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Wed, Mar 25, 2015·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Dallas Stars 4, Calgary Flames 3 (SO)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 65% of the time.

CGY winsDAL wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTSOTotal
DAL0133907011430
CGY06215112010334

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 0:47DALAles HemskyAssists: Patrik Nemeth, Tyler Seguin · Wrist, 0.05 xG1–0
  2. P2 10:47DALJamie BennPPAssists: Jason Spezza, Tyler Seguin · Wrist, 0.14 xG2–0
  3. P2 12:44CGYJohnny GaudreauAssists: Sean Monahan, Jiri Hudler · Wrist, 0.06 xG2–1
  4. P2 13:49CGYDeryk EngellandAssists: Lance Bouma · Wrist, 0.02 xG2–2
  5. P2 19:44DALAles HemskyAssists: Shawn Horcoff · Wrist, 0.15 xG3–2
  6. P3 11:19CGYDeryk EngellandAssists: Mason Raymond, Markus Granlund · Snap, 0.01 xG3–3

Shootout

  1. 1. CGY Joe Colborne stopped
  2. 2. DAL Tyler Seguin scored
  3. 3. CGY Johnny Gaudreau stopped
  4. 4. DAL Colton Sceviour stopped
  5. 5. CGY Sean Monahan stopped
Penalties (10)
  1. P1 8:22CGYMarkus Granlund: High sticking double minor4 min
  2. P1 17:55CGYLance Bouma: Roughing2 min
  3. P2 3:46DALAntoine Roussel: Interference2 min
  4. P2 4:49DALCody Eakin: Tripping2 min
  5. P2 9:21CGYJoe Colborne: Holding2 min · PPG
  6. P2 17:47DALJason Spezza: Tripping2 min
  7. P2 18:58CGYRaphael Diaz: Tripping2 min
  8. P3 3:16CGYMikael Backlund: Holding2 min
  9. P3 11:39DALCurtis McKenzie: Boarding2 min
  10. P3 17:30CGYJoe Colborne: 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.

DAL00 SOG · 0.0 xG

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P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

DALCGY
30Shots on goal34
2.1Expected goals2.9
69Shot attempts57
35Faceoffs won35
7Power plays4
8Penalty minutes14
10Hits11
12Blocked shots24
18Giveaways9
13Takeaways28

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.

Dallas Stars

Forward lines

  1. bestHorcoff – McKenzie – Ritchie6:48

    xG 0.16–0.02 (87%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

  2. Eaves – Benn – Seguin9:19

    xG 0.26–0.15 (64%)attempts 11–7goals 0–1

  3. Fiddler – Sceviour – Roussel4:51

    xG 0.15–0.10 (60%)attempts 8–4goals 0–1

  4. Spezza – Hemsky – Eakin8:28

    xG 0.17–0.31 (35%)attempts 8–9goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestNemeth – Klingberg12:38

    xG 0.62–0.16 (79%)attempts 20–4goals 1–1

  2. Goligoski – Jokipakka11:33

    xG 0.13–0.37 (26%)attempts 6–14goals 0–1

  3. Demers – Benn11:16

    xG 0.00–0.27 (0%)attempts 5–8goals 0–0

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestHudler – Gaudreau – Monahan9:08

    xG 0.27–0.16 (62%)attempts 8–8goals 1–0

  2. Raymond – Colborne – Granlund3:19

    xG 0.09–0.01 (90%)attempts 4–1goals 1–0

  3. Colborne – Granlund – Jooris3:34

    xG 0.07–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0

  4. Backlund – Bouma – Jooris3:52

    xG 0.12–0.06 (65%)attempts 4–2goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestEngelland – Brodie14:54

    xG 0.47–0.27 (63%)attempts 17–10goals 2–0

  2. Schlemko – Diaz8:36

    xG 0.02–0.07 (25%)attempts 1–6goals 0–0

  3. Wideman – Russell12:11

    xG 0.38–0.47 (45%)attempts 11–16goals 1–1

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 2.9 xGDAL 2.1 xG
0123P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYDAL

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 DAL. Dots are goals.

Excitement 93/100 · #74 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.48 · 6 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 46% (winner's lowest chance)
DAL 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +32 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 65% of the time.

CGY winsDAL wins

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

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