EDM
3–2
STL
Final / OT · W
Edmonton Oilers
EDM · 35-20-2
3–2
Final / OTW
St. Louis Blues
STL · 30-26-3
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EDM
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STL
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goals · shots on goal
Meeting 2 this season — the season series is tied 1–1
EDM 35-20-2 · STL 30-26-3 · Meeting 2 this season — the season series is tied 1–1
Oilers beat the Blues
Down 0–2 in the 1st period, the Oilers erased the deficit with three unanswered goals — Hyman's equalizer — and won it in overtime on McDavid's goal.
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: 3.6 expected goals to 2.3, on 36 and 34 shots on goal.
EDM 3.6 xG · 36 shots
STL 2.3 xG · 34 shots
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1
2
3
4
1st · the swing
1.4 · 0.7
2nd
0.8 · 0.7
3rd
1.0 · 0.6
OT
0.4 · 0.4
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
1
Robert Thomas · 1st 02:19 · 0–1 · snap shot, a good chance (10%)
2
Pavel Buchnevich · 1st 04:49 · 0–2 · snap shot, a good chance (17%)
3
Zach Hyman · 1st 18:16 · 1–2 · backhand shot, a great chance (26%)
4
Zach Hyman · 2nd 04:54 · 2–2 · wrist shot, a good chance (20%)
5
Connor McDavid · OT 04:34 · 3–2 · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (7%) that found a way in
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Oilers win 69.
EDM 69%STL 31%
Goals and penalties
5 goals · 0 penalties← Oilers shoot this way
Blues shoot this way →
On net
Missed
Bigger = better chance
1Goal, numbered to the list
1
Robert Thomas · 1st 02:19 · PP · 0–1
Snap shot, a good chance (10%)
2
Pavel Buchnevich · 1st 04:49 · 0–2
Snap shot, a good chance (17%)
3
Zach Hyman · 1st 18:16 · PP · 1–2
Backhand shot, a great chance (26%)
4
Zach Hyman · 2nd 04:54 · 2–2
Wrist shot, a good chance (20%)
5
Connor McDavid · OT 04:34 · GWG · 3–2
Wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (7%) that found a way in
1st period
2nd period
3rd period
No goals or penalties.
Overtime
5
Mattias Ekholm, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (7%) that found a way in
3–2
No penalties
Goaltending
32/34 saves · 2 GA · 2.3 xGA
Gave up about what the shots he faced would predict.
33/36 saves · 3 GA · 3.6 xGA
Stopped 0.6 more goals than an average goalie would have.
