Tampa Bay Lightning at Edmonton Oilers
Recap
written from the game dataThe Edmonton Oilers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 6-2. The Oilers scored first and never trailed. The Oilers led 4-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Connor McDavid's goal at 2:33 of the second period, which took the Oilers' chances from 69% to 84%. Expected goals favored the Oilers, 3.3 to 2.5; shots on goal were TBL 34, EDM 35. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Oilers win a replay of these chances 63% of the time. Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 22 of 26 (.846), 1.7 goals below expected; Cam Talbot stopped 32 of 34 (.941), 0.5 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Connor McDavid (4 G, 1 A), 2. Leon Draisaitl (1 G, 2 A), 3. Ryan Strome (2 A).
Three stars
- ★C. McDavid4 G, 1 A

- ★★L. Draisaitl1 G, 2 A

- ★★★R. Strome2 A

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
8 goals1st period
0-11:48
1-19:42
1-217:24
2nd period
1-32:33
1-412:59
3rd period
2-41:54
2-56:55
2-613:49
Penalties
1st
- 1:21
Nikita Kucherov · Slashingdrawn by Ryan Strome2 min
- 16:22
Steven Stamkos · Trippingdrawn by Kris Russell2 min
- 19:48
Leon Draisaitl · Interferencedrawn by Cory Conacher2 min
2nd
- 10:07
Jake Dotchin · Trippingdrawn by Connor McDavid2 min
- 16:19
Vladislav Namestnikov · Delaying game face off violation2 min
- 16:30
Victor Hedman · Slashingdrawn by Leon Draisaitl2 min
- 16:30
Leon Draisaitl · Slashingdrawn by Victor Hedman2 min
3rd
- 0:48
Ryan Strome · Holdingdrawn by Cory Conacher2 min
- 11:07
Jujhar Khaira · Holdingdrawn by Cory Conacher2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Connor McDavid, 2nd 2:33 — 69% → 84%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 2.52 G
- All situations
- 6 G3.3
- 1.71 G
- Even strength
- 4 G2.5
- 0.91 G
- Power play
- 2 G0.6
- 0.00 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.1
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 92 unblocked attempts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 2.46 – 3.22
How often each side wins a replay of these chances with league-average goaltending at both ends. Rebounds in a flurry are counted once, so a scramble is not three chances.
Team stats
- 34
- Shots on goal
- 35
- 52%
- Faceoffs
- 48%
- 1/3
- Power play
- 2/4
- 10
- Penalty minutes
- 8
- 37
- Hits
- 32
- 11
- Blocked shots
- 19
- 14
- Giveaways
- 17
- 10
- Takeaways
- 6
Box score
every player line
Season series
Tied 1-1
2@
6this game
1@
3Final
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
