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Tue, Mar 5, 2019·NYCB Live/Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale

Ottawa Senators 4, New York Islanders 5 (SO)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Islanders win this game 87% of the time.

NYI winsOTT wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTSOTotal
OTT0102828010427
NYI1632606002538

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 8:22NYIBrock NelsonAssists: Josh Bailey · Snap, 0.41 xG0–1
  2. P2 0:26OTTBrian GibbonsAssists: Thomas Chabot, Colin White · Tip-in, 0.09 xG1–1
  3. P2 2:34NYIDevon ToewsAssists: Michael Dal Colle · Wrist, 0.20 xG1–2
  4. P2 5:45NYIAnders LeeAssists: Nick Leddy, Johnny Boychuk · Tip-in, 0.20 xG1–3
  5. P2 6:32OTTOscar LindbergAssists: Mikkel Boedker, Anthony Duclair · Tip-in, 0.09 xG2–3
  6. P2 10:02NYIRoss JohnstonAssists: Leo Komarov, Casey Cizikas · Wrist, 0.30 xG2–4
  7. P3 7:38OTTZack SmithAssists: Bobby Ryan, Christian Wolanin · Tip-in, 0.09 xG3–4
  8. P3 15:20OTTJean-Gabriel PageauAssists: Brady Tkachuk, Magnus Paajarvi · Wrist, 0.02 xG4–4

Shootout

  1. 1. NYI Jordan Eberle scored
  2. 2. OTT Thomas Chabot stopped
  3. 3. NYI Mathew Barzal scored
  4. 4. OTT Bobby Ryan stopped
Penalties (3)
  1. P2 3:37OTTMark Borowiecki: Interference2 min
  2. P2 11:06OTTThomas Chabot: Tripping2 min
  3. P3 8:12OTTOscar Lindberg: 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

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P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0NYI
46% to win54% to win
← OTT attackNYI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Tierney won the faceoff against Filppula
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

OTTNYI
27Shots on goal38
2.8Expected goals5.8
54Shot attempts60
18Faceoffs won27
0Power plays3
6Penalty minutes0
27Hits33
12Blocked shots14
25Giveaways22
15Takeaways14

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. bestRyan – Smith – White4:09

    xG 0.39–0.03 (92%)attempts 6–1goals 1–0

  2. Gibbons – Tierney – Balcers3:56

    xG 0.30–0.11 (73%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

  3. Paajarvi – Pageau – Tkachuk4:31

    xG 0.08–0.00 (100%)attempts 5–0goals 1–0

  4. Paajarvi – Tierney – Balcers5:19

    xG 0.29–0.55 (35%)attempts 5–5goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestCeci – Chabot2:13

    xG 0.39–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–1goals 1–0

  2. DeMelo – Chabot18:31

    xG 1.00–0.71 (58%)attempts 21–8goals 1–1

  3. Ceci – Wolanin16:26

    xG 0.42–0.73 (37%)attempts 13–15goals 2–0

New York Islanders

Forward lines

  1. bestKomarov – Cizikas – Johnston8:03

    xG 1.18–0.21 (85%)attempts 13–6goals 1–1

  2. Bailey – Lee – Nelson12:59

    xG 1.19–0.63 (65%)attempts 9–12goals 1–1

  3. Dal Colle – Barzal – Beauvillier10:00

    xG 0.90–0.43 (68%)attempts 10–9goals 1–0

  4. Filppula – Ladd – Eberle9:27

    xG 0.00–0.29 (1%)attempts 4–13goals 0–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestMayfield – Toews15:48

    xG 1.76–0.59 (75%)attempts 16–12goals 1–1

  2. Pelech – Pulock18:07

    xG 1.08–0.61 (64%)attempts 8–14goals 1–1

  3. Boychuk – Leddy14:29

    xG 0.59–0.66 (47%)attempts 13–18goals 1–2

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 5.8 xGOTT 2.8 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 93/100 · #97 of 1271 this seasonSwing 2.31 · 8 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 47% (winner's lowest chance)
OTT 100%5050%50NYI 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 York Islanders win this game 87% 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).