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Mon, Mar 7, 2016·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

San Jose Sharks 2, Calgary Flames 1 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 84% of the time.

CGY winsSJS wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
SJS170401111223
CGY01201811800148

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 1:56SJSBrent BurnsUnassisted · Snap, 0.02 xG1–0
  2. P3 18:38CGYJoe ColbornePPAssists: Mark Giordano · Tip-in, 0.12 xG1–1
  3. OT 0:19SJSJoe PavelskiGWGAssists: Brent Burns, Joe Thornton · Wrist, 0.20 xG2–1
Penalties (13)
  1. P1 5:39SJSJoe Thornton: Interference2 min
  2. P1 6:13CGYMark Giordano: Interference2 min
  3. P1 15:03SJSBrenden Dillon: Tripping2 min
  4. P1 16:40SJSMelker Karlsson: Tripping2 min
  5. P2 3:58SJSPaul Martin: High sticking2 min
  6. P2 8:03SJSBrent Burns: High sticking2 min
  7. P2 8:03SJSBrent Burns: High sticking2 min
  8. P2 8:03CGYGarnet Hathaway: Instigator2 min
  9. P2 8:03CGYGarnet Hathaway: Fighting5 min
  10. P2 8:03SJSBrent Burns: Fighting5 min
  11. P2 8:03CGYGarnet Hathaway: Misconduct10 min
  12. P2 18:14SJSJoel Ward: High sticking2 min
  13. P3 17:18SJSBrenden Dillon: Delaying game puck over glass2 min · PPG

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.

SJS00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

SJSCGY
23Shots on goal48
1.7Expected goals4.0
40Shot attempts82
26Faceoffs won31
1Power plays7
21Penalty minutes19
10Hits13
19Blocked shots10
4Giveaways13
4Takeaways7

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.

San Jose Sharks

Forward lines

  1. Couture – Donskoi – Nieto4:15

    xG 0.03–0.13 (18%)attempts 1–8goals 0–0

  2. Ward – Couture – Nieto7:55

    xG 0.04–0.15 (19%)attempts 3–6goals 0–0

  3. Thornton – Pavelski – Hertl12:08

    xG 0.30–0.59 (34%)attempts 11–12goals 0–0

  4. Zubrus – Tierney – Karlsson7:50

    xG 0.05–0.49 (10%)attempts 3–11goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Martin – Polak2:09

    xG 0.01–0.01 (42%)attempts 2–3goals 0–0

  2. Polak – Vlasic2:01

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

  3. Vlasic – Braun13:27

    xG 0.25–0.38 (40%)attempts 11–14goals 0–0

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestBacklund – Ferland – Hathaway4:15

    xG 0.48–0.00 (100%)attempts 6–0goals 0–0

  2. Stajan – Bollig – Jooris7:13

    xG 0.45–0.11 (80%)attempts 9–6goals 0–0

  3. Colborne – Bouma – Bennett3:54

    xG 0.14–0.08 (63%)attempts 5–5goals 0–1

  4. Frolik – Gaudreau – Monahan7:11

    xG 0.05–0.03 (62%)attempts 3–6goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestJokipakka – Wotherspoon8:38

    xG 0.52–0.05 (91%)attempts 12–3goals 0–0

  2. Brodie – Hamilton11:33

    xG 0.62–0.21 (75%)attempts 14–14goals 0–1

  3. Engelland – Brodie3:06

    xG 0.35–0.15 (70%)attempts 3–4goals 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 4.0 xGSJS 1.7 xG
01234P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYSJS

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 SJS. Dots are goals.

Excitement 58/100 · #499 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.76 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 46% (winner's lowest chance)
SJS 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +43 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 84% of the time.

CGY winsSJS wins

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

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0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).