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Fri, Oct 23, 2015·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Detroit Red Wings 2, Calgary Flames 3 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 66% of the time.

CGY winsDET wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
DET213040903229
CGY1801611313340

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 7:38DETGustav NyquistPPAssists: Henrik Zetterberg, Mike Green · Snap, 0.12 xG1–0
  2. P1 11:02CGYMark GiordanoAssists: Johnny Gaudreau, Jiri Hudler · Wrist, 0.02 xG1–1
  3. P1 12:40DETBrendan SmithPPAssists: Dylan Larkin, Teemu Pulkkinen · Wrist, 0.04 xG2–1
  4. P3 18:48CGYJoe ColborneAssists: Mark Giordano, Jiri Hudler · Tip-in, 0.07 xG2–2
  5. OT 3:12CGYMark GiordanoGWGAssists: Johnny Gaudreau, Sean Monahan · Backhand, 0.11 xG2–3
Penalties (11)
  1. P1 6:57CGYDeryk Engelland: Holding2 min · PPG
  2. P1 11:10CGYMark Giordano: Delaying game puck over glass2 min · PPG
  3. P1 17:27CGYJiri Hudler: Fighting5 min
  4. P1 17:27DETLandon Ferraro: Fighting5 min
  5. P1 18:31CGYMicheal Ferland: Roughing2 min
  6. P1 18:31DETJonathan Ericsson: Roughing2 min
  7. P1 0:00CGYJoe Colborne: Cross checking2 min
  8. P2 14:21DETKyle Quincey: Interference2 min
  9. P2 17:47DETKyle Quincey: Interference2 min
  10. P3 3:21CGYSean Monahan: Cross checking2 min
  11. P3 3:56DETTeemu Pulkkinen: Tripping2 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.

DET00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0CGY
47% to win54% to win
← DET attackCGY attack →
  1. P1 20:00Zetterberg won the faceoff against Monahan
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

DETCGY
29Shots on goal40
2.0Expected goals2.9
58Shot attempts69
32Faceoffs won30
4Power plays3
13Penalty minutes15
12Hits11
16Blocked shots21
2Giveaways5
4Takeaways5

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.

Detroit Red Wings

Forward lines

  1. bestTatar – Pulkkinen – Larkin9:38

    xG 0.73–0.12 (86%)attempts 17–7goals 0–0

  2. Miller – Andersson – Ferraro7:50

    xG 0.22–0.17 (57%)attempts 8–8goals 0–0

  3. Helm – Sheahan – Glendening11:48

    xG 0.11–0.33 (25%)attempts 12–12goals 0–1

  4. Zetterberg – Abdelkader – Nyquist11:32

    xG 0.06–1.17 (5%)attempts 5–14goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestKronwall – Green3:34

    xG 0.31–0.03 (91%)attempts 7–1goals 0–0

  2. Kronwall – DeKeyser2:01

    xG 0.19–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–0goals 0–0

  3. Smith – DeKeyser2:03

    xG 0.14–0.00 (100%)attempts 5–0goals 0–0

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestHudler – Gaudreau – Monahan14:51

    xG 0.32–0.05 (87%)attempts 13–7goals 1–0

  2. Frolik – Backlund – Ferland3:05

    xG 0.20–0.04 (85%)attempts 5–2goals 0–0

  3. Raymond – Frolik – Backlund2:47

    xG 0.11–0.09 (57%)attempts 5–1goals 0–0

  4. Jones – Colborne – Bennett3:43

    xG 0.05–0.25 (18%)attempts 4–5goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestWideman – Giordano18:58

    xG 1.16–0.27 (81%)attempts 19–7goals 1–0

  2. Russell – Hamilton6:34

    xG 0.42–0.06 (87%)attempts 13–7goals 0–0

  3. Smid – Hamilton7:51

    xG 0.22–0.14 (60%)attempts 4–11goals 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.

CGY 2.9 xGDET 2.0 xG
0123P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYDET

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 DET. Dots are goals.

Excitement 83/100 · #204 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.22 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 5% (winner's lowest chance)
DET 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +45 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 66% of the time.

CGY winsDET wins

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

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