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Tue, Mar 8, 2016·PNC Arena, Raleigh

Ottawa Senators 3, Carolina Hurricanes 4 (SO)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Ottawa Senators win this game 59% of the time.

CAR winsOTT wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTSOTotal
OTT2111903011324
CAR06218111022437

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 7:58OTTMark StoneAssists: Scott Gomez · Wrist, 0.13 xG1–0
  2. P1 19:33OTTRyan DzingelAssists: Bobby Ryan · Wrist, 0.14 xG2–0
  3. P2 1:48CARJeff SkinnerAssists: Phillip Di Giuseppe, Ryan Murphy · Wrist, 0.39 xG2–1
  4. P2 6:24CARJay McClementSHUnassisted · Wrist, 0.20 xG2–2
  5. P2 19:25OTTZack SmithSHAssists: Curtis Lazar · Wrist, 0.11 xG3–2
  6. P3 19:59CARJeff SkinnerAssists: Victor Rask, Ryan Murphy · Slap, 0.12 xG3–3

Shootout

  1. 1. CAR Jeff Skinner stopped
  2. 2. OTT Bobby Ryan stopped
  3. 3. CAR Chris Terry stopped
  4. 4. OTT Mika Zibanejad scored
  5. 5. CAR Riley Nash scored
  6. 6. OTT Mark Stone stopped
  7. 7. CAR Jaccob Slavin scored
  8. 8. OTT Zack Smith stopped
Penalties (10)
  1. P1 2:13CARChris Terry: Slashing2 min
  2. P1 2:13OTTDion Phaneuf: Slashing2 min
  3. P1 8:28CARBrendan Woods: Fighting5 min
  4. P1 8:28OTTChris Neil: Fighting5 min
  5. P2 2:10OTTDion Phaneuf: Roughing2 min
  6. P2 4:58CARBrad Malone: Hooking2 min
  7. P2 14:25OTTChris Wideman: Hooking2 min
  8. P2 18:10OTTMike Hoffman: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  9. P2 0:00OTTDion Phaneuf: Slashing2 min
  10. P2 0:00CARNathan Gerbe: Cross checking2 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

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P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0CAR
47% to win54% to win
← OTT attackCAR attack →
  1. P1 20:00Smith won the faceoff against Staal
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

OTTCAR
24Shots on goal37
4.4Expected goals3.8
57Shot attempts73
23Faceoffs won33
1Power plays2
15Penalty minutes11
32Hits26
20Blocked shots11
6Giveaways11
10Takeaways10

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. bestNeil – Paul – Lazar7:32

    xG 0.40–0.17 (70%)attempts 8–8goals 0–0

  2. Hoffman – Chiasson – Zibanejad9:23

    xG 0.73–0.70 (51%)attempts 12–10goals 0–1

  3. Smith – Stone – Pageau13:01

    xG 0.70–0.72 (49%)attempts 11–15goals 0–0

  4. Gomez – Ryan – Dzingel9:13

    xG 0.31–0.42 (42%)attempts 4–9goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestPhaneuf – Ceci14:21

    xG 1.06–0.48 (69%)attempts 17–11goals 1–0

  2. Kostka – Karlsson3:10

    xG 0.49–0.07 (87%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

  3. Phaneuf – Wideman2:11

    xG 0.08–0.10 (43%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestSkinner – Rask – Di Giuseppe11:58

    xG 0.99–0.38 (73%)attempts 17–11goals 1–0

  2. Gerbe – Nash – Malone9:11

    xG 0.37–0.38 (49%)attempts 11–6goals 0–0

  3. McClement – Terry – Woods2:07

    xG 0.10–0.20 (34%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

  4. Staal – Nordstrom – Lindholm10:27

    xG 0.20–1.00 (17%)attempts 10–10goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestJordan – Murphy15:13

    xG 1.25–0.44 (74%)attempts 22–11goals 1–0

  2. Hainsey – Slavin17:44

    xG 0.71–0.90 (44%)attempts 16–13goals 0–1

  3. Pesce – Hanifin13:22

    xG 0.27–1.17 (19%)attempts 14–15goals 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 3.8 xGOTT 4.4 xG
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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 94/100 · #61 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.61 · 6 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback 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, Ottawa Senators win this game 59% 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).