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Thu, Feb 22, 2024·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Boston Bruins 2, Calgary Flames 3 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Boston Bruins win this game 65% of the time.

CGY winsBOS wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
BOS1100111904234
CGY216050613330

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 12:55CGYOliver KylingtonAssists: Andrei Kuzmenko, Yegor Sharangovich · Wrist, 0.04 xG0–1
  2. P1 18:41BOSCharlie CoyleUnassisted · Wrist, 0.07 xG1–1
  3. P1 19:23CGYMartin PospisilAssists: Connor Zary, Nazem Kadri · Poke, 0.18 xG1–2
  4. P3 2:33BOSCharlie CoyleAssists: Anthony Richard, Parker Wotherspoon · Backhand, 0.11 xG2–2
  5. OT 3:56CGYNazem KadriGWGUnassisted · Wrist, 0.11 xG2–3
Penalties (4)
  1. P1 7:06CGYMartin Pospisil: Tripping2 min
  2. P2 11:01CGYMacKenzie Weegar: Hooking2 min
  3. P2 17:46CGYChris Tanev: Hooking2 min
  4. P2 18:30BOSDavid Pastrnak: 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.

BOS00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

BOSCGY
34Shots on goal30
4.3Expected goals3.2
63Shot attempts61
29Faceoffs won26
3Power plays1
2Penalty minutes6
25Hits30
11Blocked shots17
10Giveaways19
5Takeaways8

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.

Boston Bruins

Forward lines

  1. bestRichard – Frederic – Boqvist3:05

    xG 0.39–0.03 (92%)attempts 7–2goals 0–0

  2. Pastrnak – Zacha – DeBrusk8:26

    xG 0.49–0.45 (52%)attempts 8–9goals 0–0

  3. van Riemsdyk – Geekie – Lauko4:08

    xG 0.27–0.31 (47%)attempts 3–6goals 0–0

  4. Marchand – Coyle – Heinen6:36

    xG 0.21–0.25 (45%)attempts 5–7goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestForbort – McAvoy4:32

    xG 0.54–0.15 (78%)attempts 7–3goals 0–0

  2. Shattenkirk – Forbort5:50

    xG 0.24–0.00 (100%)attempts 5–0goals 0–0

  3. McAvoy – Lohrei9:41

    xG 0.38–0.52 (42%)attempts 9–7goals 1–0

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestKadri – Pospisil – Zary12:46

    xG 0.84–0.19 (82%)attempts 15–6goals 1–0

  2. Huberdeau – Sharangovich – Kuzmenko8:10

    xG 0.54–0.28 (65%)attempts 9–7goals 1–0

  3. Huberdeau – Hunt – Sharangovich2:54

    xG 0.27–0.11 (71%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

  4. Hunt – Rooney – Duehr6:03

    xG 0.11–0.20 (35%)attempts 6–5goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestWeegar – Andersson17:24

    xG 0.98–0.31 (76%)attempts 19–9goals 0–1

  2. Kylington – Pachal11:20

    xG 0.75–0.52 (59%)attempts 13–14goals 0–0

  3. Tanev – Hanifin16:38

    xG 0.92–1.27 (42%)attempts 17–18goals 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 3.2 xGBOS 4.3 xG
012345P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYBOS

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 BOS. Dots are goals.

Excitement 49/100 · #732 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.56 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 53% (winner's lowest chance)
BOS 100%5050%50CGY 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, Boston Bruins win this game 65% of the time.

CGY winsBOS wins

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

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