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Tue, Oct 8, 2019·NYCB Live/Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale

Edmonton Oilers 5, New York Islanders 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Edmonton Oilers win this game 71% of the time.

NYI winsEDM wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
EDM21321113527
NYI16011110227

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 14:14NYIAnthony BeauvillierSHAssists: Leo Komarov · Backhand, 0.33 xG0–1
  2. P1 17:53EDMJames NealUnassisted · Snap, 0.09 xG1–1
  3. P1 19:29EDMJames NealPPAssists: Connor McDavid, Darnell Nurse · Wrist, 0.23 xG2–1
  4. P2 6:31EDMJames NealPPGWGAssists: Leon Draisaitl, Connor McDavid · Tip-in, 0.19 xG3–1
  5. P2 8:46EDMZack KassianAssists: Leon Draisaitl, Connor McDavid · Tip-in, 0.16 xG4–1
  6. P3 6:51EDMJames NealAssists: Tomas Jurco, Oscar Klefbom · Wrist, 0.03 xG5–1
  7. P3 13:32NYIMatt MartinAssists: Noah Dobson, Casey Cizikas · Tip-in, 0.09 xG5–2
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 5:10EDMZack Kassian: Hooking2 min
  2. P1 13:10NYIBrock Nelson: Interference2 min
  3. P1 18:42NYIBrock Nelson: High sticking double minor4 min · PPG
  4. P2 5:07NYIAnthony Beauvillier: Cross checking2 min · PPG
  5. P3 2:53NYICasey Cizikas: Hooking2 min
  6. P3 7:39EDMEthan Bear: Interference2 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 SOG0NYI
45% to win55% to win
← EDM attackNYI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Cizikas won the faceoff against Sheahan
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

EDMNYI
27Shots on goal27
2.7Expected goals1.7
55Shot attempts52
21Faceoffs won29
5Power plays2
4Penalty minutes10
12Hits19
17Blocked shots16
14Giveaways25
8Takeaways7

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. bestKassian – Draisaitl – McDavid11:24

    xG 0.69–0.33 (67%)attempts 11–9goals 1–0

  2. Neal – Jurco – Nugent-Hopkins10:07

    xG 0.34–0.20 (63%)attempts 14–13goals 2–0

  3. Granlund – Nygard – Haas7:50

    xG 0.23–0.15 (62%)attempts 4–5goals 0–1

  4. Sheahan – Khaira – Russell10:08

    xG 0.11–0.21 (35%)attempts 8–10goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestNurse – Bear14:34

    xG 0.77–0.41 (65%)attempts 19–17goals 0–1

  2. Russell – Benning12:01

    xG 0.35–0.18 (66%)attempts 12–10goals 1–0

  3. Klefbom – Persson13:52

    xG 0.36–0.21 (63%)attempts 6–15goals 2–0

New York Islanders

Forward lines

  1. bestBrassard – Eberle – Lee6:35

    xG 0.31–0.12 (72%)attempts 12–5goals 0–1

  2. Clutterbuck – Martin – Cizikas6:52

    xG 0.11–0.05 (70%)attempts 6–3goals 1–0

  3. Komarov – Bailey – Nelson4:22

    xG 0.02–0.05 (34%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

  4. Komarov – Brassard – Beauvillier3:15

    xG 0.12–0.15 (44%)attempts 2–4goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestLeddy – Dobson13:15

    xG 0.65–0.27 (71%)attempts 17–13goals 1–0

  2. Toews – Dobson3:07

    xG 0.06–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

  3. Mayfield – Toews10:36

    xG 0.07–0.35 (17%)attempts 9–9goals 0–1

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.

NYI 1.7 xGEDM 2.7 xG
-0.500.511.522.53P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NYIEDM

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 42/100 · #659 of 1082 this seasonSwing 0.99 · 6 goals in reachComeback index 30% (winner's lowest chance)
EDM 100%5050%50NYI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +21 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 71% of the time.

NYI winsEDM wins

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

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