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Fri, Feb 3, 2017·Prudential Center, Newark

Calgary Flames 4, New Jersey Devils 3 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New Jersey Devils win this game 61% of the time.

NJD winsCGY wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
CGY1161111912438
NJD0113130401329

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 17:15CGYSean MonahanAssists: Johnny Gaudreau, TJ Brodie · Wrist, 0.05 xG1–0
  2. P2 0:22CGYKris VersteegPPAssists: TJ Brodie, Johnny Gaudreau · Slap, 0.05 xG2–0
  3. P2 8:36NJDAdam HenriqueAssists: Miles Wood · Wrap-around, 0.11 xG2–1
  4. P2 11:39NJDPavel ZachaPPAssists: Michael Cammalleri, Adam Henrique · Backhand, 0.25 xG2–2
  5. P2 19:36NJDKyle PalmieriPPAssists: Miles Wood, Taylor Hall · Deflected, 0.34 xG2–3
  6. P3 7:22CGYMatt StajanAssists: TJ Brodie, Micheal Ferland · Wrist, 0.13 xG3–3
  7. OT 1:13CGYMikael BacklundGWGAssists: TJ Brodie, Michael Frolik · Wrist, 0.07 xG4–3
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 12:17CGYMatt Stajan: Tripping2 min
  2. P1 15:12NJDBen Lovejoy: Holding the stick2 min
  3. P1 0:00NJDKyle Palmieri: Interference2 min · PPG
  4. P2 10:03CGYSam Bennett: Slashing2 min · PPG
  5. P2 19:05CGYDennis Wideman: Delaying game2 min · PPG
  6. P3 2:21CGYMatt Stajan: Cross checking2 min
  7. P3 2:21NJDPA Parenteau: 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.

CGY00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0NJD
44% to win56% to win
← CGY attackNJD attack →
  1. P1 20:00Backlund won the faceoff against Zajac
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CGYNJD
38Shots on goal29
2.4Expected goals3.0
60Shot attempts53
41Faceoffs won29
2Power plays3
8Penalty minutes6
20Hits20
13Blocked shots11
4Giveaways5
4Takeaways4

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. Frolik – Backlund – Tkachuk13:11

    xG 0.41–0.36 (53%)attempts 8–12goals 0–0

  2. Brouwer – Gaudreau – Monahan13:14

    xG 0.42–0.43 (50%)attempts 19–9goals 0–0

  3. Stajan – Bouma – Ferland6:49

    xG 0.29–0.31 (48%)attempts 7–5goals 1–0

  4. Versteeg – Chiasson – Bennett12:45

    xG 0.14–0.21 (40%)attempts 9–6goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestWideman – Brodie15:50

    xG 0.71–0.45 (61%)attempts 15–10goals 1–1

  2. Giordano – Hamilton18:07

    xG 0.60–0.37 (62%)attempts 22–9goals 0–0

  3. Engelland – Jokipakka12:37

    xG 0.18–0.63 (22%)attempts 7–12goals 0–0

New Jersey Devils

Forward lines

  1. bestZajac – Palmieri – Hall10:16

    xG 0.76–0.03 (96%)attempts 13–5goals 0–0

  2. Parenteau – Blandisi – Kalinin7:44

    xG 0.42–0.10 (81%)attempts 7–5goals 0–0

  3. Cammalleri – Henrique – Wood7:39

    xG 0.15–0.11 (59%)attempts 4–8goals 1–0

  4. Josefson – Noesen – Zacha10:53

    xG 0.13–0.37 (25%)attempts 5–8goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestGreene – Lovejoy17:12

    xG 0.79–0.49 (62%)attempts 13–22goals 1–0

  2. Quincey – Severson15:02

    xG 0.50–0.34 (59%)attempts 13–11goals 0–1

  3. Helgeson – Santini11:35

    xG 0.19–0.27 (41%)attempts 4–7goals 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.

NJD 3.0 xGCGY 2.4 xG
0123P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NJDCGY

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 87/100 · #138 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.15 · 7 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 13% (winner's lowest chance)
CGY 100%5050%50NJD 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +34 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, New Jersey Devils win this game 61% of the time.

NJD winsCGY wins

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

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