Thu, Jan 9, 2020·Centre Bell, Montreal
Edmonton Oilers 4, Montréal Canadiens 2
Three stars
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, Edmonton Oilers win this game 54% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDM | 06 | 110 | 310 | 426 |
| MTL | 114 | 110 | 013 | 237 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P1 12:35MTLPhillip DanaultAssists: Tomas Tatar, Jeff Petry · Wrist, 0.18 xG0–1
- P2 2:24MTLJesperi KotkaniemiAssists: Artturi Lehkonen, Brett Kulak · Wrist, 0.03 xG0–2
- P2 7:16EDMRiley SheahanAssists: Joakim Nygard, Adam Larsson · Wrist, 0.07 xG1–2
- P3 2:16EDMRyan Nugent-HopkinsPPAssists: Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl · Wrist, 0.09 xG2–2
- P3 9:40EDMAlex ChiassonGWGAssists: Oscar Klefbom, Kris Russell · Tip-in, 0.11 xG3–2
- P3 19:25EDMJosh ArchibaldENAssists: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Leon Draisaitl · Wrist, 0.58 xG4–2
Penalties (4)
- P1 2:15EDMAlex Chiasson: Holding the stick2 min
- P1 8:20MTLJeff Petry: Holding2 min
- P3 1:37MTLPhillip Danault: Hooking2 min · PPG
- P3 10:25EDMKris Russell: Hooking2 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.
20:00
P1
- P1 20:00Danault won the faceoff against McDavid
- Goal
- Shot
- Miss
- Block
- Hit
- Takeaway
- Giveaway
- Faceoff
- Penalty
The numbers
Team totals, side by side.
Line combinations that worked
Model-basedEach 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
- bestKassian – Sheahan – Nygard3:27
xG 0.39–0.00 (100%)attempts 7–2goals 0–0
- Neal – Archibald – McDavid2:06
xG 0.03–0.00 (100%)attempts 1–0goals 0–0
- Sheahan – Archibald – Nygard6:13
xG 0.38–0.37 (50%)attempts 8–6goals 1–0
- Nugent-Hopkins – Draisaitl – Yamamoto14:50
xG 0.32–0.38 (46%)attempts 8–12goals 0–1
Defence pairs
- bestRussell – Klefbom2:18
xG 0.32–0.04 (89%)attempts 4–1goals 1–0
- Nurse – Bear20:44
xG 0.95–0.99 (49%)attempts 20–24goals 0–0
- Larsson – Klefbom17:10
xG 0.32–0.46 (42%)attempts 10–18goals 1–0
Montréal Canadiens
Forward lines
- bestTatar – Gallagher – Danault11:34
xG 0.73–0.39 (65%)attempts 17–6goals 1–0
- Cousins – Lehkonen – Kotkaniemi11:25
xG 0.27–0.11 (71%)attempts 12–6goals 1–1
- Thompson – Weal – Poehling6:13
xG 0.15–0.27 (36%)attempts 8–7goals 0–1
- Kovalchuk – Domi – Suzuki14:00
xG 0.20–0.74 (22%)attempts 9–15goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestWeber – Scandella15:13
xG 0.86–0.37 (70%)attempts 21–9goals 1–0
- Petry – Kulak17:22
xG 0.51–0.17 (75%)attempts 18–10goals 1–0
- Scandella – Kulak2:41
xG 0.03–0.22 (12%)attempts 2–3goals 0–0
How the game flowed
Model-basedChance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.
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.
Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute
Win probability
Model-basedHow each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.
MTL's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line MTL is favoured, below it EDM. Dots are goals.
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 54% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (MTL − EDM), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).