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Wed, Nov 1, 2023·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Dallas Stars 4, Calgary Flames 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Dallas Stars win this game 54% of the time.

CGY winsDAL wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
DAL11131405430
CGY113112122347

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 5:28CGYConnor ZaryAssists: Chris Tanev, Nazem Kadri · Wrist, 0.21 xG0–1
  2. P1 19:06DALJamie BennSHAssists: Roope Hintz, Esa Lindell · Wrist, 0.21 xG1–1
  3. P2 1:57CGYAndrew MangiapaneAssists: MacKenzie Weegar, Elias Lindholm · Wrist, 0.16 xG1–2
  4. P2 4:35DALJason RobertsonAssists: Roope Hintz, Joe Pavelski · Wrist, 0.06 xG2–2
  5. P2 10:07DALEvgenii DadonovAssists: Nils Lundkvist, Jamie Benn · Wrist, 0.06 xG3–2
  6. P2 19:48DALMason MarchmentGWGAssists: Matt Duchene, Tyler Seguin · Wrist, 0.16 xG4–2
  7. P3 2:20CGYMacKenzie WeegarPPAssists: Nazem Kadri, Elias Lindholm · Wrist, 0.04 xG4–3
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 7:10DALEsa Lindell: Hooking2 min
  2. P1 9:01CGYConnor Zary: Cross checking2 min
  3. P1 18:02DALWyatt Johnston: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  4. P2 16:02CGYAndrew Mangiapane: Holding2 min
  5. P3 1:11DALJani Hakanpää: Tripping2 min · PPG
  6. P3 6:32DALJason Robertson: Cross checking2 min
  7. P3 15:10DALCraig Smith: Slashing2 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

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P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0CGY
46% to win54% to win
← DAL attackCGY attack →
  1. P1 20:00Duchene won the faceoff against Kadri
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

DALCGY
30Shots on goal47
4.1Expected goals3.8
58Shot attempts87
32Faceoffs won37
2Power plays5
10Penalty minutes4
20Hits18
18Blocked shots13
8Giveaways12
4Takeaways6

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. bestDuchene – Seguin – Marchment9:26

    xG 1.42–0.27 (84%)attempts 15–9goals 1–0

  2. Smith – Steel – Dellandrea8:05

    xG 0.53–0.06 (90%)attempts 6–7goals 0–0

  3. Pavelski – Hintz – Robertson10:08

    xG 0.42–0.60 (41%)attempts 9–17goals 1–1

  4. Benn – Dadonov – Johnston8:59

    xG 0.29–0.56 (34%)attempts 6–13goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSuter – Heiskanen13:41

    xG 1.82–0.40 (82%)attempts 22–11goals 1–0

  2. Heiskanen – Harley2:40

    xG 0.27–0.11 (70%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

  3. Lindell – Lundkvist9:56

    xG 0.23–0.40 (36%)attempts 5–17goals 2–0

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestKadri – Sharangovich – Zary10:13

    xG 0.90–0.33 (73%)attempts 19–5goals 1–2

  2. Backlund – Coleman – Hunt9:20

    xG 0.38–0.14 (73%)attempts 12–4goals 0–0

  3. Huberdeau – Lindholm – Mangiapane11:16

    xG 0.64–0.65 (50%)attempts 17–10goals 1–1

  4. Greer – Duehr – Coronato5:57

    xG 0.21–1.12 (16%)attempts 5–14goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestTanev – Hanifin13:34

    xG 0.94–0.55 (63%)attempts 20–9goals 1–2

  2. Weegar – Andersson14:51

    xG 0.67–0.43 (61%)attempts 22–12goals 1–1

  3. Oesterle – Gilbert8:50

    xG 0.27–1.53 (15%)attempts 10–16goals 0–0

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 xGDAL 4.1 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

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 75/100 · #395 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.96 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 27% (winner's lowest chance)
DAL 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +21 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Dallas Stars win this game 54% 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).