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Thu, Apr 2, 2015·Scottrade Center, St. Louis

Calgary Flames 1, St. Louis Blues 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, St. Louis Blues win this game 83% of the time.

STL winsCGY wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CGY061408118
STL114118211443

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 1:16STLJaden SchwartzAssists: T.J. Oshie · Backhand, 0.06 xG0–1
  2. P2 0:23STLPaul StastnyPPGWGAssists: David Backes, Jaden Schwartz · Wrist, 0.16 xG0–2
  3. P2 3:35CGYSean MonahanAssists: Jiri Hudler, Johnny Gaudreau · Tip-in, 0.08 xG1–2
  4. P3 16:45STLJori LehteraAssists: Patrik Berglund · Backhand, 0.10 xG1–3
  5. P3 17:55STLPatrik BerglundENAssists: Jori Lehtera, Paul Stastny · Wrist, 0.65 xG1–4
Penalties (10)
  1. P1 8:31CGYJoe Colborne: Tripping2 min
  2. P1 17:48CGYBrandon Bollig: Boarding5 min · PPG
  3. P1 17:48CGYBrandon Bollig: Fighting5 min
  4. P1 17:48CGYBrandon Bollig: Game misconduct10 min
  5. P1 17:48STLRobert Bortuzzo: Instigator2 min
  6. P1 17:48STLRobert Bortuzzo: Fighting5 min
  7. P1 17:48STLRobert Bortuzzo: Misconduct10 min
  8. P2 9:03STLDavid Backes: Slashing2 min
  9. P3 6:58STLKevin Shattenkirk: Tripping2 min
  10. P3 9:19STLPatrik Berglund: 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 SOG0STL
46% to win54% to win
← CGY attackSTL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Backes won the faceoff against Monahan
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CGYSTL
18Shots on goal43
2.2Expected goals4.4
43Shot attempts73
22Faceoffs won41
3Power plays3
22Penalty minutes23
17Hits23
16Blocked shots12
1Giveaways7
3Takeaways6

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. bestHudler – Gaudreau – Monahan12:43

    xG 0.76–0.59 (56%)attempts 10–16goals 1–0

  2. Stajan – Shore – Bollig2:24

    xG 0.08–0.06 (54%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

  3. Backlund – Colborne – Bouma2:00

    xG 0.02–0.12 (13%)attempts 1–2goals 0–0

  4. Jones – Backlund – Bouma5:47

    xG 0.11–0.53 (18%)attempts 2–9goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. Schlemko – Brodie2:42

    xG 0.07–0.02 (79%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

  2. Wideman – Russell15:06

    xG 0.77–0.98 (44%)attempts 12–20goals 1–0

  3. Engelland – Brodie12:29

    xG 0.26–0.57 (32%)attempts 8–15goals 0–1

St. Louis Blues

Forward lines

  1. bestStastny – Oshie – Schwartz10:23

    xG 0.86–0.22 (79%)attempts 16–5goals 1–0

  2. Ott – Goc – Reaves7:28

    xG 0.70–0.08 (90%)attempts 14–5goals 0–0

  3. Jokinen – Lehtera – Rattie8:49

    xG 0.33–0.19 (63%)attempts 8–4goals 0–0

  4. Backes – Berglund – Jaskin10:35

    xG 0.58–0.69 (46%)attempts 11–9goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestMichalek – Shattenkirk13:23

    xG 1.24–0.40 (76%)attempts 24–10goals 1–1

  2. Jackman – Bortuzzo11:49

    xG 0.52–0.14 (78%)attempts 10–6goals 0–0

  3. Bouwmeester – Pietrangelo15:06

    xG 0.79–0.80 (50%)attempts 16–11goals 0–0

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.

STL 4.4 xGCGY 2.2 xG
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Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

STLCGY

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

STL's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line STL is favoured, below it CGY. Dots are goals.

Excitement 27/100 · #876 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.91 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 54% (winner's lowest chance)
CGY 100%5050%50STL 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, St. Louis Blues win this game 83% of the time.

STL winsCGY wins

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

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