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Sun, Mar 11, 2018·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

New York Islanders 5, Calgary Flames 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 65% of the time.

CGY winsNYI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NYI31011314527
CGY114019119252

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 2:14NYINick LeddyAssists: Casey Cizikas · Wrist, 0.01 xG1–0
  2. P1 2:32NYIJohnny BoychukAssists: Casey Cizikas, Ross Johnston · Slap, 0.01 xG2–0
  3. P1 7:23CGYJohnny GaudreauAssists: Sean Monahan · Wrist, 0.03 xG2–1
  4. P1 10:25NYIJordan EberleGWGAssists: Johnny Boychuk, John Tavares · Backhand, 0.20 xG3–1
  5. P2 0:50NYIAnders LeeAssists: Johnny Boychuk, Nick Leddy · Slap, 0.27 xG4–1
  6. P3 7:24CGYMark GiordanoAssists: Dougie Hamilton, Johnny Gaudreau · Wrist, 0.42 xG4–2
  7. P3 19:49NYIAnders LeeENAssists: John Tavares · Wrist, 0.68 xG5–2
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 14:23NYIBrock Nelson: Hooking2 min
  2. P2 6:56CGYGarnet Hathaway: Fighting5 min
  3. P2 6:56NYIRoss Johnston: Fighting5 min
  4. P2 6:56NYIRoss Johnston: Roughing2 min
  5. P2 12:41NYIBrandon Davidson: Tripping2 min
  6. P3 10:58CGYSean Monahan: Hooking2 min
  7. P3 12:23NYIBrock Nelson: 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.

NYI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYICGY
27Shots on goal52
3.2Expected goals4.2
48Shot attempts94
30Faceoffs won42
1Power plays4
13Penalty minutes7
17Hits15
20Blocked shots12
11Giveaways16
8Takeaways9

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.

New York Islanders

Forward lines

  1. Nelson – Beauvillier – Fritz9:33

    xG 0.30–0.44 (40%)attempts 7–14goals 0–0

  2. Clutterbuck – Cizikas – Johnston5:48

    xG 0.06–0.22 (21%)attempts 5–9goals 2–0

  3. Ladd – Eberle – Barzal10:06

    xG 0.52–0.73 (42%)attempts 9–11goals 0–1

  4. Bailey – Tavares – Lee11:33

    xG 0.28–0.60 (32%)attempts 7–21goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestLeddy – Pulock2:23

    xG 0.17–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

  2. Davidson – Pelech12:36

    xG 0.30–0.33 (48%)attempts 12–15goals 0–0

  3. Boychuk – Leddy12:50

    xG 0.62–0.68 (48%)attempts 12–17goals 3–0

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestFrolik – Backlund – Tkachuk9:37

    xG 0.49–0.10 (82%)attempts 13–4goals 0–0

  2. Ferland – Gaudreau – Monahan10:43

    xG 0.82–0.78 (51%)attempts 17–12goals 2–1

  3. Jankowski – Hathaway – Bennett4:42

    xG 0.12–0.09 (57%)attempts 4–4goals 0–1

  4. Stajan – Brouwer – Lazar6:34

    xG 0.19–0.21 (48%)attempts 9–5goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestStone – Kulak9:39

    xG 0.34–0.21 (62%)attempts 14–6goals 0–1

  2. Hamonic – Brodie17:43

    xG 0.80–0.69 (53%)attempts 30–16goals 0–0

  3. Giordano – Hamilton18:32

    xG 1.14–1.13 (50%)attempts 27–19goals 2–3

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 4.2 xGNYI 3.2 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYNYI

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 NYI. Dots are goals.

Excitement 52/100 · #613 of 1271 this seasonSwing 1.03 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 46% (winner's lowest chance)
NYI 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +16 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 65% of the time.

CGY winsNYI wins

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

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