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Wed, Dec 23, 2009·Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh

Ottawa Senators 2, Pittsburgh Penguins 8

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Pittsburgh Penguins win this game 63% of the time.

PIT winsOTT wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
OTT12401518247
PIT19515212836

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.

  1. P1 4:37PITEvgeni MalkinPPAssists: Sidney Crosby, Sergei Gonchar · Snap, 0.08 xG0–1
  2. P1 13:05OTTAnton VolchenkovAssists: Peter Regin · Slap, 0.04 xG1–1
  3. P2 1:03PITBill GuerinPPAssists: Chris Kunitz, Sergei Gonchar · Wrist, 0.40 xG1–2
  4. P2 7:35PITRuslan FedotenkoGWGAssists: Jordan Staal, Max Talbot · Wrist, 0.09 xG1–3
  5. P2 11:25PITChris KunitzAssists: Bill Guerin · Tip-in, 0.10 xG1–4
  6. P2 13:57PITBill GuerinPPAssists: Sidney Crosby, Chris Kunitz · Snap, 0.20 xG1–5
  7. P2 18:27PITEvgeni MalkinAssists: Chris Kunitz, Bill Guerin · Snap, 0.08 xG1–6
  8. P3 1:43PITSergei GoncharAssists: Matt Cooke, Jordan Staal · Snap, 0.19 xG1–7
  9. P3 6:33PITEvgeni MalkinAssists: Sidney Crosby · Tip-in, 0.12 xG1–8
  10. P3 18:09OTTChris KellyAssists: Jesse Winchester, Jonathan Cheechoo · Wrist, 0.06 xG2–8
Penalties (21)
  1. P1 3:11OTTChris Phillips: Holding2 min · PPG
  2. P1 5:01PITMike Rupp: Hooking2 min
  3. P1 9:09OTTAnton Volchenkov: Hooking2 min
  4. P1 15:30PITRuslan Fedotenko: Roughing2 min
  5. P1 15:51OTTMilan Michalek: Roughing2 min
  6. P1 18:03PITRuslan Fedotenko: Slashing2 min
  7. P1 18:42OTTJonathan Cheechoo: Boarding2 min
  8. P2 0:50OTTJonathan Cheechoo: High sticking2 min · PPG
  9. P2 2:43OTTChris Neil: Charging2 min
  10. P2 2:43PITMike Rupp: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  11. P2 8:16PITJay McKee: Tripping2 min
  12. P2 12:27OTTShean Donovan: Interference goalkeeper2 min · PPG
  13. P3 0:03PITMike Rupp: Fighting5 min
  14. P3 0:03OTTChris Neil: Fighting5 min
  15. P3 0:51PITCraig Adams: Fighting5 min
  16. P3 0:51OTTMatt Carkner: Fighting5 min
  17. P3 4:30PITTyler Kennedy: Holding2 min
  18. P3 8:11OTTShean Donovan: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  19. P3 8:11OTTShean Donovan: Misconduct10 min
  20. P3 9:18PITBill Guerin: Too many men on the ice2 min
  21. P3 13:42OTTAnton Volchenkov: Tripping2 min

Replay

Watch the game unfold on the ice: every shot, hit, turnover and faceoff appears as it happened, then fades. Drag the timeline to jump; goals are marked on it.

OTT00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0PIT
43% to win57% to win
← OTT attackPIT attack →
  1. P1 20:00Kelly won the faceoff against Crosby
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

OTTPIT
47Shots on goal36
3.7Expected goals4.5
77Shot attempts68
35Faceoffs won37
6Power plays8
38Penalty minutes24
32Hits18
13Blocked shots16
4Giveaways11
4Takeaways2

How the game flowed

Model-based

Chance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.

Expected goals flow

Running total of expected goals for each team. Steep climbs are spells of pressure; dots are goals. Shaded bands mark power plays (team colour), 4-on-4 or 3-on-3 (grey) and empty nets.

PIT 4.5 xGOTT 3.7 xG
012345P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

PITOTT

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

PIT's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line PIT is favoured, below it OTT. Dots are goals.

Excitement 42/100 · #712 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.92 · 6 goals in reachComeback index 54% (winner's lowest chance)
OTT 100%5050%50PIT 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +18 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, Pittsburgh Penguins win this game 63% of the time.

PIT winsOTT wins

Simulated goal difference (PIT − OTT), 10,000 replays

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-1
0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).