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Fri, Nov 18, 2016·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Chicago Blackhawks 3, Calgary Flames 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 57% of the time.

CGY winsCHI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CHI191916324
CGY01129010230

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 7:42CHIRyan HartmanAssists: Artem Anisimov · Snap, 0.14 xG1–0
  2. P2 3:33CGYSam BennettAssists: Sean Monahan, TJ Brodie · Wrist, 0.28 xG1–1
  3. P2 7:03CGYSean MonahanAssists: Sam Bennett, Troy Brouwer · Wrist, 0.10 xG1–2
  4. P2 14:34CHIBrent SeabrookPPAssists: Duncan Keith, Patrick Kane · Slap, 0.08 xG2–2
  5. P3 17:37CHIMarian HossaGWGAssists: Artemi Panarin, Michal Kempny · Wrist, 0.36 xG3–2
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 8:53CHIJordin Tootoo: Tripping2 min
  2. P1 18:36CHIMarcus Kruger: High sticking2 min
  3. P2 10:20CHIMarian Hossa: Hooking2 min
  4. P2 13:35CGYMatthew Tkachuk: High sticking2 min · PPG
  5. P2 18:15CHINick Schmaltz: Too many men on the ice2 min
  6. P3 19:51CHIArtem Anisimov: Tripping2 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.

CHI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CHICGY
24Shots on goal30
2.4Expected goals2.8
52Shot attempts58
26Faceoffs won36
1Power plays5
10Penalty minutes2
6Hits12
16Blocked shots14
7Giveaways12
10Takeaways7

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.

Chicago Blackhawks

Forward lines

  1. bestHossa – Anisimov – Panarin11:40

    xG 0.16–0.06 (73%)attempts 12–3goals 0–0

  2. Tootoo – Desjardins – Schmaltz3:36

    xG 0.03–0.01 (63%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

  3. Kruger – Hartman – Rasmussen5:54

    xG 0.12–0.11 (52%)attempts 7–5goals 0–0

  4. Kruger – Rasmussen – Schmaltz5:04

    xG 0.08–0.10 (45%)attempts 4–6goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSeabrook – Kempny12:16

    xG 1.23–0.24 (84%)attempts 21–6goals 1–0

  2. Hjalmarsson – Forsling10:02

    xG 0.43–0.42 (51%)attempts 7–8goals 0–1

  3. Campbell – Forsling3:47

    xG 0.07–0.09 (45%)attempts 3–6goals 0–0

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestBrouwer – Monahan – Bennett13:27

    xG 1.42–0.31 (82%)attempts 18–9goals 2–0

  2. Stajan – Chiasson – Vey6:25

    xG 0.09–0.05 (65%)attempts 4–4goals 0–0

  3. Stajan – Chiasson – Ferland2:08

    xG 0.00–0.00attempts 1–1goals 0–0

  4. Hamilton – Ferland – Hathaway9:38

    xG 0.21–0.55 (28%)attempts 7–10goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestGiordano – Hamilton16:36

    xG 1.07–0.83 (56%)attempts 20–16goals 0–0

  2. Engelland – Kulak13:52

    xG 0.32–0.48 (40%)attempts 12–12goals 0–0

  3. Wideman – Brodie17:47

    xG 0.23–0.83 (22%)attempts 8–20goals 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 2.8 xGCHI 2.4 xG
-0.500.511.522.53P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYCHI

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 CHI. Dots are goals.

Excitement 50/100 · #575 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.61 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 19% (winner's lowest chance)
CHI 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +44 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 57% of the time.

CGY winsCHI wins

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

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