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Tue, Nov 7, 2017·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Vancouver Canucks 5, Calgary Flames 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 74% of the time.

CGY winsVAN wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
VAN182726521
CGY1821608332

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 15:38VANSam GagnerPPAssists: Daniel Sedin, Thomas Vanek · Wrist, 0.21 xG1–0
  2. P1 19:49CGYDougie HamiltonPPAssists: Mikael Backlund, Matthew Tkachuk · Wrist, 0.08 xG1–1
  3. P2 11:51CGYJohnny GaudreauPPAssists: TJ Brodie, Sean Monahan · Wrist, 0.06 xG1–2
  4. P2 15:09VANThomas VanekAssists: Michael Del Zotto, Alex Biega · Slap, 0.04 xG2–2
  5. P2 17:27CGYMicheal FerlandUnassisted · Wrap-around, 0.07 xG2–3
  6. P2 18:20VANDerek DorsettSHAssists: Brandon Sutter, Ben Hutton · Deflected, 0.16 xG3–3
  7. P3 4:12VANBo HorvatPPGWGAssists: Brock Boeser, Ben Hutton · Backhand, 0.17 xG4–3
  8. P3 4:50VANHenrik SedinAssists: Daniel Sedin, Jake Virtanen · Wrist, 0.12 xG5–3
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 10:44CGYDougie Hamilton: Cross checking2 min
  2. P1 13:39CGYMichael Frolik: Tripping2 min · PPG
  3. P1 18:57VANBrandon Sutter: Holding2 min · PPG
  4. P2 11:28VANDaniel Sedin: High sticking2 min · PPG
  5. P2 18:04VANAlex Biega: Tripping2 min
  6. P3 0:16VANBen Hutton: Tripping2 min
  7. P3 3:49CGYMichael Stone: Holding2 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.

VAN00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

VANCGY
21Shots on goal32
1.7Expected goals3.0
39Shot attempts65
30Faceoffs won23
3Power plays4
8Penalty minutes6
8Hits10
17Blocked shots13
12Giveaways13
6Takeaways14

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.

Vancouver Canucks

Forward lines

  1. Dorsett – Sutter – Gaunce10:44

    xG 0.10–0.21 (31%)attempts 6–7goals 0–1

  2. Vanek – Gagner – Burmistrov8:46

    xG 0.30–0.47 (39%)attempts 8–11goals 0–0

  3. Sedin – Sedin – Virtanen5:37

    xG 0.13–0.51 (21%)attempts 5–7goals 1–0

  4. Baertschi – Horvat – Boeser10:00

    xG 0.11–0.53 (17%)attempts 3–13goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Gudbranson – Pouliot13:34

    xG 0.26–0.47 (36%)attempts 12–9goals 1–0

  2. Tanev – Hutton16:47

    xG 0.51–0.79 (39%)attempts 11–15goals 0–1

  3. Biega – Del Zotto13:59

    xG 0.33–0.69 (32%)attempts 8–20goals 1–0

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestFerland – Gaudreau – Monahan12:33

    xG 0.88–0.59 (60%)attempts 12–8goals 1–0

  2. Frolik – Backlund – Tkachuk10:55

    xG 0.30–0.04 (87%)attempts 11–4goals 0–1

  3. Versteeg – Brouwer – Lazar7:12

    xG 0.35–0.17 (67%)attempts 8–8goals 0–1

  4. Jagr – Jankowski – Bennett8:08

    xG 0.12–0.06 (67%)attempts 4–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestGiordano – Hamilton17:22

    xG 0.92–0.22 (81%)attempts 25–7goals 0–1

  2. Stone – Brodie16:14

    xG 0.95–0.47 (67%)attempts 16–15goals 0–0

  3. Bartkowski – Kulak10:57

    xG 0.35–0.30 (54%)attempts 9–7goals 1–1

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 3.0 xGVAN 1.7 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYVAN

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 VAN. Dots are goals.

Excitement 83/100 · #223 of 1271 this seasonSwing 2.05 · 8 goals in reachComeback index 21% (winner's lowest chance)
VAN 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +28 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 74% of the time.

CGY winsVAN wins

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

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