Thu, Feb 8, 2018·Prudential Center, Newark
Calgary Flames 3, New Jersey Devils 2
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, New Jersey Devils win this game 54% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CGY | 012 | 312 | 01 | 325 |
| NJD | 08 | 112 | 112 | 232 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P2 4:16CGYSean MonahanAssists: Dougie Hamilton, Mark Giordano · Wrist, 0.16 xG1–0
- P2 7:23NJDTaylor HallAssists: Drew Stafford · Wrist, 0.13 xG1–1
- P2 14:33CGYJohnny GaudreauAssists: Micheal Ferland · Backhand, 0.08 xG2–1
- P2 18:05CGYSean MonahanGWGAssists: Johnny Gaudreau, TJ Brodie · Snap, 0.08 xG3–1
- P3 7:23NJDPavel ZachaPPAssists: Brian Boyle, Taylor Hall · Backhand, 0.11 xG3–2
Penalties (2)
- P1 11:38CGYDougie Hamilton: Boarding2 min
- P3 6:49CGYTravis Hamonic: High sticking2 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.
20:00
P1
- P1 20:00Backlund won the faceoff against Zajac
- Goal
- Shot
- Miss
- Block
- Hit
- Takeaway
- Giveaway
- Faceoff
- Penalty
The numbers
Team totals, side by side.
Line combinations that worked
Model-basedEach 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
- bestFrolik – Backlund – Tkachuk15:00
xG 0.79–0.50 (61%)attempts 18–12goals 0–0
- Stajan – Hathaway – Lomberg8:37
xG 0.30–0.14 (67%)attempts 5–6goals 0–0
- Ferland – Gaudreau – Monahan15:45
xG 1.03–0.96 (52%)attempts 13–17goals 3–1
- Brouwer – Jankowski – Bennett10:05
xG 0.15–0.28 (35%)attempts 6–11goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestStone – Kulak10:19
xG 0.56–0.19 (75%)attempts 15–9goals 0–0
- Hamonic – Brodie21:19
xG 1.17–0.97 (55%)attempts 18–19goals 2–0
- Giordano – Hamilton18:30
xG 0.56–0.68 (45%)attempts 13–17goals 1–1
New Jersey Devils
Forward lines
- bestZajac – Noesen – Quenneville4:47
xG 0.24–0.04 (87%)attempts 7–1goals 0–0
- Wood – Zacha – Bratt3:00
xG 0.12–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–0goals 0–0
- Palmieri – Hall – Hischier3:22
xG 0.16–0.09 (65%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0
- Palmieri – Wood – Zacha8:00
xG 0.37–0.48 (43%)attempts 6–10goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestGreene – Lovejoy7:07
xG 0.22–0.00 (100%)attempts 6–0goals 0–0
- Vatanen – Butcher4:26
xG 0.21–0.00 (100%)attempts 5–0goals 0–0
- Lovejoy – Butcher9:20
xG 0.29–0.34 (46%)attempts 10–7goals 0–0
How the game flowed
Model-basedChance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.
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.
Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute
Win probability
Model-basedHow each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.
NJD's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line NJD is favoured, below it CGY. Dots are goals.
Did the better team win?
Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.
Based on shot quality alone, New Jersey Devils win this game 54% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (NJD − CGY), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).