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Tue, Feb 1, 2011·Prudential Center, Newark

Ottawa Senators 1, New Jersey Devils 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New Jersey Devils win this game 79% of the time.

NJD winsOTT wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
OTT0214010116
NJD0911618233

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 0:35NJDNick PalmieriAssists: Andy Greene, Ilya Kovalchuk · Backhand, 0.32 xG0–1
  2. P2 5:09OTTAlex KovalevPPAssists: Daniel Alfredsson, Erik Karlsson · Wrist, 0.24 xG1–1
  3. P3 14:17NJDDainius ZubrusGWGAssists: Patrik Elias, Brian Rolston · Wrist, 0.07 xG1–2
Penalties (4)
  1. P1 6:01NJDBrian Rolston: Slashing2 min
  2. P2 3:17NJDAnton Volchenkov: Tripping2 min · PPG
  3. P2 4:59NJDDainius Zubrus: High sticking2 min
  4. P2 7:01OTTZack Smith: 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 SOG0NJD
47% to win53% to win
← OTT attackNJD attack →
  1. P1 20:00Elias won the faceoff against Fisher
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

OTTNJD
16Shots on goal33
1.7Expected goals3.4
35Shot attempts52
21Faceoffs won22
3Power plays1
2Penalty minutes6
6Hits11
5Blocked shots8
1Giveaways9
7Takeaways13

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. bestNeil – Kelly – Shannon2:23

    xG 0.10–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–0goals 0–0

  2. Kovalev – Regin – Greening2:22

    xG 0.10–0.05 (68%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

  3. Alfredsson – Michalek – Regin2:42

    xG 0.06–0.08 (44%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

  4. Kovalev – Shannon – Smith4:19

    xG 0.00–0.06 (0%)attempts 1–2goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestGonchar – Karlsson2:31

    xG 0.11–0.06 (67%)attempts 1–3goals 0–0

  2. Kuba – Campoli2:19

    xG 0.00–0.00attempts 1–0goals 0–0

  3. Phillips – Carkner4:38

    xG 0.05–0.18 (22%)attempts 2–4goals 0–0

New Jersey Devils

Forward lines

  1. bestRolston – Elias – Zubrus10:30

    xG 0.84–0.11 (89%)attempts 15–1goals 1–0

  2. Kovalchuk – Zajac – Palmieri8:57

    xG 0.54–0.32 (63%)attempts 12–4goals 1–0

  3. Arnott – Kovalchuk – Zharkov3:18

    xG 0.13–0.07 (64%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

  4. Arnott – Mair – Zharkov5:04

    xG 0.00–0.05 (0%)attempts 0–2goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestTallinder – Fraser12:35

    xG 0.89–0.21 (81%)attempts 16–6goals 0–0

  2. Greene – Salmela9:26

    xG 0.73–0.12 (86%)attempts 10–6goals 1–0

  3. Tallinder – Greene3:11

    xG 0.16–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–0goals 1–0

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.

NJD 3.4 xGOTT 1.7 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NJDOTT

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 21/100 · #925 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.08 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 48% (winner's lowest chance)
OTT 100%5050%50NJD 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +38 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, New Jersey Devils win this game 79% of the time.

NJD winsOTT wins

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

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