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Mon, Nov 7, 2022·UBS Arena, Elmont

Calgary Flames 3, New York Islanders 4 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 70% of the time.

NYI winsCGY wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
CGY21811201105346
NYI140821911432

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 11:16CGYMikael BacklundAssists: Jonathan Huberdeau, Connor Mackey · Wrist, 0.12 xG1–0
  2. P1 12:26NYISebastian AhoAssists: Mathew Barzal, Josh Bailey · Wrist, 0.13 xG1–1
  3. P1 16:21CGYElias LindholmAssists: Noah Hanifin, Tyler Toffoli · Tip-in, 0.06 xG2–1
  4. P2 14:06CGYMikael BacklundAssists: Nikita Zadorov · Wrist, 0.07 xG3–1
  5. P3 10:08NYIAnders LeeAssists: Brock Nelson, Mathew Barzal · Backhand, 0.09 xG3–2
  6. P3 11:07NYIKyle PalmieriUnassisted · Wrist, 0.07 xG3–3
  7. OT 4:02NYINoah DobsonPPGWGAssists: Mathew Barzal, Jean-Gabriel Pageau · Slap, 0.23 xG3–4
Penalties (2)
  1. P2 19:04CGYKevin Rooney: Holding2 min
  2. OT 3:15CGYRasmus Andersson: Interference2 min · PPG

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 SOG0NYI
49% to win51% to win
← CGY attackNYI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Pageau won the faceoff against Lindholm
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CGYNYI
46Shots on goal32
4.3Expected goals2.9
73Shot attempts62
27Faceoffs won32
0Power plays2
4Penalty minutes0
28Hits33
19Blocked shots18
11Giveaways18
8Takeaways4

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. bestToffoli – Huberdeau – Lindholm11:40

    xG 0.49–0.07 (88%)attempts 11–7goals 1–0

  2. Lucic – Ritchie – Rooney10:48

    xG 0.92–0.61 (60%)attempts 13–16goals 0–0

  3. Kadri – Mangiapane – Dube12:26

    xG 0.64–0.38 (63%)attempts 18–11goals 0–2

  4. Lewis – Backlund – Coleman12:53

    xG 0.75–0.57 (57%)attempts 20–10goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestHanifin – Andersson23:28

    xG 1.79–1.09 (62%)attempts 33–25goals 1–2

  2. Weegar – Zadorov21:20

    xG 0.70–0.53 (57%)attempts 24–16goals 1–0

  3. DeSimone – Mackey8:51

    xG 0.02–0.13 (15%)attempts 3–7goals 0–1

New York Islanders

Forward lines

  1. bestLee – Nelson – Barzal3:56

    xG 0.54–0.05 (91%)attempts 12–2goals 1–0

  2. Lee – Barzal – Wahlstrom3:09

    xG 0.03–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

  3. Martin – Cizikas – Barzal2:21

    xG 0.08–0.08 (47%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

  4. Bailey – Barzal – Wahlstrom5:42

    xG 0.32–0.36 (48%)attempts 5–10goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. Pelech – Pulock18:33

    xG 0.62–0.57 (52%)attempts 17–19goals 1–1

  2. Mayfield – Pelech2:02

    xG 0.04–0.06 (39%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

  3. Mayfield – Aho14:17

    xG 0.56–0.76 (42%)attempts 15–14goals 1–2

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.

NYI 2.9 xGCGY 4.3 xG
012345P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NYICGY

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 77/100 · #357 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.81 · 7 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 5% (winner's lowest chance)
CGY 100%5050%50NYI 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +35 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 70% of the time.

NYI winsCGY wins

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

-7
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-1
0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).