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Tue, Dec 14, 2010·Rexall Place, Edmonton

Toronto Maple Leafs 4, Edmonton Oilers 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Toronto Maple Leafs win this game 73% of the time.

EDM winsTOR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
TOR11221319434
EDM1120309124

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 5:55TORDion PhaneufAssists: Phil Kessel, Colby Armstrong · Slap, 0.02 xG1–0
  2. P1 11:45EDMJordan EberleAssists: Sam Gagner, Ryan Whitney · Wrist, 0.15 xG1–1
  3. P2 8:28TORMikhail GrabovskiPPGWGAssists: Clarke MacArthur, Brett Lebda · Tip-in, 0.13 xG2–1
  4. P2 17:38TORKris VersteegAssists: Luke Schenn, Tim Brent · Tip-in, 0.10 xG3–1
  5. P3 9:47TORPhil KesselPPAssists: Kris Versteeg, Tyler Bozak · Snap, 0.17 xG4–1
Penalties (13)
  1. P1 2:01TORColby Armstrong: Roughing2 min
  2. P2 2:42EDMGilbert Brule: Elbowing2 min
  3. P2 6:38EDMZack Stortini: Kneeing2 min · PPG
  4. P2 12:19EDMZack Stortini: Fighting5 min
  5. P2 12:19TORColton Orr: Fighting5 min
  6. P2 12:29EDMSteve MacIntyre: Roughing2 min
  7. P2 14:40EDMGilbert Brule: Too many men on the ice2 min
  8. P3 6:16TORDion Phaneuf: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  9. P3 8:49EDMMagnus Paajarvi: Holding2 min · PPG
  10. P3 11:35TORColton Orr: Misconduct10 min
  11. P3 11:35EDMSteve MacIntyre: Misconduct10 min
  12. P3 15:36TORKris Versteeg: Elbowing2 min
  13. P3 19:30TORPhil Kessel: Too many men on the ice2 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.

TOR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0EDM
47% to win53% to win
← TOR attackEDM attack →
  1. P1 20:00Cogliano won the faceoff against Grabovski
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

TOREDM
34Shots on goal24
4.0Expected goals2.6
68Shot attempts49
27Faceoffs won24
5Power plays4
23Penalty minutes25
18Hits22
14Blocked shots17
17Giveaways23
6Takeaways8

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.

Toronto Maple Leafs

Forward lines

  1. bestMitchell – Versteeg – Kadri9:26

    xG 0.72–0.30 (70%)attempts 13–7goals 0–0

  2. Armstrong – Kessel – Bozak11:04

    xG 0.59–0.48 (55%)attempts 10–10goals 1–0

  3. Orr – Sjostrom – Brent4:37

    xG 0.07–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

  4. MacArthur – Grabovski – Kulemin11:34

    xG 0.54–1.27 (30%)attempts 16–15goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestLebda – Gunnarsson8:00

    xG 0.87–0.18 (83%)attempts 11–4goals 0–0

  2. Beauchemin – Schenn3:45

    xG 0.14–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–1goals 1–0

  3. Kaberle – Schenn12:34

    xG 0.55–0.74 (43%)attempts 12–12goals 0–0

Edmonton Oilers

Forward lines

  1. bestGagner – Eberle – Hall12:16

    xG 1.45–0.59 (71%)attempts 19–10goals 1–2

  2. Fraser – Stortini – MacIntyre4:02

    xG 0.00–0.08 (0%)attempts 1–5goals 0–0

  3. Jones – Brule – Paajarvi7:45

    xG 0.25–0.45 (36%)attempts 6–13goals 0–0

  4. Penner – Cogliano – Omark10:21

    xG 0.46–0.78 (37%)attempts 9–13goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestGilbert – Peckham11:35

    xG 0.86–0.39 (69%)attempts 14–13goals 0–0

  2. Foster – Smid9:28

    xG 0.43–0.23 (65%)attempts 9–8goals 0–0

  3. Foster – Whitney2:29

    xG 0.23–0.05 (83%)attempts 2–2goals 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 2.6 xGTOR 4.0 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

EDMTOR

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 TOR. Dots are goals.

Excitement 32/100 · #806 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.09 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 47% (winner's lowest chance)
TOR 100%5050%50EDM 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +24 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Toronto Maple Leafs win this game 73% of the time.

EDM winsTOR wins

Simulated goal difference (EDM − TOR), 10,000 replays

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