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Sat, Nov 1, 2014·Rexall Place, Edmonton

Vancouver Canucks 3, Edmonton Oilers 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Vancouver Canucks win this game 78% of the time.

EDM winsVAN wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
VAN1121919330
EDM1141706227

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 12:39EDMJordan EberleAssists: Taylor Hall, Martin Marincin · Backhand, 0.07 xG0–1
  2. P1 19:13VANLuca SbisaAssists: Chris Higgins, Nick Bonino · Wrist, 0.11 xG1–1
  3. P2 16:37VANLinden VeyAssists: Derek Dorsett, Tom Sestito · Wrist, 0.25 xG2–1
  4. P2 17:41EDMDavid PerronAssists: Leon Draisaitl, Andrew Ference · Snap, 0.05 xG2–2
  5. P3 4:05VANDerek DorsettSHGWGUnassisted · Snap, 0.02 xG3–2
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 2:01VANShawn Matthias: Hooking2 min
  2. P2 2:42EDMJesse Joensuu: Hooking2 min
  3. P2 8:10VANNick Bonino: Hooking2 min
  4. P2 11:06EDMJordan Eberle: Roughing2 min
  5. P2 14:03EDMAndrew Ference: Illegal check to head2 min
  6. P3 2:38VANZack Kassian: Tripping2 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
46% to win54% to win
← VAN attackEDM attack →
  1. P1 20:00Sedin won the faceoff against Nugent-Hopkins
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

VANEDM
30Shots on goal27
3.3Expected goals1.8
50Shot attempts48
25Faceoffs won22
3Power plays3
6Penalty minutes6
28Hits27
11Blocked shots7
9Giveaways16
5Takeaways9

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. bestSedin – Sedin – Vrbata12:08

    xG 0.60–0.05 (92%)attempts 14–6goals 0–0

  2. Dorsett – Sestito – Vey5:49

    xG 0.51–0.16 (76%)attempts 7–2goals 1–0

  3. Higgins – Hansen – Bonino9:40

    xG 0.29–0.17 (62%)attempts 9–12goals 1–1

  4. Richardson – Matthias – Kassian11:10

    xG 0.23–0.67 (25%)attempts 8–11goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestEdler – Tanev14:52

    xG 0.94–0.49 (66%)attempts 18–13goals 1–1

  2. Hamhuis – Bieksa15:25

    xG 0.39–0.29 (57%)attempts 12–12goals 0–0

  3. Weber – Sbisa11:59

    xG 0.37–0.31 (55%)attempts 12–8goals 1–1

Edmonton Oilers

Forward lines

  1. bestPouliot – Yakupov – Draisaitl4:51

    xG 0.19–0.04 (82%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

  2. Eberle – Nugent-Hopkins – Yakupov6:48

    xG 0.32–0.21 (60%)attempts 6–5goals 0–0

  3. Eberle – Hall – Nugent-Hopkins4:38

    xG 0.16–0.12 (58%)attempts 5–4goals 1–0

  4. Pouliot – Eberle – Draisaitl2:03

    xG 0.03–0.02 (52%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestFerence – Petry16:05

    xG 0.56–0.35 (62%)attempts 19–8goals 1–0

  2. Schultz – Hunt14:33

    xG 0.52–0.84 (38%)attempts 11–15goals 0–2

  3. Fayne – Marincin12:35

    xG 0.08–0.48 (14%)attempts 6–16goals 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.

EDM 1.8 xGVAN 3.3 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

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 55/100 · #504 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.69 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 28% (winner's lowest chance)
VAN 100%5050%50EDM 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +26 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, Vancouver Canucks win this game 78% of the time.

EDM winsVAN wins

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

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