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Sat, Feb 27, 2016·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Ottawa Senators 6, Calgary Flames 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Ottawa Senators win this game 65% of the time.

CGY winsOTT wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
OTT1411349626
CGY212213013438

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 6:24CGYJoe ColbornePPAssists: Sam Bennett, Mikael Backlund · Wrist, 0.11 xG0–1
  2. P1 7:06CGYSean MonahanAssists: Johnny Gaudreau, TJ Brodie · Wrist, 0.06 xG0–2
  3. P1 18:21OTTZack SmithPPAssists: Erik Karlsson, Mark Stone · Deflected, 0.16 xG1–2
  4. P2 10:23CGYJohnny GaudreauAssists: TJ Brodie · Wrist, 0.07 xG1–3
  5. P2 14:24OTTNick PaulAssists: Curtis Lazar, Mike Hoffman · Wrist, 0.07 xG2–3
  6. P2 19:37CGYJohnny GaudreauAssists: Sean Monahan, TJ Brodie · Wrist, 0.04 xG2–4
  7. P3 6:10OTTMika ZibanejadUnassisted · Wrist, 0.05 xG3–4
  8. P3 7:59OTTMika ZibanejadAssists: Alex Chiasson, Erik Karlsson · Wrist, 0.08 xG4–4
  9. P3 8:48OTTMika ZibanejadGWGAssists: Mark Stone, Mike Hoffman · Wrist, 0.21 xG5–4
  10. P3 19:00OTTJean-Gabriel PageauENAssists: Mark Stone, Cody Ceci · Wrist, 0.67 xG6–4
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 4:47OTTMarc Methot: Hooking2 min · PPG
  2. P1 7:48CGYMikael Backlund: Roughing2 min
  3. P1 13:30OTTKyle Turris: Tripping2 min
  4. P1 17:39CGYMichael Frolik: High sticking2 min · PPG
  5. P2 5:19CGYSean Monahan: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  6. P3 0:52OTTMarc Methot: Interference2 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 SOG0CGY
47% to win54% to win
← OTT attackCGY attack →
  1. P1 20:00Bennett won the faceoff against Smith
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

OTTCGY
26Shots on goal38
3.2Expected goals2.4
54Shot attempts58
36Faceoffs won29
3Power plays3
6Penalty minutes6
10Hits29
10Blocked shots14
9Giveaways9
13Takeaways12

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. Turris – Hoffman – Chiasson2:44

    xG 0.16–0.11 (58%)attempts 5–4goals 0–1

  2. Ryan – Dzingel – Zibanejad4:47

    xG 0.20–0.18 (53%)attempts 5–6goals 0–0

  3. Smith – Stone – Pageau11:08

    xG 0.54–0.53 (50%)attempts 10–14goals 0–0

  4. Ryan – Hoffman – Zibanejad2:24

    xG 0.00–0.04 (0%)attempts 0–1goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestBorowiecki – Wideman7:34

    xG 0.46–0.19 (70%)attempts 7–5goals 2–0

  2. Methot – Ceci2:12

    xG 0.31–0.07 (83%)attempts 7–1goals 0–0

  3. Phaneuf – Karlsson4:28

    xG 0.15–0.08 (65%)attempts 7–2goals 0–0

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestJones – Gaudreau – Monahan10:53

    xG 0.41–0.15 (74%)attempts 13–5goals 3–1

  2. Frolik – Backlund – Colborne9:56

    xG 0.46–0.30 (60%)attempts 11–5goals 0–0

  3. Ferland – Jooris – Bennett10:42

    xG 0.75–0.64 (54%)attempts 14–11goals 0–1

  4. Stajan – Bouma – Bollig7:58

    xG 0.13–0.21 (38%)attempts 5–7goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestGiordano – Brodie17:46

    xG 0.88–0.48 (64%)attempts 25–14goals 2–2

  2. Wotherspoon – Nakladal9:49

    xG 0.20–0.19 (52%)attempts 5–6goals 0–0

  3. Engelland – Brodie2:11

    xG 0.07–0.09 (44%)attempts 1–2goals 1–0

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.

CGY 2.4 xGOTT 3.2 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYOTT

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 94/100 · #65 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.12 · 10 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 5% (winner's lowest chance)
OTT 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +33 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 65% of the time.

CGY winsOTT wins

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

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