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Thu, Feb 9, 2017·Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa

Dallas Stars 2, Ottawa Senators 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Ottawa Senators win this game 71% of the time.

OTT winsDAL wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
DAL012211010233
OTT2701416327

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 14:41OTTDion PhaneufSHAssists: Jean-Gabriel Pageau · Slap, 0.03 xG0–1
  2. P1 17:55OTTChris KellyENUnassisted · Deflected, 0.62 xG0–2
  3. P2 11:28DALAntoine RousselAssists: Radek Faksa, Jordie Benn · Wrist, 0.14 xG1–2
  4. P2 16:09DALJamie BennAssists: Esa Lindell · Slap, 0.06 xG2–2
  5. P3 6:03OTTMark StoneGWGAssists: Ryan Dzingel, Cody Ceci · Wrap-around, 0.11 xG2–3
Penalties (11)
  1. P1 3:13OTTMike Hoffman: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  2. P1 13:54OTTCody Ceci: Hooking2 min
  3. P1 15:54OTTDion Phaneuf: Fighting5 min
  4. P1 15:54DALJamie Benn: Fighting5 min
  5. P1 17:55OTTZack Smith: Tripping2 min
  6. P2 12:02DALEsa Lindell: Holding2 min
  7. P2 18:08DALStephen Johns: Hooking2 min
  8. P2 19:56OTTDion Phaneuf: Hooking2 min
  9. P3 8:17DALPatrick Sharp: Hooking2 min
  10. P3 14:17OTTMark Borowiecki: Holding2 min
  11. P3 19:56OTTDerick Brassard: 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.

DAL00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0OTT
44% to win56% to win
← DAL attackOTT attack →
  1. P1 20:00Eakin won the faceoff against Pageau
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

DALOTT
33Shots on goal27
1.7Expected goals2.8
64Shot attempts51
27Faceoffs won40
6Power plays3
11Penalty minutes17
11Hits26
16Blocked shots19
9Giveaways11
2Takeaways2

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.

Dallas Stars

Forward lines

  1. bestBenn – Eakin – Seguin9:23

    xG 0.23–0.13 (63%)attempts 10–5goals 1–0

  2. Sharp – Eaves – Shore7:30

    xG 0.31–0.32 (49%)attempts 12–7goals 0–1

  3. Hudler – Korpikoski – Cracknell2:47

    xG 0.02–0.05 (30%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

  4. Roussel – Ritchie – Faksa11:36

    xG 0.31–0.38 (45%)attempts 13–9goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHamhuis – Benn10:10

    xG 0.37–0.11 (78%)attempts 12–7goals 1–0

  2. Johns – Nemeth8:57

    xG 0.35–0.15 (69%)attempts 10–2goals 0–0

  3. Klingberg – Lindell15:20

    xG 0.22–0.37 (38%)attempts 19–10goals 1–0

Ottawa Senators

Forward lines

  1. bestBrassard – Stone – Dzingel5:43

    xG 0.33–0.03 (91%)attempts 3–2goals 1–0

  2. Kelly – Turris – Wingels4:52

    xG 0.13–0.05 (72%)attempts 3–4goals 0–0

  3. Brassard – Smith – Stone6:41

    xG 0.11–0.12 (49%)attempts 3–6goals 0–0

  4. Ryan – Turris – Dzingel3:32

    xG 0.06–0.07 (46%)attempts 3–6goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestPhaneuf – Ceci12:41

    xG 0.43–0.26 (62%)attempts 7–13goals 1–1

  2. Borowiecki – Wideman7:42

    xG 0.24–0.15 (61%)attempts 4–12goals 0–0

  3. Methot – Karlsson10:15

    xG 0.23–0.27 (46%)attempts 9–12goals 0–0

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.

OTT 2.8 xGDAL 1.7 xG
-0.500.511.522.53P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

OTTDAL

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 65/100 · #381 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.53 · 5 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 50% (winner's lowest chance)
DAL 100%5050%50OTT 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 71% of the time.

OTT winsDAL wins

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

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