Skip to content
Ice Lab

Sat, Oct 10, 2015·Air Canada Centre, Toronto

Ottawa Senators 5, Toronto Maple Leafs 4 (SO)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Toronto Maple Leafs win this game 53% of the time.

TOR winsOTT wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTSOTotal
OTT010310111022533
TOR01625213071441

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 0:46OTTKyle TurrisPPAssists: Erik Karlsson, Mark Stone · Wrist, 0.07 xG1–0
  2. P2 3:38OTTAlex ChiassonPPAssists: Mika Zibanejad, Patrick Wiercioch · Backhand, 0.11 xG2–0
  3. P2 4:56OTTMilan MichalekPPAssists: Erik Karlsson, Kyle Turris · Backhand, 0.32 xG3–0
  4. P2 7:05TORJoffrey LupulUnassisted · Wrist, 0.06 xG3–1
  5. P2 14:33TORTyler BozakAssists: Dion Phaneuf · Wrist, 0.03 xG3–2
  6. P3 3:18TORPeter HollandPPAssists: PA Parenteau, Dion Phaneuf · Backhand, 0.13 xG3–3
  7. P3 8:59OTTMark StoneAssists: Mike Hoffman, Erik Karlsson · Tip-in, 0.10 xG4–3
  8. P3 16:12TORDaniel WinnikAssists: Brad Boyes, Nick Spaling · Backhand, 0.04 xG4–4

Shootout

  1. 1. TOR PA Parenteau scored
  2. 2. OTT Kyle Turris stopped
  3. 3. TOR Tyler Bozak stopped
  4. 4. OTT Bobby Ryan scored
  5. 5. TOR Joffrey Lupul stopped
  6. 6. OTT Mike Hoffman scored
Penalties (12)
  1. P1 19:00TORBrad Boyes: Hooking2 min · PPG
  2. P2 1:31OTTAlex Chiasson: Elbowing2 min
  3. P2 2:46TORJake Gardiner: Hooking2 min · PPG
  4. P2 4:04TORPA Parenteau: Illegal check to head2 min · PPG
  5. P2 7:41TORTyler Bozak: Slashing2 min
  6. P2 16:43OTTPatrick Wiercioch: Interference2 min
  7. P3 3:08OTTMarc Methot: Clipping2 min · PPG
  8. P3 6:25TORMatt Hunwick: Tripping2 min
  9. P3 14:00TORBrad Boyes: Hooking2 min
  10. P3 15:14TORDion Phaneuf: High sticking2 min
  11. P3 15:14OTTAlex Chiasson: Roughing2 min
  12. OT 2:11OTTMika Zibanejad: Hooking2 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
47% to win54% to win
← OTT attackTOR attack →
  1. P1 20:00Turris won the faceoff against Spaling
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

OTTTOR
33Shots on goal41
2.9Expected goals3.0
62Shot attempts77
34Faceoffs won35
6Power plays4
10Penalty minutes14
32Hits27
19Blocked shots16
7Giveaways10
15Takeaways8

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. bestNeil – Smith – Chiasson6:20

    xG 0.31–0.07 (82%)attempts 8–3goals 0–0

  2. Turris – Hoffman – Stone13:11

    xG 0.44–0.21 (68%)attempts 14–13goals 1–1

  3. Michalek – MacArthur – Pageau10:17

    xG 0.36–0.59 (38%)attempts 9–14goals 0–0

  4. Ryan – Zibanejad – Lazar9:05

    xG 0.30–0.62 (33%)attempts 6–21goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestMethot – Karlsson16:42

    xG 0.66–0.29 (70%)attempts 14–15goals 1–1

  2. Karlsson – Cowen2:02

    xG 0.03–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

  3. Borowiecki – Cowen12:23

    xG 0.34–0.49 (41%)attempts 8–18goals 0–0

Toronto Maple Leafs

Forward lines

  1. bestKomarov – van Riemsdyk – Bozak11:43

    xG 0.79–0.25 (76%)attempts 25–5goals 1–0

  2. Parenteau – Holland – Arcobello4:47

    xG 0.15–0.02 (91%)attempts 5–2goals 0–0

  3. Boyes – Grabner – Kadri6:06

    xG 0.18–0.24 (43%)attempts 6–7goals 0–0

  4. Boyes – Kadri – Arcobello2:41

    xG 0.17–0.37 (31%)attempts 2–4goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestPhaneuf – Gardiner13:25

    xG 0.70–0.47 (60%)attempts 19–10goals 1–0

  2. Hunwick – Rielly12:31

    xG 0.47–0.29 (62%)attempts 15–11goals 1–0

  3. Polak – Marincin11:40

    xG 0.06–0.60 (9%)attempts 8–13goals 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.

TOR 3.0 xGOTT 2.9 xG
0123P1P2P3OTEndxG

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 99/100 · #9 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.68 · 8 goals in reach · 3-goal lead cutComeback index 45% (winner's lowest chance)
OTT 100%5050%50TOR 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +38 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Toronto Maple Leafs win this game 53% of the time.

TOR winsOTT wins

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

-7
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
+1
+2
+3
+4
+5
+6
+7

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