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Sat, Feb 25, 2023·Nationwide Arena, Columbus

Edmonton Oilers 5, Columbus Blue Jackets 6

Expected result

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

CBJ winsEDM wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
EDM09415123547
CBJ1931126626

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 1:14CBJKirill MarchenkoAssists: Johnny Gaudreau, Boone Jenner · Wrist, 0.17 xG0–1
  2. P2 1:33CBJBoone JennerPPAssists: Patrik Laine, Jack Roslovic · Tip-in, 0.13 xG0–2
  3. P2 3:24CBJKirill MarchenkoAssists: Johnny Gaudreau · Wrist, 0.09 xG0–3
  4. P2 5:56CBJPatrik LaineAssists: Adam Boqvist, Jack Roslovic · Wrist, 0.03 xG0–4
  5. P2 6:40EDMWarren FoegeleUnassisted · Wrist, 0.07 xG1–4
  6. P2 9:42EDMLeon DraisaitlPPAssists: Connor McDavid, Tyson Barrie · Snap, 0.18 xG2–4
  7. P2 12:51EDMConnor McDavidSHAssists: Brett Kulak · Snap, 0.17 xG3–4
  8. P2 14:42EDMConnor McDavidAssists: Brett Kulak, Tyson Barrie · Slap, 0.05 xG4–4
  9. P3 9:01CBJJack RoslovicAssists: Patrik Laine, Kent Johnson · Snap, 0.10 xG4–5
  10. P3 14:56CBJJack RoslovicGWGAssists: Gavin Bayreuther · Wrist, 0.06 xG4–6
  11. P3 17:04EDMZach HymanAssists: Connor McDavid, Darnell Nurse · Wrist, 0.24 xG5–6
Penalties (11)
  1. P1 1:42EDMJesse Puljujarvi: Tripping2 min
  2. P1 12:04CBJJohnny Gaudreau: Holding the stick2 min
  3. P1 13:33CBJSean Kuraly: Misconduct10 min
  4. P1 17:50EDMZach Hyman: Holding2 min
  5. P1 19:52EDMVincent Desharnais: Slashing2 min · PPG
  6. P2 7:50CBJEmil Bemstrom: Holding2 min · PPG
  7. P2 8:14CBJErik Gudbranson: High sticking2 min
  8. P2 11:49EDMCody Ceci: Interference2 min
  9. P2 13:19EDMDarnell Nurse: Cross checking2 min
  10. P2 13:19CBJNick Blankenburg: Slashing2 min
  11. P3 9:41CBJErik Gudbranson: 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 SOG0CBJ
49% to win51% to win
← EDM attackCBJ attack →
  1. P1 20:00McDavid won the faceoff against Kuraly
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

EDMCBJ
47Shots on goal26
4.4Expected goals3.3
79Shot attempts48
39Faceoffs won22
4Power plays4
10Penalty minutes20
17Hits14
8Blocked shots16
4Giveaways4
4Takeaways11

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 – Draisaitl – McDavid10:01

    xG 0.89–0.15 (85%)attempts 21–4goals 1–0

  2. Foegele – Yamamoto – McLeod4:02

    xG 0.22–0.16 (58%)attempts 7–4goals 0–0

  3. Nugent-Hopkins – Foegele – Yamamoto4:32

    xG 0.12–0.36 (24%)attempts 8–5goals 0–2

  4. Shore – Ryan – Puljujarvi4:34

    xG 0.03–0.35 (9%)attempts 2–6goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestBarrie – Kulak8:07

    xG 0.67–0.19 (78%)attempts 15–7goals 1–0

  2. Bouchard – Broberg6:02

    xG 0.69–0.24 (74%)attempts 9–6goals 0–2

  3. Nurse – Desharnais3:12

    xG 0.29–0.00 (100%)attempts 6–2goals 1–0

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. bestGaudreau – Jenner – Marchenko12:46

    xG 0.96–0.65 (60%)attempts 15–16goals 2–0

  2. Roslovic – Laine – Johnson7:22

    xG 0.46–0.17 (73%)attempts 10–7goals 3–0

  3. Kuraly – Olivier – Robinson9:19

    xG 0.05–0.36 (12%)attempts 2–13goals 0–0

  4. Bemstrom – Foudy – Sillinger5:20

    xG 0.14–0.77 (15%)attempts 3–9goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestPeeke – Blankenburg2:51

    xG 0.24–0.03 (89%)attempts 5–2goals 1–0

  2. Bayreuther – Blankenburg2:27

    xG 0.21–0.01 (95%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0

  3. Gudbranson – Berni2:29

    xG 0.11–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–0goals 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.

CBJ 3.3 xGEDM 4.4 xG
012345P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CBJEDM

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 96/100 · #79 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.89 · 10 goals in reach · 4-goal lead cutComeback index 51% (winner's lowest chance)
EDM 100%5050%50CBJ 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +28 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.

CBJ winsEDM wins

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

-7
-6
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-1
0
+1
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+7

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