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Mon, Feb 10, 2020·SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose

Calgary Flames 6, San Jose Sharks 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 81% of the time.

SJS winsCGY wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CGY31511428637
SJS110113013236

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 4:05CGYMilan LucicPPAssists: Mikael Backlund, Rasmus Andersson · Backhand, 0.30 xG1–0
  2. P1 4:39CGYTobias RiederAssists: Mark Jankowski, Zac Rinaldo · Wrist, 0.17 xG2–0
  3. P1 9:23CGYZac RinaldoGWGAssists: Johnny Gaudreau, Sean Monahan · Wrist, 0.16 xG3–0
  4. P1 12:47SJSErik KarlssonAssists: Barclay Goodrow, Marc-Edouard Vlasic · Wrist, 0.06 xG3–1
  5. P2 4:51SJSBrent BurnsPPAssists: Timo Meier, Erik Karlsson · Slap, 0.04 xG3–2
  6. P2 10:46CGYMark JankowskiAssists: Milan Lucic, Noah Hanifin · Backhand, 0.14 xG4–2
  7. P3 1:26CGYMatthew TkachukPPAssists: Noah Hanifin, Elias Lindholm · Wrist, 0.23 xG5–2
  8. P3 14:08CGYMikael BacklundPPAssists: Andrew Mangiapane, Milan Lucic · Wrist, 0.16 xG6–2
Penalties (10)
  1. P1 2:09SJSBrenden Dillon: Slashing2 min · PPG
  2. P2 1:43CGYMilan Lucic: Roughing2 min
  3. P2 1:43SJSStefan Noesen: Roughing2 min
  4. P2 1:43SJSStefan Noesen: Roughing2 min
  5. P2 3:15CGYRasmus Andersson: Interference2 min · PPG
  6. P2 15:54SJSEvander Kane: Elbowing2 min
  7. P3 0:14SJSBrenden Dillon: Tripping2 min · PPG
  8. P3 11:12SJSTimo Meier: Tripping2 min
  9. P3 12:18SJSStefan Noesen: Misconduct10 min
  10. P3 12:18SJSEvander Kane: Tripping2 min · PPG

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

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0SJS
45% to win55% to win
← CGY attackSJS attack →
  1. P1 20:00Thornton won the faceoff against Backlund
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CGYSJS
37Shots on goal36
4.4Expected goals2.2
55Shot attempts61
22Faceoffs won34
6Power plays1
4Penalty minutes24
18Hits30
13Blocked shots7
7Giveaways5
9Takeaways13

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. bestGaudreau – Lindholm – Monahan10:01

    xG 0.86–0.28 (75%)attempts 11–10goals 0–1

  2. Rinaldo – Rieder – Jankowski8:50

    xG 0.60–0.46 (57%)attempts 8–12goals 1–0

  3. Lucic – Ryan – Dube11:34

    xG 0.21–0.12 (63%)attempts 7–7goals 0–0

  4. Backlund – Mangiapane – Tkachuk11:21

    xG 0.16–0.55 (22%)attempts 6–13goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHanifin – Andersson12:36

    xG 1.35–0.57 (70%)attempts 15–12goals 2–0

  2. Stone – Brodie18:38

    xG 1.06–0.79 (57%)attempts 19–20goals 1–1

  3. Andersson – Kylington5:10

    xG 0.09–0.15 (38%)attempts 3–6goals 0–0

San Jose Sharks

Forward lines

  1. bestKane – Noesen – Goodrow2:03

    xG 0.36–0.00 (100%)attempts 5–0goals 0–0

  2. Marleau – Sorensen – Karlsson3:31

    xG 0.25–0.00 (100%)attempts 7–0goals 0–0

  3. Letunov – Gambrell – True2:19

    xG 0.05–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

  4. Sorensen – Letunov – Gambrell4:57

    xG 0.02–0.10 (17%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Burns – Dillon18:02

    xG 0.67–0.66 (50%)attempts 17–15goals 0–1

  2. Vlasic – Karlsson15:11

    xG 1.05–1.09 (49%)attempts 27–14goals 1–1

  3. Ferraro – Simek11:26

    xG 0.09–0.97 (8%)attempts 3–12goals 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.

SJS 2.2 xGCGY 4.4 xG
012345P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

SJSCGY

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 69/100 · #332 of 1082 this seasonSwing 1.06 · 7 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 44% (winner's lowest chance)
CGY 100%5050%50SJS 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 81% of the time.

SJS winsCGY wins

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

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