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Sat, Dec 14, 2019·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Carolina Hurricanes 4, Calgary Flames 0

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 62% of the time.

CGY winsCAR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CAR0421829431
CGY01207013032

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 12:35CARBrock McGinnGWGAssists: Jordan Martinook, Julien Gauthier · Slap, 0.14 xG1–0
  2. P2 13:40CARDougie HamiltonPPAssists: Teuvo Teravainen, Sebastian Aho · Wrist, 0.06 xG2–0
  3. P3 15:05CARWarren FoegeleSHAssists: Jordan Martinook, Brett Pesce · Wrist, 0.16 xG3–0
  4. P3 19:57CARWarren FoegeleENAssists: Teuvo Teravainen · Wrist, 0.61 xG4–0
Penalties (10)
  1. P1 5:16CARMartin Necas: Hooking2 min
  2. P1 7:50CGYMark Jankowski: Interference2 min
  3. P2 12:35CGYMatthew Tkachuk: Delaying game unsuccessful challenge2 min · PPG
  4. P2 13:05CARJordan Staal: High sticking2 min
  5. P2 13:13CGYMark Giordano: Slashing2 min
  6. P3 9:15CARMartin Necas: Tripping2 min
  7. P3 11:37CARHaydn Fleury: Hooking2 min
  8. P3 13:55CARJordan Staal: Tripping2 min
  9. P3 16:45CGYSean Monahan: Slashing2 min
  10. P3 19:03CARLucas Wallmark: 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.

CAR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0CGY
45% to win55% to win
← CAR attackCGY attack →
  1. P1 20:00Staal won the faceoff against Monahan
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CARCGY
31Shots on goal32
3.7Expected goals3.0
61Shot attempts59
31Faceoffs won28
4Power plays5
12Penalty minutes8
10Hits9
17Blocked shots17
6Giveaways17
11Takeaways6

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.

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestStaal – Foegele – Svechnikov10:05

    xG 0.95–0.12 (88%)attempts 15–6goals 0–0

  2. Dzingel – Wallmark – Necas8:43

    xG 0.03–0.03 (45%)attempts 3–5goals 0–0

  3. Martinook – McGinn – Gauthier8:42

    xG 0.28–0.35 (45%)attempts 10–8goals 1–0

  4. Niederreiter – Teravainen – Aho9:42

    xG 0.41–0.61 (40%)attempts 11–10goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestEdmundson – Pesce10:36

    xG 0.89–0.17 (84%)attempts 17–5goals 1–0

  2. Gardiner – Fleury7:30

    xG 0.28–0.19 (59%)attempts 9–8goals 0–0

  3. Slavin – Pesce2:07

    xG 0.00–0.02 (0%)attempts 0–3goals 0–0

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestLindholm – Mangiapane – Tkachuk9:43

    xG 0.52–0.29 (64%)attempts 10–10goals 0–0

  2. Lucic – Ryan – Dube9:50

    xG 0.13–0.24 (35%)attempts 6–6goals 0–0

  3. Frolik – Rieder – Jankowski8:35

    xG 0.16–0.28 (36%)attempts 9–10goals 0–1

  4. Backlund – Gaudreau – Monahan10:26

    xG 0.39–0.94 (30%)attempts 8–14goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Andersson – Kylington11:42

    xG 0.18–0.21 (46%)attempts 6–10goals 0–0

  2. Hanifin – Andersson2:35

    xG 0.09–0.18 (33%)attempts 2–4goals 0–0

  3. Hamonic – Hanifin11:19

    xG 0.64–0.91 (41%)attempts 8–14goals 0–1

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 3.0 xGCAR 3.7 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYCAR

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 CAR. Dots are goals.

Excitement 7/100 · #1012 of 1082 this seasonSwing 0.66 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 43% (winner's lowest chance)
CAR 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +26 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 62% of the time.

CGY winsCAR wins

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

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