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Wed, Apr 6, 2022·Honda Center, Anaheim

Calgary Flames 4, Anaheim Ducks 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 65% of the time.

ANA winsCGY wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CGY11017211428
ANA01315110228

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 12:33CGYElias LindholmAssists: Johnny Gaudreau, Michael Stone · Slap, 0.16 xG1–0
  2. P2 10:11CGYTyler ToffoliAssists: Andrew Mangiapane, Mikael Backlund · Backhand, 0.22 xG2–0
  3. P2 18:11ANATrevor ZegrasAssists: Vinni Lettieri, Sam Steel · Wrist, 0.06 xG2–1
  4. P3 10:28CGYMichael StoneGWGAssists: Andrew Mangiapane · Slap, 0.05 xG3–1
  5. P3 11:53ANAAdam HenriquePPAssists: Kevin Shattenkirk, Cam Fowler · Wrist, 0.07 xG3–2
  6. P3 19:25CGYMatthew TkachukENAssists: Johnny Gaudreau · Wrist, 0.78 xG4–2
Penalties (5)
  1. P2 11:33ANAAnthony Stolarz: Tripping2 min
  2. P2 15:54CGYNikita Zadorov: Hooking2 min
  3. P3 5:35CGYChris Tanev: High sticking2 min
  4. P3 11:05CGYMatthew Tkachuk: Too many men on the ice2 min · PPG
  5. P3 0:00ANAVinni Lettieri: 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.

CGY00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0ANA
48% to win52% to win
← CGY attackANA attack →
  1. P1 20:00Lindholm won the faceoff against Henrique
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CGYANA
28Shots on goal28
3.9Expected goals2.9
61Shot attempts51
24Faceoffs won21
1Power plays3
6Penalty minutes4
13Hits21
11Blocked shots19
8Giveaways13
4Takeaways5

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. bestGaudreau – Lindholm – Tkachuk14:24

    xG 1.15–0.71 (62%)attempts 16–13goals 1–0

  2. Lewis – Lucic – Carpenter10:25

    xG 0.54–0.18 (75%)attempts 19–4goals 0–0

  3. Coleman – Dube – Ruzicka8:08

    xG 0.76–0.54 (58%)attempts 11–8goals 0–0

  4. Backlund – Toffoli – Mangiapane10:13

    xG 0.37–0.69 (35%)attempts 10–9goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHanifin – Andersson19:09

    xG 1.42–0.60 (70%)attempts 19–16goals 1–0

  2. Gudbranson – Zadorov12:10

    xG 0.73–0.65 (53%)attempts 14–10goals 1–0

  3. Stone – Tanev15:58

    xG 0.77–0.79 (50%)attempts 22–11goals 1–0

Anaheim Ducks

Forward lines

  1. bestHenrique – Simon – Aston-Reese8:50

    xG 0.96–0.07 (93%)attempts 12–4goals 0–0

  2. Steel – Lettieri – Comtois7:48

    xG 0.35–0.42 (45%)attempts 6–10goals 0–0

  3. Grant – Terry – Zegras11:31

    xG 0.53–0.63 (46%)attempts 10–12goals 0–1

  4. Carrick – Milano – Lundeström8:16

    xG 0.32–0.57 (36%)attempts 9–6goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestFowler – Drysdale17:07

    xG 0.89–0.59 (60%)attempts 15–15goals 0–1

  2. Vaakanainen – Drysdale2:09

    xG 0.04–0.12 (25%)attempts 1–5goals 0–0

  3. Sustr – Benoit10:15

    xG 0.25–0.39 (39%)attempts 7–8goals 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.

ANA 2.9 xGCGY 3.9 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

ANACGY

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

ANA's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line ANA is favoured, below it CGY. Dots are goals.

Excitement 44/100 · #793 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.16 · 6 goals in reachComeback index 48% (winner's lowest chance)
CGY 100%5050%50ANA 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 65% of the time.

ANA winsCGY wins

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

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0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).