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Thu, Nov 10, 2016·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Dallas Stars 4, Calgary Flames 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 65% of the time.

CGY winsDAL wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
DAL2100428422
CGY010210011231

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 12:31DALLauri KorpikoskiAssists: Radek Faksa · Snap, 0.10 xG1–0
  2. P1 15:35DALJamie BennAssists: John Klingberg, Radek Faksa · Backhand, 0.12 xG2–0
  3. P2 1:33CGYJohnny GaudreauAssists: Brett Kulak, Sean Monahan · Wrist, 0.25 xG2–1
  4. P2 3:31CGYJohnny GaudreauAssists: Brett Kulak, Michael Frolik · Tip-in, 0.06 xG2–2
  5. P3 7:20DALJamie BennPPGWGAssists: Tyler Seguin, Antoine Roussel · Wrist, 0.25 xG3–2
  6. P3 19:06DALAntoine RousselENAssists: Justin Dowling · Wrist, 0.55 xG4–2
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 8:20CGYTroy Brouwer: Roughing2 min
  2. P1 8:20DALGemel Smith: Roughing2 min
  3. P1 8:20DALAntoine Roussel: Roughing2 min
  4. P2 0:38DALAntoine Roussel: Fighting5 min
  5. P2 0:38CGYMicheal Ferland: Fighting5 min
  6. P2 7:36CGYAlex Chiasson: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  7. P2 15:21CGYTroy Brouwer: Tripping2 min
  8. P3 6:32CGYAlex Chiasson: High sticking2 min · PPG
  9. P3 16:51DALJustin Dowling: Delaying game bench2 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.

DAL00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

DALCGY
22Shots on goal31
2.5Expected goals3.3
38Shot attempts59
33Faceoffs won33
3Power plays2
11Penalty minutes13
20Hits18
18Blocked shots10
3Giveaways9
7Takeaways16

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.

Dallas Stars

Forward lines

  1. Eaves – Roussel – Seguin11:08

    xG 0.25–0.22 (52%)attempts 9–8goals 0–0

  2. Korpikoski – Benn – Faksa13:26

    xG 0.43–0.44 (49%)attempts 7–10goals 1–1

  3. McKenzie – Ritchie – Shore5:57

    xG 0.23–0.38 (37%)attempts 2–8goals 0–0

  4. Cracknell – Dowling – Smith9:48

    xG 0.33–0.86 (28%)attempts 9–9goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Benn – Oleksiak11:04

    xG 0.43–0.53 (45%)attempts 12–6goals 0–0

  2. Hamhuis – Klingberg14:53

    xG 0.31–0.81 (28%)attempts 8–16goals 0–1

  3. Oduya – Johns13:11

    xG 0.26–0.76 (25%)attempts 6–13goals 1–1

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestChiasson – Gaudreau – Monahan12:05

    xG 1.27–0.05 (96%)attempts 18–6goals 0–0

  2. Stajan – Vey – Hamilton2:57

    xG 0.48–0.00 (100%)attempts 5–1goals 0–0

  3. Stajan – Brouwer – Vey4:52

    xG 0.03–0.01 (76%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

  4. Frolik – Backlund – Ferland9:20

    xG 0.36–0.52 (41%)attempts 7–6goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestJokipakka – Hamilton11:28

    xG 1.61–0.62 (72%)attempts 15–8goals 0–2

  2. Giordano – Brodie18:13

    xG 0.39–0.11 (78%)attempts 13–9goals 0–0

  3. Engelland – Kulak19:01

    xG 0.52–0.74 (41%)attempts 16–16goals 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.

CGY 3.3 xGDAL 2.5 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYDAL

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 DAL. Dots are goals.

Excitement 65/100 · #377 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.49 · 6 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 43% (winner's lowest chance)
DAL 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +24 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 65% of the time.

CGY winsDAL wins

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

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