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Sun, Apr 5, 2015·Air Canada Centre, Toronto

Ottawa Senators 2, Toronto Maple Leafs 3 (SO)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Ottawa Senators win this game 63% of the time.

TOR winsOTT wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTSOTotal
OTT012117114021245
TOR1221608022338

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 3:10TORJoffrey LupulAssists: Eric Brewer, Leo Komarov · Wrist, 0.10 xG0–1
  2. P2 7:15OTTErik KarlssonPPAssists: Kyle Turris, Mark Stone · Snap, 0.38 xG1–1
  3. P2 12:42TORJames van RiemsdykAssists: Peter Holland, Eric Brewer · Snap, 0.08 xG1–2
  4. P3 1:09OTTMark StonePPAssists: Kyle Turris, Clarke MacArthur · Snap, 0.04 xG2–2

Shootout

  1. 1. OTT Mika Zibanejad scored
  2. 2. TOR Tyler Bozak stopped
  3. 3. OTT Kyle Turris stopped
  4. 4. TOR Joffrey Lupul scored
  5. 5. OTT Mark Stone stopped
  6. 6. TOR Joakim Lindstrom stopped
  7. 7. OTT Bobby Ryan stopped
  8. 8. TOR James van Riemsdyk stopped
  9. 9. OTT Mike Hoffman stopped
  10. 10. TOR Phil Kessel stopped
  11. 11. OTT Clarke MacArthur stopped
  12. 12. TOR Nazem Kadri stopped
  13. 13. OTT Erik Karlsson stopped
  14. 14. TOR Peter Holland scored
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 15:48OTTErik Condra: Hooking2 min
  2. P2 1:51TORRichard Panik: Hooking2 min
  3. P2 7:06TORAndrew MacWilliam: Tripping2 min · PPG
  4. P2 8:15TORPhil Kessel: Tripping2 min
  5. P2 11:09TORRichard Panik: Roughing2 min
  6. P2 11:09OTTZack Smith: Roughing2 min
  7. P2 19:40TORRichard Panik: Holding2 min · PPG
  8. P3 3:07TORPeter Holland: Tripping2 min
  9. P3 17:11OTTBobby Ryan: Interference2 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 SOG0TOR
46% to win54% to win
← OTT attackTOR attack →
  1. P1 20:00Holland won the faceoff against Pageau
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

OTTTOR
45Shots on goal38
4.3Expected goals3.4
87Shot attempts58
31Faceoffs won35
5Power plays2
6Penalty minutes12
25Hits30
11Blocked shots18
11Giveaways7
16Takeaways22

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. bestRyan – Chiasson – Zibanejad3:10

    xG 0.34–0.00 (100%)attempts 8–2goals 0–0

  2. Condra – Pageau – Lazar11:12

    xG 0.89–0.55 (62%)attempts 17–11goals 0–1

  3. Legwand – Smith – Chiasson5:12

    xG 0.10–0.25 (29%)attempts 6–3goals 0–0

  4. Ryan – Hoffman – Zibanejad6:12

    xG 0.41–0.57 (42%)attempts 10–12goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestMethot – Ceci3:32

    xG 0.26–0.00 (100%)attempts 7–0goals 0–0

  2. Methot – Karlsson15:01

    xG 0.60–0.49 (55%)attempts 16–10goals 0–0

  3. Wiercioch – Ceci10:45

    xG 1.08–1.04 (51%)attempts 18–13goals 0–0

Toronto Maple Leafs

Forward lines

  1. bestLindstrom – Kadri – Panik10:07

    xG 0.33–0.14 (70%)attempts 10–9goals 0–0

  2. Booth – Sill – Bailey4:53

    xG 0.32–0.15 (68%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

  3. Kessel – van Riemsdyk – Bozak12:47

    xG 1.16–1.00 (54%)attempts 17–27goals 0–0

  4. Lupul – Komarov – Holland9:49

    xG 0.48–0.76 (39%)attempts 10–17goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestBrewer – Phaneuf15:53

    xG 1.20–0.61 (66%)attempts 23–20goals 1–0

  2. Gardiner – Rielly17:34

    xG 0.46–0.76 (38%)attempts 11–23goals 0–0

  3. MacWilliam – Erixon9:32

    xG 0.19–0.88 (18%)attempts 5–16goals 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.

TOR 3.4 xGOTT 4.3 xG
012345P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

TOROTT

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 59/100 · #451 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.80 · 4 goals in reachComeback index 48% (winner's lowest chance)
OTT 100%5050%50TOR 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, Ottawa Senators win this game 63% of the time.

TOR winsOTT wins

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

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