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Fri, Jan 25, 2013·Tampa Bay Times Forum, Tampa

Ottawa Senators 4, Tampa Bay Lightning 6

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Tampa Bay Lightning win this game 75% of the time.

TBL winsOTT wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
OTT07416013436
TBL11525311631

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 1:09TBLMatt CarlePPAssists: Cory Conacher, Marc-Andre Bergeron · Wrist, 0.27 xG0–1
  2. P2 4:11OTTErik CondraAssists: Chris Neil, Sergei Gonchar · Wrist, 0.07 xG1–1
  3. P2 14:30OTTJason SpezzaPPAssists: Daniel Alfredsson, Sergei Gonchar · Wrist, 0.05 xG2–1
  4. P2 14:45OTTErik KarlssonAssists: Milan Michalek, Kyle Turris · Wrist, 0.01 xG3–1
  5. P2 15:00TBLSteven StamkosAssists: Sami Salo, Martin St. Louis · Backhand, 0.13 xG3–2
  6. P2 17:30OTTKyle TurrisAssists: Daniel Alfredsson, Kaspars Daugavins · Wrist, 0.08 xG4–2
  7. P2 18:10TBLVictor HedmanAssists: Steven Stamkos, Martin St. Louis · Slap, 0.04 xG4–3
  8. P3 3:39TBLRyan MaloneAssists: Sami Salo, Cory Conacher · Slap, 0.04 xG4–4
  9. P3 12:58TBLRyan MaloneGWGAssists: Vincent Lecavalier, Victor Hedman · Wrist, 0.15 xG4–5
  10. P3 19:18TBLTom PyattENAssists: Steven Stamkos · Wrist, 0.69 xG4–6
Penalties (18)
  1. P1 0:35OTTMilan Michalek: Hooking2 min · PPG
  2. P1 3:53OTTPeter Regin: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  3. P1 12:09OTTChris Phillips: Interference2 min
  4. P1 15:09OTTErik Karlsson: Interference2 min
  5. P1 18:10TBLB.J. Crombeen: Fighting5 min
  6. P1 18:10OTTChris Neil: Fighting5 min
  7. P2 12:56TBLTeddy Purcell: Hooking2 min · PPG
  8. P2 13:37OTTChris Neil: Interference2 min
  9. P2 14:20TBLBrian Lee: Elbowing2 min
  10. P3 3:52TBLKeith Aulie: Interference2 min
  11. P3 19:50TBLKeith Aulie: Roughing2 min
  12. P3 19:50TBLKeith Aulie: Roughing2 min
  13. P3 19:50TBLKeith Aulie: Misconduct10 min
  14. P3 19:50TBLAdam Hall: Misconduct10 min
  15. P3 19:50OTTMark Borowiecki: Roughing2 min
  16. P3 19:50OTTErik Condra: Roughing2 min
  17. P3 19:50OTTMark Borowiecki: Misconduct10 min
  18. P3 19:50TBLAdam Hall: 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 SOG0TBL
43% to win57% to win
← OTT attackTBL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Spezza won the faceoff against Hall
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

OTTTBL
36Shots on goal31
1.9Expected goals3.2
69Shot attempts59
34Faceoffs won39
4Power plays4
29Penalty minutes37
22Hits19
14Blocked shots19
5Giveaways4
8Takeaways3

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 – Turris – Smith3:21

    xG 0.17–0.02 (90%)attempts 5–1goals 0–0

  2. Spezza – Michalek – Silfverberg11:26

    xG 0.24–0.20 (54%)attempts 11–11goals 0–0

  3. Neil – Greening – Smith6:23

    xG 0.12–0.09 (57%)attempts 7–7goals 1–0

  4. Spezza – Michalek – Greening2:27

    xG 0.01–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestBenoit – Borowiecki7:14

    xG 0.37–0.20 (65%)attempts 11–7goals 0–0

  2. Methot – Karlsson19:36

    xG 0.61–0.49 (55%)attempts 24–17goals 0–1

  3. Phillips – Benoit2:50

    xG 0.02–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–0goals 0–0

Tampa Bay Lightning

Forward lines

  1. bestLecavalier – Malone – Conacher3:40

    xG 0.14–0.02 (89%)attempts 6–3goals 1–0

  2. Lecavalier – Purcell – Conacher2:15

    xG 0.03–0.01 (84%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0

  3. St. Louis – Purcell – Stamkos3:48

    xG 0.08–0.08 (49%)attempts 4–3goals 0–1

  4. St. Louis – Malone – Stamkos3:42

    xG 0.12–0.14 (48%)attempts 4–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSalo – Hedman15:03

    xG 0.50–0.20 (72%)attempts 16–12goals 3–0

  2. Bergeron – Aulie2:01

    xG 0.03–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–0goals 0–0

  3. Brewer – Carle14:47

    xG 0.32–0.34 (48%)attempts 10–15goals 0–0

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.

TBL 3.2 xGOTT 1.9 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

TBLOTT

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 97/100 · #26 of 720 this seasonSwing 2.46 · 10 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 12% (winner's lowest chance)
OTT 100%5050%50TBL 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, Tampa Bay Lightning win this game 75% of the time.

TBL winsOTT wins

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

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