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Sat, Apr 6, 2024·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Edmonton Oilers 4, Calgary Flames 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Edmonton Oilers win this game 78% of the time.

CGY winsEDM wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
EDM1918210427
CGY0911818235

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 19:44EDMLeon DraisaitlPPAssists: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Connor McDavid · Slap, 0.06 xG1–0
  2. P2 3:13EDMConnor BrownAssists: Mattias Janmark, Derek Ryan · Wrist, 0.22 xG2–0
  3. P2 3:57CGYYegor SharangovichPPAssists: Andrei Kuzmenko, Jonathan Huberdeau · Slap, 0.10 xG2–1
  4. P3 7:13CGYNazem KadriPPAssists: Yegor Sharangovich, Andrei Kuzmenko · Tip-in, 0.09 xG2–2
  5. P3 10:36EDMEvan BouchardPPGWGAssists: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Connor McDavid · Slap, 0.74 xG3–2
  6. P3 19:17EDMRyan Nugent-HopkinsENUnassisted · Wrist, 0.73 xG4–2
Penalties (14)
  1. P1 8:44EDMCorey Perry: Slashing2 min
  2. P1 12:17EDMBrett Kulak: Interference2 min
  3. P1 15:02EDMEvan Bouchard: Tripping2 min
  4. P1 15:44CGYYegor Sharangovich: Interference2 min
  5. P1 18:55CGYAndrei Kuzmenko: Tripping2 min · PPG
  6. P2 3:46EDMEvander Kane: Slashing2 min · PPG
  7. P2 9:16CGYDryden Hunt: Holding the stick2 min
  8. P2 19:47CGYJonathan Huberdeau: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  9. P2 19:47EDMMattias Ekholm: Roughing2 min
  10. P2 19:47CGYJonathan Huberdeau: Roughing2 min
  11. P3 5:59EDMVincent Desharnais: Slashing2 min · PPG
  12. P3 9:52CGYOliver Kylington: Slashing2 min · PPG
  13. P3 13:00CGYConnor Zary: Tripping2 min
  14. P3 13:49EDMLeon Draisaitl: 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

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0CGY
46% to win54% to win
← EDM attackCGY attack →
  1. P1 20:00Zary won the faceoff against McLeod
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

EDMCGY
27Shots on goal35
4.9Expected goals3.0
56Shot attempts70
36Faceoffs won29
6Power plays6
14Penalty minutes14
13Hits17
17Blocked shots16
7Giveaways9
12Takeaways12

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. bestBrown – Janmark – Ryan3:33

    xG 0.24–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–2goals 1–0

  2. Henrique – Nugent-Hopkins – Foegele7:30

    xG 0.36–0.36 (50%)attempts 5–10goals 0–0

  3. Nugent-Hopkins – Brown – Draisaitl2:00

    xG 0.00–0.06 (0%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

  4. Hyman – Draisaitl – McDavid9:04

    xG 0.43–0.92 (32%)attempts 7–19goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Kulak – Desharnais9:57

    xG 0.13–0.10 (57%)attempts 4–10goals 0–0

  2. Ekholm – Bouchard13:34

    xG 0.71–1.03 (41%)attempts 13–24goals 0–0

  3. Ceci – Nurse15:19

    xG 0.62–0.97 (39%)attempts 11–22goals 1–0

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestBacklund – Coleman – Sharangovich10:14

    xG 1.00–0.43 (70%)attempts 21–5goals 0–0

  2. Huberdeau – Hunt – Zary7:54

    xG 0.57–0.07 (89%)attempts 17–5goals 0–0

  3. Kadri – Pospisil – Kuzmenko8:58

    xG 0.32–0.44 (42%)attempts 8–5goals 0–0

  4. Greer – Rooney – Coronato3:29

    xG 0.00–0.24 (0%)attempts 2–3goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestWeegar – Miromanov15:38

    xG 0.92–0.41 (69%)attempts 23–8goals 0–0

  2. Gilbert – Pachal7:56

    xG 0.35–0.31 (53%)attempts 8–5goals 0–1

  3. Andersson – Kylington13:07

    xG 0.47–0.75 (38%)attempts 15–15goals 0–0

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.

CGY 3.0 xGEDM 4.9 xG
012345P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYEDM

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 80/100 · #321 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.99 · 6 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 45% (winner's lowest chance)
EDM 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +28 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 78% of the time.

CGY winsEDM wins

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

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