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Sun, Apr 13, 2014·CONSOL Energy Center, Pittsburgh

Ottawa Senators 3, Pittsburgh Penguins 2 (SO)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Ottawa Senators win this game 75% of the time.

PIT winsOTT wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTSOTotal
OTT1911309022333
PIT16111011000228

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 14:46PITJussi JokinenPPAssists: Chris Kunitz, Kris Letang · Wrist, 0.01 xG0–1
  2. P1 18:38OTTKyle TurrisPPAssists: Erik Karlsson, Mike Hoffman · Snap, 0.11 xG1–1
  3. P2 5:16PITLee StempniakAssists: Beau Bennett, Brian Gibbons · Tip-in, 0.13 xG1–2
  4. P2 17:14OTTMark StonePPAssists: Patrick Wiercioch, Kyle Turris · Wrist, 0.42 xG2–2

Shootout

  1. 1. PIT Beau Bennett stopped
  2. 2. OTT Kyle Turris scored
  3. 3. PIT Jussi Jokinen stopped
  4. 4. OTT Jason Spezza scored
Penalties (11)
  1. P1 9:24PITTanner Glass: Fighting5 min
  2. P1 9:24OTTChris Neil: Fighting5 min
  3. P1 14:06OTTMilan Michalek: Hooking2 min · PPG
  4. P1 16:39PITHarry Zolnierczyk: Hooking2 min · PPG
  5. P1 19:56OTTColin Greening: Roughing2 min
  6. P2 6:58PITHarry Zolnierczyk: Holding the stick2 min
  7. P2 9:48OTTErik Condra: Holding2 min
  8. P2 12:34OTTErik Condra: Slashing2 min
  9. P2 16:37PITChris Kunitz: Hooking2 min · PPG
  10. P2 17:32PITSimon Despres: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  11. P3 10:17PITCraig Adams: 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.

OTT00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0PIT
48% to win52% to win
← OTT attackPIT attack →
  1. P1 20:00Turris won the faceoff against Gibbons
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

OTTPIT
33Shots on goal28
4.2Expected goals2.6
59Shot attempts46
32Faceoffs won34
5Power plays4
13Penalty minutes15
24Hits25
7Blocked shots12
5Giveaways8
2Takeaways3

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 – Pageau8:24

    xG 0.22–0.11 (67%)attempts 7–4goals 0–0

  2. MacArthur – Turris – Stone8:31

    xG 0.23–0.21 (53%)attempts 5–4goals 0–0

  3. Spezza – Hemsky – Michalek9:21

    xG 0.13–0.40 (24%)attempts 7–6goals 0–1

  4. Condra – Smith – Hoffman9:56

    xG 0.30–0.71 (30%)attempts 10–11goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestPhillips – Ceci11:41

    xG 0.34–0.24 (59%)attempts 8–7goals 0–0

  2. Methot – Karlsson15:58

    xG 0.39–0.61 (39%)attempts 14–12goals 0–0

  3. Gryba – Wiercioch12:46

    xG 0.16–0.59 (21%)attempts 8–8goals 0–1

Pittsburgh Penguins

Forward lines

  1. bestStempniak – Bennett – Gibbons7:17

    xG 0.62–0.03 (95%)attempts 6–3goals 1–0

  2. Jokinen – Kunitz – Neal10:39

    xG 0.40–0.16 (72%)attempts 7–7goals 0–0

  3. Adams – Glass – Zolnierczyk6:53

    xG 0.24–0.05 (82%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

  4. Pyatt – Kobasew – Megna8:01

    xG 0.24–0.26 (48%)attempts 5–11goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestDespres – Maatta13:51

    xG 0.72–0.25 (74%)attempts 10–11goals 0–0

  2. Orpik – Martin12:52

    xG 0.64–0.27 (70%)attempts 8–9goals 1–0

  3. Scuderi – Letang13:58

    xG 0.28–0.34 (45%)attempts 10–11goals 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.

PIT 2.6 xGOTT 4.2 xG
01234P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

PITOTT

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 55/100 · #502 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.69 · 4 goals in reachComeback index 25% (winner's lowest chance)
OTT 100%5050%50PIT 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +24 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Ottawa Senators win this game 75% of the time.

PIT winsOTT wins

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

-7
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-1
0
+1
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+7

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