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Tue, Nov 5, 2024·Centre Bell, Montreal

Calgary Flames 3, Montréal Canadiens 2 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Montréal Canadiens win this game 66% of the time.

MTL winsCGY wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
CGY0911311211335
MTL015161300224

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 4:20CGYConnor ZaryAssists: Nazem Kadri, Daniil Miromanov · Snap, 0.17 xG1–0
  2. P2 16:23MTLBrendan GallagherPPAssists: Joel Armia, Oliver Kapanen · Wrist, 0.20 xG1–1
  3. P3 5:56MTLJoel ArmiaSHAssists: Jake Evans · Snap, 0.13 xG1–2
  4. P3 17:14CGYMatt CoronatoAssists: Blake Coleman · Snap, 0.11 xG2–2
  5. OT 0:07CGYMatt CoronatoGWGUnassisted · Snap, 0.10 xG3–2
Penalties (4)
  1. P1 3:39CGYRyan Lomberg: Slashing2 min
  2. P1 14:59CGYDaniil Miromanov: Tripping2 min
  3. P2 14:27CGYJustin Kirkland: Holding2 min · PPG
  4. P3 5:33MTLLane Hutson: Hooking2 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 SOG0MTL
43% to win57% to win
← CGY attackMTL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Evans won the faceoff against Sharangovich
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CGYMTL
35Shots on goal24
3.4Expected goals4.4
76Shot attempts61
29Faceoffs won39
1Power plays3
6Penalty minutes2
29Hits25
13Blocked shots22
11Giveaways21
7Takeaways6

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 – Mantha – Sharangovich3:56

    xG 0.60–0.26 (69%)attempts 7–7goals 0–0

  2. Kadri – Zary – Kuzmenko12:51

    xG 0.68–0.44 (61%)attempts 18–9goals 1–0

  3. Backlund – Coleman – Coronato12:40

    xG 0.82–0.69 (54%)attempts 26–14goals 1–0

  4. Huberdeau – Pospisil – Sharangovich8:21

    xG 0.16–0.11 (61%)attempts 8–1goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestWeegar – Miromanov18:44

    xG 1.32–0.88 (60%)attempts 30–16goals 2–0

  2. Barrie – Pachal9:21

    xG 0.50–0.26 (66%)attempts 11–6goals 0–0

  3. Andersson – Bahl17:40

    xG 0.45–1.11 (29%)attempts 15–19goals 0–0

Montréal Canadiens

Forward lines

  1. bestSuzuki – Dach – Caufield15:04

    xG 0.84–0.38 (69%)attempts 11–21goals 0–0

  2. Evans – Newhook – Slafkovský11:43

    xG 1.22–0.90 (58%)attempts 14–14goals 0–0

  3. Gallagher – Anderson – Dvorak9:10

    xG 0.26–0.08 (77%)attempts 9–9goals 0–0

  4. Anderson – Dvorak – Heineman2:21

    xG 0.11–0.15 (42%)attempts 5–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestMatheson – Guhle18:28

    xG 1.13–0.79 (59%)attempts 23–25goals 0–1

  2. Struble – Xhekaj9:58

    xG 0.21–0.22 (49%)attempts 4–10goals 0–0

  3. Savard – Hutson14:00

    xG 0.78–1.03 (43%)attempts 8–21goals 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.

MTL 4.4 xGCGY 3.4 xG
012345P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

MTLCGY

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 74/100 · #338 of 1312 this seasonSwing 2.01 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 8% (winner's lowest chance)
CGY 100%5050%50MTL 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +38 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, Montréal Canadiens win this game 66% of the time.

MTL winsCGY wins

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

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