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Mon, Jan 6, 2020·Scotiabank Arena, Toronto

Edmonton Oilers 6, Toronto Maple Leafs 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Edmonton Oilers win this game 76% of the time.

TOR winsEDM wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
EDM1173929635
TOR01131817436

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 7:51EDMOscar KlefbomAssists: Adam Larsson, Connor McDavid · Slap, 0.04 xG1–0
  2. P2 0:34EDMDarnell NurseAssists: Connor McDavid, Ethan Bear · Snap, 0.04 xG2–0
  3. P2 1:45EDMKailer YamamotoAssists: Caleb Jones, Leon Draisaitl · Wrist, 0.08 xG3–0
  4. P2 2:24TORJason SpezzaAssists: Pierre Engvall, Kasperi Kapanen · Wrist, 0.04 xG3–1
  5. P2 13:41EDMAlex ChiassonAssists: Joakim Nygard, Kris Russell · Wrist, 0.06 xG4–1
  6. P2 16:22TORFrederik GauthierAssists: Mason Marchment, Adam Brooks · Wrist, 0.11 xG4–2
  7. P2 19:13TORPierre EngvallAssists: Justin Holl, Kasperi Kapanen · Deflected, 0.07 xG4–3
  8. P3 6:26EDMLeon DraisaitlPPGWGAssists: Alex Chiasson, Connor McDavid · Wrist, 0.13 xG5–3
  9. P3 11:26EDMConnor McDavidAssists: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins · Wrist, 0.26 xG6–3
  10. P3 13:18TORAuston MatthewsPPAssists: Tyson Barrie, Mitch Marner · Wrist, 0.08 xG6–4
Penalties (11)
  1. P1 12:57TORTravis Dermott: Interference2 min
  2. P1 15:50TORJustin Holl: Holding2 min
  3. P2 6:00EDMKailer Yamamoto: Slashing2 min
  4. P2 6:37EDMRiley Sheahan: Tripping2 min
  5. P3 0:28TORAlexander Kerfoot: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  6. P3 5:57TORJustin Holl: High sticking2 min · PPG
  7. P3 9:45EDMJujhar Khaira: High sticking2 min
  8. P3 9:45TORTravis Dermott: High sticking2 min
  9. P3 13:02EDMCaleb Jones: Delaying game puck over glass2 min · PPG
  10. P3 15:41TORJustin Holl: Holding2 min
  11. P3 18:25EDMGaetan Haas: Too many men on the ice2 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

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P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0TOR
45% to win55% to win
← EDM attackTOR attack →
  1. P1 20:00Tavares won the faceoff against McDavid
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

EDMTOR
35Shots on goal36
4.7Expected goals2.9
65Shot attempts58
26Faceoffs won37
5Power plays4
10Penalty minutes12
33Hits21
12Blocked shots15
15Giveaways13
9Takeaways9

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. bestNeal – Kassian – McDavid13:43

    xG 0.96–0.27 (78%)attempts 14–9goals 1–0

  2. Sheahan – Archibald – Khaira6:51

    xG 0.31–0.20 (61%)attempts 5–6goals 0–2

  3. Chiasson – Nygard – Haas4:39

    xG 0.39–0.30 (56%)attempts 4–5goals 1–1

  4. Nugent-Hopkins – Draisaitl – Yamamoto10:58

    xG 0.40–0.75 (35%)attempts 10–19goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestNurse – Bear16:04

    xG 0.73–0.28 (73%)attempts 19–8goals 1–1

  2. Russell – Jones8:31

    xG 0.68–0.37 (65%)attempts 8–10goals 2–1

  3. Larsson – Nurse2:14

    xG 0.04–0.02 (66%)attempts 1–2goals 0–0

Toronto Maple Leafs

Forward lines

  1. bestKerfoot – Kapanen – Engvall3:41

    xG 0.18–0.02 (90%)attempts 4–1goals 1–0

  2. Gauthier – Marchment – Brooks3:04

    xG 0.15–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–1goals 1–0

  3. Hyman – Marner – Matthews9:17

    xG 0.48–0.32 (59%)attempts 13–9goals 0–0

  4. Tavares – Marner – Matthews2:06

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

Defence pairs

  1. bestBarrie – Rielly16:16

    xG 0.85–0.55 (60%)attempts 24–11goals 0–1

  2. Ceci – Dermott5:11

    xG 0.25–0.10 (72%)attempts 8–2goals 1–1

  3. Marincin – Ceci4:39

    xG 0.10–0.13 (42%)attempts 1–4goals 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.

TOR 2.9 xGEDM 4.7 xG
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Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

TOREDM

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 85/100 · #158 of 1082 this seasonSwing 1.30 · 10 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 45% (winner's lowest chance)
EDM 100%5050%50TOR 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +19 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 76% of the time.

TOR winsEDM wins

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

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