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Wed, Dec 31, 2014·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Edmonton Oilers 3, Calgary Flames 4 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 72% of the time.

CGY winsEDM wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
EDM16181600320
CGY071112812428

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 16:06EDMMatt FraserPPAssists: David Perron, Nail Yakupov · Wrist, 0.15 xG1–0
  2. P2 10:28EDMJordan EberleAssists: Leon Draisaitl, Taylor Hall · Wrist, 0.06 xG2–0
  3. P2 18:01CGYJoe ColbornePPAssists: Sean Monahan, Curtis Glencross · Wrist, 0.09 xG2–1
  4. P3 4:28CGYLance BoumaAssists: Paul Byron, Raphael Diaz · Backhand, 0.04 xG2–2
  5. P3 9:29EDMAndrew FerenceAssists: Leon Draisaitl, David Perron · Slap, 0.04 xG3–2
  6. P3 11:55CGYJoe ColborneAssists: Sean Monahan, Curtis Glencross · Wrist, 0.20 xG3–3
  7. OT 1:08CGYJosh JoorisGWGAssists: Jiri Hudler, Dennis Wideman · Wrist, 0.05 xG3–4
Penalties (10)
  1. P1 2:51EDMMark Fayne: Interference2 min
  2. P1 8:38EDMKeith Aulie: Hooking2 min
  3. P1 14:19CGYMatt Stajan: Tripping2 min · PPG
  4. P1 19:05EDMKeith Aulie: Match penatly 10 minutes10 min
  5. P2 6:58CGYJoe Colborne: Hooking2 min
  6. P2 10:50CGYCurtis Glencross: Elbowing2 min
  7. P2 16:58EDMTyler Pitlick: Elbowing2 min · PPG
  8. P3 13:18EDMTaylor Hall: Slashing2 min
  9. P3 19:01EDMJeff Petry: Embellishment2 min
  10. P3 19:01CGYJosh Jooris: 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 SOG0CGY
46% to win54% to win
← EDM attackCGY attack →
  1. P1 20:00Roy won the faceoff against Jooris
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

EDMCGY
20Shots on goal28
1.7Expected goals2.9
50Shot attempts63
26Faceoffs won31
3Power plays5
20Penalty minutes8
13Hits30
20Blocked shots18
13Giveaways23
8Takeaways9

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. Shift data for this game is incomplete, so treat these as rough.

Edmonton Oilers

Forward lines

  1. bestEberle – Hall – Nugent-Hopkins12:01

    xG 0.68–0.28 (71%)attempts 12–9goals 0–0

  2. Perron – Fraser – Draisaitl8:40

    xG 0.25–0.34 (42%)attempts 12–7goals 1–1

  3. Roy – Purcell – Yakupov6:32

    xG 0.15–0.27 (35%)attempts 5–9goals 0–1

  4. Hendricks – Gordon – Pitlick7:43

    xG 0.04–0.19 (19%)attempts 6–11goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSchultz – Klefbom3:41

    xG 0.62–0.04 (94%)attempts 7–2goals 0–1

  2. Ference – Schultz7:51

    xG 0.29–0.05 (86%)attempts 10–5goals 1–0

  3. Ference – Petry9:23

    xG 0.10–0.13 (45%)attempts 6–7goals 0–0

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestHudler – Gaudreau – Jooris8:38

    xG 0.41–0.09 (82%)attempts 16–6goals 0–0

  2. Glencross – Colborne – Monahan5:35

    xG 0.27–0.05 (85%)attempts 7–5goals 1–0

  3. Byron – Bouma – Granlund2:39

    xG 0.12–0.06 (68%)attempts 4–3goals 1–0

  4. Jones – Glencross – Monahan4:04

    xG 0.05–0.05 (51%)attempts 2–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestGiordano – Brodie14:42

    xG 0.60–0.21 (74%)attempts 20–12goals 0–0

  2. Engelland – Diaz7:57

    xG 0.18–0.00 (100%)attempts 7–2goals 1–0

  3. Wideman – Russell15:14

    xG 0.32–0.78 (29%)attempts 12–17goals 1–0

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.

CGY 2.9 xGEDM 1.7 xG
0123P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYEDM

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 91/100 · #89 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.34 · 7 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 13% (winner's lowest chance)
EDM 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +32 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 72% of the time.

CGY winsEDM wins

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

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