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Sun, Apr 2, 2023·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Anaheim Ducks 4, Calgary Flames 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 78% of the time.

CGY winsANA wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
ANA292904422
CGY09319213541

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 4:17ANAFrank VatranoAssists: Trevor Zegras, Kevin Shattenkirk · Snap, 0.14 xG1–0
  2. P1 17:50ANAMaxime ComtoisAssists: Frank Vatrano, Kevin Shattenkirk · Wrist, 0.22 xG2–0
  3. P2 0:33CGYAndrew MangiapanePPAssists: Tyler Toffoli, Rasmus Andersson · Wrist, 0.07 xG2–1
  4. P2 7:12CGYNikita ZadorovAssists: Jonathan Huberdeau, Tyler Toffoli · Wrist, 0.05 xG2–2
  5. P2 8:18CGYNick RitchieAssists: Troy Stecher, Nazem Kadri · Tip-in, 0.07 xG2–3
  6. P2 9:16ANAFrank VatranoAssists: Sam Carrick, Cam Fowler · Wrist, 0.20 xG3–3
  7. P2 12:56ANAScott HarringtonAssists: Sam Carrick, Maxime Comtois · Slap, 0.02 xG4–3
  8. P3 6:26CGYMilan LucicAssists: Blake Coleman, MacKenzie Weegar · Wrist, 0.05 xG4–4
  9. P3 17:22CGYMichael StoneGWGAssists: Nick Ritchie, Nazem Kadri · Slap, 0.05 xG4–5
Penalties (3)
  1. P1 15:50CGYBlake Coleman: Slashing2 min
  2. P1 19:06ANAColton White: Hooking2 min · PPG
  3. P2 2:59ANABrett Leason: Tripping2 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.

ANA00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

ANACGY
22Shots on goal41
2.0Expected goals3.8
38Shot attempts81
32Faceoffs won37
1Power plays2
4Penalty minutes2
16Hits17
18Blocked shots8
11Giveaways11
10Takeaways6

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.

Anaheim Ducks

Forward lines

  1. Jones – Leason – McTavish9:59

    xG 0.36–0.53 (41%)attempts 6–11goals 0–0

  2. Grant – Silfverberg – McGinn8:20

    xG 0.10–0.47 (17%)attempts 4–9goals 0–3

  3. Carrick – Comtois – Lundeström11:48

    xG 0.16–0.83 (16%)attempts 7–21goals 1–0

  4. Strome – Vatrano – Zegras13:40

    xG 0.39–1.06 (27%)attempts 9–21goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. Shattenkirk – Benoit14:28

    xG 0.51–0.47 (52%)attempts 8–13goals 1–2

  2. Beaulieu – White10:45

    xG 0.35–0.35 (50%)attempts 6–9goals 0–1

  3. Shattenkirk – Fowler3:17

    xG 0.23–0.28 (45%)attempts 5–4goals 1–0

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestToffoli – Lindholm – Dube8:27

    xG 1.25–0.05 (96%)attempts 22–3goals 0–0

  2. Kadri – Ritchie – Mangiapane7:03

    xG 0.43–0.10 (82%)attempts 9–4goals 2–0

  3. Backlund – Coleman – Huberdeau8:34

    xG 0.49–0.29 (63%)attempts 11–4goals 0–0

  4. Backlund – Huberdeau – Duehr4:41

    xG 0.22–0.04 (84%)attempts 6–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestStone – Stecher12:35

    xG 0.95–0.34 (74%)attempts 17–8goals 2–1

  2. Hanifin – Andersson18:37

    xG 1.18–0.59 (67%)attempts 26–13goals 0–1

  3. Weegar – Zadorov17:16

    xG 0.82–0.25 (77%)attempts 25–9goals 1–1

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 3.8 xGANA 2.0 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYANA

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 ANA. Dots are goals.

Excitement 96/100 · #91 of 1312 this seasonSwing 2.39 · 9 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 18% (winner's lowest chance)
ANA 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +38 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 78% of the time.

CGY winsANA wins

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

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