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Thu, Oct 21, 2021·Gila River Arena, Glendale

Edmonton Oilers 5, Arizona Coyotes 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Edmonton Oilers win this game 67% of the time.

ARI winsEDM wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
EDM19211211531
ARI0110918128

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 18:02EDMWarren FoegeleAssists: Zack Kassian, Evan Bouchard · Wrist, 0.07 xG1–0
  2. P2 6:31EDMZach HymanSHGWGAssists: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins · Wrist, 0.07 xG2–0
  3. P2 8:53EDMConnor McDavidAssists: Jesse Puljujarvi, Tyson Barrie · Wrist, 0.07 xG3–0
  4. P3 1:25ARIDysin MayoAssists: Ryan Dzingel, Andrew Ladd · Wrist, 0.02 xG3–1
  5. P3 9:05EDMZach HymanPPAssists: Connor McDavid, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins · Backhand, 0.22 xG4–1
  6. P3 10:58EDMConnor McDavidPPAssists: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Tyson Barrie · Wrist, 0.10 xG5–1
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 18:29EDMZack Kassian: Elbowing2 min
  2. P2 3:19EDMJesse Puljujarvi: Delaying game bench face off violation2 min
  3. P2 5:27EDMEvan Bouchard: Holding2 min
  4. P3 8:18ARIJakob Chychrun: Tripping2 min · PPG
  5. P3 10:47ARINick Schmaltz: High sticking2 min · PPG
  6. P3 16:17EDMZack Kassian: Slashing2 min
  7. P3 16:17EDMZack Kassian: 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 SOG0ARI
48% to win52% to win
← EDM attackARI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Ryan won the faceoff against Schmaltz
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

EDMARI
31Shots on goal28
2.5Expected goals1.7
58Shot attempts47
31Faceoffs won24
2Power plays4
18Penalty minutes4
24Hits25
10Blocked shots14
6Giveaways10
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.

Edmonton Oilers

Forward lines

  1. bestHyman – McDavid – Puljujarvi11:21

    xG 0.58–0.33 (64%)attempts 15–9goals 0–1

  2. Kassian – Foegele – Ryan11:03

    xG 0.37–0.14 (72%)attempts 11–5goals 1–0

  3. Draisaitl – McDavid – Puljujarvi2:18

    xG 0.09–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–0goals 1–0

  4. Turris – Shore – Perlini7:30

    xG 0.29–0.22 (57%)attempts 7–5goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestBarrie – Nurse17:56

    xG 0.94–0.36 (72%)attempts 19–14goals 1–1

  2. Keith – Ceci17:30

    xG 0.54–0.51 (51%)attempts 17–14goals 0–0

  3. Koekkoek – Bouchard12:07

    xG 0.34–0.47 (42%)attempts 13–10goals 1–0

Arizona Coyotes

Forward lines

  1. bestKessel – Jaskin – Schmaltz4:23

    xG 0.23–0.05 (82%)attempts 6–2goals 0–0

  2. Eriksson – Kessel – Boyd4:45

    xG 0.22–0.06 (79%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

  3. Beagle – Jaskin – Fischer5:30

    xG 0.25–0.18 (59%)attempts 7–5goals 0–0

  4. Schmaltz – Crouse – Keller4:44

    xG 0.10–0.07 (58%)attempts 3–4goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestGostisbehere – Mayo12:14

    xG 0.43–0.31 (58%)attempts 11–15goals 1–0

  2. Timmins – Lyubushkin15:24

    xG 0.48–0.43 (52%)attempts 10–12goals 0–0

  3. Stralman – Chychrun16:56

    xG 0.33–1.00 (25%)attempts 12–20goals 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.

ARI 1.7 xGEDM 2.5 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

ARIEDM

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 25/100 · #1031 of 1312 this seasonSwing 0.79 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 48% (winner's lowest chance)
EDM 100%5050%50ARI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +17 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 67% of the time.

ARI winsEDM wins

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

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