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Tue, Jan 25, 2011·Jobing.com Arena, Glendale

Edmonton Oilers 4, Phoenix Coyotes 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Edmonton Oilers win this game 62% of the time.

PHX winsEDM wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
EDM09114312435
PHX1911018327

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 5:27PHXScottie UpshallPPAssists: Keith Yandle, Lee Stempniak · Slap, 0.03 xG0–1
  2. P2 1:54PHXKyle TurrisAssists: Ray Whitney, Keith Yandle · Wrist, 0.08 xG0–2
  3. P2 7:11EDMJean-Francois JacquesAssists: Zack Stortini, Kurtis Foster · Tip-in, 0.32 xG1–2
  4. P3 2:56EDMTaylor HallPPAssists: Shawn Horcoff, Jeff Petry · Wrist, 0.10 xG2–2
  5. P3 4:08EDMLinus OmarkAssists: Sam Gagner, Magnus Paajarvi · Wrist, 0.12 xG3–2
  6. P3 8:29PHXScottie UpshallAssists: Shane Doan, Kyle Turris · Wrist, 0.07 xG3–3
  7. P3 19:38EDMDustin PennerGWGAssists: Taylor Hall, Shawn Horcoff · Wrist, 0.08 xG4–3
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 4:57EDMShawn Horcoff: Hooking2 min · PPG
  2. P1 15:32EDMTaylor Hall: Tripping2 min
  3. P2 15:48PHXLauri Korpikoski: Tripping2 min
  4. P3 1:36PHXMartin Hanzal: Interference2 min · PPG
  5. P3 5:06PHXPaul Bissonnette: High sticking2 min
  6. P3 19:49EDMTheo Peckham: 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.

EDM00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0PHX
47% to win53% to win
← EDM attackPHX attack →
  1. P1 20:00Belanger won the faceoff against Cogliano
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

EDMPHX
35Shots on goal27
3.2Expected goals2.5
67Shot attempts60
18Faceoffs won35
3Power plays3
6Penalty minutes6
19Hits24
17Blocked shots16
2Giveaways3
4Takeaways2

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.

Edmonton Oilers

Forward lines

  1. bestHorcoff – Penner – Hall15:24

    xG 0.87–0.26 (77%)attempts 21–11goals 1–0

  2. Jacques – Fraser – Stortini3:49

    xG 0.43–0.06 (87%)attempts 2–4goals 1–0

  3. Gagner – Omark – Paajarvi12:43

    xG 0.51–0.59 (46%)attempts 13–9goals 1–0

  4. Jones – Reddox – Cogliano12:47

    xG 0.68–0.87 (44%)attempts 15–18goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestVandermeer – Foster13:00

    xG 1.34–0.64 (68%)attempts 22–12goals 1–0

  2. Gilbert – Peckham14:00

    xG 0.82–0.54 (60%)attempts 17–17goals 2–1

  3. Vandermeer – Gilbert2:46

    xG 0.11–0.31 (26%)attempts 3–5goals 0–0

Phoenix Coyotes

Forward lines

  1. bestBissonnette – Korpikoski – Ebbett5:49

    xG 0.33–0.01 (96%)attempts 7–1goals 0–0

  2. Belanger – Pyatt – Stempniak12:44

    xG 0.59–0.40 (60%)attempts 14–17goals 0–1

  3. Whitney – Vrbata – Hanzal13:41

    xG 0.68–0.67 (50%)attempts 18–14goals 0–1

  4. Doan – Upshall – Turris11:24

    xG 0.32–1.27 (20%)attempts 9–16goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestLepisto – Ekman-Larsson11:26

    xG 0.45–0.38 (54%)attempts 11–9goals 0–0

  2. Aucoin – Ekman-Larsson2:25

    xG 0.17–0.14 (54%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

  3. Aucoin – Jovanovski15:30

    xG 0.42–0.42 (50%)attempts 14–18goals 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.

PHX 2.5 xGEDM 3.2 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

PHXEDM

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 85/100 · #171 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.09 · 7 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 13% (winner's lowest chance)
EDM 100%5050%50PHX 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +46 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Edmonton Oilers win this game 62% of the time.

PHX winsEDM wins

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

-7
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0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).