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Tue, Nov 20, 2018·SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose

Edmonton Oilers 4, San Jose Sharks 3 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, San Jose Sharks win this game 54% of the time.

SJS winsEDM wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
EDM161511111423
SJS210180700325

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 0:45SJSJoonas DonskoiAssists: Joe Pavelski, Brent Burns · Backhand, 0.11 xG0–1
  2. P1 8:09EDMConnor McDavidAssists: Leon Draisaitl, Adam Larsson · Wrist, 0.12 xG1–1
  3. P1 10:32SJSMarcus SorensenAssists: Joe Thornton, Kevin Labanc · Slap, 0.08 xG1–2
  4. P2 1:46EDMRyan Nugent-HopkinsAssists: Kyle Brodziak · Wrist, 0.05 xG2–2
  5. P2 19:04SJSLogan CoutureAssists: Tomas Hertl · Wrist, 0.12 xG2–3
  6. P3 3:32EDMDrake CaggiulaAssists: Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl · Wrist, 0.15 xG3–3
  7. OT 0:51EDMLeon DraisaitlGWGAssists: Connor McDavid · Deflected, 0.13 xG4–3
Penalties (4)
  1. P1 11:41EDMOscar Klefbom: Slashing2 min
  2. P1 19:46EDMZack Kassian: Hooking2 min
  3. P2 7:23EDMDrake Caggiula: High sticking2 min
  4. P2 7:34SJSErik Karlsson: 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.

EDM00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0SJS
46% to win54% to win
← EDM attackSJS attack →
  1. P1 20:00Couture won the faceoff against McDavid
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

EDMSJS
23Shots on goal25
2.0Expected goals2.3
45Shot attempts44
25Faceoffs won37
1Power plays3
6Penalty minutes2
25Hits17
10Blocked shots13
12Giveaways11
7Takeaways12

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 – Caggiula18:04

    xG 0.88–0.45 (66%)attempts 17–13goals 1–1

  2. Brodziak – Lucic – Kassian10:19

    xG 0.47–0.38 (55%)attempts 5–4goals 0–0

  3. Rattie – Khaira – Marody4:53

    xG 0.08–0.23 (26%)attempts 2–4goals 0–0

  4. Chiasson – Spooner – Nugent-Hopkins10:21

    xG 0.12–0.42 (22%)attempts 9–9goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. Larsson – Klefbom17:48

    xG 0.27–0.24 (53%)attempts 8–13goals 0–0

  2. Gravel – Benning11:01

    xG 0.37–0.48 (43%)attempts 11–5goals 0–1

  3. Russell – Nurse17:51

    xG 0.45–0.67 (40%)attempts 10–15goals 0–1

San Jose Sharks

Forward lines

  1. bestThornton – Sorensen – Labanc10:06

    xG 0.57–0.40 (58%)attempts 10–6goals 1–0

  2. Pavelski – Kane – Donskoi12:24

    xG 0.46–0.44 (51%)attempts 8–12goals 1–0

  3. Couture – Hertl – Meier14:11

    xG 0.50–0.50 (50%)attempts 7–15goals 1–1

  4. Goodrow – Karlsson – Suomela6:59

    xG 0.00–0.20 (0%)attempts 1–2goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestKarlsson – Dillon13:41

    xG 0.60–0.40 (60%)attempts 7–9goals 0–0

  2. Burns – Ryan9:25

    xG 0.38–0.23 (63%)attempts 11–6goals 2–1

  3. Burns – Karlsson5:21

    xG 0.19–0.04 (83%)attempts 4–2goals 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.

SJS 2.3 xGEDM 2.0 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3OTEndxG

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 71/100 · #372 of 1271 this seasonSwing 1.86 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 21% (winner's lowest chance)
EDM 100%5050%50SJS 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +30 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, San Jose Sharks win this game 54% of the time.

SJS winsEDM wins

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

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