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Sat, Oct 16, 2021·Rogers Place, Edmonton

Calgary Flames 2, Edmonton Oilers 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Edmonton Oilers win this game 50% of the time.

EDM winsCGY wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CGY015118114247
EDM2151929533

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 13:08EDMDerek RyanAssists: Warren Foegele, Zack Kassian · Wrist, 0.18 xG0–1
  2. P1 17:29EDMConnor McDavidPPAssists: Jesse Puljujarvi, Leon Draisaitl · Snap, 0.11 xG0–2
  3. P2 5:33EDMConnor McDavidPPGWGAssists: Darnell Nurse, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins · Slap, 0.09 xG0–3
  4. P2 9:19CGYAndrew MangiapaneAssists: Dillon Dube, Juuso Välimäki · Backhand, 0.14 xG1–3
  5. P3 5:03CGYElias LindholmPPAssists: Matthew Tkachuk, Rasmus Andersson · Wrist, 0.09 xG2–3
  6. P3 5:29EDMJesse PuljujarviAssists: Cody Ceci, Leon Draisaitl · Snap, 0.05 xG2–4
  7. P3 18:23EDMConnor McDavidENAssists: Jesse Puljujarvi, Leon Draisaitl · Wrist, 0.78 xG2–5
Penalties (11)
  1. P1 2:57CGYGlenn Gawdin: Hooking2 min
  2. P1 14:33CGYRasmus Andersson: Roughing2 min
  3. P1 14:33CGYRasmus Andersson: Elbowing2 min
  4. P1 15:21EDMJesse Puljujarvi: Roughing2 min
  5. P1 18:22CGYNikita Zadorov: Roughing2 min
  6. P1 18:22EDMZack Kassian: Roughing2 min
  7. P1 19:39EDMZach Hyman: Closing hand on puck2 min
  8. P2 2:24EDMConnor McDavid: Holding2 min
  9. P2 4:12CGYMilan Lucic: Tripping2 min · PPG
  10. P2 10:16EDMKailer Yamamoto: Tripping2 min
  11. P3 4:12EDMKailer Yamamoto: Hooking2 min · PPG

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.

CGY00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0EDM
48% to win52% to win
← CGY attackEDM attack →
  1. P1 20:00Lindholm won the faceoff against Nugent-Hopkins
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CGYEDM
47Shots on goal33
3.3Expected goals3.3
72Shot attempts47
34Faceoffs won35
4Power plays4
10Penalty minutes12
27Hits26
6Blocked shots13
9Giveaways10
9Takeaways12

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.

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestGaudreau – Lindholm – Tkachuk10:24

    xG 0.49–0.18 (73%)attempts 9–5goals 0–0

  2. Monahan – Mangiapane – Dube4:42

    xG 0.29–0.17 (62%)attempts 7–1goals 1–0

  3. Lewis – Lucic – Backlund5:21

    xG 0.10–0.46 (18%)attempts 6–7goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestGudbranson – Välimäki9:50

    xG 0.72–0.09 (88%)attempts 15–4goals 1–0

  2. Gudbranson – Kylington2:04

    xG 0.34–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–0goals 0–0

  3. Hanifin – Andersson14:32

    xG 0.66–0.57 (54%)attempts 18–10goals 0–0

Edmonton Oilers

Forward lines

  1. bestKassian – Foegele – Ryan9:07

    xG 0.50–0.43 (54%)attempts 9–12goals 1–1

  2. Turris – Perlini – McLeod3:31

    xG 0.03–0.14 (18%)attempts 1–3goals 0–0

  3. Hyman – Nugent-Hopkins – Yamamoto10:36

    xG 0.24–0.38 (39%)attempts 2–9goals 0–0

  4. Draisaitl – McDavid – Puljujarvi11:01

    xG 0.32–0.76 (29%)attempts 8–17goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestKoekkoek – Bouchard8:52

    xG 0.51–0.30 (63%)attempts 7–8goals 0–0

  2. Nurse – Bouchard2:07

    xG 0.04–0.00 (100%)attempts 1–0goals 0–0

  3. Keith – Ceci15:59

    xG 0.43–0.52 (45%)attempts 10–17goals 2–1

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 3.3 xGCGY 3.3 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

EDMCGY

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 CGY. Dots are goals.

Excitement 69/100 · #482 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.06 · 7 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 51% (winner's lowest chance)
CGY 100%5050%50EDM 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +22 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 50% of the time.

EDM winsCGY wins

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

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