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Sun, Nov 27, 2016·Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia

Calgary Flames 3, Philadelphia Flyers 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Philadelphia Flyers win this game 94% of the time.

PHI winsCGY wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CGY17012213332
PHI115314114543

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 7:42CGYTJ BrodieSHAssists: Mikael Backlund, Sam Bennett · Backhand, 0.08 xG1–0
  2. P1 17:42PHIMichael RafflAssists: Jakub Voracek, Andrew MacDonald · Backhand, 0.12 xG1–1
  3. P2 0:52PHIJakub VoracekPPAssists: Claude Giroux, Wayne Simmonds · Wrist, 0.03 xG1–2
  4. P2 7:20PHIChris VandeVeldeAssists: Roman Lyubimov · Tip-in, 0.12 xG1–3
  5. P2 7:44PHIWayne SimmondsGWGAssists: Nick Cousins · Backhand, 0.13 xG1–4
  6. P3 8:05CGYMatthew TkachukPPAssists: Dougie Hamilton, Mark Giordano · Tip-in, 0.17 xG2–4
  7. P3 9:55PHIRoman LyubimovAssists: Michael Del Zotto, Chris VandeVelde · Snap, 0.41 xG2–5
  8. P3 18:10CGYAlex ChiassonSHAssists: Dougie Hamilton, TJ Brodie · Snap, 0.34 xG3–5
Penalties (12)
  1. P1 6:24CGYMichael Frolik: Hooking2 min
  2. P1 13:56CGYDeryk Engelland: Cross checking2 min
  3. P1 19:45CGYMatthew Tkachuk: Holding2 min · PPG
  4. P3 0:29CGYMatt Stajan: Tripping2 min
  5. P3 7:09PHINick Cousins: Hooking2 min · PPG
  6. P3 14:38CGYMatthew Tkachuk: Cross checking2 min
  7. P3 14:38CGYMatthew Tkachuk: Roughing2 min
  8. P3 14:38CGYMatthew Tkachuk: Roughing2 min
  9. P3 14:38PHITravis Konecny: Roughing2 min
  10. P3 14:38PHIRadko Gudas: Misconduct10 min
  11. P3 14:38CGYDennis Wideman: Misconduct10 min
  12. P3 14:38CGYMatthew Tkachuk: Misconduct10 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 SOG0PHI
44% to win56% to win
← CGY attackPHI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Stajan won the faceoff against Cousins
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CGYPHI
32Shots on goal43
2.4Expected goals6.2
57Shot attempts77
34Faceoffs won38
1Power plays6
34Penalty minutes14
33Hits22
16Blocked shots16
14Giveaways11
5Takeaways4

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. bestFrolik – Backlund – Tkachuk10:13

    xG 0.67–0.41 (62%)attempts 15–7goals 0–0

  2. Stajan – Chiasson – Bennett10:21

    xG 0.32–0.31 (50%)attempts 9–9goals 0–1

  3. Versteeg – Brouwer – Monahan10:11

    xG 0.18–0.63 (22%)attempts 6–15goals 0–0

  4. Hamilton – Ferland – Hathaway10:06

    xG 0.39–1.63 (19%)attempts 11–17goals 0–3

Defence pairs

  1. Giordano – Hamilton17:20

    xG 0.78–0.99 (44%)attempts 19–18goals 0–1

  2. Engelland – Kulak10:44

    xG 0.42–0.79 (35%)attempts 11–13goals 0–1

  3. Wideman – Brodie13:45

    xG 0.31–0.85 (27%)attempts 10–10goals 0–2

Philadelphia Flyers

Forward lines

  1. bestVandeVelde – Schenn – Lyubimov9:38

    xG 1.46–0.60 (71%)attempts 16–9goals 2–0

  2. Weise – Read – Bellemare9:16

    xG 0.60–0.10 (86%)attempts 10–6goals 0–0

  3. Giroux – Voracek – Raffl9:40

    xG 0.46–0.15 (75%)attempts 10–7goals 1–0

  4. Simmonds – Cousins – Konecny8:11

    xG 0.41–0.57 (42%)attempts 7–15goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestStreit – Del Zotto14:44

    xG 1.24–0.70 (64%)attempts 12–18goals 1–0

  2. MacDonald – Gostisbehere12:12

    xG 0.81–0.31 (72%)attempts 17–11goals 1–0

  3. Gudas – Provorov16:14

    xG 0.97–0.59 (62%)attempts 20–15goals 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.

PHI 6.2 xGCGY 2.4 xG
0246P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

PHICGY

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 66/100 · #375 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.90 · 8 goals in reachComeback index 39% (winner's lowest chance)
CGY 100%5050%50PHI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +19 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Philadelphia Flyers win this game 94% of the time.

PHI winsCGY wins

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

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