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Tue, Feb 21, 2012·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Edmonton Oilers 6, Calgary Flames 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Edmonton Oilers win this game 92% of the time.

CGY winsEDM wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
EDM11741718642
CGY1704011122

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 9:12CGYScott HannanAssists: Paul Byron, Krys Kolanos · Slap, 0.07 xG0–1
  2. P1 18:48EDMJordan EberleAssists: Sam Gagner, Corey Potter · Backhand, 0.13 xG1–1
  3. P2 8:09EDMAles HemskyGWGAssists: Taylor Hall, Shawn Horcoff · Deflected, 0.01 xG2–1
  4. P2 12:21EDMEric BelangerAssists: Ben Eager · Snap, 0.36 xG3–1
  5. P2 12:51EDMSam GagnerAssists: Jordan Eberle, Ryan Smyth · Wrist, 0.21 xG4–1
  6. P2 18:56EDMRyan SmythAssists: Sam Gagner, Jeff Petry · Wrist, 0.11 xG5–1
  7. P3 17:29EDMTaylor HallPPAssists: Jordan Eberle, Ryan Whitney · Snap, 0.10 xG6–1
Penalties (4)
  1. P1 11:35EDMLadislav Smid: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  2. P1 14:12CGYMark Giordano: Hooking2 min
  3. P3 15:37CGYMark Giordano: Holding2 min · PPG
  4. P3 19:57CGYMark Giordano: Cross checking2 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 SOG0CGY
45% to win55% to win
← EDM attackCGY attack →
  1. P1 20:00Jokinen won the faceoff against Gagner
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

EDMCGY
42Shots on goal22
4.0Expected goals1.1
64Shot attempts37
29Faceoffs won29
3Power plays1
2Penalty minutes6
17Hits15
9Blocked shots15
14Giveaways16
9Takeaways11

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. bestSmyth – Gagner – Eberle12:55

    xG 1.61–0.24 (87%)attempts 15–9goals 3–0

  2. Horcoff – Hemsky – Hall13:52

    xG 0.84–0.26 (77%)attempts 15–10goals 1–0

  3. Belanger – Eager – Paajarvi11:19

    xG 0.58–0.33 (64%)attempts 8–10goals 1–0

  4. Hordichuk – Petrell – Lander5:11

    xG 0.02–0.16 (11%)attempts 2–3goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestSmid – Petry18:55

    xG 1.38–0.21 (87%)attempts 23–8goals 2–0

  2. Whitney – Potter16:45

    xG 1.40–0.48 (75%)attempts 19–13goals 2–1

  3. Sutton – Gilbert15:11

    xG 0.62–0.28 (69%)attempts 8–11goals 1–0

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestKolanos – Byron – Horak6:43

    xG 0.36–0.08 (81%)attempts 5–3goals 1–0

  2. Jackman – Stajan – Bouma10:57

    xG 0.15–0.09 (61%)attempts 5–5goals 0–0

  3. Kostopoulos – Tanguay – Cammalleri2:11

    xG 0.01–0.06 (18%)attempts 1–2goals 0–1

  4. Iginla – Jokinen – Comeau2:26

    xG 0.06–0.67 (8%)attempts 2–5goals 0–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestHannan – Giordano14:22

    xG 0.34–0.08 (80%)attempts 9–3goals 1–0

  2. Sarich – Brodie9:39

    xG 0.20–0.14 (58%)attempts 5–7goals 0–0

  3. Hannan – Bouwmeester2:29

    xG 0.06–0.03 (69%)attempts 3–1goals 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.

CGY 1.1 xGEDM 4.0 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYEDM

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 30/100 · #844 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.00 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 25% (winner's lowest chance)
EDM 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +23 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 92% of the time.

CGY winsEDM wins

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

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