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Sat, Oct 14, 2017·Rogers Arena, Vancouver

Calgary Flames 5, Vancouver Canucks 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Vancouver Canucks win this game 64% of the time.

VAN winsCGY wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CGY1821128527
VAN11204113229

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 11:37CGYMark GiordanoSHAssists: Freddie Hamilton, Troy Brouwer · Wrist, 0.06 xG1–0
  2. P1 17:45VANDerek DorsettAssists: Alexander Burmistrov, Michael Del Zotto · Slap, 0.08 xG1–1
  3. P2 10:57CGYTravis HamonicAssists: Michael Frolik, Sean Monahan · Wrist, 0.06 xG2–1
  4. P2 17:59CGYSean MonahanGWGAssists: Dougie Hamilton, Johnny Gaudreau · Deflected, 0.10 xG3–1
  5. P3 10:14CGYJohnny GaudreauPPAssists: Jaromir Jagr, TJ Brodie · Wrist, 0.17 xG4–1
  6. P3 10:23VANBrock BoeserAssists: Sven Baertschi, Derrick Pouliot · Wrist, 0.07 xG4–2
  7. P3 11:11CGYDougie HamiltonAssists: Matthew Tkachuk · Slap, 0.02 xG5–2
Penalties (16)
  1. P1 6:05CGYSam Bennett: Slashing2 min
  2. P1 9:25CGYFreddie Hamilton: Cross checking2 min
  3. P1 10:14CGYMichael Stone: Hooking2 min
  4. P1 12:28CGYJohnny Gaudreau: Closing hand on puck2 min
  5. P1 15:10CGYSam Bennett: Hooking2 min
  6. P2 3:05VANErik Gudbranson: Roughing2 min
  7. P2 5:59VANDerrick Pouliot: Hooking2 min
  8. P2 5:59CGYMatthew Tkachuk: Delaying game bench face off violation2 min
  9. P2 7:14CGYTJ Brodie: Slashing2 min
  10. P2 14:11CGYTJ Brodie: Roughing2 min
  11. P2 14:11VANDerek Dorsett: Roughing2 min
  12. P3 2:11VANHenrik Sedin: Hooking2 min
  13. P3 4:42CGYMatt Bartkowski: Holding2 min
  14. P3 9:06VANHenrik Sedin: Slashing2 min · PPG
  15. P3 11:55VANHenrik Sedin: Cross checking2 min
  16. P3 16:18VANSven Baertschi: 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.

CGY00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0VAN
46% to win54% to win
← CGY attackVAN attack →
  1. P1 20:00Sutter won the faceoff against Monahan
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CGYVAN
27Shots on goal29
1.9Expected goals2.6
46Shot attempts57
26Faceoffs won34
5Power plays7
18Penalty minutes14
17Hits9
15Blocked shots13
4Giveaways6
7Takeaways2

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. bestJagr – Gaudreau – Monahan3:41

    xG 0.29–0.10 (74%)attempts 6–3goals 1–0

  2. Versteeg – Lazar – Bennett2:23

    xG 0.00–0.03 (0%)attempts 0–2goals 0–0

  3. Glass – Brouwer – Hamilton2:54

    xG 0.02–0.14 (15%)attempts 2–5goals 0–0

  4. Gaudreau – Monahan – Lazar2:34

    xG 0.05–0.21 (18%)attempts 1–5goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Stone – Bartkowski5:56

    xG 0.10–0.18 (35%)attempts 6–5goals 0–0

  2. Hamonic – Brodie11:45

    xG 0.23–0.44 (34%)attempts 7–12goals 1–0

  3. Giordano – Hamilton12:06

    xG 0.36–0.83 (30%)attempts 7–15goals 1–1

Vancouver Canucks

Forward lines

  1. bestBurmistrov – Baertschi – Boeser2:44

    xG 0.44–0.06 (87%)attempts 7–3goals 1–1

  2. Dorsett – Sutter – Granlund6:40

    xG 0.46–0.20 (70%)attempts 10–4goals 0–2

  3. Baertschi – Horvat – Boeser7:02

    xG 0.22–0.08 (72%)attempts 6–7goals 0–0

  4. Sedin – Sedin – Vanek5:05

    xG 0.19–0.30 (39%)attempts 2–5goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestPouliot – Stecher11:28

    xG 0.70–0.11 (87%)attempts 13–3goals 1–1

  2. Del Zotto – Tanev10:04

    xG 0.70–0.43 (62%)attempts 13–7goals 1–2

  3. Gudbranson – Hutton7:46

    xG 0.19–0.15 (55%)attempts 8–9goals 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.

VAN 2.6 xGCGY 1.9 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

VANCGY

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 55/100 · #580 of 1271 this seasonSwing 1.34 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 42% (winner's lowest chance)
CGY 100%5050%50VAN 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +23 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Vancouver Canucks win this game 64% of the time.

VAN winsCGY wins

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

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