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Fri, Oct 24, 2014·Rexall Place, Edmonton

Carolina Hurricanes 3, Edmonton Oilers 6

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Edmonton Oilers win this game 91% of the time.

EDM winsCAR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CAR01521015330
EDM01029410629

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 9:44EDMJordan EberleAssists: Taylor Hall · Wrist, 0.06 xG0–1
  2. P2 15:08CARRiley NashAssists: Justin Faulk, Jiri Tlusty · Tip-in, 0.04 xG1–1
  3. P2 16:46EDMJesse JoensuuAssists: Nikita Nikitin, Boyd Gordon · Wrist, 0.39 xG1–2
  4. P2 17:58CARJeff SkinnerAssists: Jay Harrison, Andrej Sekera · Wrist, 0.05 xG2–2
  5. P3 4:26EDMJordan EberlePPUnassisted · Snap, 0.11 xG2–3
  6. P3 7:50CARJay HarrisonAssists: Jay McClement · Wrist, 0.01 xG3–3
  7. P3 12:55EDMLeon DraisaitlGWGAssists: David Perron, Jeff Petry · Backhand, 0.18 xG3–4
  8. P3 15:50EDMRyan Nugent-HopkinsAssists: Justin Schultz, Jordan Eberle · Wrist, 0.20 xG3–5
  9. P3 18:33EDMMatt HendricksENUnassisted · Snap, 0.60 xG3–6
Penalties (5)
  1. P1 7:57CARBrett Bellemore: Holding2 min
  2. P1 16:07CARJay Harrison: Interference2 min
  3. P2 2:21EDMJustin Schultz: Holding2 min
  4. P3 2:57CARElias Lindholm: Holding2 min · PPG
  5. P3 4:26CARChris Terry: Bench2 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.

CAR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0EDM
46% to win54% to win
← CAR attackEDM attack →
  1. P1 20:00Nugent-Hopkins won the faceoff against McClement
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CAREDM
30Shots on goal29
1.7Expected goals4.7
52Shot attempts63
29Faceoffs won32
1Power plays4
8Penalty minutes2
28Hits30
17Blocked shots14
9Giveaways12
13Takeaways9

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.

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestMalone – Sutter – Brown4:38

    xG 0.14–0.02 (87%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

  2. McClement – Semin – Boychuk2:13

    xG 0.11–0.13 (47%)attempts 3–2goals 1–0

  3. Tlusty – Terry – Nash2:06

    xG 0.00–0.04 (0%)attempts 1–2goals 0–0

  4. Skinner – Rask – Lindholm10:53

    xG 0.39–0.48 (45%)attempts 13–14goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestGleason – Sekera5:53

    xG 0.15–0.05 (74%)attempts 9–2goals 0–0

  2. Sekera – Faulk2:18

    xG 0.12–0.03 (80%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0

  3. Harrison – Faulk8:01

    xG 0.32–0.24 (57%)attempts 8–6goals 0–1

Edmonton Oilers

Forward lines

  1. bestHendricks – Gordon – Joensuu10:49

    xG 0.81–0.26 (76%)attempts 10–10goals 1–0

  2. Eberle – Hall – Nugent-Hopkins12:17

    xG 0.90–0.39 (70%)attempts 16–11goals 2–1

  3. Purcell – Perron – Draisaitl9:56

    xG 0.56–0.26 (69%)attempts 11–10goals 1–0

  4. Pouliot – Arcobello – Yakupov8:40

    xG 0.03–0.38 (6%)attempts 5–11goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestNikitin – Schultz12:32

    xG 0.92–0.22 (81%)attempts 11–8goals 2–0

  2. Ference – Petry18:37

    xG 0.87–0.71 (55%)attempts 19–23goals 1–0

  3. Fayne – Marincin14:17

    xG 0.23–0.56 (29%)attempts 14–13goals 0–3

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.

EDM 4.7 xGCAR 1.7 xG
012345P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

EDMCAR

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 CAR. Dots are goals.

Excitement 93/100 · #71 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.31 · 9 goals in reachComeback index 49% (winner's lowest chance)
CAR 100%5050%50EDM 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +36 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 91% of the time.

EDM winsCAR wins

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

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-1
0
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+7

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