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Thu, Nov 3, 2016·SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose

Calgary Flames 3, San Jose Sharks 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, San Jose Sharks win this game 84% of the time.

SJS winsCGY wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CGY0721015322
SJS07010211228

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 16:32CGYTroy BrouwerAssists: Micheal Ferland, Sam Bennett · Slap, 0.09 xG1–0
  2. P2 18:05CGYMatthew TkachukAssists: Deryk Engelland, Michael Frolik · Wrist, 0.02 xG2–0
  3. P3 0:35SJSBrent BurnsPPAssists: Joe Pavelski, Joe Thornton · Slap, 0.07 xG2–1
  4. P3 9:18SJSMelker KarlssonAssists: Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Chris Tierney · Deflected, 0.07 xG2–2
  5. P3 15:39CGYMatthew TkachukGWGAssists: Michael Frolik, Deryk Engelland · Backhand, 0.14 xG3–2
Penalties (11)
  1. P1 0:20CGYMatthew Tkachuk: Too many men on the ice2 min
  2. P1 3:10CGYAlex Chiasson: Interference2 min
  3. P1 11:05CGYBrett Kulak: High sticking2 min
  4. P1 11:05CGYBrett Kulak: High sticking2 min
  5. P1 11:05SJSJoonas Donskoi: Holding2 min
  6. P1 13:34SJSPaul Martin: Hooking2 min
  7. P2 18:55CGYSam Bennett: Tripping2 min · PPG
  8. P3 3:38SJSTomas Hertl: Tripping2 min
  9. P3 5:40SJSBrenden Dillon: Roughing2 min
  10. P3 5:40CGYMatthew Tkachuk: Roughing2 min
  11. P3 6:42CGYTJ Brodie: 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 SOG0SJS
44% to win56% to win
← CGY attackSJS attack →
  1. P1 20:00Couture won the faceoff against Monahan
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CGYSJS
22Shots on goal28
1.2Expected goals3.1
43Shot attempts67
23Faceoffs won33
2Power plays5
14Penalty minutes8
32Hits24
21Blocked shots15
14Giveaways20
6Takeaways12

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. bestStajan – Bouma – Ferland5:29

    xG 0.27–0.07 (79%)attempts 11–6goals 0–0

  2. Frolik – Backlund – Tkachuk8:24

    xG 0.26–0.13 (67%)attempts 7–5goals 2–0

  3. Brouwer – Gaudreau – Monahan2:12

    xG 0.01–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–0goals 0–0

  4. Brouwer – Gaudreau – Bennett2:14

    xG 0.00–0.44 (0%)attempts 0–5goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Jokipakka – Hamilton13:13

    xG 0.11–0.25 (30%)attempts 9–15goals 0–0

  2. Engelland – Kulak11:25

    xG 0.39–0.93 (29%)attempts 15–11goals 3–0

  3. Giordano – Brodie15:21

    xG 0.24–0.83 (22%)attempts 7–12goals 0–0

San Jose Sharks

Forward lines

  1. bestMarleau – Boedker – Hertl4:23

    xG 0.86–0.09 (90%)attempts 9–2goals 0–1

  2. Ward – Couture – Donskoi9:23

    xG 0.82–0.09 (90%)attempts 10–5goals 0–0

  3. Marleau – Tierney – Karlsson2:25

    xG 0.07–0.00 (100%)attempts 1–0goals 1–0

  4. Thornton – Pavelski – Karlsson5:00

    xG 0.11–0.05 (67%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestVlasic – Braun14:57

    xG 1.05–0.21 (83%)attempts 14–9goals 1–1

  2. Martin – Burns11:40

    xG 0.55–0.33 (62%)attempts 16–10goals 0–1

  3. Schlemko – Dillon9:39

    xG 0.13–0.13 (49%)attempts 5–8goals 0–1

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.

SJS 3.1 xGCGY 1.2 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

SJSCGY

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 73/100 · #305 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.78 · 5 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 43% (winner's lowest chance)
CGY 100%5050%50SJS 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +40 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, San Jose Sharks win this game 84% of the time.

SJS winsCGY wins

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

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