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Tue, Nov 3, 2015·Pepsi Center, Denver

Calgary Flames 3, Colorado Avalanche 6

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Colorado Avalanche win this game 86% of the time.

COL winsCGY wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CGY0112717325
COL117213312642

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 19:38COLMatt DucheneAssists: Gabriel Landeskog, Erik Johnson · Wrist, 0.33 xG0–1
  2. P2 4:08CGYJohnny GaudreauAssists: TJ Brodie, Sam Bennett · Wrist, 0.03 xG1–1
  3. P2 12:19COLJarome IginlaAssists: Tyson Barrie, Nathan MacKinnon · Tip-in, 0.11 xG1–2
  4. P2 15:14COLErik JohnsonSHAssists: Francois Beauchemin, Gabriel Landeskog · Wrist, 0.01 xG1–3
  5. P2 18:33CGYSam BennettAssists: Joe Colborne, Michael Frolik · Wrist, 0.09 xG2–3
  6. P3 7:34CGYMark GiordanoAssists: Sean Monahan, Jiri Hudler · Deflected, 0.08 xG3–3
  7. P3 13:01COLNathan MacKinnonGWGAssists: Jarome Iginla, Nick Holden · Wrist, 0.04 xG3–4
  8. P3 14:29COLMatt DuchenePPAssists: Francois Beauchemin, Tyson Barrie · Tip-in, 0.13 xG3–5
  9. P3 17:11COLJarome IginlaENAssists: Tyson Barrie, Nathan MacKinnon · Backhand, 0.76 xG3–6
Penalties (5)
  1. P1 0:36CGYDavid Jones: Interference2 min
  2. P2 7:19COLTyson Barrie: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  3. P2 14:24COLBrandon Gormley: Holding2 min
  4. P3 0:38CGYJiri Hudler: Too many men on the ice2 min
  5. P3 13:43CGYMason Raymond: Tripping2 min · PPG

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

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P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0COL
47% to win54% to win
← CGY attackCOL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Duchene won the faceoff against Monahan
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CGYCOL
25Shots on goal42
1.5Expected goals3.8
66Shot attempts62
28Faceoffs won27
2Power plays3
6Penalty minutes4
6Hits18
6Blocked shots30
0Giveaways10
5Takeaways5

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 – Monahan4:38

    xG 0.20–0.10 (66%)attempts 5–6goals 1–0

  2. Jones – Gaudreau – Bennett7:29

    xG 0.27–0.19 (59%)attempts 12–6goals 1–1

  3. Hudler – Colborne – Monahan6:40

    xG 0.24–0.19 (56%)attempts 6–7goals 0–0

  4. Stajan – Frolik – Jooris6:35

    xG 0.22–0.18 (54%)attempts 9–6goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestGiordano – Brodie6:05

    xG 0.26–0.12 (69%)attempts 8–6goals 2–0

  2. Engelland – Wideman2:11

    xG 0.15–0.02 (91%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

  3. Russell – Brodie11:50

    xG 0.28–0.19 (60%)attempts 16–8goals 0–0

Colorado Avalanche

Forward lines

  1. bestSoderberg – Duchene – Landeskog13:07

    xG 0.98–0.28 (78%)attempts 18–16goals 1–0

  2. Comeau – Grigorenko – Everberg3:49

    xG 0.12–0.04 (74%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

  3. Comeau – McLeod – Grigorenko6:43

    xG 0.02–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0

  4. Skille – Street – Everberg2:13

    xG 0.03–0.04 (44%)attempts 1–2goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestBeauchemin – Johnson15:22

    xG 0.93–0.54 (63%)attempts 20–17goals 1–1

  2. Stuart – Gormley13:41

    xG 0.46–0.20 (69%)attempts 9–19goals 0–0

  3. Barrie – Gormley2:08

    xG 0.04–0.03 (55%)attempts 2–1goals 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.

COL 3.8 xGCGY 1.5 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

COLCGY

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 90/100 · #116 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.02 · 9 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 51% (winner's lowest chance)
CGY 100%5050%50COL 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +36 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, Colorado Avalanche win this game 86% of the time.

COL winsCGY wins

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

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