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Wed, Feb 16, 2022·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Anaheim Ducks 2, Calgary Flames 6

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 85% of the time.

CGY winsANA wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
ANA0121719228
CGY212212219643

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 5:34CGYDillon DubeAssists: Rasmus Andersson, Sean Monahan · Tip-in, 0.07 xG0–1
  2. P1 12:55CGYElias LindholmPPAssists: Matthew Tkachuk, Rasmus Andersson · Wrist, 0.18 xG0–2
  3. P2 1:35ANASonny MilanoAssists: Isac Lundeström, Cam Fowler · Wrist, 0.15 xG1–2
  4. P2 3:43CGYElias LindholmGWGAssists: Rasmus Andersson, Johnny Gaudreau · Wrist, 0.15 xG1–3
  5. P2 4:24CGYMatthew TkachukPPAssists: Johnny Gaudreau, Trevor Lewis · Wrist, 0.14 xG1–4
  6. P3 4:26ANAIsac LundeströmSHUnassisted · Backhand, 0.21 xG2–4
  7. P3 16:48CGYJohnny GaudreauENAssists: Elias Lindholm, Matthew Tkachuk · Wrist, 0.77 xG2–5
  8. P3 17:51CGYAndrew MangiapaneAssists: Dillon Dube, Sean Monahan · Wrist, 0.14 xG2–6
Penalties (11)
  1. P1 0:34CGYElias Lindholm: High sticking double minor4 min
  2. P1 6:00CGYAdam Ruzicka: Elbowing2 min
  3. P1 11:50ANAAdam Henrique: Slashing2 min · PPG
  4. P1 14:12CGYMilan Lucic: Fighting5 min
  5. P1 14:12ANANicolas Deslauriers: Fighting5 min
  6. P2 2:04CGYJacob Markstrom: Tripping2 min
  7. P2 2:33ANAJakob Silfverberg: Tripping2 min · PPG
  8. P2 5:58CGYSean Monahan: Slashing2 min
  9. P2 12:47ANASimon Benoit: Interference2 min
  10. P3 3:04ANATrevor Zegras: High sticking2 min
  11. P3 6:47ANASam Carrick: Hooking2 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.

ANA00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

ANACGY
28Shots on goal43
2.6Expected goals5.2
45Shot attempts60
27Faceoffs won33
5Power plays5
15Penalty minutes15
17Hits25
6Blocked shots11
8Giveaways8
5Takeaways7

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.

Anaheim Ducks

Forward lines

  1. bestGrant – Rakell – Lundeström2:15

    xG 0.34–0.05 (87%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

  2. Rakell – Milano – Zegras9:12

    xG 0.19–0.10 (65%)attempts 6–4goals 0–0

  3. Deslauriers – Carrick – Robinson4:57

    xG 0.00–0.19 (2%)attempts 3–6goals 0–1

  4. Grant – Silfverberg – Lundeström5:18

    xG 0.10–0.38 (21%)attempts 3–7goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. Shattenkirk – Benoit9:44

    xG 0.15–0.12 (55%)attempts 4–4goals 0–0

  2. Shattenkirk – Fowler2:12

    xG 0.00–0.02 (0%)attempts 0–1goals 0–0

  3. Pateryn – Fowler8:45

    xG 0.25–0.34 (42%)attempts 4–7goals 1–0

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestLewis – Coleman – Ruzicka2:29

    xG 0.58–0.00 (100%)attempts 7–0goals 0–0

  2. Gaudreau – Lindholm – Tkachuk11:02

    xG 0.28–0.08 (77%)attempts 7–3goals 0–0

  3. Lewis – Lucic – Ruzicka5:15

    xG 0.16–0.08 (66%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

  4. Backlund – Coleman – Mangiapane6:00

    xG 0.27–0.34 (44%)attempts 3–8goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHanifin – Andersson13:31

    xG 1.24–0.31 (80%)attempts 18–7goals 1–1

  2. Gudbranson – Zadorov11:59

    xG 0.28–0.07 (80%)attempts 11–5goals 0–0

  3. Tanev – Kylington11:46

    xG 0.31–0.36 (46%)attempts 8–8goals 0–0

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 5.2 xGANA 2.6 xG
012345P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYANA

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 ANA. Dots are goals.

Excitement 52/100 · #705 of 1312 this seasonSwing 0.99 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 51% (winner's lowest chance)
ANA 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 85% of the time.

CGY winsANA wins

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

-7
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
+1
+2
+3
+4
+5
+6
+7

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