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Thu, Dec 1, 2022·Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul

Edmonton Oilers 3, Minnesota Wild 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Minnesota Wild win this game 72% of the time.

MIN winsEDM wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
EDM1416111321
MIN06313211530

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 11:17EDMLeon DraisaitlPPAssists: Evan Bouchard, Connor McDavid · Snap, 0.07 xG1–0
  2. P2 1:51MINJoel Eriksson EkPPAssists: Kirill Kaprizov · Wrist, 0.23 xG1–1
  3. P2 4:22EDMConnor McDavidAssists: Leon Draisaitl, Zach Hyman · Snap, 0.12 xG2–1
  4. P2 10:53MINKirill KaprizovPPAssists: Matt Boldy, Joel Eriksson Ek · Backhand, 0.12 xG2–2
  5. P2 13:59MINFrederick GaudreauAssists: Nic Petan, Jon Merrill · Backhand, 0.15 xG2–3
  6. P3 3:13MINSam SteelGWGAssists: Mats Zuccarello, Jon Merrill · Wrist, 0.17 xG2–4
  7. P3 11:48MINMats ZuccarelloAssists: Mathew Dumba, Kirill Kaprizov · Tip-in, 0.07 xG2–5
  8. P3 19:56EDMKlim KostinAssists: Devin Shore, Derek Ryan · Wrist, 0.02 xG3–5
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 0:17MINMarcus Foligno: High sticking2 min
  2. P1 10:23MINJon Merrill: Interference2 min · PPG
  3. P2 1:15EDMCody Ceci: Tripping2 min · PPG
  4. P2 5:08EDMMattias Janmark: Interference2 min
  5. P2 10:46EDMMattias Janmark: Tripping2 min · PPG
  6. P3 6:54MINNic Petan: Hooking2 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 SOG0MIN
49% to win51% to win
← EDM attackMIN attack →
  1. P1 20:00Eriksson Ek won the faceoff against McDavid
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

EDMMIN
21Shots on goal30
1.7Expected goals2.9
47Shot attempts55
30Faceoffs won27
3Power plays3
6Penalty minutes6
19Hits17
14Blocked shots16
8Giveaways7
6Takeaways2

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. Hyman – Draisaitl – McDavid12:14

    xG 0.59–0.63 (48%)attempts 9–15goals 1–0

  2. Nugent-Hopkins – Janmark – Puljujarvi10:36

    xG 0.06–0.15 (30%)attempts 7–6goals 0–1

  3. Malone – Hamblin – Holloway5:28

    xG 0.09–0.28 (24%)attempts 3–4goals 0–1

  4. Shore – Ryan – Kostin10:57

    xG 0.16–0.73 (18%)attempts 9–15goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. Bouchard – Broberg11:54

    xG 0.31–0.40 (43%)attempts 10–8goals 0–1

  2. Barrie – Kulak14:18

    xG 0.31–0.65 (32%)attempts 9–14goals 1–0

  3. Ceci – Nurse18:13

    xG 0.28–0.92 (23%)attempts 10–19goals 1–1

Minnesota Wild

Forward lines

  1. bestZuccarello – Kaprizov – Steel12:12

    xG 0.99–0.21 (82%)attempts 19–6goals 2–1

  2. Foligno – Greenway – Eriksson Ek9:29

    xG 0.49–0.16 (75%)attempts 10–5goals 0–0

  3. Petan – Gaudreau – Boldy10:13

    xG 0.46–0.16 (74%)attempts 9–7goals 1–0

  4. Reaves – Shaw – Dewar7:55

    xG 0.05–0.28 (15%)attempts 3–8goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestGoligoski – Dumba20:15

    xG 0.76–0.27 (74%)attempts 18–12goals 1–0

  2. Merrill – Addison12:19

    xG 0.85–0.38 (69%)attempts 14–11goals 2–1

  3. Spurgeon – Middleton14:59

    xG 0.58–0.48 (55%)attempts 13–10goals 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.

MIN 2.9 xGEDM 1.7 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

MINEDM

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 69/100 · #476 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.48 · 8 goals in reachComeback index 30% (winner's lowest chance)
EDM 100%5050%50MIN 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +23 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, Minnesota Wild win this game 72% of the time.

MIN winsEDM wins

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

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