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Fri, Nov 19, 2010·Scottrade Center, St. Louis

Ottawa Senators 2, St. Louis Blues 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, St. Louis Blues win this game 81% of the time.

STL winsOTT wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
OTT190318220
STL010311212533

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 9:18OTTMike FisherAssists: Daniel Alfredsson, Milan Michalek · Backhand, 0.08 xG1–0
  2. P2 10:13STLBrad BoyesPPAssists: David Backes, Alex Pietrangelo · Wrist, 0.10 xG1–1
  3. P2 11:04STLCarlo ColaiacovoAssists: David Backes, Brad Boyes · Slap, 0.08 xG1–2
  4. P2 11:39STLEric BrewerGWGAssists: T.J. Hensick, Vladimir Sobotka · Wrist, 0.02 xG1–3
  5. P3 8:41STLAndy McDonaldAssists: Patrik Berglund · Wrist, 0.14 xG1–4
  6. P3 14:05STLPatrik BerglundPPAssists: Carlo Colaiacovo, Alex Pietrangelo · Slap, 0.05 xG1–5
  7. P3 15:41OTTJesse WinchesterUnassisted · Wrist, 0.09 xG2–5
Penalties (11)
  1. P1 13:50STLVladimir Sobotka: Boarding2 min
  2. P1 16:04OTTJarkko Ruutu: Hooking2 min
  3. P1 18:42OTTErik Karlsson: Interference2 min
  4. P2 5:11OTTChris Kelly: Hooking2 min
  5. P2 8:50OTTChris Kelly: Tripping2 min · PPG
  6. P2 12:51STLEric Brewer: Interference2 min
  7. P2 17:23STLDavid Backes: Boarding2 min
  8. P3 5:31STLPatrik Berglund: Holding2 min
  9. P3 12:03OTTMike Fisher: Slashing2 min
  10. P3 12:43OTTMatt Carkner: Interference2 min · PPG
  11. P3 19:17OTTMatt Carkner: Roughing2 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 SOG0STL
47% to win53% to win
← OTT attackSTL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Kelly won the faceoff against McClement
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

OTTSTL
20Shots on goal33
1.7Expected goals3.6
34Shot attempts62
29Faceoffs won29
4Power plays7
14Penalty minutes8
13Hits23
15Blocked shots8
2Giveaways5
4Takeaways8

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. bestShannon – Foligno – Winchester6:36

    xG 0.26–0.11 (70%)attempts 3–5goals 0–1

  2. Alfredsson – Fisher – Michalek7:51

    xG 0.12–0.30 (29%)attempts 2–6goals 1–0

  3. Ruutu – Neil – Kelly6:15

    xG 0.08–0.46 (15%)attempts 3–9goals 0–0

  4. Kovalev – Spezza – Regin10:52

    xG 0.31–0.79 (28%)attempts 6–11goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestKuba – Carkner2:50

    xG 0.16–0.10 (63%)attempts 3–3goals 1–0

  2. Carkner – Campoli10:38

    xG 0.42–0.42 (50%)attempts 8–6goals 1–0

  3. Kuba – Karlsson7:35

    xG 0.16–0.33 (32%)attempts 3–8goals 0–1

St. Louis Blues

Forward lines

  1. bestMcDonald – Boyes – Backes8:18

    xG 0.96–0.35 (73%)attempts 13–6goals 2–1

  2. Steen – D'Agostini – Berglund3:31

    xG 0.18–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–0goals 0–0

  3. Winchester – D'Agostini – Berglund5:15

    xG 0.17–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–0goals 0–0

  4. Winchester – McClement – Crombeen2:24

    xG 0.00–0.00attempts 0–2goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestColaiacovo – Johnson12:11

    xG 0.82–0.40 (67%)attempts 10–7goals 1–0

  2. Brewer – Pietrangelo12:17

    xG 0.46–0.16 (75%)attempts 10–5goals 1–1

  3. Strachan – Nikitin9:45

    xG 0.39–0.49 (44%)attempts 9–7goals 0–1

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.

STL 3.6 xGOTT 1.7 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

STLOTT

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 44/100 · #649 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.20 · 6 goals in reachComeback index 25% (winner's lowest chance)
OTT 100%5050%50STL 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +26 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, St. Louis Blues win this game 81% of the time.

STL winsOTT wins

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

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