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Fri, Oct 27, 2017·Prudential Center, Newark

Ottawa Senators 4, New Jersey Devils 5 (SO)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New Jersey Devils win this game 55% of the time.

NJD winsOTT wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTSOTotal
OTT2906210021427
NJD1102716022525

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 7:58OTTMike HoffmanAssists: Christopher DiDomenico, Jean-Gabriel Pageau · Snap, 0.08 xG1–0
  2. P1 17:14OTTJohnny OduyaAssists: Erik Karlsson, Zack Smith · Slap, 0.04 xG2–0
  3. P1 18:12NJDJimmy HayesAssists: Pavel Zacha, Steven Santini · Snap, 0.03 xG2–1
  4. P2 10:52NJDAdam HenriquePPAssists: Will Butcher, Jesper Bratt · Snap, 0.11 xG2–2
  5. P2 18:07NJDBrian GibbonsAssists: Pavel Zacha, Jimmy Hayes · Snap, 0.07 xG2–3
  6. P3 14:10NJDDamon SeversonAssists: Taylor Hall · Snap, 0.04 xG2–4
  7. P3 18:45OTTMark StoneAssists: Jean-Gabriel Pageau, Mike Hoffman · Tip-in, 0.15 xG3–4
  8. P3 19:23OTTChristopher DiDomenicoAssists: Derick Brassard, Mark Stone · Snap, 0.26 xG4–4

Shootout

  1. 1. NJD Taylor Hall stopped
  2. 2. OTT Christopher DiDomenico stopped
  3. 3. NJD Nico Hischier stopped
  4. 4. OTT Tom Pyatt scored
  5. 5. NJD Drew Stafford scored
  6. 6. OTT Erik Karlsson stopped
  7. 7. NJD Jesper Bratt scored
  8. 8. OTT Mike Hoffman stopped
Penalties (5)
  1. P1 12:39OTTMark Borowiecki: Tripping2 min
  2. P2 9:50OTTJack Rodewald: Delaying game bench face off violation2 min · PPG
  3. P2 14:11NJDNico Hischier: Tripping2 min
  4. P3 3:46OTTChristopher DiDomenico: Slashing2 min
  5. P3 9:03NJDMarcus Johansson: Hooking2 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 SOG0NJD
46% to win54% to win
← OTT attackNJD attack →
  1. P1 20:00Hischier won the faceoff against Brassard
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

OTTNJD
27Shots on goal25
2.4Expected goals2.6
54Shot attempts53
39Faceoffs won28
2Power plays3
6Penalty minutes4
8Hits13
13Blocked shots14
6Giveaways12
10Takeaways13

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. bestDiDomenico – Hoffman – Pageau9:16

    xG 0.47–0.28 (63%)attempts 10–5goals 0–0

  2. Brassard – Stone – Dzingel9:11

    xG 0.29–0.19 (60%)attempts 10–7goals 0–0

  3. Brassard – Smith – Stone2:34

    xG 0.07–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–0goals 1–0

  4. Burrows – Smith – Rodewald6:58

    xG 0.08–0.05 (62%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestBorowiecki – Ceci7:45

    xG 0.31–0.12 (71%)attempts 9–4goals 0–2

  2. Phaneuf – Karlsson3:18

    xG 0.08–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–0goals 0–0

  3. Phaneuf – Ceci6:25

    xG 0.20–0.15 (57%)attempts 5–5goals 0–0

New Jersey Devils

Forward lines

  1. bestColeman – Noesen – Wood9:33

    xG 0.63–0.32 (66%)attempts 13–8goals 0–0

  2. Henrique – Johansson – Bratt9:43

    xG 0.34–0.21 (62%)attempts 9–6goals 0–2

  3. Hayes – Gibbons – Zacha10:23

    xG 0.08–0.12 (41%)attempts 7–8goals 1–0

  4. Stafford – Hall – Hischier11:39

    xG 0.15–0.39 (27%)attempts 5–11goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestLovejoy – Butcher9:06

    xG 0.54–0.14 (80%)attempts 11–6goals 0–0

  2. Moore – Santini7:24

    xG 0.24–0.11 (69%)attempts 10–3goals 1–0

  3. Greene – Santini10:42

    xG 0.23–0.24 (49%)attempts 7–10goals 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.

NJD 2.6 xGOTT 2.4 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NJDOTT

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 93/100 · #108 of 1271 this seasonSwing 2.28 · 8 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 19% (winner's lowest chance)
OTT 100%5050%50NJD 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +41 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, New Jersey Devils win this game 55% of the time.

NJD winsOTT wins

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

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