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Sat, Nov 5, 2011·Jobing.com Arena, Glendale

Edmonton Oilers 2, Phoenix Coyotes 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Phoenix Coyotes win this game 70% of the time.

PHX winsEDM wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
EDM01103212226
PHX0152827430

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 4:44PHXDaymond LangkowAssists: Keith Yandle, Mike Smith · Backhand, 0.02 xG0–1
  2. P2 17:58PHXAdrian AucoinPPAssists: Patrick O'Sullivan · Slap, 0.05 xG0–2
  3. P3 9:27EDMRyan Nugent-HopkinsAssists: Jordan Eberle, Ryan Smyth · Wrist, 0.10 xG1–2
  4. P3 11:36PHXBoyd GordonGWGAssists: Ray Whitney, Radim Vrbata · Backhand, 0.10 xG1–3
  5. P3 13:47EDMTheo PeckhamAssists: Colten Teubert, Magnus Paajarvi · Tip-in, 0.13 xG2–3
  6. P3 19:49PHXRay WhitneyENAssists: Radim Vrbata, Boyd Gordon · Wrist, 0.68 xG2–4
Penalties (4)
  1. P1 7:14EDMLadislav Smid: Cross checking2 min
  2. P2 10:00PHXRaffi Torres: Too many men on the ice2 min
  3. P2 16:25EDMLadislav Smid: Interference2 min · PPG
  4. P2 19:28PHXRadim Vrbata: 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.

EDM00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0PHX
45% to win55% to win
← EDM attackPHX attack →
  1. P1 20:00Horcoff won the faceoff against Langkow
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

EDMPHX
26Shots on goal30
1.9Expected goals2.9
54Shot attempts50
22Faceoffs won26
2Power plays2
4Penalty minutes4
27Hits35
14Blocked shots17
2Giveaways2
4Takeaways5

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. bestEberle – Hall – Nugent-Hopkins11:48

    xG 0.73–0.22 (77%)attempts 13–9goals 0–0

  2. Smyth – Horcoff – Jones14:32

    xG 0.31–0.26 (54%)attempts 12–9goals 0–1

  3. Eager – Petrell – Lander7:22

    xG 0.18–0.16 (52%)attempts 5–6goals 0–1

  4. Belanger – Gagner – Paajarvi8:47

    xG 0.36–0.35 (51%)attempts 8–7goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestPeckham – Teubert11:18

    xG 0.31–0.09 (78%)attempts 7–7goals 1–0

  2. Gilbert – Smid16:55

    xG 0.68–0.58 (54%)attempts 19–11goals 0–1

  3. Potter – Petry16:45

    xG 0.40–0.56 (41%)attempts 16–11goals 1–0

Phoenix Coyotes

Forward lines

  1. Pyatt – O'Reilly – Boedker9:16

    xG 0.30–0.31 (49%)attempts 5–7goals 0–2

  2. Langkow – Doan – Korpikoski14:41

    xG 0.31–0.34 (48%)attempts 11–10goals 1–0

  3. Torres – O'Sullivan – Chipchura6:28

    xG 0.02–0.18 (11%)attempts 3–5goals 0–0

  4. Whitney – Vrbata – Gordon12:12

    xG 0.43–0.66 (40%)attempts 10–13goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestMorris – Yandle17:15

    xG 0.76–0.47 (62%)attempts 12–17goals 1–1

  2. Klesla – Schlemko12:27

    xG 0.41–0.59 (41%)attempts 7–15goals 1–0

  3. Aucoin – Ekman-Larsson15:02

    xG 0.16–0.59 (22%)attempts 8–13goals 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 2.9 xGEDM 1.9 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 43/100 · #685 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.03 · 6 goals in reachComeback index 55% (winner's lowest chance)
EDM 100%5050%50PHX 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +21 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Phoenix Coyotes win this game 70% of the time.

PHX winsEDM wins

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

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-1
0
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+7

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