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Thu, Apr 7, 2016·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Vancouver Canucks 3, Calgary Flames 7

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 78% of the time.

CGY winsVAN wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
VAN2111808327
CGY218312213743

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 2:47CGYMikael BacklundPPAssists: Jakub Nakladal, TJ Brodie · Snap, 0.21 xG0–1
  2. P1 6:23VANNikita TryamkinAssists: Henrik Sedin, Ben Hutton · Wrist, 0.03 xG1–1
  3. P1 17:36VANBo HorvatPPAssists: Chris Tanev, Dan Hamhuis · Wrist, 0.05 xG2–1
  4. P1 18:08CGYDougie HamiltonAssists: Micheal Ferland, Jyrki Jokipakka · Tip-in, 0.02 xG2–2
  5. P2 1:18CGYMikael BacklundAssists: Matt Stajan, Joe Colborne · Wrist, 0.03 xG2–3
  6. P2 6:54VANEmerson EtemAssists: Ben Hutton, Bo Horvat · Tip-in, 0.12 xG3–3
  7. P2 11:54CGYJoe ColbornePPGWGAssists: Dougie Hamilton, Johnny Gaudreau · Tip-in, 0.15 xG3–4
  8. P2 19:08CGYMikael BacklundSHAssists: Matt Stajan, Mark Giordano · Wrist, 0.06 xG3–5
  9. P3 15:08CGYDeryk EngellandAssists: Matt Stajan, Joe Colborne · Wrist, 0.11 xG3–6
  10. P3 16:23CGYSam BennettAssists: Josh Jooris · Wrist, 0.17 xG3–7
Penalties (10)
  1. P1 1:04VANJannik Hansen: High sticking double minor4 min · PPG
  2. P1 9:25CGYJohnny Gaudreau: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  3. P1 16:06CGYSean Monahan: Holding2 min · PPG
  4. P1 18:08CGYBrandon Bollig: Fighting5 min
  5. P1 18:08VANDerek Dorsett: Fighting5 min
  6. P2 7:30CGYHunter Shinkaruk: Roughing2 min
  7. P2 10:52VANAndrey Pedan: Tripping2 min · PPG
  8. P2 12:11VANRonalds Kenins: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  9. P2 18:29CGYDrew Shore: Broken stick2 min
  10. P3 6:58CGYJyrki Jokipakka: Hooking2 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.

VAN00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

VANCGY
27Shots on goal43
1.9Expected goals3.6
48Shot attempts62
26Faceoffs won27
5Power plays4
13Penalty minutes15
17Hits7
9Blocked shots8
9Giveaways15
7Takeaways13

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.

Vancouver Canucks

Forward lines

  1. bestHansen – Etem – Horvat5:24

    xG 0.36–0.22 (62%)attempts 6–7goals 1–1

  2. Burrows – Etem – Horvat2:27

    xG 0.10–0.05 (64%)attempts 5–4goals 0–0

  3. Sedin – Sedin – Burrows6:04

    xG 0.06–0.06 (50%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

  4. Dorsett – Etem – Granlund2:15

    xG 0.03–0.22 (11%)attempts 1–2goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestHutton – Tryamkin7:59

    xG 0.57–0.35 (62%)attempts 11–8goals 2–1

  2. Hamhuis – Tanev9:40

    xG 0.22–0.25 (47%)attempts 6–8goals 0–1

  3. Bartkowski – Tryamkin2:34

    xG 0.11–0.35 (25%)attempts 1–6goals 0–1

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestBollig – Jooris – Bennett2:53

    xG 0.19–0.04 (82%)attempts 2–3goals 1–0

  2. Ferland – Shinkaruk – Monahan2:33

    xG 0.14–0.02 (85%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0

  3. Gaudreau – Shinkaruk – Monahan3:09

    xG 0.33–0.23 (59%)attempts 4–4goals 0–1

  4. Stajan – Backlund – Colborne5:56

    xG 0.32–0.23 (58%)attempts 7–5goals 2–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestEngelland – Nakladal11:03

    xG 0.70–0.38 (65%)attempts 16–8goals 2–0

  2. Jokipakka – Hamilton12:27

    xG 0.51–0.23 (69%)attempts 14–10goals 2–0

  3. Giordano – Brodie13:04

    xG 0.44–0.48 (48%)attempts 7–12goals 0–2

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 3.6 xGVAN 1.9 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYVAN

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 VAN. Dots are goals.

Excitement 87/100 · #161 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.04 · 9 goals in reachComeback index 30% (winner's lowest chance)
VAN 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +25 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 78% of the time.

CGY winsVAN wins

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

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