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Thu, Mar 21, 2019·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Ottawa Senators 1, Calgary Flames 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 80% of the time.

CGY winsOTT wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
OTT150905119
CGY211110215536

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 4:30OTTDylan DeMeloAssists: Anthony Duclair, Brian Gibbons · Wrist, 0.13 xG1–0
  2. P1 8:54CGYMark GiordanoSHUnassisted · Backhand, 0.15 xG1–1
  3. P1 11:15CGYGarnet HathawayGWGAssists: Andrew Mangiapane, Derek Ryan · Wrist, 0.14 xG1–2
  4. P2 9:00CGYAndrew MangiapaneAssists: Derek Ryan, Garnet Hathaway · Wrist, 0.06 xG1–3
  5. P3 11:23CGYMikael BacklundAssists: Michael Frolik, Matthew Tkachuk · Snap, 0.10 xG1–4
  6. P3 18:33CGYMatthew TkachukAssists: Michael Frolik, Rasmus Andersson · Tip-in, 0.14 xG1–5
Penalties (5)
  1. P1 7:08CGYMatthew Tkachuk: Roughing2 min
  2. P1 12:29OTTBobby Ryan: Tripping2 min
  3. P1 14:06OTTZack Smith: Cross checking2 min
  4. P1 14:13CGYMark Giordano: Interference2 min
  5. P2 4:36CGYMichael Frolik: Holding2 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.

OTT00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

OTTCGY
19Shots on goal36
1.9Expected goals3.9
45Shot attempts61
21Faceoffs won25
3Power plays2
4Penalty minutes6
18Hits14
15Blocked shots13
16Giveaways15
17Takeaways22

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.

Ottawa Senators

Forward lines

  1. Lindberg – Veronneau – Tkachuk8:15

    xG 0.21–0.26 (45%)attempts 7–7goals 0–0

  2. Smith – Paajarvi – Abramov7:46

    xG 0.22–0.27 (44%)attempts 6–7goals 0–0

  3. Chlapik – Veronneau – Tkachuk2:55

    xG 0.32–0.40 (44%)attempts 5–4goals 0–1

  4. Ryan – Chlapik – Balcers7:05

    xG 0.09–0.23 (28%)attempts 4–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestWolanin – Brannstrom3:50

    xG 0.47–0.11 (80%)attempts 9–3goals 0–0

  2. DeMelo – Brannstrom2:48

    xG 0.00–0.06 (0%)attempts 0–4goals 0–0

  3. DeMelo – Wolanin11:45

    xG 0.46–0.60 (43%)attempts 10–7goals 1–2

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestFrolik – Backlund – Tkachuk12:30

    xG 1.20–0.24 (83%)attempts 12–10goals 2–0

  2. Hathaway – Mangiapane – Ryan9:56

    xG 0.68–0.39 (63%)attempts 12–7goals 2–0

  3. Gaudreau – Lindholm – Monahan13:46

    xG 0.54–0.52 (51%)attempts 11–9goals 0–0

  4. Jankowski – Bennett – Czarnik4:36

    xG 0.17–0.25 (39%)attempts 5–5goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestGiordano – Brodie15:41

    xG 1.47–0.87 (63%)attempts 21–15goals 2–0

  2. Hamonic – Hanifin13:27

    xG 0.83–0.28 (75%)attempts 14–8goals 1–0

  3. Andersson – Fantenberg15:47

    xG 0.46–0.43 (52%)attempts 12–14goals 1–1

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 3.9 xGOTT 1.9 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYOTT

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 OTT. Dots are goals.

Excitement 27/100 · #894 of 1271 this seasonSwing 0.92 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 35% (winner's lowest chance)
OTT 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +19 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 80% of the time.

CGY winsOTT wins

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

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