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Sat, Feb 24, 2024·Rogers Place, Edmonton

Calgary Flames 6, Edmonton Oilers 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 51% of the time.

EDM winsCGY wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CGY31221019631
EDM18113114335

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 2:02CGYNazem KadriAssists: Walker Duehr, Noah Hanifin · Backhand, 0.10 xG1–0
  2. P1 9:11CGYMartin PospisilAssists: Connor Zary, Brayden Pachal · Snap, 0.18 xG2–0
  3. P1 15:53CGYNoah HanifinAssists: Mikael Backlund, Jonathan Huberdeau · Snap, 0.25 xG3–0
  4. P1 18:29EDMZach HymanPPAssists: Connor McDavid, Evan Bouchard · Bat, 0.18 xG3–1
  5. P2 4:34EDMZach HymanAssists: Leon Draisaitl, Connor McDavid · Backhand, 0.11 xG3–2
  6. P2 11:47CGYDryden HuntGWGAssists: Jonathan Huberdeau, Oliver Kylington · Snap, 0.13 xG4–2
  7. P2 14:09CGYNoah HanifinPPAssists: Connor Zary, Rasmus Andersson · Snap, 0.22 xG5–2
  8. P3 12:51CGYBlake ColemanENAssists: Andrew Mangiapane · Wrist, 0.37 xG6–2
  9. P3 16:16EDMMattias JanmarkAssists: Mattias Ekholm · Backhand, 0.14 xG6–3
Penalties (22)
  1. P1 12:46EDMZach Hyman: Hooking2 min
  2. P1 17:42CGYRasmus Andersson: Tripping2 min · PPG
  3. P1 19:46CGYRasmus Andersson: Roughing2 min
  4. P1 19:46EDMConnor McDavid: Roughing2 min
  5. P1 0:00EDMDarnell Nurse: Roughing2 min
  6. P1 0:00CGYJonathan Huberdeau: Roughing2 min
  7. P2 7:02EDMMattias Janmark: Cross checking2 min
  8. P2 7:02CGYBlake Coleman: Embellishment2 min
  9. P2 9:06CGYBlake Coleman: Fighting5 min
  10. P2 9:06EDMMattias Janmark: Fighting5 min
  11. P2 12:14EDMLeon Draisaitl: Hooking2 min · PPG
  12. P2 16:11CGYJonathan Huberdeau: Tripping2 min
  13. P2 18:59EDMCorey Perry: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  14. P2 18:59EDMMattias Ekholm: Slashing2 min
  15. P2 18:59CGYJonathan Huberdeau: Slashing2 min
  16. P2 18:59EDMCorey Perry: Fighting5 min
  17. P2 18:59CGYMacKenzie Weegar: Fighting5 min
  18. P2 19:46CGYRasmus Andersson: Holding2 min
  19. P3 16:45CGYBlake Coleman: Misconduct10 min
  20. P3 16:45EDMDylan Holloway: Misconduct10 min
  21. P3 18:22EDMEvander Kane: Cross checking2 min
  22. P3 18:22EDMEvander Kane: Misconduct10 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 SOG0EDM
46% to win54% to win
← CGY attackEDM attack →
  1. P1 20:00McLeod won the faceoff against Backlund
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CGYEDM
31Shots on goal35
4.1Expected goals4.0
53Shot attempts76
32Faceoffs won32
4Power plays3
34Penalty minutes46
32Hits32
25Blocked shots12
7Giveaways15
4Takeaways7

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. bestBacklund – Coleman – Mangiapane8:40

    xG 0.43–0.22 (67%)attempts 8–5goals 0–1

  2. Huberdeau – Hunt – Sharangovich10:47

    xG 0.36–0.42 (46%)attempts 11–23goals 1–0

  3. Rooney – Pelletier – Duehr3:42

    xG 0.25–0.51 (33%)attempts 2–9goals 0–0

  4. Kadri – Pospisil – Zary8:20

    xG 0.18–0.78 (19%)attempts 5–13goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestWeegar – Andersson13:12

    xG 1.01–0.92 (52%)attempts 11–21goals 1–2

  2. Tanev – Hanifin12:52

    xG 0.70–0.61 (53%)attempts 9–16goals 2–0

  3. Kylington – Pachal11:32

    xG 0.33–0.65 (33%)attempts 9–19goals 1–0

Edmonton Oilers

Forward lines

  1. bestHyman – Draisaitl – McDavid6:38

    xG 0.44–0.22 (67%)attempts 11–3goals 1–0

  2. Brown – Ryan – Holloway5:20

    xG 0.21–0.00 (100%)attempts 10–1goals 0–0

  3. Hyman – Foegele – McDavid4:12

    xG 0.40–0.23 (64%)attempts 6–4goals 0–1

  4. Kane – Janmark – McLeod7:00

    xG 0.20–0.19 (52%)attempts 6–7goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestEkholm – Bouchard11:26

    xG 0.96–0.62 (61%)attempts 18–6goals 2–1

  2. Nurse – Desharnais3:16

    xG 0.31–0.02 (94%)attempts 3–4goals 0–0

  3. Ceci – Kulak4:41

    xG 0.34–0.19 (64%)attempts 8–3goals 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.

EDM 4.0 xGCGY 4.1 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

EDMCGY

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 76/100 · #369 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.12 · 8 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 46% (winner's lowest chance)
CGY 100%5050%50EDM 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +16 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 51% of the time.

EDM winsCGY wins

Simulated goal difference (EDM − 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).