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Sat, Feb 1, 2020·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Edmonton Oilers 8, Calgary Flames 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Edmonton Oilers win this game 82% of the time.

CGY winsEDM wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
EDM314324211849
CGY1112708326

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 0:29EDMKailer YamamotoAssists: Oscar Klefbom, Leon Draisaitl · Wrist, 0.15 xG1–0
  2. P1 1:05EDMZack KassianAssists: Josh Archibald, Ethan Bear · Wrist, 0.08 xG2–0
  3. P1 12:42CGYBuddy RobinsonAssists: Johnny Gaudreau, Mark Giordano · Wrist, 0.11 xG2–1
  4. P1 15:33EDMConnor McDavidPPAssists: Darnell Nurse, Leon Draisaitl · Wrist, 0.12 xG3–1
  5. P2 3:18EDMConnor McDavidGWGAssists: Riley Sheahan · Wrist, 0.11 xG4–1
  6. P2 4:35CGYMatthew TkachukAssists: Andrew Mangiapane, Mark Giordano · Wrist, 0.06 xG4–2
  7. P2 10:14CGYElias LindholmUnassisted · Wrist, 0.06 xG4–3
  8. P2 11:37EDMRyan Nugent-HopkinsAssists: Kailer Yamamoto, Leon Draisaitl · Wrist, 0.11 xG5–3
  9. P2 15:58EDMCaleb JonesAssists: Gaetan Haas, Alex Chiasson · Slap, 0.04 xG6–3
  10. P3 13:16EDMSam GagnerAssists: Oscar Klefbom, Leon Draisaitl · Slap, 0.04 xG7–3
  11. P3 18:03EDMGaetan HaasUnassisted · Wrist, 0.26 xG8–3
Penalties (23)
  1. P1 9:20EDMKailer Yamamoto: Holding2 min
  2. P1 13:43CGYTravis Hamonic: Slashing2 min · PPG
  3. P1 15:55CGYBuddy Robinson: Fighting5 min
  4. P1 15:55EDMJujhar Khaira: Fighting5 min
  5. P2 1:08EDMDarnell Nurse: Tripping2 min
  6. P2 19:36EDMSam Gagner: Roughing2 min
  7. P2 19:36CGYCam Talbot: Goalie leave crease2 min
  8. P2 19:36CGYCam Talbot: Roughing2 min
  9. P2 19:36CGYCam Talbot: Roughing2 min
  10. P2 19:36EDMMike Smith: Goalie leave crease2 min
  11. P2 19:36CGYCam Talbot: Fighting5 min
  12. P2 19:36EDMMike Smith: Fighting5 min
  13. P2 19:36CGYCam Talbot: Game misconduct10 min
  14. P2 19:36CGYMatthew Tkachuk: Fighting5 min
  15. P2 19:36EDMEthan Bear: Fighting5 min
  16. P2 19:36EDMMike Smith: Game misconduct10 min
  17. P3 11:17CGYSam Bennett: Roughing2 min
  18. P3 11:17EDMPatrick Russell: Roughing2 min
  19. P3 14:34CGYMatthew Tkachuk: Too many men on the ice2 min
  20. P3 18:03CGYMatthew Tkachuk: Penalty shot hooking on breakaway0 min
  21. P3 18:03CGYMatthew Tkachuk: Misconduct10 min
  22. P3 18:03EDMAlex Chiasson: Misconduct10 min
  23. P3 19:16CGYRasmus Andersson: Misconduct10 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 SOG0CGY
45% to win55% to win
← EDM attackCGY attack →
  1. P1 20:00Backlund won the faceoff against Draisaitl
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

EDMCGY
49Shots on goal26
4.3Expected goals2.1
71Shot attempts44
22Faceoffs won35
3Power plays2
45Penalty minutes57
11Hits15
8Blocked shots10
10Giveaways15
9Takeaways6

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. Shift data for this game is incomplete, so treat these as rough.

Edmonton Oilers

Forward lines

  1. bestNugent-Hopkins – Draisaitl – Yamamoto10:54

    xG 0.95–0.26 (79%)attempts 17–7goals 2–0

  2. Sheahan – Khaira – Russell8:56

    xG 0.52–0.21 (71%)attempts 10–7goals 0–0

  3. Gagner – Chiasson – Haas8:56

    xG 0.60–0.64 (48%)attempts 9–6goals 1–1

  4. Kassian – Archibald – McDavid10:06

    xG 0.20–0.59 (25%)attempts 7–11goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestNurse – Bear15:53

    xG 0.99–0.40 (71%)attempts 22–11goals 1–1

  2. Larsson – Klefbom14:43

    xG 1.28–0.72 (64%)attempts 15–8goals 2–0

  3. Benning – Jones12:08

    xG 0.85–0.50 (63%)attempts 15–11goals 2–0

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. Backlund – Rieder – Bennett3:58

    xG 0.38–0.43 (47%)attempts 2–4goals 0–1

  2. Gaudreau – Monahan – Tkachuk2:18

    xG 0.06–0.13 (32%)attempts 1–2goals 0–0

  3. Gaudreau – Robinson – Monahan5:53

    xG 0.34–0.43 (44%)attempts 5–10goals 1–0

  4. Lindholm – Mangiapane – Tkachuk8:37

    xG 0.27–0.44 (38%)attempts 4–10goals 2–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestGiordano – Brodie12:11

    xG 0.79–0.65 (55%)attempts 15–14goals 2–1

  2. Hamonic – Hanifin10:31

    xG 0.45–0.51 (47%)attempts 6–8goals 0–1

  3. Andersson – Kylington6:14

    xG 0.13–0.34 (28%)attempts 2–7goals 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.

CGY 2.1 xGEDM 4.3 xG
012345P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYEDM

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 81/100 · #197 of 1082 this seasonSwing 1.37 · 9 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 45% (winner's lowest chance)
EDM 100%5050%50CGY 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 82% of the time.

CGY winsEDM wins

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

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0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).