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Tue, Apr 4, 2023·PNC Arena, Raleigh

Ottawa Senators 2, Carolina Hurricanes 3 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 74% of the time.

CAR winsOTT wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
OTT010191900228
CAR21201301012337

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 1:50CARJesperi KotkaniemiAssists: Brady Skjei, Stefan Noesen · Tip-in, 0.07 xG0–1
  2. P1 15:58CARBrady SkjeiPPAssists: Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Stefan Noesen · Wrist, 0.09 xG0–2
  3. P2 10:39OTTClaude GirouxAssists: Ridly Greig, Alex DeBrincat · Snap, 0.20 xG1–2
  4. P3 2:52OTTBrady TkachukPPAssists: Alex DeBrincat, Drake Batherson · Tip-in, 0.16 xG2–2
  5. OT 4:19CARMartin NecasGWGAssists: Seth Jarvis, Brent Burns · Wrist, 0.08 xG2–3
Penalties (8)
  1. P1 12:12OTTPatrick Brown: High sticking double minor4 min · PPG
  2. P1 15:58OTTBrady Tkachuk: Delaying game unsuccessful challenge2 min
  3. P1 18:21CARBrett Pesce: Interference2 min
  4. P2 1:35CARJordan Martinook: Tripping2 min
  5. P2 15:58CARSebastian Aho: Hooking2 min
  6. P2 18:48OTTClaude Giroux: Hooking2 min
  7. P2 18:58OTTJake Sanderson: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  8. P3 1:28CARJesper Fast: Holding the stick2 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 SOG0CAR
49% to win51% to win
← OTT attackCAR attack →
  1. P1 20:00Stepan won the faceoff against Kastelic
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

OTTCAR
28Shots on goal37
3.2Expected goals4.9
58Shot attempts72
24Faceoffs won35
4Power plays5
10Penalty minutes8
21Hits13
16Blocked shots12
5Giveaways8
4Takeaways11

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 – Stützle11:16

    xG 0.79–0.42 (65%)attempts 20–8goals 0–0

  2. Giroux – DeBrincat – Greig9:07

    xG 0.60–0.28 (68%)attempts 9–8goals 1–0

  3. Joseph – Sokolov – Pinto3:36

    xG 0.46–0.23 (67%)attempts 7–5goals 0–1

  4. Watson – Brown – Pinto2:22

    xG 0.15–0.16 (48%)attempts 2–5goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestBernard-Docker – Kleven10:46

    xG 0.78–0.26 (75%)attempts 17–10goals 0–1

  2. Holden – Brannstrom12:29

    xG 0.74–0.51 (59%)attempts 17–17goals 0–0

  3. Sanderson – Zub16:45

    xG 0.68–0.54 (55%)attempts 15–14goals 0–0

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestStaal – Fast – Drury8:12

    xG 0.63–0.44 (59%)attempts 10–9goals 0–0

  2. Staal – Fast – Martinook3:08

    xG 0.19–0.09 (67%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0

  3. Aho – Necas – Jarvis4:38

    xG 0.06–0.01 (88%)attempts 7–2goals 0–0

  4. Martinook – Aho – Necas6:18

    xG 0.26–0.53 (33%)attempts 6–10goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Burns – Slavin15:20

    xG 0.75–0.77 (49%)attempts 19–17goals 0–0

  2. Skjei – Pesce15:16

    xG 0.84–1.12 (43%)attempts 19–19goals 1–1

  3. Gostisbehere – Chatfield10:16

    xG 0.11–0.42 (21%)attempts 7–13goals 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.

CAR 4.9 xGOTT 3.2 xG
012345P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CAROTT

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 66/100 · #505 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.59 · 5 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 51% (winner's lowest chance)
OTT 100%5050%50CAR 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest 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, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 74% of the time.

CAR winsOTT wins

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

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