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Sat, Jan 29, 2022·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Vancouver Canucks 0, Calgary Flames 1 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 81% of the time.

CGY winsVAN wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
VAN01080600015
CGY0701301111132

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. OT 0:29CGYJohnny GaudreauGWGAssists: Elias Lindholm · Slap, 0.23 xG0–1
Penalties (10)
  1. P1 7:10VANBrad Hunt: Holding2 min
  2. P1 13:02VANTyler Myers: Match penatly 10 minutes10 min
  3. P1 13:02CGYBrett Ritchie: Roughing2 min
  4. P1 13:02VANTyler Myers: Roughing2 min
  5. P2 0:10VANBo Horvat: Hooking2 min
  6. P2 3:35CGYBrett Ritchie: Interference2 min
  7. P2 14:22VANLuke Schenn: Penalty shot hooking on breakaway0 min
  8. P3 7:21VANNils Hoglander: Elbowing2 min
  9. P3 10:41CGYDillon Dube: Tripping2 min
  10. P3 16:03CGYSean Monahan: 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.

VAN00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

VANCGY
15Shots on goal32
1.2Expected goals2.9
31Shot attempts74
34Faceoffs won31
3Power plays4
18Penalty minutes8
12Hits13
20Blocked shots7
5Giveaways18
8Takeaways10

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.

Vancouver Canucks

Forward lines

  1. Motte – Lammikko – Highmore8:22

    xG 0.15–0.12 (57%)attempts 3–5goals 0–0

  2. Chiasson – Dickinson – Hoglander5:22

    xG 0.18–0.17 (51%)attempts 7–6goals 0–0

  3. Miller – Boeser – Podkolzin8:21

    xG 0.37–0.46 (45%)attempts 9–11goals 0–0

  4. Horvat – Garland – Pettersson9:15

    xG 0.11–0.39 (23%)attempts 5–14goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSchenn – Ekman-Larsson4:04

    xG 0.25–0.02 (93%)attempts 7–5goals 0–0

  2. Ekman-Larsson – Juulsen7:12

    xG 0.30–0.12 (71%)attempts 6–8goals 0–0

  3. Schenn – Hughes11:55

    xG 0.40–0.43 (48%)attempts 10–10goals 0–0

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestLewis – Ritchie – Ruzicka6:06

    xG 0.22–0.04 (83%)attempts 9–2goals 0–0

  2. Gaudreau – Lindholm – Tkachuk12:30

    xG 0.59–0.43 (58%)attempts 13–9goals 0–0

  3. Backlund – Coleman – Mangiapane7:52

    xG 0.25–0.15 (62%)attempts 9–5goals 0–0

  4. Lucic – Monahan – Dube7:59

    xG 0.13–0.34 (27%)attempts 9–9goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHanifin – Andersson13:54

    xG 0.38–0.10 (80%)attempts 15–5goals 0–0

  2. Gudbranson – Zadorov11:22

    xG 0.43–0.24 (65%)attempts 14–6goals 0–0

  3. Tanev – Kylington14:36

    xG 0.48–0.67 (42%)attempts 15–14goals 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 2.9 xGVAN 1.2 xG
0123P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYVAN

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 VAN. Dots are goals.

Excitement 12/100 · #1177 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.08 · 1 goal in reachComeback index 45% (winner's lowest chance)
VAN 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3OTEnd

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 81% of the time.

CGY winsVAN wins

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

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