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Sat, Dec 12, 2015·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

New York Rangers 4, Calgary Flames 5 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Rangers win this game 51% of the time.

CGY winsNYR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
NYR190531500429
CGY092102612527

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 10:56NYRJ.T. MillerAssists: Viktor Stalberg, Kevin Hayes · Tip-in, 0.13 xG1–0
  2. P2 17:41CGYJohnny GaudreauUnassisted · Wrist, 0.06 xG1–1
  3. P2 17:58CGYMason RaymondAssists: Michael Frolik · Snap, 0.08 xG1–2
  4. P3 2:32CGYJohnny GaudreauAssists: David Jones, Sean Monahan · Wrist, 0.17 xG1–3
  5. P3 4:57CGYJoe ColborneAssists: Matt Stajan, Kris Russell · Wrist, 0.09 xG1–4
  6. P3 5:13NYRTanner GlassAssists: Dominic Moore · Wrist, 0.15 xG2–4
  7. P3 15:06NYRDan BoyleAssists: Chris Kreider, J.T. Miller · Backhand, 0.08 xG3–4
  8. P3 18:48NYRMats ZuccarelloPPAssists: Dan Boyle, Derick Brassard · Wrist, 0.02 xG4–4
  9. OT 2:09CGYTJ BrodieGWGAssists: Kris Russell, Johnny Gaudreau · Wrist, 0.08 xG4–5
Penalties (8)
  1. P1 3:54NYRMats Zuccarello: Interference2 min
  2. P2 0:30NYRChris Kreider: Tripping2 min
  3. P2 1:02CGYSean Monahan: Holding2 min
  4. P2 4:33NYROscar Lindberg: Interference2 min
  5. P2 9:43CGYDavid Jones: Hooking2 min
  6. P2 19:29CGYMicheal Ferland: High sticking2 min
  7. P3 16:14CGYSean Monahan: Hooking2 min
  8. P3 18:15CGYMarkus Granlund: High sticking2 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.

NYR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYRCGY
29Shots on goal27
2.7Expected goals2.7
59Shot attempts53
29Faceoffs won27
5Power plays3
6Penalty minutes10
9Hits6
12Blocked shots19
7Giveaways11
4Takeaways6

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.

New York Rangers

Forward lines

  1. bestMoore – Glass – Etem9:22

    xG 0.83–0.34 (71%)attempts 12–7goals 1–2

  2. Kreider – Fast – Miller2:13

    xG 0.15–0.03 (84%)attempts 5–1goals 1–0

  3. Nash – Brassard – Zuccarello12:07

    xG 0.24–0.22 (52%)attempts 9–6goals 0–0

  4. Stalberg – Hayes – Miller6:13

    xG 0.26–0.36 (42%)attempts 5–7goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestStaal – Girardi3:20

    xG 0.24–0.17 (59%)attempts 4–1goals 0–1

  2. Boyle – Staal9:13

    xG 0.73–0.67 (52%)attempts 13–12goals 1–0

  3. Girardi – McDonagh10:54

    xG 0.44–0.45 (49%)attempts 11–9goals 1–1

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestHudler – Granlund – Bennett9:46

    xG 0.53–0.29 (65%)attempts 8–11goals 0–1

  2. Raymond – Frolik – Backlund7:56

    xG 0.21–0.11 (65%)attempts 8–6goals 1–0

  3. Stajan – Colborne – Ferland6:52

    xG 0.20–0.21 (50%)attempts 5–6goals 1–0

  4. Jones – Gaudreau – Monahan15:12

    xG 0.34–0.67 (34%)attempts 8–16goals 2–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestRussell – Hamilton13:03

    xG 0.84–0.70 (54%)attempts 15–15goals 2–0

  2. Wideman – Smid10:04

    xG 0.57–0.55 (51%)attempts 9–11goals 2–2

  3. Russell – Brodie3:12

    xG 0.01–0.01 (55%)attempts 1–4goals 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 xGNYR 2.7 xG
-0.500.511.522.53P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYNYR

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 NYR. Dots are goals.

Excitement 99/100 · #7 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.57 · 9 goals in reach · 3-goal lead cutComeback index 24% (winner's lowest chance)
NYR 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +41 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, New York Rangers win this game 51% of the time.

CGY winsNYR wins

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

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