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Sat, Nov 6, 2021·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

New York Rangers 0, Calgary Flames 6

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 75% of the time.

CGY winsNYR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NYR060808022
CGY19216312637

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 16:00CGYSean MonahanPPGWGAssists: Matthew Tkachuk, Elias Lindholm · Snap, 0.19 xG0–1
  2. P2 9:15CGYBrad RichardsonAssists: Oliver Kylington, Trevor Lewis · Wrist, 0.21 xG0–2
  3. P2 11:19CGYJohnny GaudreauAssists: Matthew Tkachuk, Noah Hanifin · Wrist, 0.24 xG0–3
  4. P3 6:42CGYJohnny GaudreauAssists: Matthew Tkachuk · Backhand, 0.22 xG0–4
  5. P3 13:13CGYMilan LucicAssists: Dillon Dube, Andrew Mangiapane · Wrist, 0.08 xG0–5
  6. P3 14:56CGYMatthew TkachukAssists: Johnny Gaudreau, Elias Lindholm · Wrist, 0.11 xG0–6
Penalties (8)
  1. P1 13:02CGYMatthew Tkachuk: Tripping2 min
  2. P1 15:38NYRKevin Rooney: Interference2 min · PPG
  3. P2 7:06NYRPatrik Nemeth: Holding2 min
  4. P2 12:29CGYBrad Richardson: High sticking2 min
  5. P2 17:37NYRRyan Reaves: Illegal check to head2 min
  6. P2 17:37NYRJarred Tinordi: Fighting5 min
  7. P2 17:37CGYErik Gudbranson: Fighting5 min
  8. P3 0:42CGYOliver Kylington: High sticking2 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.

NYR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0CGY
48% to win52% to win
← NYR attackCGY attack →
  1. P1 20:00Zibanejad won the faceoff against Backlund
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYRCGY
22Shots on goal37
2.9Expected goals4.7
51Shot attempts70
25Faceoffs won24
3Power plays3
11Penalty minutes11
27Hits13
12Blocked shots10
15Giveaways21
8Takeaways13

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.

New York Rangers

Forward lines

  1. Zibanejad – Blais – Lafrenière2:14

    xG 0.09–0.05 (66%)attempts 1–4goals 0–0

  2. Goodrow – Blais – Lafrenière2:19

    xG 0.00–0.11 (0%)attempts 0–1goals 0–1

  3. Reaves – Hunt – Rooney7:09

    xG 0.19–0.32 (38%)attempts 8–6goals 0–0

  4. Strome – Panarin – Kakko8:27

    xG 0.39–0.58 (40%)attempts 11–10goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Nemeth – Tinordi12:19

    xG 0.70–0.73 (49%)attempts 8–14goals 0–2

  2. Trouba – Miller14:11

    xG 0.88–1.39 (39%)attempts 16–20goals 0–0

  3. Fox – Lindgren16:11

    xG 0.26–1.26 (17%)attempts 12–16goals 0–2

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestLucic – Mangiapane – Dube10:58

    xG 1.67–0.36 (82%)attempts 23–6goals 1–0

  2. Gaudreau – Lindholm – Tkachuk9:28

    xG 1.04–0.43 (71%)attempts 12–6goals 2–0

  3. Richardson – Lewis – Monahan10:54

    xG 0.10–0.33 (24%)attempts 6–9goals 0–0

  4. Backlund – Pitlick – Coleman10:19

    xG 0.21–0.60 (26%)attempts 8–12goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHanifin – Andersson14:23

    xG 1.37–0.57 (71%)attempts 17–12goals 3–0

  2. Tanev – Kylington14:51

    xG 0.92–0.29 (76%)attempts 17–11goals 1–0

  3. Gudbranson – Zadorov15:57

    xG 1.15–0.61 (66%)attempts 19–11goals 1–0

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 4.7 xGNYR 2.9 xG
012345P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYNYR

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 NYR. Dots are goals.

Excitement 5/100 · #1267 of 1312 this seasonSwing 0.59 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 51% (winner's lowest chance)
NYR 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 75% of the time.

CGY winsNYR wins

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

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