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Sat, Dec 2, 2017·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Edmonton Oilers 7, Calgary Flames 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Edmonton Oilers win this game 73% of the time.

CGY winsEDM wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
EDM31621126733
CGY11308413534

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 10:29EDMJesse PuljujarviAssists: Drake Caggiula, Connor McDavid · Backhand, 0.21 xG1–0
  2. P1 14:33EDMJesse PuljujarviAssists: Eric Gryba, Milan Lucic · Deflected, 0.11 xG2–0
  3. P1 16:21CGYMichael FrolikSHAssists: Mikael Backlund · Snap, 0.16 xG2–1
  4. P1 17:44EDMJujhar KhairaAssists: Kris Russell, Darnell Nurse · Wrist, 0.13 xG3–1
  5. P2 3:40EDMMark LetestuSHAssists: Zack Kassian · Snap, 0.19 xG4–1
  6. P2 19:38EDMMilan LucicAssists: Eric Gryba, Oscar Klefbom · Tip-in, 0.13 xG5–1
  7. P3 1:29EDMPatrick MaroonGWGUnassisted · Backhand, 0.08 xG6–1
  8. P3 5:04CGYSam BennettAssists: Mark Jankowski, Dougie Hamilton · Snap, 0.02 xG6–2
  9. P3 8:13CGYMicheal FerlandPPAssists: Johnny Gaudreau, TJ Brodie · Wrist, 0.05 xG6–3
  10. P3 11:39CGYSam BennettUnassisted · Wrist, 0.04 xG6–4
  11. P3 12:20CGYJohnny GaudreauAssists: Dougie Hamilton, TJ Brodie · Wrist, 0.03 xG6–5
  12. P3 18:59EDMRyan Nugent-HopkinsAssists: Milan Lucic, Michael Cammalleri · Backhand, 0.01 xG7–5
Penalties (8)
  1. P1 4:22EDMMatt Benning: Holding the stick2 min
  2. P1 4:33CGYSean Monahan: Hooking2 min
  3. P1 5:16EDMOscar Klefbom: High sticking double minor4 min
  4. P1 11:22CGYDougie Hamilton: Tripping2 min
  5. P1 15:40CGYGarnet Hathaway: Holding2 min
  6. P2 2:29EDMKris Russell: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  7. P3 7:47EDMPatrick Maroon: Roughing2 min · PPG
  8. P3 14:00EDMMark Letestu: 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

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P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0CGY
46% to win54% to win
← EDM attackCGY attack →
  1. P1 20:00Draisaitl won the faceoff against Stajan
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

EDMCGY
33Shots on goal34
3.4Expected goals1.9
59Shot attempts67
32Faceoffs won47
2Power plays6
12Penalty minutes6
9Hits14
24Blocked shots8
9Giveaways15
8Takeaways7

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. bestCammalleri – Maroon – Nugent-Hopkins8:16

    xG 0.34–0.08 (81%)attempts 12–3goals 1–1

  2. Strome – Draisaitl – Caggiula10:59

    xG 0.51–0.36 (58%)attempts 10–13goals 0–1

  3. Lucic – McDavid – Puljujarvi11:29

    xG 0.42–0.30 (58%)attempts 12–6goals 1–0

  4. Letestu – Kassian – Khaira7:38

    xG 0.16–0.12 (56%)attempts 2–8goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestRussell – Nurse13:07

    xG 0.54–0.17 (76%)attempts 12–10goals 1–2

  2. Klefbom – Benning12:53

    xG 0.79–0.46 (63%)attempts 17–16goals 0–1

  3. Benning – Auvitu2:30

    xG 0.32–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–1goals 1–0

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestStajan – Brouwer – Hathaway3:25

    xG 0.10–0.01 (92%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0

  2. Jagr – Gaudreau – Monahan4:18

    xG 0.10–0.12 (47%)attempts 5–2goals 1–0

  3. Frolik – Backlund – Tkachuk10:59

    xG 0.52–0.63 (45%)attempts 13–11goals 0–2

  4. Jagr – Jankowski – Bennett7:46

    xG 0.05–0.20 (21%)attempts 4–6goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestGiordano – Stone7:13

    xG 0.42–0.00 (100%)attempts 9–3goals 0–0

  2. Brodie – Hamilton4:37

    xG 0.11–0.03 (81%)attempts 7–2goals 3–1

  3. Hamonic – Kulak4:07

    xG 0.09–0.15 (37%)attempts 2–4goals 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.

CGY 1.9 xGEDM 3.4 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

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 94/100 · #85 of 1271 this seasonSwing 1.54 · 10 goals in reach · 4-goal lead cutComeback index 43% (winner's lowest chance)
EDM 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +18 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 73% of the time.

CGY winsEDM wins

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

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