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Tue, Dec 8, 2015·BB&T Center, Sunrise

Ottawa Senators 4, Florida Panthers 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Ottawa Senators win this game 55% of the time.

FLA winsOTT wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
OTT0716310423
FLA1111808227

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 7:49FLALogan ShawAssists: Derek MacKenzie, Jussi Jokinen · Slap, 0.04 xG0–1
  2. P2 0:48OTTZack SmithPPAssists: Mark Stone, Kyle Turris · Slap, 0.12 xG1–1
  3. P2 13:58FLAReilly SmithAssists: Vincent Trocheck, Brandon Pirri · Backhand, 0.07 xG1–2
  4. P3 0:51OTTKyle TurrisPPAssists: Mark Stone, Bobby Ryan · Slap, 0.05 xG2–2
  5. P3 14:23OTTMike HoffmanGWGUnassisted · Slap, 0.09 xG3–2
  6. P3 17:29OTTJean-Gabriel PageauENAssists: Mark Stone · Slap, 0.61 xG4–2
Penalties (10)
  1. P1 12:07OTTAlex Chiasson: Holding2 min
  2. P1 19:21FLABrandon Pirri: Slashing2 min · PPG
  3. P2 8:40OTTJared Cowen: Cross checking2 min
  4. P2 15:35OTTZack Smith: Kneeing2 min
  5. P2 16:16FLAVincent Trocheck: Hooking2 min
  6. P3 0:26FLAAleksander Barkov: Hooking2 min · PPG
  7. P3 4:33FLAErik Gudbranson: Boarding2 min
  8. P3 15:57OTTCody Ceci: Tripping2 min
  9. P3 19:12FLAJussi Jokinen: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  10. P3 0:00FLAJussi Jokinen: Misconduct10 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 SOG0FLA
47% to win54% to win
← OTT attackFLA attack →
  1. P1 20:00Barkov won the faceoff against Turris
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

OTTFLA
23Shots on goal27
2.3Expected goals2.2
44Shot attempts46
29Faceoffs won25
5Power plays4
8Penalty minutes20
30Hits29
12Blocked shots8
4Giveaways4
7Takeaways5

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. bestSmith – Stone – Zibanejad10:42

    xG 0.30–0.15 (66%)attempts 13–4goals 0–0

  2. Hoffman – Chiasson – Pageau2:16

    xG 0.14–0.02 (86%)attempts 5–1goals 1–0

  3. Chiasson – Pageau – Lazar6:24

    xG 0.13–0.28 (32%)attempts 3–5goals 0–1

  4. Ryan – Turris – Hoffman8:29

    xG 0.12–0.51 (18%)attempts 4–6goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestMethot – Karlsson13:10

    xG 0.76–0.48 (62%)attempts 14–7goals 0–1

  2. Cowen – Wideman8:04

    xG 0.16–0.12 (59%)attempts 6–4goals 1–0

  3. Wiercioch – Ceci11:11

    xG 0.09–0.58 (13%)attempts 7–10goals 0–0

Florida Panthers

Forward lines

  1. bestJagr – Huberdeau – Barkov13:28

    xG 0.76–0.56 (58%)attempts 13–10goals 0–0

  2. Smith – Pirri – Trocheck8:15

    xG 0.30–0.10 (75%)attempts 12–4goals 1–0

  3. MacKenzie – Jokinen – Shaw8:56

    xG 0.18–0.06 (76%)attempts 5–5goals 1–0

  4. Bolland – Brickley – Howden6:51

    xG 0.02–0.08 (24%)attempts 1–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestKulikov – Gudbranson12:00

    xG 0.56–0.25 (69%)attempts 13–8goals 0–1

  2. Mitchell – Campbell10:30

    xG 0.37–0.06 (85%)attempts 9–5goals 2–0

  3. Kampfer – Ekblad15:01

    xG 0.38–0.32 (54%)attempts 7–11goals 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.

FLA 2.2 xGOTT 2.3 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

FLAOTT

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 67/100 · #399 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.88 · 6 goals in reachComeback index 20% (winner's lowest chance)
OTT 100%5050%50FLA 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest 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, Ottawa Senators win this game 55% of the time.

FLA winsOTT wins

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

-7
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-1
0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).