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Sat, Jan 15, 2022·Rogers Place, Edmonton

Ottawa Senators 6, Edmonton Oilers 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Edmonton Oilers win this game 57% of the time.

EDM winsOTT wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
OTT1607513626
EDM11628113437

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 10:35OTTJosh NorrisPPAssists: Brady Tkachuk · Wrist, 0.13 xG1–0
  2. P1 19:12EDMZack KassianPPAssists: Leon Draisaitl, Jesse Puljujarvi · Wrist, 0.10 xG1–1
  3. P2 12:18EDMKailer YamamotoAssists: Warren Foegele, William Lagesson · Backhand, 0.12 xG1–2
  4. P2 17:34EDMBrendan PerliniAssists: Duncan Keith, Colton Sceviour · Snap, 0.13 xG1–3
  5. P3 2:41OTTAdam GaudetteAssists: Alex Formenton, Chris Tierney · Backhand, 0.13 xG2–3
  6. P3 5:07OTTAlex FormentonAssists: Adam Gaudette, Chris Tierney · Wrist, 0.20 xG3–3
  7. P3 10:40OTTArtem ZubAssists: Joshua Brown, Drake Batherson · Wrist, 0.05 xG4–3
  8. P3 12:17EDMDarnell NurseAssists: Zach Hyman, Jesse Puljujarvi · Wrist, 0.04 xG4–4
  9. P3 16:18OTTJosh NorrisPPGWGAssists: Tim Stützle, Thomas Chabot · Wrist, 0.06 xG5–4
  10. P3 19:02OTTZachary SanfordENUnassisted · Backhand, 0.43 xG6–4
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 10:02EDMTyson Barrie: Delaying game puck over glass2 min · PPG
  2. P1 16:38OTTTim Stützle: Hooking2 min
  3. P1 17:33OTTErik Brannstrom: Holding2 min · PPG
  4. P2 2:37OTTAdam Gaudette: Tripping2 min
  5. P2 7:38EDMDarnell Nurse: Interference2 min
  6. P3 15:17EDMCody Ceci: High sticking2 min · PPG

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
48% to win52% to win
← OTT attackEDM attack →
  1. P1 20:00McDavid won the faceoff against Gambrell
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

OTTEDM
26Shots on goal37
3.1Expected goals3.6
45Shot attempts64
29Faceoffs won35
3Power plays3
6Penalty minutes6
34Hits23
17Blocked shots9
13Giveaways11
10Takeaways6

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. bestEnnis – Tierney – Gaudette3:42

    xG 0.38–0.00 (100%)attempts 6–0goals 0–0

  2. Watson – Sanford – Gambrell8:31

    xG 0.42–0.13 (77%)attempts 6–9goals 0–0

  3. Tierney – Gaudette – Formenton3:04

    xG 0.49–0.29 (63%)attempts 3–6goals 2–0

  4. Paul – Batherson – Stützle3:43

    xG 0.09–0.00 (100%)attempts 5–2goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestBrown – Brannstrom8:14

    xG 0.68–0.28 (71%)attempts 10–7goals 0–1

  2. Holden – Zub17:02

    xG 0.58–0.58 (50%)attempts 10–15goals 0–0

  3. Chabot – Bernard-Docker12:22

    xG 0.46–0.68 (40%)attempts 6–20goals 1–1

Edmonton Oilers

Forward lines

  1. bestHyman – Puljujarvi – McLeod10:41

    xG 0.36–0.08 (83%)attempts 12–4goals 1–0

  2. Kassian – Draisaitl – McDavid16:35

    xG 0.82–0.67 (55%)attempts 17–12goals 0–0

  3. Foegele – Ryan – Yamamoto8:05

    xG 0.43–0.40 (52%)attempts 9–4goals 1–1

  4. Sceviour – Shore – Perlini3:22

    xG 0.13–0.11 (54%)attempts 2–3goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestKeith – Barrie19:35

    xG 1.05–0.32 (77%)attempts 24–10goals 1–0

  2. Ceci – Nurse20:31

    xG 0.67–0.83 (45%)attempts 18–13goals 1–0

  3. Lagesson – Bouchard6:46

    xG 0.32–1.05 (23%)attempts 9–10goals 1–3

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 3.6 xGOTT 3.1 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

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 98/100 · #29 of 1312 this seasonSwing 2.63 · 10 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 8% (winner's lowest chance)
OTT 100%5050%50EDM 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +38 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 57% 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).