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Tue, Jan 20, 2015·Madison Square Garden, New York

Ottawa Senators 2, New York Rangers 3 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Rangers win this game 69% of the time.

NYR winsOTT wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
OTT0721401301235
NYR091171811335

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 9:29NYRKevin HayesAssists: Dan Girardi, Carl Hagelin · Wrist, 0.35 xG0–1
  2. P2 13:38OTTErik KarlssonAssists: Kyle Turris, Mark Stone · Snap, 0.13 xG1–1
  3. P2 14:41OTTMilan MichalekPPAssists: Alex Chiasson, Mika Zibanejad · Backhand, 0.36 xG2–1
  4. P3 2:42NYRChris KreiderAssists: Marc Staal, Martin St. Louis · Snap, 0.23 xG2–2
  5. OT 2:55NYRCarl HagelinGWGAssists: Derek Stepan, Ryan McDonagh · Tip-in, 0.15 xG2–3
Penalties (5)
  1. P1 13:30NYRChris Kreider: Holding2 min
  2. P1 18:33OTTMike Hoffman: High sticking2 min
  3. P2 14:32NYRLee Stempniak: High sticking2 min · PPG
  4. P2 17:32OTTDavid Legwand: Holding2 min
  5. P2 18:18OTTEric Gryba: High sticking2 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

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P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0NYR
46% to win54% to win
← OTT attackNYR attack →
  1. P1 20:00Brassard won the faceoff against Legwand
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

OTTNYR
35Shots on goal35
2.8Expected goals4.0
58Shot attempts60
27Faceoffs won37
2Power plays3
6Penalty minutes4
30Hits22
14Blocked shots16
2Giveaways14
5Takeaways8

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 – Stone13:10

    xG 0.55–0.27 (67%)attempts 12–9goals 0–0

  2. Legwand – Neil – Condra6:17

    xG 0.16–0.24 (41%)attempts 1–3goals 0–1

  3. Michalek – Chiasson – Pageau11:37

    xG 0.21–0.72 (23%)attempts 9–13goals 0–0

  4. Ryan – Hoffman – Zibanejad13:43

    xG 0.43–1.45 (23%)attempts 18–15goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestPhillips – Karlsson2:01

    xG 0.13–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–0goals 0–0

  2. Phillips – Ceci2:00

    xG 0.16–0.12 (57%)attempts 2–3goals 0–0

  3. Methot – Karlsson16:16

    xG 0.63–0.66 (49%)attempts 14–13goals 1–0

New York Rangers

Forward lines

  1. bestSt. Louis – Stepan – Kreider12:48

    xG 0.99–0.28 (78%)attempts 12–14goals 1–0

  2. Nash – Brassard – Zuccarello13:14

    xG 0.63–0.21 (75%)attempts 12–5goals 0–0

  3. Moore – Hagelin – Miller4:09

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

  4. Moore – Stempniak – Miller6:56

    xG 0.11–0.17 (40%)attempts 3–8goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestGirardi – McDonagh17:17

    xG 1.43–0.50 (74%)attempts 18–18goals 1–0

  2. Boyle – Staal12:23

    xG 1.11–0.35 (76%)attempts 17–10goals 1–0

  3. Boyle – Hunwick5:51

    xG 0.42–0.22 (66%)attempts 7–4goals 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.

NYR 4.0 xGOTT 2.8 xG
01234P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NYROTT

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 56/100 · #495 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.70 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 26% (winner's lowest chance)
OTT 100%5050%50NYR 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +25 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 Rangers win this game 69% of the time.

NYR winsOTT wins

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

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