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Fri, Nov 10, 2023·Scotiabank Arena, Toronto

Calgary Flames 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 5 (SO)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Toronto Maple Leafs win this game 83% of the time.

TOR winsCGY wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTSOTotal
CGY1112813061428
TOR28214011032536

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 3:01TORWilliam NylanderPPUnassisted · Wrist, 0.35 xG0–1
  2. P1 7:02CGYConnor ZaryAssists: Nazem Kadri · Wrist, 0.09 xG1–1
  3. P1 8:18TORCalle JarnkrokAssists: Max Domi, Nick Robertson · Backhand, 0.09 xG1–2
  4. P2 1:06TORWilliam NylanderSHUnassisted · Wrist, 0.10 xG1–3
  5. P2 4:45TORJohn TavaresAssists: William Nylander, Morgan Rielly · Snap, 0.27 xG1–4
  6. P2 5:33CGYNikita ZadorovAssists: Andrew Mangiapane, Jonathan Huberdeau · Slap, 0.02 xG2–4
  7. P2 12:22CGYA.J. GreerAssists: MacKenzie Weegar, Rasmus Andersson · Tip-in, 0.07 xG3–4
  8. P3 3:22CGYMartin PospisilAssists: Mikael Backlund, Blake Coleman · Wrist, 0.23 xG4–4

Shootout

  1. 1. TOR William Nylander stopped
  2. 2. CGY Jonathan Huberdeau stopped
  3. 3. TOR Auston Matthews stopped
  4. 4. CGY Yegor Sharangovich scored
  5. 5. TOR Mitch Marner scored
  6. 6. CGY Connor Zary stopped
  7. 7. TOR Nick Robertson stopped
  8. 8. CGY Nazem Kadri stopped
  9. 9. TOR Max Domi scored
  10. 10. CGY Dillon Dube stopped
Penalties (5)
  1. P1 2:13CGYA.J. Greer: Holding2 min · PPG
  2. P1 16:11TORTJ Brodie: Hooking2 min
  3. P1 17:14CGYNazem Kadri: Slashing2 min
  4. P1 17:14TORWilliam Lagesson: Roughing2 min
  5. P1 19:33TORJake McCabe: Roughing2 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 SOG0TOR
46% to win54% to win
← CGY attackTOR attack →
  1. P1 20:00Backlund won the faceoff against Tavares
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CGYTOR
28Shots on goal36
2.4Expected goals4.7
57Shot attempts82
22Faceoffs won32
2Power plays1
4Penalty minutes6
25Hits29
19Blocked shots15
7Giveaways11
13Takeaways10

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. Greer – Dube – Ruzicka6:16

    xG 0.11–0.30 (26%)attempts 3–9goals 1–0

  2. Backlund – Coleman – Pospisil10:50

    xG 0.32–0.62 (34%)attempts 8–12goals 1–0

  3. Huberdeau – Lindholm – Mangiapane12:03

    xG 0.40–0.90 (31%)attempts 15–14goals 1–1

  4. Kadri – Sharangovich – Zary12:02

    xG 0.23–0.84 (21%)attempts 11–18goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. Tanev – Zadorov3:08

    xG 0.11–0.08 (58%)attempts 6–4goals 0–0

  2. Zadorov – DeSimone11:03

    xG 0.40–0.37 (52%)attempts 14–10goals 2–1

  3. Hanifin – Andersson2:18

    xG 0.01–0.14 (4%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

Toronto Maple Leafs

Forward lines

  1. bestTavares – Bertuzzi – Nylander12:50

    xG 1.17–0.12 (90%)attempts 20–6goals 1–0

  2. Jarnkrok – Domi – Robertson9:28

    xG 0.41–0.03 (94%)attempts 11–6goals 1–0

  3. Marner – Matthews – Knies13:14

    xG 0.97–0.66 (59%)attempts 17–17goals 0–2

  4. Reaves – Gregor – Kampf2:52

    xG 0.14–0.14 (49%)attempts 3–4goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestBrodie – Rielly19:47

    xG 1.40–0.60 (70%)attempts 25–22goals 2–2

  2. Giordano – McCabe15:23

    xG 1.04–0.71 (59%)attempts 19–15goals 0–2

  3. Lagesson – Benoit12:53

    xG 0.29–0.07 (80%)attempts 15–7goals 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.

TOR 4.7 xGCGY 2.4 xG
012345P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

TORCGY

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 91/100 · #152 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.82 · 8 goals in reach · 3-goal lead cutComeback index 53% (winner's lowest chance)
CGY 100%5050%50TOR 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +26 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Toronto Maple Leafs win this game 83% of the time.

TOR winsCGY wins

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

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