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Sun, Nov 5, 2017·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

New Jersey Devils 4, Calgary Flames 5 (SO)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 53% of the time.

CGY winsNJD wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTSOTotal
NJD1162715021430
CGY1921419022534

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 1:34NJDTaylor HallAssists: Nico Hischier · Wrist, 0.20 xG1–0
  2. P1 11:07CGYMichael FrolikSHAssists: Mikael Backlund · Wrist, 0.10 xG1–1
  3. P2 1:56NJDBen LovejoyAssists: Nico Hischier, Jimmy Hayes · Wrist, 0.13 xG2–1
  4. P2 11:11CGYMichael StoneAssists: Kris Versteeg, Michael Frolik · Slap, 0.02 xG2–2
  5. P2 12:27CGYSean MonahanAssists: Micheal Ferland, Johnny Gaudreau · Wrist, 0.11 xG2–3
  6. P2 12:37NJDBrian GibbonsUnassisted · Snap, 0.02 xG3–3
  7. P3 6:54CGYMicheal FerlandAssists: Johnny Gaudreau, Sean Monahan · Wrist, 0.09 xG3–4
  8. P3 11:11NJDAndy GreeneAssists: Jesper Bratt, Ben Lovejoy · Wrist, 0.01 xG4–4

Shootout

  1. 1. NJD Taylor Hall stopped
  2. 2. CGY Sean Monahan scored
  3. 3. NJD Jesper Bratt stopped
  4. 4. CGY Kris Versteeg stopped
  5. 5. NJD Drew Stafford scored
  6. 6. CGY Matthew Tkachuk scored
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 3:08NJDMiles Wood: Hooking2 min
  2. P1 10:51CGYBrett Kulak: Holding2 min
  3. P1 13:15NJDStefan Noesen: Penalty shot tripping on breakaway0 min
  4. P1 15:53NJDDamon Severson: Interference2 min
  5. P1 16:45CGYSam Bennett: Interference2 min
  6. P2 5:14NJDJesper Bratt: Tripping2 min
  7. P3 13:54CGYMatt Bartkowski: Penalty shot holding on breakaway0 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.

NJD00 SOG · 0.0 xG

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P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0CGY
46% to win54% to win
← NJD attackCGY attack →
  1. P1 20:00Henrique won the faceoff against Backlund
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NJDCGY
30Shots on goal34
2.7Expected goals2.8
57Shot attempts64
34Faceoffs won37
2Power plays3
6Penalty minutes4
9Hits11
16Blocked shots14
4Giveaways12
7Takeaways11

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.

New Jersey Devils

Forward lines

  1. bestHall – Bratt – Hischier13:51

    xG 0.59–0.49 (55%)attempts 19–12goals 2–2

  2. Hayes – Wood – Zacha4:13

    xG 0.13–0.06 (68%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

  3. Boyle – Hayes – Zacha5:54

    xG 0.14–0.12 (52%)attempts 3–6goals 0–0

  4. Boyle – Coleman – Noesen3:22

    xG 0.01–0.07 (17%)attempts 3–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestGreene – Mueller10:37

    xG 0.48–0.36 (57%)attempts 9–11goals 1–1

  2. Moore – Severson11:20

    xG 0.47–0.35 (57%)attempts 17–7goals 0–1

  3. Lovejoy – Moore3:01

    xG 0.10–0.00 (100%)attempts 5–1goals 0–0

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestFrolik – Backlund – Tkachuk13:07

    xG 0.43–0.08 (84%)attempts 13–7goals 0–0

  2. Jankowski – Lazar – Bennett7:36

    xG 0.30–0.13 (70%)attempts 7–6goals 0–1

  3. Stajan – Versteeg – Brouwer9:54

    xG 0.31–0.28 (52%)attempts 9–10goals 0–0

  4. Ferland – Gaudreau – Monahan12:46

    xG 0.33–0.53 (38%)attempts 12–14goals 2–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestStone – Brodie20:12

    xG 0.65–0.30 (69%)attempts 22–15goals 2–0

  2. Giordano – Hamilton17:08

    xG 0.80–0.63 (56%)attempts 21–18goals 1–2

  3. Bartkowski – Kulak11:14

    xG 0.32–0.28 (53%)attempts 8–9goals 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 2.8 xGNJD 2.7 xG
-0.500.511.522.53P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYNJD

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 NJD. Dots are goals.

Excitement 94/100 · #94 of 1271 this seasonSwing 2.54 · 8 goals in reachComeback index 31% (winner's lowest chance)
NJD 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +30 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 53% of the time.

CGY winsNJD wins

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

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