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Thu, Jan 7, 2016·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Arizona Coyotes 2, Calgary Flames 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Arizona Coyotes win this game 73% of the time.

CGY winsARI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
ARI11401217233
CGY1601208126

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 14:37CGYJohnny GaudreauPPAssists: Sean Monahan, Mark Giordano · Snap, 0.12 xG0–1
  2. P1 18:11ARIOliver Ekman-LarssonPPAssists: Anthony Duclair, Mikkel Boedker · Wrist, 0.04 xG1–1
  3. P3 1:47ARIMartin HanzalGWGAssists: Stefan Elliott, Anthony Duclair · Tip-in, 0.15 xG2–1
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 5:14CGYTJ Brodie: High sticking2 min
  2. P1 8:18ARINicklas Grossmann: Interference2 min
  3. P1 13:32ARIJordan Martinook: Hooking2 min · PPG
  4. P1 16:45CGYMason Raymond: High sticking2 min · PPG
  5. P2 13:10CGYTJ Brodie: Tripping2 min
  6. P3 2:09ARIViktor Tikhonov: Holding2 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.

ARI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

ARICGY
33Shots on goal26
3.2Expected goals1.9
60Shot attempts52
35Faceoffs won24
3Power plays3
6Penalty minutes6
7Hits14
14Blocked shots16
7Giveaways10
11Takeaways9

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.

Arizona Coyotes

Forward lines

  1. bestGordon – Chipchura – Tikhonov7:40

    xG 0.49–0.03 (94%)attempts 8–2goals 0–0

  2. Doan – Richardson – Martinook10:07

    xG 0.59–0.23 (72%)attempts 10–9goals 0–0

  3. Vermette – Boedker – Domi10:21

    xG 0.77–0.42 (65%)attempts 11–14goals 0–0

  4. Hanzal – Rieder – Duclair9:22

    xG 0.34–0.39 (47%)attempts 13–12goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestEkman-Larsson – Murphy15:22

    xG 0.64–0.21 (75%)attempts 12–11goals 0–0

  2. Elliott – Dahlbeck12:17

    xG 0.65–0.40 (62%)attempts 16–11goals 1–0

  3. Grossmann – Stone16:28

    xG 0.63–0.51 (55%)attempts 15–19goals 0–0

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestJones – Backlund – Ferland6:29

    xG 0.28–0.05 (85%)attempts 8–7goals 0–0

  2. Jones – Backlund – Bennett2:25

    xG 0.04–0.05 (43%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

  3. Backlund – Ferland – Bennett2:36

    xG 0.01–0.06 (20%)attempts 1–3goals 0–0

  4. Ferland – Gaudreau – Monahan2:42

    xG 0.00–0.08 (0%)attempts 1–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestRussell – Hamilton10:03

    xG 0.58–0.48 (55%)attempts 9–13goals 0–0

  2. Russell – Brodie2:26

    xG 0.00–0.05 (0%)attempts 0–3goals 0–0

  3. Wideman – Russell9:11

    xG 0.27–0.36 (43%)attempts 14–7goals 0–1

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 1.9 xGARI 3.2 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYARI

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 ARI. Dots are goals.

Excitement 36/100 · #820 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.23 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 27% (winner's lowest chance)
ARI 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +29 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Arizona Coyotes win this game 73% of the time.

CGY winsARI wins

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

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