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Sat, Mar 11, 2023·Scotiabank Arena, Toronto

Edmonton Oilers 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 7

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Toronto Maple Leafs win this game 76% of the time.

TOR winsEDM wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
EDM281919426
TOR114413211738

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 3:05TORNoel AcciariAssists: Zachary Aston-Reese, David Kampf · Wrist, 0.14 xG0–1
  2. P1 3:27EDMMattias EkholmAssists: Evan Bouchard, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins · Slap, 0.02 xG1–1
  3. P1 11:24EDMEvander KaneAssists: Connor McDavid, Cody Ceci · Wrap-around, 0.03 xG2–1
  4. P2 2:33EDMConnor McDavidAssists: Evan Bouchard, Nick Bjugstad · Wrist, 0.08 xG3–1
  5. P2 12:56TORMitch MarnerUnassisted · Wrist, 0.18 xG3–2
  6. P2 14:49TORWilliam NylanderAssists: Mitch Marner · Wrist, 0.06 xG3–3
  7. P2 15:56TORJohn TavaresAssists: Auston Matthews · Snap, 0.14 xG3–4
  8. P2 18:55TORJohn TavaresPPGWGAssists: Mitch Marner, William Nylander · Wrist, 0.13 xG3–5
  9. P3 10:50TORAuston MatthewsPPAssists: John Tavares, Mitch Marner · Wrist, 0.17 xG3–6
  10. P3 12:31EDMLeon DraisaitlPPAssists: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Connor McDavid · Slap, 0.05 xG4–6
  11. P3 19:10TORNoel AcciariENUnassisted · Wrist, 0.58 xG4–7
Penalties (18)
  1. P1 0:55EDMEvander Kane: Tripping2 min
  2. P2 0:20EDMConnor McDavid: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  3. P2 0:20TORAuston Matthews: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  4. P2 5:27EDMKailer Yamamoto: Tripping2 min
  5. P2 9:11EDMRyan McLeod: Interference2 min
  6. P2 9:11TORMichael Bunting: Embellishment2 min
  7. P2 18:30EDMDarnell Nurse: Tripping2 min · PPG
  8. P2 19:58TORJustin Holl: Tripping2 min
  9. P3 3:41TORJohn Tavares: Slashing2 min
  10. P3 3:41EDMVincent Desharnais: Cross checking2 min
  11. P3 5:58EDMDarnell Nurse: High sticking2 min
  12. P3 7:59EDMEvander Kane: Roughing2 min
  13. P3 7:59EDMEvander Kane: Roughing2 min
  14. P3 7:59TORMichael Bunting: Roughing2 min
  15. P3 7:59TORMichael Bunting: Roughing2 min
  16. P3 9:37EDMWarren Foegele: Slashing2 min · PPG
  17. P3 12:14TORTimothy Liljegren: Tripping2 min · PPG
  18. P3 15:52TORMitch Marner: 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 SOG0TOR
49% to win51% to win
← EDM attackTOR attack →
  1. P1 20:00Matthews won the faceoff against McDavid
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

EDMTOR
26Shots on goal38
2.7Expected goals4.5
50Shot attempts63
26Faceoffs won30
3Power plays5
20Penalty minutes16
23Hits22
12Blocked shots10
14Giveaways15
7Takeaways8

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 – Nugent-Hopkins – Draisaitl3:57

    xG 0.46–0.01 (98%)attempts 5–1goals 0–0

  2. Nugent-Hopkins – Draisaitl – Yamamoto5:57

    xG 0.14–0.25 (36%)attempts 5–4goals 1–0

  3. Shore – Ryan – McLeod3:50

    xG 0.00–0.20 (1%)attempts 2–4goals 0–1

  4. Kane – Hyman – McDavid8:58

    xG 0.44–0.64 (40%)attempts 8–13goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestEkholm – Bouchard13:15

    xG 0.63–0.47 (57%)attempts 14–10goals 1–0

  2. Kulak – Desharnais7:37

    xG 0.32–0.28 (53%)attempts 6–4goals 1–1

  3. Kulak – Bouchard2:10

    xG 0.00–0.28 (0%)attempts 3–2goals 0–1

Toronto Maple Leafs

Forward lines

  1. bestJarnkrok – Nylander – Lafferty2:42

    xG 0.44–0.02 (97%)attempts 3–2goals 0–1

  2. Kerfoot – Marner – Matthews8:22

    xG 0.47–0.15 (75%)attempts 10–5goals 1–1

  3. Acciari – Aston-Reese – Kampf7:30

    xG 0.67–0.37 (65%)attempts 9–6goals 1–0

  4. Tavares – Nylander – Bunting4:44

    xG 0.00–0.36 (0%)attempts 1–4goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestGiordano – Liljegren2:28

    xG 0.44–0.04 (92%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

  2. Giordano – Gustafsson2:51

    xG 0.41–0.02 (96%)attempts 5–1goals 0–0

  3. Giordano – Holl4:06

    xG 0.34–0.05 (88%)attempts 4–2goals 1–2

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.

TOR 4.5 xGEDM 2.7 xG
012345P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

TOREDM

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 91/100 · #158 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.85 · 11 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 13% (winner's lowest chance)
EDM 100%5050%50TOR 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +25 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Toronto Maple Leafs win this game 76% of the time.

TOR winsEDM wins

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

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