Tue, Mar 8, 2022·Enterprise Center, St. Louis
Ottawa Senators 4, St. Louis Blues 1
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, Ottawa Senators win this game 83% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OTT | 15 | 111 | 212 | 428 |
| STL | 110 | 03 | 010 | 123 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P1 11:35OTTTim StützlePPAssists: Colin White, Josh Norris · Backhand, 0.13 xG1–0
- P1 14:43STLDavid PerronAssists: Ryan O'Reilly · Backhand, 0.07 xG1–1
- P2 1:24OTTJosh NorrisPPGWGAssists: Tim Stützle, Colin White · Slap, 0.12 xG2–1
- P3 7:48OTTBrady TkachukAssists: Josh Norris, Connor Brown · Wrist, 0.05 xG3–1
- P3 17:13OTTAlex FormentonENAssists: Tim Stützle · Tip-in, 0.78 xG4–1
Penalties (3)
- P1 2:33OTTParker Kelly: Roughing2 min
- P1 10:57STLDavid Perron: Tripping2 min · PPG
- P1 19:42STLTorey Krug: Hooking2 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.
20:00
P1
- P1 20:00O'Reilly won the faceoff against Norris
- Goal
- Shot
- Miss
- Block
- Hit
- Takeaway
- Giveaway
- Faceoff
- Penalty
The numbers
Team totals, side by side.
Line combinations that worked
Model-basedEach 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
- bestBrown – Norris – Tkachuk10:14
xG 0.90–0.36 (71%)attempts 13–6goals 1–1
- Watson – Gambrell – Kelly9:01
xG 0.28–0.17 (62%)attempts 8–7goals 0–0
- Paul – Sanford – White9:40
xG 0.22–0.47 (32%)attempts 9–11goals 0–0
- Gaudette – Formenton – Stützle11:30
xG 0.32–0.65 (33%)attempts 8–11goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestHolden – Zaitsev17:34
xG 1.47–0.53 (74%)attempts 25–14goals 1–1
- Brown – Brannstrom11:37
xG 0.53–0.53 (50%)attempts 10–12goals 0–0
- Chabot – Zub19:50
xG 0.42–0.50 (46%)attempts 14–11goals 0–0
St. Louis Blues
Forward lines
- bestSchenn – Saad – Buchnevich10:47
xG 0.48–0.30 (61%)attempts 13–10goals 0–0
- Tarasenko – Kyrou – Thomas12:16
xG 0.59–0.51 (54%)attempts 10–9goals 0–0
- Perron – Schenn – Barbashev2:09
xG 0.07–0.02 (76%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0
- Bozak – MacEachern – Toropchenko7:03
xG 0.27–0.49 (36%)attempts 6–8goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestBortuzzo – Walman11:52
xG 0.71–0.24 (74%)attempts 14–11goals 0–0
- Faulk – Walman2:27
xG 0.09–0.00 (100%)attempts 1–3goals 0–0
- Faulk – Krug16:10
xG 0.51–0.61 (45%)attempts 13–12goals 0–0
How the game flowed
Model-basedChance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.
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.
Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute
Win probability
Model-basedHow each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.
STL's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line STL is favoured, below it OTT. Dots are goals.
Did the better team win?
Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.
Based on shot quality alone, Ottawa Senators win this game 83% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (STL − OTT), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).