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Tue, Feb 14, 2023·UBS Arena, Elmont

Ottawa Senators 3, New York Islanders 2 (SO)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Islanders win this game 63% of the time.

NYI winsOTT wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTSOTotal
OTT01011816002334
NYI010118115050248

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 5:47NYIRyan PulockAssists: Matt Martin, Sebastian Aho · Wrist, 0.04 xG0–1
  2. P2 17:32OTTTim StützleAssists: Brady Tkachuk, Travis Hamonic · Wrist, 0.08 xG1–1
  3. P3 3:41OTTBrady TkachukPPAssists: Tim Stützle, Thomas Chabot · Tip-in, 0.13 xG2–1
  4. P3 7:13NYIBrock NelsonPPAssists: Noah Dobson, Mathew Barzal · Slap, 0.09 xG2–2

Shootout

  1. 1. OTT Alex DeBrincat stopped
  2. 2. NYI Bo Horvat stopped
  3. 3. OTT Tim Stützle scored
  4. 4. NYI Kyle Palmieri stopped
  5. 5. OTT Drake Batherson scored
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 7:39NYIScott Mayfield: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  2. P1 17:42OTTBrady Tkachuk: Hooking2 min
  3. P2 3:14OTTDylan Gambrell: Tripping2 min
  4. P2 11:29NYIAlexander Romanov: Interference2 min
  5. P2 14:40OTTAlex DeBrincat: Boarding2 min
  6. P3 0:49OTTTim Stützle: High sticking2 min
  7. P3 2:47NYIKyle Palmieri: Interference2 min · PPG
  8. P3 6:09OTTErik Brannstrom: Interference2 min · PPG
  9. OT 1:45OTTDrake Batherson: Too many men on the ice2 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
49% to win51% to win
← OTT attackNYI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Cizikas won the faceoff against Stützle
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

OTTNYI
34Shots on goal48
3.3Expected goals4.2
62Shot attempts89
33Faceoffs won31
3Power plays6
12Penalty minutes6
25Hits21
21Blocked shots18
11Giveaways6
4Takeaways6

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. bestBatherson – Tkachuk – Stützle3:32

    xG 0.52–0.05 (91%)attempts 8–3goals 1–0

  2. Giroux – DeBrincat – Greig8:04

    xG 0.36–0.14 (71%)attempts 6–6goals 0–0

  3. Giroux – DeBrincat – Pinto2:21

    xG 0.15–0.06 (72%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

  4. Joseph – Tkachuk – Stützle10:05

    xG 0.39–0.36 (52%)attempts 10–12goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHamonic – Larsson9:17

    xG 0.66–0.43 (61%)attempts 12–12goals 0–0

  2. Chabot – Zub2:52

    xG 0.22–0.06 (79%)attempts 6–1goals 0–0

  3. Hamonic – Chabot3:09

    xG 0.21–0.15 (59%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0

New York Islanders

Forward lines

  1. bestPalmieri – Lee – Nelson11:15

    xG 0.88–0.15 (85%)attempts 20–9goals 0–0

  2. Parise – Horvat – Barzal8:43

    xG 0.56–0.30 (65%)attempts 9–7goals 0–0

  3. Martin – Cizikas – Fasching3:36

    xG 0.25–0.22 (53%)attempts 7–5goals 1–0

  4. Parise – Cizikas – Holmstrom3:06

    xG 0.03–0.20 (14%)attempts 3–5goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestAho – Dobson13:42

    xG 1.07–0.25 (81%)attempts 29–14goals 0–0

  2. Pelech – Pulock13:03

    xG 0.54–0.52 (51%)attempts 16–11goals 1–1

  3. Mayfield – Romanov12:28

    xG 0.28–0.79 (26%)attempts 5–16goals 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 4.2 xGOTT 3.3 xG
01234P1P2P3OTEndxG

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 76/100 · #382 of 1312 this seasonSwing 2.06 · 4 goals in reachComeback index 23% (winner's lowest chance)
OTT 100%5050%50NYI 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +31 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 63% 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).