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Sat, Apr 9, 2022·Madison Square Garden, New York

Ottawa Senators 1, New York Rangers 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Rangers win this game 78% of the time.

NYR winsOTT wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
OTT1306013122
NYR11231318533

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 2:22OTTAustin WatsonAssists: Mark Kastelic, Parker Kelly · Snap, 0.14 xG1–0
  2. P1 12:32NYRArtemi PanarinUnassisted · Slap, 0.25 xG1–1
  3. P2 6:56NYRAndrew CoppGWGAssists: Artemi Panarin, K'Andre Miller · Wrist, 0.07 xG1–2
  4. P2 9:05NYRChris KreiderAssists: Ryan Lindgren, Mika Zibanejad · Slap, 0.03 xG1–3
  5. P2 17:27NYRRyan StromeAssists: Artemi Panarin, Ryan Lindgren · Wrist, 0.14 xG1–4
  6. P3 17:31NYRChris KreiderAssists: Frank Vatrano, Justin Braun · Wrist, 0.06 xG1–5
Penalties (2)
  1. P1 5:55OTTJosh Norris: Holding the stick2 min
  2. P2 2:56NYRAdam Fox: Tripping2 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 SOG0NYR
48% to win52% to win
← OTT attackNYR attack →
  1. P1 20:00Norris won the faceoff against Zibanejad
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

OTTNYR
22Shots on goal33
2.0Expected goals3.6
34Shot attempts68
27Faceoffs won30
1Power plays1
2Penalty minutes2
29Hits23
19Blocked shots3
6Giveaways7
4Takeaways7

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. bestWatson – Formenton – Kastelic4:07

    xG 0.38–0.04 (91%)attempts 6–1goals 0–0

  2. Watson – Kastelic – Kelly2:49

    xG 0.14–0.01 (93%)attempts 1–2goals 1–0

  3. Joseph – Norris – Tkachuk12:39

    xG 0.63–0.50 (55%)attempts 9–15goals 0–1

  4. Brown – White – Kelly3:53

    xG 0.06–0.07 (47%)attempts 2–3goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. Brannstrom – Zub18:10

    xG 0.61–0.59 (51%)attempts 14–17goals 0–1

  2. Del Zotto – Hamonic15:39

    xG 0.69–0.82 (46%)attempts 9–17goals 1–3

  3. Holden – Zaitsev16:36

    xG 0.66–1.18 (36%)attempts 10–22goals 0–0

New York Rangers

Forward lines

  1. bestKreider – Zibanejad – Vatrano11:48

    xG 0.83–0.05 (94%)attempts 17–2goals 2–0

  2. Strome – Copp – Panarin11:36

    xG 0.90–0.51 (64%)attempts 15–9goals 2–0

  3. Reaves – Hunt – Rooney11:49

    xG 0.64–0.35 (65%)attempts 8–9goals 0–0

  4. Goodrow – Kakko – Lafrenière10:08

    xG 0.24–0.44 (35%)attempts 7–7goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestFox – Lindgren16:35

    xG 1.26–0.37 (77%)attempts 22–4goals 3–0

  2. Braun – Schneider12:48

    xG 0.74–0.40 (65%)attempts 9–9goals 1–1

  3. Braun – Miller2:36

    xG 0.32–0.07 (81%)attempts 4–2goals 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.

NYR 3.6 xGOTT 2.0 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NYROTT

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 27/100 · #1008 of 1312 this seasonSwing 0.88 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 38% (winner's lowest chance)
OTT 100%5050%50NYR 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +23 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 Rangers win this game 78% of the time.

NYR winsOTT wins

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

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