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Sat, Nov 17, 2018·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Edmonton Oilers 2, Calgary Flames 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 74% of the time.

CGY winsEDM wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
EDM1911205226
CGY09110318437

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 2:29EDMAlex ChiassonSHAssists: Adam Larsson · Backhand, 0.13 xG1–0
  2. P2 3:49EDMConnor McDavidPPAssists: Leon Draisaitl · Wrist, 0.07 xG2–0
  3. P2 16:23CGYDerek RyanPPAssists: Sam Bennett, Noah Hanifin · Backhand, 0.06 xG2–1
  4. P3 2:40CGYSean MonahanAssists: Travis Hamonic, Johnny Gaudreau · Slap, 0.12 xG2–2
  5. P3 9:10CGYElias LindholmGWGAssists: Noah Hanifin, Sean Monahan · Wrist, 0.27 xG2–3
  6. P3 19:18CGYElias LindholmENAssists: Travis Hamonic · Wrist, 0.52 xG2–4
Penalties (16)
  1. P1 1:59EDMLeon Draisaitl: Interference2 min
  2. P1 3:09CGYSam Bennett: Fighting5 min
  3. P1 3:09EDMDarnell Nurse: Fighting5 min
  4. P1 9:58CGYMikael Backlund: Roughing2 min
  5. P1 9:58EDMConnor McDavid: Holding2 min
  6. P1 9:58EDMLeon Draisaitl: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  7. P1 19:48CGYSam Bennett: Roughing2 min
  8. P1 19:48EDMZack Kassian: Roughing2 min
  9. P1 19:48EDMZack Kassian: Roughing2 min
  10. P1 19:48EDMZack Kassian: Roughing2 min
  11. P1 19:48EDMZack Kassian: Misconduct10 min
  12. P2 1:30CGYMikael Backlund: High sticking double minor4 min · PPG
  13. P2 4:58EDMLeon Draisaitl: Tripping2 min
  14. P2 15:12EDMAdam Larsson: Holding2 min · PPG
  15. P2 17:58CGYRasmus Andersson: Interference2 min
  16. P3 19:35EDMZack Kassian: Misconduct10 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 SOG0CGY
46% to win54% to win
← EDM attackCGY attack →
  1. P1 20:00Lindholm won the faceoff against Nugent-Hopkins
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

EDMCGY
26Shots on goal37
2.0Expected goals3.5
43Shot attempts66
31Faceoffs won40
3Power plays6
41Penalty minutes15
21Hits18
19Blocked shots10
13Giveaways26
6Takeaways8

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. bestDraisaitl – McDavid – Caggiula2:15

    xG 0.32–0.04 (89%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

  2. Lucic – Draisaitl – McDavid12:06

    xG 0.36–0.26 (58%)attempts 10–12goals 0–0

  3. Chiasson – Khaira – Caggiula4:29

    xG 0.00–0.13 (0%)attempts 1–3goals 0–0

  4. Kassian – Nugent-Hopkins – Caggiula2:00

    xG 0.00–0.19 (0%)attempts 0–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestRussell – Gravel9:27

    xG 0.46–0.26 (64%)attempts 13–10goals 0–0

  2. Benning – Nurse12:46

    xG 0.30–0.90 (25%)attempts 5–15goals 0–0

  3. Larsson – Klefbom17:58

    xG 0.29–1.00 (22%)attempts 12–21goals 0–2

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestGaudreau – Lindholm – Monahan11:47

    xG 0.92–0.01 (99%)attempts 17–3goals 2–0

  2. Frolik – Hathaway – Ryan5:40

    xG 0.36–0.06 (86%)attempts 5–4goals 0–0

  3. Neal – Frolik – Ryan2:58

    xG 0.24–0.00 (100%)attempts 5–1goals 0–0

  4. Backlund – Bennett – Tkachuk12:12

    xG 0.35–0.50 (41%)attempts 11–11goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHamonic – Hanifin13:42

    xG 0.99–0.09 (91%)attempts 18–7goals 2–0

  2. Giordano – Brodie14:57

    xG 0.75–0.55 (58%)attempts 15–13goals 0–0

  3. Andersson – Välimäki11:33

    xG 0.33–0.22 (60%)attempts 11–7goals 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.

CGY 3.5 xGEDM 2.0 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 66/100 · #424 of 1271 this seasonSwing 1.54 · 6 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 11% (winner's lowest chance)
EDM 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +34 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 74% of the time.

CGY winsEDM wins

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

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