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Tue, Nov 28, 2017·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Toronto Maple Leafs 4, Calgary Flames 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Toronto Maple Leafs win this game 77% of the time.

CGY winsTOR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
TOR11211127430
CGY090615120

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 18:36TORRoman PolakUnassisted · Slap, 0.03 xG1–0
  2. P2 12:36TORNikita ZaitsevGWGAssists: Zach Hyman, Auston Matthews · Wrist, 0.04 xG2–0
  3. P3 1:54TORNazem KadriAssists: William Nylander · Wrist, 0.06 xG3–0
  4. P3 5:29CGYMichael StoneAssists: Sam Bennett, Troy Brouwer · Slap, 0.02 xG3–1
  5. P3 19:59TORLeo KomarovENUnassisted · Backhand, 0.68 xG4–1
Penalties (5)
  1. P1 11:07TORRon Hainsey: Hooking2 min
  2. P1 14:49CGYMatthew Tkachuk: Too many men on the ice2 min
  3. P2 16:00CGYMikael Backlund: High sticking2 min
  4. P2 17:08TORMorgan Rielly: Interference2 min
  5. P2 19:42TORPatrick Marleau: 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.

TOR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

TORCGY
30Shots on goal20
2.9Expected goals1.4
62Shot attempts51
29Faceoffs won33
2Power plays3
6Penalty minutes4
8Hits11
17Blocked shots21
15Giveaways20
10Takeaways9

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.

Toronto Maple Leafs

Forward lines

  1. bestHyman – Brown – Matthews13:57

    xG 0.75–0.42 (64%)attempts 13–14goals 1–0

  2. Moore – Martin – Nylander6:32

    xG 0.21–0.20 (52%)attempts 8–4goals 0–0

  3. van Riemsdyk – Bozak – Marner11:27

    xG 0.34–0.38 (47%)attempts 16–14goals 0–1

  4. Marleau – Komarov – Kadri12:07

    xG 0.17–0.22 (43%)attempts 9–13goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHainsey – Rielly14:19

    xG 0.70–0.39 (65%)attempts 16–12goals 0–0

  2. Gardiner – Zaitsev14:51

    xG 0.42–0.20 (67%)attempts 13–12goals 1–0

  3. Polak – Gardiner2:24

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

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestFrolik – Backlund – Tkachuk10:43

    xG 0.45–0.26 (63%)attempts 20–11goals 0–1

  2. Brouwer – Jankowski – Bennett7:58

    xG 0.20–0.29 (41%)attempts 8–12goals 1–0

  3. Ferland – Gaudreau – Monahan14:01

    xG 0.34–0.53 (39%)attempts 13–8goals 0–0

  4. Stajan – Hamilton – Lazar4:07

    xG 0.01–0.30 (3%)attempts 1–7goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHamonic – Brodie16:31

    xG 0.65–0.57 (53%)attempts 20–22goals 0–1

  2. Giordano – Stone2:35

    xG 0.07–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

  3. Giordano – Hamilton14:43

    xG 0.39–0.58 (40%)attempts 15–13goals 0–2

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 1.4 xGTOR 2.9 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYTOR

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 TOR. Dots are goals.

Excitement 25/100 · #944 of 1271 this seasonSwing 0.79 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 43% (winner's lowest chance)
TOR 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +19 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Toronto Maple Leafs win this game 77% of the time.

CGY winsTOR wins

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

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