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Sat, Mar 11, 2017·MTS Centre, Winnipeg

Calgary Flames 3, Winnipeg Jets 0

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 60% of the time.

WPG winsCGY wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CGY11011217329
WPG0701509031

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 14:06CGYMikael BacklundPPGWGAssists: Michael Frolik, Dougie Hamilton · Wrist, 0.31 xG1–0
  2. P2 12:09CGYMichael FrolikPPAssists: Matthew Tkachuk, Dougie Hamilton · Wrist, 0.44 xG2–0
  3. P3 3:24CGYAlex ChiassonAssists: Sean Monahan, Dougie Hamilton · Wrist, 0.05 xG3–0
Penalties (11)
  1. P1 13:08WPGBen Chiarot: Interference2 min · PPG
  2. P2 7:22CGYMatt Stajan: Tripping2 min
  3. P2 9:50WPGBen Chiarot: High sticking double minor4 min · PPG
  4. P2 13:35WPGNikolaj Ehlers: High sticking2 min
  5. P2 15:55WPGDustin Byfuglien: High sticking2 min
  6. P2 18:38CGYSam Bennett: Slashing2 min
  7. P2 18:38CGYSam Bennett: Fighting5 min
  8. P2 18:38WPGJacob Trouba: Fighting5 min
  9. P3 6:42CGYBrian Elliott: Roughing2 min
  10. P3 6:42WPGJosh Morrissey: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  11. P3 12:42CGYMatt Stajan: Slashing2 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 SOG0WPG
44% to win56% to win
← CGY attackWPG attack →
  1. P1 20:00Scheifele won the faceoff against Bennett
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CGYWPG
29Shots on goal31
3.1Expected goals2.5
54Shot attempts57
27Faceoffs won34
5Power plays3
13Penalty minutes17
14Hits16
15Blocked shots16
8Giveaways11
9Takeaways13

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 – Backlund – Tkachuk8:42

    xG 0.45–0.28 (61%)attempts 12–12goals 0–0

  2. Ferland – Gaudreau – Monahan9:54

    xG 0.23–0.07 (76%)attempts 5–5goals 0–0

  3. Stajan – Bouma – Chiasson6:18

    xG 0.00–0.16 (0%)attempts 2–4goals 0–0

  4. Versteeg – Brouwer – Bennett8:13

    xG 0.03–0.51 (6%)attempts 1–13goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Giordano – Hamilton12:25

    xG 0.40–0.47 (46%)attempts 13–11goals 0–0

  2. Engelland – Brodie15:12

    xG 0.56–0.72 (44%)attempts 12–18goals 1–0

  3. Wideman – Bartkowski9:50

    xG 0.03–0.67 (4%)attempts 4–10goals 0–0

Winnipeg Jets

Forward lines

  1. bestLowry – Armia – Copp8:36

    xG 0.75–0.13 (85%)attempts 10–9goals 0–0

  2. Little – Perreault – Laine12:58

    xG 0.71–0.13 (84%)attempts 16–5goals 0–0

  3. Matthias – Dano – Petan5:22

    xG 0.12–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–0goals 0–0

  4. Wheeler – Scheifele – Ehlers11:56

    xG 0.28–0.51 (35%)attempts 12–10goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestTrouba – Morrissey13:01

    xG 0.64–0.23 (73%)attempts 13–10goals 0–0

  2. Byfuglien – Trouba2:21

    xG 0.43–0.12 (78%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

  3. Stuart – Postma8:28

    xG 0.14–0.00 (100%)attempts 7–0goals 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.

WPG 2.5 xGCGY 3.1 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

WPGCGY

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 8/100 · #1111 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.70 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 44% (winner's lowest chance)
CGY 100%5050%50WPG 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +19 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 60% of the time.

WPG winsCGY wins

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

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