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Sun, Jan 6, 2019·Honda Center, Anaheim

Edmonton Oilers 4, Anaheim Ducks 0

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Anaheim Ducks win this game 57% of the time.

ANA winsEDM wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
EDM3131605424
ANA01401708039

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 7:37EDMConnor McDavidGWGAssists: Zack Kassian, Caleb Jones · Tip-in, 0.15 xG1–0
  2. P1 16:05EDMJesse PuljujarviAssists: Darnell Nurse, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins · Backhand, 0.11 xG2–0
  3. P1 19:49EDMKyle BrodziakSHAssists: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins · Backhand, 0.19 xG3–0
  4. P2 7:25EDMLeon DraisaitlAssists: Caleb Jones · Wrist, 0.13 xG4–0
Penalties (10)
  1. P1 18:46EDMDarnell Nurse: Roughing2 min
  2. P1 18:46ANANick Ritchie: Roughing2 min
  3. P1 18:46EDMLeon Draisaitl: Cross checking2 min
  4. P1 18:46ANAAdam Henrique: Cross checking2 min
  5. P1 19:17EDMCaleb Jones: High sticking2 min
  6. P2 7:25EDMMilan Lucic: Roughing2 min
  7. P2 7:25ANABrandon Montour: Roughing2 min
  8. P2 7:25EDMMilan Lucic: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  9. P3 2:29EDMJesse Puljujarvi: Delaying game2 min
  10. P3 17:13ANAAndy Welinski: Cross checking2 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 SOG0ANA
46% to win54% to win
← EDM attackANA attack →
  1. P1 20:00Kesler won the faceoff against McDavid
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

EDMANA
24Shots on goal39
2.9Expected goals3.4
42Shot attempts84
25Faceoffs won33
1Power plays3
12Penalty minutes8
27Hits21
24Blocked shots10
12Giveaways13
8Takeaways8

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. bestBrodziak – Rattie – Gambardella4:32

    xG 0.21–0.11 (66%)attempts 2–5goals 0–0

  2. Lucic – Nugent-Hopkins – Puljujarvi9:04

    xG 0.32–0.26 (55%)attempts 9–12goals 1–0

  3. Chiasson – Khaira – McDavid2:36

    xG 0.09–0.08 (55%)attempts 1–4goals 0–0

  4. Kassian – Khaira – McDavid11:10

    xG 0.72–0.83 (46%)attempts 12–14goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestGravel – Larsson2:46

    xG 0.37–0.06 (86%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

  2. Larsson – Jones16:45

    xG 0.71–0.74 (49%)attempts 12–19goals 2–0

  3. Russell – Nurse19:23

    xG 0.95–1.18 (45%)attempts 15–30goals 1–0

Anaheim Ducks

Forward lines

  1. bestKesler – Cogliano – Silfverberg9:34

    xG 0.61–0.33 (65%)attempts 12–11goals 0–0

  2. Getzlaf – Aberg – Kase7:39

    xG 0.64–0.40 (61%)attempts 16–6goals 0–2

  3. Henrique – Aberg – Sprong3:49

    xG 0.27–0.07 (80%)attempts 7–1goals 0–0

  4. Henrique – Ritchie – Sprong7:17

    xG 0.34–0.18 (65%)attempts 11–7goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestLindholm – Montour14:44

    xG 0.79–0.24 (77%)attempts 21–10goals 0–1

  2. Fowler – Manson16:16

    xG 1.06–0.63 (63%)attempts 26–11goals 0–1

  3. Welinski – Lindholm4:20

    xG 0.38–0.00 (100%)attempts 9–1goals 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.

ANA 3.4 xGEDM 2.9 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

ANAEDM

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

ANA's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line ANA is favoured, below it EDM. Dots are goals.

Excitement 3/100 · #1213 of 1271 this seasonSwing 0.56 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 46% (winner's lowest chance)
EDM 100%5050%50ANA 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, Anaheim Ducks win this game 57% of the time.

ANA winsEDM wins

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

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