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Tue, Feb 23, 2016·Rexall Place, Edmonton

Ottawa Senators 4, Edmonton Oilers 1

Expected result

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

EDM winsOTT wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
OTT1911323425
EDM01219011132

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 12:50OTTNick PaulAssists: Chris Wideman, Curtis Lazar · Tip-in, 0.15 xG1–0
  2. P2 5:53OTTZack SmithPPGWGAssists: Mark Stone, Mika Zibanejad · Snap, 0.12 xG2–0
  3. P2 18:14EDMJordan EberleAssists: Brandon Davidson, Connor McDavid · Wrist, 0.07 xG2–1
  4. P3 3:31OTTAlex ChiassonAssists: Zack Smith · Wrist, 0.15 xG3–1
  5. P3 16:39OTTMark StoneENAssists: Jean-Gabriel Pageau · Wrist, 0.70 xG4–1
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 8:33OTTMark Stone: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  2. P1 19:40OTTErik Karlsson: Slashing2 min
  3. P2 5:07EDMBrandon Davidson: Holding2 min · PPG
  4. P2 10:39EDMAndrej Sekera: Holding2 min
  5. P2 15:56OTTJean-Gabriel Pageau: Slashing2 min
  6. P3 16:26OTTCurtis Lazar: Hooking2 min
  7. P3 16:26EDMConnor McDavid: Embellishment2 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 SOG0EDM
47% to win54% to win
← OTT attackEDM attack →
  1. P1 20:00Pageau won the faceoff against Draisaitl
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

OTTEDM
25Shots on goal32
3.2Expected goals2.9
58Shot attempts62
30Faceoffs won20
2Power plays3
8Penalty minutes6
36Hits30
15Blocked shots19
6Giveaways22
7Takeaways8

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. Shift data for this game is incomplete, so treat these as rough.

Ottawa Senators

Forward lines

  1. bestNeil – Paul – Lazar4:02

    xG 1.00–0.68 (59%)attempts 11–5goals 1–0

  2. Turris – Hoffman – Stone7:13

    xG 0.16–0.05 (77%)attempts 8–3goals 0–0

  3. Smith – Chiasson – Pageau5:23

    xG 0.11–0.10 (52%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

  4. Ryan – Dzingel – Zibanejad6:52

    xG 0.14–0.18 (43%)attempts 6–5goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestBorowiecki – Wideman7:42

    xG 0.93–0.08 (92%)attempts 14–2goals 0–0

  2. Phaneuf – Ceci9:20

    xG 0.12–0.40 (23%)attempts 3–10goals 0–0

  3. Methot – Karlsson8:21

    xG 0.03–0.77 (4%)attempts 5–9goals 0–0

Edmonton Oilers

Forward lines

  1. bestPouliot – Eberle – McDavid6:52

    xG 0.87–0.00 (100%)attempts 11–0goals 0–0

  2. Hendricks – Korpikoski – Pakarinen4:58

    xG 0.02–0.13 (13%)attempts 1–5goals 0–0

  3. Purcell – Hall – Draisaitl6:33

    xG 0.07–0.24 (22%)attempts 2–9goals 0–0

  4. Letestu – Kassian – Yakupov5:20

    xG 0.06–0.34 (15%)attempts 3–7goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestFayne – Nurse8:56

    xG 0.73–0.07 (91%)attempts 8–6goals 0–0

  2. Davidson – Oesterle9:45

    xG 0.09–0.05 (65%)attempts 3–5goals 0–0

  3. Sekera – Schultz9:33

    xG 0.25–1.32 (16%)attempts 8–21goals 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.

EDM 2.9 xGOTT 3.2 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

EDMOTT

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 29/100 · #908 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.99 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 45% (winner's lowest chance)
OTT 100%5050%50EDM 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +21 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.

EDM winsOTT wins

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

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