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Mon, Mar 16, 2015·Rexall Place, Edmonton

Toronto Maple Leafs 1, Edmonton Oilers 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Edmonton Oilers win this game 68% of the time.

EDM winsTOR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
TOR1801308129
EDM41408010432

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 0:53EDMBenoit PouliotAssists: Jordan Eberle, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins · Slap, 0.03 xG0–1
  2. P1 7:16EDMJordan EberlePPGWGAssists: Justin Schultz, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins · Wrist, 0.12 xG0–2
  3. P1 8:08EDMBenoit PouliotAssists: Nail Yakupov, Keith Aulie · Slap, 0.08 xG0–3
  4. P1 10:59EDMAnton LanderPPAssists: Teddy Purcell, Jordan Eberle · Wrist, 0.06 xG0–4
  5. P1 13:27TORJames van RiemsdykPPAssists: Dion Phaneuf, Phil Kessel · Deflected, 0.14 xG1–4
Penalties (13)
  1. P1 1:49EDMMatt Hendricks: Interference2 min
  2. P1 6:37TORDion Phaneuf: Tripping2 min · PPG
  3. P1 9:46TOREric Brewer: Roughing2 min · PPG
  4. P1 12:37EDMAnton Lander: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min · PPG
  5. P2 7:11EDMMatt Fraser: Too many men on the ice2 min
  6. P2 13:43EDMKeith Aulie: Cross checking2 min
  7. P3 10:58TORNazem Kadri: Illegal check to head2 min
  8. P3 13:03EDMNail Yakupov: Tripping2 min
  9. P3 16:11TORTyler Bozak: Tripping2 min
  10. P3 16:11TORTyler Bozak: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  11. P3 16:11TORTyler Bozak: Misconduct10 min
  12. P3 16:11TORTyler Bozak: Game misconduct10 min
  13. P3 18:07TOREric Brewer: 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.

TOR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

TOREDM
29Shots on goal32
1.8Expected goals2.8
45Shot attempts53
33Faceoffs won35
5Power plays6
32Penalty minutes10
30Hits11
10Blocked shots7
10Giveaways11
4Takeaways8

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.

Toronto Maple Leafs

Forward lines

  1. bestLupul – Kessel – Bozak8:04

    xG 0.25–0.08 (75%)attempts 10–4goals 0–0

  2. Kessel – Bozak – Panik5:45

    xG 0.26–0.18 (60%)attempts 4–4goals 0–0

  3. Lupul – Komarov – Smith2:34

    xG 0.11–0.17 (38%)attempts 2–4goals 0–0

  4. Komarov – Smith – Panik4:55

    xG 0.20–0.27 (42%)attempts 6–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestPhaneuf – Gardiner5:20

    xG 0.32–0.22 (59%)attempts 4–5goals 0–0

  2. Brewer – MacWilliam2:48

    xG 0.09–0.00 (100%)attempts 5–1goals 0–0

  3. Phaneuf – Rielly7:35

    xG 0.19–0.16 (54%)attempts 6–5goals 0–0

Edmonton Oilers

Forward lines

  1. bestHamilton – Lander – Fraser9:07

    xG 0.46–0.21 (69%)attempts 9–10goals 0–0

  2. Pouliot – Eberle – Nugent-Hopkins9:12

    xG 0.37–0.18 (67%)attempts 9–5goals 1–0

  3. Roy – Pouliot – Yakupov2:08

    xG 0.13–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–0goals 1–0

  4. Hendricks – Gordon – Klinkhammer6:40

    xG 0.33–0.23 (59%)attempts 10–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSchultz – Klefbom17:18

    xG 0.94–0.23 (80%)attempts 22–10goals 0–0

  2. Fayne – Marincin11:44

    xG 0.55–0.21 (72%)attempts 13–6goals 2–0

  3. Ference – Aulie9:02

    xG 0.22–0.38 (37%)attempts 4–12goals 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 2.8 xGTOR 1.8 xG
-0.500.511.522.53P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

EDMTOR

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 TOR. Dots are goals.

Excitement 13/100 · #1027 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.61 · 4 goals in reachComeback index 54% (winner's lowest chance)
TOR 100%5050%50EDM 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +16 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 68% of the time.

EDM winsTOR wins

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

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