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Edmonton Oilers at Columbus Blue Jackets

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Edmonton Oilers
▸4
Columbus Blue Jackets
1
FinalTV FS-O, SN1·Nationwide Arena

Recap

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The Edmonton Oilers beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-1. The Oilers scored first and never trailed. The Oilers led 4-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Leon Draisaitl's goal at 17:02 of the first period, which took the Oilers' chances from 62% to 78%. Expected goals favored the Oilers, 3.2 to 1.7; shots on goal were EDM 31, CBJ 24. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Oilers win a replay of these chances 75% of the time. Mike Smith stopped 23 of 24 (.958), 0.7 goals saved above expected; Elvis Merzlikins stopped 19 of 19 (1.000), 1.3 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Leon Draisaitl (2 G, 1 A), 2. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (2 A), 3. James Neal (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    EDM
    L. Draisaitl2 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    EDM
    R. Nugent-Hopkins2 A
  3. ★★★
    EDM
    J. Neal1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
EDMEDM29210012431
CBJCBJ0511207124

Scoring

5 goals

1st period

  1. EDM
    J. Neal(11)PPG
    L. Draisaitl (13), C. McDavid (17)
    snapxG 0.15win prob +12 pts
    1-0
    9:11
  2. EDM
    L. Draisaitl(11)
    R. Nugent-Hopkins (7), A. Chiasson (3)
    wristxG 0.18win prob +16 pts
    2-0
    17:02

2nd period

  1. EDM
    J. Khaira(1)
    R. Nugent-Hopkins (8), S. Gagner (1)
    deflectedxG 0.14win prob +11 pts
    3-0
    1:20
  2. EDM
    L. Draisaitl(12)
    Z. Kassian (6)
    snapxG 0.19win prob +6 pts
    4-0
    4:56
  3. CBJ
    Z. Werenski(3)PPG
    C. Atkinson (3), P. Dubois (3)
    slapxG 0.10win prob +4 pts
    4-1
    6:55

Penalties

EDM 6 PIM·CBJ 10 PIM

1st

  • 3:12CBJOliver Bjorkstrand · Holdingdrawn by Riley Sheahan2 min
  • 7:28CBJPierre-Luc Dubois · Trippingdrawn by Ethan Bear2 min
  • 14:59CBJSonny Milano · Interferencedrawn by Matt Benning2 min

2nd

  • 5:06EDMRyan Nugent-Hopkins · Holdingdrawn by Boone Jenner2 min
  • 15:52EDMZack Kassian · Holding the stickdrawn by Gustav Nyquist2 min
  • 16:05EDMEthan Bear · High stickingdrawn by Cam Atkinson2 min
  • 19:39CBJserved by S. Milano · Too many men on the ice2 min

3rd

  • 14:45CBJserved by S. Milano · Too many men on the ice2 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
CBJ goalEDM goalFinal: CBJ 0%

Biggest swing: Leon Draisaitl, 1st 17:02 — EDM 62% → 78%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
C. Atkinson · On goal · xG 0.17O. Bjorkstrand · On goal · xG 0.16P. Dubois · On goal · xG 0.15G. Nyquist · On goal · xG 0.14Z. Werenski · Goal · xG 0.10B. Jenner · On goal · xG 0.09S. Milano · On goal · xG 0.09B. Jenner · On goal · xG 0.08O. Bjorkstrand · On goal · xG 0.08S. Jones · On goal · xG 0.08S. Milano · On goal · xG 0.07P. Dubois · On goal · xG 0.07Z. Werenski · Missed · xG 0.07P. Dubois · On goal · xG 0.06O. Bjorkstrand · On goal · xG 0.05O. Bjorkstrand · Missed · xG 0.05C. Atkinson · Missed · xG 0.05A. Wennberg · Missed · xG 0.02Z. Werenski · Missed · xG 0.02J. Lilja · On goal · xG 0.02D. Kukan · On goal · xG 0.02D. Kukan · Missed · xG 0.02V. Gavrikov · On goal · xG 0.01C. Atkinson · On goal · xG 0.01S. Milano · On goal · xG 0.01D. Kukan · On goal · xG 0.01M. Nutivaara · Missed · xG 0.01M. Nutivaara · Missed · xG 0.01B. Jenner · On goal · xG 0.00Z. Werenski · On goal · xG 0.00C. Atkinson · On goal · xG 0.00N. Foligno · On goal · xG 0.00
CBJ1 G · 1.7 xG · 32 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

EDMvsCBJ
3.24 G
All situations
1 G1.7
2.03 G
Even strength
0 G1.3
1.21 G
Power play
1 G0.4
0.10 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 77 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
EDM75%25%CBJ

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.16 – 1.72

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

EDMvsCBJ
31
Shots on goal
24
39%
Faceoffs
61%
1/5
Power play
1/3
6
Penalty minutes
10
14
Hits
18
13
Blocked shots
20
3
Giveaways
8
4
Takeaways
5

Box score

every player line
Edmonton Oilers skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
77O. KlefbomD000+250.10140—27:19
97C. McDavidC011+230.220003823:25
29L. DraisaitlC213+230.570103620:48
25D. NurseD000000.05020—20:23
74E. BearD000010.03012—18:28
93R. Nugent-HopkinsC022+230.363025018:25
36J. PerssonD000+110.02000—16:40
18J. NealL101030.2611010016:36
60M. GranlundC000000.080203316:06
4K. RussellD000+120.02010—15:33
16J. KhairaL101+120.33500—15:27
83M. BenningD000+110.00100—14:36
39A. ChiassonR011+120.68100—14:29
89S. GagnerC011+110.00000013:40
52P. RussellR000020.23100—13:03
44Z. KassianR011+110.16102—12:45
91G. HaasC000010.090103311:46
23R. SheahanC000000.000005004:42
Edmonton Oilers goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
41M. Smith(W)24231.9581.73+0.7360:00

Season series

EDM leads 2-0

Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).