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Fri, Mar 31, 2017·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

San Jose Sharks 2, Calgary Flames 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 59% of the time.

CGY winsSJS wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
SJS01218118238
CGY17315113535

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 12:26CGYJohnny GaudreauAssists: Sam Bennett · Tip-in, 0.11 xG0–1
  2. P2 3:39CGYSean MonahanPPAssists: Matthew Tkachuk, Kris Versteeg · Wrist, 0.44 xG0–2
  3. P2 8:25SJSMarc-Edouard VlasicAssists: Micheal Haley, Marcus Sorensen · Snap, 0.09 xG1–2
  4. P2 12:38CGYMatt StajanGWGAssists: Michael Stone · Snap, 0.27 xG1–3
  5. P2 17:09CGYAlex ChiassonAssists: Kris Versteeg, TJ Brodie · Backhand, 0.08 xG1–4
  6. P3 13:06SJSMelker KarlssonAssists: Joe Pavelski, Paul Martin · Tip-in, 0.11 xG2–4
  7. P3 19:26CGYSam BennettENAssists: Alex Chiasson, TJ Brodie · Wrist, 0.71 xG2–5
Penalties (10)
  1. P1 4:55SJSTimo Meier: Roughing2 min
  2. P1 4:55CGYMichael Stone: Roughing2 min
  3. P1 8:46SJSMicheal Haley: Fighting5 min
  4. P1 8:46CGYLance Bouma: Fighting5 min
  5. P1 15:34CGYDougie Hamilton: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  6. P1 19:17CGYKris Versteeg: Hooking2 min
  7. P2 2:29SJSMicheal Haley: Tripping2 min · PPG
  8. P2 14:30CGYMichael Stone: High sticking2 min
  9. P3 15:35SJSBrenden Dillon: High sticking2 min
  10. P3 17:20CGYSam Bennett: Tripping2 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.

SJS00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

SJSCGY
38Shots on goal35
3.4Expected goals3.8
74Shot attempts54
33Faceoffs won33
4Power plays2
11Penalty minutes15
6Hits8
12Blocked shots16
10Giveaways15
7Takeaways7

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.

San Jose Sharks

Forward lines

  1. bestThornton – Pavelski – Karlsson9:42

    xG 0.63–0.33 (66%)attempts 17–8goals 1–0

  2. Marleau – Sorensen – Labanc2:08

    xG 0.15–0.14 (51%)attempts 5–3goals 0–0

  3. Haley – Tierney – Meier2:01

    xG 0.02–0.09 (17%)attempts 1–4goals 0–0

  4. Marleau – Tierney – Labanc7:10

    xG 0.07–0.25 (21%)attempts 4–6goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestMartin – Burns13:58

    xG 1.19–0.63 (65%)attempts 30–13goals 1–1

  2. Braun – Dillon2:28

    xG 0.08–0.01 (85%)attempts 1–2goals 0–0

  3. Schlemko – Dillon12:50

    xG 0.21–0.15 (59%)attempts 10–11goals 0–0

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestStajan – Brouwer – Bouma4:17

    xG 0.45–0.32 (59%)attempts 5–8goals 1–0

  2. Versteeg – Chiasson – Bennett7:03

    xG 0.15–0.19 (43%)attempts 8–3goals 1–0

  3. Frolik – Backlund – Tkachuk11:43

    xG 0.36–0.44 (45%)attempts 9–13goals 0–1

  4. Ferland – Gaudreau – Monahan8:19

    xG 0.35–0.45 (43%)attempts 6–7goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestStone – Brodie15:20

    xG 1.32–0.50 (72%)attempts 15–15goals 3–0

  2. Engelland – Bartkowski13:33

    xG 0.32–0.69 (32%)attempts 15–14goals 0–1

  3. Giordano – Hamilton13:36

    xG 0.13–0.64 (17%)attempts 8–18goals 0–1

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 3.8 xGSJS 3.4 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYSJS

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 SJS. Dots are goals.

Excitement 51/100 · #552 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.77 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 55% (winner's lowest chance)
SJS 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +17 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 59% of the time.

CGY winsSJS wins

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

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