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Wed, Feb 8, 2012·Joe Louis Arena, Detroit

Edmonton Oilers 2, Detroit Red Wings 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Detroit Red Wings win this game 79% of the time.

DET winsEDM wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
EDM041518217
DET15115210430

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 13:18DETJohan FranzenPPAssists: Ian White, Pavel Datsyuk · Tip-in, 0.17 xG0–1
  2. P2 2:45DETCory EmmertonAssists: Justin Abdelkader, Daniel Cleary · Backhand, 0.33 xG0–2
  3. P2 11:08EDMSam GagnerAssists: Ryan Jones, Jeff Petry · Backhand, 0.07 xG1–2
  4. P3 8:23EDMSam GagnerPPAssists: Magnus Paajarvi · Backhand, 0.32 xG2–2
  5. P3 10:46DETDrew MillerGWGAssists: Justin Abdelkader · Backhand, 0.35 xG2–3
  6. P3 14:44DETHenrik ZetterbergAssists: Brad Stuart, Niklas Kronwall · Wrist, 0.11 xG2–4
Penalties (13)
  1. P1 6:03EDMRyan Jones: Fighting5 min
  2. P1 6:03DETJustin Abdelkader: Fighting5 min
  3. P1 6:03DETJustin Abdelkader: Cross checking2 min
  4. P1 12:10EDMEric Belanger: Holding the stick2 min · PPG
  5. P1 15:27DETCory Emmerton: Holding2 min
  6. P1 16:13DETBrad Stuart: Boarding2 min
  7. P2 5:11EDMLadislav Smid: Tripping2 min
  8. P2 14:17EDMEric Belanger: Boarding2 min
  9. P2 15:29DETTomas Holmstrom: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  10. P2 18:34DETTodd Bertuzzi: Too many men on the ice2 min
  11. P3 3:13EDMAles Hemsky: Tripping2 min
  12. P3 7:31DETJustin Abdelkader: Tripping2 min · PPG
  13. P3 15:42DETIan White: Tripping2 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 SOG0DET
45% to win55% to win
← EDM attackDET attack →
  1. P1 20:00Gagner won the faceoff against Datsyuk
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

EDMDET
17Shots on goal30
2.1Expected goals3.9
33Shot attempts51
26Faceoffs won31
7Power plays4
13Penalty minutes19
22Hits19
8Blocked shots7
4Giveaways5
5Takeaways12

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. Gagner – Eberle – Hall8:19

    xG 0.11–0.11 (50%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

  2. Eager – Jones – Lander4:08

    xG 0.05–0.22 (20%)attempts 2–5goals 0–1

  3. Horcoff – Hemsky – Paajarvi9:32

    xG 0.25–0.49 (33%)attempts 6–11goals 0–0

  4. Smyth – Belanger – Petrell7:46

    xG 0.08–1.06 (7%)attempts 5–9goals 0–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestSmid – Petry13:56

    xG 0.36–0.18 (66%)attempts 6–3goals 1–0

  2. Gilbert – Whitney4:07

    xG 0.10–0.14 (42%)attempts 3–5goals 0–0

  3. Whitney – Potter7:32

    xG 0.09–0.59 (14%)attempts 5–10goals 0–0

Detroit Red Wings

Forward lines

  1. bestZetterberg – Filppula – Hudler10:33

    xG 0.71–0.25 (74%)attempts 13–7goals 1–0

  2. Miller – Abdelkader – Helm2:46

    xG 0.46–0.10 (83%)attempts 2–2goals 1–0

  3. Bertuzzi – Datsyuk – Franzen10:27

    xG 0.31–0.20 (61%)attempts 2–3goals 0–0

  4. Holmstrom – Abdelkader – Emmerton2:49

    xG 0.04–0.02 (71%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestStuart – Kronwall12:23

    xG 1.63–0.21 (88%)attempts 15–6goals 3–0

  2. Ericsson – Kindl10:31

    xG 0.30–0.16 (66%)attempts 9–7goals 0–0

  3. Lidstrom – White12:41

    xG 0.34–0.28 (55%)attempts 6–7goals 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.

DET 3.9 xGEDM 2.1 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

DETEDM

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 67/100 · #373 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.56 · 6 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 53% (winner's lowest chance)
EDM 100%5050%50DET 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +31 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 79% of the time.

DET winsEDM wins

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

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