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Fri, Feb 9, 2024·Honda Center, Anaheim

Edmonton Oilers 5, Anaheim Ducks 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Edmonton Oilers win this game 86% of the time.

ANA winsEDM wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
EDM09212311532
ANA11312112327

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 18:40ANACam FowlerPPAssists: Frank Vatrano, Adam Henrique · Wrist, 0.03 xG0–1
  2. P2 9:11EDMEvander KaneAssists: Corey Perry · Wrist, 0.04 xG1–1
  3. P2 9:40ANARyan StromeAssists: Leo Carlsson, Adam Henrique · Wrist, 0.18 xG1–2
  4. P2 12:51EDMEvander KaneAssists: Leon Draisaitl, Brett Kulak · Wrist, 0.07 xG2–2
  5. P3 3:20ANARyan StromePPAssists: Frank Vatrano, Cam Fowler · Snap, 0.08 xG2–3
  6. P3 8:41EDMZach HymanAssists: Connor McDavid · Tip-in, 0.11 xG3–3
  7. P3 10:09EDMLeon DraisaitlPPGWGAssists: Connor McDavid, Evan Bouchard · Slap, 0.12 xG4–3
  8. P3 18:50EDMEvander KaneENAssists: Derek Ryan, Connor McDavid · Wrist, 0.75 xG5–3
Penalties (4)
  1. P1 7:17ANAJackson LaCombe: Slashing2 min
  2. P1 16:58EDMConnor McDavid: Interference2 min · PPG
  3. P3 2:40EDMEvan Bouchard: High sticking2 min · PPG
  4. P3 9:03ANALeo Carlsson: Tripping2 min · PPG

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 SOG0ANA
46% to win54% to win
← EDM attackANA attack →
  1. P1 20:00Draisaitl won the faceoff against Carrick
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

EDMANA
32Shots on goal27
4.4Expected goals1.9
62Shot attempts43
27Faceoffs won24
2Power plays2
4Penalty minutes4
18Hits25
12Blocked shots13
11Giveaways6
6Takeaways5

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. bestPerry – Kane – Draisaitl13:07

    xG 0.97–0.36 (73%)attempts 15–6goals 2–0

  2. Brown – Janmark – Ryan4:29

    xG 0.37–0.16 (69%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0

  3. Hyman – Nugent-Hopkins – McDavid14:08

    xG 0.55–0.39 (58%)attempts 15–10goals 0–0

  4. Foegele – McLeod – Holloway7:38

    xG 0.07–0.37 (15%)attempts 4–5goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestKulak – Bouchard6:24

    xG 0.88–0.09 (91%)attempts 16–3goals 0–0

  2. Ceci – Kulak8:38

    xG 0.53–0.00 (100%)attempts 9–0goals 2–0

  3. Nurse – Desharnais17:09

    xG 0.49–0.38 (56%)attempts 11–11goals 0–1

Anaheim Ducks

Forward lines

  1. bestSilfverberg – Jones – Lundeström8:31

    xG 0.59–0.27 (68%)attempts 7–7goals 0–0

  2. Henrique – Strome – Carlsson12:20

    xG 0.42–0.33 (57%)attempts 9–9goals 1–0

  3. Vatrano – Terry – Groulx10:40

    xG 0.20–0.51 (28%)attempts 7–13goals 0–2

  4. Carrick – Johnston – Leason10:36

    xG 0.13–0.69 (15%)attempts 7–10goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Fowler – Lyubushkin16:47

    xG 0.83–0.93 (47%)attempts 15–15goals 0–1

  2. Lindstrom – LaCombe10:34

    xG 0.21–0.47 (31%)attempts 3–9goals 1–0

  3. Gudas – Vaakanainen18:08

    xG 0.35–1.13 (24%)attempts 12–24goals 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.

ANA 1.9 xGEDM 4.4 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 85/100 · #230 of 1312 this seasonSwing 2.12 · 8 goals in reachComeback index 17% (winner's lowest chance)
EDM 100%5050%50ANA 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +29 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 86% of the time.

ANA winsEDM wins

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

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