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Thu, Nov 21, 2024·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

New York Rangers 2, Calgary Flames 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 94% of the time.

CGY winsNYR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NYR05214010229
CGY120117112349

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 7:26CGYMatt CoronatoAssists: Yegor Sharangovich, MacKenzie Weegar · Snap, 0.07 xG0–1
  2. P2 8:29CGYYegor SharangovichPPAssists: MacKenzie Weegar, Matt Coronato · Slap, 0.05 xG0–2
  3. P2 16:37NYRAlexis LafrenièreAssists: Jacob Trouba, Ryan Lindgren · Wrist, 0.07 xG1–2
  4. P2 16:53NYRWill CuylleAssists: K'Andre Miller, Adam Fox · Tip-in, 0.05 xG2–2
  5. P3 10:35CGYConnor ZaryGWGAssists: Jonathan Huberdeau, MacKenzie Weegar · Wrist, 0.06 xG2–3
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 13:16NYRIgor Shesterkin: Tripping2 min
  2. P1 16:22NYRAdam Edstrom: Slashing2 min
  3. P2 8:08NYRArtemi Panarin: Slashing2 min · PPG
  4. P2 8:29NYRJonny Brodzinski: Delaying game unsuccessful challenge2 min
  5. P3 1:03CGYBlake Coleman: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  6. P3 6:44NYRVincent Trocheck: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 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.

NYR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYRCGY
29Shots on goal49
1.8Expected goals5.2
53Shot attempts90
35Faceoffs won25
1Power plays5
10Penalty minutes2
19Hits12
17Blocked shots14
10Giveaways14
2Takeaways4

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 York Rangers

Forward lines

  1. Trocheck – Panarin – Lafrenière15:25

    xG 0.78–0.74 (52%)attempts 25–18goals 1–0

  2. Vesey – Kakko – Cuylle3:01

    xG 0.06–0.24 (21%)attempts 3–5goals 1–1

  3. Carrick – Vesey – Edstrom5:01

    xG 0.03–0.22 (13%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

  4. Kreider – Smith – Zibanejad10:59

    xG 0.31–0.52 (37%)attempts 8–20goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Fox – Miller15:27

    xG 0.73–0.78 (48%)attempts 21–21goals 1–1

  2. Jones – Schneider12:31

    xG 0.16–0.61 (21%)attempts 8–16goals 0–1

  3. Trouba – Lindgren13:43

    xG 0.42–0.98 (30%)attempts 15–20goals 1–0

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestBacklund – Sharangovich – Coronato11:21

    xG 0.71–0.21 (77%)attempts 20–13goals 1–0

  2. Coleman – Huberdeau – Zary11:43

    xG 0.67–0.32 (68%)attempts 15–14goals 1–1

  3. Kirkland – Lomberg – Rooney8:21

    xG 0.28–0.01 (98%)attempts 12–2goals 0–0

  4. Kadri – Pospisil – Kuzmenko8:48

    xG 0.53–0.52 (50%)attempts 9–13goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestAndersson – Bahl16:54

    xG 0.87–0.34 (72%)attempts 21–19goals 0–0

  2. Bean – Pachal9:54

    xG 0.81–0.29 (74%)attempts 17–8goals 1–1

  3. Weegar – Miromanov14:52

    xG 0.66–0.42 (61%)attempts 19–12goals 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.

CGY 5.2 xGNYR 1.8 xG
0123456P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYNYR

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 NYR. Dots are goals.

Excitement 63/100 · #476 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.42 · 5 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 52% (winner's lowest chance)
NYR 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +30 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 94% of the time.

CGY winsNYR wins

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

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