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Thu, Mar 10, 2016·BB&T Center, Sunrise

Ottawa Senators 2, Florida Panthers 6

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Florida Panthers win this game 57% of the time.

FLA winsOTT wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
OTT1911108228
FLA11031526631

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 13:07FLAJaromir JagrAssists: Jonathan Huberdeau, Brian Campbell · Wrist, 0.12 xG0–1
  2. P1 19:37OTTZack SmithAssists: Bobby Ryan, Erik Karlsson · Wrist, 0.10 xG1–1
  3. P2 5:52FLAJussi JokinenAssists: Erik Gudbranson, Vincent Trocheck · Wrist, 0.08 xG1–2
  4. P2 6:29OTTErik KarlssonAssists: Zack Smith, Mark Stone · Slap, 0.02 xG2–2
  5. P2 9:32FLAAaron EkbladGWGAssists: Vincent Trocheck, Jussi Jokinen · Slap, 0.05 xG2–3
  6. P2 9:46FLAJonathan HuberdeauUnassisted · Tip-in, 0.26 xG2–4
  7. P3 4:26FLAJaromir JagrAssists: Vincent Trocheck · Wrist, 0.07 xG2–5
  8. P3 10:59FLAVincent TrocheckAssists: Reilly Smith · Snap, 0.18 xG2–6
Penalties (6)
  1. P2 3:49OTTErik Karlsson: Slashing2 min
  2. P2 3:49FLAJonathan Huberdeau: Slashing2 min
  3. P2 10:40FLAJonathan Huberdeau: Hooking2 min
  4. P2 15:03FLAGarrett Wilson: High sticking2 min
  5. P3 5:45OTTErik Karlsson: Slashing2 min
  6. P3 15:01OTTMike Hoffman: Tripping2 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 20:00Trocheck won the faceoff against Smith
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

OTTFLA
28Shots on goal31
2.1Expected goals2.5
55Shot attempts44
27Faceoffs won43
2Power plays2
6Penalty minutes6
18Hits29
7Blocked shots13
9Giveaways10
8Takeaways15

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 – Puempel – Lazar8:52

    xG 0.56–0.29 (66%)attempts 7–7goals 0–1

  2. Smith – Stone – Pageau12:10

    xG 0.39–0.49 (44%)attempts 10–10goals 1–1

  3. Ryan – Hoffman – Zibanejad2:58

    xG 0.02–0.16 (12%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0

  4. Hoffman – Chiasson – Zibanejad6:55

    xG 0.13–0.36 (26%)attempts 7–5goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestKostka – Wiercioch11:16

    xG 0.73–0.17 (81%)attempts 13–6goals 0–0

  2. Methot – Ceci2:16

    xG 0.01–0.02 (22%)attempts 1–2goals 0–0

  3. Karlsson – Wiercioch2:13

    xG 0.11–0.19 (37%)attempts 3–3goals 2–1

Florida Panthers

Forward lines

  1. bestJagr – Huberdeau – Barkov11:21

    xG 1.08–0.48 (69%)attempts 12–15goals 2–2

  2. Jokinen – Smith – Trocheck15:24

    xG 0.52–0.39 (57%)attempts 10–11goals 2–0

  3. Thornton – MacKenzie – Wilson9:04

    xG 0.42–0.49 (47%)attempts 8–7goals 0–0

  4. Hudler – Bjugstad – Shaw9:51

    xG 0.06–0.36 (15%)attempts 5–10goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestKulikov – Ekblad15:13

    xG 0.79–0.48 (62%)attempts 15–15goals 2–1

  2. Kindl – Petrovic11:39

    xG 0.84–0.68 (55%)attempts 12–14goals 1–0

  3. Campbell – Gudbranson16:12

    xG 0.45–0.40 (53%)attempts 8–13goals 1–1

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.

FLA 2.5 xGOTT 2.1 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 55/100 · #543 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.35 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 52% (winner's lowest chance)
OTT 100%5050%50FLA 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +23 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Florida Panthers win this game 57% of the time.

FLA winsOTT wins

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

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