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Sun, Jan 14, 2018·PNC Arena, Raleigh

Calgary Flames 4, Carolina Hurricanes 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 75% of the time.

CAR winsCGY wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CGY21201226430
CAR010016113139

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 6:01CGYMatt StajanAssists: Curtis Lazar · Wrist, 0.19 xG1–0
  2. P1 18:47CGYDougie HamiltonGWGAssists: Johnny Gaudreau, Micheal Ferland · Snap, 0.08 xG2–0
  3. P3 3:17CGYDougie HamiltonAssists: Matthew Tkachuk, Johnny Gaudreau · Wrist, 0.23 xG3–0
  4. P3 12:08CGYMatthew TkachukPPAssists: Troy Brouwer, Mikael Backlund · Snap, 0.22 xG4–0
  5. P3 15:29CARLee StempniakPPAssists: Brock McGinn, Victor Rask · Wrist, 0.44 xG4–1
Penalties (13)
  1. P1 7:16CGYMatthew Tkachuk: Roughing2 min
  2. P1 7:16CARTrevor van Riemsdyk: Roughing2 min
  3. P2 13:01CGYDougie Hamilton: Hooking2 min
  4. P2 15:06CGYMark Jankowski: Hooking2 min
  5. P3 0:45CGYMark Giordano: Match penatly 10 minutes10 min
  6. P3 0:45CGYMark Giordano: Fighting5 min
  7. P3 0:45CARJustin Williams: Instigator2 min
  8. P3 0:45CARJustin Williams: Fighting5 min
  9. P3 0:45CARJustin Williams: Misconduct10 min
  10. P3 2:03CARJordan Staal: High sticking2 min
  11. P3 8:26CGYGarnet Hathaway: High sticking2 min
  12. P3 11:01CARVictor Rask: Hooking2 min · PPG
  13. P3 14:04CGYMicheal Ferland: Tripping2 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.

CGY00 SOG · 0.0 xG

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P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0CAR
46% to win54% to win
← CGY attackCAR attack →
  1. P1 20:00Lindholm won the faceoff against Backlund
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CGYCAR
30Shots on goal39
2.9Expected goals4.5
62Shot attempts75
26Faceoffs won32
2Power plays5
25Penalty minutes23
31Hits25
21Blocked shots16
7Giveaways12
10Takeaways18

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. bestStajan – Hrivik – Lazar7:10

    xG 0.57–0.38 (60%)attempts 9–11goals 1–0

  2. Jankowski – Hathaway – Mangiapane8:05

    xG 0.35–0.23 (60%)attempts 9–12goals 0–0

  3. Brouwer – Backlund – Tkachuk10:21

    xG 0.32–0.44 (42%)attempts 10–11goals 0–0

  4. Ferland – Gaudreau – Bennett10:15

    xG 0.25–0.84 (23%)attempts 5–10goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHamilton – Kulak2:01

    xG 0.44–0.00 (100%)attempts 5–0goals 0–0

  2. Giordano – Hamilton11:02

    xG 0.54–0.20 (73%)attempts 14–11goals 1–0

  3. Stone – Kulak10:11

    xG 0.53–0.35 (60%)attempts 9–14goals 1–0

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestKruger – Nordstrom – Teravainen2:38

    xG 0.16–0.00 (100%)attempts 6–2goals 0–0

  2. Stempniak – Skinner – Rask5:01

    xG 0.13–0.01 (90%)attempts 7–2goals 0–0

  3. Staal – Lindholm – Aho2:11

    xG 0.10–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

  4. Kruger – Nordstrom – Lindholm3:09

    xG 0.23–0.19 (54%)attempts 5–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestvan Riemsdyk – Hanifin12:46

    xG 0.47–0.27 (63%)attempts 11–10goals 0–0

  2. Faulk – Slavin13:34

    xG 0.69–0.80 (46%)attempts 12–16goals 0–2

  3. Dahlbeck – Fleury13:30

    xG 0.47–0.95 (33%)attempts 16–19goals 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.

CAR 4.5 xGCGY 2.9 xG
012345P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CARCGY

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 13/100 · #1087 of 1271 this seasonSwing 0.61 · 4 goals in reachComeback index 46% (winner's lowest chance)
CGY 100%5050%50CAR 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +17 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 75% of the time.

CAR winsCGY wins

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

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