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Tue, Jan 19, 2016·Prudential Center, Newark

Calgary Flames 2, New Jersey Devils 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New Jersey Devils win this game 59% of the time.

NJD winsCGY wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CGY1918011228
NJD11021214426

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 5:12NJDAdam LarssonAssists: Reid Boucher, Sergey Kalinin · Wrist, 0.24 xG0–1
  2. P1 9:16CGYSean MonahanPPAssists: Johnny Gaudreau, Dougie Hamilton · Wrist, 0.19 xG1–1
  3. P2 0:57NJDLee StempniakAssists: Michael Cammalleri, Adam Henrique · Tip-in, 0.10 xG1–2
  4. P2 1:14NJDReid BoucherGWGAssists: Tyler Kennedy, Damon Severson · Wrist, 0.36 xG1–3
  5. P2 15:55CGYKris RussellPPAssists: Johnny Gaudreau, Mark Giordano · Snap, 0.14 xG2–3
  6. P3 18:59NJDAndy GreeneENAssists: Lee Stempniak, Adam Larsson · Wrist, 0.61 xG2–4
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 8:48NJDTuomo Ruutu: Interference2 min · PPG
  2. P2 2:32CGYDennis Wideman: Hooking2 min
  3. P2 11:26CGYMicheal Ferland: Hooking2 min
  4. P2 13:49NJDDavid Schlemko: Hooking2 min
  5. P2 15:27NJDAdam Henrique: Slashing2 min · PPG
  6. P2 18:14NJDSergey Kalinin: 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.

CGY00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0NJD
47% to win54% to win
← CGY attackNJD attack →
  1. P1 20:00Zajac won the faceoff against Monahan
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CGYNJD
28Shots on goal26
3.0Expected goals3.6
45Shot attempts50
26Faceoffs won24
4Power plays2
4Penalty minutes8
24Hits25
11Blocked shots7
5Giveaways8
2Takeaways8

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. bestJones – Backlund – Bennett5:02

    xG 0.38–0.01 (97%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

  2. Colborne – Ferland – Granlund4:06

    xG 0.27–0.12 (69%)attempts 5–3goals 0–0

  3. Stajan – Hudler – Raymond2:08

    xG 0.14–0.00 (100%)attempts 1–0goals 0–0

  4. Ferland – Gaudreau – Monahan5:03

    xG 0.58–0.45 (56%)attempts 7–7goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestWideman – Smid9:07

    xG 0.67–0.31 (69%)attempts 8–7goals 0–0

  2. Russell – Hamilton11:48

    xG 0.80–0.62 (56%)attempts 8–12goals 0–1

  3. Wideman – Russell3:52

    xG 0.19–0.28 (41%)attempts 2–5goals 0–0

New Jersey Devils

Forward lines

  1. bestKennedy – Boucher – Kalinin9:57

    xG 1.14–0.32 (78%)attempts 15–5goals 2–0

  2. Cammalleri – Stempniak – Henrique10:47

    xG 0.49–0.22 (69%)attempts 9–9goals 1–0

  3. Ruutu – Tootoo – Gionta9:48

    xG 0.38–0.21 (65%)attempts 8–4goals 0–0

  4. Zajac – Palmieri – Blandisi11:44

    xG 0.75–1.14 (40%)attempts 9–12goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestGreene – Larsson15:50

    xG 0.98–0.32 (75%)attempts 20–7goals 0–0

  2. Moore – Severson14:30

    xG 0.99–0.87 (53%)attempts 11–10goals 2–0

  3. Schlemko – Gelinas11:28

    xG 0.29–0.38 (43%)attempts 8–8goals 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.

NJD 3.6 xGCGY 3.0 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NJDCGY

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 44/100 · #673 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.22 · 6 goals in reachComeback index 52% (winner's lowest chance)
CGY 100%5050%50NJD 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +20 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, New Jersey Devils win this game 59% of the time.

NJD winsCGY wins

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

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