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Wed, Mar 30, 2016·Honda Center, Anaheim

Calgary Flames 3, Anaheim Ducks 8

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Anaheim Ducks win this game 81% of the time.

ANA winsCGY wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CGY0731108326
ANA3841316827

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 0:57ANACorey PerryAssists: Ryan Getzlaf · Wrist, 0.11 xG0–1
  2. P1 4:00ANAJakob SilfverbergAssists: Ryan Kesler, Andrew Cogliano · Backhand, 0.27 xG0–2
  3. P1 6:51ANABrandon PirriAssists: Shawn Horcoff, Cam Fowler · Slap, 0.05 xG0–3
  4. P2 0:21ANAJamie McGinnGWGAssists: Ryan Getzlaf, Clayton Stoner · Backhand, 0.09 xG0–4
  5. P2 5:30ANAShea TheodoreAssists: Andrew Cogliano, Ryan Kesler · Backhand, 0.13 xG0–5
  6. P2 13:47CGYHunter ShinkarukPPAssists: Mark Giordano, Sean Monahan · Slap, 0.08 xG1–5
  7. P2 14:06ANANate ThompsonAssists: Ryan Garbutt, Mike Santorelli · Slap, 0.11 xG1–6
  8. P2 15:25CGYMark GiordanoAssists: Joe Colborne, Deryk Engelland · Wrist, 0.04 xG2–6
  9. P2 18:47ANARyan KeslerPPAssists: Chris Stewart · Wrist, 0.39 xG2–7
  10. P2 19:46CGYTJ BrodieAssists: Joe Colborne, Dougie Hamilton · Wrist, 0.15 xG3–7
  11. P3 13:08ANAJakob SilfverbergAssists: Jamie McGinn, Ryan Kesler · Tip-in, 0.17 xG3–8
Penalties (11)
  1. P1 8:41ANARyan Kesler: Hooking2 min
  2. P1 9:33CGYMark Giordano: Slashing2 min
  3. P1 13:48ANAShea Theodore: Hooking2 min
  4. P2 6:17CGYMikael Backlund: Slashing2 min
  5. P2 6:17ANARyan Garbutt: Slashing2 min
  6. P2 7:02CGYMark Giordano: Hooking2 min
  7. P2 13:43ANAKorbinian Holzer: Tripping2 min · PPG
  8. P2 17:33CGYLance Bouma: Roughing2 min · PPG
  9. P2 17:33CGYLance Bouma: Misconduct10 min
  10. P3 13:42ANANate Thompson: Misconduct10 min
  11. P3 13:42CGYBrandon Bollig: Misconduct10 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 20:00Horcoff won the faceoff against Backlund
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CGYANA
26Shots on goal27
2.0Expected goals4.1
62Shot attempts54
25Faceoffs won38
3Power plays3
28Penalty minutes18
20Hits15
13Blocked shots18
12Giveaways10
5Takeaways5

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. Stajan – Shinkaruk – Jooris2:24

    xG 0.02–0.03 (40%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

  2. Stajan – Bollig – Jooris7:16

    xG 0.12–0.19 (38%)attempts 7–3goals 0–0

  3. Backlund – Bouma – Poirier10:04

    xG 0.19–0.66 (23%)attempts 9–6goals 0–0

  4. Grant – Shinkaruk – Monahan9:31

    xG 0.15–0.75 (16%)attempts 5–9goals 0–3

Defence pairs

  1. bestBrodie – Hamilton13:05

    xG 0.57–0.46 (56%)attempts 17–7goals 1–3

  2. Kulak – Nakladal15:16

    xG 0.18–0.69 (21%)attempts 12–11goals 0–1

  3. Engelland – Giordano13:14

    xG 0.34–1.13 (23%)attempts 12–11goals 1–2

Anaheim Ducks

Forward lines

  1. bestGetzlaf – Perry – McGinn10:36

    xG 1.23–0.15 (89%)attempts 14–6goals 2–0

  2. Kesler – Cogliano – Silfverberg8:53

    xG 0.62–0.32 (66%)attempts 6–10goals 2–0

  3. Horcoff – Stewart – Pirri12:20

    xG 0.44–0.28 (61%)attempts 10–14goals 1–1

  4. Thompson – Santorelli – Garbutt8:16

    xG 0.31–0.22 (58%)attempts 5–10goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestStoner – Vatanen14:56

    xG 1.13–0.17 (87%)attempts 12–12goals 2–0

  2. Holzer – Lindholm10:36

    xG 0.37–0.17 (68%)attempts 6–15goals 1–1

  3. Fowler – Theodore11:45

    xG 0.51–0.44 (54%)attempts 7–13goals 2–0

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.

ANA 4.1 xGCGY 2.0 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 41/100 · #711 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.53 · 6 goals in reachComeback index 54% (winner's lowest chance)
CGY 100%5050%50ANA 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +14 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 81% of the time.

ANA winsCGY wins

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

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