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Mon, Feb 20, 2023·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Philadelphia Flyers 4, Calgary Flames 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 79% of the time.

CGY winsPHI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
PHI1102913422
CGY012113210335

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 16:59PHITravis KonecnyAssists: Noah Cates, Tony DeAngelo · Wrist, 0.07 xG1–0
  2. P2 7:30PHINicolas DeslauriersAssists: Cam York, Scott Laughton · Tip-in, 0.16 xG2–0
  3. P2 8:55CGYMikael BacklundAssists: Dennis Gilbert, Andrew Mangiapane · Wrist, 0.05 xG2–1
  4. P2 11:31PHITony DeAngeloAssists: Travis Konecny · Wrist, 0.05 xG3–1
  5. P3 4:38CGYTyler ToffoliAssists: Dillon Dube, Noah Hanifin · Wrist, 0.06 xG3–2
  6. P3 8:54CGYAndrew MangiapaneAssists: Mikael Backlund, Noah Hanifin · Wrist, 0.27 xG3–3
  7. P3 11:33PHIWade AllisonGWGAssists: James van Riemsdyk, Scott Laughton · Tip-in, 0.10 xG4–3
Penalties (8)
  1. P1 1:21PHINick Seeler: Fighting5 min
  2. P1 1:21CGYDennis Gilbert: Fighting5 min
  3. P1 13:13PHIRasmus Ristolainen: Holding2 min
  4. P1 14:12CGYAndrew Mangiapane: Hooking2 min
  5. P2 5:22PHICam York: Tripping2 min
  6. P2 9:11PHINick Seeler: Tripping2 min
  7. P2 19:08PHIPatrick Brown: Elbowing2 min
  8. P3 13:57CGYNazem Kadri: Hooking2 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.

PHI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0CGY
49% to win51% to win
← PHI attackCGY attack →
  1. P1 20:00Frost won the faceoff against Lindholm
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

PHICGY
22Shots on goal35
2.4Expected goals4.2
36Shot attempts83
31Faceoffs won43
2Power plays4
13Penalty minutes9
15Hits15
30Blocked shots7
6Giveaways10
0Takeaways3

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.

Philadelphia Flyers

Forward lines

  1. bestvan Riemsdyk – Konecny – Frost5:22

    xG 0.49–0.03 (94%)attempts 4–4goals 0–0

  2. Deslauriers – Brown – Cates9:49

    xG 0.23–0.22 (51%)attempts 5–11goals 0–0

  3. van Riemsdyk – Tippett – Frost6:37

    xG 0.05–0.26 (17%)attempts 3–4goals 0–0

  4. Hayes – Laughton – Allison5:27

    xG 0.36–0.73 (33%)attempts 3–12goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestRistolainen – York10:14

    xG 1.12–0.18 (86%)attempts 12–10goals 0–0

  2. Ristolainen – Provorov2:22

    xG 0.00–0.35 (0%)attempts 0–6goals 0–0

  3. Braun – Provorov14:43

    xG 0.12–0.65 (15%)attempts 5–22goals 1–2

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestBacklund – Coleman – Mangiapane13:19

    xG 1.29–0.14 (90%)attempts 22–4goals 2–1

  2. Kadri – Huberdeau – Pelletier11:57

    xG 0.46–0.33 (59%)attempts 12–6goals 0–1

  3. Lewis – Lucic – Ruzicka5:53

    xG 0.24–0.15 (62%)attempts 7–6goals 0–0

  4. Toffoli – Lindholm – Dube10:04

    xG 0.37–0.85 (30%)attempts 17–8goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestTanev – Hanifin5:21

    xG 0.69–0.24 (74%)attempts 8–2goals 2–1

  2. Andersson – Gilbert3:35

    xG 0.25–0.00 (100%)attempts 5–1goals 0–0

  3. Weegar – Zadorov6:06

    xG 0.24–0.11 (68%)attempts 11–2goals 0–1

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 4.2 xGPHI 2.4 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYPHI

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 PHI. Dots are goals.

Excitement 84/100 · #258 of 1312 this seasonSwing 2.05 · 7 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 45% (winner's lowest chance)
PHI 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +36 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 79% of the time.

CGY winsPHI wins

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

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