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Sat, Jan 25, 2014·PNC Arena, Raleigh

Ottawa Senators 3, Carolina Hurricanes 6

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 52% of the time.

CAR winsOTT wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
OTT0103907326
CAR16416110632

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 10:30CARNathan GerbeAssists: Manny Malhotra, Mike Komisarek · Snap, 0.11 xG0–1
  2. P2 6:05CAREric StaalAssists: Alexander Semin, Ron Hainsey · Wrist, 0.08 xG0–2
  3. P2 6:37CARManny MalhotraAssists: Nathan Gerbe, Drayson Bowman · Wrist, 0.13 xG0–3
  4. P2 13:23CARRiley NashGWGAssists: Andrej Sekera, Radek Dvorak · Wrist, 0.05 xG0–4
  5. P2 13:58OTTKyle TurrisAssists: Clarke MacArthur, Eric Gryba · Snap, 0.16 xG1–4
  6. P2 17:45OTTKyle TurrisSHAssists: Clarke MacArthur, Eric Gryba · Wrist, 0.18 xG2–4
  7. P2 19:27CARTuomo RuutuPPAssists: Andrej Sekera, Alexander Semin · Snap, 0.10 xG2–5
  8. P2 19:37OTTMika ZibanejadAssists: Bobby Ryan, Cory Conacher · Wrist, 0.18 xG3–5
  9. P3 18:19CARManny MalhotraENAssists: Nathan Gerbe, Drayson Bowman · Wrist, 0.63 xG3–6
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 2:26CARRadek Dvorak: Tripping2 min
  2. P1 15:19OTTColin Greening: Hooking2 min
  3. P2 16:21OTTChris Neil: High sticking double minor4 min · PPG
  4. P3 4:18CARJohn-Michael Liles: Slashing2 min
  5. P3 4:18OTTCory Conacher: Slashing2 min
  6. P3 13:54OTTBobby Ryan: Tripping2 min
  7. P3 18:31CARMike Komisarek: Delaying game puck over glass2 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 20:00Smith won the faceoff against Malhotra
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

OTTCAR
26Shots on goal32
3.0Expected goals3.1
59Shot attempts51
33Faceoffs won36
2Power plays4
10Penalty minutes6
18Hits17
7Blocked shots14
11Giveaways11
6Takeaways14

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. bestCondra – Conacher – Da Costa5:37

    xG 0.51–0.24 (68%)attempts 7–5goals 0–1

  2. Spezza – Michalek – Zibanejad10:15

    xG 0.35–0.35 (50%)attempts 16–8goals 0–1

  3. MacArthur – Ryan – Turris9:25

    xG 0.17–0.19 (48%)attempts 3–7goals 1–0

  4. Neil – Greening – Smith10:12

    xG 0.61–0.66 (48%)attempts 11–8goals 0–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestKarlsson – Cowen19:31

    xG 1.23–0.71 (64%)attempts 20–17goals 0–1

  2. Phillips – Ceci9:25

    xG 0.41–0.24 (63%)attempts 11–4goals 1–2

  3. Methot – Gryba12:06

    xG 0.27–0.53 (33%)attempts 10–10goals 1–1

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestSemin – Staal – Tlusty9:33

    xG 0.47–0.30 (61%)attempts 7–13goals 1–0

  2. Malhotra – Gerbe – Bowman10:28

    xG 0.33–0.20 (62%)attempts 6–7goals 2–0

  3. Dvorak – Ruutu – Nash7:08

    xG 0.44–0.59 (43%)attempts 7–11goals 1–0

  4. Staal – Skinner – Lindholm11:12

    xG 0.21–0.67 (24%)attempts 9–7goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestHainsey – Liles11:16

    xG 0.61–0.30 (67%)attempts 10–10goals 1–1

  2. Komisarek – Harrison11:57

    xG 0.37–0.60 (38%)attempts 7–15goals 2–1

  3. Sekera – Faulk19:01

    xG 0.67–1.18 (36%)attempts 16–18goals 1–0

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.

CAR 3.1 xGOTT 3.0 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 76/100 · #241 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.82 · 8 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 51% (winner's lowest chance)
OTT 100%5050%50CAR 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +20 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 52% of the time.

CAR winsOTT wins

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

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