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Tue, Nov 1, 2016·United Center, Chicago

Calgary Flames 1, Chicago Blackhawks 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 52% of the time.

CHI winsCGY wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CGY01311308134
CHI160947522

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 18:58CHIPatrick KaneAssists: Michal Rozsival · Wrist, 0.12 xG0–1
  2. P2 7:06CGYMichael FrolikSHAssists: Mikael Backlund · Wrist, 0.21 xG1–1
  3. P3 7:44CHIArtem AnisimovPPGWGAssists: Patrick Kane, Artemi Panarin · Tip-in, 0.15 xG1–2
  4. P3 12:34CHITyler MotteAssists: Nick Schmaltz, Brent Seabrook · Wrist, 0.18 xG1–3
  5. P3 16:59CHIArtemi PanarinENAssists: Patrick Kane · Wrist, 0.67 xG1–4
  6. P3 18:16CHINiklas HjalmarssonAssists: Richard Panik, Artem Anisimov · Slap, 0.04 xG1–5
Penalties (10)
  1. P1 7:38CHIMarian Hossa: Hooking2 min
  2. P1 10:58CGYDougie Hamilton: Holding2 min
  3. P1 13:30CHIMarcus Kruger: Tripping2 min
  4. P2 4:04CHINick Schmaltz: Too many men on the ice2 min
  5. P2 6:35CGYMicheal Ferland: Too many men on the ice2 min
  6. P2 9:12CHIBrian Campbell: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  7. P2 11:57CGYSean Monahan: Tripping2 min
  8. P3 7:13CGYSam Bennett: Tripping2 min · PPG
  9. P3 16:15CHIDennis Rasmussen: Roughing2 min
  10. P3 16:15CGYLance Bouma: Roughing2 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 SOG0CHI
44% to win56% to win
← CGY attackCHI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Anisimov won the faceoff against Bennett
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CGYCHI
34Shots on goal22
2.6Expected goals2.4
61Shot attempts45
22Faceoffs won30
4Power plays4
10Penalty minutes10
35Hits21
13Blocked shots17
8Giveaways14
7Takeaways12

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. Shift data for this game is incomplete, so treat these as rough.

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestStajan – Bouma – Ferland6:03

    xG 0.41–0.11 (80%)attempts 8–4goals 0–0

  2. Frolik – Backlund – Tkachuk5:13

    xG 0.39–0.14 (74%)attempts 6–4goals 0–0

  3. Versteeg – Brouwer – Bennett6:18

    xG 0.08–0.08 (49%)attempts 6–4goals 0–0

  4. Chiasson – Gaudreau – Monahan6:22

    xG 0.18–0.19 (48%)attempts 4–4goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestWideman – Jokipakka2:05

    xG 0.29–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–0goals 0–0

  2. Jokipakka – Hamilton7:13

    xG 0.41–0.15 (74%)attempts 10–5goals 0–0

  3. Giordano – Hamilton2:32

    xG 0.16–0.04 (82%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

Chicago Blackhawks

Forward lines

  1. bestHossa – Anisimov – Panarin6:38

    xG 0.24–0.09 (73%)attempts 6–2goals 0–0

  2. Toews – Kane – Panik6:55

    xG 0.13–0.11 (55%)attempts 6–7goals 0–0

  3. Kruger – Motte – Schmaltz4:59

    xG 0.26–0.32 (45%)attempts 3–5goals 1–0

  4. Tootoo – Hinostroza – Rasmussen3:47

    xG 0.02–0.16 (13%)attempts 1–7goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestCampbell – Keith9:17

    xG 0.23–0.12 (67%)attempts 7–8goals 0–0

  2. Seabrook – Hjalmarsson9:06

    xG 0.51–0.67 (43%)attempts 8–10goals 2–0

  3. Rozsival – Forsling9:23

    xG 0.07–0.57 (10%)attempts 4–13goals 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.

CHI 2.4 xGCGY 2.6 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CHICGY

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

CHI's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line CHI is favoured, below it CGY. Dots are goals.

Excitement 36/100 · #746 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.21 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 52% (winner's lowest chance)
CGY 100%5050%50CHI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +28 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 52% of the time.

CHI winsCGY wins

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

-7
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
+1
+2
+3
+4
+5
+6
+7

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