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Sat, Jan 11, 2020·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Edmonton Oilers 3, Calgary Flames 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 61% of the time.

CGY winsEDM wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
EDM21116015332
CGY212111110433

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 4:04CGYElias LindholmSHUnassisted · Wrist, 0.07 xG0–1
  2. P1 5:07EDMRyan Nugent-HopkinsPPAssists: Kailer Yamamoto, Leon Draisaitl · Wrist, 0.09 xG1–1
  3. P1 9:06EDMConnor McDavidAssists: Ethan Bear · Wrist, 0.17 xG2–1
  4. P1 19:19CGYJohnny GaudreauAssists: Sean Monahan, Noah Hanifin · Snap, 0.05 xG2–2
  5. P2 1:24EDMRyan Nugent-HopkinsAssists: Kailer Yamamoto · Wrist, 0.08 xG3–2
  6. P2 11:34CGYDillon DubeAssists: Derek Ryan · Backhand, 0.16 xG3–3
  7. P3 0:39CGYElias LindholmGWGAssists: Mark Giordano, Johnny Gaudreau · Wrist, 0.05 xG3–4
Penalties (4)
  1. P2 18:06EDMZack Kassian: Roughing2 min
  2. P2 18:06EDMZack Kassian: Roughing2 min
  3. P2 18:06EDMZack Kassian: Misconduct10 min
  4. P3 11:25CGYNoah Hanifin: Interference2 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.

EDM00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0CGY
43% to win57% to win
← EDM attackCGY attack →
  1. P1 20:00McDavid won the faceoff against Lindholm
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

EDMCGY
32Shots on goal33
3.0Expected goals3.7
51Shot attempts66
24Faceoffs won29
1Power plays2
14Penalty minutes2
20Hits29
14Blocked shots13
16Giveaways15
14Takeaways10

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. Shift data for this game is incomplete, so treat these as rough.

Edmonton Oilers

Forward lines

  1. bestNeal – Kassian – McDavid10:56

    xG 0.66–0.33 (66%)attempts 7–9goals 1–1

  2. Sheahan – Archibald – Nygard8:49

    xG 0.12–0.31 (28%)attempts 4–6goals 0–0

  3. Gagner – Chiasson – Haas5:33

    xG 0.39–0.63 (39%)attempts 7–9goals 0–1

  4. Nugent-Hopkins – Draisaitl – Yamamoto15:05

    xG 0.83–1.15 (42%)attempts 19–16goals 2–0

Defence pairs

  1. Larsson – Klefbom18:43

    xG 1.05–1.16 (47%)attempts 19–20goals 1–2

  2. Russell – Jones9:45

    xG 0.06–0.33 (16%)attempts 2–7goals 0–0

  3. Nurse – Bear20:18

    xG 0.91–1.81 (33%)attempts 18–28goals 1–1

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestBacklund – Gaudreau – Monahan12:21

    xG 1.18–0.52 (69%)attempts 18–14goals 1–2

  2. Rinaldo – Rieder – Bennett8:05

    xG 0.60–0.33 (65%)attempts 10–10goals 0–0

  3. Lucic – Ryan – Dube11:52

    xG 0.66–0.55 (55%)attempts 8–8goals 1–1

  4. Lindholm – Mangiapane – Tkachuk12:27

    xG 0.62–0.62 (50%)attempts 16–8goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestAndersson – Kylington11:55

    xG 1.27–0.28 (82%)attempts 16–8goals 0–1

  2. Giordano – Brodie16:36

    xG 1.12–0.56 (67%)attempts 25–12goals 1–0

  3. Hamonic – Hanifin18:33

    xG 0.83–1.24 (40%)attempts 13–21goals 2–1

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 3.7 xGEDM 3.0 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYEDM

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 EDM. Dots are goals.

Excitement 86/100 · #157 of 1082 this seasonSwing 2.25 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 28% (winner's lowest chance)
EDM 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +24 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 61% of the time.

CGY winsEDM wins

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

-7
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-1
0
+1
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+7

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