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Thu, Jan 26, 2017·Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa

Calgary Flames 3, Ottawa Senators 2 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 56% of the time.

OTT winsCGY wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
CGY062100812326
OTT060821003227

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 9:39CGYMicheal FerlandUnassisted · Wrist, 0.33 xG1–0
  2. P2 17:08CGYSean MonahanAssists: Dougie Hamilton, Johnny Gaudreau · Wrist, 0.36 xG2–0
  3. P3 2:01OTTTommy WingelsAssists: Fredrik Claesson · Tip-in, 0.16 xG2–1
  4. P3 18:58OTTChris WidemanAssists: Mike Hoffman, Zack Smith · Slap, 0.02 xG2–2
  5. OT 4:29CGYJohnny GaudreauGWGAssists: Mikael Backlund · Snap, 0.19 xG3–2
Penalties (5)
  1. P1 12:35CGYMatthew Tkachuk: Too many men on the ice2 min
  2. P1 17:06CGYMichael Frolik: High sticking double minor4 min
  3. P2 2:34OTTChris Kelly: Holding2 min
  4. P2 17:32CGYKris Versteeg: Hooking2 min
  5. P3 13:59OTTKyle Turris: Hooking2 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 SOG0OTT
44% to win56% to win
← CGY attackOTT attack →
  1. P1 20:00Stajan won the faceoff against Brassard
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CGYOTT
26Shots on goal27
2.5Expected goals2.2
48Shot attempts49
35Faceoffs won35
2Power plays4
8Penalty minutes4
25Hits26
15Blocked shots10
8Giveaways11
10Takeaways6

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 – Gaudreau – Monahan11:24

    xG 0.39–0.08 (82%)attempts 12–5goals 0–0

  2. Stajan – Bouma – Ferland9:13

    xG 0.37–0.35 (51%)attempts 5–11goals 1–1

  3. Backlund – Chiasson – Tkachuk8:13

    xG 0.22–0.26 (46%)attempts 8–4goals 0–0

  4. Versteeg – Brouwer – Bennett11:29

    xG 0.24–0.57 (30%)attempts 8–10goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestGiordano – Hamilton13:54

    xG 0.62–0.34 (64%)attempts 13–10goals 1–0

  2. Engelland – Kulak13:53

    xG 0.22–0.19 (54%)attempts 10–11goals 0–0

  3. Wideman – Brodie16:03

    xG 0.71–0.68 (51%)attempts 14–11goals 0–0

Ottawa Senators

Forward lines

  1. bestTurris – Smith – Stone3:16

    xG 0.24–0.00 (100%)attempts 6–0goals 0–0

  2. Brassard – Hoffman – Stone4:41

    xG 0.26–0.03 (90%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0

  3. Ryan – Turris – Dzingel8:08

    xG 0.45–0.37 (55%)attempts 7–8goals 0–0

  4. Pyatt – Smith – Pageau2:39

    xG 0.03–0.00 (100%)attempts 1–0goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestKarlsson – Claesson3:07

    xG 0.16–0.03 (84%)attempts 4–1goals 1–0

  2. Karlsson – Wideman4:33

    xG 0.18–0.07 (72%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

  3. Wideman – Claesson6:45

    xG 0.07–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–0goals 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.

OTT 2.2 xGCGY 2.5 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

OTTCGY

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 82/100 · #187 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.06 · 5 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 44% (winner's lowest chance)
CGY 100%5050%50OTT 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +47 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 56% of the time.

OTT winsCGY wins

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

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