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Tue, Apr 26, 2022·Bridgestone Arena, Nashville

Calgary Flames 5, Nashville Predators 4 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 68% of the time.

NSH winsCGY wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
CGY1911221314538
NSH06272901423

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 4:02CGYDillon DubePPAssists: Mikael Backlund, Rasmus Andersson · Wrist, 0.08 xG1–0
  2. P2 5:41NSHRoman JosiAssists: Philip Tomasino, Ryan Johansen · Slap, 0.09 xG1–1
  3. P2 8:08NSHMatt DucheneAssists: Mikael Granlund, Roman Josi · Wrist, 0.10 xG1–2
  4. P2 13:14CGYDillon DubeAssists: Calle Jarnkrok, Oliver Kylington · Snap, 0.10 xG2–2
  5. P3 0:30NSHFilip ForsbergPPAssists: Matt Duchene, Mikael Granlund · Snap, 0.10 xG2–3
  6. P3 2:03CGYNoah HanifinAssists: Brett Ritchie, Milan Lucic · Wrist, 0.01 xG3–3
  7. P3 9:35NSHFilip ForsbergPPAssists: Mikael Granlund, Matt Duchene · Snap, 0.09 xG3–4
  8. P3 19:59CGYMatthew TkachukAssists: Noah Hanifin, Johnny Gaudreau · Wrist, 0.08 xG4–4
  9. OT 2:01CGYElias LindholmGWGAssists: Rasmus Andersson, Johnny Gaudreau · Wrist, 0.05 xG5–4
Penalties (22)
  1. P1 2:09NSHPhilip Tomasino: Too many men on the ice2 min · PPG
  2. P1 5:10CGYNikita Zadorov: Interference2 min
  3. P1 7:53NSHRoman Josi: Tripping2 min
  4. P1 10:18CGYCalle Jarnkrok: Slashing2 min
  5. P1 16:53NSHTanner Jeannot: Fighting5 min
  6. P1 16:53CGYErik Gudbranson: Fighting5 min
  7. P1 16:53CGYMatthew Tkachuk: High sticking2 min
  8. P1 16:53NSHMatt Duchene: Slashing2 min
  9. P1 16:53NSHMatt Duchene: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  10. P1 18:38NSHMark Borowiecki: Fighting5 min
  11. P1 18:38CGYMilan Lucic: Fighting5 min
  12. P2 0:33CGYBlake Coleman: Slashing2 min
  13. P2 0:42NSHRoman Josi: Tripping2 min
  14. P2 12:07CGYMatthew Tkachuk: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  15. P2 12:07NSHLuke Kunin: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  16. P2 0:00CGYBlake Coleman: Cross checking2 min · PPG
  17. P2 0:00NSHTanner Jeannot: Roughing2 min
  18. P2 0:00CGYNikita Zadorov: Roughing2 min
  19. P3 8:51CGYElias Lindholm: Roughing2 min · PPG
  20. P3 10:43NSHRoman Josi: Cross checking2 min
  21. P3 13:28CGYOliver Kylington: Interference2 min
  22. P3 17:12CGYMilan Lucic: 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.

CGY00 SOG · 0.0 xG

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P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0NSH
48% to win52% to win
← CGY attackNSH attack →
  1. P1 20:00Jarnkrok won the faceoff against Sissons
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CGYNSH
38Shots on goal23
2.9Expected goals1.9
75Shot attempts46
27Faceoffs won35
5Power plays7
30Penalty minutes26
36Hits38
14Blocked shots18
7Giveaways4
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.

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestGaudreau – Lindholm – Tkachuk9:38

    xG 0.33–0.13 (72%)attempts 11–6goals 0–0

  2. Lewis – Lucic – Ritchie6:38

    xG 0.15–0.10 (59%)attempts 8–7goals 1–0

  3. Jarnkrok – Coleman – Dube7:33

    xG 0.16–0.18 (47%)attempts 7–6goals 0–0

  4. Backlund – Toffoli – Mangiapane5:29

    xG 0.08–0.22 (28%)attempts 8–4goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestHanifin – Andersson12:55

    xG 0.42–0.22 (65%)attempts 17–9goals 1–0

  2. Gudbranson – Zadorov9:15

    xG 0.20–0.26 (44%)attempts 6–8goals 0–0

  3. Tanev – Kylington10:46

    xG 0.26–0.36 (42%)attempts 13–11goals 0–2

Nashville Predators

Forward lines

  1. bestJohansen – Kunin – Tomasino6:05

    xG 0.25–0.07 (78%)attempts 5–7goals 1–0

  2. Duchene – Granlund – Forsberg7:12

    xG 0.36–0.29 (55%)attempts 12–8goals 1–0

  3. Sissons – Trenin – Jeannot5:21

    xG 0.04–0.01 (82%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

  4. Cousins – McCarron – Olivier4:47

    xG 0.07–0.13 (35%)attempts 4–6goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestBorowiecki – Benning6:27

    xG 0.16–0.03 (85%)attempts 6–3goals 0–1

  2. Ekholm – Carrier12:22

    xG 0.25–0.23 (51%)attempts 7–14goals 0–0

  3. Josi – Fabbro11:26

    xG 0.30–0.46 (40%)attempts 10–15goals 1–0

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.

NSH 1.9 xGCGY 2.9 xG
0123P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NSHCGY

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 98/100 · #35 of 1312 this seasonSwing 3.23 · 9 goals in reachComeback index 2% (winner's lowest chance)
CGY 100%5050%50NSH 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +45 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 68% of the time.

NSH winsCGY wins

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

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