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Wed, Feb 2, 2011·Scotiabank Place, Ottawa

Detroit Red Wings 7, Ottawa Senators 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Detroit Red Wings win this game 70% of the time.

OTT winsDET wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
DET213212313738
OTT31111518534

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 1:15OTTAlex KovalevPPAssists: Sergei Gonchar, Erik Karlsson · Wrist, 0.11 xG0–1
  2. P1 6:52DETJohan FranzenAssists: Ruslan Salei, Valtteri Filppula · Wrist, 0.39 xG1–1
  3. P1 7:40DETJohan FranzenAssists: Henrik Zetterberg, Todd Bertuzzi · Wrist, 0.18 xG2–1
  4. P1 8:40OTTPeter ReginAssists: Alex Kovalev, Chris Campoli · Tip-in, 0.13 xG2–2
  5. P1 11:12OTTChris CampoliAssists: Daniel Alfredsson, Nick Foligno · Snap, 0.05 xG2–3
  6. P2 10:36DETKris DraperAssists: Patrick Eaves, Darren Helm · Wrist, 0.10 xG3–3
  7. P2 10:49DETNiklas KronwallAssists: Nicklas Lidstrom · Slap, 0.04 xG4–3
  8. P2 11:18OTTMilan MichalekAssists: Peter Regin, Chris Campoli · Wrist, 0.23 xG4–4
  9. P3 0:30DETJohan FranzenPPAssists: Henrik Zetterberg, Brian Rafalski · Wrist, 0.04 xG5–4
  10. P3 0:59OTTMilan MichalekAssists: Alex Kovalev, Peter Regin · Wrist, 0.02 xG5–5
  11. P3 7:10DETJohan FranzenPPGWGAssists: Brian Rafalski, Nicklas Lidstrom · Wrist, 0.50 xG6–5
  12. P3 19:26DETJohan FranzenENAssists: Henrik Zetterberg · Backhand, 0.64 xG7–5
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 0:32DETNiklas Kronwall: Slashing2 min · PPG
  2. P2 19:10OTTMike Fisher: Tripping2 min · PPG
  3. P3 5:59OTTChris Campoli: Hooking2 min · PPG
  4. P3 6:51OTTChris Phillips: Cross checking2 min
  5. P3 16:40DETTodd Bertuzzi: Slashing2 min
  6. P3 19:48OTTChris Neil: Misconduct10 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.

DET00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

DETOTT
38Shots on goal34
3.5Expected goals2.4
60Shot attempts54
32Faceoffs won27
3Power plays2
4Penalty minutes16
19Hits21
10Blocked shots13
12Giveaways14
3Takeaways8

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.

Detroit Red Wings

Forward lines

  1. bestDraper – Eaves – Helm11:19

    xG 0.51–0.43 (54%)attempts 13–16goals 1–1

  2. Miller – Abdelkader – Mursak9:08

    xG 0.09–0.23 (29%)attempts 4–7goals 0–0

  3. Bertuzzi – Zetterberg – Franzen14:02

    xG 0.49–0.81 (38%)attempts 15–13goals 2–1

  4. Cleary – Filppula – Hudler12:00

    xG 0.13–0.57 (18%)attempts 8–10goals 0–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestSalei – Kindl14:12

    xG 0.70–0.26 (73%)attempts 11–16goals 2–0

  2. Lidstrom – Kronwall17:15

    xG 0.55–1.06 (34%)attempts 19–18goals 2–3

  3. Rafalski – Ericsson16:57

    xG 0.32–0.86 (27%)attempts 12–14goals 0–1

Ottawa Senators

Forward lines

  1. bestAlfredsson – Fisher – Foligno14:10

    xG 0.73–0.43 (63%)attempts 11–15goals 1–2

  2. Shannon – Smith – Winchester7:48

    xG 0.32–0.09 (78%)attempts 9–3goals 0–0

  3. Kovalev – Michalek – Regin12:37

    xG 0.74–0.57 (57%)attempts 8–11goals 3–1

  4. Ruutu – Neil – Kelly12:21

    xG 0.41–0.48 (46%)attempts 18–12goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestGonchar – Campoli17:53

    xG 1.15–0.37 (76%)attempts 23–13goals 4–0

  2. Phillips – Karlsson16:19

    xG 0.69–0.72 (49%)attempts 12–19goals 0–2

  3. Kuba – Lee12:48

    xG 0.23–0.49 (32%)attempts 11–11goals 0–2

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 2.4 xGDET 3.5 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

OTTDET

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 DET. Dots are goals.

Excitement 99/100 · #16 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.81 · 12 goals in reachComeback index 27% (winner's lowest chance)
DET 100%5050%50OTT 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +31 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Detroit Red Wings win this game 70% of the time.

OTT winsDET wins

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

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