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Sun, Feb 26, 2017·BB&T Center, Sunrise

Ottawa Senators 2, Florida Panthers 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Florida Panthers win this game 63% of the time.

FLA winsOTT wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
OTT11111309233
FLA112011015138

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 6:28OTTZack SmithSHAssists: Erik Karlsson · Slap, 0.13 xG1–0
  2. P1 17:13FLAJonathan MarchessaultPPAssists: Jonathan Huberdeau, Keith Yandle · Snap, 0.06 xG1–1
  3. P2 9:58OTTKyle TurrisGWGAssists: Mike Hoffman, Erik Karlsson · Wrist, 0.08 xG2–1
Penalties (18)
  1. P1 2:01OTTMark Borowiecki: Fighting5 min
  2. P1 2:01FLAShawn Thornton: Fighting5 min
  3. P1 5:04OTTChris Neil: Roughing2 min
  4. P1 11:37OTTDion Phaneuf: Roughing2 min
  5. P1 11:37FLAShawn Thornton: Misconduct10 min
  6. P1 11:37FLAShawn Thornton: Roughing2 min
  7. P1 11:37FLAShawn Thornton: Roughing2 min
  8. P1 16:33OTTRyan Dzingel: Interference2 min · PPG
  9. P2 7:50FLAAaron Ekblad: Roughing2 min
  10. P2 7:50OTTZack Smith: Roughing2 min
  11. P2 10:38OTTTommy Wingels: Hooking2 min
  12. P2 19:08OTTKyle Turris: Hooking2 min
  13. P3 4:28OTTChris Neil: Fighting5 min
  14. P3 4:28FLAShawn Thornton: Fighting5 min
  15. P3 11:08FLAAlexander Petrovic: Holding2 min
  16. P3 14:11OTTMike Hoffman: Interference2 min
  17. P3 16:16OTTRyan Dzingel: Fighting5 min
  18. P3 16:16FLAReilly Smith: Fighting5 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
44% to win56% to win
← OTT attackFLA attack →
  1. P1 20:00Pageau won the faceoff against Barkov
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

OTTFLA
33Shots on goal38
2.2Expected goals2.8
47Shot attempts72
29Faceoffs won29
2Power plays5
29Penalty minutes33
23Hits21
19Blocked shots6
8Giveaways13
5Takeaways12

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. bestTurris – Smith – Hoffman6:28

    xG 0.66–0.22 (75%)attempts 11–7goals 1–0

  2. Pyatt – Wingels – Pageau8:27

    xG 0.43–0.10 (81%)attempts 9–8goals 0–0

  3. Kelly – Varone – Stone2:20

    xG 0.07–0.02 (81%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0

  4. Turris – Hoffman – Dzingel4:31

    xG 0.16–0.23 (42%)attempts 3–6goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestBorowiecki – Wideman6:08

    xG 0.28–0.18 (61%)attempts 7–4goals 0–0

  2. Methot – Karlsson10:15

    xG 0.50–0.43 (54%)attempts 9–12goals 1–0

  3. Methot – Ceci3:43

    xG 0.06–0.00 (100%)attempts 1–2goals 0–0

Florida Panthers

Forward lines

  1. bestJokinen – Smith – Trocheck10:00

    xG 0.35–0.23 (60%)attempts 10–6goals 0–0

  2. Jagr – Huberdeau – Barkov9:47

    xG 0.44–0.42 (51%)attempts 13–8goals 0–0

  3. Thornton – MacKenzie – Sceviour3:19

    xG 0.00–0.15 (0%)attempts 1–6goals 0–0

  4. Bjugstad – Sgarbossa – Marchessault5:45

    xG 0.20–0.53 (27%)attempts 7–8goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestPetrovic – Matheson2:15

    xG 0.16–0.10 (61%)attempts 5–2goals 0–1

  2. Yandle – Ekblad11:37

    xG 0.35–0.34 (50%)attempts 13–8goals 0–0

  3. Petrovic – Pysyk12:08

    xG 0.42–0.42 (50%)attempts 16–8goals 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.

FLA 2.8 xGOTT 2.2 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

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 32/100 · #790 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.16 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 43% (winner's lowest chance)
OTT 100%5050%50FLA 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +19 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 63% of the time.

FLA winsOTT wins

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

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