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Sun, Feb 21, 2016·Honda Center, Anaheim

Calgary Flames 2, Anaheim Ducks 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Anaheim Ducks win this game 73% of the time.

ANA winsCGY wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CGY0519110224
ANA11019314533

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 15:36ANAPatrick MaroonPPAssists: Hampus Lindholm, Rickard Rakell · Wrist, 0.15 xG0–1
  2. P2 6:54ANARyan KeslerAssists: Andrew Cogliano, Jakob Silfverberg · Wrist, 0.07 xG0–2
  3. P2 8:52CGYMark GiordanoPPAssists: Johnny Gaudreau, Jiri Hudler · Slap, 0.11 xG1–2
  4. P3 0:16ANARyan GetzlafGWGAssists: David Perron, Mike Santorelli · Slap, 0.25 xG1–3
  5. P3 4:56ANARyan KeslerUnassisted · Wrist, 0.19 xG1–4
  6. P3 14:53ANAKevin BieksaPPAssists: Hampus Lindholm, Ryan Kesler · Slap, 0.06 xG1–5
  7. P3 19:15CGYMikael BacklundAssists: Deryk Engelland, Brandon Bollig · Wrist, 0.25 xG2–5
Penalties (13)
  1. P1 1:49ANANick Ritchie: High sticking2 min
  2. P1 9:55CGYSam Bennett: Interference2 min
  3. P1 15:26CGYMark Giordano: Delaying game puck over glass2 min · PPG
  4. P1 16:04CGYBrandon Bollig: Roughing2 min
  5. P1 16:04ANARyan Kesler: Roughing2 min
  6. P1 16:44ANAAndrew Cogliano: Slashing2 min
  7. P2 8:07ANANick Ritchie: Holding2 min · PPG
  8. P2 13:31ANARickard Rakell: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  9. P3 6:31ANANate Thompson: Roughing2 min
  10. P3 6:31CGYJoe Colborne: Slashing2 min
  11. P3 11:07CGYDavid Jones: Interference2 min
  12. P3 13:26CGYMark Giordano: Boarding2 min · PPG
  13. P3 16:10ANANate Thompson: Tripping2 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 SOG0ANA
47% to win54% to win
← CGY attackANA attack →
  1. P1 20:00Kesler won the faceoff against Monahan
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CGYANA
24Shots on goal33
2.5Expected goals4.0
51Shot attempts70
28Faceoffs won29
5Power plays4
12Penalty minutes14
27Hits23
17Blocked shots13
9Giveaways11
4Takeaways4

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. bestStajan – Jones – Bouma7:20

    xG 0.47–0.33 (59%)attempts 6–7goals 0–0

  2. Hudler – Backlund – Colborne6:36

    xG 0.26–0.19 (58%)attempts 4–6goals 0–0

  3. Frolik – Bollig – Bennett3:34

    xG 0.03–0.07 (30%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

  4. Ferland – Gaudreau – Monahan3:56

    xG 0.12–0.21 (35%)attempts 5–5goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestWotherspoon – Nakladal7:06

    xG 0.38–0.07 (84%)attempts 9–3goals 0–0

  2. Engelland – Wotherspoon2:25

    xG 0.34–0.04 (88%)attempts 3–2goals 1–0

  3. Engelland – Hamilton11:53

    xG 0.25–0.94 (21%)attempts 9–19goals 0–1

Anaheim Ducks

Forward lines

  1. bestGetzlaf – Santorelli – Perron8:08

    xG 0.99–0.28 (78%)attempts 13–5goals 1–0

  2. Kesler – Cogliano – Silfverberg8:30

    xG 0.43–0.13 (76%)attempts 9–4goals 1–0

  3. Perry – Rakell – Ritchie12:31

    xG 0.47–0.53 (47%)attempts 15–13goals 0–1

  4. Thompson – Maroon – Garbutt7:28

    xG 0.05–0.43 (11%)attempts 4–8goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestDespres – Vatanen15:01

    xG 0.90–0.48 (65%)attempts 15–16goals 1–0

  2. Manson – Lindholm11:01

    xG 0.49–0.08 (87%)attempts 10–2goals 1–0

  3. Bieksa – Fowler14:34

    xG 0.96–0.84 (53%)attempts 19–14goals 1–1

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.

ANA 4.0 xGCGY 2.5 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

ANACGY

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 43/100 · #693 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.05 · 6 goals in reachComeback index 53% (winner's lowest chance)
CGY 100%5050%50ANA 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +18 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Anaheim Ducks win this game 73% of the time.

ANA winsCGY wins

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

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