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Sat, Jan 21, 2017·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Edmonton Oilers 7, Calgary Flames 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 51% of the time.

CGY winsEDM wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
EDM3831518731
CGY013116212341

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 1:17EDMAnton SlepyshevAssists: Drake Caggiula · Wrist, 0.05 xG1–0
  2. P1 5:22EDMMark LetestuAssists: Zack Kassian, Oscar Klefbom · Snap, 0.07 xG2–0
  3. P1 5:58EDMJordan EberleAssists: Benoit Pouliot, Adam Larsson · Wrist, 0.05 xG3–0
  4. P2 3:57EDMConnor McDavidGWGAssists: Leon Draisaitl, Adam Larsson · Wrist, 0.06 xG4–0
  5. P2 12:24EDMJordan EberleAssists: Matt Benning, Benoit Pouliot · Tip-in, 0.12 xG5–0
  6. P2 15:55CGYMatthew TkachukPPAssists: Dougie Hamilton, Michael Frolik · Tip-in, 0.14 xG5–1
  7. P2 16:53EDMOscar KlefbomPPAssists: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Jordan Eberle · Slap, 0.07 xG6–1
  8. P3 0:26CGYSean MonahanSHUnassisted · Wrist, 0.08 xG6–2
  9. P3 15:49CGYLance BoumaAssists: TJ Brodie, Dennis Wideman · Tip-in, 0.06 xG6–3
  10. P3 19:25EDMRyan Nugent-HopkinsENAssists: Jordan Eberle, Adam Larsson · Wrist, 0.57 xG7–3
Penalties (15)
  1. P1 11:08CGYDeryk Engelland: Fighting5 min
  2. P1 11:08EDMMilan Lucic: Fighting5 min
  3. P2 1:03EDMAdam Larsson: Cross checking2 min
  4. P2 4:54CGYSam Bennett: Roughing2 min
  5. P2 14:28EDMMatt Benning: Hooking2 min · PPG
  6. P2 16:43CGYMatthew Tkachuk: Slashing2 min · PPG
  7. P2 19:27CGYMichael Frolik: Hooking2 min
  8. P2 19:27EDMConnor McDavid: Cross checking2 min
  9. P2 19:27CGYMatthew Tkachuk: Roughing2 min
  10. P2 19:27CGYMatthew Tkachuk: Misconduct10 min
  11. P3 5:07CGYSean Monahan: Tripping2 min
  12. P3 5:57CGYTJ Brodie: Slashing2 min
  13. P3 13:01EDMAndrej Sekera: Hooking2 min
  14. P3 15:49CGYMatt Stajan: Roughing2 min
  15. P3 15:49EDMAndrej Sekera: Roughing2 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.

EDM00 SOG · 0.0 xG

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P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

EDMCGY
31Shots on goal41
3.1Expected goals3.2
40Shot attempts77
31Faceoffs won39
5Power plays3
15Penalty minutes29
19Hits19
19Blocked shots5
12Giveaways13
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.

Edmonton Oilers

Forward lines

  1. bestPouliot – Eberle – Nugent-Hopkins8:16

    xG 0.44–0.30 (59%)attempts 9–12goals 2–0

  2. Hendricks – Letestu – Kassian7:15

    xG 0.09–0.13 (40%)attempts 2–4goals 1–0

  3. Lucic – Slepyshev – Caggiula8:57

    xG 0.14–0.27 (34%)attempts 7–11goals 1–1

  4. Maroon – Draisaitl – McDavid10:04

    xG 0.15–0.36 (29%)attempts 6–16goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. Davidson – Benning10:29

    xG 0.33–0.31 (52%)attempts 9–14goals 3–0

  2. Larsson – Klefbom13:59

    xG 0.40–0.39 (51%)attempts 11–19goals 2–0

  3. Sekera – Russell16:43

    xG 0.08–0.99 (7%)attempts 4–22goals 0–1

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestFrolik – Backlund – Tkachuk8:35

    xG 0.32–0.04 (88%)attempts 16–4goals 0–0

  2. Chiasson – Gaudreau – Bennett8:46

    xG 0.18–0.10 (63%)attempts 7–6goals 0–1

  3. Versteeg – Brouwer – Monahan8:13

    xG 0.20–0.20 (51%)attempts 11–5goals 0–1

  4. Stajan – Bouma – Ferland5:18

    xG 0.15–0.39 (28%)attempts 5–4goals 1–3

Defence pairs

  1. bestGiordano – Hamilton11:14

    xG 0.64–0.22 (74%)attempts 17–6goals 0–0

  2. Engelland – Jokipakka9:53

    xG 0.28–0.18 (61%)attempts 8–7goals 0–2

  3. Wideman – Brodie15:17

    xG 0.37–0.38 (49%)attempts 17–10goals 1–3

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 3.2 xGEDM 3.1 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYEDM

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 EDM. Dots are goals.

Excitement 62/100 · #421 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.61 · 6 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 44% (winner's lowest chance)
EDM 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +13 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 51% of the time.

CGY winsEDM wins

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

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