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Tue, Nov 28, 2023·Rogers Place, Edmonton

Vegas Golden Knights 4, Edmonton Oilers 5 (SO)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Edmonton Oilers win this game 76% of the time.

EDM winsVGK wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTSOTotal
VGK0112825030427
EDM11231209012534

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 13:29EDMSam GagnerAssists: James Hamblin · Wrist, 0.01 xG0–1
  2. P2 1:11VGKMark StoneAssists: Kaedan Korczak, Jack Eichel · Deflected, 0.12 xG1–1
  3. P2 5:08EDMMattias JanmarkAssists: Mattias Ekholm, Connor McDavid · Deflected, 0.17 xG1–2
  4. P2 5:51VGKMichael AmadioAssists: Nicolas Roy · Backhand, 0.11 xG2–2
  5. P2 7:54EDMConnor McDavidAssists: Cody Ceci · Backhand, 0.12 xG2–3
  6. P2 17:23EDMEvander KanePPAssists: Evan Bouchard, Connor McDavid · Backhand, 0.24 xG2–4
  7. P3 13:30VGKBen HuttonAssists: Paul Cotter, Michael Amadio · Snap, 0.09 xG3–4
  8. P3 17:52VGKKeegan KolesarAssists: Zach Whitecloud, Nicolas Roy · Tip-in, 0.13 xG4–4

Shootout

  1. 1. EDM Connor McDavid scored
  2. 2. VGK Jonathan Marchessault stopped
  3. 3. EDM Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored
  4. 4. VGK Jack Eichel stopped
Penalties (10)
  1. P1 6:48EDMAdam Erne: High sticking2 min
  2. P1 6:48VGKPaul Cotter: Too many men on the ice2 min
  3. P1 8:50EDMDarnell Nurse: Interference2 min
  4. P1 15:54EDMEvan Bouchard: Tripping2 min
  5. P2 6:17VGKWilliam Carrier: Holding the stick2 min
  6. P2 7:22EDMEvander Kane: Tripping2 min
  7. P2 13:49EDMConnor McDavid: Tripping2 min
  8. P2 15:42VGKJack Eichel: Slashing2 min · PPG
  9. P3 5:26EDMEvander Kane: Hooking2 min
  10. P3 8:58VGKNicolas Hague: Slashing2 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.

VGK00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0EDM
46% to win54% to win
← VGK attackEDM attack →
  1. P1 20:00Draisaitl won the faceoff against Karlsson
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

VGKEDM
27Shots on goal34
2.6Expected goals4.2
58Shot attempts72
32Faceoffs won35
5Power plays3
8Penalty minutes12
31Hits31
21Blocked shots21
22Giveaways12
6Takeaways15

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.

Vegas Golden Knights

Forward lines

  1. bestCarrier – Kolesar – Roy2:48

    xG 0.13–0.03 (81%)attempts 5–3goals 1–0

  2. Kolesar – Howden – Cotter5:38

    xG 0.22–0.13 (63%)attempts 7–5goals 0–1

  3. Karlsson – Marchessault – Barbashev10:16

    xG 0.28–0.28 (49%)attempts 8–7goals 0–0

  4. Carrier – Amadio – Roy6:16

    xG 0.22–0.23 (49%)attempts 5–11goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHutton – Whitecloud7:36

    xG 0.30–0.16 (65%)attempts 6–9goals 0–1

  2. Hague – Whitecloud6:02

    xG 0.41–0.28 (60%)attempts 9–5goals 1–0

  3. Pietrangelo – Hague8:13

    xG 0.23–0.13 (64%)attempts 8–8goals 1–0

Edmonton Oilers

Forward lines

  1. bestFoegele – Ryan – McLeod7:15

    xG 0.30–0.02 (95%)attempts 10–3goals 0–0

  2. Nugent-Hopkins – Janmark – McDavid9:46

    xG 0.34–0.27 (56%)attempts 8–6goals 1–2

  3. Kane – Brown – Draisaitl9:32

    xG 0.12–0.12 (50%)attempts 9–10goals 0–0

  4. Gagner – Erne – Hamblin4:32

    xG 0.21–0.28 (43%)attempts 7–6goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestEkholm – Bouchard15:43

    xG 0.67–0.38 (64%)attempts 19–8goals 1–2

  2. Ceci – Nurse13:19

    xG 0.39–0.27 (59%)attempts 15–14goals 0–0

  3. Kulak – Desharnais10:39

    xG 0.45–0.42 (51%)attempts 12–13goals 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.

EDM 4.2 xGVGK 2.6 xG
01234P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

EDMVGK

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 VGK. Dots are goals.

Excitement 96/100 · #70 of 1312 this seasonSwing 2.56 · 8 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 52% (winner's lowest chance)
VGK 100%5050%50EDM 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +41 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 76% of the time.

EDM winsVGK wins

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

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0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).