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Mon, Mar 11, 2019·Rogers Place, Edmonton

New York Rangers 2, Edmonton Oilers 3 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Edmonton Oilers win this game 66% of the time.

EDM winsNYR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
NYR0811111100230
EDM2801401011333

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 6:08EDMConnor McDavidPPAssists: Alex Chiasson, Leon Draisaitl · Wrist, 0.08 xG0–1
  2. P1 8:02EDMMatt BenningAssists: Leon Draisaitl, Zack Kassian · Slap, 0.03 xG0–2
  3. P2 11:29NYRBrendan LemieuxAssists: Kevin Shattenkirk · Wrist, 0.02 xG1–2
  4. P3 1:33NYRBrett HowdenAssists: Brendan Lemieux · Snap, 0.17 xG2–2
  5. OT 0:35EDMLeon DraisaitlGWGAssists: Connor McDavid, Darnell Nurse · Snap, 0.24 xG2–3
Penalties (11)
  1. P1 6:01NYRBrendan Smith: Cross checking2 min · PPG
  2. P2 4:31EDMJujhar Khaira: Fighting5 min
  3. P2 4:31NYRBrendan Lemieux: Fighting5 min
  4. P3 1:41NYRConnor Brickley: Illegal check to head2 min
  5. P3 1:41NYRConnor Brickley: Fighting5 min
  6. P3 1:41EDMKyle Brodziak: Instigator2 min
  7. P3 1:41EDMKyle Brodziak: Fighting5 min
  8. P3 1:41EDMKyle Brodziak: Misconduct10 min
  9. P3 5:20NYRKevin Shattenkirk: Slashing2 min
  10. P3 8:14EDMSam Gagner: Slashing2 min
  11. P3 17:03NYRBrady Skjei: Tripping2 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.

NYR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0EDM
46% to win54% to win
← NYR attackEDM attack →
  1. P1 20:00Zibanejad won the faceoff against McDavid
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYREDM
30Shots on goal33
2.6Expected goals3.6
47Shot attempts62
26Faceoffs won35
1Power plays3
18Penalty minutes24
49Hits21
10Blocked shots10
19Giveaways19
6Takeaways7

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.

New York Rangers

Forward lines

  1. bestFast – Zibanejad – Namestnikov6:55

    xG 0.37–0.15 (70%)attempts 4–7goals 0–0

  2. Zibanejad – Namestnikov – Chytil4:16

    xG 0.15–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–0goals 0–0

  3. Kreider – Zibanejad – Namestnikov2:05

    xG 0.08–0.00 (100%)attempts 1–0goals 0–0

  4. Brickley – Vesey – Nieves4:17

    xG 0.13–0.06 (68%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestStaal – Pionk18:40

    xG 1.08–0.70 (61%)attempts 16–13goals 0–0

  2. Shattenkirk – Claesson13:57

    xG 0.60–0.83 (42%)attempts 13–15goals 2–1

  3. Smith – Skjei16:42

    xG 0.26–1.00 (21%)attempts 8–19goals 0–0

Edmonton Oilers

Forward lines

  1. bestGagner – Nugent-Hopkins – Khaira11:40

    xG 0.86–0.06 (93%)attempts 14–5goals 0–0

  2. Chiasson – Rieder – Cave9:47

    xG 0.90–0.58 (61%)attempts 13–9goals 0–1

  3. Brodziak – Malone – Currie5:03

    xG 0.09–0.13 (40%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

  4. Kassian – Draisaitl – McDavid17:29

    xG 0.39–1.19 (25%)attempts 13–15goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestSekera – Larsson9:56

    xG 0.78–0.12 (87%)attempts 11–4goals 0–0

  2. Sekera – Benning6:10

    xG 0.29–0.11 (74%)attempts 7–2goals 1–0

  3. Sekera – Russell6:08

    xG 0.20–0.11 (65%)attempts 3–4goals 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.

EDM 3.6 xGNYR 2.6 xG
01234P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

EDMNYR

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 70/100 · #387 of 1271 this seasonSwing 1.67 · 5 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 46% (winner's lowest chance)
NYR 100%5050%50EDM 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +28 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 66% of the time.

EDM winsNYR wins

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

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