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Sat, Nov 7, 2015·PNC Arena, Raleigh

Ottawa Senators 2, Carolina Hurricanes 3 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 81% of the time.

CAR winsOTT wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
OTT07290500221
CAR01411111813346

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 4:21CARJustin FaulkPPAssists: Victor Rask · Slap, 0.05 xG0–1
  2. P2 11:37OTTAlex ChiassonPPAssists: Patrick Wiercioch, Mark Stone · Tip-in, 0.24 xG1–1
  3. P2 15:59OTTChris WidemanAssists: Mika Zibanejad, Bobby Ryan · Wrist, 0.09 xG2–1
  4. P3 19:56CARJeff SkinnerAssists: Jordan Staal · Wrist, 0.12 xG2–2
  5. OT 2:51CARJordan StaalGWGAssists: Justin Faulk, Eric Staal · Snap, 0.07 xG2–3
Penalties (5)
  1. P2 1:43OTTMark Borowiecki: Interference2 min
  2. P2 4:17OTTAlex Chiasson: Interference2 min · PPG
  3. P2 5:27OTTErik Karlsson: Tripping2 min
  4. P2 10:13CARJustin Faulk: Delaying game puck over glass2 min · PPG
  5. P2 18:35CARRiley Nash: 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 SOG0CAR
47% to win54% to win
← OTT attackCAR attack →
  1. P1 20:00Rask won the faceoff against Turris
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

OTTCAR
21Shots on goal46
2.0Expected goals4.0
44Shot attempts85
24Faceoffs won41
2Power plays3
6Penalty minutes4
21Hits24
18Blocked shots12
5Giveaways7
10Takeaways9

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. bestMichalek – Chiasson – Pageau8:56

    xG 0.22–0.08 (73%)attempts 3–7goals 0–0

  2. Turris – Stone – Prince12:41

    xG 0.27–0.31 (47%)attempts 13–12goals 0–0

  3. Ryan – Hoffman – Zibanejad13:39

    xG 0.44–0.72 (38%)attempts 11–18goals 1–0

  4. Neil – Puempel – Lazar4:35

    xG 0.13–0.77 (14%)attempts 2–11goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestWiercioch – Borowiecki11:08

    xG 0.34–0.23 (60%)attempts 10–11goals 0–0

  2. Karlsson – Wiercioch3:12

    xG 0.07–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

  3. Methot – Karlsson17:55

    xG 0.39–0.44 (47%)attempts 14–16goals 0–0

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestStaal – Versteeg – Rask9:17

    xG 0.43–0.11 (80%)attempts 9–3goals 0–0

  2. Staal – Rask – Lindholm6:12

    xG 0.29–0.07 (81%)attempts 14–3goals 0–0

  3. McClement – Malone – McGinn2:42

    xG 0.28–0.10 (74%)attempts 5–3goals 0–1

  4. Nash – Skinner – Lindholm7:00

    xG 0.24–0.07 (78%)attempts 8–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestLiles – Faulk12:31

    xG 0.50–0.12 (80%)attempts 14–4goals 0–0

  2. Jordan – Murphy13:12

    xG 0.76–0.43 (64%)attempts 11–8goals 0–0

  3. Hainsey – Pesce12:38

    xG 0.62–0.47 (57%)attempts 19–14goals 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.

CAR 4.0 xGOTT 2.0 xG
01234P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CAROTT

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 81/100 · #220 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.19 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 3% (winner's lowest chance)
OTT 100%5050%50CAR 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +47 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 81% of the time.

CAR winsOTT wins

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

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