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Sat, Feb 14, 2015·Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa

Edmonton Oilers 2, Ottawa Senators 7

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Ottawa Senators win this game 86% of the time.

OTT winsEDM wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
EDM11111006227
OTT112418212742

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 7:18OTTMilan MichalekPPAssists: Mike Hoffman, Erik Karlsson · Wrist, 0.16 xG0–1
  2. P1 15:17EDMDerek RoyAssists: Ryan Hamilton, Nail Yakupov · Wrist, 0.08 xG1–1
  3. P2 0:41OTTCody CeciAssists: Erik Condra, Alex Chiasson · Slap, 0.03 xG1–2
  4. P2 0:57OTTKyle TurrisGWGAssists: Mark Stone, Milan Michalek · Wrist, 0.04 xG1–3
  5. P2 3:06EDMMark FayneAssists: Jeff Petry, Andrew Ference · Slap, 0.03 xG2–3
  6. P2 3:44OTTMilan MichalekAssists: Kyle Turris, Mark Stone · Wrist, 0.06 xG2–4
  7. P2 18:44OTTAlex ChiassonAssists: Erik Condra, Erik Karlsson · Wrist, 0.08 xG2–5
  8. P3 14:07OTTMike HoffmanAssists: Mika Zibanejad, Bobby Ryan · Backhand, 0.15 xG2–6
  9. P3 15:59OTTDavid LegwandPPAssists: Patrick Wiercioch, Bobby Ryan · Tip-in, 0.16 xG2–7
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 4:24OTTMika Zibanejad: Tripping2 min
  2. P1 6:11EDMRyan Hamilton: Interference2 min · PPG
  3. P2 3:47EDMLuke Gazdic: Fighting5 min
  4. P2 3:47OTTChris Neil: Fighting5 min
  5. P2 12:45OTTDavid Legwand: Holding2 min
  6. P3 14:07EDMTeddy Purcell: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min · PPG
  7. P3 14:07EDMTeddy Purcell: Abuse of officials10 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.

EDM00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0OTT
46% to win54% to win
← EDM attackOTT attack →
  1. P1 20:00Gordon won the faceoff against Zibanejad
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

EDMOTT
27Shots on goal42
2.1Expected goals4.6
49Shot attempts66
26Faceoffs won26
2Power plays2
19Penalty minutes9
25Hits48
13Blocked shots11
6Giveaways8
6Takeaways12

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.

Edmonton Oilers

Forward lines

  1. Pouliot – Lander – Pakarinen12:02

    xG 0.26–0.36 (42%)attempts 13–6goals 0–1

  2. Gordon – Klinkhammer – Gazdic6:28

    xG 0.00–0.19 (0%)attempts 2–6goals 0–0

  3. Roy – Hamilton – Yakupov11:02

    xG 0.31–1.27 (20%)attempts 10–13goals 1–1

  4. Purcell – Eberle – Nugent-Hopkins11:14

    xG 0.28–1.65 (14%)attempts 9–19goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. Petry – Schultz3:13

    xG 0.06–0.22 (21%)attempts 2–4goals 0–1

  2. Fayne – Marincin13:38

    xG 0.15–0.44 (25%)attempts 11–12goals 0–1

  3. Schultz – Klefbom15:00

    xG 0.49–1.55 (24%)attempts 15–17goals 1–3

Ottawa Senators

Forward lines

  1. bestMichalek – Turris – Stone10:30

    xG 1.29–0.31 (81%)attempts 12–10goals 1–1

  2. Ryan – Hoffman – Zibanejad11:09

    xG 1.12–0.30 (79%)attempts 12–10goals 1–1

  3. Condra – Chiasson – Lazar11:51

    xG 0.85–0.29 (74%)attempts 11–10goals 2–0

  4. Legwand – Neil – Pageau3:45

    xG 0.07–0.00 (100%)attempts 6–1goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestWiercioch – Ceci16:04

    xG 1.42–0.22 (87%)attempts 18–12goals 0–0

  2. Gryba – Borowiecki13:34

    xG 1.49–0.34 (81%)attempts 18–12goals 1–1

  3. Methot – Karlsson17:18

    xG 1.12–0.15 (89%)attempts 19–8goals 3–1

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.

OTT 4.6 xGEDM 2.1 xG
012345P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

OTTEDM

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 53/100 · #528 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.20 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 51% (winner's lowest chance)
EDM 100%5050%50OTT 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +20 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 86% of the time.

OTT winsEDM wins

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

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