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Tue, Nov 1, 2022·Rogers Place, Edmonton

Nashville Predators 4, Edmonton Oilers 7

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Edmonton Oilers win this game 82% of the time.

EDM winsNSH wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NSH181827423
EDM41411429737

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 0:34NSHMattias EkholmAssists: Matt Duchene, Mikael Granlund · Wrist, 0.22 xG1–0
  2. P1 4:14EDMEvander KaneAssists: Leon Draisaitl, Darnell Nurse · Backhand, 0.15 xG1–1
  3. P1 7:25EDMEvander KaneAssists: Leon Draisaitl, Kailer Yamamoto · Snap, 0.12 xG1–2
  4. P1 7:51EDMConnor McDavidAssists: Zach Hyman, Evan Bouchard · Wrist, 0.09 xG1–3
  5. P1 14:58EDMDerek RyanAssists: Tyson Barrie, Devin Shore · Tip-in, 0.11 xG1–4
  6. P2 7:26EDMConnor McDavidPPGWGAssists: Leon Draisaitl · Snap, 0.12 xG1–5
  7. P2 9:28NSHRyan JohansenPPAssists: Roman Josi, Filip Forsberg · Tip-in, 0.09 xG2–5
  8. P3 4:51NSHFilip ForsbergAssists: Matt Duchene, Mikael Granlund · Snap, 0.14 xG3–5
  9. P3 8:55EDMLeon DraisaitlPPAssists: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Connor McDavid · Snap, 0.13 xG3–6
  10. P3 17:10NSHNino NiederreiterPPAssists: Roman Josi, Filip Forsberg · Tip-in, 0.12 xG4–6
  11. P3 18:23EDMEvander KaneENAssists: Leon Draisaitl, Connor McDavid · Wrist, 0.76 xG4–7
Penalties (10)
  1. P1 10:21NSHKiefer Sherwood: Cross checking2 min
  2. P2 2:26NSHAlexandre Carrier: Interference2 min
  3. P2 6:35NSHKiefer Sherwood: Tripping2 min · PPG
  4. P2 8:44EDMBrett Kulak: Slashing2 min · PPG
  5. P2 10:49NSHMichael McCarron: Roughing2 min
  6. P3 7:36NSHMattias Ekholm: Roughing2 min · PPG
  7. P3 16:55EDMTyson Barrie: Interference2 min · PPG
  8. P3 19:26EDMJesse Puljujarvi: Fighting5 min
  9. P3 19:26NSHKiefer Sherwood: Fighting5 min
  10. P3 19:37NSHMichael McCarron: Cross checking2 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.

NSH00 SOG · 0.0 xG

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P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0EDM
49% to win51% to win
← NSH attackEDM attack →
  1. P1 20:00Granlund won the faceoff against Draisaitl
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NSHEDM
23Shots on goal37
2.5Expected goals4.8
44Shot attempts72
31Faceoffs won36
2Power plays6
17Penalty minutes9
60Hits27
24Blocked shots10
10Giveaways16
11Takeaways11

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.

Nashville Predators

Forward lines

  1. bestDuchene – Granlund – Forsberg13:32

    xG 0.79–0.60 (57%)attempts 12–13goals 2–2

  2. McCarron – Tolvanen – Smith3:12

    xG 0.12–0.14 (47%)attempts 2–5goals 0–1

  3. Johansen – Niederreiter – Sherwood5:22

    xG 0.15–0.17 (47%)attempts 4–6goals 0–1

  4. McCarron – Sherwood – Smith2:39

    xG 0.05–0.23 (18%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestEkholm – Carrier11:59

    xG 0.87–0.16 (84%)attempts 11–8goals 1–1

  2. Josi – Ekholm2:42

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

  3. Josi – Fabbro14:22

    xG 0.43–0.52 (45%)attempts 12–13goals 1–1

Edmonton Oilers

Forward lines

  1. bestHyman – Nugent-Hopkins – McDavid10:09

    xG 0.74–0.16 (82%)attempts 16–7goals 1–0

  2. Foegele – Puljujarvi – McLeod10:12

    xG 0.41–0.07 (86%)attempts 8–4goals 0–0

  3. Shore – Ryan – Holloway6:55

    xG 0.14–0.28 (33%)attempts 7–5goals 1–0

  4. Kane – Draisaitl – Yamamoto13:12

    xG 0.42–0.96 (30%)attempts 9–14goals 2–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestBarrie – Niemelainen11:24

    xG 1.12–0.19 (85%)attempts 18–5goals 1–0

  2. Ceci – Kulak2:54

    xG 0.18–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–0goals 0–0

  3. Kulak – Bouchard13:33

    xG 0.39–0.38 (50%)attempts 12–12goals 1–0

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.

EDM 4.8 xGNSH 2.5 xG
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Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

EDMNSH

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 NSH. Dots are goals.

Excitement 85/100 · #244 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.00 · 10 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 38% (winner's lowest chance)
NSH 100%5050%50EDM 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +18 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 82% of the time.

EDM winsNSH wins

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

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