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Thu, Dec 14, 2023·Rogers Place, Edmonton

Tampa Bay Lightning 7, Edmonton Oilers 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Edmonton Oilers win this game 90% of the time.

EDM winsTBL wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
TBL2707510724
EDM015323119457

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 1:07TBLSteven StamkosPPAssists: Nick Paul, Nikita Kucherov · Snap, 0.14 xG1–0
  2. P1 7:17TBLTyler MotteAssists: Darren Raddysh, Michael Eyssimont · Backhand, 0.09 xG2–0
  3. P2 1:23EDMDarnell NurseSHAssists: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Derek Ryan · Snap, 0.21 xG2–1
  4. P2 7:20EDMConnor McDavidPPUnassisted · Slap, 0.21 xG2–2
  5. P2 10:02EDMZach HymanPPAssists: Evan Bouchard, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins · Deflected, 0.10 xG2–3
  6. P3 6:48TBLSteven StamkosAssists: Haydn Fleury, Conor Sheary · Bat, 0.08 xG3–3
  7. P3 12:47TBLNikita KucherovAssists: Brayden Point, Mikhail Sergachev · Wrist, 0.22 xG4–3
  8. P3 14:02TBLSteven StamkosGWGAssists: Conor Sheary · Wrist, 0.03 xG5–3
  9. P3 17:38EDMRyan Nugent-HopkinsAssists: Evan Bouchard, Connor McDavid · Tip-in, 0.09 xG5–4
  10. P3 18:27TBLAnthony CirelliENUnassisted · Wrist, 0.67 xG6–4
  11. P3 19:53TBLSteven StamkosENAssists: Nikita Kucherov, Calvin de Haan · Wrist, 0.65 xG7–4
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 0:52EDMLeon Draisaitl: Tripping2 min · PPG
  2. P1 18:15TBLLuke Glendening: Tripping2 min
  3. P2 1:07EDMWarren Foegele: Hooking2 min
  4. P2 6:22TBLBrandon Hagel: Tripping2 min · PPG
  5. P2 9:12TBLCalvin de Haan: Interference2 min · PPG
  6. P3 15:26TBLDarren Raddysh: 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.

TBL00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

TBLEDM
24Shots on goal57
3.6Expected goals7.3
49Shot attempts90
30Faceoffs won35
2Power plays4
8Penalty minutes4
24Hits26
19Blocked shots16
19Giveaways19
12Takeaways17

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.

Tampa Bay Lightning

Forward lines

  1. bestKucherov – Point – Hagel9:08

    xG 0.88–0.58 (60%)attempts 9–10goals 1–0

  2. Cirelli – Hagel – Jeannot3:04

    xG 0.00–0.12 (0%)attempts 3–4goals 0–0

  3. Glendening – Motte – Eyssimont5:19

    xG 0.27–0.41 (40%)attempts 8–4goals 1–0

  4. Kucherov – Point – Barré-Boulet6:15

    xG 0.00–0.18 (0%)attempts 4–11goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestde Haan – Raddysh5:51

    xG 0.42–0.09 (83%)attempts 7–4goals 1–0

  2. Sergachev – Perbix5:00

    xG 0.32–0.38 (46%)attempts 4–4goals 0–0

  3. Fleury – Raddysh7:49

    xG 0.15–0.30 (32%)attempts 5–6goals 1–0

Edmonton Oilers

Forward lines

  1. bestJanmark – Draisaitl – Foegele9:57

    xG 1.26–0.36 (78%)attempts 12–8goals 0–1

  2. Hyman – Nugent-Hopkins – McDavid13:30

    xG 0.96–0.31 (76%)attempts 20–5goals 0–1

  3. Gagner – Ryan – Hamblin5:48

    xG 0.23–0.17 (58%)attempts 7–4goals 0–0

  4. Kane – Brown – McLeod9:40

    xG 0.34–0.47 (42%)attempts 9–11goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestEkholm – Bouchard17:07

    xG 1.56–0.23 (87%)attempts 23–8goals 0–1

  2. Ceci – Nurse17:31

    xG 1.13–0.83 (58%)attempts 22–17goals 0–2

  3. Kulak – Desharnais11:17

    xG 0.22–0.70 (24%)attempts 5–12goals 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.

EDM 7.3 xGTBL 3.6 xG
02468P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

EDMTBL

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 TBL. Dots are goals.

Excitement 94/100 · #111 of 1312 this seasonSwing 2.04 · 11 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 19% (winner's lowest chance)
TBL 100%5050%50EDM 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +36 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 90% of the time.

EDM winsTBL wins

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

-7
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
+1
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+7

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