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Sun, Nov 24, 2013·PNC Arena, Raleigh

Ottawa Senators 1, Carolina Hurricanes 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 60% of the time.

CAR winsOTT wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
OTT112014010136
CAR011314112437

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 1:07OTTJason SpezzaAssists: Mika Zibanejad · Wrist, 0.33 xG1–0
  2. P2 3:10CARPatrick DwyerAssists: Jordan Staal, Justin Faulk · Wrist, 0.03 xG1–1
  3. P2 6:09CARTuomo RuutuGWGAssists: Eric Staal · Wrist, 0.07 xG1–2
  4. P2 9:03CARElias LindholmPPAssists: Eric Staal, Justin Faulk · Wrist, 0.20 xG1–3
  5. P3 17:37CAREric StaalENAssists: Manny Malhotra · Wrist, 0.62 xG1–4
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 7:55CARKevin Westgarth: Boarding2 min
  2. P2 8:26OTTChris Phillips: Cross checking2 min · PPG
  3. P3 5:03OTTClarke MacArthur: Hooking2 min
  4. P3 11:21CARBrett Bellemore: Tripping2 min
  5. P3 12:04OTTClarke MacArthur: Slashing2 min
  6. P3 19:04OTTBobby Ryan: Interference2 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 SOG0CAR
48% to win52% to win
← OTT attackCAR attack →
  1. P1 20:00Staal won the faceoff against Turris
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

OTTCAR
36Shots on goal37
2.6Expected goals3.2
67Shot attempts76
34Faceoffs won34
2Power plays4
8Penalty minutes4
34Hits29
21Blocked shots14
12Giveaways17
8Takeaways19

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. bestGreening – Condra – Grant10:01

    xG 0.50–0.11 (82%)attempts 13–7goals 0–0

  2. Spezza – Michalek – Zibanejad8:46

    xG 0.62–0.32 (66%)attempts 11–13goals 1–1

  3. MacArthur – Ryan – Turris10:10

    xG 0.32–0.29 (52%)attempts 10–17goals 0–0

  4. Michalek – Ryan – Turris2:11

    xG 0.15–0.21 (41%)attempts 3–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestMethot – Karlsson16:38

    xG 1.17–0.54 (68%)attempts 24–24goals 1–1

  2. Phillips – Wiercioch6:07

    xG 0.42–0.27 (61%)attempts 8–4goals 0–0

  3. Methot – Wiercioch4:02

    xG 0.20–0.14 (59%)attempts 8–7goals 0–0

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestRuutu – Staal – Gerbe10:11

    xG 0.71–0.39 (65%)attempts 16–10goals 1–0

  2. Dwyer – Tlusty – Staal10:50

    xG 0.47–0.17 (74%)attempts 17–6goals 1–0

  3. Dvorak – Skinner – Lindholm7:50

    xG 0.13–0.34 (27%)attempts 4–12goals 0–0

  4. Malhotra – Westgarth – Bowman7:45

    xG 0.28–0.74 (27%)attempts 9–11goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestHainsey – Bellemore17:44

    xG 0.66–0.43 (61%)attempts 20–18goals 0–0

  2. Sekera – Faulk15:54

    xG 0.73–0.52 (58%)attempts 25–13goals 2–0

  3. Harrison – Murphy12:33

    xG 0.34–1.01 (25%)attempts 16–18goals 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.

CAR 3.2 xGOTT 2.6 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CAROTT

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 27/100 · #840 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.89 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 33% (winner's lowest chance)
OTT 100%5050%50CAR 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +23 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 60% of the time.

CAR winsOTT wins

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

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