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Fri, Mar 12, 2021·Rogers Place, Edmonton

Ottawa Senators 2, Edmonton Oilers 6

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
OTT1101807225
EDM21221827637

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 0:10EDMConnor McDavidAssists: Leon Draisaitl, Kailer Yamamoto · Wrist, 0.02 xG0–1
  2. P1 3:06OTTThomas ChabotAssists: Nikita Zaitsev, Austin Watson · Backhand, 0.08 xG1–1
  3. P1 13:45EDMTyson BarrieAssists: Connor McDavid · Wrist, 0.10 xG1–2
  4. P2 9:19OTTBrady TkachukPPAssists: Tim Stützle, Drake Batherson · Tip-in, 0.15 xG2–2
  5. P2 13:55EDMDarnell NurseGWGAssists: Patrick Russell · Wrist, 0.07 xG2–3
  6. P2 18:50EDMLeon DraisaitlPPAssists: Connor McDavid, Tyson Barrie · Snap, 0.21 xG2–4
  7. P3 5:05EDMTyler EnnisAssists: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins · Wrist, 0.28 xG2–5
  8. P3 15:48EDMGaetan HaasAssists: Tyler Ennis, Adam Larsson · Wrist, 0.18 xG2–6
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 8:53OTTMike Reilly: Holding2 min
  2. P2 8:58EDMGaetan Haas: Slashing2 min · PPG
  3. P2 11:11OTTEvgenii Dadonov: Tripping2 min
  4. P2 18:06OTTTim Stützle: High sticking2 min · PPG
  5. P3 11:39EDMTyler Ennis: High sticking2 min
  6. P3 13:33OTTRyan Dzingel: Holding2 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 20:00Draisaitl won the faceoff against Tierney
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

OTTEDM
25Shots on goal37
2.3Expected goals4.7
55Shot attempts64
24Faceoffs won30
2Power plays4
8Penalty minutes4
37Hits19
10Blocked shots17
11Giveaways13
7Takeaways12

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 – Tierney – Stützle2:30

    xG 0.21–0.03 (86%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

  2. Watson – Dzingel – Paul2:07

    xG 0.12–0.10 (55%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0

  3. Dzingel – Paul – Batherson2:10

    xG 0.11–0.15 (44%)attempts 3–4goals 0–0

  4. Norris – Batherson – Tkachuk2:39

    xG 0.00–0.04 (0%)attempts 0–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestReilly – Zub11:57

    xG 0.56–0.15 (79%)attempts 15–5goals 0–0

  2. Reilly – Brown3:44

    xG 0.23–0.09 (73%)attempts 5–1goals 0–0

  3. Gudbranson – Wolanin10:50

    xG 0.54–1.08 (33%)attempts 11–11goals 0–1

Edmonton Oilers

Forward lines

  1. bestDraisaitl – McDavid – Yamamoto14:18

    xG 1.09–0.56 (66%)attempts 15–16goals 2–1

  2. Ennis – Nugent-Hopkins – Puljujarvi10:39

    xG 0.84–0.50 (63%)attempts 8–14goals 1–0

  3. Shore – Khaira – Russell10:34

    xG 0.63–0.55 (53%)attempts 13–10goals 1–0

  4. Neal – Chiasson – Haas8:33

    xG 0.05–0.40 (11%)attempts 4–10goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestBear – Jones13:07

    xG 0.63–0.29 (69%)attempts 11–8goals 0–0

  2. Barrie – Nurse15:58

    xG 0.99–0.65 (60%)attempts 19–16goals 2–1

  3. Larsson – Lagesson15:50

    xG 1.09–0.99 (53%)attempts 14–25goals 2–0

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 4.7 xGOTT 2.3 xG
012345P1P2P3EndxG

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 54/100 · #387 of 868 this seasonSwing 1.27 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 51% (winner's lowest chance)
OTT 100%5050%50EDM 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +22 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).