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Wed, Feb 13, 2013·CONSOL Energy Center, Pittsburgh

Ottawa Senators 2, Pittsburgh Penguins 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Ottawa Senators win this game 52% of the time.

PIT winsOTT wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
OTT01121206229
PIT11515210430

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 16:23PITPascal DupuisAssists: Sidney Crosby, Chris Kunitz · Snap, 0.17 xG0–1
  2. P2 10:31OTTStephane Da CostaAssists: Daniel Alfredsson, Sergei Gonchar · Wrist, 0.14 xG1–1
  3. P2 10:55OTTJim O'BrienAssists: Erik Condra · Wrist, 0.06 xG2–1
  4. P2 13:47PITJames NealPPAssists: Sidney Crosby, Paul Martin · Snap, 0.08 xG2–2
  5. P3 1:52PITJames NealGWGAssists: Matt Cooke, Deryk Engelland · Wrist, 0.09 xG2–3
  6. P3 11:42PITSidney CrosbyAssists: Paul Martin, James Neal · Wrist, 0.16 xG2–4
Penalties (11)
  1. P1 9:19PITPaul Martin: Tripping2 min
  2. P1 12:17OTTJim O'Brien: Holding2 min
  3. P2 7:51PITPaul Martin: Hooking2 min
  4. P2 8:31PITPascal Dupuis: Hooking2 min
  5. P2 12:16OTTChris Phillips: Hooking2 min · PPG
  6. P2 17:48PITPaul Martin: Tripping2 min
  7. P3 9:38OTTChris Phillips: Holding2 min
  8. P3 17:54OTTChris Neil: Roughing2 min
  9. P3 17:54OTTChris Neil: Roughing2 min
  10. P3 17:54PITMatt Cooke: Misconduct10 min
  11. P3 17:54OTTChris 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.

OTT00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0PIT
43% to win57% to win
← OTT attackPIT attack →
  1. P1 20:00Crosby won the faceoff against Smith
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

OTTPIT
29Shots on goal30
2.7Expected goals2.6
66Shot attempts49
29Faceoffs won31
4Power plays5
20Penalty minutes18
14Hits21
11Blocked shots23
2Giveaways4
5Takeaways5

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 – Daugavins – Smith7:22

    xG 0.59–0.24 (71%)attempts 8–3goals 0–1

  2. Alfredsson – Da Costa – Zibanejad5:05

    xG 0.16–0.03 (84%)attempts 5–1goals 0–0

  3. Condra – Turris – Silfverberg9:52

    xG 0.16–0.07 (71%)attempts 12–5goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestPhillips – Wiercioch2:03

    xG 0.23–0.01 (95%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0

  2. Phillips – Benoit7:03

    xG 0.37–0.34 (52%)attempts 13–10goals 0–0

  3. Benoit – Methot2:39

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

Pittsburgh Penguins

Forward lines

  1. bestCooke – Malkin – Neal5:57

    xG 0.47–0.13 (78%)attempts 4–5goals 1–0

  2. Kennedy – Sutter – Boychuk4:16

    xG 0.16–0.02 (91%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

  3. Malkin – Neal – Boychuk3:20

    xG 0.16–0.16 (51%)attempts 5–1goals 0–0

  4. Cooke – Kennedy – Sutter2:30

    xG 0.21–0.22 (49%)attempts 3–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestEngelland – Despres9:04

    xG 0.89–0.63 (59%)attempts 12–14goals 2–1

  2. Orpik – Niskanen3:13

    xG 0.06–0.14 (31%)attempts 2–8goals 0–0

  3. Orpik – Martin13:03

    xG 0.42–0.53 (44%)attempts 11–14goals 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.

PIT 2.6 xGOTT 2.7 xG
-0.500.511.522.53P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

PITOTT

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 61/100 · #287 of 720 this seasonSwing 1.81 · 6 goals in reachComeback index 32% (winner's lowest chance)
OTT 100%5050%50PIT 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +29 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 52% of the time.

PIT winsOTT wins

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

-7
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-5
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0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).