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Sun, Dec 4, 2016·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Anaheim Ducks 3, Calgary Flames 8

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 55% of the time.

CGY winsANA wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
ANA01117215333
CGY1751325825

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 2:09CGYJohnny GaudreauAssists: Sam Bennett, Alex Chiasson · Wrist, 0.07 xG0–1
  2. P2 2:50ANARyan KeslerAssists: Jakob Silfverberg, Andrew Cogliano · Slap, 0.17 xG1–1
  3. P2 11:28CGYTroy BrouwerPPAssists: Sean Monahan, Kris Versteeg · Tip-in, 0.21 xG1–2
  4. P2 12:20CGYAlex ChiassonAssists: Sam Bennett, Johnny Gaudreau · Wrist, 0.16 xG1–3
  5. P2 12:55CGYMatt StajanGWGAssists: Dennis Wideman, Garnet Hathaway · Tip-in, 0.16 xG1–4
  6. P2 16:37CGYSam BennettPPAssists: Mikael Backlund, Alex Chiasson · Wrist, 0.22 xG1–5
  7. P2 17:32CGYDougie HamiltonAssists: Matt Stajan, Garnet Hathaway · Slap, 0.04 xG1–6
  8. P3 5:34CGYSean MonahanAssists: Kris Versteeg, Matthew Tkachuk · Wrist, 0.22 xG1–7
  9. P3 15:39CGYMark GiordanoSHAssists: Troy Brouwer, Matt Stajan · Wrist, 0.26 xG1–8
  10. P3 16:30ANARyan KeslerPPAssists: Corey Perry, Ryan Getzlaf · Wrist, 0.64 xG2–8
  11. P3 16:50ANALogan ShawUnassisted · Snap, 0.08 xG3–8
Penalties (14)
  1. P1 2:11ANAKevin Bieksa: Fighting5 min
  2. P1 2:11CGYMicheal Ferland: Fighting5 min
  3. P1 7:28CGYMikael Backlund: Cross checking2 min
  4. P1 11:07ANARyan Kesler: Slashing2 min
  5. P1 19:14CGYSam Bennett: Holding2 min
  6. P2 10:27ANARyan Garbutt: Slashing2 min · PPG
  7. P2 15:00ANAHampus Lindholm: Hooking2 min · PPG
  8. P3 1:31CGYAlex Chiasson: Fighting5 min
  9. P3 1:31ANAJoseph Cramarossa: Fighting5 min
  10. P3 1:55ANAJared Boll: Fighting5 min
  11. P3 1:55CGYDeryk Engelland: Fighting5 min
  12. P3 1:55CGYGarnet Hathaway: Interference2 min
  13. P3 1:55CGYGarnet Hathaway: Misconduct10 min
  14. P3 14:49CGYSam Bennett: Hooking2 min · PPG

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.

ANA00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

ANACGY
33Shots on goal25
2.8Expected goals3.0
49Shot attempts44
36Faceoffs won30
4Power plays3
21Penalty minutes33
11Hits13
11Blocked shots10
7Giveaways14
6Takeaways14

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.

Anaheim Ducks

Forward lines

  1. bestVermette – Cramarossa – Kase6:20

    xG 0.46–0.26 (64%)attempts 9–4goals 0–1

  2. Getzlaf – Ritchie – Kase3:29

    xG 0.00–0.03 (0%)attempts 0–1goals 0–0

  3. Vermette – Perry – Cramarossa3:47

    xG 0.05–0.09 (37%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

  4. Getzlaf – Perry – Ritchie8:36

    xG 0.31–0.36 (46%)attempts 8–7goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestManson – Lindholm15:28

    xG 0.56–0.34 (62%)attempts 12–9goals 0–1

  2. Fowler – Manson2:24

    xG 0.10–0.17 (36%)attempts 2–2goals 0–1

  3. Vatanen – Fowler9:36

    xG 0.42–0.52 (45%)attempts 7–6goals 1–1

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestFrolik – Backlund – Tkachuk8:27

    xG 0.36–0.09 (80%)attempts 6–4goals 0–0

  2. Chiasson – Gaudreau – Bennett8:15

    xG 0.38–0.27 (59%)attempts 3–7goals 2–0

  3. Versteeg – Brouwer – Monahan9:34

    xG 0.14–0.54 (20%)attempts 5–12goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestWideman – Brodie15:06

    xG 0.88–0.32 (73%)attempts 12–10goals 1–2

  2. Giordano – Hamilton12:54

    xG 0.80–0.30 (73%)attempts 14–8goals 3–0

  3. Engelland – Jokipakka14:53

    xG 0.40–0.71 (36%)attempts 7–15goals 1–0

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 3.0 xGANA 2.8 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYANA

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 ANA. Dots are goals.

Excitement 68/100 · #343 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.94 · 7 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 54% (winner's lowest chance)
ANA 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +23 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 55% of the time.

CGY winsANA wins

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

-7
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-1
0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).