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Sat, Feb 6, 2021·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Edmonton Oilers 4, Calgary Flames 6

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Edmonton Oilers win this game 62% of the time.

CGY winsEDM wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
EDM21705210432
CGY1321639628

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 0:56CGYElias LindholmAssists: Dillon Dube, Matthew Tkachuk · Wrist, 0.04 xG0–1
  2. P1 6:53EDMJujhar KhairaAssists: William Lagesson, Adam Larsson · Tip-in, 0.07 xG1–1
  3. P1 18:29EDMConnor McDavidPPAssists: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Tyson Barrie · Wrist, 0.06 xG2–1
  4. P2 3:04CGYMilan LucicAssists: Andrew Mangiapane, Mikael Backlund · Wrist, 0.09 xG2–2
  5. P2 4:58CGYMikael BacklundAssists: Andrew Mangiapane, Milan Lucic · Wrist, 0.25 xG2–3
  6. P3 1:18EDMJesse PuljujarviAssists: Connor McDavid · Snap, 0.21 xG3–3
  7. P3 2:56CGYDillon DubePPAssists: Mark Giordano, Mikael Backlund · Slap, 0.07 xG3–4
  8. P3 5:16CGYJohnny GaudreauGWGAssists: Sean Monahan, Mark Giordano · Wrist, 0.06 xG3–5
  9. P3 8:55EDMDarnell NurseAssists: Dominik Kahun, Leon Draisaitl · Wrist, 0.09 xG4–5
  10. P3 10:57CGYSam BennettAssists: Johnny Gaudreau, Chris Tanev · Wrist, 0.13 xG4–6
Penalties (10)
  1. P1 3:41CGYMatthew Tkachuk: Roughing2 min
  2. P1 15:10CGYMark Giordano: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  3. P1 17:35CGYJoakim Nordstrom: Interference goalkeeper2 min · PPG
  4. P2 9:26CGYJoakim Nordstrom: Hooking2 min
  5. P2 10:27EDMConnor McDavid: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  6. P3 1:40EDMJesse Puljujarvi: Slashing2 min · PPG
  7. P3 7:16CGYElias Lindholm: Embellishment2 min
  8. P3 7:16EDMRyan Nugent-Hopkins: Interference2 min
  9. P3 12:05EDMKyle Turris: Tripping2 min
  10. P3 15:31CGYMatthew Tkachuk: Holding2 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
46% to win54% to win
← EDM attackCGY attack →
  1. P1 20:00Draisaitl won the faceoff against Monahan
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

EDMCGY
32Shots on goal28
3.2Expected goals2.5
64Shot attempts46
34Faceoffs won33
5Power plays3
8Penalty minutes12
12Hits20
9Blocked shots18
11Giveaways11
3Takeaways7

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. bestNugent-Hopkins – McDavid – Puljujarvi10:38

    xG 0.51–0.42 (55%)attempts 10–8goals 1–1

  2. Archibald – Khaira – McDavid2:05

    xG 0.00–0.00attempts 1–0goals 0–0

  3. Neal – Turris – Kassian7:17

    xG 0.17–0.32 (35%)attempts 3–7goals 0–1

  4. Draisaitl – Yamamoto – Kahun10:01

    xG 0.29–1.13 (21%)attempts 7–15goals 0–2

Defence pairs

  1. Larsson – Koekkoek3:45

    xG 0.08–0.08 (50%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

  2. Russell – Bouchard9:29

    xG 0.38–0.51 (43%)attempts 10–8goals 0–2

  3. Barrie – Nurse14:21

    xG 0.57–0.81 (41%)attempts 16–15goals 1–3

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestLucic – Backlund – Mangiapane11:09

    xG 1.05–0.29 (79%)attempts 15–8goals 2–0

  2. Lindholm – Tkachuk – Dube12:14

    xG 0.55–0.30 (65%)attempts 11–10goals 1–0

  3. Gaudreau – Monahan – Bennett10:25

    xG 0.39–0.40 (49%)attempts 7–12goals 2–1

  4. Rinaldo – Froese – Nordstrom2:04

    xG 0.00–0.01 (0%)attempts 0–1goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestTanev – Hanifin12:50

    xG 0.99–0.55 (64%)attempts 14–15goals 3–1

  2. Giordano – Andersson12:09

    xG 0.55–0.20 (74%)attempts 9–8goals 2–0

  3. Nesterov – Välimäki9:00

    xG 0.33–0.32 (51%)attempts 8–9goals 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 2.5 xGEDM 3.2 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

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 91/100 · #75 of 868 this seasonSwing 2.10 · 10 goals in reachComeback index 32% (winner's lowest chance)
EDM 100%5050%50CGY 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, Edmonton Oilers win this game 62% of the time.

CGY winsEDM wins

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

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