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Sat, Feb 10, 2018·SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose

Edmonton Oilers 4, San Jose Sharks 6

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Edmonton Oilers win this game 67% of the time.

SJS winsEDM wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
EDM0939113431
SJS21415311630

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 1:15SJSJoakim RyanAssists: Joonas Donskoi, Joe Pavelski · Wrist, 0.03 xG0–1
  2. P1 7:21SJSJoe PavelskiUnassisted · Snap, 0.16 xG0–2
  3. P2 2:30SJSBarclay GoodrowAssists: Jannik Hansen · Wrist, 0.05 xG0–3
  4. P2 8:49EDMZack KassianUnassisted · Slap, 0.46 xG1–3
  5. P2 14:20EDMZack KassianAssists: Yohann Auvitu, Kris Russell · Backhand, 0.09 xG2–3
  6. P2 18:02EDMLeon DraisaitlAssists: Oscar Klefbom, Michael Cammalleri · Backhand, 0.12 xG3–3
  7. P3 1:21EDMBrandon DavidsonAssists: Leon Draisaitl, Michael Cammalleri · Slap, 0.18 xG4–3
  8. P3 3:41SJSTomas HertlAssists: Logan Couture, Kevin Labanc · Backhand, 0.13 xG4–4
  9. P3 17:33SJSJoakim RyanGWGAssists: Timo Meier, Joe Pavelski · Wrist, 0.27 xG4–5
  10. P3 18:48SJSJoe PavelskiENAssists: Chris Tierney, Melker Karlsson · Wrist, 0.65 xG4–6
Penalties (4)
  1. P1 3:19SJSTimo Meier: Hooking2 min
  2. P2 9:46EDMJujhar Khaira: Holding2 min
  3. P3 12:22SJSLogan Couture: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  4. P3 14:15SJSBrent Burns: Broken stick2 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
46% to win54% to win
← EDM attackSJS attack →
  1. P1 20:00Hertl won the faceoff against McDavid
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

EDMSJS
31Shots on goal30
4.1Expected goals3.0
65Shot attempts58
24Faceoffs won35
3Power plays1
2Penalty minutes6
28Hits15
20Blocked shots21
10Giveaways6
6Takeaways9

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 – Slepyshev – Draisaitl6:16

    xG 0.89–0.29 (75%)attempts 7–7goals 0–2

  2. Cammalleri – Lucic – Draisaitl7:33

    xG 0.57–0.48 (54%)attempts 13–5goals 1–1

  3. Letestu – Kassian – Pakarinen9:45

    xG 0.26–0.24 (52%)attempts 9–8goals 0–0

  4. Strome – Khaira – McDavid2:05

    xG 0.07–0.09 (45%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestBenning – Auvitu11:51

    xG 1.26–0.51 (71%)attempts 19–10goals 1–1

  2. Russell – Nurse2:35

    xG 0.35–0.02 (94%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0

  3. Davidson – Nurse15:38

    xG 0.74–0.56 (57%)attempts 15–16goals 0–2

San Jose Sharks

Forward lines

  1. bestCouture – Hertl – Labanc12:22

    xG 0.71–0.18 (80%)attempts 24–7goals 1–1

  2. Pavelski – Donskoi – Meier13:04

    xG 0.89–0.70 (56%)attempts 17–10goals 3–1

  3. Hansen – Goodrow – O'Regan9:28

    xG 0.42–0.30 (58%)attempts 6–9goals 1–0

  4. Boedker – Tierney – Karlsson11:18

    xG 0.11–1.13 (9%)attempts 5–21goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestVlasic – Braun18:09

    xG 0.84–0.22 (79%)attempts 23–12goals 1–0

  2. Burns – Ryan17:46

    xG 0.97–1.69 (37%)attempts 19–20goals 3–1

  3. Dillon – DeMelo13:35

    xG 0.46–1.32 (26%)attempts 13–17goals 1–2

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 3.0 xGEDM 4.1 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 97/100 · #59 of 1271 this seasonSwing 2.05 · 10 goals in reach · 3-goal lead cutComeback index 26% (winner's lowest chance)
EDM 100%5050%50SJS 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +38 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 67% of the time.

SJS winsEDM wins

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

-7
-6
-5
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-1
0
+1
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+7

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