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Thu, Oct 31, 2019·Bridgestone Arena, Nashville

Calgary Flames 6, Nashville Predators 5 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Nashville Predators win this game 53% of the time.

NSH winsCGY wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
CGY140541414627
NSH2152121702536

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 5:33NSHNick BoninoAssists: Craig Smith, Ryan Ellis · Backhand, 0.18 xG0–1
  2. P1 10:15NSHAustin WatsonAssists: Colton Sissons, Matt Irwin · Wrist, 0.17 xG0–2
  3. P1 15:27CGYDerek RyanAssists: Matthew Tkachuk, Noah Hanifin · Wrist, 0.08 xG1–2
  4. P2 4:36NSHCalle JarnkrokSHAssists: Austin Watson · Wrist, 0.07 xG1–3
  5. P2 18:52NSHCalle JarnkrokSHAssists: Austin Watson · Wrist, 0.12 xG1–4
  6. P3 1:58CGYRasmus AnderssonAssists: Johnny Gaudreau, Sean Monahan · Wrist, 0.05 xG2–4
  7. P3 13:38CGYElias LindholmAssists: Sean Monahan · Wrist, 0.06 xG3–4
  8. P3 16:39CGYAlan QuineAssists: Mark Giordano, Derek Ryan · Wrist, 0.09 xG4–4
  9. P3 18:38NSHAustin WatsonAssists: Colton Sissons, Mattias Ekholm · Wrist, 0.20 xG4–5
  10. P3 19:21CGYMatthew TkachukAssists: Sean Monahan, Johnny Gaudreau · Wrist, 0.24 xG5–5
  11. OT 4:58CGYMatthew TkachukGWGAssists: Elias Lindholm, TJ Brodie · Wrist, 0.15 xG6–5
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 2:05CGYAndrew Mangiapane: Slashing2 min
  2. P1 11:29CGYAlan Quine: Cross checking2 min
  3. P1 17:15NSHCraig Smith: Interference2 min
  4. P2 3:40NSHKyle Turris: Too many men on the ice2 min
  5. P2 18:06NSHKyle Turris: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  6. P2 19:24CGYMikael Backlund: Tripping2 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.

CGY00 SOG · 0.0 xG

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P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0NSH
45% to win55% to win
← CGY attackNSH attack →
  1. P1 20:00Jankowski won the faceoff against Turris
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CGYNSH
27Shots on goal36
2.4Expected goals2.6
61Shot attempts52
30Faceoffs won32
3Power plays3
6Penalty minutes6
13Hits6
7Blocked shots20
8Giveaways14
8Takeaways21

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.

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestBennett – Ryan – Tkachuk2:04

    xG 0.18–0.01 (95%)attempts 3–1goals 1–0

  2. Backlund – Mangiapane – Tkachuk4:33

    xG 0.17–0.08 (68%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0

  3. Frolik – Backlund – Tkachuk7:31

    xG 0.24–0.26 (48%)attempts 8–3goals 0–0

  4. Quine – Bennett – Ryan2:26

    xG 0.23–0.26 (47%)attempts 4–3goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. Andersson – Kylington12:38

    xG 0.51–0.52 (50%)attempts 17–12goals 1–0

  2. Giordano – Brodie14:17

    xG 0.21–0.22 (49%)attempts 12–9goals 1–0

  3. Hamonic – Hanifin16:06

    xG 0.39–1.07 (27%)attempts 11–17goals 1–3

Nashville Predators

Forward lines

  1. bestDuchene – Granlund – Forsberg10:39

    xG 0.53–0.06 (90%)attempts 10–4goals 0–0

  2. Turris – Watson – Sissons4:03

    xG 0.28–0.01 (96%)attempts 3–3goals 1–0

  3. Jarnkrok – Johansen – Arvidsson8:04

    xG 0.33–0.09 (79%)attempts 8–5goals 0–0

  4. Bonino – Smith – Grimaldi4:47

    xG 0.30–0.07 (80%)attempts 6–6goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestJosi – Ellis15:07

    xG 0.67–0.34 (66%)attempts 12–14goals 1–1

  2. Hamhuis – Irwin8:34

    xG 0.38–0.14 (72%)attempts 8–4goals 1–1

  3. Ekholm – Fabbro16:50

    xG 0.57–0.58 (50%)attempts 13–17goals 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.

NSH 2.6 xGCGY 2.4 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NSHCGY

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

NSH's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line NSH is favoured, below it CGY. Dots are goals.

Excitement 100/100 · #3 of 1082 this seasonSwing 2.98 · 11 goals in reach · 3-goal lead cutComeback index 3% (winner's lowest chance)
CGY 100%5050%50NSH 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +47 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, Nashville Predators win this game 53% of the time.

NSH winsCGY wins

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

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