Thu, Nov 2, 2017·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary
Pittsburgh Penguins 1, Calgary Flames 2 (OT)
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 51% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | OT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 019 | 010 | 112 | 03 | 144 |
| CGY | 08 | 014 | 111 | 11 | 234 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P3 15:53CGYSean MonahanPPAssists: Johnny Gaudreau, TJ Brodie · Backhand, 0.22 xG0–1
- P3 18:48PITPatric HornqvistAssists: Kris Letang, Evgeni Malkin · Tip-in, 0.01 xG1–1
- OT 2:19CGYMark GiordanoGWGAssists: Matthew Tkachuk · Wrist, 0.08 xG1–2
Penalties (5)
- P1 9:36CGYMikael Backlund: Tripping2 min
- P2 8:02PITPhil Kessel: Slashing2 min
- P2 12:22PITTom Kuhnhackl: Tripping2 min
- P2 19:13PITRyan Reaves: Roughing2 min
- P3 15:46PITKris Letang: High sticking2 min · PPG
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.
20:00
P1
- P1 20:00Crosby won the faceoff against Backlund
- Goal
- Shot
- Miss
- Block
- Hit
- Takeaway
- Giveaway
- Faceoff
- Penalty
The numbers
Team totals, side by side.
Line combinations that worked
Model-basedEach team's forward lines and defence pairs at 5-on-5 (two minutes or more together), best first by expected goals for minus against.
Pittsburgh Penguins
Forward lines
- bestKessel – Sheahan – Guentzel11:02
xG 0.67–0.28 (70%)attempts 9–10goals 0–0
- Reaves – Hagelin – McKegg6:46
xG 0.26–0.14 (65%)attempts 7–9goals 0–0
- Malkin – Rust – Kuhnhackl9:36
xG 0.54–0.52 (51%)attempts 12–9goals 0–0
- Crosby – Hornqvist – Sheary12:33
xG 0.31–0.77 (29%)attempts 13–22goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestCole – Corrado11:05
xG 0.87–0.12 (87%)attempts 10–8goals 0–0
- Letang – Dumoulin2:56
xG 0.34–0.07 (83%)attempts 6–2goals 0–0
- Dumoulin – Ruhwedel15:21
xG 0.54–0.81 (40%)attempts 16–14goals 0–0
Calgary Flames
Forward lines
- bestFrolik – Backlund – Tkachuk15:40
xG 0.81–0.27 (75%)attempts 26–11goals 0–0
- Ferland – Gaudreau – Monahan10:13
xG 0.64–0.29 (69%)attempts 11–8goals 0–0
- Jankowski – Lazar – Bennett8:44
xG 0.38–0.52 (42%)attempts 10–8goals 0–0
- Stajan – Versteeg – Brouwer8:44
xG 0.05–0.51 (9%)attempts 7–10goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestGiordano – Hamilton21:32
xG 0.94–0.63 (60%)attempts 29–19goals 0–0
- Stone – Kulak11:22
xG 0.28–0.55 (34%)attempts 11–8goals 0–0
- Hamonic – Brodie15:38
xG 0.64–1.15 (36%)attempts 15–22goals 0–0
How the game flowed
Model-basedChance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.
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.
Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute
Win probability
Model-basedHow each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.
CGY's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line CGY is favoured, below it PIT. Dots are goals.
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 51% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (CGY − PIT), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).