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Sun, Apr 2, 2017·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Anaheim Ducks 4, Calgary Flames 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Anaheim Ducks win this game 69% of the time.

CGY winsANA wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
ANA210112112434
CGY092715321

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 11:32ANAPatrick EavesPPAssists: Ryan Kesler, Cam Fowler · Wrist, 0.30 xG1–0
  2. P1 19:03ANAJakob SilfverbergAssists: Ryan Kesler, Kevin Bieksa · Snap, 0.03 xG2–0
  3. P2 3:48CGYKris VersteegPPAssists: TJ Brodie, Johnny Gaudreau · Wrist, 0.03 xG2–1
  4. P2 10:01CGYKris VersteegPPAssists: Mark Giordano, TJ Brodie · Wrist, 0.18 xG2–2
  5. P2 17:53ANAKorbinian HolzerAssists: Ryan Getzlaf · Wrist, 0.05 xG3–2
  6. P3 5:42CGYMichael FrolikAssists: Mark Giordano, Mikael Backlund · Deflected, 0.05 xG3–3
  7. P3 16:54ANALogan ShawGWGAssists: Ryan Kesler, Andrew Cogliano · Wrist, 0.27 xG4–3
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 7:02ANAKorbinian Holzer: Tripping2 min
  2. P1 10:57CGYDougie Hamilton: Slashing2 min · PPG
  3. P2 3:13ANAAntoine Vermette: Cross checking2 min · PPG
  4. P2 5:49CGYSam Bennett: Interference2 min
  5. P2 8:33ANARickard Rakell: Too many men on the ice2 min · PPG
  6. P2 9:11ANAJosh Manson: Slashing2 min
  7. P2 12:48CGYMichael Stone: Roughing2 min
  8. P2 15:08CGYMicheal Ferland: Fighting5 min
  9. P2 15:08ANANate Thompson: Fighting5 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.

ANA00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

ANACGY
34Shots on goal21
2.4Expected goals1.4
51Shot attempts46
31Faceoffs won25
3Power plays4
13Penalty minutes11
15Hits13
12Blocked shots8
17Giveaways16
5Takeaways7

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.

Anaheim Ducks

Forward lines

  1. bestGetzlaf – Eaves – Ritchie9:43

    xG 0.36–0.14 (72%)attempts 7–8goals 0–1

  2. Vermette – Perry – Rakell9:07

    xG 0.31–0.16 (66%)attempts 11–5goals 0–0

  3. Kesler – Cogliano – Silfverberg11:28

    xG 0.39–0.29 (58%)attempts 12–12goals 1–0

  4. Getzlaf – Eaves – Rakell3:52

    xG 0.08–0.01 (91%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestManson – Theodore13:45

    xG 1.02–0.31 (77%)attempts 21–7goals 1–0

  2. Bieksa – Fowler2:14

    xG 0.07–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–1goals 1–0

  3. Bieksa – Holzer10:00

    xG 0.21–0.18 (53%)attempts 4–13goals 1–0

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. Stajan – Brouwer – Bouma10:27

    xG 0.28–0.25 (53%)attempts 6–9goals 0–0

  2. Frolik – Backlund – Tkachuk13:44

    xG 0.18–0.36 (34%)attempts 12–12goals 1–0

  3. Versteeg – Chiasson – Bennett8:56

    xG 0.22–0.44 (33%)attempts 5–8goals 0–0

  4. Ferland – Gaudreau – Monahan9:11

    xG 0.19–0.43 (31%)attempts 10–8goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. Stone – Brodie15:48

    xG 0.30–0.36 (45%)attempts 9–13goals 0–0

  2. Giordano – Hamilton16:39

    xG 0.18–0.50 (27%)attempts 12–14goals 1–1

  3. Engelland – Bartkowski13:20

    xG 0.43–0.96 (31%)attempts 14–16goals 0–2

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 1.4 xGANA 2.4 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYANA

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 ANA. Dots are goals.

Excitement 81/100 · #203 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.96 · 7 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 43% (winner's lowest chance)
ANA 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +42 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Anaheim Ducks win this game 69% of the time.

CGY winsANA wins

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

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0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).