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Thu, Jan 13, 2022·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Ottawa Senators 4, Calgary Flames 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 59% of the time.

CGY winsOTT wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
OTT21311318434
CGY01006112128

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 1:43OTTNick PaulAssists: Alex Formenton · Wrist, 0.09 xG1–0
  2. P1 16:37OTTNick PaulGWGAssists: Connor Brown, Alex Formenton · Backhand, 0.18 xG2–0
  3. P2 19:03OTTDrake BathersonAssists: Brady Tkachuk · Wrist, 0.05 xG3–0
  4. P3 0:47CGYMatthew TkachukAssists: Chris Tanev, Johnny Gaudreau · Tip-in, 0.08 xG3–1
  5. P3 4:52OTTConnor BrownUnassisted · Wrist, 0.23 xG4–1
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 2:10OTTErik Brannstrom: Cross checking2 min
  2. P2 1:47OTTScott Sabourin: Fighting5 min
  3. P2 1:47CGYMilan Lucic: Fighting5 min
  4. P2 2:04CGYAndrew Mangiapane: High sticking2 min
  5. P3 9:11CGYBrett Ritchie: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  6. P3 17:22CGYNikita Zadorov: Roughing2 min
  7. P3 17:22CGYNikita Zadorov: Misconduct10 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.

OTT00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

OTTCGY
34Shots on goal28
3.1Expected goals3.5
57Shot attempts57
22Faceoffs won24
3Power plays1
7Penalty minutes21
12Hits17
10Blocked shots10
5Giveaways10
8Takeaways8

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.

Ottawa Senators

Forward lines

  1. bestBrown – Paul – Formenton11:16

    xG 0.88–0.58 (60%)attempts 12–13goals 2–0

  2. Ennis – Tierney – Sabourin2:58

    xG 0.03–0.02 (54%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

  3. Watson – Sanford – Gambrell10:27

    xG 0.23–0.23 (50%)attempts 8–8goals 0–0

  4. Norris – Batherson – Tkachuk10:37

    xG 0.48–0.61 (44%)attempts 10–8goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestBrown – Brannstrom11:47

    xG 0.69–0.42 (62%)attempts 13–9goals 1–0

  2. Chabot – Bernard-Docker16:33

    xG 0.88–1.07 (45%)attempts 17–13goals 1–1

  3. Holden – Zub18:22

    xG 0.43–0.83 (34%)attempts 12–22goals 1–0

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestGaudreau – Lindholm – Tkachuk13:42

    xG 0.99–0.45 (69%)attempts 16–10goals 0–1

  2. Lewis – Lucic – Monahan10:20

    xG 0.74–0.42 (64%)attempts 13–6goals 0–0

  3. Ritchie – Mangiapane – Dube9:23

    xG 0.44–0.44 (50%)attempts 6–8goals 0–1

  4. Backlund – Pitlick – Coleman11:06

    xG 0.25–0.73 (26%)attempts 8–13goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestTanev – Kylington16:59

    xG 1.13–0.54 (67%)attempts 18–17goals 1–0

  2. Hanifin – Andersson17:23

    xG 0.93–0.98 (49%)attempts 13–17goals 0–2

  3. Gudbranson – Zadorov12:06

    xG 0.59–0.74 (44%)attempts 16–10goals 0–2

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 3.5 xGOTT 3.1 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYOTT

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 OTT. Dots are goals.

Excitement 24/100 · #1048 of 1312 this seasonSwing 0.69 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 48% (winner's lowest chance)
OTT 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +16 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 59% of the time.

CGY winsOTT wins

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

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