Thu, Mar 29, 2018·Rogers Arena, Vancouver
Edmonton Oilers 1, Vancouver Canucks 2
Three stars
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, Edmonton Oilers win this game 71% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDM | 110 | 014 | 012 | 136 |
| VAN | 010 | 18 | 112 | 230 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P1 11:33EDMConnor McDavidAssists: Andrej Sekera, Adam Larsson · Wrist, 0.10 xG1–0
- P2 15:14VANSam GagnerAssists: Daniel Sedin, Henrik Sedin · Wrist, 0.21 xG1–1
- P3 2:00VANDerrick PouliotGWGAssists: Nikolay Goldobin, Jussi Jokinen · Wrist, 0.11 xG1–2
Penalties (3)
- P2 12:33VANDarren Archibald: Interference2 min
- P2 18:11EDMJujhar Khaira: Tripping2 min
- P3 13:24VANHenrik Sedin: Hooking2 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.
20:00
P1
- P1 20:00Sedin won the faceoff against McDavid
- Goal
- Shot
- Miss
- Block
- Hit
- Takeaway
- Giveaway
- Faceoff
- Penalty
The numbers
Team totals, side by side.
Line combinations that worked
Model-basedEach 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
- bestLucic – Strome – Puljujarvi9:42
xG 0.52–0.21 (71%)attempts 11–5goals 0–0
- Rattie – Nugent-Hopkins – McDavid12:39
xG 0.33–0.37 (47%)attempts 11–8goals 0–0
- Kassian – Pakarinen – Khaira6:00
xG 0.45–0.57 (44%)attempts 7–6goals 0–1
- Aberg – Draisaitl – Caggiula10:56
xG 0.61–0.74 (45%)attempts 11–12goals 0–1
Defence pairs
- bestBenning – Auvitu11:41
xG 0.75–0.52 (59%)attempts 13–11goals 0–1
- Sekera – Russell14:56
xG 0.56–0.53 (51%)attempts 9–10goals 0–0
- Larsson – Nurse19:30
xG 0.86–0.91 (49%)attempts 19–17goals 0–1
Vancouver Canucks
Forward lines
- bestJokinen – Horvat – Goldobin12:02
xG 0.65–0.45 (59%)attempts 12–10goals 1–0
- Sedin – Sedin – Gagner10:26
xG 0.58–0.59 (50%)attempts 8–11goals 1–1
- Boucher – Gaunce – Gaudette6:20
xG 0.34–0.45 (43%)attempts 6–8goals 0–0
- Sutter – Archibald – Motte12:55
xG 0.24–0.57 (30%)attempts 8–14goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestBiega – Sautner10:06
xG 0.80–0.58 (58%)attempts 10–12goals 1–0
- Edler – Stecher21:30
xG 0.48–0.60 (44%)attempts 12–19goals 0–0
- Del Zotto – Pouliot15:07
xG 0.33–1.34 (20%)attempts 12–19goals 0–1
How the game flowed
Model-basedChance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.
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.
Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute
Win probability
Model-basedHow each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.
VAN's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line VAN is favoured, below it EDM. Dots are goals.
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.
Simulated goal difference (VAN − EDM), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).