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Tue, Mar 22, 2022·UBS Arena, Elmont

Ottawa Senators 0, New York Islanders 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Islanders win this game 67% of the time.

NYI winsOTT wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
OTT0130506024
NYI0807312327

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P3 9:49NYIScott MayfieldGWGAssists: Brock Nelson, Anders Lee · Wrist, 0.09 xG0–1
  2. P3 17:25NYIAnders LeeAssists: Casey Cizikas, Brock Nelson · Wrist, 0.16 xG0–2
  3. P3 19:14NYIZach PariseENAssists: Brock Nelson, Scott Mayfield · Wrist, 0.69 xG0–3
Penalties (4)
  1. P1 4:34OTTNick Holden: Slashing2 min
  2. P1 7:55OTTBrady Tkachuk: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  3. P1 16:00NYINoah Dobson: Holding the stick2 min
  4. P2 10:54NYICasey Cizikas: Cross checking2 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 SOG0NYI
48% to win52% to win
← OTT attackNYI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Cizikas won the faceoff against Norris
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

OTTNYI
24Shots on goal27
2.4Expected goals3.4
43Shot attempts52
17Faceoffs won31
2Power plays2
4Penalty minutes4
22Hits34
17Blocked shots14
20Giveaways18
5Takeaways3

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. bestBrown – Formenton – Stützle11:28

    xG 0.99–0.03 (97%)attempts 12–3goals 0–0

  2. White – Norris – Tkachuk9:37

    xG 0.36–0.05 (88%)attempts 7–5goals 0–0

  3. Ennis – Watson – Gambrell7:31

    xG 0.02–0.35 (6%)attempts 3–13goals 0–1

  4. Tierney – Joseph – Gaudette8:54

    xG 0.22–1.33 (14%)attempts 7–13goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestDel Zotto – Mete14:06

    xG 1.01–0.76 (57%)attempts 17–11goals 0–1

  2. Holden – Zaitsev15:47

    xG 0.23–0.41 (36%)attempts 10–12goals 0–0

  3. Brannstrom – Zub15:14

    xG 0.13–0.78 (14%)attempts 6–14goals 0–0

New York Islanders

Forward lines

  1. bestLee – Nelson – Beauvillier10:15

    xG 0.25–0.17 (60%)attempts 11–6goals 1–0

  2. Parise – Barzal – Wahlstrom10:57

    xG 0.73–0.67 (52%)attempts 12–10goals 0–0

  3. Martin – Cizikas – Johnston7:08

    xG 0.22–0.44 (34%)attempts 7–6goals 0–0

  4. Bailey – Palmieri – Pageau11:38

    xG 0.09–0.75 (10%)attempts 5–10goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestGreene – Mayfield10:12

    xG 0.40–0.06 (88%)attempts 12–4goals 1–0

  2. Chara – Dobson12:21

    xG 0.86–0.69 (55%)attempts 11–13goals 1–0

  3. Greene – Pulock2:43

    xG 0.07–0.00 (100%)attempts 1–1goals 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.

NYI 3.4 xGOTT 2.4 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NYIOTT

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 9/100 · #1202 of 1312 this seasonSwing 0.72 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 49% (winner's lowest chance)
OTT 100%5050%50NYI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +30 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, New York Islanders win this game 67% of the time.

NYI winsOTT wins

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

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