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Tue, Apr 19, 2022·Bridgestone Arena, Nashville

Calgary Flames 2, Nashville Predators 3 (SO)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Nashville Predators win this game 59% of the time.

NSH winsCGY wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTSOTotal
CGY051717020221
NSH092907031328

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 7:23NSHFilip ForsbergPPAssists: Ryan Johansen, Roman Josi · Slap, 0.08 xG0–1
  2. P2 12:09NSHMatt DucheneUnassisted · Deflected, 0.12 xG0–2
  3. P2 15:13CGYAndrew MangiapanePPAssists: Matthew Tkachuk, Johnny Gaudreau · Wrist, 0.35 xG1–2
  4. P3 6:40CGYAndrew MangiapaneAssists: Tyler Toffoli, Noah Hanifin · Wrist, 0.12 xG2–2

Shootout

  1. 1. NSH Filip Forsberg stopped
  2. 2. CGY Johnny Gaudreau stopped
  3. 3. NSH Matt Duchene stopped
  4. 4. CGY Matthew Tkachuk stopped
  5. 5. NSH Mikael Granlund scored
  6. 6. CGY Tyler Toffoli stopped
Penalties (8)
  1. P1 11:48NSHFilip Forsberg: Slashing2 min
  2. P2 1:13CGYMatthew Tkachuk: Roughing2 min
  3. P2 6:28CGYNikita Zadorov: Hooking2 min · PPG
  4. P2 15:04NSHMatt Duchene: Cross checking2 min · PPG
  5. P2 17:02CGYNikita Zadorov: Interference2 min
  6. P3 12:17NSHTanner Jeannot: Tripping2 min
  7. P3 13:11CGYAndrew Mangiapane: Interference2 min
  8. OT 3:48CGYDillon Dube: Too many men on the ice2 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
48% to win52% 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
21Shots on goal28
2.3Expected goals2.7
46Shot attempts64
23Faceoffs won33
3Power plays5
10Penalty minutes6
41Hits40
19Blocked shots18
6Giveaways14
9Takeaways12

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. Lewis – Lucic – Ritchie6:16

    xG 0.11–0.14 (44%)attempts 5–5goals 0–0

  2. Gaudreau – Lindholm – Tkachuk14:58

    xG 0.35–0.50 (41%)attempts 12–12goals 0–1

  3. Jarnkrok – Coleman – Dube7:36

    xG 0.05–0.36 (12%)attempts 2–7goals 0–0

  4. Backlund – Toffoli – Mangiapane9:23

    xG 0.28–0.63 (31%)attempts 8–15goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. Gudbranson – Zadorov12:18

    xG 0.17–0.23 (43%)attempts 3–8goals 0–0

  2. Tanev – Kylington16:10

    xG 0.45–0.68 (40%)attempts 14–17goals 1–0

  3. Hanifin – Andersson17:43

    xG 0.37–0.70 (34%)attempts 14–18goals 0–0

Nashville Predators

Forward lines

  1. bestJohansen – Cousins – Kunin9:42

    xG 0.53–0.17 (76%)attempts 12–7goals 0–0

  2. Duchene – Granlund – Forsberg10:38

    xG 0.68–0.34 (67%)attempts 14–8goals 1–0

  3. Sissons – Trenin – Jeannot13:05

    xG 0.36–0.17 (68%)attempts 9–6goals 0–0

  4. Glass – Tolvanen – Tomasino5:01

    xG 0.22–0.11 (67%)attempts 6–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestEkholm – Carrier18:02

    xG 1.01–0.53 (66%)attempts 17–12goals 1–0

  2. Borowiecki – Benning10:09

    xG 0.15–0.16 (49%)attempts 7–8goals 0–0

  3. Josi – Fabbro17:44

    xG 0.45–0.48 (49%)attempts 19–14goals 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.

NSH 2.7 xGCGY 2.3 xG
-0.500.511.522.53P1P2P3OTEndxG

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 72/100 · #427 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.75 · 4 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 47% (winner's lowest chance)
CGY 100%5050%50NSH 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +28 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, Nashville Predators win this game 59% 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).