Carolina Hurricanes at Edmonton Oilers
Recap
written from the game dataThe Carolina Hurricanes beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-3. The Hurricanes scored first and never trailed. The Hurricanes led 3-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Milan Lucic's goal at 8:06 of the third period, which took the Oilers' chances from 6% to 22%. Expected goals favored the Oilers, 4.1 to 1.9; shots on goal were CAR 21, EDM 51. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Oilers win a replay of these chances 85% of the time. Cam Ward stopped 48 of 51 (.941), 1.1 goals saved above expected; Laurent Brossoit stopped 16 of 21 (.762), 3.4 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Jordan Staal (1 G, 3 A), 2. Ryan Strome (1 G, 1 A), 3. Teuvo Teravainen (2 G).
Three stars
- ★J. Staal1 G, 3 A

- ★★R. Strome1 G, 1 A

- ★★★T. Teravainen2 G

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
8 goals1st period
1-00:20
2-04:53
3-018:40
2nd period
3-117:11
3rd period
4-14:03
4-25:03
4-38:06
5-310:36
Penalties
1st
- 1:16
served by K. Yamamoto · Too many men on the ice2 min
- 4:08
Patrick Maroon · Interferencedrawn by Marcus Kruger2 min
- 5:18
Marcus Kruger · Holdingdrawn by Anton Slepyshev2 min
- 8:19
Justin Faulk · Cross checkingdrawn by Brad Malone2 min
- 17:54
Zack Kassian · Interferencedrawn by Derek Ryan2 min
2nd
- 3:00
Trevor Carrick · Cross checkingdrawn by Anton Slepyshev2 min
- 9:08
Milan Lucic · Slashingdrawn by Brett Pesce2 min
- 16:33
served by S. Aho · Too many men on the ice2 min
- 17:52
Haydn Fleury · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
3rd
- 3:14
Justin Faulk · Trippingdrawn by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins2 min
- 10:59
Patrick Maroon · Slashingdrawn by Brett Pesce2 min
- 17:24
served by J. Skinner · Too many men on the ice2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Milan Lucic, 3rd 8:06 — 6% → 22%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 1.95 G
- All situations
- 3 G4.1
- 0.82 G
- Even strength
- 1 G1.7
- 0.52 G
- Power play
- 2 G1.9
- 0.31 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.6
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 88 unblocked attempts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 1.63 – 3.96
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
- 21
- Shots on goal
- 51
- 39%
- Faceoffs
- 61%
- 2/5
- Power play
- 2/7
- 14
- Penalty minutes
- 10
- 19
- Hits
- 36
- 19
- Blocked shots
- 15
- 7
- Giveaways
- 15
- 7
- Takeaways
- 8
Box score
every player line
Season series
Tied 1-1
5@
3this game
7@
3Final
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
