Tue, Jan 25, 2011·Scotiabank Place, Ottawa
Buffalo Sabres 3, Ottawa Senators 2 (OT)
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, Buffalo Sabres win this game 53% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | OT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 215 | 06 | 02 | 13 | 326 |
| OTT | 112 | 012 | 15 | 00 | 229 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P1 4:28OTTChris KellyAssists: Nick Foligno · Wrist, 0.16 xG0–1
- P1 10:05BUFPaul ByronAssists: Tyler Ennis, Drew Stafford · Wrist, 0.14 xG1–1
- P1 15:49BUFJochen HechtAssists: Tyler Myers, Thomas Vanek · Backhand, 0.08 xG2–1
- P3 13:56OTTSergei GoncharPPAssists: Erik Karlsson, Mike Fisher · Slap, 0.02 xG2–2
- OT 1:59BUFShaone MorrisonnGWGAssists: Jason Pominville, Thomas Vanek · Wrist, 0.46 xG3–2
Penalties (5)
- P1 5:02OTTErik Karlsson: Tripping2 min
- P1 6:57BUFNathan Gerbe: Roughing2 min
- P2 14:52BUFDrew Stafford: Hooking2 min
- P3 1:22BUFTyler Myers: Cross checking2 min
- P3 12:35BUFRyan Miller: Tripping2 min · PPG
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.
20:00
P1
- P1 20:00Gaustad won the faceoff against Winchester
- Goal
- Shot
- Miss
- Block
- Hit
- Takeaway
- Giveaway
- Faceoff
- Penalty
The numbers
Team totals, side by side.
Line combinations that worked
Model-basedEach team's forward lines and defence pairs at 5-on-5 (two minutes or more together), best first by expected goals for minus against.
Buffalo Sabres
Forward lines
- bestGaustad – McCormick – Gerbe10:04
xG 0.69–0.34 (67%)attempts 14–7goals 0–0
- Stafford – Byron – Ennis10:29
xG 0.45–0.25 (64%)attempts 10–7goals 1–0
- Hecht – Pominville – Vanek11:27
xG 0.39–0.33 (54%)attempts 9–8goals 1–1
- Niedermayer – Grier – Ellis8:45
xG 0.02–0.45 (5%)attempts 3–10goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestLeopold – Montador17:41
xG 0.75–0.50 (60%)attempts 15–16goals 0–0
- Sekera – Myers14:19
xG 0.51–0.28 (64%)attempts 9–10goals 2–0
- Morrisonn – Weber13:16
xG 0.35–0.19 (65%)attempts 12–6goals 0–0
Ottawa Senators
Forward lines
- bestAlfredsson – Kelly – Foligno7:38
xG 0.42–0.10 (81%)attempts 11–3goals 1–1
- Neil – Smith – Winchester5:04
xG 0.28–0.02 (92%)attempts 4–5goals 0–0
- Alfredsson – Fisher – Foligno4:11
xG 0.00–0.04 (0%)attempts 0–3goals 0–0
- Neil – Shannon – Winchester2:42
xG 0.00–0.08 (0%)attempts 1–3goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestGonchar – Lee14:04
xG 0.59–0.36 (62%)attempts 8–15goals 0–0
- Carkner – Campoli12:31
xG 0.30–0.17 (64%)attempts 11–6goals 0–1
- Phillips – Karlsson15:51
xG 0.50–0.83 (37%)attempts 16–12goals 1–1
How the game flowed
Model-basedChance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.
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.
Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute
Win probability
Model-basedHow each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.
OTT's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line OTT is favoured, below it BUF. Dots are goals.
Did the better team win?
Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.
Based on shot quality alone, Buffalo Sabres win this game 53% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (OTT − BUF), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).