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Sun, Dec 1, 2013·American Airlines Center, Dallas

Edmonton Oilers 3, Dallas Stars 2 (SO)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Dallas Stars win this game 63% of the time.

DAL winsEDM wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTSOTotal
EDM0911017062332
DAL018112113021245

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 11:37DALRyan GarbuttSHUnassisted · Backhand, 0.13 xG0–1
  2. P2 19:55EDMAles HemskyAssists: Ryan Jones, Sam Gagner · Wrist, 0.37 xG1–1
  3. P3 3:45DALRyan GarbuttAssists: Antoine Roussel, Vernon Fiddler · Snap, 0.16 xG1–2
  4. P3 14:53EDMAndrew FerenceAssists: David Perron · Slap, 0.02 xG2–2

Shootout

  1. 1. DAL Jamie Benn stopped
  2. 2. EDM Jordan Eberle scored
  3. 3. DAL Rich Peverley scored
  4. 4. EDM David Perron scored
  5. 5. DAL Alex Chiasson stopped
Penalties (10)
  1. P1 3:59DALRay Whitney: Too many men on the ice2 min
  2. P1 9:20DALRich Peverley: Too many men on the ice2 min
  3. P1 12:18EDMJustin Schultz: Holding2 min
  4. P1 17:59EDMJordan Eberle: High sticking2 min
  5. P1 19:50EDMNick Schultz: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  6. P2 5:29DALTrevor Daley: Hooking2 min
  7. P2 9:38DALJordie Benn: Slashing2 min
  8. P3 7:52EDMAnton Belov: Boarding2 min
  9. P3 10:10DALTrevor Daley: Interference2 min
  10. P3 16:01DALRyan Garbutt: Slashing2 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

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P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0DAL
48% to win52% to win
← EDM attackDAL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Nugent-Hopkins won the faceoff against Eakin
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

EDMDAL
32Shots on goal45
3.8Expected goals4.6
68Shot attempts76
22Faceoffs won35
6Power plays4
8Penalty minutes12
15Hits22
21Blocked shots20
10Giveaways19
4Takeaways11

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. bestHemsky – Gagner – Yakupov3:13

    xG 0.27–0.05 (85%)attempts 5–4goals 0–0

  2. Smyth – Joensuu – Acton2:26

    xG 0.14–0.09 (61%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0

  3. Smyth – Perron – Arcobello2:49

    xG 0.00–0.03 (0%)attempts 0–1goals 0–0

  4. Jones – Joensuu – Arcobello3:10

    xG 0.02–0.40 (6%)attempts 3–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestFerence – Schultz2:37

    xG 0.62–0.19 (77%)attempts 4–5goals 1–0

  2. Schultz – Belov6:34

    xG 0.77–0.65 (54%)attempts 8–10goals 0–0

  3. Schultz – Schultz2:54

    xG 0.00–0.20 (0%)attempts 1–3goals 0–0

Dallas Stars

Forward lines

  1. bestFiddler – Roussel – Garbutt7:34

    xG 0.42–0.08 (83%)attempts 8–4goals 1–0

  2. Horcoff – Jeffrey – Nichushkin3:14

    xG 0.04–0.14 (21%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

  3. Whitney – Cole – Peverley7:18

    xG 0.47–0.62 (43%)attempts 4–15goals 0–0

  4. Benn – Chiasson – Eakin8:25

    xG 0.89–1.17 (43%)attempts 12–12goals 0–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestDaley – Goligoski12:38

    xG 1.24–0.71 (63%)attempts 16–14goals 0–0

  2. Dillon – Oleksiak11:09

    xG 0.36–0.20 (64%)attempts 12–6goals 0–1

  3. Gonchar – Benn12:53

    xG 1.03–1.19 (46%)attempts 12–16goals 1–1

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.

DAL 4.6 xGEDM 3.8 xG
012345P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

DALEDM

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 79/100 · #207 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.14 · 4 goals in reachComeback index 13% (winner's lowest chance)
EDM 100%5050%50DAL 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest 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, Dallas Stars win this game 63% of the time.

DAL winsEDM wins

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

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