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Sat, Jan 6, 2018·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Anaheim Ducks 2, Calgary Flames 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 57% of the time.

CGY winsANA wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
ANA08011210229
CGY2170717331

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 7:51CGYMicheal FerlandAssists: Johnny Gaudreau · Snap, 0.21 xG0–1
  2. P1 8:35CGYMark GiordanoAssists: Mikael Backlund, Matthew Tkachuk · Slap, 0.02 xG0–2
  3. P3 2:56ANAJakob SilfverbergSHUnassisted · Wrist, 0.13 xG1–2
  4. P3 6:50ANARyan GetzlafAssists: Hampus Lindholm, Josh Manson · Slap, 0.11 xG2–2
  5. P3 19:44CGYDougie HamiltonGWGAssists: Micheal Ferland, Sean Monahan · Wrist, 0.13 xG2–3
Penalties (17)
  1. P1 16:44CGYGarnet Hathaway: Roughing2 min
  2. P1 16:44ANAFrancois Beauchemin: Roughing2 min
  3. P1 18:03CGYSam Bennett: Hooking2 min
  4. P2 0:22ANARyan Getzlaf: Hooking2 min
  5. P2 4:36CGYJohnny Gaudreau: Slashing2 min
  6. P2 10:56CGYSean Monahan: Interference2 min
  7. P2 19:00CGYGarnet Hathaway: Instigator2 min
  8. P2 19:00CGYGarnet Hathaway: Misconduct10 min
  9. P2 19:00CGYSam Bennett: Fighting5 min
  10. P2 19:00ANAJosh Manson: Fighting5 min
  11. P2 19:00CGYGarnet Hathaway: Fighting5 min
  12. P2 19:00ANADerek Grant: Interference2 min
  13. P2 19:00ANADerek Grant: Fighting5 min
  14. P3 1:53CGYMark Jankowski: Roughing2 min
  15. P3 1:53ANAFrancois Beauchemin: High sticking double minor4 min
  16. P3 1:53ANANick Ritchie: Roughing2 min
  17. P3 11:47ANAAntoine Vermette: Hooking2 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.

ANA00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

ANACGY
29Shots on goal31
2.4Expected goals2.7
43Shot attempts65
30Faceoffs won29
3Power plays4
24Penalty minutes32
18Hits20
18Blocked shots7
11Giveaways13
4Takeaways19

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.

Anaheim Ducks

Forward lines

  1. bestGetzlaf – Perry – Rakell7:49

    xG 0.55–0.14 (80%)attempts 8–8goals 1–0

  2. Cogliano – Henrique – Silfverberg2:55

    xG 0.18–0.01 (96%)attempts 3–4goals 0–0

  3. Perry – Henrique – Ritchie2:28

    xG 0.15–0.04 (79%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

  4. Henrique – Shaw – Ritchie2:17

    xG 0.00–0.00attempts 1–0goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestManson – Lindholm12:25

    xG 0.85–0.28 (75%)attempts 13–9goals 1–0

  2. Lindholm – Montour2:10

    xG 0.04–0.20 (19%)attempts 2–3goals 0–0

  3. Bieksa – Fowler15:10

    xG 0.25–0.51 (33%)attempts 8–15goals 0–2

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestFerland – Gaudreau – Monahan11:22

    xG 0.70–0.08 (90%)attempts 12–4goals 2–0

  2. Jankowski – Hathaway – Bennett6:38

    xG 0.36–0.15 (70%)attempts 12–3goals 0–0

  3. Stajan – Lazar – Mangiapane5:21

    xG 0.20–0.07 (75%)attempts 6–3goals 0–0

  4. Brouwer – Backlund – Tkachuk12:43

    xG 0.35–0.53 (40%)attempts 14–9goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestGiordano – Hamilton17:01

    xG 1.03–0.55 (65%)attempts 26–10goals 2–0

  2. Stone – Kulak10:21

    xG 0.43–0.13 (76%)attempts 9–5goals 1–0

  3. Hamonic – Brodie13:07

    xG 0.20–0.35 (37%)attempts 9–10goals 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.

CGY 2.7 xGANA 2.4 xG
-0.500.511.522.53P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYANA

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 ANA. Dots are goals.

Excitement 63/100 · #480 of 1271 this seasonSwing 1.41 · 5 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 54% (winner's lowest chance)
ANA 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +43 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 57% of the time.

CGY winsANA wins

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

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