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Tue, Nov 4, 2014·Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia

Edmonton Oilers 1, Philadelphia Flyers 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Edmonton Oilers win this game 66% of the time.

PHI winsEDM wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
EDM011115010136
PHI2827010425

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 3:59PHIJakub VoracekAssists: Mark Streit, Nicklas Grossmann · Wrap-around, 0.06 xG0–1
  2. P1 16:04PHIJakub VoracekGWGAssists: Michael Del Zotto, Claude Giroux · Snap, 0.07 xG0–2
  3. P2 4:09PHIPierre-Edouard BellemareAssists: Chris VandeVelde, Zac Rinaldo · Snap, 0.05 xG0–3
  4. P2 9:54EDMRyan Nugent-HopkinsAssists: Jordan Eberle, Justin Schultz · Wrist, 0.18 xG1–3
  5. P2 12:01PHILuke SchennAssists: Brayden Schenn · Wrist, 0.05 xG1–4
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 0:56PHIJakub Voracek: Tripping2 min
  2. P2 12:30PHIZac Rinaldo: Fighting5 min
  3. P2 12:30EDMMatt Hendricks: Fighting5 min
  4. P2 13:03PHIWayne Simmonds: Elbowing2 min
  5. P3 4:45PHIMark Streit: Holding2 min
  6. P3 10:00PHINick Schultz: 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.

EDM00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0PHI
46% to win54% to win
← EDM attackPHI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Couturier won the faceoff against Nugent-Hopkins
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

EDMPHI
36Shots on goal25
3.1Expected goals2.2
73Shot attempts55
23Faceoffs won44
4Power plays0
5Penalty minutes13
18Hits26
18Blocked shots19
4Giveaways5
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.

Edmonton Oilers

Forward lines

  1. bestPouliot – Eberle – Nugent-Hopkins11:52

    xG 0.97–0.71 (58%)attempts 23–13goals 1–1

  2. Hendricks – Yakupov – Draisaitl5:12

    xG 0.20–0.12 (63%)attempts 6–5goals 0–1

  3. Hendricks – Gordon – Joensuu3:30

    xG 0.14–0.11 (56%)attempts 3–4goals 0–0

  4. Purcell – Perron – Arcobello11:37

    xG 0.25–0.29 (47%)attempts 12–6goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. Petry – Marincin14:20

    xG 0.41–0.43 (49%)attempts 15–17goals 0–1

  2. Nikitin – Schultz15:43

    xG 0.54–0.82 (40%)attempts 14–16goals 0–0

  3. Fayne – Klefbom15:02

    xG 0.29–0.67 (30%)attempts 15–13goals 0–2

Philadelphia Flyers

Forward lines

  1. bestSchenn – Read – Couturier9:54

    xG 0.72–0.61 (54%)attempts 7–14goals 0–0

  2. Giroux – Voracek – Raffl9:32

    xG 0.22–0.14 (61%)attempts 14–7goals 2–0

  3. VandeVelde – Giroux – Voracek2:14

    xG 0.02–0.00 (100%)attempts 1–2goals 0–0

  4. Lecavalier – Umberger – Simmonds12:09

    xG 0.28–0.32 (46%)attempts 13–8goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestStreit – Grossmann14:26

    xG 0.75–0.53 (58%)attempts 11–13goals 1–1

  2. Colaiacovo – Schenn13:30

    xG 0.58–0.41 (59%)attempts 17–13goals 1–0

  3. Schenn – Del Zotto2:33

    xG 0.03–0.02 (60%)attempts 3–2goals 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.

PHI 2.2 xGEDM 3.1 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

PHIEDM

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 24/100 · #908 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.67 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 51% (winner's lowest chance)
EDM 100%5050%50PHI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +17 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 66% of the time.

PHI winsEDM wins

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

-7
-6
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-1
0
+1
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+7

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