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Fri, Oct 14, 2016·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Edmonton Oilers 5, Calgary Flames 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Edmonton Oilers win this game 83% of the time.

CGY winsEDM wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
EDM11211037529
CGY2240318335

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 1:22CGYSean MonahanAssists: Johnny Gaudreau, Deryk Engelland · Backhand, 0.20 xG0–1
  2. P1 7:45EDMConnor McDavidAssists: Jordan Eberle, Kris Russell · Backhand, 0.11 xG1–1
  3. P1 11:35CGYMichael FrolikAssists: Mikael Backlund · Wrist, 0.02 xG1–2
  4. P2 5:25EDMJordan EberlePPAssists: Leon Draisaitl, Connor McDavid · Wrist, 0.40 xG2–2
  5. P3 1:28EDMLeon DraisaitlPPAssists: Milan Lucic, Connor McDavid · Wrist, 0.13 xG3–2
  6. P3 6:47EDMMark LetestuSHGWGUnassisted · Backhand, 0.13 xG4–2
  7. P3 12:16CGYJyrki JokipakkaAssists: Kris Versteeg · Wrist, 0.02 xG4–3
  8. P3 18:40EDMLeon DraisaitlENAssists: Milan Lucic, Darnell Nurse · Wrist, 0.72 xG5–3
Penalties (13)
  1. P1 12:02EDMBenoit Pouliot: Interference2 min
  2. P2 1:55CGYSam Bennett: Boarding2 min
  3. P2 4:43CGYMark Giordano: Tripping2 min · PPG
  4. P2 5:48EDMBenoit Pouliot: Interference2 min
  5. P2 7:57EDMBenoit Pouliot: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  6. P2 15:22EDMPatrick Maroon: Roughing2 min
  7. P2 15:22CGYDeryk Engelland: Roughing2 min
  8. P2 15:55CGYDougie Hamilton: Tripping2 min
  9. P3 0:42CGYSean Monahan: Hooking2 min · PPG
  10. P3 5:02EDMRyan Nugent-Hopkins: Interference2 min
  11. P3 8:22CGYMark Giordano: Hooking2 min
  12. P3 8:22EDMConnor McDavid: Embellishment2 min
  13. P3 9:48EDMJordan Eberle: 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
44% to win56% to win
← EDM attackCGY attack →
  1. P1 20:00Backlund won the faceoff against McDavid
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

EDMCGY
29Shots on goal35
4.4Expected goals2.2
48Shot attempts60
28Faceoffs won34
4Power plays5
14Penalty minutes12
10Hits10
15Blocked shots11
4Giveaways9
7Takeaways5

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. bestLucic – Eberle – McDavid12:57

    xG 0.95–0.37 (72%)attempts 20–10goals 1–0

  2. Letestu – Lander – Pitlick2:31

    xG 0.44–0.09 (83%)attempts 3–4goals 0–1

  3. Maroon – Draisaitl – Puljujarvi4:59

    xG 0.02–0.27 (7%)attempts 1–6goals 0–0

  4. Pouliot – Kassian – Nugent-Hopkins6:55

    xG 0.19–0.82 (19%)attempts 5–10goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. Larsson – Klefbom13:25

    xG 0.74–0.76 (49%)attempts 13–18goals 1–1

  2. Sekera – Russell12:45

    xG 0.45–0.69 (40%)attempts 10–16goals 0–1

  3. Gryba – Nurse10:45

    xG 0.19–0.44 (30%)attempts 6–12goals 0–1

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestVersteeg – Gaudreau – Monahan7:26

    xG 0.45–0.08 (84%)attempts 8–5goals 1–0

  2. Brouwer – Bennett – Tkachuk6:03

    xG 0.42–0.39 (52%)attempts 8–7goals 0–0

  3. Frolik – Backlund – Bouma7:13

    xG 0.19–0.21 (48%)attempts 6–4goals 1–1

  4. Brouwer – Gaudreau – Monahan2:23

    xG 0.05–0.10 (33%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestJokipakka – Hamilton10:22

    xG 1.05–0.36 (75%)attempts 22–7goals 0–0

  2. Engelland – Giordano2:04

    xG 0.00–0.00attempts 0–0goals 0–0

  3. Engelland – Wideman9:18

    xG 0.54–0.55 (50%)attempts 11–7goals 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 2.2 xGEDM 4.4 xG
012345P1P2P3EndxG

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 78/100 · #240 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.90 · 8 goals in reachComeback index 23% (winner's lowest chance)
EDM 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +22 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 83% of the time.

CGY winsEDM wins

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

-7
-6
-5
-4
-3
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-1
0
+1
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+7

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