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Sat, Nov 6, 2021·Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa

Tampa Bay Lightning 5, Ottawa Senators 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Tampa Bay Lightning win this game 79% of the time.

OTT winsTBL wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
TBL14118311533
OTT0132519327

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 4:27TBLVictor HedmanPPAssists: Steven Stamkos, Brayden Point · Slap, 0.05 xG1–0
  2. P2 1:39OTTConnor BrownUnassisted · Wrist, 0.21 xG1–1
  3. P2 10:06TBLJan RuttaAssists: Ondrej Palat, Brayden Point · Wrist, 0.10 xG2–1
  4. P2 19:17OTTBrady TkachukAssists: Drake Batherson, Josh Norris · Wrist, 0.08 xG2–2
  5. P3 7:32TBLSteven StamkosAssists: Alex Killorn, Mathieu Joseph · Wrist, 0.18 xG3–2
  6. P3 18:19TBLOndrej PalatGWGAssists: Anthony Cirelli, Ryan McDonagh · Wrist, 0.12 xG4–2
  7. P3 19:26TBLAnthony CirelliENAssists: Ondrej Palat, Brayden Point · Wrist, 0.78 xG5–2
  8. P3 19:44OTTLogan ShawAssists: Victor Mete, Parker Kelly · Tip-in, 0.08 xG5–3
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 4:11OTTDylan Gambrell: Slashing2 min · PPG
  2. P1 13:22TBLJan Rutta: Hooking2 min
  3. P2 5:16TBLCorey Perry: Delaying game unsuccessful challenge2 min
  4. P2 14:47OTTJosh Norris: Interference2 min
  5. P3 1:47TBLAlex Killorn: Cross checking2 min
  6. P3 9:07TBLJan Rutta: 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.

TBL00 SOG · 0.0 xG

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P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0OTT
48% to win52% to win
← TBL attackOTT attack →
  1. P1 20:00Point won the faceoff against Norris
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

TBLOTT
33Shots on goal27
4.5Expected goals2.7
58Shot attempts45
30Faceoffs won32
2Power plays4
8Penalty minutes4
20Hits29
12Blocked shots10
9Giveaways10
6Takeaways3

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.

Tampa Bay Lightning

Forward lines

  1. bestPalat – Point – Cirelli13:44

    xG 1.11–0.25 (82%)attempts 15–8goals 2–0

  2. Killorn – Stamkos – Joseph10:12

    xG 0.68–0.61 (52%)attempts 8–10goals 1–1

  3. Raddysh – Colton – Barré-Boulet7:12

    xG 0.05–0.44 (10%)attempts 5–7goals 0–1

  4. Perry – Maroon – Bellemare6:59

    xG 0.11–0.74 (13%)attempts 8–7goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHedman – Cernak7:35

    xG 0.69–0.16 (82%)attempts 10–3goals 1–0

  2. Claesson – Cernak4:37

    xG 0.48–0.19 (71%)attempts 9–6goals 0–0

  3. McDonagh – Foote4:35

    xG 0.73–0.48 (60%)attempts 8–4goals 0–1

Ottawa Senators

Forward lines

  1. bestShaw – Gambrell – Kelly3:58

    xG 0.40–0.12 (78%)attempts 4–4goals 1–0

  2. Tierney – Sanford – Stützle6:22

    xG 0.26–0.09 (73%)attempts 5–6goals 0–0

  3. Norris – Batherson – Tkachuk11:09

    xG 0.76–0.68 (53%)attempts 9–12goals 1–0

  4. Tierney – Kelly – Stützle2:22

    xG 0.00–0.01 (0%)attempts 1–2goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestChabot – Zub2:02

    xG 0.67–0.00 (100%)attempts 7–0goals 0–0

  2. Holden – Brown12:05

    xG 0.39–0.29 (57%)attempts 8–10goals 1–1

  3. Mete – Zub11:32

    xG 0.37–0.50 (43%)attempts 11–10goals 1–1

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.

OTT 2.7 xGTBL 4.5 xG
012345P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

OTTTBL

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 73/100 · #422 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.68 · 8 goals in reachComeback index 44% (winner's lowest chance)
TBL 100%5050%50OTT 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +32 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Tampa Bay Lightning win this game 79% of the time.

OTT winsTBL wins

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

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