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Mon, Mar 8, 2021·Rogers Place, Edmonton

Ottawa Senators 2, Edmonton Oilers 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Edmonton Oilers win this game 83% of the time.

EDM winsOTT wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
OTT16111011228
EDM11221609337

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 0:56OTTEvgenii DadonovAssists: Thomas Chabot, Nikita Zaitsev · Wrist, 0.04 xG1–0
  2. P1 7:03EDMKailer YamamotoAssists: Darnell Nurse, Connor McDavid · Tip-in, 0.08 xG1–1
  3. P2 6:03EDMAlex ChiassonPPAssists: Connor McDavid, Mikko Koskinen · Snap, 0.12 xG1–2
  4. P2 14:41EDMLeon DraisaitlGWGAssists: Kyle Turris, Tyson Barrie · Snap, 0.10 xG1–3
  5. P2 17:57OTTTim StützleAssists: Thomas Chabot, Colin White · Snap, 0.06 xG2–3
Penalties (10)
  1. P1 1:43EDMJujhar Khaira: Tripping2 min
  2. P1 1:43EDMJujhar Khaira: Fighting5 min
  3. P1 1:43OTTErik Gudbranson: Instigator2 min
  4. P1 1:43OTTErik Gudbranson: Fighting5 min
  5. P1 1:43OTTErik Gudbranson: Misconduct10 min
  6. P1 7:42OTTMike Reilly: High sticking2 min
  7. P1 17:16EDMJesse Puljujarvi: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  8. P2 4:08OTTNikita Zaitsev: Slashing2 min · PPG
  9. P2 8:24OTTRyan Dzingel: Hooking2 min
  10. P3 8:47EDMJujhar Khaira: Tripping2 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
46% to win54% to win
← OTT attackEDM attack →
  1. P1 20:00Tierney won the faceoff against McDavid
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

OTTEDM
28Shots on goal37
2.6Expected goals5.1
64Shot attempts68
21Faceoffs won31
2Power plays3
23Penalty minutes11
25Hits21
17Blocked shots21
14Giveaways19
10Takeaways7

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. bestDadonov – White – Stützle5:39

    xG 0.63–0.34 (65%)attempts 10–5goals 1–1

  2. Watson – Peca – Dzingel2:42

    xG 0.20–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

  3. Dadonov – Paul – White2:48

    xG 0.07–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–0goals 1–0

  4. Norris – Batherson – Stützle3:29

    xG 0.31–0.27 (53%)attempts 5–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestGudbranson – Brannstrom9:56

    xG 0.69–0.28 (71%)attempts 18–5goals 0–0

  2. Brannstrom – Zub2:11

    xG 0.36–0.08 (82%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0

  3. Chabot – Zaitsev15:16

    xG 0.52–0.99 (34%)attempts 17–26goals 2–1

Edmonton Oilers

Forward lines

  1. bestDraisaitl – McDavid – Yamamoto15:44

    xG 1.57–0.74 (68%)attempts 30–14goals 1–0

  2. Ennis – Nugent-Hopkins – Puljujarvi10:37

    xG 0.74–0.53 (58%)attempts 8–12goals 0–0

  3. Turris – Shore – Khaira6:30

    xG 0.33–0.17 (67%)attempts 6–8goals 0–0

  4. Neal – Chiasson – Haas7:56

    xG 0.33–0.25 (57%)attempts 8–8goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestBarrie – Nurse19:05

    xG 1.59–1.09 (59%)attempts 29–21goals 2–2

  2. Russell – Larsson15:28

    xG 0.77–0.31 (71%)attempts 15–18goals 0–0

  3. Bear – Jones8:59

    xG 0.25–0.60 (30%)attempts 5–12goals 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 5.1 xGOTT 2.6 xG
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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 38/100 · #512 of 868 this seasonSwing 1.29 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 37% (winner's lowest chance)
OTT 100%5050%50EDM 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +20 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Edmonton Oilers win this game 83% 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).