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Thu, Jan 14, 2021·Rogers Place, Edmonton

Vancouver Canucks 2, Edmonton Oilers 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Edmonton Oilers win this game 69% of the time.

EDM winsVAN wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
VAN010218012240
EDM217216113546

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 7:59EDMRyan Nugent-HopkinsPPAssists: Leon Draisaitl, Connor McDavid · Backhand, 0.16 xG0–1
  2. P1 19:59EDMConnor McDavidAssists: Kailer Yamamoto, Leon Draisaitl · Wrist, 0.24 xG0–2
  3. P2 3:24VANNate SchmidtAssists: Alexander Edler · Slap, 0.04 xG1–2
  4. P2 8:26EDMConnor McDavidPPGWGAssists: Leon Draisaitl, Tyson Barrie · Wrist, 0.13 xG1–3
  5. P2 10:21VANTyler MotteAssists: Travis Hamonic, Quinn Hughes · Tip-in, 0.11 xG2–3
  6. P2 15:08EDMConnor McDavidAssists: Leon Draisaitl, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins · Wrist, 0.24 xG2–4
  7. P3 11:42EDMRyan Nugent-HopkinsAssists: Kailer Yamamoto · Deflected, 0.14 xG2–5
Penalties (11)
  1. P1 6:24VANTyler Motte: Hooking2 min · PPG
  2. P1 10:02EDMKailer Yamamoto: Slashing2 min
  3. P1 16:07EDMZack Kassian: Holding2 min
  4. P2 7:57VANTyler Motte: Slashing2 min · PPG
  5. P2 11:36EDMDarnell Nurse: Slashing2 min
  6. P2 12:51VANQuinn Hughes: Cross checking2 min
  7. P2 16:32EDMConnor McDavid: Holding2 min
  8. P2 19:04EDMKailer Yamamoto: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  9. P3 6:49VANNils Hoglander: Holding2 min
  10. P3 13:11VANAntoine Roussel: Misconduct10 min
  11. P3 13:11EDMJujhar Khaira: 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.

VAN00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0EDM
46% to win54% to win
← VAN attackEDM attack →
  1. P1 20:00Draisaitl won the faceoff against Horvat
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

VANEDM
40Shots on goal46
4.5Expected goals6.0
84Shot attempts66
30Faceoffs won26
5Power plays4
18Penalty minutes20
24Hits37
10Blocked shots29
11Giveaways12
11Takeaways8

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.

Vancouver Canucks

Forward lines

  1. bestRoussel – Gaudette – MacEwen3:26

    xG 0.49–0.12 (80%)attempts 8–2goals 0–0

  2. Pearson – Horvat – Hoglander8:47

    xG 0.70–0.38 (65%)attempts 14–6goals 0–0

  3. Sutter – Beagle – Motte5:09

    xG 0.24–0.07 (78%)attempts 10–1goals 1–0

  4. Motte – Boeser – Pettersson2:50

    xG 0.43–0.58 (43%)attempts 4–8goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestMyers – Juolevi6:47

    xG 0.42–0.12 (78%)attempts 7–4goals 0–0

  2. Edler – Schmidt6:59

    xG 0.72–0.54 (57%)attempts 18–7goals 1–1

  3. Edler – Hamonic3:21

    xG 0.23–0.11 (66%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0

Edmonton Oilers

Forward lines

  1. bestKassian – Nugent-Hopkins – McDavid11:18

    xG 1.62–0.69 (70%)attempts 17–6goals 0–0

  2. Draisaitl – McDavid – Yamamoto2:15

    xG 0.37–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–0goals 1–0

  3. Turris – Archibald – Puljujarvi7:14

    xG 0.39–0.32 (55%)attempts 6–9goals 0–1

  4. Chiasson – Shore – Khaira3:40

    xG 0.05–0.30 (13%)attempts 1–9goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestNurse – Bear17:23

    xG 2.39–1.17 (67%)attempts 26–17goals 2–0

  2. Larsson – Jones12:48

    xG 0.71–0.59 (55%)attempts 9–17goals 0–1

  3. Barrie – Koekkoek10:03

    xG 0.40–0.70 (36%)attempts 9–19goals 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.

EDM 6.0 xGVAN 4.5 xG
0123456P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

EDMVAN

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 53/100 · #394 of 868 this seasonSwing 1.17 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 54% (winner's lowest chance)
VAN 100%5050%50EDM 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +14 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 69% of the time.

EDM winsVAN wins

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

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