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Sat, Mar 18, 2023·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Dallas Stars 6, Calgary Flames 5 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 58% of the time.

CGY winsDAL wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
DAL3101101412626
CGY11031411202538

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 1:05DALJoe PavelskiAssists: Jason Robertson, Roope Hintz · Backhand, 0.10 xG1–0
  2. P1 1:58DALRadek FaksaAssists: Roope Hintz · Wrist, 0.24 xG2–0
  3. P1 3:01CGYElias LindholmAssists: Andrew Mangiapane, Tyler Toffoli · Wrist, 0.09 xG2–1
  4. P1 16:08DALWyatt JohnstonAssists: Miro Heiskanen, Jamie Benn · Tip-in, 0.07 xG3–1
  5. P2 10:20CGYMacKenzie WeegarAssists: Elias Lindholm · Wrist, 0.09 xG3–2
  6. P2 13:56CGYBlake ColemanAssists: Rasmus Andersson, MacKenzie Weegar · Poke, 0.23 xG3–3
  7. P2 16:58CGYNick RitchieAssists: Rasmus Andersson, Noah Hanifin · Backhand, 0.12 xG3–4
  8. P2 18:10DALJason RobertsonAssists: Miro Heiskanen, Colin Miller · Wrist, 0.11 xG4–4
  9. P3 9:53CGYRasmus AnderssonAssists: Walker Duehr, MacKenzie Weegar · Slap, 0.03 xG4–5
  10. P3 12:09DALJani HakanpääAssists: Joe Pavelski, Jamie Benn · Wrist, 0.06 xG5–5
  11. OT 4:47DALJason RobertsonGWGAssists: Joe Pavelski, Roope Hintz · Backhand, 0.08 xG6–5
Penalties (4)
  1. P1 3:30CGYAndrew Mangiapane: High sticking2 min
  2. P1 11:02DALTy Dellandrea: Holding2 min
  3. P2 4:07CGYBlake Coleman: Tripping2 min
  4. P2 19:29CGYRasmus Andersson: 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.

DAL00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

DALCGY
26Shots on goal38
3.0Expected goals3.5
50Shot attempts65
25Faceoffs won35
3Power plays1
2Penalty minutes6
24Hits25
14Blocked shots13
5Giveaways6
7Takeaways8

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.

Dallas Stars

Forward lines

  1. bestPavelski – Hintz – Robertson10:04

    xG 0.77–0.42 (65%)attempts 11–9goals 2–1

  2. Faksa – Domi – Dellandrea8:22

    xG 0.34–0.09 (80%)attempts 7–3goals 0–0

  3. Benn – Dadonov – Johnston10:21

    xG 0.14–0.49 (22%)attempts 5–14goals 1–2

  4. Glendening – Hintz – Kiviranta2:07

    xG 0.05–0.44 (10%)attempts 1–4goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestSuter – Hanley9:25

    xG 0.43–0.22 (66%)attempts 4–6goals 1–0

  2. Hakanpää – Lindell15:59

    xG 0.93–0.90 (51%)attempts 17–19goals 2–1

  3. Hakanpää – Heiskanen2:06

    xG 0.03–0.18 (16%)attempts 1–4goals 0–0

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestToffoli – Lindholm – Mangiapane12:08

    xG 0.80–0.29 (73%)attempts 17–10goals 2–1

  2. Backlund – Coleman – Huberdeau13:14

    xG 0.90–0.80 (53%)attempts 16–8goals 1–1

  3. Lewis – Kadri – Dube7:26

    xG 0.34–0.25 (58%)attempts 7–5goals 0–1

  4. Ritchie – Ruzicka – Duehr5:35

    xG 0.19–0.14 (57%)attempts 3–3goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestWeegar – Andersson16:32

    xG 1.29–0.19 (87%)attempts 24–6goals 3–0

  2. Tanev – Hanifin16:16

    xG 0.80–0.31 (72%)attempts 17–9goals 1–2

  3. Zadorov – Stecher13:10

    xG 0.52–0.92 (36%)attempts 9–12goals 0–2

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.

CGY 3.5 xGDAL 3.0 xG
01234P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYDAL

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 DAL. Dots are goals.

Excitement 99/100 · #14 of 1312 this seasonSwing 2.92 · 11 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 17% (winner's lowest chance)
DAL 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +30 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 58% of the time.

CGY winsDAL wins

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

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