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Mon, Nov 22, 2021·Ball Arena, Denver

Ottawa Senators 5, Colorado Avalanche 7

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Colorado Avalanche win this game 95% of the time.

COL winsOTT wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
OTT2714210521
COL210119411740

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 0:50COLValeri NichushkinAssists: Nazem Kadri, Andre Burakovsky · Wrist, 0.13 xG0–1
  2. P1 12:53OTTZachary SanfordPPAssists: Lassi Thomson, Michael Del Zotto · Tip-in, 0.15 xG1–1
  3. P1 13:11COLCale MakarAssists: Gabriel Landeskog · Wrist, 0.05 xG1–2
  4. P1 19:14OTTArtem ZubAssists: Brady Tkachuk · Snap, 0.06 xG2–2
  5. P2 13:44COLDevon ToewsAssists: Nazem Kadri, Andre Burakovsky · Tip-in, 0.11 xG2–3
  6. P2 16:33OTTZachary SanfordAssists: Tyler Ennis · Wrist, 0.03 xG3–3
  7. P3 1:03OTTJosh NorrisPPAssists: Tim Stützle, Connor Brown · Wrist, 0.14 xG4–3
  8. P3 2:45COLCale MakarUnassisted · Wrist, 0.05 xG4–4
  9. P3 5:00OTTZachary SanfordAssists: Brady Tkachuk, Logan Shaw · Wrist, 0.04 xG5–4
  10. P3 9:08COLMikko RantanenPPAssists: Andre Burakovsky, Nazem Kadri · Wrist, 0.08 xG5–5
  11. P3 18:27COLAlex NewhookGWGAssists: Logan O'Connor, Valeri Nichushkin · Wrist, 0.21 xG5–6
  12. P3 19:48COLNazem KadriENAssists: Devon Toews · Wrist, 0.62 xG5–7
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 2:43OTTAlex Formenton: Cross checking2 min
  2. P1 10:57COLNazem Kadri: Holding2 min · PPG
  3. P2 2:28OTTAustin Watson: Interference2 min
  4. P2 5:49OTTTim Stützle: Tripping2 min
  5. P2 19:25COLSamuel Girard: Tripping2 min · PPG
  6. P3 5:52COLValeri Nichushkin: Slashing2 min
  7. P3 7:14OTTTyler Ennis: Illegal check to head2 min · PPG
  8. P3 7:14OTTTyler Ennis: Roughing2 min
  9. P3 7:14COLTyson Jost: Roughing2 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 SOG0COL
48% to win52% to win
← OTT attackCOL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Rantanen won the faceoff against Shaw
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

OTTCOL
21Shots on goal40
1.1Expected goals4.7
36Shot attempts68
31Faceoffs won30
3Power plays4
10Penalty minutes8
20Hits20
14Blocked shots14
3Giveaways6
8Takeaways19

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. Sanford – Norris – Tkachuk2:22

    xG 0.00–0.00attempts 0–0goals 0–0

  2. Tierney – Brown – Paul9:15

    xG 0.07–0.10 (41%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0

  3. Brown – Paul – Gambrell2:16

    xG 0.00–0.05 (0%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0

  4. Watson – Sanford – Gambrell2:38

    xG 0.00–0.15 (0%)attempts 2–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Chabot – Thomson7:41

    xG 0.05–0.12 (32%)attempts 2–6goals 0–0

  2. Del Zotto – Thomson4:01

    xG 0.11–0.22 (34%)attempts 2–4goals 1–2

  3. Mete – Thomson3:45

    xG 0.12–0.27 (32%)attempts 5–2goals 1–1

Colorado Avalanche

Forward lines

  1. bestLandeskog – Rantanen – O'Connor7:49

    xG 0.50–0.00 (100%)attempts 11–2goals 0–0

  2. Aube-Kubel – Jost – Newhook6:31

    xG 0.46–0.09 (84%)attempts 6–3goals 0–1

  3. Kadri – Burakovsky – Nichushkin8:54

    xG 0.49–0.13 (78%)attempts 9–4goals 3–0

  4. Helm – Burakovsky – Jost2:06

    xG 0.06–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–0goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestToews – Makar9:57

    xG 0.70–0.18 (79%)attempts 12–8goals 2–1

  2. Toews – Girard4:36

    xG 0.26–0.00 (100%)attempts 7–0goals 0–0

  3. Johnson – Makar2:40

    xG 0.32–0.07 (82%)attempts 5–2goals 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.

COL 4.7 xGOTT 1.1 xG
012345P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

COLOTT

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 99/100 · #10 of 1312 this seasonSwing 3.41 · 12 goals in reachComeback index 18% (winner's lowest chance)
OTT 100%5050%50COL 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +42 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Colorado Avalanche win this game 95% of the time.

COL winsOTT wins

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

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