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Tue, Apr 7, 2015·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Arizona Coyotes 2, Calgary Flames 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 75% of the time.

CGY winsARI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
ARI071819224
CGY1180727332

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 8:49CGYJohnny GaudreauPPAssists: Dennis Wideman, Kris Russell · Wrist, 0.07 xG0–1
  2. P2 17:09ARIB.J. CrombeenAssists: Craig Cunningham · Wrist, 0.07 xG1–1
  3. P3 1:13CGYDavid JonesAssists: Micheal Ferland, Matt Stajan · Snap, 0.17 xG1–2
  4. P3 7:44ARICraig CunninghamAssists: Kyle Chipchura · Slap, 0.08 xG2–2
  5. P3 9:26CGYSean MonahanGWGAssists: Jiri Hudler, Dennis Wideman · Wrist, 0.08 xG2–3
Penalties (4)
  1. P1 0:32ARIOliver Ekman-Larsson: Tripping2 min
  2. P1 7:28ARIMartin Erat: Interference2 min · PPG
  3. P1 18:33ARITobias Rieder: Hooking2 min
  4. P3 10:24ARIMike Smith: Roughing2 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.

ARI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

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P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

ARICGY
24Shots on goal32
1.6Expected goals3.0
59Shot attempts66
33Faceoffs won36
0Power plays4
8Penalty minutes0
18Hits14
21Blocked shots26
9Giveaways17
12Takeaways16

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.

Arizona Coyotes

Forward lines

  1. bestErat – Moss – Gagner14:15

    xG 0.71–0.12 (86%)attempts 16–8goals 0–0

  2. Crombeen – Arcobello – Rieder2:55

    xG 0.13–0.11 (52%)attempts 2–3goals 0–0

  3. Vitale – Szwarz – McGinn2:15

    xG 0.03–0.08 (25%)attempts 1–3goals 0–0

  4. Doan – Arcobello – Rieder7:31

    xG 0.15–0.22 (40%)attempts 9–7goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Stone – Ekman-Larsson19:24

    xG 0.58–0.55 (52%)attempts 21–19goals 1–0

  2. Moore – Murphy14:11

    xG 0.45–0.48 (48%)attempts 14–10goals 0–1

  3. Ekman-Larsson – Murphy2:10

    xG 0.11–0.17 (40%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestHudler – Gaudreau – Monahan14:13

    xG 0.67–0.19 (78%)attempts 18–12goals 1–0

  2. Ferland – Granlund – Jooris6:01

    xG 0.21–0.04 (83%)attempts 5–3goals 0–0

  3. Stajan – Jones – Ferland3:46

    xG 0.23–0.13 (65%)attempts 2–5goals 1–0

  4. Raymond – Backlund – Colborne10:14

    xG 0.27–0.24 (53%)attempts 13–9goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestEngelland – Brodie20:28

    xG 1.00–0.31 (77%)attempts 19–20goals 1–0

  2. Potter – Schlemko5:29

    xG 0.17–0.00 (100%)attempts 7–4goals 0–0

  3. Wideman – Russell19:21

    xG 0.54–0.88 (38%)attempts 16–27goals 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 3.0 xGARI 1.6 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYARI

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 ARI. Dots are goals.

Excitement 56/100 · #492 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.70 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 51% (winner's lowest chance)
ARI 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +33 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 75% of the time.

CGY winsARI wins

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

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