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Tue, Jan 9, 2024·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Ottawa Senators 3, Calgary Flames 6

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 53% of the time.

CGY winsOTT wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
OTT21317013333
CGY115111410636

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 4:09OTTJacob Bernard-DockerAssists: Vladimir Tarasenko, Ridly Greig · Slap, 0.03 xG1–0
  2. P1 4:53CGYConnor ZaryUnassisted · Wrist, 0.04 xG1–1
  3. P1 19:57OTTDominik KubalikAssists: Ridly Greig, Jakob Chychrun · Wrist, 0.20 xG2–1
  4. P2 3:50CGYYegor SharangovichAssists: Jonathan Huberdeau, Elias Lindholm · Wrist, 0.15 xG2–2
  5. P2 12:39OTTBrady TkachukPPAssists: Claude Giroux, Drake Batherson · Wrist, 0.10 xG3–2
  6. P3 0:47CGYNoah HanifinAssists: Martin Pospisil, Connor Zary · Backhand, 0.02 xG3–3
  7. P3 8:57CGYBlake ColemanGWGAssists: Noah Hanifin, Nazem Kadri · Wrist, 0.10 xG3–4
  8. P3 15:45CGYYegor SharangovichAssists: Noah Hanifin, Nazem Kadri · Snap, 0.16 xG3–5
  9. P3 17:12CGYBlake ColemanENAssists: Mikael Backlund · Wrist, 0.76 xG3–6
Penalties (5)
  1. P1 12:56OTTMathieu Joseph: Tripping2 min
  2. P1 14:59CGYJonathan Huberdeau: High sticking2 min
  3. P2 11:24CGYMartin Pospisil: Interference2 min · PPG
  4. P2 14:30CGYAndrew Mangiapane: Interference2 min
  5. P2 18:17OTTJosh Norris: Delaying game puck over glass2 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.

OTT00 SOG · 0.0 xG

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P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

OTTCGY
33Shots on goal36
3.4Expected goals3.5
57Shot attempts64
32Faceoffs won26
3Power plays2
4Penalty minutes6
13Hits24
16Blocked shots12
7Giveaways17
7Takeaways10

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.

Ottawa Senators

Forward lines

  1. bestTarasenko – Kubalik – Greig9:53

    xG 1.15–0.43 (73%)attempts 10–11goals 2–0

  2. MacEwen – Kastelic – Kelly6:49

    xG 0.25–0.04 (86%)attempts 10–4goals 0–1

  3. Giroux – Batherson – Stützle12:22

    xG 0.39–0.29 (57%)attempts 15–11goals 0–1

  4. Joseph – Norris – Tkachuk11:51

    xG 0.99–1.02 (49%)attempts 9–19goals 0–3

Defence pairs

  1. bestHamonic – Chabot13:44

    xG 1.54–0.72 (68%)attempts 15–17goals 0–1

  2. Chychrun – Sanderson17:09

    xG 1.12–0.84 (57%)attempts 22–17goals 1–3

  3. Chabot – Brannstrom2:46

    xG 0.08–0.04 (67%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestKadri – Pospisil – Zary9:13

    xG 0.28–0.02 (92%)attempts 9–3goals 2–0

  2. Backlund – Coleman – Mangiapane12:07

    xG 0.58–0.71 (45%)attempts 18–17goals 0–1

  3. Greer – Ruzicka – Duehr7:15

    xG 0.05–0.29 (14%)attempts 5–9goals 0–1

  4. Huberdeau – Lindholm – Sharangovich11:43

    xG 0.57–1.21 (32%)attempts 11–13goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestTanev – Hanifin17:52

    xG 1.07–0.98 (52%)attempts 17–14goals 3–0

  2. DeSimone – Kuznetsov11:13

    xG 0.33–0.36 (48%)attempts 10–9goals 0–1

  3. Weegar – Andersson17:15

    xG 0.56–1.44 (28%)attempts 21–20goals 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 3.5 xGOTT 3.4 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYOTT

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 OTT. Dots are goals.

Excitement 85/100 · #240 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.96 · 9 goals in reachComeback index 26% (winner's lowest chance)
OTT 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +30 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 53% of the time.

CGY winsOTT wins

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

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