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Fri, Dec 28, 2018·Barclays Center, Brooklyn

Ottawa Senators 3, New York Islanders 6

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Islanders win this game 57% of the time.

NYI winsOTT wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
OTT11021106327
NYI010215414639

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 16:18OTTMark StoneUnassisted · Wrist, 0.11 xG1–0
  2. P2 2:47OTTMatt DuchenePPAssists: Bobby Ryan, Thomas Chabot · Snap, 0.20 xG2–0
  3. P2 3:11NYIJosh BaileyAssists: Mathew Barzal · Wrist, 0.08 xG2–1
  4. P2 6:11OTTCody CeciAssists: Chris Tierney, Mikkel Boedker · Snap, 0.08 xG3–1
  5. P2 17:28NYIAnders LeeUnassisted · Wrist, 0.10 xG3–2
  6. P3 2:57NYIJohnny BoychukAssists: Casey Cizikas, Matt Martin · Slap, 0.02 xG3–3
  7. P3 4:51NYIMathew BarzalGWGAssists: Leo Komarov, Anthony Beauvillier · Snap, 0.08 xG3–4
  8. P3 12:24NYIMathew BarzalAssists: Josh Bailey · Wrist, 0.05 xG3–5
  9. P3 19:06NYICasey CizikasENAssists: Tom Kuhnhackl · Slap, 0.64 xG3–6
Penalties (12)
  1. P1 8:36OTTMaxime Lajoie: Tripping2 min
  2. P2 2:15NYICasey Cizikas: Interference2 min · PPG
  3. P3 19:30NYIMatt Martin: Fighting5 min
  4. P3 19:30OTTMark Borowiecki: Fighting5 min
  5. P3 19:50NYIRoss Johnston: Fighting5 min
  6. P3 19:50NYIRoss Johnston: Roughing2 min
  7. P3 19:50OTTChristian Jaros: Fighting5 min
  8. P3 0:00OTTBen Harpur: Fighting5 min
  9. P3 0:00NYIScott Mayfield: Fighting5 min
  10. P3 0:00NYICasey Cizikas: Roughing2 min
  11. P3 0:00OTTZack Smith: Roughing2 min
  12. P3 0:00OTTZack Smith: Roughing2 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 20:00Nelson won the faceoff against White
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

OTTNYI
27Shots on goal39
2.1Expected goals2.5
50Shot attempts65
21Faceoffs won37
2Power plays1
21Penalty minutes21
24Hits20
18Blocked shots14
10Giveaways13
6Takeaways4

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. bestStone – White – Tkachuk14:35

    xG 0.67–0.42 (62%)attempts 13–16goals 0–1

  2. Ryan – Boedker – Tierney14:03

    xG 0.44–0.48 (48%)attempts 10–20goals 1–1

  3. Smith – Duchene – Dzingel13:22

    xG 0.23–0.50 (31%)attempts 12–15goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestDeMelo – Chabot4:53

    xG 0.22–0.09 (72%)attempts 5–3goals 1–0

  2. Harpur – Chabot2:01

    xG 0.01–0.00 (100%)attempts 1–0goals 0–0

  3. Borowiecki – Jaros10:58

    xG 0.27–0.28 (49%)attempts 7–13goals 0–0

New York Islanders

Forward lines

  1. bestBailey – Barzal – Beauvillier14:49

    xG 0.57–0.24 (71%)attempts 23–6goals 1–2

  2. Lee – Nelson – Ho-Sang10:02

    xG 0.47–0.26 (65%)attempts 12–7goals 0–0

  3. Filppula – Komarov – Cizikas2:11

    xG 0.07–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

  4. Martin – Cizikas – Johnston6:47

    xG 0.13–0.22 (38%)attempts 5–5goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestMayfield – Toews17:36

    xG 0.88–0.37 (70%)attempts 24–11goals 2–1

  2. Boychuk – Leddy17:31

    xG 0.60–0.75 (44%)attempts 20–18goals 1–0

  3. Pelech – Pulock16:07

    xG 0.22–0.54 (29%)attempts 16–13goals 0–1

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 2.5 xGOTT 2.1 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

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 85/100 · #214 of 1271 this seasonSwing 1.74 · 9 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 10% (winner's lowest chance)
OTT 100%5050%50NYI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +30 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 57% 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).