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Thu, Nov 9, 2017·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Detroit Red Wings 3, Calgary Flames 6

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 66% of the time.

CGY winsDET wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
DET010321011342
CGY21531019634

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 9:15CGYMark JankowskiAssists: Jaromir Jagr, Sam Bennett · Deflected, 0.30 xG0–1
  2. P1 13:56CGYJohnny GaudreauAssists: Sean Monahan · Wrist, 0.07 xG0–2
  3. P2 6:02CGYMicheal FerlandAssists: Mikael Backlund · Wrist, 0.21 xG0–3
  4. P2 8:43DETMartin FrkPPAssists: Anthony Mantha, Dylan Larkin · Wrist, 0.17 xG1–3
  5. P2 12:23CGYMatthew TkachukGWGAssists: Brett Kulak, Mikael Backlund · Tip-in, 0.11 xG1–4
  6. P2 15:49DETFrans NielsenAssists: Anthony Mantha, Mike Green · Wrist, 0.08 xG2–4
  7. P2 17:01CGYJaromir JagrAssists: Johnny Gaudreau, Brett Kulak · Wrist, 0.13 xG2–5
  8. P2 19:56DETAnthony ManthaAssists: Jonathan Ericsson, Frans Nielsen · Wrist, 0.14 xG3–5
  9. P3 17:37CGYJohnny GaudreauENAssists: Sean Monahan · Wrist, 0.60 xG3–6
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 5:18DETAnthony Mantha: Roughing2 min
  2. P2 8:04CGYSam Bennett: Slashing2 min · PPG
  3. P2 13:09CGYMark Giordano: Tripping2 min
  4. P2 14:57CGYTroy Brouwer: Fighting5 min
  5. P2 14:57DETJustin Abdelkader: Fighting5 min
  6. P3 2:01CGYDougie Hamilton: Slashing2 min
  7. P3 7:17DETMartin Frk: Interference2 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.

DET00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

DETCGY
42Shots on goal34
3.4Expected goals4.4
76Shot attempts60
36Faceoffs won28
3Power plays2
9Penalty minutes11
12Hits13
10Blocked shots16
12Giveaways11
11Takeaways18

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.

Detroit Red Wings

Forward lines

  1. Nielsen – Helm – Glendening8:03

    xG 0.17–0.14 (54%)attempts 9–3goals 0–0

  2. Zetterberg – Nyquist – Mantha10:31

    xG 0.79–0.77 (51%)attempts 9–16goals 0–1

  3. Frk – Athanasiou – Mantha2:26

    xG 0.08–0.15 (34%)attempts 1–3goals 0–1

  4. Wilson – Frk – Athanasiou3:28

    xG 0.03–0.20 (12%)attempts 2–5goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestDaley – Jensen2:08

    xG 0.19–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–2goals 1–0

  2. Green – Ouellet11:05

    xG 0.55–0.45 (55%)attempts 14–10goals 0–0

  3. Daley – Ericsson14:39

    xG 0.72–0.84 (46%)attempts 15–12goals 0–2

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestFerland – Gaudreau – Monahan13:46

    xG 1.26–0.40 (76%)attempts 15–16goals 1–0

  2. Frolik – Backlund – Tkachuk11:29

    xG 0.67–0.20 (77%)attempts 13–10goals 1–0

  3. Versteeg – Brouwer – Lazar6:22

    xG 0.20–0.20 (50%)attempts 6–5goals 0–0

  4. Jagr – Jankowski – Bennett8:09

    xG 0.48–0.76 (39%)attempts 8–15goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestStone – Brodie16:56

    xG 1.43–0.78 (65%)attempts 17–25goals 2–0

  2. Kulak – Andersson13:45

    xG 1.30–0.77 (63%)attempts 17–14goals 2–0

  3. Giordano – Hamilton17:41

    xG 0.86–0.66 (57%)attempts 21–19goals 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 4.4 xGDET 3.4 xG
012345P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYDET

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 DET. Dots are goals.

Excitement 75/100 · #346 of 1271 this seasonSwing 0.84 · 9 goals in reachComeback index 54% (winner's lowest chance)
DET 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +20 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 66% of the time.

CGY winsDET wins

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

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