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Fri, Nov 1, 2024·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

New Jersey Devils 0, Calgary Flames 3

Expected result

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

CGY winsNJD wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NJD050908022
CGY01201139332

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P3 14:26CGYBlake ColemanGWGAssists: Kevin Bahl, Rasmus Andersson · Tip-in, 0.07 xG0–1
  2. P3 14:54CGYJonathan HuberdeauAssists: Anthony Mantha, Dan Vladar · Wrist, 0.14 xG0–2
  3. P3 16:45CGYBlake ColemanENUnassisted · Wrist, 0.28 xG0–3
Penalties (12)
  1. P1 12:00CGYTyson Barrie: Hooking2 min
  2. P1 15:15NJDNathan Bastian: Instigator2 min
  3. P1 15:15CGYRyan Lomberg: Fighting5 min
  4. P1 15:15NJDNathan Bastian: Fighting5 min
  5. P1 15:15NJDNathan Bastian: Instigator misconduct10 min
  6. P1 16:58NJDBrenden Dillon: Cross checking2 min
  7. P1 16:58CGYAnthony Mantha: Slashing2 min
  8. P2 1:46NJDJonas Siegenthaler: Interference2 min
  9. P2 16:13NJDTomas Tatar: High sticking2 min
  10. P3 0:24NJDJohnathan Kovacevic: Hooking2 min
  11. P3 2:46CGYConnor Zary: Slashing2 min
  12. P3 17:32CGYJonathan Huberdeau: 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.

NJD00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0CGY
43% to win57% to win
← NJD attackCGY attack →
  1. P1 20:00Hischier won the faceoff against Backlund
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NJDCGY
22Shots on goal32
2.1Expected goals2.1
49Shot attempts59
32Faceoffs won34
3Power plays4
25Penalty minutes13
22Hits30
15Blocked shots18
19Giveaways14
5Takeaways5

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.

New Jersey Devils

Forward lines

  1. Haula – Noesen – Cotter6:41

    xG 0.13–0.10 (56%)attempts 1–9goals 0–0

  2. Palat – Bratt – Hughes8:29

    xG 0.26–0.33 (44%)attempts 8–10goals 0–1

  3. Meier – Hischier – Mercer9:03

    xG 0.09–0.46 (16%)attempts 9–12goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestPesce – Hughes13:29

    xG 0.57–0.42 (58%)attempts 15–12goals 0–1

  2. Dillon – Hamilton11:12

    xG 0.28–0.33 (46%)attempts 8–12goals 0–0

  3. Siegenthaler – Kovacevic13:17

    xG 0.11–0.28 (28%)attempts 7–17goals 0–1

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestHuberdeau – Mantha – Sharangovich4:17

    xG 0.15–0.06 (73%)attempts 3–1goals 1–0

  2. Kadri – Pospisil – Zary9:59

    xG 0.34–0.26 (56%)attempts 17–8goals 0–0

  3. Mantha – Lomberg – Rooney3:37

    xG 0.04–0.04 (49%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

  4. Backlund – Coleman – Coronato10:24

    xG 0.32–0.32 (50%)attempts 10–14goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestAndersson – Bahl15:29

    xG 0.66–0.35 (65%)attempts 22–17goals 1–0

  2. Barrie – Pachal10:56

    xG 0.11–0.13 (46%)attempts 8–5goals 0–0

  3. Weegar – Miromanov12:31

    xG 0.22–0.45 (32%)attempts 10–9goals 1–0

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 2.1 xGNJD 2.1 xG
00.511.52P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYNJD

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 NJD. Dots are goals.

Excitement 11/100 · #1164 of 1312 this seasonSwing 0.91 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 51% (winner's lowest chance)
NJD 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +34 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.

CGY winsNJD wins

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

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