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Fri, Dec 1, 2017·Barclays Center, Brooklyn

Ottawa Senators 6, New York Islanders 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Islanders win this game 68% of the time.

NYI winsOTT wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
OTT311214110635
NYI29316012537

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 8:32OTTRyan DzingelAssists: Nate Thompson · Wrist, 0.16 xG1–0
  2. P1 9:41OTTZack SmithAssists: Matt Duchene · Slap, 0.09 xG2–0
  3. P1 12:13NYIAnthony BeauvillierAssists: Jason Chimera, Cal Clutterbuck · Wrist, 0.26 xG2–1
  4. P1 14:27NYIAnders LeePPAssists: Josh Bailey, Nick Leddy · Backhand, 0.20 xG2–2
  5. P1 18:55OTTBobby RyanAssists: Dion Phaneuf · Deflected, 0.27 xG3–2
  6. P2 3:01NYIAnders LeeAssists: John Tavares, Josh Bailey · Wrist, 0.20 xG3–3
  7. P2 4:17NYIAndrew LaddAssists: Jordan Eberle · Snap, 0.14 xG3–4
  8. P2 8:26OTTThomas ChabotAssists: Bobby Ryan, Mark Stone · Slap, 0.05 xG4–4
  9. P2 8:40NYIJason ChimeraUnassisted · Wrist, 0.19 xG4–5
  10. P2 11:49OTTMike HoffmanPPAssists: Thomas Chabot, Cody Ceci · Snap, 0.09 xG5–5
  11. P3 1:38OTTRyan DzingelPPGWGAssists: Thomas Chabot, Dion Phaneuf · Backhand, 0.17 xG6–5
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 2:58OTTRyan Dzingel: Too many men on the ice2 min
  2. P1 13:42OTTMike Hoffman: Illegal check to head2 min · PPG
  3. P1 15:17OTTDerick Brassard: Holding2 min
  4. P2 9:50NYIJohn Tavares: Hooking2 min · PPG
  5. P2 19:50NYIJohnny Boychuk: Holding2 min · PPG
  6. P3 13:25NYINick Leddy: Slashing2 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 SOG0NYI
46% to win54% to win
← OTT attackNYI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Brassard won the faceoff against Barzal
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

OTTNYI
35Shots on goal37
3.2Expected goals4.4
60Shot attempts57
29Faceoffs won27
3Power plays3
6Penalty minutes6
23Hits17
13Blocked shots12
10Giveaways11
6Takeaways11

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. bestSmith – Hoffman – Duchene14:05

    xG 0.82–0.33 (72%)attempts 16–10goals 1–0

  2. Pyatt – Dzingel – Pageau3:53

    xG 0.06–0.02 (76%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

  3. Ryan – Brassard – Stone11:36

    xG 0.55–0.56 (49%)attempts 12–7goals 2–1

  4. Burrows – Pyatt – Pageau2:18

    xG 0.24–0.27 (47%)attempts 5–3goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestPhaneuf – Ceci7:23

    xG 0.57–0.10 (85%)attempts 8–4goals 3–0

  2. Karlsson – Claesson8:07

    xG 0.72–0.43 (63%)attempts 11–7goals 0–1

  3. Oduya – Ceci7:15

    xG 0.43–0.21 (67%)attempts 9–9goals 0–0

New York Islanders

Forward lines

  1. bestChimera – Clutterbuck – Beauvillier7:52

    xG 0.63–0.16 (80%)attempts 4–7goals 2–0

  2. Bailey – Tavares – Lee12:07

    xG 0.81–0.39 (68%)attempts 11–10goals 1–1

  3. Ladd – Eberle – Barzal9:56

    xG 0.23–0.43 (35%)attempts 3–11goals 1–0

  4. Nelson – Quine – Ho-Sang7:14

    xG 0.04–0.81 (5%)attempts 3–11goals 0–3

Defence pairs

  1. bestde Haan – Pelech13:19

    xG 1.32–1.01 (57%)attempts 15–18goals 2–2

  2. Seidenberg – Pulock11:45

    xG 0.53–0.26 (67%)attempts 9–9goals 1–0

  3. Boychuk – Leddy16:16

    xG 0.76–0.54 (59%)attempts 14–13goals 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.

NYI 4.4 xGOTT 3.2 xG
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Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NYIOTT

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 99/100 · #13 of 1271 this seasonSwing 2.75 · 11 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 22% (winner's lowest chance)
OTT 100%5050%50NYI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +29 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, New York Islanders win this game 68% of the time.

NYI winsOTT wins

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

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