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Sat, Mar 23, 2024·Scotiabank Arena, Toronto

Edmonton Oilers 3, Toronto Maple Leafs 6

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Edmonton Oilers win this game 56% of the time.

TOR winsEDM wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
EDM06015318339
TOR21031316629

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 4:17TORBobby McMannAssists: John Tavares, Timothy Liljegren · Wrist, 0.12 xG0–1
  2. P1 18:14TORWilliam NylanderPPAssists: Timothy Liljegren · Tip-in, 0.14 xG0–2
  3. P2 8:02TORPontus HolmbergAssists: Max Domi, Auston Matthews · Wrist, 0.23 xG0–3
  4. P2 11:04TORPontus HolmbergGWGAssists: Bobby McMann, Morgan Rielly · Tip-in, 0.09 xG0–4
  5. P2 15:46TORBobby McMannAssists: William Nylander, John Tavares · Wrist, 0.07 xG0–5
  6. P3 4:59EDMZach HymanPPAssists: Connor McDavid, Evan Bouchard · Tip-in, 0.14 xG1–5
  7. P3 8:32EDMCorey PerryPPAssists: Evander Kane, Connor McDavid · Tip-in, 0.07 xG2–5
  8. P3 16:21EDMLeon DraisaitlAssists: Connor McDavid, Evan Bouchard · Snap, 0.09 xG3–5
  9. P3 19:47TORAuston MatthewsENUnassisted · Wrist, 0.48 xG3–6
Penalties (13)
  1. P1 0:46TORMatthew Knies: Tripping2 min
  2. P1 14:47TORJohn Tavares: Holding2 min
  3. P1 16:57EDMDarnell Nurse: Interference2 min · PPG
  4. P1 18:33EDMEvander Kane: Tripping2 min
  5. P2 8:50TORConor Timmins: Cross checking2 min
  6. P2 9:26EDMLeon Draisaitl: Slashing2 min
  7. P2 9:26TORJoel Edmundson: Roughing2 min
  8. P2 0:00EDMDarnell Nurse: Roughing2 min
  9. P2 0:00EDMDarnell Nurse: Misconduct10 min
  10. P3 3:21TORConor Timmins: Delaying game puck over glass2 min · PPG
  11. P3 6:35TORConnor Dewar: Tripping2 min · PPG
  12. P3 12:36EDMMattias Janmark: Fighting5 min
  13. P3 12:36TORMax Domi: Fighting5 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
46% to win54% 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
39Shots on goal29
3.7Expected goals3.3
87Shot attempts51
30Faceoffs won27
5Power plays3
23Penalty minutes17
31Hits33
11Blocked shots28
9Giveaways11
5Takeaways7

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 – Henrique – Kane7:38

    xG 0.53–0.22 (71%)attempts 9–10goals 0–0

  2. Hyman – Draisaitl – McDavid8:02

    xG 0.45–0.30 (60%)attempts 13–6goals 0–1

  3. Carrick – Brown – Janmark6:26

    xG 0.18–0.35 (34%)attempts 5–7goals 0–1

  4. Nugent-Hopkins – Foegele – McLeod6:13

    xG 0.08–0.27 (22%)attempts 8–5goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestCeci – Kulak8:24

    xG 0.51–0.36 (58%)attempts 12–10goals 0–0

  2. Nurse – Desharnais7:09

    xG 0.29–0.17 (62%)attempts 7–6goals 0–1

  3. Ceci – Nurse2:11

    xG 0.07–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–0goals 0–0

Toronto Maple Leafs

Forward lines

  1. bestDomi – Matthews – Holmberg4:46

    xG 0.30–0.10 (74%)attempts 3–3goals 1–0

  2. Domi – Matthews – Knies5:22

    xG 0.35–0.26 (57%)attempts 7–7goals 0–0

  3. Tavares – Nylander – McMann6:48

    xG 0.32–0.27 (55%)attempts 6–12goals 2–0

  4. Gregor – Kampf – Dewar7:27

    xG 0.50–0.52 (49%)attempts 7–14goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestEdmundson – Liljegren10:56

    xG 0.69–0.47 (60%)attempts 12–14goals 1–0

  2. Timmins – Benoit8:24

    xG 0.12–0.42 (22%)attempts 7–7goals 0–0

  3. Rielly – McCabe12:54

    xG 0.22–0.74 (23%)attempts 4–23goals 2–0

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 3.3 xGEDM 3.7 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

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 84/100 · #260 of 1312 this seasonSwing 0.63 · 7 goals in reach · 3-goal lead cutComeback index 53% (winner's lowest chance)
EDM 100%5050%50TOR 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +17 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 56% 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).