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Sat, Nov 19, 2016·American Airlines Center, Dallas

Edmonton Oilers 5, Dallas Stars 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Dallas Stars win this game 54% of the time.

DAL winsEDM wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
EDM21125114530
DAL011212010233

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 2:57EDMConnor McDavidUnassisted · Wrist, 0.18 xG1–0
  2. P1 11:36EDMTyler PitlickAssists: Drake Caggiula, Matt Hendricks · Wrist, 0.11 xG2–0
  3. P2 5:21EDMOscar KlefbomGWGAssists: Anton Slepyshev, Leon Draisaitl · Slap, 0.02 xG3–0
  4. P2 6:17EDMConnor McDavidAssists: Jesse Puljujarvi, Matt Benning · Wrist, 0.15 xG4–0
  5. P2 15:37DALPatrick EavesPPUnassisted · Wrist, 0.12 xG4–1
  6. P2 16:47DALJamie BennPPAssists: John Klingberg, Jason Spezza · Tip-in, 0.19 xG4–2
  7. P3 6:51EDMConnor McDavidAssists: Jesse Puljujarvi, Anton Slepyshev · Wrist, 0.05 xG5–2
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 3:58EDMDarnell Nurse: Delaying game2 min
  2. P1 13:13EDMConnor McDavid: Hooking2 min
  3. P2 15:00EDMZack Kassian: Hooking2 min · PPG
  4. P2 15:00EDMZack Kassian: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min · PPG
  5. P2 18:19DALTyler Seguin: Too many men on the ice2 min
  6. P3 2:21DALTyler Seguin: Tripping2 min
  7. P3 11:24EDMJesse Puljujarvi: Holding2 min
  8. P3 13:58DALAdam Cracknell: Too many men on the ice2 min
  9. P3 14:36EDMPatrick Maroon: Too many men on the ice2 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 SOG0DAL
44% to win56% to win
← EDM attackDAL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Seguin won the faceoff against McDavid
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

EDMDAL
30Shots on goal33
3.2Expected goals3.4
62Shot attempts62
29Faceoffs won28
3Power plays6
12Penalty minutes6
17Hits17
11Blocked shots15
5Giveaways7
9Takeaways7

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. bestMaroon – Eberle – Nugent-Hopkins11:07

    xG 0.85–0.76 (53%)attempts 14–13goals 0–0

  2. Hendricks – Pitlick – Caggiula4:42

    xG 0.14–0.13 (51%)attempts 3–6goals 1–0

  3. Lucic – McDavid – Puljujarvi10:53

    xG 0.58–0.63 (48%)attempts 11–10goals 2–0

  4. Kassian – Slepyshev – Draisaitl7:41

    xG 0.20–0.45 (31%)attempts 5–9goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestLarsson – Klefbom15:32

    xG 0.92–0.64 (59%)attempts 17–15goals 2–0

  2. Benning – Nurse13:19

    xG 0.42–0.65 (39%)attempts 15–13goals 2–0

  3. Sekera – Russell13:27

    xG 0.51–1.00 (34%)attempts 10–16goals 0–0

Dallas Stars

Forward lines

  1. bestSharp – Roussel – Faksa6:19

    xG 0.56–0.24 (70%)attempts 9–7goals 0–0

  2. Sharp – Benn – Eakin3:25

    xG 0.29–0.05 (84%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

  3. Eaves – Benn – Seguin8:56

    xG 0.47–0.49 (49%)attempts 7–8goals 0–1

  4. Korpikoski – Cracknell – Ritchie4:00

    xG 0.18–0.24 (42%)attempts 7–5goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestBenn – Klingberg6:48

    xG 0.48–0.04 (93%)attempts 8–3goals 0–0

  2. Hamhuis – Klingberg2:41

    xG 0.33–0.03 (92%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

  3. Oduya – Klingberg6:55

    xG 0.38–0.40 (49%)attempts 7–5goals 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.

DAL 3.4 xGEDM 3.2 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

DALEDM

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 63/100 · #416 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.86 · 6 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 44% (winner's lowest chance)
EDM 100%5050%50DAL 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +15 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Dallas Stars win this game 54% of the time.

DAL winsEDM wins

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

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