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Thu, Nov 9, 2017·Prudential Center, Newark

Edmonton Oilers 3, New Jersey Devils 2 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New Jersey Devils win this game 62% of the time.

NJD winsEDM wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
EDM071121716332
NJD1121120703234

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 5:33NJDBrian BoyleAssists: Brian Gibbons, John Moore · Wrist, 0.30 xG0–1
  2. P2 6:50EDMAnton SlepyshevAssists: Milan Lucic, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins · Wrist, 0.13 xG1–1
  3. P2 18:25NJDDrew StaffordAssists: Adam Henrique, Mirco Mueller · Wrist, 0.17 xG1–2
  4. P3 3:21EDMMilan LucicAssists: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Zack Kassian · Wrist, 0.03 xG2–2
  5. OT 4:43EDMLeon DraisaitlGWGAssists: Connor McDavid, Kris Russell · Wrist, 0.16 xG3–2
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 0:45NJDNico Hischier: Hooking2 min
  2. P1 12:36NJDJimmy Hayes: Too many men on the ice2 min
  3. P1 17:46EDMOscar Klefbom: Tripping2 min
  4. P2 3:46EDMAdam Larsson: Holding2 min
  5. P2 10:05EDMAdam Larsson: High sticking2 min
  6. P2 12:40EDMMatt Benning: 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 SOG0NJD
46% to win54% to win
← EDM attackNJD attack →
  1. P1 20:00McDavid won the faceoff against Henrique
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

EDMNJD
32Shots on goal34
3.3Expected goals3.9
56Shot attempts60
37Faceoffs won33
2Power plays4
8Penalty minutes4
46Hits32
14Blocked shots14
7Giveaways9
11Takeaways15

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 – Draisaitl – McDavid14:15

    xG 0.66–0.39 (63%)attempts 15–7goals 0–0

  2. Letestu – Malone – Kassian2:33

    xG 0.19–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–0goals 0–0

  3. Lucic – Nugent-Hopkins – Slepyshev7:44

    xG 0.38–0.24 (61%)attempts 7–6goals 1–0

  4. Jokinen – Pakarinen – Strome8:26

    xG 0.07–0.11 (39%)attempts 8–6goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestKlefbom – Benning15:13

    xG 0.58–0.38 (60%)attempts 17–12goals 1–0

  2. Russell – Gryba11:10

    xG 0.25–0.24 (51%)attempts 6–8goals 0–0

  3. Larsson – Nurse15:28

    xG 0.49–0.53 (48%)attempts 12–12goals 1–1

New Jersey Devils

Forward lines

  1. bestBoyle – Stafford – Bratt2:38

    xG 0.12–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–0goals 0–0

  2. Boyle – Hayes – Wood4:47

    xG 0.04–0.10 (26%)attempts 3–7goals 0–1

  3. Gibbons – Coleman – Noesen7:18

    xG 0.11–0.22 (33%)attempts 1–6goals 0–0

  4. Palmieri – Hall – Hischier11:25

    xG 0.34–0.47 (42%)attempts 7–11goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestButcher – Mueller6:51

    xG 1.12–0.07 (94%)attempts 11–5goals 1–0

  2. Moore – Mueller8:01

    xG 0.42–0.04 (92%)attempts 9–5goals 0–0

  3. Severson – Butcher4:20

    xG 0.21–0.00 (100%)attempts 6–1goals 0–0

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.

NJD 3.9 xGEDM 3.3 xG
01234P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NJDEDM

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 61/100 · #510 of 1271 this seasonSwing 1.82 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 19% (winner's lowest chance)
EDM 100%5050%50NJD 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +26 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, New Jersey Devils win this game 62% of the time.

NJD winsEDM wins

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

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