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Wed, Feb 3, 2016·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Carolina Hurricanes 1, Calgary Flames 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 59% of the time.

CGY winsCAR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CAR1806015129
CGY1112914424

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 10:26CGYDougie HamiltonPPAssists: Sean Monahan, Mark Giordano · Wrist, 0.04 xG0–1
  2. P1 10:44CARElias LindholmAssists: Jeff Skinner, Victor Rask · Wrist, 0.06 xG1–1
  3. P2 11:32CGYMark GiordanoPPGWGAssists: Sean Monahan, Dougie Hamilton · Wrist, 0.06 xG1–2
  4. P2 12:10CGYJohnny GaudreauAssists: Sean Monahan, Jiri Hudler · Backhand, 0.23 xG1–3
  5. P3 2:47CGYSean MonahanAssists: Johnny Gaudreau, Jiri Hudler · Tip-in, 0.16 xG1–4
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 9:52CARRon Hainsey: Cross checking2 min · PPG
  2. P1 14:32CARJay McClement: Tripping2 min
  3. P1 17:29CGYDougie Hamilton: Holding2 min
  4. P2 5:04CGYMatt Stajan: Hooking2 min
  5. P2 8:07CGYSam Bennett: Slashing2 min
  6. P2 10:21CARPhillip Di Giuseppe: Hooking2 min · PPG
  7. P2 19:53CGYMatt Stajan: Slashing2 min
  8. P3 11:00CARRiley Nash: Slashing2 min
  9. P3 16:17CGYMatt Stajan: Interference2 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.

CAR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CARCGY
29Shots on goal24
2.0Expected goals2.5
58Shot attempts51
28Faceoffs won22
5Power plays4
8Penalty minutes10
7Hits12
11Blocked shots16
8Giveaways8
9Takeaways4

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.

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestStaal – Nordstrom – Di Giuseppe4:48

    xG 0.27–0.03 (89%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0

  2. Versteeg – Staal – Nestrasil3:13

    xG 0.09–0.00 (100%)attempts 6–1goals 0–0

  3. Staal – Nestrasil – Nordstrom4:04

    xG 0.07–0.12 (36%)attempts 5–3goals 0–0

  4. Skinner – Rask – Lindholm7:39

    xG 0.13–0.22 (37%)attempts 3–5goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestLiles – Slavin8:42

    xG 0.22–0.03 (89%)attempts 5–1goals 0–0

  2. Liles – Faulk4:15

    xG 0.11–0.06 (62%)attempts 6–1goals 0–0

  3. Hainsey – Slavin2:53

    xG 0.05–0.04 (51%)attempts 2–4goals 0–0

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestHudler – Gaudreau – Monahan10:46

    xG 0.73–0.18 (80%)attempts 10–5goals 2–0

  2. Colborne – Bouma – Jooris6:51

    xG 0.60–0.13 (82%)attempts 11–4goals 0–0

  3. Frolik – Backlund – Bennett10:02

    xG 0.40–0.19 (69%)attempts 8–11goals 0–0

  4. Stajan – Jones – Ferland8:35

    xG 0.06–0.14 (30%)attempts 3–8goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestEngelland – Smid11:09

    xG 0.90–0.25 (78%)attempts 15–13goals 1–0

  2. Russell – Hamilton14:35

    xG 0.44–0.23 (66%)attempts 16–11goals 0–1

  3. Giordano – Brodie7:42

    xG 0.32–0.17 (65%)attempts 4–4goals 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 2.5 xGCAR 2.0 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYCAR

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 CAR. Dots are goals.

Excitement 32/100 · #873 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.09 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 52% (winner's lowest chance)
CAR 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +22 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 59% of the time.

CGY winsCAR wins

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

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