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Tue, Feb 4, 2014·Scottrade Center, St. Louis

Ottawa Senators 5, St. Louis Blues 4 (SO)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, St. Louis Blues win this game 80% of the time.

STL winsOTT wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTSOTotal
OTT01318310003531
STL19223113052450

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 14:08STLBrenden MorrowAssists: Patrik Berglund, T.J. Oshie · Tip-in, 0.13 xG0–1
  2. P2 14:50OTTErik KarlssonAssists: Jason Spezza · Slap, 0.04 xG1–1
  3. P2 15:09STLT.J. OshieAssists: Magnus Paajarvi, Alex Pietrangelo · Wrist, 0.08 xG1–2
  4. P2 19:55STLDavid BackesAssists: Jaden Schwartz, Barret Jackman · Wrist, 0.09 xG1–3
  5. P3 5:52OTTMilan MichalekAssists: Jason Spezza, Mika Zibanejad · Wrist, 0.09 xG2–3
  6. P3 7:02OTTKyle TurrisAssists: Erik Karlsson, Jared Cowen · Wrist, 0.02 xG3–3
  7. P3 8:27OTTJason SpezzaAssists: Mika Zibanejad, Marc Methot · Wrist, 0.03 xG4–3
  8. P3 11:08STLJordan LeopoldAssists: Jaden Schwartz, Derek Roy · Wrist, 0.02 xG4–4

Shootout

  1. 1. STL T.J. Oshie scored
  2. 2. OTT Mika Zibanejad scored
  3. 3. STL Alexander Steen scored
  4. 4. OTT Jason Spezza stopped
  5. 5. STL Vladimir Tarasenko stopped
  6. 6. OTT Stephane Da Costa scored
  7. 7. STL Kevin Shattenkirk stopped
  8. 8. OTT Milan Michalek stopped
  9. 9. STL Maxim Lapierre stopped
  10. 10. OTT Kyle Turris scored
Penalties (13)
  1. P1 0:36OTTZack Smith: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  2. P1 0:36STLRyan Reaves: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  3. P1 17:54OTTClarke MacArthur: Tripping2 min
  4. P1 18:31STLDerek Roy: Holding2 min
  5. P2 3:12STLChris Stewart: Roughing2 min
  6. P2 3:12OTTBobby Ryan: Roughing2 min
  7. P2 10:14OTTBobby Ryan: Elbowing2 min
  8. P2 10:19OTTMilan Michalek: Roughing2 min
  9. P2 12:05OTTMarc Methot: Cross checking2 min
  10. P2 17:01OTTMika Zibanejad: Tripping2 min
  11. P2 0:00OTTClarke MacArthur: Misconduct10 min
  12. P3 13:22OTTEric Gryba: High sticking2 min
  13. OT 4:04OTTClarke MacArthur: Hooking2 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 SOG0STL
48% to win52% to win
← OTT attackSTL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Lapierre won the faceoff against Smith
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

OTTSTL
31Shots on goal50
2.6Expected goals4.8
50Shot attempts76
32Faceoffs won38
1Power plays7
28Penalty minutes6
20Hits19
12Blocked shots11
2Giveaways5
2Takeaways5

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 – Greening – Smith10:37

    xG 0.63–0.21 (75%)attempts 11–8goals 0–0

  2. MacArthur – Ryan – Turris9:57

    xG 0.64–0.41 (61%)attempts 10–10goals 0–1

  3. Condra – Conacher – Da Costa4:30

    xG 0.11–0.29 (27%)attempts 5–7goals 0–1

  4. Spezza – Michalek – Zibanejad9:40

    xG 0.49–1.20 (29%)attempts 8–17goals 3–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestMethot – Gryba15:36

    xG 0.77–0.43 (64%)attempts 12–12goals 0–1

  2. Wiercioch – Ceci6:30

    xG 0.23–0.19 (55%)attempts 5–8goals 1–1

  3. Karlsson – Cowen17:02

    xG 0.71–1.03 (41%)attempts 17–21goals 2–1

St. Louis Blues

Forward lines

  1. bestSteen – Backes – Oshie2:15

    xG 0.47–0.13 (78%)attempts 5–3goals 0–0

  2. Roy – Tarasenko – Schwartz9:42

    xG 0.44–0.28 (61%)attempts 12–6goals 1–2

  3. Oshie – Berglund – Paajarvi7:58

    xG 0.35–0.23 (60%)attempts 7–5goals 1–0

  4. Steen – Backes – Stewart7:15

    xG 0.12–0.50 (19%)attempts 6–9goals 0–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestBouwmeester – Pietrangelo13:13

    xG 0.84–0.26 (77%)attempts 16–8goals 1–2

  2. Jackman – Shattenkirk11:52

    xG 0.52–0.27 (66%)attempts 8–10goals 0–1

  3. Bouwmeester – Shattenkirk2:34

    xG 0.21–0.02 (91%)attempts 7–1goals 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.

STL 4.8 xGOTT 2.6 xG
012345P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

STLOTT

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 96/100 · #30 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.66 · 8 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 7% (winner's lowest chance)
OTT 100%5050%50STL 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +31 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, St. Louis Blues win this game 80% of the time.

STL winsOTT wins

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

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