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Wed, Feb 23, 2022·Amalie Arena, Tampa

Edmonton Oilers 3, Tampa Bay Lightning 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Tampa Bay Lightning win this game 53% of the time.

TBL winsEDM wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
EDM19111110330
TBL2521117523

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 11:57TBLPatrick MaroonAssists: Anthony Cirelli, Corey Perry · Backhand, 0.15 xG0–1
  2. P1 18:10EDMConnor McDavidPPAssists: Tyson Barrie, Leon Draisaitl · Wrist, 0.05 xG1–1
  3. P1 19:45TBLSteven StamkosAssists: Alex Killorn, Mikhail Sergachev · Wrist, 0.04 xG1–2
  4. P2 10:48TBLBrayden PointAssists: Nikita Kucherov, Ondrej Palat · Tip-in, 0.10 xG1–3
  5. P2 15:24TBLCorey PerryPPGWGAssists: Mikhail Sergachev, Patrick Maroon · Tip-in, 0.19 xG1–4
  6. P2 17:12EDMZach HymanAssists: Leon Draisaitl · Backhand, 0.11 xG2–4
  7. P3 9:39EDMConnor McDavidAssists: Zach Hyman, Leon Draisaitl · Wrist, 0.10 xG3–4
  8. P3 19:56TBLNikita KucherovENUnassisted · Wrist, 0.75 xG3–5
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 17:53TBLSteven Stamkos: Interference2 min · PPG
  2. P2 11:20EDMRyan Nugent-Hopkins: Holding2 min
  3. P2 13:28EDMLeon Draisaitl: Tripping2 min · PPG
  4. P3 2:34EDMKailer Yamamoto: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  5. P3 3:39TBLVictor Hedman: Holding2 min
  6. P3 4:02EDMEvander Kane: Tripping2 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 SOG0TBL
48% to win52% to win
← EDM attackTBL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Point won the faceoff against McDavid
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

EDMTBL
30Shots on goal23
3.1Expected goals3.2
60Shot attempts41
30Faceoffs won23
1Power plays4
8Penalty minutes4
34Hits29
9Blocked shots12
3Giveaways5
8Takeaways8

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 – McLeod9:01

    xG 0.41–0.17 (71%)attempts 8–5goals 0–1

  2. Kane – Draisaitl – Yamamoto8:40

    xG 0.20–0.02 (91%)attempts 6–3goals 0–0

  3. Hyman – Draisaitl – McDavid8:20

    xG 0.39–0.23 (62%)attempts 9–6goals 2–0

  4. Shore – Benson – McLeod2:30

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

Defence pairs

  1. bestBarrie – Nurse12:41

    xG 0.99–0.11 (90%)attempts 19–3goals 1–0

  2. Ceci – Nurse4:31

    xG 0.38–0.16 (71%)attempts 8–5goals 1–0

  3. Lagesson – Bouchard2:04

    xG 0.12–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–0goals 0–0

Tampa Bay Lightning

Forward lines

  1. bestKillorn – Stamkos – Joseph3:40

    xG 0.16–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

  2. Killorn – Stamkos – Cirelli9:30

    xG 0.30–0.17 (64%)attempts 7–7goals 1–0

  3. Perry – Maroon – Bellemare8:37

    xG 0.30–0.21 (59%)attempts 3–7goals 0–0

  4. Cirelli – Raddysh – Colton2:56

    xG 0.06–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–0goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSergachev – Rutta3:05

    xG 0.28–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–1goals 1–0

  2. Hedman – Rutta10:31

    xG 0.38–0.37 (50%)attempts 7–6goals 0–0

  3. Sergachev – Foote6:08

    xG 0.03–0.13 (18%)attempts 1–8goals 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.

TBL 3.2 xGEDM 3.1 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

TBLEDM

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 77/100 · #358 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.36 · 8 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 52% (winner's lowest chance)
EDM 100%5050%50TBL 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, Tampa Bay Lightning win this game 53% of the time.

TBL winsEDM wins

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

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