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Thu, Jan 18, 2024·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Toronto Maple Leafs 4, Calgary Flames 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Toronto Maple Leafs win this game 72% of the time.

CGY winsTOR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
TOR1731609432
CGY21111005326

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 10:52CGYYegor SharangovichAssists: Rasmus Andersson, Jonathan Huberdeau · Tip-in, 0.07 xG0–1
  2. P1 15:23CGYNazem KadriPPAssists: Elias Lindholm, Jonathan Huberdeau · Snap, 0.19 xG0–2
  3. P1 18:24TORAuston MatthewsAssists: Noah Gregor, Bobby McMann · Wrist, 0.10 xG1–2
  4. P2 4:08TORAuston MatthewsAssists: William Nylander, Pontus Holmberg · Wrist, 0.03 xG2–2
  5. P2 7:44TORMitch MarnerPPAssists: William Nylander, Auston Matthews · Wrist, 0.09 xG3–2
  6. P2 13:39TORAuston MatthewsGWGAssists: Matthew Knies, TJ Brodie · Backhand, 0.10 xG4–2
  7. P2 17:53CGYAndrew MangiapaneAssists: Mikael Backlund, Noah Hanifin · Wrist, 0.40 xG4–3
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 0:56TORWilliam Nylander: High sticking2 min
  2. P1 15:11TORMorgan Rielly: Tripping2 min · PPG
  3. P2 5:52CGYA.J. Greer: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min · PPG
  4. P2 5:52TORSimon Benoit: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  5. P2 7:20CGYNoah Hanifin: Tripping2 min
  6. P3 11:17TORTimothy Liljegren: Closing hand on puck2 min
  7. P3 18:56CGYElias Lindholm: 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.

TOR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

TORCGY
32Shots on goal26
4.4Expected goals3.0
61Shot attempts59
34Faceoffs won29
2Power plays3
8Penalty minutes6
27Hits19
13Blocked shots13
6Giveaways9
11Takeaways11

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.

Toronto Maple Leafs

Forward lines

  1. bestJarnkrok – Domi – Knies3:52

    xG 0.42–0.04 (92%)attempts 5–2goals 0–0

  2. Marner – Matthews – Holmberg9:44

    xG 0.41–0.37 (52%)attempts 10–10goals 0–0

  3. Jarnkrok – Marner – Matthews4:08

    xG 0.03–0.07 (33%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

  4. Tavares – Nylander – Knies3:34

    xG 0.02–0.23 (7%)attempts 2–9goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestGiordano – Liljegren8:26

    xG 0.76–0.64 (54%)attempts 12–11goals 2–1

  2. Rielly – Liljegren2:03

    xG 0.02–0.07 (21%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

  3. McCabe – Benoit15:50

    xG 0.69–0.93 (43%)attempts 13–20goals 0–0

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestBacklund – Coleman – Mangiapane15:15

    xG 0.92–0.55 (62%)attempts 12–14goals 1–0

  2. Kadri – Pospisil – Zary3:23

    xG 0.36–0.05 (87%)attempts 4–4goals 0–0

  3. Greer – Dube – Ruzicka4:29

    xG 0.05–0.03 (65%)attempts 5–4goals 0–0

  4. Kadri – Ruzicka – Zary5:55

    xG 0.03–0.25 (11%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestTanev – Hanifin20:00

    xG 1.28–0.71 (64%)attempts 19–20goals 1–0

  2. Weegar – Andersson20:21

    xG 1.04–1.15 (48%)attempts 23–15goals 1–0

  3. Oesterle – DeSimone8:16

    xG 0.09–0.66 (12%)attempts 6–12goals 0–2

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 3.0 xGTOR 4.4 xG
012345P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYTOR

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 TOR. Dots are goals.

Excitement 73/100 · #416 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.66 · 7 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 15% (winner's lowest chance)
TOR 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +20 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 72% of the time.

CGY winsTOR wins

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

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