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Tue, Jan 17, 2017·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Florida Panthers 2, Calgary Flames 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 74% of the time.

CGY winsFLA wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
FLA2506011222
CGY11031415529

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 3:46FLAVincent TrocheckAssists: Jared McCann, Aaron Ekblad · Wrist, 0.02 xG1–0
  2. P1 6:39CGYKris VersteegAssists: Sean Monahan, Mark Giordano · Backhand, 0.01 xG1–1
  3. P1 8:25FLAVincent TrocheckAssists: Jared McCann, Jason Demers · Wrist, 0.06 xG2–1
  4. P2 4:25CGYMark GiordanoPPAssists: Michael Frolik, Mikael Backlund · Wrist, 0.06 xG2–2
  5. P2 11:23CGYMikael BacklundPPGWGAssists: Matthew Tkachuk, Mark Giordano · Wrist, 0.22 xG2–3
  6. P2 11:36CGYMikael BacklundAssists: Matthew Tkachuk, Michael Frolik · Wrist, 0.12 xG2–4
  7. P3 17:52CGYSean MonahanENAssists: Dennis Wideman · Wrist, 0.59 xG2–5
Penalties (8)
  1. P1 11:28FLAAaron Ekblad: Hooking2 min
  2. P1 14:35CGYLance Bouma: Holding2 min
  3. P2 2:45FLAAaron Ekblad: Tripping2 min · PPG
  4. P2 10:06FLAJared McCann: Hooking2 min · PPG
  5. P2 19:45FLAJussi Jokinen: Hooking2 min
  6. P3 2:34CGYSam Bennett: Slashing2 min
  7. P3 12:27CGYMichael Frolik: Hooking2 min
  8. P3 15:26CGYSam Bennett: Delaying game puck over glass2 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.

FLA00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

FLACGY
22Shots on goal29
1.4Expected goals2.6
43Shot attempts50
24Faceoffs won26
4Power plays4
8Penalty minutes8
14Hits7
16Blocked shots12
9Giveaways11
9Takeaways12

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.

Florida Panthers

Forward lines

  1. bestMacKenzie – Sceviour – Sgarbossa8:15

    xG 0.36–0.05 (87%)attempts 4–4goals 0–0

  2. Jagr – Trocheck – McCann9:50

    xG 0.25–0.25 (50%)attempts 9–12goals 2–2

  3. Jokinen – Smith – Marchessault8:20

    xG 0.05–0.17 (22%)attempts 2–8goals 0–0

  4. Thornton – McKegg – Thompson6:37

    xG 0.17–0.55 (24%)attempts 6–9goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestMatheson – Ekblad9:03

    xG 0.52–0.13 (80%)attempts 10–5goals 1–0

  2. Yandle – Pysyk9:00

    xG 0.25–0.15 (62%)attempts 8–10goals 1–1

  3. Pysyk – Matheson3:10

    xG 0.01–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestFrolik – Backlund – Tkachuk8:08

    xG 0.59–0.14 (81%)attempts 10–6goals 1–1

  2. Versteeg – Brouwer – Monahan10:00

    xG 0.29–0.19 (60%)attempts 9–8goals 1–0

  3. Chiasson – Gaudreau – Bennett9:29

    xG 0.14–0.06 (68%)attempts 8–4goals 0–0

  4. Stajan – Bouma – Hamilton6:19

    xG 0.06–0.43 (13%)attempts 4–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestWideman – Brodie16:45

    xG 0.74–0.19 (80%)attempts 16–9goals 0–0

  2. Giordano – Hamilton11:57

    xG 0.20–0.28 (42%)attempts 11–9goals 1–2

  3. Engelland – Jokipakka12:07

    xG 0.14–0.42 (25%)attempts 8–7goals 0–0

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 2.6 xGFLA 1.4 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYFLA

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 FLA. Dots are goals.

Excitement 54/100 · #521 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.25 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 37% (winner's lowest chance)
FLA 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +26 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 74% of the time.

CGY winsFLA wins

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

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