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Wed, Nov 17, 2010·RBC Center, Raleigh

Ottawa Senators 1, Carolina Hurricanes 7

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 75% of the time.

CAR winsOTT wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
OTT0508111124
CAR4160636728

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 4:25CARTim GleasonAssists: Chad LaRose, Sergei Samsonov · Wrist, 0.07 xG0–1
  2. P1 10:41CAREric StaalPPGWGAssists: Jussi Jokinen, Joni Pitkanen · Snap, 0.26 xG0–2
  3. P1 16:05CAREric StaalPPAssists: Jussi Jokinen, Joe Corvo · Wrist, 0.24 xG0–3
  4. P1 16:46CARChad LaRoseAssists: Tim Gleason, Eric Staal · Wrist, 0.17 xG0–4
  5. P3 1:26CARChad LaRoseAssists: Jamie McBain, Eric Staal · Wrist, 0.15 xG0–5
  6. P3 9:31OTTDaniel AlfredssonPPAssists: Sergei Gonchar, Filip Kuba · Slap, 0.02 xG1–5
  7. P3 13:44CAREric StaalAssists: Sergei Samsonov, Chad LaRose · Wrist, 0.11 xG1–6
  8. P3 15:54CARTuomo RuutuAssists: Erik Cole · Slap, 0.10 xG1–7
Penalties (15)
  1. P1 9:32OTTErik Karlsson: Holding2 min · PPG
  2. P1 11:31CARJussi Jokinen: Interference2 min
  3. P1 15:06OTTRyan Shannon: Interference goalkeeper2 min · PPG
  4. P1 16:25OTTMatt Carkner: Roughing2 min
  5. P1 16:25CARJay Harrison: Roughing2 min
  6. P1 17:20OTTSergei Gonchar: Tripping2 min
  7. P1 0:00CARChad LaRose: Roughing2 min
  8. P1 0:00OTTMilan Michalek: Roughing2 min
  9. P1 0:00OTTMilan Michalek: Roughing2 min
  10. P2 1:35CAREric Staal: Boarding2 min
  11. P2 1:35OTTJesse Winchester: Roughing2 min
  12. P2 14:40CARBrett Carson: Holding2 min
  13. P3 1:59OTTChris Kelly: Tripping2 min
  14. P3 8:51CARSergei Samsonov: Hooking2 min · PPG
  15. P3 9:59OTTChris Campoli: Holding2 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 SOG0CAR
47% to win53% to win
← OTT attackCAR attack →
  1. P1 20:00Fisher won the faceoff against Staal
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

OTTCAR
24Shots on goal28
2.9Expected goals4.6
58Shot attempts47
30Faceoffs won20
3Power plays6
18Penalty minutes12
19Hits16
4Blocked shots16
4Giveaways7
10Takeaways11

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.

Ottawa Senators

Forward lines

  1. bestAlfredsson – Fisher – Regin5:58

    xG 0.40–0.01 (98%)attempts 8–1goals 0–0

  2. Kovalev – Spezza – Regin4:30

    xG 0.20–0.09 (69%)attempts 3–2goals 0–1

  3. Kovalev – Spezza – Shannon4:50

    xG 0.16–0.18 (47%)attempts 5–4goals 0–0

  4. Michalek – Foligno – Winchester4:58

    xG 0.03–0.19 (16%)attempts 3–3goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestCarkner – Campoli13:02

    xG 0.44–0.08 (85%)attempts 15–2goals 0–1

  2. Gonchar – Phillips10:50

    xG 0.58–0.54 (52%)attempts 11–5goals 0–2

  3. Campoli – Karlsson2:20

    xG 0.16–0.13 (56%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestCole – Ruutu – Skinner9:29

    xG 0.39–0.14 (74%)attempts 7–6goals 1–0

  2. Samsonov – LaRose – Staal7:56

    xG 0.72–0.54 (57%)attempts 7–9goals 3–0

  3. Jokinen – Dwyer – Sutter11:53

    xG 0.29–0.38 (44%)attempts 7–10goals 0–0

  4. O'Sullivan – Matsumoto – Tlusty6:29

    xG 0.03–0.17 (13%)attempts 1–6goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestPitkanen – McBain12:30

    xG 0.78–0.68 (53%)attempts 10–13goals 1–0

  2. Harrison – Carson8:11

    xG 0.18–0.10 (65%)attempts 4–4goals 0–0

  3. Carson – McBain2:29

    xG 0.00–0.06 (0%)attempts 0–5goals 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.

CAR 4.6 xGOTT 2.9 xG
012345P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CAROTT

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 13/100 · #1038 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.51 · 4 goals in reachComeback index 53% (winner's lowest chance)
OTT 100%5050%50CAR 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +14 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 75% of the time.

CAR winsOTT wins

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

-7
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-3
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-1
0
+1
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+7

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