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Sat, Feb 15, 2020·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Chicago Blackhawks 8, Calgary Flames 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 53% of the time.

CGY winsCHI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CHI2124729828
CGY28114120442

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 0:30CHIJonathan ToewsAssists: Dominik Kubalik, Slater Koekkoek · Wrist, 0.04 xG1–0
  2. P1 2:07CGYSam BennettAssists: Dillon Dube, Milan Lucic · Tip-in, 0.12 xG1–1
  3. P1 9:17CHIDominik KubalikAssists: Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane · Snap, 0.30 xG2–1
  4. P1 12:57CGYSam BennettAssists: Dillon Dube, Oliver Kylington · Wrist, 0.13 xG2–2
  5. P2 4:24CHIBrandon SaadAssists: Patrick Kane, Erik Gustafsson · Wrist, 0.05 xG3–2
  6. P2 5:28CHIAlex NylanderUnassisted · Wrist, 0.24 xG4–2
  7. P2 10:56CGYElias LindholmAssists: Johnny Gaudreau, Oliver Kylington · Wrist, 0.18 xG4–3
  8. P2 17:47CHIAlex DeBrincatGWGAssists: Dylan Strome, Kirby Dach · Snap, 0.27 xG5–3
  9. P2 18:14CHIAlex NylanderAssists: Matthew Highmore · Snap, 0.19 xG6–3
  10. P3 14:06CGYElias LindholmPPAssists: Johnny Gaudreau, Matthew Tkachuk · Wrist, 0.07 xG6–4
  11. P3 16:48CHIPatrick KaneAssists: Jonathan Toews · Wrist, 0.02 xG7–4
  12. P3 18:59CHIKirby DachAssists: Drake Caggiula, Connor Murphy · Backhand, 0.18 xG8–4
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 7:12CGYSean Monahan: Tripping2 min
  2. P1 13:30CHIConnor Murphy: Hooking2 min
  3. P1 15:15CGYMatthew Tkachuk: Too many men on the ice2 min
  4. P2 14:12CHIJonathan Toews: Slashing2 min
  5. P3 6:21CHIKirby Dach: High sticking2 min
  6. P3 7:54CGYAndrew Mangiapane: Hooking2 min
  7. P3 12:17CHIOlli Maatta: Hooking2 min · PPG
  8. P3 16:32CHIDrake Caggiula: Interference2 min
  9. P3 16:32CGYElias Lindholm: Roughing2 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.

CHI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

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P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CHICGY
28Shots on goal42
3.5Expected goals3.7
45Shot attempts65
25Faceoffs won28
3Power plays4
10Penalty minutes8
6Hits21
11Blocked shots11
16Giveaways24
18Takeaways15

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.

Chicago Blackhawks

Forward lines

  1. bestHighmore – Nylander – Kampf8:43

    xG 0.65–0.49 (57%)attempts 8–8goals 2–1

  2. Strome – DeBrincat – Dach10:22

    xG 0.54–0.41 (57%)attempts 6–7goals 1–1

  3. Kane – Saad – Carpenter9:55

    xG 0.16–0.95 (14%)attempts 5–15goals 1–0

  4. Toews – Kubalik – Caggiula8:42

    xG 0.10–1.01 (9%)attempts 6–15goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. Murphy – Maatta3:01

    xG 0.02–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–0goals 0–0

  2. Maatta – Koekkoek14:02

    xG 0.68–0.88 (44%)attempts 9–14goals 3–1

  3. Keith – Boqvist10:56

    xG 0.83–1.12 (42%)attempts 10–16goals 3–2

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestGaudreau – Lindholm – Monahan11:55

    xG 1.30–0.48 (73%)attempts 16–8goals 1–1

  2. Backlund – Mangiapane – Tkachuk10:58

    xG 0.82–0.39 (67%)attempts 13–9goals 0–3

  3. Rinaldo – Rieder – Jankowski4:56

    xG 0.19–0.07 (72%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

  4. Lucic – Bennett – Dube11:11

    xG 0.64–0.78 (45%)attempts 11–8goals 2–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestBrodie – Kylington2:23

    xG 0.90–0.15 (86%)attempts 6–2goals 0–0

  2. Hanifin – Andersson15:50

    xG 0.83–0.24 (77%)attempts 21–9goals 0–1

  3. Davidson – Kylington8:21

    xG 0.72–0.17 (81%)attempts 9–7goals 3–0

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 xGCHI 3.5 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYCHI

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 CHI. Dots are goals.

Excitement 87/100 · #143 of 1082 this seasonSwing 1.81 · 11 goals in reachComeback index 43% (winner's lowest chance)
CHI 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +22 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 53% of the time.

CGY winsCHI wins

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

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