Fri, Mar 2, 2018·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary
New York Rangers 3, Calgary Flames 1
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 52% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYR | 19 | 210 | 08 | 327 |
| CGY | 119 | 013 | 019 | 151 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P1 4:07NYRKevin HayesAssists: Ryan Spooner · Wrist, 0.35 xG1–0
- P1 16:39CGYBrett KulakAssists: Michael Frolik, Matthew Tkachuk · Slap, 0.18 xG1–1
- P2 0:56NYRPavel BuchnevichGWGAssists: Chris Kreider, Neal Pionk · Backhand, 0.08 xG2–1
- P2 10:48NYRRyan SpoonerAssists: Tony DeAngelo · Wrist, 0.21 xG3–1
Penalties (8)
- P1 0:27NYRBrady Skjei: Hooking2 min
- P2 1:47NYRBrady Skjei: Hooking2 min
- P2 12:01CGYMikael Backlund: Cross checking2 min
- P2 19:40CGYTravis Hamonic: Fighting5 min
- P2 19:40NYRChris Kreider: Fighting5 min
- P2 19:57CGYDougie Hamilton: High sticking2 min
- P3 2:13NYRBrady Skjei: Interference2 min
- P3 7:54CGYMikael Backlund: Cross checking2 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.
20:00
P1
- P1 20:00Hayes won the faceoff against Backlund
- 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.
New York Rangers
Forward lines
- bestKreider – Zibanejad – Buchnevich8:44
xG 1.07–0.14 (89%)attempts 13–3goals 1–0
- Spooner – Hayes – Fast9:46
xG 1.22–0.30 (80%)attempts 10–10goals 2–0
- Zuccarello – Namestnikov – Vesey11:01
xG 0.88–0.40 (69%)attempts 12–10goals 0–0
- McLeod – Carey – Holland5:47
xG 0.00–0.79 (0%)attempts 1–12goals 0–1
Defence pairs
- bestSkjei – Gilmour14:18
xG 1.00–0.29 (78%)attempts 11–12goals 1–0
- O'Gara – DeAngelo8:16
xG 1.01–0.86 (54%)attempts 10–14goals 2–1
- Staal – Pionk14:33
xG 0.74–0.70 (51%)attempts 12–19goals 0–0
Calgary Flames
Forward lines
- Stajan – Glass – Shore6:02
xG 0.20–0.21 (49%)attempts 10–5goals 0–0
- Brouwer – Jankowski – Hathaway4:27
xG 0.08–0.20 (29%)attempts 5–2goals 0–0
- Backlund – Shore – Tkachuk2:27
xG 0.09–0.21 (30%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0
- Frolik – Backlund – Tkachuk8:30
xG 0.45–0.94 (32%)attempts 8–10goals 1–1
Defence pairs
- bestStone – Kulak8:09
xG 0.82–0.16 (84%)attempts 15–2goals 1–0
- Hamonic – Brodie13:23
xG 0.60–1.14 (35%)attempts 12–15goals 0–1
- Giordano – Hamilton15:50
xG 0.59–1.18 (33%)attempts 21–14goals 0–1
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.
CGY's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line CGY is favoured, below it NYR. 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, Calgary Flames win this game 52% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (CGY − NYR), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).