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Wed, Apr 12, 2023·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

San Jose Sharks 1, Calgary Flames 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 73% of the time.

CGY winsSJS wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
SJS1904011124
CGY014112223349

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 10:26SJSNoah GregorAssists: Radim Simek · Wrist, 0.17 xG1–0
  2. P2 13:36CGYNikita ZadorovAssists: Andrew Mangiapane, Mikael Backlund · Snap, 0.11 xG1–1
  3. P3 4:01CGYNikita ZadorovGWGAssists: MacKenzie Weegar, Nazem Kadri · Wrist, 0.01 xG1–2
  4. P3 19:00CGYNikita ZadorovENUnassisted · Wrist, 0.37 xG1–3
Penalties (3)
  1. P1 18:43CGYMatt Coronato: Hooking2 min
  2. P2 3:36CGYMilan Lucic: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  3. P3 6:16SJSFabian Zetterlund: Holding2 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.

SJS00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

SJSCGY
24Shots on goal49
2.3Expected goals3.8
53Shot attempts84
36Faceoffs won34
2Power plays1
2Penalty minutes4
15Hits14
23Blocked shots17
8Giveaways16
4Takeaways11

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.

San Jose Sharks

Forward lines

  1. bestCouture – Hertl – Peterson10:03

    xG 1.07–0.30 (78%)attempts 17–9goals 0–1

  2. Gregor – Zetterlund – Sturm7:07

    xG 0.24–0.24 (50%)attempts 4–15goals 1–0

  3. Lorentz – Gregor – Zetterlund2:01

    xG 0.00–0.29 (0%)attempts 0–5goals 0–0

  4. Labanc – Svechnikov – Lorentz8:15

    xG 0.30–0.69 (30%)attempts 11–14goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestKarlsson – Thrun7:29

    xG 0.94–0.19 (83%)attempts 15–7goals 0–1

  2. Simek – Knyzhov10:16

    xG 0.49–0.94 (34%)attempts 9–21goals 1–0

  3. Benning – Ferraro16:19

    xG 0.28–1.25 (19%)attempts 12–28goals 0–1

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestKadri – Pelletier – Coronato12:18

    xG 0.73–0.30 (71%)attempts 25–8goals 1–0

  2. Backlund – Huberdeau – Mangiapane12:01

    xG 1.04–0.71 (60%)attempts 18–13goals 1–1

  3. Toffoli – Lindholm – Dube10:49

    xG 0.84–0.74 (53%)attempts 18–14goals 0–0

  4. Lewis – Lucic – Coleman9:01

    xG 0.05–0.05 (49%)attempts 4–6goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestStone – Stecher14:40

    xG 1.08–0.36 (75%)attempts 30–11goals 0–1

  2. Hanifin – Andersson15:36

    xG 0.37–0.33 (53%)attempts 13–14goals 0–0

  3. Weegar – Zadorov16:45

    xG 0.87–1.10 (44%)attempts 24–15goals 2–0

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.

CGY 3.8 xGSJS 2.3 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYSJS

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 SJS. Dots are goals.

Excitement 21/100 · #1105 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.09 · 4 goals in reachComeback index 28% (winner's lowest chance)
SJS 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +25 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 73% of the time.

CGY winsSJS wins

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

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