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Fri, Oct 28, 2016·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Ottawa Senators 2, Calgary Flames 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Ottawa Senators win this game 57% of the time.

CGY winsOTT wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
OTT21101507233
CGY142827519

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 5:24CGYDougie HamiltonAssists: Johnny Gaudreau, Jyrki Jokipakka · Wrist, 0.03 xG0–1
  2. P1 11:31OTTErik KarlssonPPAssists: Mike Hoffman, Derick Brassard · Slap, 0.06 xG1–1
  3. P1 14:51OTTKyle TurrisPPAssists: Dion Phaneuf, Ryan Dzingel · Wrist, 0.04 xG2–1
  4. P2 1:25CGYSam BennettAssists: Alex Chiasson, Dougie Hamilton · Wrist, 0.42 xG2–2
  5. P2 10:26CGYDougie HamiltonGWGAssists: Micheal Ferland, TJ Brodie · Wrist, 0.02 xG2–3
  6. P3 9:33CGYSean MonahanAssists: Johnny Gaudreau, Alex Chiasson · Slap, 0.07 xG2–4
  7. P3 12:19CGYMichael FrolikAssists: Mikael Backlund, Matthew Tkachuk · Wrist, 0.02 xG2–5
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 11:27CGYMatthew Tkachuk: Holding the stick2 min · PPG
  2. P1 13:34CGYSam Bennett: Tripping2 min · PPG
  3. P1 19:23OTTZack Smith: Cross checking2 min
  4. P2 4:19CGYKris Versteeg: Holding the stick2 min
  5. P2 8:22OTTChris Wideman: Tripping2 min
  6. P2 12:35CGYSam Bennett: Holding2 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
44% to win56% 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
33Shots on goal19
2.2Expected goals1.8
70Shot attempts50
33Faceoffs won42
4Power plays2
4Penalty minutes8
12Hits15
18Blocked shots20
7Giveaways12
10Takeaways11

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. bestRyan – Brassard – Dzingel10:11

    xG 0.46–0.22 (68%)attempts 10–7goals 0–1

  2. Pyatt – Turris – Hoffman4:31

    xG 0.14–0.03 (80%)attempts 4–1goals 0–1

  3. Turris – Hoffman – Stone4:03

    xG 0.18–0.08 (69%)attempts 5–2goals 0–1

  4. Neil – Kelly – Puempel7:36

    xG 0.25–0.17 (60%)attempts 14–5goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestBorowiecki – Wideman9:54

    xG 0.34–0.11 (76%)attempts 9–5goals 0–0

  2. Phaneuf – Ceci13:43

    xG 0.43–0.22 (66%)attempts 16–12goals 0–1

  3. Borowiecki – Ceci3:23

    xG 0.03–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestFrolik – Backlund – Bouma3:22

    xG 0.16–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–0goals 0–0

  2. Stajan – Brouwer – Ferland4:34

    xG 0.19–0.05 (80%)attempts 5–4goals 0–0

  3. Stajan – Bouma – Ferland4:25

    xG 0.05–0.06 (45%)attempts 2–5goals 0–0

  4. Frolik – Backlund – Tkachuk6:28

    xG 0.02–0.08 (22%)attempts 4–2goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestWideman – Giordano15:32

    xG 0.46–0.25 (65%)attempts 17–7goals 0–0

  2. Engelland – Brodie18:04

    xG 0.38–0.59 (39%)attempts 13–21goals 2–0

  3. Jokipakka – Hamilton13:30

    xG 0.23–0.48 (32%)attempts 9–18goals 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 1.8 xGOTT 2.2 xG
00.511.52P1P2P3EndxG

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 54/100 · #514 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.28 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 38% (winner's lowest chance)
OTT 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +24 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 57% 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).