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Sat, Nov 30, 2019·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Ottawa Senators 1, Calgary Flames 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Ottawa Senators win this game 60% of the time.

CGY winsOTT wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
OTT0100918127
CGY1807212327

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 18:56CGYDillon DubeUnassisted · Backhand, 0.13 xG0–1
  2. P3 14:49OTTJean-Gabriel PageauAssists: Thomas Chabot · Wrist, 0.04 xG1–1
  3. P3 15:50CGYElias LindholmGWGAssists: Sean Monahan, Michael Stone · Wrist, 0.12 xG1–2
  4. P3 18:26CGYElias LindholmENAssists: Johnny Gaudreau, Matthew Tkachuk · Wrist, 0.65 xG1–3
Penalties (4)
  1. P2 3:48OTTArtem Anisimov: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  2. P2 14:17OTTMark Borowiecki: Interference2 min
  3. P2 18:30CGYAndrew Mangiapane: High sticking2 min
  4. P3 17:46OTTThomas Chabot: Tripping2 min · PPG

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 SOG0CGY
43% to win57% to win
← OTT attackCGY attack →
  1. P1 20:00Tierney won the faceoff against Backlund
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

OTTCGY
27Shots on goal27
3.8Expected goals3.2
58Shot attempts60
36Faceoffs won24
1Power plays3
6Penalty minutes2
21Hits15
16Blocked shots14
5Giveaways10
6Takeaways10

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. Shift data for this game is incomplete, so treat these as rough.

Ottawa Senators

Forward lines

  1. bestEnnis – Chlapik – Beaudin6:43

    xG 0.83–0.07 (93%)attempts 6–4goals 0–0

  2. Tierney – White – Tkachuk8:06

    xG 0.53–0.16 (77%)attempts 14–3goals 0–1

  3. Anisimov – Namestnikov – Duclair8:13

    xG 0.76–0.47 (62%)attempts 7–12goals 0–1

  4. Pageau – Brown – Paul12:00

    xG 0.42–0.38 (52%)attempts 12–8goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestDeMelo – Chabot11:21

    xG 0.88–0.06 (93%)attempts 15–3goals 0–0

  2. Chabot – Zaitsev7:51

    xG 0.84–0.35 (70%)attempts 6–9goals 1–0

  3. Hainsey – Brannstrom5:46

    xG 0.40–0.09 (82%)attempts 7–2goals 0–0

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestBacklund – Mangiapane – Tkachuk13:18

    xG 0.40–0.35 (53%)attempts 9–13goals 0–0

  2. Gaudreau – Lindholm – Monahan13:00

    xG 0.61–0.62 (49%)attempts 11–12goals 1–0

  3. Lucic – Ryan – Dube11:46

    xG 0.47–0.62 (43%)attempts 9–9goals 1–0

  4. Frolik – Rieder – Jankowski8:42

    xG 0.41–1.00 (29%)attempts 14–8goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. Stone – Kylington12:00

    xG 0.56–0.57 (49%)attempts 12–9goals 2–0

  2. Hanifin – Andersson18:01

    xG 0.83–1.14 (42%)attempts 15–20goals 0–1

  3. Giordano – Brodie17:40

    xG 0.67–1.09 (38%)attempts 15–16goals 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.

CGY 3.2 xGOTT 3.8 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYOTT

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 57/100 · #478 of 1082 this seasonSwing 1.73 · 4 goals in reachComeback index 50% (winner's lowest chance)
OTT 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +39 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Ottawa Senators win this game 60% of the time.

CGY winsOTT wins

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

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0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).