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Sat, Feb 19, 2022·Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa

Boston Bruins 3, Ottawa Senators 2 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Boston Bruins win this game 51% of the time.

OTT winsBOS wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
BOS0112120812333
OTT0911111001231

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 2:37BOSJake DeBruskAssists: Jack Studnicka · Backhand, 0.08 xG1–0
  2. P2 6:45OTTTim StützleAssists: Austin Watson, Artem Zub · Wrist, 0.21 xG1–1
  3. P2 18:54BOSBrandon CarloAssists: Charlie Coyle, Mike Reilly · Backhand, 0.07 xG2–1
  4. P3 16:06OTTNick HoldenAssists: Connor Brown, Nick Paul · Wrist, 0.08 xG2–2
  5. OT 2:42BOSDavid PastrnakGWGAssists: Taylor Hall, Mike Reilly · Slap, 0.07 xG3–2
Penalties (8)
  1. P2 11:49OTTParker Kelly: Roughing2 min
  2. P2 11:49BOSConnor Clifton: Roughing2 min
  3. P2 11:49BOSConnor Clifton: Roughing2 min
  4. P2 11:49BOSNick Foligno: Roughing2 min
  5. P2 11:49OTTAustin Watson: Roughing2 min
  6. P2 15:59BOSNick Foligno: Interference2 min
  7. P2 15:59OTTVictor Mete: Holding2 min
  8. P3 4:50BOSCraig Smith: High sticking2 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.

BOS00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

BOSOTT
33Shots on goal31
2.8Expected goals2.7
55Shot attempts57
28Faceoffs won27
0Power plays2
10Penalty minutes6
19Hits28
13Blocked shots11
9Giveaways15
4Takeaways8

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.

Boston Bruins

Forward lines

  1. bestSmith – Coyle – Frederic10:18

    xG 0.50–0.09 (84%)attempts 9–2goals 0–0

  2. Bergeron – Hall – Pastrnak13:22

    xG 0.90–0.63 (59%)attempts 17–12goals 0–1

  3. Lazar – Nosek – DeBrusk12:17

    xG 0.56–0.62 (48%)attempts 11–15goals 0–1

  4. Foligno – Haula – Studnicka8:54

    xG 0.18–0.43 (30%)attempts 6–9goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestGrzelcyk – Carlo15:04

    xG 0.87–0.26 (77%)attempts 10–11goals 0–0

  2. Reilly – McAvoy11:05

    xG 0.75–0.23 (77%)attempts 17–8goals 1–0

  3. Grzelcyk – McAvoy2:44

    xG 0.16–0.06 (72%)attempts 5–3goals 0–0

Ottawa Senators

Forward lines

  1. bestWatson – Sanford – Gambrell2:00

    xG 0.12–0.02 (87%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

  2. Watson – Gambrell – Kelly5:43

    xG 0.02–0.02 (45%)attempts 2–3goals 0–0

  3. Brown – Paul – Tkachuk13:34

    xG 0.74–0.84 (47%)attempts 12–15goals 1–0

  4. Ennis – Tierney – Sanford10:37

    xG 0.27–0.44 (38%)attempts 7–9goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHolden – Zaitsev14:59

    xG 0.69–0.60 (53%)attempts 15–13goals 1–1

  2. Brown – Mete12:33

    xG 0.43–0.35 (55%)attempts 11–11goals 0–1

  3. Brannstrom – Zub19:12

    xG 0.66–1.10 (37%)attempts 15–18goals 1–0

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.

OTT 2.7 xGBOS 2.8 xG
-0.500.511.522.53P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

OTTBOS

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 BOS. Dots are goals.

Excitement 68/100 · #496 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.91 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 45% (winner's lowest chance)
BOS 100%5050%50OTT 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest 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, Boston Bruins win this game 51% of the time.

OTT winsBOS wins

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

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