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Thu, Nov 13, 2014·Rexall Place, Edmonton

Ottawa Senators 4, Edmonton Oilers 3 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Edmonton Oilers win this game 79% of the time.

EDM winsOTT wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
OTT317060611430
EDM0711321700337

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 3:34OTTMike HoffmanAssists: Cody Ceci · Snap, 0.04 xG1–0
  2. P1 12:51OTTAlex ChiassonAssists: Chris Phillips, Clarke MacArthur · Deflected, 0.07 xG2–0
  3. P1 15:41OTTMilan MichalekAssists: Bobby Ryan, Mika Zibanejad · Wrist, 0.12 xG3–0
  4. P2 12:57EDMLeon DraisaitlPPAssists: David Perron, Nikita Nikitin · Snap, 0.49 xG3–1
  5. P3 9:35EDMJordan EberleAssists: Benoit Pouliot, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins · Wrist, 0.39 xG3–2
  6. P3 13:45EDMJeff PetryAssists: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Justin Schultz · Slap, 0.05 xG3–3
  7. OT 2:39OTTMike HoffmanGWGAssists: Curtis Lazar, Jared Cowen · Wrist, 0.06 xG4–3
Penalties (15)
  1. P1 14:38EDMKeith Aulie: Fighting5 min
  2. P1 14:38OTTChris Neil: Fighting5 min
  3. P1 16:17EDMTeddy Purcell: Tripping2 min
  4. P2 0:45EDMJustin Schultz: Tripping2 min
  5. P2 3:17OTTEric Gryba: Instigator2 min
  6. P2 3:17EDMKeith Aulie: Fighting5 min
  7. P2 3:17OTTEric Gryba: Fighting5 min
  8. P2 3:17OTTEric Gryba: Misconduct10 min
  9. P2 5:06EDMMark Arcobello: Slashing2 min
  10. P2 11:25OTTMark Borowiecki: High sticking2 min · PPG
  11. P2 17:43OTTChris Neil: Roughing2 min
  12. P3 3:02EDMBenoit Pouliot: Roughing2 min
  13. P3 16:28EDMDavid Perron: Embellishment2 min
  14. P3 16:28OTTZack Smith: Interference2 min
  15. P3 18:25OTTMark Borowiecki: 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 SOG0EDM
46% to win54% to win
← OTT attackEDM attack →
  1. P1 20:00Lazar won the faceoff against Gordon
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

OTTEDM
30Shots on goal37
1.8Expected goals3.6
49Shot attempts55
24Faceoffs won34
4Power plays4
30Penalty minutes20
18Hits24
6Blocked shots10
7Giveaways16
3Takeaways8

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. bestMacArthur – Turris – Chiasson9:29

    xG 0.24–0.19 (57%)attempts 5–4goals 1–0

  2. Michalek – Ryan – Zibanejad8:48

    xG 0.37–0.47 (44%)attempts 9–7goals 1–1

  3. Legwand – Neil – Smith5:49

    xG 0.00–0.36 (0%)attempts 2–7goals 0–0

  4. Hoffman – Stone – Lazar8:02

    xG 0.22–0.75 (23%)attempts 4–8goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestPhillips – Karlsson10:35

    xG 0.33–0.19 (64%)attempts 7–4goals 2–0

  2. Borowiecki – Ceci2:33

    xG 0.12–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

  3. Phillips – Ceci6:36

    xG 0.24–0.28 (46%)attempts 5–7goals 0–0

Edmonton Oilers

Forward lines

  1. bestPouliot – Eberle – Nugent-Hopkins12:24

    xG 0.92–0.38 (71%)attempts 10–6goals 2–3

  2. Perron – Arcobello – Yakupov12:33

    xG 0.57–0.37 (61%)attempts 10–12goals 0–0

  3. Hendricks – Gordon – Purcell2:43

    xG 0.16–0.05 (76%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

  4. Hendricks – Gordon – Joensuu5:00

    xG 0.08–0.04 (68%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestNikitin – Fayne9:33

    xG 0.83–0.14 (86%)attempts 10–5goals 1–0

  2. Ference – Petry12:41

    xG 0.69–0.44 (61%)attempts 10–12goals 1–1

  3. Aulie – Schultz13:37

    xG 0.42–0.32 (57%)attempts 11–8goals 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.

EDM 3.6 xGOTT 1.8 xG
01234P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

EDMOTT

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 89/100 · #107 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.90 · 7 goals in reach · 3-goal lead cutComeback index 43% (winner's lowest chance)
OTT 100%5050%50EDM 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +35 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Edmonton Oilers win this game 79% of the time.

EDM winsOTT wins

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

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