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Fri, Mar 15, 2019·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

New York Rangers 1, Calgary Flames 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 60% of the time.

CGY winsNYR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NYR1609010125
CGY11325214532

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 10:00CGYJohnny GaudreauAssists: Matthew Tkachuk · Wrist, 0.15 xG0–1
  2. P1 11:10NYRNeal PionkAssists: Ryan Strome · Slap, 0.05 xG1–1
  3. P2 2:56CGYMatthew TkachukGWGAssists: Mark Giordano, Michael Frolik · Tip-in, 0.08 xG1–2
  4. P2 4:06CGYGarnet HathawayAssists: Matthew Tkachuk, Derek Ryan · Tip-in, 0.10 xG1–3
  5. P3 5:12CGYMichael FrolikAssists: Matthew Tkachuk, Noah Hanifin · Wrist, 0.27 xG1–4
  6. P3 9:49CGYMatthew TkachukAssists: Mikael Backlund · Wrist, 0.13 xG1–5
Penalties (10)
  1. P1 7:31CGYSam Bennett: Hooking2 min
  2. P1 10:49NYRBrendan Smith: Slashing2 min
  3. P1 10:49CGYJohnny Gaudreau: Slashing2 min
  4. P1 12:50NYRVladislav Namestnikov: Tripping2 min
  5. P1 15:31NYRVladislav Namestnikov: High sticking2 min
  6. P1 18:47NYRBrendan Lemieux: Roughing2 min
  7. P1 18:47CGYGarnet Hathaway: Roughing2 min
  8. P2 14:38NYRBrett Howden: Slashing2 min
  9. P2 16:16CGYMikael Backlund: Tripping2 min
  10. P3 6:42CGYMark Jankowski: Roughing2 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.

NYR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYRCGY
25Shots on goal32
2.5Expected goals3.0
36Shot attempts54
28Faceoffs won26
3Power plays3
10Penalty minutes10
15Hits15
14Blocked shots5
23Giveaways16
15Takeaways31

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 Rangers

Forward lines

  1. bestStrome – Namestnikov – Chytil7:56

    xG 0.56–0.29 (66%)attempts 6–6goals 0–0

  2. Brickley – Buchnevich – Howden2:11

    xG 0.13–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–0goals 0–0

  3. Brickley – Strome – Lemieux2:15

    xG 0.00–0.00 (0%)attempts 0–2goals 0–0

  4. Buchnevich – Lemieux – Howden2:09

    xG 0.00–0.02 (0%)attempts 0–1goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestStaal – DeAngelo4:16

    xG 0.33–0.01 (96%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0

  2. Shattenkirk – Smith6:15

    xG 0.21–0.17 (55%)attempts 6–4goals 0–0

  3. Skjei – DeAngelo2:45

    xG 0.01–0.00 (100%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestFrolik – Backlund – Tkachuk9:45

    xG 0.88–0.14 (86%)attempts 12–4goals 3–0

  2. Gaudreau – Lindholm – Ryan5:12

    xG 0.41–0.14 (74%)attempts 7–2goals 0–0

  3. Jankowski – Bennett – Czarnik4:00

    xG 0.12–0.11 (52%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

  4. Jankowski – Mangiapane – Czarnik3:08

    xG 0.00–0.01 (0%)attempts 0–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestAndersson – Fantenberg14:13

    xG 0.66–0.24 (73%)attempts 10–7goals 2–0

  2. Hamonic – Hanifin12:30

    xG 1.04–0.64 (62%)attempts 14–8goals 1–0

  3. Giordano – Brodie14:20

    xG 0.63–0.30 (68%)attempts 15–6goals 1–0

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 3.0 xGNYR 2.5 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYNYR

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 NYR. Dots are goals.

Excitement 28/100 · #884 of 1271 this seasonSwing 0.93 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 52% (winner's lowest chance)
NYR 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +20 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 60% of the time.

CGY winsNYR wins

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

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