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Sat, Apr 27, 2013·Rexall Place, Edmonton

Vancouver Canucks 2, Edmonton Oilers 7

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Edmonton Oilers win this game 58% of the time.

EDM winsVAN wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
VAN1908113230
EDM07110620737

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 17:16VANDerek RoyPPAssists: Jannik Hansen, Mason Raymond · Wrist, 0.25 xG1–0
  2. P2 18:40EDMJordan EberleAssists: Justin Schultz, Nick Schultz · Tip-in, 0.04 xG1–1
  3. P3 2:21EDMNail YakupovPPAssists: Justin Schultz, Sam Gagner · Wrist, 0.40 xG1–2
  4. P3 3:41VANTom SestitoAssists: Kevin Bieksa, Zack Kassian · Wrist, 0.37 xG2–2
  5. P3 13:17EDMJustin SchultzGWGAssists: Taylor Hall, Mark Fistric · Wrist, 0.09 xG2–3
  6. P3 14:16EDMNail YakupovAssists: Magnus Paajarvi · Wrist, 0.14 xG2–4
  7. P3 14:37EDMJordan EberleAssists: Taylor Hall, Justin Schultz · Wrist, 0.07 xG2–5
  8. P3 15:47EDMNail YakupovAssists: Mark Fistric, Magnus Paajarvi · Backhand, 0.23 xG2–6
  9. P3 16:52EDMJerred SmithsonAssists: Ryan Jones, Ryan Smyth · Wrist, 0.06 xG2–7
Penalties (14)
  1. P1 15:41EDMTaylor Hall: Hooking2 min · PPG
  2. P2 8:07VANKevin Bieksa: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  3. P2 11:20EDMRyan Smyth: Holding2 min
  4. P2 18:12EDMLadislav Smid: Slashing2 min
  5. P2 18:12EDMLadislav Smid: Roughing2 min
  6. P2 18:12VANKevin Bieksa: Roughing2 min
  7. P2 18:12VANKevin Bieksa: Roughing2 min
  8. P3 0:23VANJannik Hansen: Boarding2 min · PPG
  9. P3 0:39VANMason Raymond: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  10. P3 7:27VANKeith Ballard: Holding2 min
  11. P3 17:48VANMaxim Lapierre: Misconduct10 min
  12. P3 17:48VANSteven Pinizzotto: Misconduct10 min
  13. P3 17:48EDMMark Fistric: Roughing2 min
  14. P3 17:48EDMMark Fistric: 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.

VAN00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0EDM
43% to win57% to win
← VAN attackEDM attack →
  1. P1 20:00Horcoff won the faceoff against Roy
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

VANEDM
30Shots on goal37
3.0Expected goals3.4
59Shot attempts68
31Faceoffs won36
3Power plays4
32Penalty minutes20
23Hits24
8Blocked shots10
19Giveaways13
6Takeaways9

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.

Vancouver Canucks

Forward lines

  1. bestRoy – Higgins – Kesler5:51

    xG 0.21–0.11 (66%)attempts 8–3goals 0–0

  2. Roy – Pinizzotto – Weise2:36

    xG 0.15–0.09 (64%)attempts 3–4goals 0–0

  3. Sestito – Ebbett – Kassian11:06

    xG 0.65–0.70 (48%)attempts 10–16goals 1–1

  4. Lapierre – Hansen – Raymond6:58

    xG 0.18–0.24 (43%)attempts 6–8goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestBieksa – Joslin11:17

    xG 1.10–0.73 (60%)attempts 14–19goals 1–0

  2. Ballard – Barker9:21

    xG 0.31–0.10 (75%)attempts 11–5goals 0–1

  3. Alberts – Ballard2:01

    xG 0.04–0.00 (100%)attempts 1–0goals 0–0

Edmonton Oilers

Forward lines

  1. bestHorcoff – Paajarvi – Yakupov3:29

    xG 0.49–0.03 (95%)attempts 6–2goals 2–0

  2. Gagner – Eberle – Hall5:14

    xG 0.38–0.20 (66%)attempts 9–5goals 3–0

  3. Gagner – Eberle – Paajarvi6:40

    xG 0.23–0.07 (77%)attempts 6–4goals 0–0

  4. Smyth – Smithson – Brown8:57

    xG 0.43–0.28 (61%)attempts 13–10goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestPotter – Fistric9:05

    xG 0.58–0.23 (72%)attempts 10–9goals 1–0

  2. Fistric – Schultz7:18

    xG 0.25–0.14 (64%)attempts 9–4goals 1–0

  3. Schultz – Schultz7:42

    xG 0.28–0.23 (55%)attempts 7–6goals 2–0

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.

EDM 3.4 xGVAN 3.0 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

EDMVAN

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 80/100 · #148 of 720 this seasonSwing 2.10 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 30% (winner's lowest chance)
VAN 100%5050%50EDM 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +38 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 58% of the time.

EDM winsVAN wins

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

-7
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-5
-4
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-2
-1
0
+1
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+6
+7

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