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Thu, Nov 5, 2015·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Philadelphia Flyers 1, Calgary Flames 2 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 72% of the time.

CGY winsPHI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
PHI08190802127
CGY1801001012230

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 4:40CGYJosh JoorisAssists: Mikael Backlund, Michael Frolik · Wrist, 0.18 xG0–1
  2. P2 19:24PHIMichael RafflAssists: Claude Giroux · Snap, 0.08 xG1–1
  3. OT 0:35CGYMikael BacklundGWGAssists: Johnny Gaudreau, Karri Ramo · Backhand, 0.37 xG1–2
Penalties (4)
  1. P1 2:29CGYJosh Jooris: Holding the stick2 min
  2. P1 14:02CGYJiri Hudler: Tripping2 min
  3. P1 16:50PHIScott Laughton: High sticking2 min
  4. P2 13:22PHIBrayden Schenn: Too many men on the ice2 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.

PHI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

PHICGY
27Shots on goal30
1.5Expected goals2.7
63Shot attempts42
30Faceoffs won34
2Power plays2
4Penalty minutes4
22Hits16
9Blocked shots22
9Giveaways9
5Takeaways14

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.

Philadelphia Flyers

Forward lines

  1. bestVandeVelde – White – Laughton10:15

    xG 0.11–0.04 (75%)attempts 8–3goals 0–0

  2. Umberger – Schenn – Couturier4:34

    xG 0.08–0.04 (68%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

  3. Simmonds – Read – Couturier10:56

    xG 0.17–0.26 (39%)attempts 19–6goals 0–0

  4. Lecavalier – Umberger – Schenn2:37

    xG 0.02–0.17 (10%)attempts 1–5goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Streit – Del Zotto19:28

    xG 0.27–0.33 (45%)attempts 17–15goals 0–0

  2. Manning – Gudas13:13

    xG 0.12–0.32 (27%)attempts 17–6goals 0–0

  3. Schultz – Schenn14:21

    xG 0.30–0.92 (25%)attempts 13–9goals 1–0

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestJones – Frolik – Backlund3:20

    xG 0.70–0.09 (89%)attempts 5–3goals 0–0

  2. Stajan – Jones – Colborne7:07

    xG 0.35–0.18 (66%)attempts 7–14goals 0–0

  3. Hudler – Frolik – Backlund10:23

    xG 0.16–0.11 (60%)attempts 5–6goals 0–1

  4. Grant – Jooris – Bennett3:00

    xG 0.08–0.04 (67%)attempts 2–6goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestGiordano – Brodie20:29

    xG 1.24–0.52 (70%)attempts 16–19goals 1–1

  2. Russell – Hamilton14:39

    xG 0.43–0.13 (77%)attempts 13–7goals 0–0

  3. Engelland – Wideman10:56

    xG 0.24–0.13 (64%)attempts 6–18goals 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 2.7 xGPHI 1.5 xG
-0.500.511.522.53P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYPHI

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 PHI. Dots are goals.

Excitement 35/100 · #829 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.22 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 48% (winner's lowest chance)
PHI 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +27 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 72% of the time.

CGY winsPHI wins

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

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