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Thu, Oct 20, 2016·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Carolina Hurricanes 4, Calgary Flames 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 58% of the time.

CGY winsCAR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CAR28113111432
CGY0101818226

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 7:55CARTeuvo TeravainenAssists: Noah Hanifin, Sebastian Aho · Wrist, 0.32 xG1–0
  2. P1 16:12CARVictor RaskPPAssists: Jeff Skinner, Noah Hanifin · Wrist, 0.05 xG2–0
  3. P2 4:55CARViktor StalbergGWGAssists: Klas Dahlbeck, Jaccob Slavin · Backhand, 0.12 xG3–0
  4. P2 18:07CGYTroy BrouwerUnassisted · Wrist, 0.09 xG3–1
  5. P3 8:03CGYJohnny GaudreauAssists: Dougie Hamilton, Jyrki Jokipakka · Backhand, 0.10 xG3–2
  6. P3 19:26CARJeff SkinnerPPAssists: Elias Lindholm, Noah Hanifin · Snap, 0.23 xG4–2
Penalties (13)
  1. P1 8:04CARLee Stempniak: High sticking double minor4 min
  2. P1 12:15CARKlas Dahlbeck: High sticking2 min
  3. P1 14:12CGYLance Bouma: Hooking2 min · PPG
  4. P1 15:39CGYAlex Chiasson: Slashing2 min
  5. P1 17:55CARBrett Pesce: Holding2 min
  6. P2 1:31CGYJyrki Jokipakka: Holding2 min
  7. P2 10:06CGYMichael Frolik: High sticking2 min
  8. P2 13:42CARKlas Dahlbeck: Tripping2 min
  9. P3 0:29CGYTJ Brodie: Holding the stick2 min
  10. P3 2:59CARLee Stempniak: Cross checking2 min
  11. P3 5:36CGYBrett Kulak: Hooking2 min
  12. P3 17:29CGYAlex Chiasson: High sticking2 min · PPG
  13. P3 19:03CGYTroy Brouwer: 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.

CAR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0CGY
44% to win56% to win
← CAR attackCGY attack →
  1. P1 20:00Bennett won the faceoff against Staal
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CARCGY
32Shots on goal26
3.2Expected goals2.7
59Shot attempts54
32Faceoffs won27
8Power plays6
12Penalty minutes16
9Hits17
14Blocked shots17
7Giveaways11
15Takeaways5

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.

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestTeravainen – Lindholm – Aho5:13

    xG 0.77–0.18 (81%)attempts 9–2goals 1–1

  2. McClement – Bickell – Stalberg4:25

    xG 0.29–0.05 (84%)attempts 7–1goals 0–0

  3. Staal – Nordstrom – Di Giuseppe7:36

    xG 0.28–0.34 (45%)attempts 10–11goals 0–0

  4. Stempniak – Skinner – Rask8:55

    xG 0.17–0.46 (27%)attempts 5–10goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSlavin – Pesce9:42

    xG 0.51–0.13 (80%)attempts 12–5goals 0–0

  2. Hainsey – Faulk9:22

    xG 0.40–0.53 (43%)attempts 9–13goals 0–0

  3. Dahlbeck – Hanifin7:30

    xG 0.18–0.33 (35%)attempts 7–4goals 0–0

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestStajan – Chiasson – Ferland2:08

    xG 0.23–0.02 (93%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

  2. Frolik – Gaudreau – Monahan2:07

    xG 0.10–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–0goals 0–0

  3. Frolik – Backlund – Bouma6:04

    xG 0.05–0.15 (26%)attempts 3–4goals 0–0

  4. Brouwer – Gaudreau – Monahan2:56

    xG 0.15–0.24 (38%)attempts 3–5goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestGiordano – Brodie10:54

    xG 0.41–0.31 (57%)attempts 10–10goals 0–0

  2. Engelland – Kulak11:28

    xG 0.56–0.71 (44%)attempts 11–9goals 0–0

  3. Jokipakka – Hamilton8:34

    xG 0.41–1.09 (27%)attempts 6–15goals 2–2

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 2.7 xGCAR 3.2 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYCAR

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 CAR. Dots are goals.

Excitement 63/100 · #404 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.22 · 6 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 44% (winner's lowest chance)
CAR 100%5050%50CGY 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, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 58% of the time.

CGY winsCAR wins

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

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