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Tue, Nov 3, 2015·Rexall Place, Edmonton

Philadelphia Flyers 2, Edmonton Oilers 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Edmonton Oilers win this game 96% of the time.

EDM winsPHI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
PHI0221307222
EDM119017313449

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 19:56EDMRyan Nugent-HopkinsPPAssists: Leon Draisaitl, Taylor Hall · Wrist, 0.48 xG0–1
  2. P2 0:34PHIScott LaughtonAssists: Wayne Simmonds, Matt Read · Wrist, 0.13 xG1–1
  3. P2 12:59PHIRyan WhiteAssists: Radko Gudas, Michal Neuvirth · Slap, 0.03 xG2–1
  4. P3 6:13EDMMatt HendricksAssists: Andrej Sekera · Wrist, 0.16 xG2–2
  5. P3 7:40EDMTaylor HallGWGAssists: Leon Draisaitl, Eric Gryba · Backhand, 0.03 xG2–3
  6. P3 19:17EDMRyan Nugent-HopkinsENAssists: Taylor Hall · Wrist, 0.75 xG2–4
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 6:36PHIMichael Del Zotto: Hooking2 min
  2. P1 17:43PHIBrandon Manning: Interference2 min
  3. P1 17:43PHIBrandon Manning: High sticking2 min
  4. P2 13:11EDMTaylor Hall: Holding the stick2 min
  5. P2 14:43PHIMichal Neuvirth: Delaying game2 min
  6. P2 16:50EDMLeon Draisaitl: Slashing2 min
  7. P3 1:24PHIRadko Gudas: Slashing2 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.

PHI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0EDM
47% to win54% to win
← PHI attackEDM attack →
  1. P1 20:00McDavid won the faceoff against Laughton
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

PHIEDM
22Shots on goal49
1.7Expected goals5.8
41Shot attempts87
30Faceoffs won31
2Power plays5
10Penalty minutes4
24Hits21
26Blocked shots8
7Giveaways10
2Takeaways10

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.

Philadelphia Flyers

Forward lines

  1. bestUmberger – VandeVelde – White6:45

    xG 0.21–0.14 (59%)attempts 7–10goals 1–0

  2. Giroux – Voracek – Raffl12:05

    xG 0.35–0.47 (42%)attempts 11–10goals 0–0

  3. Simmonds – Read – Laughton11:02

    xG 0.35–0.49 (42%)attempts 8–17goals 1–1

  4. Lecavalier – Gagner – Schenn8:33

    xG 0.10–0.47 (17%)attempts 3–12goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. Streit – Del Zotto16:30

    xG 0.70–0.76 (48%)attempts 15–22goals 1–2

  2. Schultz – Schenn12:18

    xG 0.08–0.36 (17%)attempts 6–14goals 0–0

  3. Manning – Gudas15:12

    xG 0.24–0.61 (28%)attempts 12–17goals 1–0

Edmonton Oilers

Forward lines

  1. bestHendricks – Letestu – Purcell11:05

    xG 0.75–0.14 (84%)attempts 17–5goals 1–0

  2. Hall – Nugent-Hopkins – Draisaitl12:03

    xG 0.63–0.35 (65%)attempts 15–9goals 1–0

  3. Pouliot – Lander – Yakupov5:02

    xG 0.30–0.12 (72%)attempts 6–4goals 0–0

  4. Gazdic – Lander – Pakarinen4:20

    xG 0.04–0.13 (25%)attempts 7–4goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestDavidson – Klefbom13:44

    xG 0.58–0.24 (71%)attempts 17–11goals 1–0

  2. Gryba – Reinhart13:52

    xG 0.56–0.26 (68%)attempts 22–9goals 0–1

  3. Sekera – Nurse15:36

    xG 0.59–0.53 (53%)attempts 17–11goals 1–1

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.

EDM 5.8 xGPHI 1.7 xG
0123456P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

EDMPHI

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 PHI. Dots are goals.

Excitement 65/100 · #419 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.86 · 6 goals in reachComeback index 20% (winner's lowest chance)
PHI 100%5050%50EDM 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest 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, Edmonton Oilers win this game 96% of the time.

EDM winsPHI wins

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

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