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Sat, Apr 11, 2015·Rogers Arena, Vancouver

Edmonton Oilers 5, Vancouver Canucks 6 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Edmonton Oilers win this game 56% of the time.

VAN winsEDM wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
EDM2103100503528
VAN16292711623

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 9:45EDMNail YakupovAssists: Derek Roy · Snap, 0.19 xG1–0
  2. P1 9:56EDMJordan EberleAssists: Benoit Pouliot · Wrist, 0.04 xG2–0
  3. P1 13:10VANDaniel SedinAssists: Alexander Edler, Henrik Sedin · Wrist, 0.12 xG2–1
  4. P2 2:15VANKevin BieksaAssists: Linden Vey, Brandon McMillan · Wrap-around, 0.04 xG2–2
  5. P2 3:44EDMTaylor HallAssists: Benoit Pouliot, Oscar Klefbom · Tip-in, 0.37 xG3–2
  6. P2 7:47EDMBenoit PouliotAssists: Martin Marincin, Taylor Hall · Snap, 0.10 xG4–2
  7. P2 8:01VANSven BaertschiAssists: Radim Vrbata · Wrist, 0.04 xG4–3
  8. P2 19:30EDMTeddy PurcellAssists: David Musil · Wrist, 0.39 xG5–3
  9. P3 5:56VANJannik HansenAssists: Bo Horvat, Alexander Edler · Wrist, 0.37 xG5–4
  10. P3 9:53VANSven BaertschiAssists: Nick Bonino, Radim Vrbata · Wrist, 0.12 xG5–5
  11. OT 2:29VANAlexander EdlerGWGAssists: Daniel Sedin, Henrik Sedin · Wrist, 0.12 xG5–6
Penalties (4)
  1. P1 11:00EDMDerek Roy: Hooking2 min
  2. P1 16:26EDMAnton Lander: Tripping2 min
  3. P2 4:54VANRyan Stanton: Hooking2 min
  4. P2 19:50EDMDavid Musil: Interference2 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 SOG0VAN
46% to win54% to win
← EDM attackVAN attack →
  1. P1 20:00Roy won the faceoff against Sedin
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

EDMVAN
28Shots on goal23
3.2Expected goals2.8
57Shot attempts52
39Faceoffs won21
1Power plays3
6Penalty minutes2
9Hits10
18Blocked shots19
11Giveaways8
5Takeaways10

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. bestRoy – Purcell – Yakupov12:42

    xG 1.18–0.50 (70%)attempts 12–8goals 2–2

  2. Lander – Fraser – Pitlick12:12

    xG 0.60–0.21 (74%)attempts 11–10goals 0–0

  3. Pouliot – Eberle – Hall13:28

    xG 0.86–0.72 (54%)attempts 18–9goals 3–1

  4. Hendricks – Klinkhammer – Gazdic6:33

    xG 0.03–0.31 (10%)attempts 7–5goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestMarincin – Musil9:14

    xG 1.21–0.39 (76%)attempts 14–7goals 2–0

  2. Schultz – Klefbom16:48

    xG 0.96–0.39 (71%)attempts 18–10goals 2–0

  3. Aulie – Davidson6:52

    xG 0.23–0.12 (66%)attempts 5–7goals 1–2

Vancouver Canucks

Forward lines

  1. bestHansen – McMillan – Horvat2:43

    xG 0.72–0.04 (95%)attempts 5–1goals 1–0

  2. Dorsett – McMillan – Vey7:21

    xG 0.58–0.31 (65%)attempts 9–7goals 1–1

  3. Dorsett – Vey – Kenins4:17

    xG 0.06–0.06 (48%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

  4. Sedin – Sedin – Burrows11:08

    xG 0.24–0.38 (38%)attempts 7–7goals 0–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestEdler – Tanev14:44

    xG 1.46–0.47 (76%)attempts 21–14goals 2–2

  2. Stanton – Tanev2:58

    xG 0.01–0.34 (4%)attempts 2–7goals 0–0

  3. Weber – Stanton15:00

    xG 0.27–0.70 (28%)attempts 6–16goals 0–1

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.

VAN 2.8 xGEDM 3.2 xG
0123P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

VANEDM

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 99/100 · #14 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.59 · 11 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 8% (winner's lowest chance)
EDM 100%5050%50VAN 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +30 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 56% of the time.

VAN winsEDM wins

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

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0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).