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Thu, Feb 27, 2020·Bridgestone Arena, Nashville

Calgary Flames 3, Nashville Predators 4 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 57% of the time.

NSH winsCGY wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
CGY01121611200339
NSH1801721112438

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 19:28NSHColton SissonsAssists: Colin Blackwell, Jarred Tinordi · Wrist, 0.14 xG0–1
  2. P2 0:26CGYRasmus AnderssonAssists: Mikael Backlund, Matthew Tkachuk · Wrist, 0.16 xG1–1
  3. P2 3:48CGYMikael BacklundUnassisted · Deflected, 0.01 xG2–1
  4. P3 14:30NSHRoman JosiAssists: Ryan Ellis, Colin Blackwell · Wrist, 0.03 xG2–2
  5. P3 19:17CGYAndrew MangiapaneAssists: Mikael Backlund, Rasmus Andersson · Wrist, 0.05 xG3–2
  6. P3 19:59NSHMikael GranlundAssists: Filip Forsberg, Ryan Ellis · Wrist, 0.28 xG3–3
  7. OT 1:20NSHMikael GranlundGWGAssists: Ryan Ellis, Matt Duchene · Wrist, 0.10 xG3–4
Penalties (4)
  1. P1 8:11CGYSam Bennett: Hooking2 min
  2. P2 13:56NSHRoman Josi: Roughing2 min
  3. P2 13:56CGYMatthew Tkachuk: Roughing2 min
  4. P3 1:40CGYSam Bennett: 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.

CGY00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CGYNSH
39Shots on goal38
3.5Expected goals3.1
61Shot attempts68
24Faceoffs won26
0Power plays2
6Penalty minutes2
13Hits9
13Blocked shots10
5Giveaways13
8Takeaways4

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. bestBacklund – Mangiapane – Tkachuk14:47

    xG 1.09–0.26 (81%)attempts 22–8goals 3–1

  2. Rieder – Jankowski – Bennett9:06

    xG 0.51–0.42 (55%)attempts 7–17goals 0–0

  3. Lucic – Ryan – Dube10:43

    xG 0.57–0.52 (52%)attempts 11–8goals 0–0

  4. Gaudreau – Lindholm – Monahan12:43

    xG 0.59–0.78 (43%)attempts 11–17goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestHanifin – Andersson12:00

    xG 1.35–0.37 (78%)attempts 16–11goals 2–0

  2. Forbort – Gustafsson13:39

    xG 0.95–0.80 (54%)attempts 15–22goals 1–2

  3. Gustafsson – Hanifin2:01

    xG 0.14–0.11 (56%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0

Nashville Predators

Forward lines

  1. bestTurris – Granlund – Forsberg12:47

    xG 0.44–0.21 (68%)attempts 13–10goals 0–0

  2. Johansen – Blackwell – Sissons9:12

    xG 0.16–0.32 (34%)attempts 8–6goals 1–2

  3. Bonino – Smith – Grimaldi9:35

    xG 0.36–0.74 (33%)attempts 8–9goals 0–0

  4. Duchene – Jarnkrok – Arvidsson11:15

    xG 0.63–1.13 (36%)attempts 14–18goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHamhuis – Fabbro8:12

    xG 0.54–0.18 (75%)attempts 9–5goals 0–0

  2. Josi – Ellis19:01

    xG 0.80–1.04 (44%)attempts 25–19goals 1–2

  3. Ekholm – Tinordi11:05

    xG 0.46–0.71 (39%)attempts 8–17goals 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 3.1 xGCGY 3.5 xG
01234P1P2P3OTEndxG

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 95/100 · #62 of 1082 this seasonSwing 2.82 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 1% (winner's lowest chance)
CGY 100%5050%50NSH 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +49 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 57% 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).