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Sat, Dec 18, 2021·Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle

Edmonton Oilers 5, Seattle Kraken 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Edmonton Oilers win this game 86% of the time.

SEA winsEDM wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
EDM22019212541
SEA271703317

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 4:18SEARyan DonatoAssists: Morgan Geekie, Haydn Fleury · Wrist, 0.03 xG0–1
  2. P1 9:07SEAJared McCannAssists: Jordan Eberle, Jaden Schwartz · Wrist, 0.14 xG0–2
  3. P1 13:05EDMEvan BouchardAssists: Cooper Marody, Leon Draisaitl · Slap, 0.02 xG1–2
  4. P1 17:08EDMWarren FoegelePPAssists: Kailer Yamamoto, Leon Draisaitl · Snap, 0.37 xG2–2
  5. P2 12:52EDMColton SceviourAssists: Connor McDavid · Backhand, 0.14 xG3–2
  6. P2 16:33SEACarson SoucyAssists: Jeremy Lauzon, Jordan Eberle · Snap, 0.08 xG3–3
  7. P3 8:54EDMWarren FoegeleGWGAssists: Evan Bouchard, Leon Draisaitl · Tip-in, 0.10 xG4–3
  8. P3 19:08EDMConnor McDavidENAssists: Zack Kassian, Cody Ceci · Wrist, 0.78 xG5–3
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 2:26EDMColton Sceviour: Fighting5 min
  2. P1 2:26SEAJeremy Lauzon: Fighting5 min
  3. P1 15:49SEAJeremy Lauzon: Roughing2 min · PPG
  4. P1 17:49SEACarson Soucy: Cross checking2 min
  5. P2 7:44EDMKailer Yamamoto: Tripping2 min
  6. P3 16:28EDMTyson Barrie: Roughing2 min
  7. P3 16:28SEAJared McCann: Roughing2 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 SOG0SEA
48% to win52% to win
← EDM attackSEA attack →
  1. P1 20:00McDavid won the faceoff against Wennberg
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

EDMSEA
41Shots on goal17
3.9Expected goals1.7
73Shot attempts30
29Faceoffs won21
2Power plays1
9Penalty minutes11
29Hits16
5Blocked shots18
7Giveaways6
4Takeaways8

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. bestSceviour – Ryan – Benson10:25

    xG 0.41–0.08 (84%)attempts 12–3goals 0–0

  2. Kassian – Foegele – McDavid13:24

    xG 0.54–0.24 (70%)attempts 18–6goals 0–0

  3. Griffith – Draisaitl – Marody2:33

    xG 0.13–0.09 (58%)attempts 4–3goals 1–1

  4. Draisaitl – Perlini – Yamamoto13:39

    xG 0.38–0.49 (44%)attempts 12–10goals 0–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestBarrie – Nurse18:45

    xG 0.71–0.33 (68%)attempts 22–9goals 0–1

  2. Ceci – Lagesson14:08

    xG 0.41–0.18 (69%)attempts 13–5goals 0–2

  3. Koekkoek – Bouchard14:00

    xG 0.97–0.74 (57%)attempts 19–11goals 3–0

Seattle Kraken

Forward lines

  1. bestEberle – Schwartz – McCann14:54

    xG 0.42–0.11 (80%)attempts 13–10goals 2–0

  2. Donskoi – Donato – Geekie6:34

    xG 0.44–0.26 (63%)attempts 4–5goals 0–0

  3. Jarnkrok – Tanev – True2:53

    xG 0.00–0.05 (0%)attempts 0–5goals 0–1

  4. Jarnkrok – Wennberg – Tanev6:14

    xG 0.05–0.13 (28%)attempts 1–6goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestGiordano – Soucy3:50

    xG 0.34–0.09 (79%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

  2. Soucy – Lauzon7:00

    xG 0.34–0.27 (56%)attempts 7–8goals 2–2

  3. Soucy – Fleury4:11

    xG 0.03–0.17 (16%)attempts 1–5goals 0–0

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.

SEA 1.7 xGEDM 3.9 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

SEAEDM

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 82/100 · #270 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.84 · 8 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 14% (winner's lowest chance)
EDM 100%5050%50SEA 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +33 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 86% of the time.

SEA winsEDM wins

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

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