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Tue, Nov 15, 2011·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Ottawa Senators 3, Calgary Flames 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Ottawa Senators win this game 63% of the time.

CGY winsOTT wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
OTT0141929332
CGY011117011139

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 18:44OTTDaniel AlfredssonAssists: Nick Foligno · Snap, 0.12 xG1–0
  2. P2 19:46CGYTom KostopoulosAssists: Matt Stajan · Deflected, 0.07 xG1–1
  3. P3 9:50OTTBobby ButlerGWGAssists: Sergei Gonchar, Chris Phillips · Wrist, 0.03 xG2–1
  4. P3 16:12OTTBobby ButlerAssists: Jesse Winchester, Erik Karlsson · Slap, 0.04 xG3–1
Penalties (12)
  1. P1 5:14CGYMark Giordano: Slashing2 min
  2. P1 19:33OTTZack Smith: Boarding2 min
  3. P2 3:03CGYTom Kostopoulos: Fighting5 min
  4. P2 3:03OTTZenon Konopka: Fighting5 min
  5. P2 3:17OTTJesse Winchester: Holding the stick2 min
  6. P2 4:13OTTErik Condra: Slashing2 min
  7. P2 6:29CGYRoman Horak: Holding2 min
  8. P2 8:56OTTBrian Lee: Interference2 min
  9. P3 0:39OTTErik Karlsson: Hooking2 min
  10. P3 3:02CGYScott Hannan: Hooking2 min
  11. P3 11:06CGYChris Butler: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  12. P3 19:09OTTZack Smith: Slashing2 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 SOG0CGY
45% to win55% to win
← OTT attackCGY attack →
  1. P1 20:00Spezza won the faceoff against Jokinen
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

OTTCGY
32Shots on goal39
3.8Expected goals2.9
62Shot attempts61
29Faceoffs won28
4Power plays6
17Penalty minutes13
9Hits10
14Blocked shots11
13Giveaways13
6Takeaways11

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 – Foligno – Da Costa6:40

    xG 0.22–0.09 (70%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

  2. Konopka – Winchester – Butler5:29

    xG 0.19–0.08 (69%)attempts 6–3goals 2–0

  3. Alfredsson – Foligno – Winchester2:01

    xG 0.14–0.18 (44%)attempts 5–2goals 1–1

  4. Daugavins – Condra – Smith7:48

    xG 0.33–0.45 (42%)attempts 8–10goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestKuba – Karlsson14:21

    xG 0.63–0.57 (53%)attempts 16–19goals 2–0

  2. Gonchar – Lee2:01

    xG 0.00–0.01 (0%)attempts 0–1goals 0–0

  3. Lee – Cowen8:59

    xG 0.16–0.19 (47%)attempts 6–6goals 0–0

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestJokinen – Glencross – Bourque10:04

    xG 0.55–0.17 (77%)attempts 11–6goals 0–0

  2. Kostopoulos – Jackman – Stajan5:35

    xG 0.18–0.15 (54%)attempts 6–3goals 1–1

  3. Iginla – Tanguay – Backlund8:19

    xG 0.30–0.30 (50%)attempts 10–10goals 0–2

  4. Stempniak – Byron – Horak6:23

    xG 0.19–0.28 (40%)attempts 5–7goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSmith – Brodie9:06

    xG 0.35–0.23 (60%)attempts 8–9goals 0–0

  2. Bouwmeester – Butler14:14

    xG 0.46–0.57 (45%)attempts 11–13goals 0–1

  3. Hannan – Giordano12:18

    xG 0.45–0.57 (44%)attempts 13–17goals 1–1

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.

CGY 2.9 xGOTT 3.8 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYOTT

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 49/100 · #595 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.57 · 4 goals in reachComeback index 42% (winner's lowest chance)
OTT 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +35 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Ottawa Senators win this game 63% of the time.

CGY winsOTT wins

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

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