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Sun, Dec 31, 2023·Honda Center, Anaheim

Edmonton Oilers 7, Anaheim Ducks 2

Expected result

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

ANA winsEDM wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
EDM210318211739
ANA1140818230

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 4:15EDMRyan McLeodAssists: Warren Foegele · Wrist, 0.22 xG1–0
  2. P1 9:10ANAMax JonesAssists: Ryan Strome, Trevor Zegras · Backhand, 0.24 xG1–1
  3. P1 17:22EDMEvander KaneUnassisted · Wrap-around, 0.06 xG2–1
  4. P2 1:48EDMLeon DraisaitlGWGAssists: Darnell Nurse, Warren Foegele · Slap, 0.04 xG3–1
  5. P2 4:16EDMWarren FoegeleAssists: Darnell Nurse, Connor Brown · Tip-in, 0.16 xG4–1
  6. P2 11:43EDMWarren FoegeleAssists: Ryan McLeod, Leon Draisaitl · Wrist, 0.11 xG5–1
  7. P3 4:49ANAFrank VatranoAssists: Alex Killorn, Radko Gudas · Snap, 0.16 xG5–2
  8. P3 8:49EDMZach HymanAssists: Connor McDavid, Evan Bouchard · Wrist, 0.09 xG6–2
  9. P3 15:49EDMBrett KulakAssists: Leon Draisaitl, Warren Foegele · Wrist, 0.05 xG7–2
Penalties (20)
  1. P1 14:20EDMBrett Kulak: Interference2 min
  2. P1 17:58EDMMattias Janmark: Cross checking2 min
  3. P1 17:58ANAIlya Lyubushkin: Roughing2 min
  4. P1 17:58EDMMattias Janmark: Roughing2 min
  5. P1 17:58ANAIlya Lyubushkin: Roughing2 min
  6. P2 2:10ANARyan Strome: Hooking2 min
  7. P2 12:30EDMVincent Desharnais: Holding2 min
  8. P2 13:37EDMMattias Ekholm: Hooking2 min
  9. P2 13:37ANARyan Strome: Slashing2 min
  10. P2 0:00ANAAdam Henrique: Holding2 min
  11. P3 2:35ANARyan Strome: Fighting5 min
  12. P3 2:35EDMMattias Ekholm: Fighting5 min
  13. P3 10:34EDMMattias Janmark: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  14. P3 10:34EDMMattias Janmark: Misconduct10 min
  15. P3 15:49ANATrevor Zegras: Spearing double minor4 min
  16. P3 15:49EDMLeon Draisaitl: Roughing2 min
  17. P3 15:49EDMLeon Draisaitl: Misconduct10 min
  18. P3 15:49ANATrevor Zegras: Misconduct10 min
  19. P3 17:07EDMWarren Foegele: Interference2 min
  20. P3 18:01ANAPavel Mintyukov: 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.

EDM00 SOG · 0.0 xG

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P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0ANA
46% to win54% to win
← EDM attackANA attack →
  1. P1 20:00McDavid won the faceoff against Henrique
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

EDMANA
39Shots on goal30
4.7Expected goals2.7
65Shot attempts54
26Faceoffs won22
4Power plays4
41Penalty minutes31
14Hits30
10Blocked shots15
7Giveaways6
5Takeaways6

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. bestDraisaitl – Foegele – McLeod9:39

    xG 1.61–0.72 (69%)attempts 21–6goals 4–1

  2. Hyman – Nugent-Hopkins – McDavid11:12

    xG 0.59–0.28 (68%)attempts 11–10goals 0–1

  3. Kane – Janmark – Ryan7:34

    xG 0.17–0.14 (55%)attempts 4–7goals 0–0

  4. Brown – Erne – Hamblin4:48

    xG 0.24–0.52 (32%)attempts 5–8goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestEkholm – Bouchard10:14

    xG 0.82–0.02 (97%)attempts 15–4goals 0–0

  2. Kulak – Desharnais10:56

    xG 0.68–0.17 (80%)attempts 12–7goals 2–0

  3. Nurse – Bouchard3:07

    xG 0.18–0.07 (73%)attempts 2–2goals 1–0

Anaheim Ducks

Forward lines

  1. bestSilfverberg – Carrick – Johnston6:51

    xG 0.45–0.00 (99%)attempts 9–3goals 0–0

  2. Strome – Jones – Zegras8:42

    xG 0.56–0.78 (42%)attempts 6–10goals 1–0

  3. Henrique – McGinn – Leason9:53

    xG 0.23–0.52 (31%)attempts 7–11goals 0–1

  4. Killorn – Vatrano – McTavish10:36

    xG 0.68–1.16 (37%)attempts 14–13goals 1–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestGudas – Vaakanainen13:18

    xG 1.01–0.87 (54%)attempts 13–8goals 2–2

  2. Lyubushkin – Mintyukov10:41

    xG 0.58–0.85 (40%)attempts 14–11goals 0–1

  3. Fowler – Drysdale16:03

    xG 0.30–1.54 (16%)attempts 9–30goals 0–3

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.

ANA 2.7 xGEDM 4.7 xG
012345P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

ANAEDM

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 42/100 · #812 of 1312 this seasonSwing 0.95 · 6 goals in reachComeback index 45% (winner's lowest chance)
EDM 100%5050%50ANA 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +16 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.

ANA winsEDM wins

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

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