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Tue, Apr 2, 2024·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Anaheim Ducks 5, Calgary Flames 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Anaheim Ducks win this game 63% of the time.

CGY winsANA wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
ANA11315311529
CGY0621216324

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 14:03ANAMason McTavishAssists: Olen Zellweger, Brett Leason · Tip-in, 0.08 xG1–0
  2. P2 2:30CGYYegor SharangovichPPAssists: Nazem Kadri, MacKenzie Weegar · Tip-in, 0.07 xG1–1
  3. P2 10:26CGYAndrei KuzmenkoAssists: Nazem Kadri, Martin Pospisil · Wrist, 0.07 xG1–2
  4. P2 13:36ANATroy TerryPPAssists: Leo Carlsson, Olen Zellweger · Wrist, 0.11 xG2–2
  5. P3 1:52ANACam FowlerAssists: Trevor Zegras, Olen Zellweger · Wrist, 0.04 xG3–2
  6. P3 5:09ANAAlex KillornGWGAssists: Troy Terry · Wrist, 0.08 xG4–2
  7. P3 9:34CGYAndrei KuzmenkoAssists: Martin Pospisil, MacKenzie Weegar · Deflected, 0.11 xG4–3
  8. P3 13:14ANAAlex KillornAssists: Jackson LaCombe, Troy Terry · Wrist, 0.11 xG5–3
Penalties (3)
  1. P1 15:02ANAJakob Silfverberg: Holding2 min
  2. P2 2:25ANABen Meyers: Too many men on the ice2 min · PPG
  3. P2 11:45CGYBrayden Pachal: Interference2 min · PPG

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.

ANA00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

ANACGY
29Shots on goal24
2.4Expected goals1.7
62Shot attempts52
28Faceoffs won39
1Power plays2
4Penalty minutes2
17Hits28
13Blocked shots16
10Giveaways16
9Takeaways10

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.

Anaheim Ducks

Forward lines

  1. bestSilfverberg – Vatrano – Lundeström5:17

    xG 0.65–0.23 (74%)attempts 7–5goals 0–0

  2. Strome – Zegras – McTavish5:50

    xG 0.44–0.10 (81%)attempts 6–3goals 0–0

  3. Killorn – Terry – Carlsson15:44

    xG 0.48–0.42 (53%)attempts 21–17goals 2–1

  4. Johnston – Leason – Meyers3:41

    xG 0.11–0.09 (55%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestLindstrom – LaCombe18:50

    xG 0.66–0.37 (64%)attempts 18–15goals 1–0

  2. Fowler – Zellweger14:59

    xG 0.68–0.54 (56%)attempts 19–11goals 2–2

  3. Lagesson – Vaakanainen13:51

    xG 0.29–0.43 (40%)attempts 12–15goals 0–0

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestBacklund – Coleman – Zary2:04

    xG 0.10–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–4goals 0–0

  2. Sharangovich – Zary – Coronato5:49

    xG 0.31–0.32 (49%)attempts 5–6goals 0–0

  3. Backlund – Coleman – Hunt3:24

    xG 0.00–0.06 (0%)attempts 0–3goals 0–0

  4. Hunt – Greer – Rooney5:46

    xG 0.09–0.16 (35%)attempts 1–7goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestAndersson – Miromanov5:47

    xG 0.15–0.05 (77%)attempts 4–6goals 0–0

  2. Weegar – Andersson2:16

    xG 0.11–0.02 (88%)attempts 2–1goals 1–0

  3. Hanley – Andersson3:18

    xG 0.06–0.02 (75%)attempts 2–1goals 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.

CGY 1.7 xGANA 2.4 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYANA

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 ANA. Dots are goals.

Excitement 74/100 · #404 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.76 · 8 goals in reachComeback index 24% (winner's lowest chance)
ANA 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest 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, Anaheim Ducks win this game 63% of the time.

CGY winsANA wins

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

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