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Sat, Nov 15, 2014·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Ottawa Senators 2, Calgary Flames 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Ottawa Senators win this game 58% of the time.

CGY winsOTT wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
OTT1508112225
CGY091937425

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 12:17OTTClarke MacArthurAssists: Erik Karlsson, Kyle Turris · Wrist, 0.03 xG1–0
  2. P2 8:12CGYPaul ByronAssists: Sven Baertschi, Josh Jooris · Wrist, 0.09 xG1–1
  3. P3 2:29CGYMarkus GranlundAssists: Lance Bouma · Backhand, 0.08 xG1–2
  4. P3 5:37CGYJosh JoorisPPGWGAssists: Curtis Glencross, Mark Giordano · Wrist, 0.14 xG1–3
  5. P3 7:51OTTBobby RyanAssists: Milan Michalek, Eric Gryba · Wrap-around, 0.06 xG2–3
  6. P3 12:57CGYLance BoumaAssists: Markus Granlund · Backhand, 0.08 xG2–4
Penalties (10)
  1. P1 3:46CGYSven Baertschi: High sticking2 min
  2. P2 2:00CGYPaul Byron: Boarding2 min
  3. P2 11:33OTTMark Borowiecki: Fighting5 min
  4. P2 11:33CGYBrandon Bollig: Fighting5 min
  5. P2 11:33CGYBrandon Bollig: Roughing2 min
  6. P3 0:17CGYLance Bouma: Tripping2 min
  7. P3 4:20OTTAlex Chiasson: Hooking2 min · PPG
  8. P3 10:34OTTClarke MacArthur: Illegal check to head2 min
  9. P3 13:30CGYBrandon Bollig: Tripping2 min
  10. P3 14:28CGYDennis Wideman: Slashing2 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 SOG0CGY
46% to win54% to win
← OTT attackCGY attack →
  1. P1 20:00Jooris won the faceoff against Lazar
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

OTTCGY
25Shots on goal25
2.0Expected goals1.6
51Shot attempts45
29Faceoffs won34
6Power plays2
9Penalty minutes17
20Hits20
10Blocked shots15
20Giveaways16
7Takeaways13

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. bestLegwand – Neil – Smith8:49

    xG 0.45–0.15 (75%)attempts 8–3goals 0–0

  2. MacArthur – Turris – Chiasson10:09

    xG 0.32–0.31 (50%)attempts 9–12goals 1–1

  3. Hoffman – Stone – Lazar8:23

    xG 0.04–0.12 (26%)attempts 6–7goals 0–0

  4. Michalek – Ryan – Zibanejad8:13

    xG 0.20–0.37 (35%)attempts 6–11goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestKarlsson – Cowen2:45

    xG 0.14–0.02 (87%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

  2. Phillips – Karlsson12:56

    xG 0.26–0.25 (50%)attempts 10–13goals 2–0

  3. Cowen – Ceci12:06

    xG 0.41–0.43 (49%)attempts 10–12goals 0–2

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestJones – Glencross – Monahan8:07

    xG 0.38–0.04 (91%)attempts 11–5goals 0–0

  2. Byron – Baertschi – Jooris6:59

    xG 0.18–0.14 (56%)attempts 5–5goals 1–1

  3. Hudler – Gaudreau – Granlund9:15

    xG 0.22–0.23 (49%)attempts 11–5goals 0–1

  4. Bouma – Bollig – Reinhart5:06

    xG 0.04–0.33 (10%)attempts 2–5goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestWideman – Russell11:17

    xG 0.34–0.06 (85%)attempts 10–8goals 2–0

  2. Wideman – Smid4:13

    xG 0.09–0.00 (100%)attempts 6–0goals 0–0

  3. Engelland – Brodie2:19

    xG 0.10–0.03 (76%)attempts 2–1goals 0–1

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.

CGY 1.6 xGOTT 2.0 xG
00.511.52P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYOTT

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 47/100 · #602 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.41 · 6 goals in reachComeback index 31% (winner's lowest chance)
OTT 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +29 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 58% of the time.

CGY winsOTT wins

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

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