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Thu, Dec 5, 2024·Rogers Place, Edmonton

Columbus Blue Jackets 3, Edmonton Oilers 6

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Edmonton Oilers win this game 83% of the time.

EDM winsCBJ wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CBJ191716322
EDM11341518636

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 2:31CBJKevin LabancAssists: Mikael Pyyhtia, Zach Werenski · Tip-in, 0.11 xG1–0
  2. P1 9:46EDMZach HymanAssists: Connor McDavid, Evan Bouchard · Snap, 0.22 xG1–1
  3. P2 2:22EDMLeon DraisaitlAssists: Connor McDavid, Evan Bouchard · Backhand, 0.16 xG1–2
  4. P2 4:02EDMMattias EkholmPPAssists: Jeff Skinner, Adam Henrique · Wrist, 0.18 xG1–3
  5. P2 6:53EDMZach HymanGWGAssists: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Connor McDavid · Snap, 0.10 xG1–4
  6. P2 10:02CBJDamon SeversonAssists: Cole Sillinger, Adam Fantilli · Wrist, 0.03 xG2–4
  7. P2 18:30EDMJeff SkinnerAssists: Adam Henrique, Mattias Janmark · Backhand, 0.18 xG2–5
  8. P3 6:10CBJCole SillingerAssists: Jordan Harris, Jake Christiansen · Snap, 0.03 xG3–5
  9. P3 13:37EDMLeon DraisaitlPPAssists: Connor McDavid, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins · Wrist, 0.10 xG3–6
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 3:56CBJDmitri Voronkov: Interference2 min
  2. P1 19:20EDMMattias Ekholm: Slashing2 min
  3. P2 2:22CBJAdam Fantilli: Delaying game unsuccessful challenge2 min · PPG
  4. P2 13:36CBJDante Fabbro: High sticking double minor4 min
  5. P3 2:19EDMMattias Janmark: Tripping2 min
  6. P3 13:28CBJDmitri Voronkov: Hooking2 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.

CBJ00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CBJEDM
22Shots on goal36
1.7Expected goals3.9
49Shot attempts65
20Faceoffs won34
2Power plays5
10Penalty minutes4
15Hits12
17Blocked shots16
11Giveaways10
4Takeaways2

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.

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. bestJohnson – Sillinger – Fantilli6:32

    xG 0.33–0.09 (79%)attempts 8–7goals 1–0

  2. Monahan – Marchenko – Johnson3:46

    xG 0.09–0.17 (34%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

  3. Voronkov – Sillinger – Fantilli3:28

    xG 0.00–0.14 (0%)attempts 1–6goals 0–0

  4. Monahan – Marchenko – Voronkov7:25

    xG 0.20–0.45 (31%)attempts 9–10goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestWerenski – Fabbro15:26

    xG 0.69–0.63 (52%)attempts 18–12goals 1–1

  2. Harris – Christiansen10:23

    xG 0.22–0.79 (22%)attempts 7–13goals 1–1

  3. Severson – Provorov17:49

    xG 0.26–1.06 (20%)attempts 12–22goals 0–1

Edmonton Oilers

Forward lines

  1. bestHyman – Nugent-Hopkins – McDavid10:57

    xG 0.80–0.03 (96%)attempts 13–6goals 2–0

  2. Perry – Brown – Ryan6:19

    xG 0.56–0.03 (95%)attempts 10–3goals 0–1

  3. Draisaitl – Kapanen – Podkolzin11:15

    xG 0.69–0.59 (54%)attempts 14–14goals 0–0

  4. Henrique – Skinner – Janmark9:11

    xG 0.28–0.29 (49%)attempts 5–8goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestEkholm – Bouchard15:02

    xG 1.07–0.31 (78%)attempts 18–9goals 2–0

  2. Kulak – Emberson9:01

    xG 0.79–0.28 (74%)attempts 12–6goals 1–1

  3. Nurse – Stecher10:10

    xG 0.51–0.02 (95%)attempts 13–4goals 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.

EDM 3.9 xGCBJ 1.7 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

EDMCBJ

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 CBJ. Dots are goals.

Excitement 75/100 · #323 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.16 · 9 goals in reachComeback index 41% (winner's lowest chance)
CBJ 100%5050%50EDM 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +18 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 83% of the time.

EDM winsCBJ wins

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

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