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Tue, Apr 8, 2014·Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale

Ottawa Senators 4, New York Islanders 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Islanders win this game 57% of the time.

NYI winsOTT wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
OTT09110313432
NYI017015114146

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 12:45OTTJason SpezzaPPAssists: Erik Karlsson, Ales Hemsky · Slap, 0.05 xG1–0
  2. P3 0:22NYIFrans NielsenAssists: Kevin Czuczman, Josh Bailey · Snap, 0.32 xG1–1
  3. P3 12:45OTTJason SpezzaGWGAssists: Ales Hemsky, Marc Methot · Wrist, 0.10 xG2–1
  4. P3 14:26OTTAles HemskyAssists: Milan Michalek, Marc Methot · Wrist, 0.09 xG3–1
  5. P3 19:48OTTMatt KassianENAssists: Jason Spezza, Erik Condra · Wrist, 0.63 xG4–1
Penalties (14)
  1. P1 7:55NYIBrett Gallant: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  2. P1 7:55OTTMatt Kassian: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  3. P1 9:59NYIBrett Gallant: Fighting5 min
  4. P1 9:59OTTMatt Kassian: Fighting5 min
  5. P1 11:52OTTClarke MacArthur: Slashing2 min
  6. P1 15:53OTTMarc Methot: Interference2 min
  7. P1 19:07NYIMatt Donovan: Tripping2 min
  8. P2 8:46NYIAnders Lee: Roughing2 min
  9. P2 12:14NYIJohn Persson: Tripping2 min · PPG
  10. P2 17:47NYIMatt Martin: Roughing2 min
  11. P2 17:47OTTPatrick Wiercioch: Interference2 min
  12. P3 8:26NYIJosh Bailey: Hooking2 min
  13. P3 9:24OTTErik Karlsson: Slashing2 min
  14. P3 16:20NYIAnders Lee: Too many men on the ice2 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 SOG0NYI
48% to win52% to win
← OTT attackNYI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Nielsen won the faceoff against Spezza
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

OTTNYI
32Shots on goal46
3.7Expected goals4.1
56Shot attempts64
34Faceoffs won32
5Power plays3
15Penalty minutes19
8Hits27
6Blocked shots8
16Giveaways12
7Takeaways15

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 – Smith – Zibanejad10:54

    xG 0.72–0.50 (59%)attempts 12–13goals 0–0

  2. MacArthur – Turris – Stone9:10

    xG 0.44–0.37 (54%)attempts 8–10goals 0–0

  3. Kassian – Condra – Pageau4:46

    xG 0.12–0.27 (30%)attempts 2–5goals 0–0

  4. Spezza – Hemsky – Michalek8:49

    xG 0.40–0.86 (32%)attempts 6–10goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestKarlsson – Wiercioch2:46

    xG 0.57–0.10 (85%)attempts 8–2goals 1–0

  2. Gryba – Wiercioch7:33

    xG 0.42–0.25 (62%)attempts 7–10goals 0–0

  3. Methot – Karlsson12:04

    xG 1.19–1.09 (52%)attempts 15–19goals 1–1

New York Islanders

Forward lines

  1. bestNielsen – Bailey – Lee11:11

    xG 1.10–0.48 (70%)attempts 17–10goals 1–1

  2. Gallant – Cizikas – Halmo4:24

    xG 0.55–0.14 (79%)attempts 8–4goals 0–0

  3. Clutterbuck – Nelson – Persson3:11

    xG 0.15–0.09 (63%)attempts 4–4goals 0–0

  4. McDonald – Martin – Cizikas2:06

    xG 0.00–0.04 (0%)attempts 0–2goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestCarkner – Donovan11:08

    xG 0.64–0.33 (66%)attempts 14–6goals 0–0

  2. Hamonic – Czuczman11:59

    xG 0.80–1.02 (44%)attempts 11–15goals 1–2

  3. Hickey – Mayfield10:01

    xG 0.59–0.89 (40%)attempts 15–12goals 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.

NYI 4.1 xGOTT 3.7 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NYIOTT

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 37/100 · #704 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.26 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 48% (winner's lowest chance)
OTT 100%5050%50NYI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +32 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 57% of the time.

NYI winsOTT wins

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

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