Edmonton Oilers at Chicago Blackhawks
Recap
written from the game dataThe Edmonton Oilers beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3. The Oilers came back from two goals down. It was tied 3-3 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Zach Hyman's goal at 7:18 of the third period, which took the Oilers' chances from 52% to 78%. Expected goals favored the Oilers, 3.8 to 1.6; shots on goal were EDM 34, CHI 22. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Oilers win a replay of these chances 84% of the time. Calvin Pickard stopped 19 of 22 (.864), 1.4 goals below expected; Arvid Soderblom stopped 30 of 34 (.882). Three stars: 1. Vasily Podkolzin (1 G, 1 A), 2. Nick Foligno (1 G, 1 A), 3. Leon Draisaitl (2 A).
Three stars
- ★V. Podkolzin1 G, 1 A

- ★★N. Foligno1 G, 1 A

- ★★★L. Draisaitl2 A

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
7 goals1st period
0-14:45
0-215:01
2nd period
1-20:22
1-310:03
2-315:49
3-317:30
3rd period
4-37:18
Penalties
2nd
- 20:00
Louis Crevier · Cross checkingdrawn by Viktor Arvidsson2 min
- 20:00
Viktor Arvidsson · Slashingdrawn by Louis Crevier2 min
3rd
- 6:18
Nolan Allan · Trippingdrawn by Connor Brown2 min
- 19:07
Adam Henrique · High stickingdrawn by Tyler Bertuzzi2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Zach Hyman, 3rd 7:18 — 52% → 78%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 3.84 G
- All situations
- 3 G1.6
- 3.63 G
- Even strength
- 3 G0.9
- 0.21 G
- Power play
- 0 G0.8
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 82 unblocked attempts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 3.72 – 1.60
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
- 22
- 44%
- Faceoffs
- 56%
- 1/1
- Power play
- 0/1
- 4
- Penalty minutes
- 4
- 18
- Hits
- 27
- 13
- Blocked shots
- 11
- 13
- Giveaways
- 9
- 6
- Takeaways
- 7
Box score
every player line
Season series
EDM leads 2-1
5@
2Final
4@
3this game
4@
3OTFinal
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
