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Sun, Oct 22, 2023·Little Caesars Arena, Detroit

Calgary Flames 2, Detroit Red Wings 6

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Detroit Red Wings win this game 60% of the time.

DET winsCGY wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CGY09210012231
DET2142828630

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 1:59DETAlex DeBrincatAssists: Justin Holl, Lucas Raymond · Wrist, 0.17 xG0–1
  2. P1 9:44DETJoseph VelenoAssists: Ben Chiarot, Justin Holl · Tip-in, 0.06 xG0–2
  3. P2 2:00DETDylan LarkinGWGAssists: Alex DeBrincat · Snap, 0.20 xG0–3
  4. P2 12:12CGYAndrew MangiapaneAssists: Mikael Backlund, Blake Coleman · Wrist, 0.21 xG1–3
  5. P2 13:33DETAlex DeBrincatAssists: Dylan Larkin, Lucas Raymond · Slap, 0.15 xG1–4
  6. P2 18:34CGYYegor SharangovichAssists: Walker Duehr, Nikita Zadorov · Wrist, 0.04 xG2–4
  7. P3 3:07DETJake WalmanAssists: Daniel Sprong, David Perron · Slap, 0.02 xG2–5
  8. P3 3:44DETAlex DeBrincatAssists: Lucas Raymond, Justin Holl · Slap, 0.13 xG2–6
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 13:23CGYBlake Coleman: Hooking2 min
  2. P1 17:43CGYNazem Kadri: Tripping2 min
  3. P3 7:28DETOlli Maatta: Hooking2 min
  4. P3 8:12DETJames Reimer: Tripping2 min
  5. P3 12:40CGYElias Lindholm: Hooking2 min
  6. P3 16:48CGYElias Lindholm: Tripping2 min
  7. P3 19:18CGYA.J. Greer: Cross checking2 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.

CGY00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0DET
46% to win54% to win
← CGY attackDET attack →
  1. P1 20:00Veleno won the faceoff against Backlund
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CGYDET
31Shots on goal30
2.6Expected goals3.2
52Shot attempts52
25Faceoffs won32
2Power plays5
10Penalty minutes4
16Hits6
12Blocked shots9
9Giveaways12
1Takeaways7

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. bestBacklund – Coleman – Mangiapane10:40

    xG 0.77–0.19 (80%)attempts 18–5goals 1–1

  2. Lindholm – Ruzicka – Sharangovich2:39

    xG 0.05–0.02 (75%)attempts 3–1goals 0–1

  3. Lindholm – Ruzicka – Coronato10:44

    xG 0.26–0.27 (50%)attempts 5–7goals 0–0

  4. Greer – Sharangovich – Duehr6:49

    xG 0.12–0.17 (41%)attempts 4–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestWeegar – Zadorov16:19

    xG 0.96–0.41 (70%)attempts 21–9goals 1–2

  2. Oesterle – Gilbert11:03

    xG 0.42–0.20 (68%)attempts 9–6goals 0–0

  3. Tanev – Hanifin15:38

    xG 0.66–0.83 (44%)attempts 15–12goals 1–2

Detroit Red Wings

Forward lines

  1. bestLarkin – DeBrincat – Raymond11:48

    xG 1.17–0.78 (60%)attempts 14–10goals 4–0

  2. Copp – Compher – Rasmussen9:34

    xG 0.29–0.28 (51%)attempts 7–10goals 0–1

  3. Fischer – Czarnik – Berggren9:15

    xG 0.00–0.15 (0%)attempts 3–9goals 0–0

  4. Perron – Sprong – Veleno8:18

    xG 0.33–0.71 (32%)attempts 6–11goals 2–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestChiarot – Holl13:26

    xG 1.08–0.49 (69%)attempts 13–12goals 5–0

  2. Walman – Seider13:31

    xG 0.11–0.52 (18%)attempts 6–11goals 1–1

  3. Maatta – Gostisbehere18:09

    xG 0.59–1.08 (35%)attempts 12–23goals 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.

DET 3.2 xGCGY 2.6 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

DETCGY

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 51/100 · #708 of 1312 this seasonSwing 0.76 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 54% (winner's lowest chance)
CGY 100%5050%50DET 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +16 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, Detroit Red Wings win this game 60% of the time.

DET winsCGY wins

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

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