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Sat, Oct 31, 2015·Rexall Place, Edmonton

Calgary Flames 5, Edmonton Oilers 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 57% of the time.

EDM winsCGY wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CGY312110110532
EDM1811124423

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 1:58CGYBrandon BolligAssists: TJ Brodie, Mason Raymond · Tip-in, 0.05 xG1–0
  2. P1 11:34CGYMichael FrolikAssists: Matt Stajan · Wrist, 0.09 xG2–0
  3. P1 13:15EDMTaylor HallAssists: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Leon Draisaitl · Deflected, 0.08 xG2–1
  4. P1 17:27CGYMichael FrolikAssists: Kris Russell, Josh Jooris · Deflected, 0.04 xG3–1
  5. P2 10:38EDMBrandon DavidsonPPAssists: Teddy Purcell, Taylor Hall · Slap, 0.06 xG3–2
  6. P2 16:30CGYTJ BrodiePPAssists: Sam Bennett, Dougie Hamilton · Snap, 0.07 xG4–2
  7. P3 0:48EDMTeddy PurcellPPAssists: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Leon Draisaitl · Snap, 0.06 xG4–3
  8. P3 6:40EDMLeon DraisaitlAssists: Taylor Hall · Wrist, 0.06 xG4–4
  9. P3 19:51CGYMichael FrolikGWGUnassisted · Wrist, 0.02 xG5–4
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 3:15EDMNail Yakupov: Roughing2 min
  2. P1 3:15CGYJohnny Gaudreau: Roughing2 min
  3. P1 18:19CGYMikael Backlund: Holding2 min
  4. P2 2:57CGYJosh Jooris: Tripping2 min
  5. P2 9:04CGYMark Giordano: Hooking2 min · PPG
  6. P2 14:39EDMEric Gryba: High sticking2 min · PPG
  7. P2 19:11CGYMark Giordano: Holding2 min · PPG
  8. P3 0:56EDMConnor McDavid: Hooking2 min
  9. P3 16:53EDMBenoit Pouliot: 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.

CGY00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0EDM
47% to win54% to win
← CGY attackEDM attack →
  1. P1 20:00Monahan won the faceoff against Nugent-Hopkins
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CGYEDM
32Shots on goal23
2.0Expected goals1.6
48Shot attempts48
26Faceoffs won40
3Power plays4
10Penalty minutes8
31Hits19
17Blocked shots7
9Giveaways17
6Takeaways5

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. bestStajan – Frolik – Jooris9:21

    xG 0.60–0.11 (84%)attempts 12–6goals 3–0

  2. Jones – Gaudreau – Bennett8:22

    xG 0.52–0.10 (84%)attempts 10–7goals 0–0

  3. Raymond – Backlund – Bollig6:25

    xG 0.06–0.01 (83%)attempts 2–4goals 1–0

  4. Hudler – Gaudreau – Monahan2:24

    xG 0.02–0.02 (45%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestRussell – Brodie16:00

    xG 0.87–0.22 (80%)attempts 15–10goals 3–1

  2. Engelland – Hamilton9:54

    xG 0.32–0.13 (70%)attempts 10–5goals 1–0

  3. Wideman – Giordano16:17

    xG 0.18–0.38 (32%)attempts 10–14goals 0–1

Edmonton Oilers

Forward lines

  1. Letestu – Purcell – Lander2:16

    xG 0.04–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

  2. Purcell – Pakarinen – Slepyshev3:14

    xG 0.02–0.07 (21%)attempts 1–3goals 0–1

  3. Purcell – Lander – Pakarinen3:06

    xG 0.05–0.10 (32%)attempts 3–4goals 0–0

  4. Hall – Nugent-Hopkins – Draisaitl12:56

    xG 0.31–0.38 (45%)attempts 11–8goals 2–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestDavidson – Klefbom14:08

    xG 0.37–0.29 (56%)attempts 10–7goals 1–0

  2. Ference – Gryba11:13

    xG 0.16–0.53 (24%)attempts 7–12goals 0–1

  3. Sekera – Nurse14:38

    xG 0.13–0.60 (18%)attempts 10–15goals 1–2

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.

EDM 1.6 xGCGY 2.0 xG
00.511.52P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

EDMCGY

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 97/100 · #33 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.56 · 9 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 46% (winner's lowest chance)
CGY 100%5050%50EDM 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +52 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 57% of the time.

EDM winsCGY wins

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

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