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Tue, Nov 9, 2010·Scotiabank Place, Ottawa

Atlanta Thrashers 2, Ottawa Senators 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Atlanta Thrashers win this game 75% of the time.

OTT winsATL wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
ATL111014112237
OTT21021316529

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 4:01ATLAndrew LaddPPAssists: Toby Enstrom, Dustin Byfuglien · Backhand, 0.20 xG1–0
  2. P1 11:05OTTJason SpezzaAssists: David Hale, Erik Karlsson · Wrist, 0.05 xG1–1
  3. P1 15:39OTTSergei GoncharPPAssists: Erik Karlsson, Jason Spezza · Slap, 0.04 xG1–2
  4. P2 5:04OTTChris NeilGWGAssists: Chris Phillips, Chris Kelly · Slap, 0.02 xG1–3
  5. P2 9:12OTTJesse WinchesterAssists: Nick Foligno, Ryan Shannon · Wrist, 0.41 xG1–4
  6. P3 1:23OTTJason SpezzaPPAssists: Daniel Alfredsson, Chris Campoli · Wrist, 0.03 xG1–5
  7. P3 5:12ATLAnthony StewartPPAssists: Evander Kane, Niclas Bergfors · Wrist, 0.18 xG2–5
Penalties (10)
  1. P1 3:52OTTErik Karlsson: Interference2 min · PPG
  2. P1 6:08ATLBen Eager: Roughing2 min
  3. P1 15:36ATLRich Peverley: Slashing2 min · PPG
  4. P2 12:50OTTRyan Shannon: Tripping2 min
  5. P2 19:51ATLAndrew Ladd: Boarding2 min · PPG
  6. P3 3:34OTTChris Campoli: Holding the stick2 min · PPG
  7. P3 12:50OTTMatt Carkner: Roughing2 min
  8. P3 16:31OTTRyan Shannon: Hooking2 min
  9. P3 18:26OTTMatt Carkner: Fighting5 min
  10. P3 18:26ATLEric Boulton: Fighting5 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.

ATL00 SOG · 0.0 xG

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P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0OTT
47% to win53% to win
← ATL attackOTT attack →
  1. P1 20:00Kelly won the faceoff against Slater
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

ATLOTT
37Shots on goal29
3.2Expected goals1.8
52Shot attempts49
22Faceoffs won33
5Power plays3
11Penalty minutes15
20Hits14
13Blocked shots6
8Giveaways9
7Takeaways4

Line combinations that worked

Model-based

Each team's forward lines and defence pairs at 5-on-5 (two minutes or more together), best first by expected goals for minus against.

Atlanta Thrashers

Forward lines

  1. bestLadd – Peverley – Bergfors11:04

    xG 1.18–0.08 (93%)attempts 12–4goals 0–1

  2. Antropov – Stewart – Kane10:44

    xG 0.72–0.54 (57%)attempts 7–10goals 0–1

  3. Modin – Boulton – Burmistrov8:52

    xG 0.06–0.05 (56%)attempts 5–6goals 0–0

  4. Thorburn – Eager – Slater9:34

    xG 0.15–0.25 (38%)attempts 10–11goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestEnstrom – Byfuglien14:04

    xG 1.17–0.13 (90%)attempts 15–6goals 0–0

  2. Oduya – Bogosian15:07

    xG 0.79–0.18 (82%)attempts 13–12goals 0–1

  3. Enstrom – Bogosian2:10

    xG 0.14–0.04 (77%)attempts 1–3goals 0–1

Ottawa Senators

Forward lines

  1. bestShannon – Foligno – Winchester7:41

    xG 0.66–0.06 (91%)attempts 7–5goals 1–0

  2. Ruutu – Neil – Kelly8:44

    xG 0.24–0.13 (64%)attempts 10–7goals 1–0

  3. Kovalev – Spezza – Regin12:40

    xG 0.19–0.86 (18%)attempts 10–14goals 1–0

  4. Alfredsson – Fisher – Michalek10:34

    xG 0.42–1.11 (28%)attempts 6–10goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestCarkner – Campoli10:24

    xG 0.77–0.11 (88%)attempts 12–6goals 0–0

  2. Gonchar – Karlsson2:07

    xG 0.00–0.02 (0%)attempts 0–1goals 0–0

  3. Campoli – Karlsson2:50

    xG 0.01–0.03 (26%)attempts 2–3goals 0–0

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.

OTT 1.8 xGATL 3.2 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

OTTATL

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 42/100 · #674 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.97 · 6 goals in reachComeback index 32% (winner's lowest chance)
ATL 100%5050%50OTT 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +20 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Atlanta Thrashers win this game 75% of the time.

OTT winsATL wins

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

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