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Thu, Nov 14, 2024·Rogers Place, Edmonton

Nashville Predators 2, Edmonton Oilers 3 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Edmonton Oilers win this game 82% of the time.

EDM winsNSH wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
NSH18041901222
EDM092150812334

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 8:22NSHMichael McCarronAssists: Roman Josi · Tip-in, 0.05 xG1–0
  2. P2 2:44EDMConnor McDavidAssists: Leon Draisaitl, Darnell Nurse · Snap, 0.11 xG1–1
  3. P2 5:30EDMDarnell NurseAssists: Brett Kulak, Mattias Janmark · Snap, 0.04 xG1–2
  4. P3 17:12NSHCole SmithAssists: Zachary L'Heureux, Jeremy Lauzon · Wrist, 0.12 xG2–2
  5. OT 2:33EDMDarnell NurseGWGAssists: Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl · Snap, 0.11 xG2–3
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 1:47NSHColton Sissons: Slashing2 min
  2. P1 18:59NSHJonathan Marchessault: Tripping2 min
  3. P2 1:02NSHColton Sissons: Hooking2 min
  4. P2 1:07EDMJeff Skinner: Holding the stick2 min
  5. P2 14:51EDMCorey Perry: Cross checking2 min
  6. P2 18:16NSHAlexandre Carrier: High sticking2 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.

NSH00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0EDM
43% to win57% to win
← NSH attackEDM attack →
  1. P1 20:00O'Reilly won the faceoff against McDavid
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NSHEDM
22Shots on goal34
1.8Expected goals3.8
40Shot attempts53
30Faceoffs won27
2Power plays4
8Penalty minutes4
19Hits15
7Blocked shots12
21Giveaways19
5Takeaways4

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.

Nashville Predators

Forward lines

  1. bestTomasino – Parssinen – Evangelista7:47

    xG 0.36–0.21 (63%)attempts 10–5goals 0–0

  2. Nyquist – Marchessault – Sissons9:10

    xG 0.10–0.35 (22%)attempts 5–7goals 0–0

  3. McCarron – Smith – L'Heureux6:39

    xG 0.17–0.49 (26%)attempts 3–10goals 2–0

  4. Stamkos – O'Reilly – Forsberg11:39

    xG 0.46–0.98 (32%)attempts 9–12goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSchenn – Del Gaizo11:21

    xG 0.33–0.21 (61%)attempts 12–7goals 0–0

  2. Skjei – Carrier2:23

    xG 0.10–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

  3. Josi – Del Gaizo2:58

    xG 0.02–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–0goals 0–0

Edmonton Oilers

Forward lines

  1. bestPerry – Draisaitl – Podkolzin7:36

    xG 0.69–0.10 (88%)attempts 9–2goals 0–0

  2. Hyman – Nugent-Hopkins – McDavid11:26

    xG 0.77–0.29 (73%)attempts 14–8goals 1–1

  3. Henrique – Brown – Janmark7:06

    xG 0.20–0.12 (62%)attempts 4–4goals 0–0

  4. Henrique – Skinner – Ryan2:08

    xG 0.14–0.10 (58%)attempts 5–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestEkholm – Bouchard15:21

    xG 1.41–0.38 (79%)attempts 20–11goals 0–1

  2. Dermott – Emberson2:37

    xG 0.29–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

  3. Kulak – Nurse9:00

    xG 0.41–0.23 (64%)attempts 12–7goals 1–0

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.

EDM 3.8 xGNSH 1.8 xG
01234P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

EDMNSH

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 NSH. Dots are goals.

Excitement 62/100 · #501 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.83 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 35% (winner's lowest chance)
NSH 100%5050%50EDM 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +38 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 82% of the time.

EDM winsNSH wins

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

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