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Wed, Feb 15, 2012·BankAtlantic Center, Sunrise

Ottawa Senators 6, Florida Panthers 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Florida Panthers win this game 56% of the time.

FLA winsOTT wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
OTT19310212631
FLA114017113244

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 5:35OTTJim O'BrienAssists: Nick Foligno, Brian Lee · Wrap-around, 0.11 xG1–0
  2. P1 11:47FLAShawn MatthiasAssists: Mike Weaver · Wrist, 0.04 xG1–1
  3. P2 5:18OTTKaspars DaugavinsAssists: Brian Lee, Erik Condra · Tip-in, 0.09 xG2–1
  4. P2 7:24OTTBobby ButlerGWGAssists: Milan Michalek, Jason Spezza · Tip-in, 0.08 xG3–1
  5. P2 14:06OTTDaniel AlfredssonSHAssists: Kaspars Daugavins · Backhand, 0.06 xG4–1
  6. P3 1:24OTTMilan MichalekAssists: Erik Karlsson, Jason Spezza · Tip-in, 0.09 xG5–1
  7. P3 4:25FLASean BergenheimPPAssists: Brian Campbell, Tomas Fleischmann · Tip-in, 0.10 xG5–2
  8. P3 14:54OTTFilip KubaPPAssists: Jason Spezza, Daniel Alfredsson · Slap, 0.05 xG6–2
Penalties (13)
  1. P1 15:31OTTFilip Kuba: Tripping2 min
  2. P2 8:14FLAMatt Bradley: Fighting5 min
  3. P2 8:14OTTZack Smith: Fighting5 min
  4. P2 11:41OTTChris Phillips: Interference2 min
  5. P2 13:30OTTSergei Gonchar: High sticking2 min
  6. P2 17:00FLAStephen Weiss: Slashing2 min
  7. P3 2:58OTTDaniel Alfredsson: Delaying game puck over glass2 min · PPG
  8. P3 10:51OTTColin Greening: Slashing2 min
  9. P3 13:54FLAJack Skille: Too many men on the ice2 min · PPG
  10. P3 15:31OTTZack Smith: Fighting5 min
  11. P3 15:31FLATyson Strachan: Fighting5 min
  12. P3 15:31FLAJack Skille: Roughing2 min
  13. P3 16:36FLAMatt Bradley: Abusive language2 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 SOG0FLA
45% to win55% to win
← OTT attackFLA attack →
  1. P1 20:00Goc won the faceoff against Turris
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

OTTFLA
31Shots on goal44
2.2Expected goals2.5
61Shot attempts67
28Faceoffs won35
4Power plays5
20Penalty minutes18
25Hits37
10Blocked shots19
1Giveaways7
10Takeaways8

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 – Foligno – O'Brien8:31

    xG 0.29–0.12 (70%)attempts 5–8goals 1–1

  2. Daugavins – Condra – Smith7:11

    xG 0.34–0.19 (65%)attempts 10–10goals 1–0

  3. Spezza – Michalek – Butler10:01

    xG 0.58–0.46 (56%)attempts 14–12goals 2–0

  4. Alfredsson – Greening – Turris11:11

    xG 0.12–0.67 (15%)attempts 8–15goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestLee – Cowen10:50

    xG 0.64–0.36 (64%)attempts 15–12goals 2–0

  2. Kuba – Karlsson12:53

    xG 0.41–0.28 (59%)attempts 11–10goals 1–0

  3. Gonchar – Phillips13:45

    xG 0.23–0.79 (22%)attempts 9–20goals 1–0

Florida Panthers

Forward lines

  1. bestWeiss – Fleischmann – Versteeg10:05

    xG 0.65–0.40 (62%)attempts 17–10goals 0–0

  2. Kopecky – Santorelli – Matthias8:44

    xG 0.17–0.15 (53%)attempts 10–8goals 1–0

  3. Samuelsson – Goc – Bergenheim9:14

    xG 0.27–0.31 (47%)attempts 10–7goals 0–1

  4. Bradley – Madden – Skille8:01

    xG 0.13–0.47 (22%)attempts 5–13goals 0–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestCampbell – Gudbranson13:04

    xG 0.90–0.41 (68%)attempts 19–12goals 0–0

  2. Campbell – Strachan3:22

    xG 0.04–0.09 (31%)attempts 2–3goals 0–0

  3. Weaver – Ellerby10:37

    xG 0.26–0.44 (37%)attempts 10–14goals 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.

FLA 2.5 xGOTT 2.2 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

FLAOTT

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 42/100 · #688 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.99 · 6 goals in reachComeback index 42% (winner's lowest chance)
OTT 100%5050%50FLA 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +22 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Florida Panthers win this game 56% of the time.

FLA winsOTT wins

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

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0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).