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Wed, Apr 3, 2013·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Edmonton Oilers 8, Calgary Flames 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Edmonton Oilers win this game 59% of the time.

CGY winsEDM wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
EDM214312313839
CGY2407010221

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 2:35CGYMatt StajanAssists: Dennis Wideman · Wrist, 0.12 xG0–1
  2. P1 5:18CGYMatt StajanAssists: Curtis Glencross, Lee Stempniak · Backhand, 0.21 xG0–2
  3. P1 9:27EDMSam GagnerAssists: Jeff Petry, Lennart Petrell · Deflected, 0.21 xG1–2
  4. P1 12:59EDMRyan WhitneyAssists: Taylor Hall, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins · Snap, 0.06 xG2–2
  5. P2 3:34EDMNail YakupovPPGWGAssists: Sam Gagner, Ryan Whitney · Slap, 0.07 xG3–2
  6. P2 7:39EDMTaylor HallPPAssists: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Justin Schultz · Wrist, 0.15 xG4–2
  7. P2 9:51EDMRyan Nugent-HopkinsPPAssists: Taylor Hall, Ales Hemsky · Slap, 0.09 xG5–2
  8. P3 9:56EDMJordan EberleAssists: Taylor Hall, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins · Wrist, 0.06 xG6–2
  9. P3 17:08EDMJordan EberleAssists: Taylor Hall · Wrist, 0.12 xG7–2
  10. P3 18:57EDMNail YakupovAssists: Ryan Smyth · Wrist, 0.09 xG8–2
Penalties (15)
  1. P1 4:27CGYSteve Begin: Fighting5 min
  2. P1 4:27EDMMike Brown: Fighting5 min
  3. P1 19:05CGYMikael Backlund: Delaying game face off violation2 min
  4. P2 2:21CGYMichael Cammalleri: Tripping2 min · PPG
  5. P2 6:34CGYCory Sarich: Cross checking2 min · PPG
  6. P2 9:05CGYChris Butler: High sticking2 min · PPG
  7. P2 16:58EDMShawn Horcoff: Hooking2 min
  8. P3 5:43EDMNail Yakupov: Roughing2 min
  9. P3 5:43CGYCurtis Glencross: Roughing2 min
  10. P3 5:43EDMRyan Jones: Fighting5 min
  11. P3 5:43CGYChris Butler: Fighting5 min
  12. P3 13:15CGYTim Jackman: Instigator2 min
  13. P3 13:15EDMRyan Whitney: Fighting5 min
  14. P3 13:15CGYTim Jackman: Fighting5 min
  15. P3 13:15CGYTim Jackman: Misconduct10 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
43% to win57% to win
← EDM attackCGY attack →
  1. P1 20:00Stajan won the faceoff against Nugent-Hopkins
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

EDMCGY
39Shots on goal21
2.5Expected goals1.9
60Shot attempts44
38Faceoffs won23
5Power plays1
19Penalty minutes37
11Hits24
11Blocked shots13
12Giveaways8
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. bestEberle – Hall – Nugent-Hopkins9:26

    xG 0.57–0.40 (58%)attempts 15–8goals 3–1

  2. Horcoff – Jones – Yakupov9:41

    xG 0.20–0.16 (55%)attempts 9–6goals 0–0

  3. Hemsky – Gagner – Paajarvi7:58

    xG 0.03–0.02 (63%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

  4. Smyth – Brown – Petrell6:05

    xG 0.05–0.10 (35%)attempts 4–6goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSmid – Petry15:56

    xG 0.71–0.30 (70%)attempts 15–9goals 2–0

  2. Schultz – Schultz13:07

    xG 0.22–0.15 (60%)attempts 9–8goals 0–1

  3. Potter – Smid2:28

    xG 0.23–0.18 (57%)attempts 5–2goals 1–0

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestStajan – Stempniak – Glencross6:19

    xG 0.40–0.22 (65%)attempts 8–6goals 2–1

  2. Stajan – Stempniak – Horak2:46

    xG 0.11–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–0goals 0–0

  3. Glencross – Backlund – Cervenka2:54

    xG 0.06–0.09 (38%)attempts 2–5goals 0–0

  4. Begin – McGrattan – Jackman8:28

    xG 0.23–0.33 (42%)attempts 9–7goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestBabchuk – Brodie4:45

    xG 0.28–0.04 (87%)attempts 5–1goals 0–0

  2. Sarich – Butler3:22

    xG 0.40–0.27 (60%)attempts 4–5goals 0–0

  3. Wideman – Giordano15:03

    xG 0.69–0.58 (54%)attempts 11–17goals 2–3

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 1.9 xGEDM 2.5 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

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 70/100 · #227 of 720 this seasonSwing 1.39 · 7 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 14% (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 59% of the time.

CGY winsEDM wins

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

-7
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-1
0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).