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Thu, Oct 22, 2015·Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa

New Jersey Devils 5, Ottawa Senators 4 (SO)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Ottawa Senators win this game 62% of the time.

OTT winsNJD wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTSOTotal
NJD2110928042532
OTT11411429021439

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 5:02NJDTravis ZajacPPAssists: Kyle Palmieri, Michael Cammalleri · Wrist, 0.41 xG1–0
  2. P1 5:54OTTMika ZibanejadSHUnassisted · Backhand, 0.11 xG1–1
  3. P1 6:32NJDJordin TootooPPAssists: Adam Henrique, Jacob Josefson · Snap, 0.10 xG2–1
  4. P2 9:25OTTZack SmithAssists: Chris Neil, Shane Prince · Wrist, 0.15 xG2–2
  5. P3 2:24OTTMike HoffmanPPAssists: Curtis Lazar, Mika Zibanejad · Slap, 0.04 xG2–3
  6. P3 6:38OTTChris NeilAssists: Shane Prince, Jared Cowen · Wrist, 0.09 xG2–4
  7. P3 14:10NJDAdam HenriqueAssists: Michael Cammalleri, Lee Stempniak · Wrist, 0.30 xG3–4
  8. P3 19:28NJDLee StempniakAssists: Damon Severson, Michael Cammalleri · Wrist, 0.41 xG4–4

Shootout

  1. 1. OTT Bobby Ryan scored
  2. 2. NJD Adam Henrique stopped
  3. 3. OTT Kyle Turris stopped
  4. 4. NJD Jacob Josefson scored
  5. 5. OTT Mika Zibanejad stopped
  6. 6. NJD Michael Cammalleri stopped
  7. 7. OTT Mark Stone stopped
  8. 8. NJD Lee Stempniak scored
Penalties (13)
  1. P1 3:46OTTErik Karlsson: Tripping2 min · PPG
  2. P1 4:33OTTZack Smith: Delaying game puck over glass2 min · PPG
  3. P1 13:43NJDSergey Kalinin: Hooking2 min
  4. P2 3:16NJDLee Stempniak: Hooking2 min
  5. P2 15:04NJDStefan Matteau: Roughing2 min
  6. P2 15:04OTTChris Neil: Roughing2 min
  7. P2 18:18NJDStephen Gionta: Spearing5 min · PPG
  8. P2 18:18NJDStephen Gionta: Game misconduct10 min
  9. P3 3:54OTTKyle Turris: Hooking2 min
  10. P3 12:53OTTChris Neil: Fighting5 min
  11. P3 12:53NJDJordin Tootoo: Fighting5 min
  12. P3 14:52NJDBrian O'Neill: Boarding2 min
  13. OT 4:47OTTMark Stone: Holding2 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.

NJD00 SOG · 0.0 xG

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P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0OTT
47% to win54% to win
← NJD attackOTT attack →
  1. P1 20:00Pageau won the faceoff against Henrique
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NJDOTT
32Shots on goal39
3.5Expected goals4.3
53Shot attempts70
27Faceoffs won25
4Power plays5
28Penalty minutes15
11Hits20
17Blocked shots11
10Giveaways11
8Takeaways4

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.

New Jersey Devils

Forward lines

  1. bestCammalleri – Stempniak – Henrique12:25

    xG 0.75–0.35 (68%)attempts 12–7goals 1–0

  2. Tootoo – Josefson – O'Neill7:16

    xG 0.25–0.25 (51%)attempts 5–5goals 0–0

  3. Zajac – Tlusty – Palmieri9:31

    xG 0.21–0.27 (45%)attempts 5–11goals 0–0

  4. Gionta – Matteau – Kalinin2:57

    xG 0.13–1.11 (11%)attempts 5–8goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestMoore – Severson11:17

    xG 0.89–0.30 (75%)attempts 14–10goals 0–0

  2. Greene – Larsson13:12

    xG 0.80–0.22 (78%)attempts 9–7goals 1–0

  3. Schlemko – Gelinas8:17

    xG 0.24–0.75 (24%)attempts 8–8goals 0–1

Ottawa Senators

Forward lines

  1. bestMichalek – Ryan – Zibanejad9:45

    xG 1.42–0.55 (72%)attempts 16–6goals 0–1

  2. Chiasson – Pageau – Lazar6:53

    xG 0.41–0.07 (85%)attempts 5–4goals 0–0

  3. Neil – Smith – Prince4:58

    xG 0.53–0.19 (73%)attempts 7–4goals 2–0

  4. Turris – Hoffman – Stone9:30

    xG 0.16–0.22 (42%)attempts 4–6goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestCowen – Wideman9:51

    xG 1.09–0.47 (70%)attempts 16–10goals 1–0

  2. Cowen – Ceci2:25

    xG 0.14–0.12 (55%)attempts 4–4goals 1–0

  3. Karlsson – Cowen2:48

    xG 0.02–0.10 (14%)attempts 1–1goals 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.

OTT 4.3 xGNJD 3.5 xG
012345P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

OTTNJD

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 NJD. Dots are goals.

Excitement 97/100 · #30 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.89 · 8 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 2% (winner's lowest chance)
NJD 100%5050%50OTT 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +46 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 62% of the time.

OTT winsNJD wins

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

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