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Tue, Jan 4, 2011·Rexall Place, Edmonton

Detroit Red Wings 5, Edmonton Oilers 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Detroit Red Wings win this game 78% of the time.

EDM winsDET wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
DET11121729537
EDM1609210325

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 3:43DETHenrik ZetterbergAssists: Nicklas Lidstrom, Drew Miller · Slap, 0.04 xG1–0
  2. P1 11:38EDMGilbert BruleAssists: Liam Reddox, Linus Omark · Backhand, 0.10 xG1–1
  3. P2 6:40DETTodd BertuzziAssists: Jiri Hudler, Valtteri Filppula · Wrap-around, 0.04 xG2–1
  4. P2 10:43DETKris DraperAssists: Darren Helm, Brian Rafalski · Backhand, 0.11 xG3–1
  5. P3 4:54EDMTheo PeckhamAssists: Sam Gagner, Ales Hemsky · Wrist, 0.08 xG3–2
  6. P3 11:31EDMSam GagnerAssists: Ales Hemsky · Wrist, 0.03 xG3–3
  7. P3 17:10DETTodd BertuzziGWGAssists: Niklas Kronwall, Valtteri Filppula · Wrist, 0.05 xG4–3
  8. P3 17:54DETDarren HelmAssists: Justin Abdelkader, Nicklas Lidstrom · Snap, 0.16 xG5–3
Penalties (5)
  1. P1 0:00EDMLadislav Smid: Boarding2 min
  2. P2 3:37DETJustin Abdelkader: Holding2 min
  3. P2 14:39DETBrian Rafalski: Hooking2 min
  4. P2 17:21EDMMagnus Paajarvi: Holding2 min
  5. P3 0:20DETNicklas Lidstrom: Interference2 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.

DET00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

DETEDM
37Shots on goal25
4.3Expected goals2.5
60Shot attempts53
37Faceoffs won20
2Power plays3
6Penalty minutes4
14Hits15
19Blocked shots11
15Giveaways10
9Takeaways14

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.

Detroit Red Wings

Forward lines

  1. bestDraper – Helm – Tatar10:15

    xG 0.74–0.17 (82%)attempts 12–7goals 1–1

  2. Holmstrom – Zetterberg – Franzen12:12

    xG 0.49–0.05 (91%)attempts 9–4goals 0–0

  3. Bertuzzi – Filppula – Hudler10:34

    xG 0.77–0.36 (68%)attempts 12–6goals 2–1

  4. Miller – Abdelkader – Mursak6:02

    xG 0.20–0.03 (88%)attempts 6–2goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestLidstrom – Stuart16:33

    xG 0.91–0.42 (69%)attempts 17–15goals 2–1

  2. Salei – Kronwall14:00

    xG 0.69–0.23 (75%)attempts 13–8goals 1–1

  3. Rafalski – Ericsson11:47

    xG 0.82–0.39 (68%)attempts 12–7goals 1–1

Edmonton Oilers

Forward lines

  1. Hemsky – Gagner – Paajarvi10:42

    xG 0.48–0.70 (41%)attempts 8–13goals 2–1

  2. Reddox – Brule – Omark9:34

    xG 0.36–0.60 (37%)attempts 8–8goals 1–1

  3. Jacques – Fraser – Jones5:40

    xG 0.00–0.43 (0%)attempts 2–9goals 0–1

  4. Penner – Cogliano – Hall13:32

    xG 0.18–0.78 (18%)attempts 9–14goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. Vandermeer – Foster10:54

    xG 0.20–0.55 (26%)attempts 5–12goals 0–2

  2. Smid – Petry15:20

    xG 0.17–0.81 (17%)attempts 8–11goals 1–1

  3. Gilbert – Peckham16:39

    xG 0.54–1.29 (29%)attempts 13–22goals 2–2

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 2.5 xGDET 4.3 xG
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Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

EDMDET

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 DET. Dots are goals.

Excitement 87/100 · #150 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.01 · 8 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 47% (winner's lowest chance)
DET 100%5050%50EDM 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +41 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Detroit Red Wings win this game 78% of the time.

EDM winsDET wins

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

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