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Thu, Nov 10, 2011·TD Garden, Boston

Edmonton Oilers 3, Boston Bruins 6

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Boston Bruins win this game 58% of the time.

BOS winsEDM wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
EDM21205113330
BOS2132926628

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 7:11BOSJohnny BoychukAssists: David Krejci, Nathan Horton · Slap, 0.02 xG0–1
  2. P1 8:55BOSJordan CaronAssists: Zach Hamill · Snap, 0.20 xG0–2
  3. P1 12:02EDMRyan SmythAssists: Theo Peckham, Ales Hemsky · Tip-in, 0.04 xG1–2
  4. P1 12:31EDMRyan Nugent-HopkinsAssists: Taylor Hall · Wrist, 0.07 xG2–2
  5. P2 3:50BOSBrad MarchandPPAssists: Joe Corvo, Tyler Seguin · Tip-in, 0.13 xG2–3
  6. P2 6:24BOSTyler SeguinGWGAssists: Joe Corvo · Wrist, 0.17 xG2–4
  7. P3 15:18EDMRyan SmythPPAssists: Eric Belanger, Ales Hemsky · Tip-in, 0.18 xG3–4
  8. P3 17:13BOSMilan LucicPPAssists: Joe Corvo, Nathan Horton · Tip-in, 0.19 xG3–5
  9. P3 17:57BOSBrad MarchandUnassisted · Snap, 0.04 xG3–6
Penalties (10)
  1. P1 18:17EDMTheo Peckham: Roughing2 min
  2. P2 2:09EDMJeff Petry: Hooking2 min · PPG
  3. P2 9:29BOSShawn Thornton: Hooking2 min
  4. P2 16:48EDMJordan Eberle: Interference2 min
  5. P3 1:05EDMCorey Potter: High sticking2 min
  6. P3 2:08BOSDennis Seidenberg: Hooking2 min
  7. P3 6:15BOSGregory Campbell: Hooking2 min
  8. P3 13:25BOSPatrice Bergeron: High sticking2 min · PPG
  9. P3 16:56EDMCam Barker: Interference2 min · PPG
  10. P3 18:42BOSChris Kelly: Holding2 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 SOG0BOS
45% to win55% to win
← EDM attackBOS attack →
  1. P1 20:00Horcoff won the faceoff against Bergeron
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

EDMBOS
30Shots on goal28
2.7Expected goals3.2
51Shot attempts52
25Faceoffs won34
5Power plays5
10Penalty minutes10
17Hits15
12Blocked shots12
7Giveaways4
7Takeaways8

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. Eager – Petrell – Lander4:56

    xG 0.25–0.35 (42%)attempts 3–4goals 0–1

  2. Eberle – Hall – Nugent-Hopkins11:50

    xG 0.40–0.63 (39%)attempts 8–10goals 1–2

  3. Belanger – Jones – Gagner6:46

    xG 0.18–0.59 (24%)attempts 5–8goals 0–0

  4. Smyth – Horcoff – Hemsky12:13

    xG 0.29–0.81 (26%)attempts 8–14goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. Petry – Peckham11:22

    xG 0.39–0.43 (47%)attempts 6–8goals 2–0

  2. Potter – Barker13:48

    xG 0.48–0.85 (36%)attempts 11–18goals 0–1

  3. Gilbert – Smid12:49

    xG 0.36–0.86 (30%)attempts 9–11goals 0–2

Boston Bruins

Forward lines

  1. bestBergeron – Marchand – Seguin13:33

    xG 0.92–0.41 (69%)attempts 14–8goals 1–1

  2. Horton – Krejci – Lucic12:23

    xG 0.61–0.16 (79%)attempts 14–7goals 1–1

  3. Thornton – Campbell – Pouliot5:00

    xG 0.43–0.26 (62%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

  4. Kelly – Hamill – Caron7:49

    xG 0.47–0.39 (55%)attempts 9–7goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestCorvo – Seidenberg11:17

    xG 1.02–0.41 (71%)attempts 11–9goals 2–1

  2. Chara – Boychuk12:38

    xG 0.83–0.25 (77%)attempts 14–8goals 1–1

  3. Ference – McQuaid6:56

    xG 0.38–0.04 (91%)attempts 9–3goals 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.

BOS 3.2 xGEDM 2.7 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

BOSEDM

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 81/100 · #194 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.39 · 9 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 55% (winner's lowest chance)
EDM 100%5050%50BOS 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +19 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Boston Bruins win this game 58% of the time.

BOS winsEDM wins

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

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