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Sat, Mar 26, 2022·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Edmonton Oilers 5, Calgary Flames 9

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 74% of the time.

CGY winsEDM wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
EDM2183904531
CGY39313316938

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 0:32EDMDerick BrassardAssists: Evan Bouchard, Duncan Keith · Tip-in, 0.10 xG1–0
  2. P1 5:28CGYElias LindholmAssists: Matthew Tkachuk, Johnny Gaudreau · Backhand, 0.12 xG1–1
  3. P1 14:23CGYChris TanevAssists: Blake Coleman, Dillon Dube · Wrist, 0.09 xG1–2
  4. P1 14:39CGYMikael BacklundAssists: Andrew Mangiapane, Tyler Toffoli · Snap, 0.13 xG1–3
  5. P1 19:01EDMLeon DraisaitlAssists: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Zack Kassian · Wrist, 0.21 xG2–3
  6. P2 0:44EDMLeon DraisaitlPPAssists: Zach Hyman, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins · Snap, 0.25 xG3–3
  7. P2 3:07CGYOliver KylingtonAssists: Johnny Gaudreau, Chris Tanev · Wrist, 0.16 xG3–4
  8. P2 3:52EDMRyan Nugent-HopkinsPPAssists: Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl · Wrist, 0.09 xG4–4
  9. P2 5:06CGYMatthew TkachukAssists: Johnny Gaudreau, Chris Tanev · Wrist, 0.09 xG4–5
  10. P2 7:39CGYMatthew TkachukGWGAssists: Johnny Gaudreau, Noah Hanifin · Wrist, 0.17 xG4–6
  11. P2 9:18EDMLeon DraisaitlPPAssists: Connor McDavid, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins · Wrist, 0.16 xG5–6
  12. P3 2:55CGYElias LindholmAssists: Johnny Gaudreau, Matthew Tkachuk · Wrist, 0.10 xG5–7
  13. P3 6:01CGYMikael BacklundAssists: Tyler Toffoli, Noah Hanifin · Wrist, 0.07 xG5–8
  14. P3 14:23CGYDillon DubeAssists: Mikael Backlund · Wrist, 0.21 xG5–9
Penalties (13)
  1. P1 7:54CGYErik Gudbranson: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  2. P1 19:42CGYMikael Backlund: Interference2 min · PPG
  3. P2 3:36CGYTyler Toffoli: Hooking2 min · PPG
  4. P2 8:10CGYAndrew Mangiapane: Tripping2 min · PPG
  5. P2 8:13CGYErik Gudbranson: High sticking2 min
  6. P2 11:02EDMDuncan Keith: Cross checking2 min
  7. P2 16:19EDMConnor McDavid: Interference2 min
  8. P2 0:00EDMDerick Brassard: Cross checking2 min
  9. P3 10:19CGYMatthew Tkachuk: Roughing2 min
  10. P3 10:19EDMDarnell Nurse: Roughing2 min
  11. P3 10:19EDMMike Smith: Roughing2 min
  12. P3 10:19CGYMatthew Tkachuk: Roughing2 min
  13. P3 10:39EDMBrett Kulak: Interference2 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.

EDM00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

EDMCGY
31Shots on goal38
3.5Expected goals5.2
52Shot attempts76
31Faceoffs won37
5Power plays4
12Penalty minutes14
21Hits28
15Blocked shots8
14Giveaways13
6Takeaways7

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.

Edmonton Oilers

Forward lines

  1. bestBrassard – Nugent-Hopkins – Puljujarvi5:59

    xG 0.71–0.30 (70%)attempts 6–7goals 1–1

  2. Kane – McDavid – Yamamoto6:48

    xG 0.65–0.53 (55%)attempts 13–9goals 0–2

  3. Hyman – Draisaitl – McLeod4:36

    xG 0.21–0.26 (45%)attempts 2–5goals 0–2

  4. Kassian – Shore – Foegele8:21

    xG 0.05–0.59 (8%)attempts 4–8goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestCeci – Nurse9:14

    xG 0.89–0.60 (60%)attempts 9–12goals 0–3

  2. Barrie – Kulak9:31

    xG 0.55–0.37 (59%)attempts 8–11goals 0–1

  3. Ceci – Kulak2:29

    xG 0.20–0.16 (56%)attempts 6–2goals 0–1

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestGaudreau – Lindholm – Tkachuk10:39

    xG 1.63–0.77 (68%)attempts 15–12goals 5–1

  2. Backlund – Toffoli – Mangiapane8:44

    xG 0.69–0.19 (79%)attempts 11–7goals 2–0

  3. Jarnkrok – Coleman – Dube5:58

    xG 0.88–0.73 (55%)attempts 11–6goals 1–0

  4. Lewis – Lucic – Carpenter7:15

    xG 0.10–0.29 (26%)attempts 9–4goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestHanifin – Andersson15:52

    xG 1.45–0.67 (68%)attempts 27–17goals 2–0

  2. Tanev – Kylington12:17

    xG 1.24–0.53 (70%)attempts 14–8goals 2–1

  3. Gudbranson – Zadorov14:12

    xG 0.90–1.26 (42%)attempts 13–14goals 2–1

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.

CGY 5.2 xGEDM 3.5 xG
0123456P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYEDM

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 EDM. Dots are goals.

Excitement 98/100 · #41 of 1312 this seasonSwing 2.36 · 13 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 41% (winner's lowest chance)
EDM 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +23 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 74% of the time.

CGY winsEDM wins

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

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