Forward lines

  1. bestGiroux – Simmonds – Raffl2:01

    xG 0.20–0.10 (66%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

  2. VandeVelde – Rinaldo – Bellemare2:55

    xG 0.18–0.14 (55%)attempts 8–4goals 0–0

  3. Voracek – Schenn – Couturier2:12

    xG 0.03–0.03 (57%)attempts 2–4goals 0–0

  4. Simmonds – Schenn – Couturier8:28

    xG 0.07–0.18 (28%)attempts 9–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestStreit – Colaiacovo2:46

    xG 0.24–0.01 (94%)attempts 5–1goals 0–0

  2. MacDonald – Del Zotto2:29

    xG 0.13–0.01 (92%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0

  3. Streit – Schultz3:48

    xG 0.09–0.05 (67%)attempts 5–4goals 0–0

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestHudler – Gaudreau – Monahan9:54

    xG 0.55–0.28 (66%)attempts 16–5goals 1–0

  2. Jones – Backlund – Bouma10:20

    xG 0.18–0.08 (68%)attempts 8–9goals 0–0

  3. Stajan – Bollig – Ferland8:31

    xG 0.20–0.23 (46%)attempts 7–6goals 0–0

  4. Raymond – Colborne – Granlund7:13

    xG 0.04–0.17 (17%)attempts 6–9goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSchlemko – Diaz9:13

    xG 0.35–0.18 (66%)attempts 8–9goals 0–0

  2. Wideman – Russell18:20

    xG 0.63–0.63 (50%)attempts 19–18goals 1–0

  3. Engelland – Brodie18:39

    xG 0.37–0.51 (42%)attempts 14–18goals 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 2.4 xGPHI 1.9 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYPHI

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 PHI. Dots are goals.

Excitement 26/100 · #887 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.86 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 49% (winner's lowest chance)
PHI 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +25 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 62% of the time.

CGY winsPHI wins

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

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