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Wed, Nov 27, 2019·Pepsi Center, Denver

Edmonton Oilers 1, Colorado Avalanche 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Colorado Avalanche win this game 86% of the time.

COL winsEDM wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
EDM1130502120
COL014119317450

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 13:17EDMJujhar KhairaAssists: Darnell Nurse · Backhand, 0.09 xG1–0
  2. P2 10:50COLNazem KadriAssists: Joonas Donskoi, Calle Rosen · Wrist, 0.04 xG1–1
  3. P3 3:05COLMatt NietoGWGAssists: Nathan MacKinnon, Joonas Donskoi · Snap, 0.16 xG1–2
  4. P3 4:07COLNathan MacKinnonAssists: Ian Cole, Ryan Graves · Wrist, 0.18 xG1–3
  5. P3 5:37COLLogan O'ConnorAssists: Valeri Nichushkin · Backhand, 0.25 xG1–4
Penalties (13)
  1. P1 16:06EDMJosh Archibald: Interference2 min
  2. P2 2:45EDMAdam Larsson: Elbowing5 min
  3. P2 2:45EDMAdam Larsson: Game misconduct10 min
  4. P2 5:40EDMLeon Draisaitl: Tripping2 min
  5. P2 11:22COLNikita Zadorov: Interference2 min
  6. P2 11:22EDMJosh Archibald: Roughing2 min
  7. P2 15:10COLIan Cole: Tripping2 min
  8. P3 6:17EDMKris Russell: Tripping2 min
  9. P3 8:25COLJ.T. Compher: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  10. P3 8:25EDMDarnell Nurse: Roughing2 min
  11. P3 19:06COLNazem Kadri: Roughing2 min
  12. P3 19:06EDMZack Kassian: Charging2 min
  13. P3 19:06EDMZack Kassian: Roughing2 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 SOG0COL
45% to win55% to win
← EDM attackCOL attack →
  1. P1 20:00MacKinnon won the faceoff against McDavid
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

EDMCOL
20Shots on goal50
1.9Expected goals4.5
41Shot attempts82
17Faceoffs won31
1Power plays5
29Penalty minutes8
21Hits25
19Blocked shots12
9Giveaways11
11Takeaways10

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. Sheahan – Archibald – Khaira4:46

    xG 0.24–0.22 (53%)attempts 7–8goals 1–0

  2. Neal – Gagner – Chiasson4:23

    xG 0.04–0.08 (32%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

  3. Sheahan – Archibald – Granlund2:37

    xG 0.00–0.06 (0%)attempts 0–3goals 0–0

  4. Kassian – Draisaitl – McDavid13:37

    xG 0.80–0.91 (47%)attempts 11–21goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. Russell – Larsson5:36

    xG 0.03–0.19 (12%)attempts 2–6goals 0–0

  2. Nurse – Bear17:35

    xG 0.88–1.09 (45%)attempts 17–27goals 1–1

  3. Klefbom – Jones11:33

    xG 0.53–1.33 (28%)attempts 9–16goals 0–3

Colorado Avalanche

Forward lines

  1. bestNieto – Nichushkin – Bellemare5:24

    xG 0.54–0.03 (95%)attempts 8–1goals 0–0

  2. Donskoi – Nieto – MacKinnon4:45

    xG 0.53–0.05 (91%)attempts 8–4goals 1–0

  3. Tynan – Kamenev – O'Connor3:05

    xG 0.09–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–3goals 0–0

  4. Kadri – Compher – Jost9:01

    xG 0.35–0.33 (52%)attempts 11–9goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestCole – Graves9:24

    xG 1.25–0.05 (97%)attempts 20–4goals 2–0

  2. Zadorov – Makar11:47

    xG 0.79–0.27 (75%)attempts 16–8goals 1–0

  3. Girard – Rosen9:51

    xG 0.32–0.44 (42%)attempts 11–10goals 1–0

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.

COL 4.5 xGEDM 1.9 xG
012345P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

COLEDM

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 33/100 · #739 of 1082 this seasonSwing 1.13 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 28% (winner's lowest chance)
EDM 100%5050%50COL 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +25 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Colorado Avalanche win this game 86% of the time.

COL winsEDM wins

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

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