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Sat, Feb 10, 2024·UBS Arena, Elmont

Calgary Flames 5, New York Islanders 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 71% of the time.

NYI winsCGY wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CGY1821323524
NYI06013217236

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 3:47CGYMacKenzie WeegarAssists: Jacob Markstrom, Blake Coleman · Wrist, 0.02 xG1–0
  2. P2 8:38CGYJonathan HuberdeauPPAssists: Yegor Sharangovich, Noah Hanifin · Wrist, 0.12 xG2–0
  3. P2 15:16CGYMacKenzie WeegarGWGAssists: Walker Duehr, Jakob Pelletier · Slap, 0.09 xG3–0
  4. P3 4:00NYIBrock NelsonAssists: Noah Dobson, Kyle Palmieri · Wrist, 0.02 xG3–1
  5. P3 15:59CGYBlake ColemanENUnassisted · Wrist, 0.76 xG4–1
  6. P3 17:28NYIJean-Gabriel PageauAssists: Mathew Barzal · Wrist, 0.10 xG4–2
  7. P3 19:38CGYMacKenzie WeegarENAssists: Jonathan Huberdeau, Nazem Kadri · Wrist, 0.70 xG5–2
Penalties (6)
  1. P2 7:40NYIAdam Pelech: Tripping2 min · PPG
  2. P2 16:38NYICasey Cizikas: Roughing2 min
  3. P2 16:38NYIMatt Martin: Roughing2 min
  4. P2 16:38CGYMikael Backlund: Roughing2 min
  5. P2 16:38CGYAndrew Mangiapane: Roughing2 min
  6. P3 12:35CGYConnor Zary: Too many men on the ice2 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 SOG0NYI
46% to win54% to win
← CGY attackNYI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Nelson won the faceoff against Backlund
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CGYNYI
24Shots on goal36
4.3Expected goals3.0
58Shot attempts72
30Faceoffs won30
1Power plays1
6Penalty minutes6
12Hits25
19Blocked shots16
13Giveaways13
11Takeaways6

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. bestHuberdeau – Sharangovich – Kuzmenko11:03

    xG 0.32–0.12 (73%)attempts 9–6goals 0–0

  2. Rooney – Pelletier – Duehr8:02

    xG 0.40–0.25 (62%)attempts 9–5goals 1–0

  3. Backlund – Coleman – Mangiapane15:28

    xG 0.43–0.35 (56%)attempts 21–18goals 1–0

  4. Kadri – Pospisil – Zary11:09

    xG 0.12–0.79 (14%)attempts 7–18goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestWeegar – Andersson18:39

    xG 0.93–0.63 (59%)attempts 28–19goals 1–0

  2. Kylington – Pachal10:59

    xG 0.20–0.09 (70%)attempts 6–9goals 0–0

  3. Tanev – Hanifin19:37

    xG 0.12–0.68 (15%)attempts 12–22goals 0–0

New York Islanders

Forward lines

  1. bestPalmieri – Nelson – Engvall11:03

    xG 0.65–0.04 (94%)attempts 15–7goals 0–0

  2. Lee – Horvat – Barzal11:39

    xG 0.52–0.39 (58%)attempts 12–14goals 0–1

  3. Horvat – Engvall – Barzal3:34

    xG 0.13–0.04 (75%)attempts 8–1goals 0–0

  4. Pageau – Wahlstrom – Holmstrom9:25

    xG 0.06–0.26 (18%)attempts 4–11goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestPelech – Pulock14:39

    xG 0.32–0.14 (71%)attempts 14–9goals 0–1

  2. Reilly – Dobson7:37

    xG 0.22–0.09 (71%)attempts 11–5goals 1–0

  3. Aho – Dobson10:14

    xG 0.55–0.41 (57%)attempts 11–12goals 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.

NYI 3.0 xGCGY 4.3 xG
012345P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NYICGY

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 51/100 · #711 of 1312 this seasonSwing 0.71 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 46% (winner's lowest chance)
CGY 100%5050%50NYI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +15 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 71% of the time.

NYI winsCGY wins

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

-7
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-1
0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).