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Sat, Dec 27, 2025·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Edmonton Oilers 2, Calgary Flames 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 52% of the time.

CGY winsEDM wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
EDM19010112231
CGY11411018332

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 7:00CGYYegor SharangovichAssists: Adam Klapka · Wrist, 0.09 xG0–1
  2. P1 8:36EDMEvan BouchardPPAssists: Leon Draisaitl, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins · Slap, 0.06 xG1–1
  3. P2 3:28CGYRyan LombergUnassisted · Snap, 0.18 xG1–2
  4. P3 12:31CGYBlake ColemanGWGAssists: Mikael Backlund, Kevin Bahl · Wrist, 0.13 xG1–3
  5. P3 15:23EDMConnor McDavidAssists: Zach Hyman, Evan Bouchard · Poke, 0.18 xG2–3
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 7:12CGYYan Kuznetsov: Hooking2 min · PPG
  2. P1 12:03EDMZach Hyman: Slashing2 min
  3. P1 12:03CGYAdam Klapka: Roughing2 min
  4. P1 18:16EDMLeon Draisaitl: Slashing2 min
  5. P2 5:42EDMAndrew Mangiapane: Holding the stick2 min
  6. P2 9:36CGYYan Kuznetsov: Tripping2 min
  7. P2 12:06CGYKevin Bahl: Cross checking2 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
47% to win53% to win
← EDM attackCGY attack →
  1. P1 20:00Henrique won the faceoff against Frost
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

EDMCGY
31Shots on goal32
3.3Expected goals3.5
69Shot attempts63
31Faceoffs won18
3Power plays2
6Penalty minutes8
13Hits29
21Blocked shots24
25Giveaways16
7Takeaways6

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. bestHyman – Nugent-Hopkins – McDavid9:14

    xG 1.04–0.51 (67%)attempts 12–12goals 0–0

  2. Hyman – Draisaitl – McDavid4:46

    xG 0.75–0.32 (70%)attempts 13–6goals 1–1

  3. Janmark – Roslovic – Frederic2:24

    xG 0.26–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–0goals 0–0

  4. Henrique – Mangiapane – Savoie3:59

    xG 0.05–0.17 (21%)attempts 1–5goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Emberson – Stastney8:47

    xG 0.26–0.28 (48%)attempts 9–6goals 0–0

  2. Nurse – Regula10:57

    xG 0.41–0.48 (46%)attempts 14–9goals 0–1

  3. Ekholm – Bouchard16:24

    xG 1.49–1.58 (48%)attempts 22–26goals 1–1

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestKadri – Farabee – Sharangovich9:15

    xG 1.07–0.23 (82%)attempts 11–6goals 0–0

  2. Kirkland – Lomberg – Klapka4:52

    xG 0.50–0.00 (100%)attempts 7–5goals 1–0

  3. Huberdeau – Frost – Coronato6:17

    xG 0.39–0.54 (42%)attempts 8–8goals 0–0

  4. Backlund – Coleman – Zary6:54

    xG 0.22–0.85 (21%)attempts 5–10goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestWeegar – Kuznetsov16:11

    xG 1.07–0.42 (72%)attempts 15–17goals 2–0

  2. Hanley – Brzustewicz10:02

    xG 0.38–0.37 (51%)attempts 6–9goals 1–0

  3. Andersson – Bahl16:34

    xG 1.08–1.74 (38%)attempts 22–25goals 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.

CGY 3.5 xGEDM 3.3 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

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 35/100 · #902 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.18 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 50% (winner's lowest chance)
EDM 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +22 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 52% of the time.

CGY winsEDM wins

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

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0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).