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Thu, Apr 6, 2017·SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose

Edmonton Oilers 4, San Jose Sharks 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Edmonton Oilers win this game 71% of the time.

SJS winsEDM wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
EDM010111311432
SJS151505215

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 6:08SJSJoel WardAssists: David Schlemko, Marc-Edouard Vlasic · Deflected, 0.13 xG0–1
  2. P2 4:40EDMConnor McDavidAssists: Oscar Klefbom, Adam Larsson · Wrist, 0.11 xG1–1
  3. P2 12:30SJSBrent BurnsAssists: Tomas Hertl · Wrist, 0.01 xG1–2
  4. P3 4:26EDMMilan LucicPPAssists: Oscar Klefbom, Connor McDavid · Deflected, 0.19 xG2–2
  5. P3 7:57EDMMilan LucicGWGAssists: Oscar Klefbom, Jordan Eberle · Wrist, 0.51 xG3–2
  6. P3 16:31EDMMilan LucicPPAssists: Mark Letestu, Oscar Klefbom · Wrist, 0.18 xG4–2
Penalties (12)
  1. P1 0:44EDMJordan Eberle: Too many men on the ice2 min
  2. P1 4:04EDMDavid Desharnais: Slashing2 min
  3. P1 16:34EDMMilan Lucic: Fighting5 min
  4. P1 16:34SJSMicheal Haley: Fighting5 min
  5. P1 16:34SJSMicheal Haley: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  6. P2 1:00EDMPatrick Maroon: Roughing2 min
  7. P2 7:03SJSJustin Braun: Hooking2 min
  8. P2 15:08EDMAdam Larsson: Tripping2 min
  9. P3 2:19EDMMatt Benning: Penalty shot hooking on breakaway0 min
  10. P3 4:18SJSMicheal Haley: Too many men on the ice2 min · PPG
  11. P3 15:34SJSPatrick Marleau: Hooking2 min · PPG
  12. P3 18:11SJSPatrick Marleau: 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 SOG0SJS
44% to win56% to win
← EDM attackSJS attack →
  1. P1 20:00McDavid won the faceoff against Hertl
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

EDMSJS
32Shots on goal15
3.3Expected goals2.1
57Shot attempts55
25Faceoffs won35
5Power plays4
13Penalty minutes15
36Hits20
28Blocked shots16
15Giveaways21
7Takeaways9

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 – Nugent-Hopkins8:57

    xG 0.90–0.18 (84%)attempts 9–5goals 1–1

  2. Letestu – Pakarinen – Caggiula5:49

    xG 0.62–0.36 (63%)attempts 8–12goals 0–0

  3. Maroon – Draisaitl – McDavid15:13

    xG 0.46–0.44 (51%)attempts 13–17goals 1–0

  4. Pouliot – Desharnais – Kassian7:35

    xG 0.05–0.14 (25%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestLarsson – Klefbom13:26

    xG 1.13–0.30 (79%)attempts 16–12goals 2–1

  2. Sekera – Russell16:04

    xG 0.51–0.57 (47%)attempts 10–21goals 0–0

  3. Benning – Nurse9:43

    xG 0.36–0.44 (45%)attempts 6–6goals 0–1

San Jose Sharks

Forward lines

  1. bestPavelski – Karlsson – Labanc7:21

    xG 0.26–0.02 (92%)attempts 7–5goals 0–0

  2. Marleau – Pavelski – Labanc2:02

    xG 0.22–0.06 (79%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

  3. Hansen – Boedker – Hertl10:23

    xG 0.12–0.26 (31%)attempts 12–7goals 1–1

  4. Haley – Sorensen – Tierney6:31

    xG 0.31–0.57 (35%)attempts 8–7goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Martin – Burns11:13

    xG 0.26–0.30 (47%)attempts 6–7goals 1–0

  2. Vlasic – Braun14:40

    xG 0.44–0.55 (44%)attempts 14–14goals 0–1

  3. Schlemko – Dillon13:15

    xG 0.37–1.26 (23%)attempts 17–15goals 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.

SJS 2.1 xGEDM 3.3 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

SJSEDM

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 59/100 · #468 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.75 · 6 goals in reachComeback index 15% (winner's lowest chance)
EDM 100%5050%50SJS 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 71% of the time.

SJS winsEDM wins

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

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