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Fri, Nov 24, 2017·American Airlines Center, Dallas

Calgary Flames 4, Dallas Stars 6

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Dallas Stars win this game 66% of the time.

DAL winsCGY wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CGY012314112438
DAL113218310641

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 18:22DALAntoine RousselAssists: Tyler Pitlick · Wrist, 0.08 xG0–1
  2. P2 0:39CGYMicheal FerlandAssists: Sean Monahan · Slap, 0.05 xG1–1
  3. P2 2:53CGYJohnny GaudreauUnassisted · Snap, 0.11 xG2–1
  4. P2 4:20DALTyler SeguinAssists: Mattias Janmark, John Klingberg · Tip-in, 0.40 xG2–2
  5. P2 17:31CGYSean MonahanPPAssists: Troy Brouwer, Johnny Gaudreau · Snap, 0.50 xG3–2
  6. P2 18:30DALAlexander RadulovAssists: Devin Shore · Snap, 0.38 xG3–3
  7. P3 6:04CGYSean MonahanAssists: Johnny Gaudreau, Mike Smith · Wrist, 0.06 xG4–3
  8. P3 12:12DALGemel SmithAssists: Brett Ritchie · Backhand, 0.08 xG4–4
  9. P3 14:03DALTyler SeguinGWGUnassisted · Wrist, 0.09 xG4–5
  10. P3 19:00DALTyler SeguinENAssists: Alexander Radulov · Wrist, 0.67 xG4–6
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 13:38DALJulius Honka: Slashing2 min
  2. P2 3:46CGYCurtis Lazar: High sticking2 min
  3. P2 3:46DALEsa Lindell: High sticking2 min
  4. P2 5:14CGYMark Giordano: Hooking2 min
  5. P2 14:29CGYBrett Kulak: Holding the stick2 min
  6. P2 17:06DALAntoine Roussel: Interference goalkeeper2 min · PPG
  7. P3 6:30CGYTJ Brodie: Holding2 min
  8. P3 7:10CGYTravis Hamonic: Delaying game2 min
  9. P3 15:44DALJamie Benn: 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

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P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0DAL
46% to win54% to win
← CGY attackDAL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Backlund won the faceoff against Faksa
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CGYDAL
38Shots on goal41
3.7Expected goals4.8
61Shot attempts63
35Faceoffs won33
3Power plays4
10Penalty minutes8
24Hits15
16Blocked shots14
8Giveaways11
6Takeaways8

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 – Jankowski – Bennett8:53

    xG 1.05–0.23 (82%)attempts 15–9goals 0–0

  2. Frolik – Backlund – Tkachuk10:03

    xG 0.46–0.17 (73%)attempts 8–6goals 0–0

  3. Ferland – Gaudreau – Monahan11:37

    xG 0.58–0.32 (64%)attempts 15–5goals 3–0

  4. Versteeg – Brouwer – Lazar5:50

    xG 0.28–0.42 (40%)attempts 5–8goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestHamonic – Brodie16:16

    xG 1.27–0.40 (76%)attempts 19–14goals 0–0

  2. Giordano – Hamilton15:17

    xG 0.98–0.87 (53%)attempts 17–11goals 2–1

  3. Stone – Kulak10:59

    xG 0.49–0.52 (48%)attempts 12–11goals 1–1

Dallas Stars

Forward lines

  1. bestHanzal – Ritchie – Smith6:46

    xG 0.37–0.03 (91%)attempts 9–1goals 1–0

  2. Radulov – Benn – Shore11:12

    xG 0.41–0.15 (74%)attempts 7–7goals 0–1

  3. Roussel – Pitlick – Faksa9:28

    xG 0.47–0.50 (49%)attempts 11–13goals 1–2

  4. Spezza – Seguin – Janmark9:35

    xG 0.39–1.20 (25%)attempts 10–15goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHamhuis – Pateryn13:47

    xG 0.80–0.69 (54%)attempts 12–16goals 2–3

  2. Klingberg – Lindell17:45

    xG 0.49–0.76 (39%)attempts 16–18goals 0–0

  3. Hamhuis – Honka3:26

    xG 0.15–0.62 (19%)attempts 2–6goals 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.

DAL 4.8 xGCGY 3.7 xG
012345P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

DALCGY

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 98/100 · #28 of 1271 this seasonSwing 2.84 · 10 goals in reachComeback index 18% (winner's lowest chance)
CGY 100%5050%50DAL 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +37 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Dallas Stars win this game 66% of the time.

DAL winsCGY wins

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

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