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Thu, Feb 25, 2016·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

New York Islanders 2, Calgary Flames 1 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 56% of the time.

CGY winsNYI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
NYI0120101913234
CGY1120110702132

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 4:16CGYJiri HudlerAssists: Sean Monahan, Johnny Gaudreau · Wrist, 0.10 xG0–1
  2. P3 9:49NYIThomas HickeyAssists: Matt Martin, Casey Cizikas · Backhand, 0.11 xG1–1
  3. OT 4:42NYIJosh BaileyGWGAssists: John Tavares, Travis Hamonic · Tip-in, 0.20 xG2–1
Penalties (10)
  1. P1 7:25NYICasey Cizikas: Fighting5 min
  2. P1 7:25CGYLance Bouma: Fighting5 min
  3. P1 11:08NYIKyle Okposo: Hooking2 min
  4. P1 14:14NYIMatt Martin: Fighting5 min
  5. P1 14:14CGYBrandon Bollig: Fighting5 min
  6. P2 2:54CGYBrandon Bollig: Fighting5 min
  7. P2 2:54NYIMatt Martin: Fighting5 min
  8. P2 15:32CGYBrandon Bollig: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  9. P3 7:19CGYJoe Colborne: Tripping2 min
  10. P3 10:06NYIKyle Okposo: 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.

NYI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYICGY
34Shots on goal32
2.6Expected goals3.0
55Shot attempts63
27Faceoffs won32
2Power plays2
19Penalty minutes19
15Hits13
22Blocked shots14
13Giveaways11
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 Islanders

Forward lines

  1. bestClutterbuck – Martin – Cizikas2:54

    xG 0.23–0.04 (86%)attempts 5–1goals 1–0

  2. Nielsen – Okposo – Kulemin13:19

    xG 0.41–0.25 (63%)attempts 11–9goals 0–0

  3. Bernier – Martin – Cizikas4:09

    xG 0.10–0.13 (43%)attempts 4–11goals 0–0

  4. Clutterbuck – Lee – Nelson5:51

    xG 0.19–0.29 (40%)attempts 3–6goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestZidlicky – Strait8:57

    xG 0.54–0.23 (70%)attempts 8–9goals 0–0

  2. Hickey – Hamonic18:15

    xG 0.39–0.72 (35%)attempts 13–14goals 1–1

  3. Boychuk – Leddy15:13

    xG 0.46–1.00 (32%)attempts 13–19goals 0–0

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestHudler – Gaudreau – Monahan13:33

    xG 0.98–0.33 (75%)attempts 17–12goals 1–1

  2. Stajan – Bouma – Bollig5:09

    xG 0.12–0.08 (59%)attempts 8–6goals 0–0

  3. Frolik – Backlund – Colborne11:47

    xG 0.32–0.37 (47%)attempts 8–10goals 0–0

  4. Jones – Ferland – Bennett9:17

    xG 0.41–0.76 (35%)attempts 7–11goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestGiordano – Brodie19:53

    xG 1.55–0.39 (80%)attempts 25–17goals 0–1

  2. Wotherspoon – Nakladal11:32

    xG 0.17–0.22 (44%)attempts 11–8goals 0–0

  3. Engelland – Hamilton15:37

    xG 0.28–0.59 (32%)attempts 11–14goals 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 3.0 xGNYI 2.6 xG
0123P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYNYI

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 NYI. Dots are goals.

Excitement 45/100 · #662 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.45 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 14% (winner's lowest chance)
NYI 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +35 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 56% of the time.

CGY winsNYI wins

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

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