EDM
5–4
VGK
Final / SO · W
Edmonton Oilers
EDM · 8-12-1
5–4
Final / SOW
Vegas Golden Knights
VGK · 14-5-4
1ST2ND3RDOTSOT
EDM
11231209011534
VGK
0112825030427
goals · shots on goal
First meeting this season — the Oilers lead the season series 1–0
EDM 8-12-1 · VGK 14-5-4 · First meeting this season — the Oilers lead the season series 1–0
Oilers beat the Golden Knights
The Oilers earned it: 4.5 expected goals to 2.5, and they won it in a shootout. Stuart Skinner allowed 1.5 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.
Who had the better chances
Expected goals (xG) score every shot by how often shots like it go in: distance, angle, type, rebound, rush. Adding them up shows who created the better chances, whatever the scoreboard says.
The Oilers created the better chances: 4.5 expected goals to 2.5, on 34 and 27 shots on goal.
EDM 4.5 xG · 34 shots
VGK 2.5 xG · 27 shots
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1st
0.7 · 1.0
2nd · the swing
2.2 · 0.6
3rd
1.3 · 0.5
OT
0.3 · 0.4
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
1
Sam Gagner · 1st 13:29 · 1–0 · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (1%) that found a way in
2
Mark Stone · 2nd 01:11 · 1–1 · deflected shot, a good chance (17%)
3
Mattias Janmark · 2nd 05:08 · 2–1 · deflected shot, a good chance (18%)
4
Michael Amadio · 2nd 05:51 · 2–2 · backhand shot, a low-percentage shot (9%) that found a way in
5
Connor McDavid · 2nd 07:54 · 3–2 · backhand shot, a great chance (32%)
6
Evander Kane · 2nd 17:23 · 4–2 · backhand shot, a great chance (30%)
7
Ben Hutton · 3rd 13:30 · 4–3 · snap shot, a low-percentage shot (7%) that found a way in
8
Keegan Kolesar · 3rd 17:52 · 4–4 · tip in shot, a good chance (15%)
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Oilers win 77.
EDM 77%VGK 23%
Goals and penalties
8 goals · 0 penalties← Oilers shoot this way
Golden Knights shoot this way →
On net
Missed
Bigger = better chance
1Goal, numbered to the list
1
Sam Gagner · 1st 13:29 · 1–0
Wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (1%) that found a way in
2
Mark Stone · 2nd 01:11 · 1–1
Deflected shot, a good chance (17%)
3
Mattias Janmark · 2nd 05:08 · 2–1
Deflected shot, a good chance (18%)
4
Michael Amadio · 2nd 05:51 · 2–2
Backhand shot, a low-percentage shot (9%) that found a way in
5
Connor McDavid · 2nd 07:54 · 3–2
Backhand shot, a great chance (32%)
6
Evander Kane · 2nd 17:23 · PP · 4–2
Backhand shot, a great chance (30%)
7
Ben Hutton · 3rd 13:30 · 4–3
Snap shot, a low-percentage shot (7%) that found a way in
8
Keegan Kolesar · 3rd 17:52 · 4–4
Tip in shot, a good chance (15%)
1st period
2nd period
3rd period
No penalties
Shootout
Decided in a shootout — Oilers
Goaltending
23/27 saves · 4 GA · 2.5 xGA
Allowed 1.5 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.
30/34 saves · 4 GA · 4.5 xGA
Gave up about what the shots he faced would predict.
