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Fri, Nov 1, 2013·Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa

New York Islanders 5, Ottawa Senators 4 (SO)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Islanders win this game 84% of the time.

OTT winsNYI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTSOTotal
NYI018325110041557
OTT292909040431

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 18:38OTTErik CondraAssists: Derek Grant · Wrist, 0.04 xG0–1
  2. P1 19:40OTTMika ZibanejadAssists: Erik Karlsson, Chris Phillips · Slap, 0.02 xG0–2
  3. P2 9:07NYIJohn TavaresAssists: Thomas Vanek, Kyle Okposo · Backhand, 0.24 xG1–2
  4. P2 9:35NYIMatt MartinAssists: Matt Carkner, Brock Nelson · Tip-in, 0.04 xG2–2
  5. P2 12:34OTTBobby RyanAssists: Patrick Wiercioch, Erik Karlsson · Backhand, 0.21 xG2–3
  6. P2 14:47OTTClarke MacArthurAssists: Bobby Ryan, Kyle Turris · Wrap-around, 0.06 xG2–4
  7. P2 18:24NYIPierre-Marc BouchardAssists: Matt Donovan, Kyle Okposo · Wrist, 0.25 xG3–4
  8. P3 3:14NYIFrans NielsenAssists: Thomas Hickey, Pierre-Marc Bouchard · Wrist, 0.03 xG4–4

Shootout

  1. 1. OTT Jason Spezza stopped
  2. 2. NYI Thomas Vanek stopped
  3. 3. OTT Milan Michalek stopped
  4. 4. NYI Frans Nielsen scored
  5. 5. OTT Bobby Ryan stopped
Penalties (8)
  1. P1 9:23NYIThomas Vanek: High sticking2 min
  2. P1 14:21OTTEric Gryba: Boarding2 min
  3. P2 1:03NYIJohn Tavares: Hooking2 min
  4. P2 3:41OTTMilan Michalek: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  5. P2 16:54OTTZack Smith: Roughing2 min
  6. P2 16:54NYICal Clutterbuck: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  7. P2 18:57OTTZack Smith: Interference2 min
  8. P2 19:04OTTJared Cowen: Holding2 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.

NYI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

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P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0OTT
48% to win52% to win
← NYI attackOTT attack →
  1. P1 20:00Smith won the faceoff against Cizikas
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYIOTT
57Shots on goal31
4.8Expected goals2.3
90Shot attempts59
32Faceoffs won38
4Power plays2
6Penalty minutes10
34Hits42
22Blocked shots12
8Giveaways10
5Takeaways9

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.

New York Islanders

Forward lines

  1. bestVanek – Okposo – Tavares14:43

    xG 1.20–0.43 (73%)attempts 30–10goals 1–1

  2. Nielsen – Bouchard – Bailey7:55

    xG 0.83–0.33 (72%)attempts 12–13goals 1–1

  3. Martin – Cizikas – Nelson9:27

    xG 0.35–0.10 (77%)attempts 8–3goals 1–0

  4. Regin – Clutterbuck – Grabner8:21

    xG 0.10–0.18 (35%)attempts 7–6goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestCarkner – Hickey12:03

    xG 0.70–0.10 (87%)attempts 20–3goals 1–0

  2. Martinek – Donovan12:10

    xG 0.82–0.25 (77%)attempts 23–7goals 1–0

  3. MacDonald – Hamonic15:06

    xG 0.58–0.34 (63%)attempts 11–13goals 0–2

Ottawa Senators

Forward lines

  1. bestNeil – Spezza – Greening2:50

    xG 0.10–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–0goals 0–0

  2. MacArthur – Ryan – Turris11:46

    xG 0.64–0.55 (54%)attempts 16–15goals 2–0

  3. Neil – Spezza – Grant2:32

    xG 0.00–0.13 (0%)attempts 0–3goals 0–0

  4. Neil – Spezza – Conacher4:46

    xG 0.00–0.34 (0%)attempts 0–9goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestMethot – Wiercioch12:51

    xG 0.48–0.31 (60%)attempts 12–8goals 0–1

  2. Gryba – Cowen13:58

    xG 0.38–0.83 (31%)attempts 10–26goals 0–0

  3. Phillips – Karlsson14:10

    xG 0.47–1.38 (25%)attempts 13–20goals 3–2

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 2.3 xGNYI 4.8 xG
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Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

OTTNYI

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 NYI. Dots are goals.

Excitement 91/100 · #88 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.19 · 8 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 10% (winner's lowest chance)
NYI 100%5050%50OTT 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +28 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, New York Islanders win this game 84% of the time.

OTT winsNYI wins

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

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