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Wed, Dec 4, 2019·Rogers Place, Edmonton

Ottawa Senators 5, Edmonton Oilers 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Ottawa Senators win this game 52% of the time.

EDM winsOTT wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
OTT04311210525
EDM1101907226

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 14:09EDMJujhar KhairaAssists: Leon Draisaitl, Sam Gagner · Wrist, 0.14 xG0–1
  2. P2 5:15OTTArtem AnisimovPPAssists: Vladislav Namestnikov, Colin White · Wrist, 0.19 xG1–1
  3. P2 5:27OTTConnor BrownAssists: Chris Tierney, Ron Hainsey · Wrist, 0.09 xG2–1
  4. P2 11:42OTTTyler EnnisGWGAssists: Connor Brown, Dylan DeMelo · Snap, 0.38 xG3–1
  5. P2 17:37EDMOscar KlefbomPPAssists: Sam Gagner, James Neal · Slap, 0.04 xG3–2
  6. P3 1:30OTTAnthony DuclairAssists: Tyler Ennis · Wrist, 0.26 xG4–2
  7. P3 11:47OTTVladislav NamestnikovAssists: Chris Tierney, Tyler Ennis · Snap, 0.19 xG5–2
Penalties (10)
  1. P1 9:57OTTVladislav Namestnikov: Slashing2 min
  2. P1 14:09OTTBrady Tkachuk: Delaying game unsuccessful challenge2 min
  3. P1 17:20EDMAdam Larsson: High sticking2 min
  4. P2 3:15EDMJujhar Khaira: Hooking2 min · PPG
  5. P2 16:12OTTBrady Tkachuk: Holding2 min · PPG
  6. P3 15:12OTTThomas Chabot: Tripping2 min
  7. P3 15:44EDMLeon Draisaitl: Holding2 min
  8. P3 16:34OTTNikita Zaitsev: Hooking2 min
  9. P3 16:49OTTRon Hainsey: Closing hand on puck2 min
  10. P3 18:38OTTDylan DeMelo: Interference2 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 SOG0EDM
45% to win55% to win
← OTT attackEDM attack →
  1. P1 20:00White won the faceoff against Draisaitl
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

OTTEDM
25Shots on goal26
3.4Expected goals3.3
49Shot attempts60
27Faceoffs won26
2Power plays7
14Penalty minutes6
26Hits18
16Blocked shots11
7Giveaways8
12Takeaways3

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. bestPageau – Brown – Tkachuk3:26

    xG 0.64–0.22 (74%)attempts 7–3goals 0–0

  2. Ennis – Namestnikov – Tierney2:02

    xG 0.42–0.01 (98%)attempts 3–2goals 1–0

  3. Ennis – Tierney – White2:25

    xG 0.00–0.09 (0%)attempts 0–1goals 0–0

  4. Pageau – Duclair – Tkachuk4:59

    xG 0.00–0.39 (0%)attempts 0–7goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHainsey – DeMelo3:40

    xG 1.11–0.06 (95%)attempts 6–3goals 2–0

  2. Chabot – Zaitsev2:16

    xG 0.09–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

  3. DeMelo – Lajoie3:09

    xG 0.02–0.03 (38%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

Edmonton Oilers

Forward lines

  1. bestGagner – Khaira – Draisaitl7:46

    xG 0.48–0.11 (82%)attempts 9–4goals 1–0

  2. Neal – Archibald – McDavid6:34

    xG 0.41–0.09 (83%)attempts 7–4goals 0–0

  3. Granlund – Russell – Haas9:15

    xG 0.45–0.12 (78%)attempts 10–4goals 0–0

  4. Chiasson – Sheahan – Nygard5:57

    xG 0.34–0.06 (85%)attempts 7–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestRussell – Persson12:04

    xG 0.55–0.24 (69%)attempts 9–4goals 0–0

  2. Nurse – Bear13:12

    xG 0.54–0.61 (47%)attempts 12–13goals 1–0

  3. Nurse – Persson2:38

    xG 0.07–0.33 (18%)attempts 4–3goals 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.

EDM 3.3 xGOTT 3.4 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

EDMOTT

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 55/100 · #502 of 1082 this seasonSwing 1.38 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 29% (winner's lowest chance)
OTT 100%5050%50EDM 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +23 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 52% of the time.

EDM winsOTT wins

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

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