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Edmonton Oilers at Boston Bruins

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Edmonton Oilers
▸2
Boston Bruins
1
Final/OTTV NESN, SN·TD Garden

Recap

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The Edmonton Oilers beat the Boston Bruins 2-1 in overtime, Leon Draisaitl scoring at 2:18. The Bruins scored first; the Oilers answered. It was tied 0-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Leon Draisaitl's goal at 2:18 of overtime, which took the Oilers' chances from 49% to 100%. Expected goals favored the Oilers, 2.4 to 1.8; shots on goal were EDM 26, BOS 25. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Oilers win a replay of these chances 63% of the time. Stuart Skinner stopped 24 of 25 (.960), 0.8 goals saved above expected; Linus Ullmark stopped 24 of 26 (.923). Three stars: 1. Leon Draisaitl (2 G), 2. Stuart Skinner (24 saves, .960), 3. Linus Ullmark (24 saves, .923).

Three stars

  1. ★
    EDM
    L. Draisaitl2 G
  2. ★★
    EDM
    S. Skinner24 saves, .960
  3. ★★★
    BOS
    L. Ullmark24 saves, .923

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdOTT
EDMEDM09081811226
BOSBOS090111500125

Scoring

3 goals

3rd period

  1. BOS
    P. Zacha(15)
    D. Heinen (13), P. Wotherspoon (6)
    slapxG 0.07win prob +26 ptsVideo
    0-1
    4:26
  2. EDM
    L. Draisaitl(31)
    C. McDavid (75), E. Bouchard (44)
    tip-inxG 0.14win prob +44 ptsVideo
    1-1
    18:40

Overtime

  1. EDM
    L. Draisaitl(32)
    C. McDavid (76), E. Bouchard (45)
    snapxG 0.20win prob +51 ptsVideo
    2-1
    2:18

Penalties

EDM 4 PIM·BOS 4 PIM

1st

  • 17:41EDMDylan Holloway · Hookingdrawn by Jakub Lauko2 min

2nd

  • 2:14EDMDerek Ryan · Trippingdrawn by David Pastrnak2 min
  • 5:13BOSJesper Boqvist · High stickingdrawn by Zach Hyman2 min

3rd

  • 14:52BOSTrent Frederic · Holdingdrawn by Connor McDavid2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Leon Draisaitl, OT 2:18 — EDM 49% → 100%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
J. DeBrusk · On goal · xG 0.27J. DeBrusk · On goal · xG 0.18T. Frederic · On goal · xG 0.17J. van Riemsdyk · On goal · xG 0.10B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.09J. DeBrusk · On goal · xG 0.09M. Geekie · On goal · xG 0.08B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.08D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.08J. Boqvist · On goal · xG 0.07P. Zacha · Goal · xG 0.07B. Marchand · Missed · xG 0.07C. Coyle · Missed · xG 0.06C. McAvoy · On goal · xG 0.04D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.04C. McAvoy · On goal · xG 0.04M. Geekie · Missed · xG 0.04D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.04C. Coyle · Missed · xG 0.03D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.03C. McAvoy · Missed · xG 0.03D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.02B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.02P. Wotherspoon · On goal · xG 0.02J. van Riemsdyk · On goal · xG 0.01B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.01B. Marchand · Missed · xG 0.01M. Lohrei · Missed · xG 0.00M. Geekie · On goal · xG 0.00K. Shattenkirk · On goal · xG 0.00P. Wotherspoon · On goal · xG 0.00K. Shattenkirk · On goal · xG 0.00B. Carlo · On goal · xG 0.00
BOS1 G · 1.8 xG · 33 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

EDMvsBOS
2.42 G
All situations
1 G1.8
1.52 G
Even strength
1 G1.5
0.90 G
Power play
0 G0.2
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 76 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
EDM63%37%BOS

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.41 – 1.75

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

EDMvsBOS
26
Shots on goal
25
57%
Faceoffs
43%
0/2
Power play
0/2
4
Penalty minutes
4
29
Hits
27
11
Blocked shots
27
6
Giveaways
12
5
Takeaways
6

Box score

every player line
Edmonton Oilers skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
2E. BouchardD022+220.11110—26:41
97C. McDavidC022+270.492005723:01
14M. EkholmD000020.04210—21:51
29L. DraisaitlC202+260.862006021:33
93R. Nugent-HopkinsC000000.130106721:15
25D. NurseD000020.04100—20:59
18Z. HymanL000+100.00000—19:49
73V. DesharnaisD000000.01350—17:13
91E. KaneL000000.02300—16:47
27B. KulakD000-100.00310—15:36
5C. CeciD000-120.03300—15:25
71R. McLeodC000010.160007513:48
13M. JanmarkC000-110.00100013:45
37W. FoegeleL000010.22110—13:41
90C. PerryR000000.28100—12:54
55D. HollowayL000000.00202—11:01
28C. BrownR000020.03100—09:22
10D. RyanC000000.003124009:07
Edmonton Oilers goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
74S. Skinner(W)25241.9601.79+0.7961:24

Season series

Tied 1-1

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