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Sat, Apr 8, 2023·Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa

Tampa Bay Lightning 4, Ottawa Senators 7

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Ottawa Senators win this game 90% of the time.

OTT winsTBL wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
TBL1621117424
OTT28214318740

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 0:30OTTDrake BathersonAssists: Erik Brannstrom, Alex DeBrincat · Deflected, 0.09 xG0–1
  2. P1 2:51TBLSteven StamkosPPAssists: Victor Hedman, Nikita Kucherov · Slap, 0.05 xG1–1
  3. P1 10:57OTTJulien GauthierAssists: Dylan Gambrell, Jake Sanderson · Wrist, 0.05 xG1–2
  4. P2 6:21OTTPatrick BrownAssists: Mark Kastelic, Artem Zub · Wrist, 0.30 xG1–3
  5. P2 13:38TBLBrandon HagelPPAssists: Steven Stamkos, Nikita Kucherov · Snap, 0.30 xG2–3
  6. P2 14:06TBLVictor HedmanPPAssists: Nikita Kucherov, Steven Stamkos · Slap, 0.07 xG3–3
  7. P2 19:43OTTAlex DeBrincatPPAssists: Shane Pinto, Tim Stützle · Snap, 0.82 xG3–4
  8. P3 2:07OTTEgor SokolovGWGUnassisted · Wrist, 0.26 xG3–5
  9. P3 6:01TBLBrayden PointAssists: Victor Hedman, Michael Eyssimont · Snap, 0.26 xG4–5
  10. P3 10:49OTTMark KastelicAssists: Jake Sanderson · Snap, 0.06 xG4–6
  11. P3 19:41OTTClaude GirouxENAssists: Tim Stützle, Brady Tkachuk · Snap, 0.71 xG4–7
Penalties (10)
  1. P1 1:23OTTArtem Zub: Tripping2 min · PPG
  2. P1 13:49TBLErik Cernak: Tripping2 min
  3. P2 12:17OTTErik Brannstrom: Interference2 min · PPG
  4. P2 13:05OTTClaude Giroux: Tripping2 min · PPG
  5. P2 18:28TBLIan Cole: Interference2 min · PPG
  6. P3 3:32TBLMichael Eyssimont: Slashing2 min
  7. P3 7:49TBLIan Cole: Holding2 min
  8. P3 10:49TBLVictor Hedman: Misconduct10 min
  9. P3 12:56OTTBrady Tkachuk: Too many men on the ice2 min
  10. P3 15:08OTTJacob Bernard-Docker: Holding2 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.

TBL00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0OTT
49% to win51% to win
← TBL attackOTT attack →
  1. P1 20:00Pinto won the faceoff against Paul
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

TBLOTT
24Shots on goal40
2.8Expected goals6.0
46Shot attempts70
24Faceoffs won34
5Power plays4
18Penalty minutes10
25Hits18
11Blocked shots14
10Giveaways11
4Takeaways8

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.

Tampa Bay Lightning

Forward lines

  1. bestKillorn – Stamkos – Hagel3:37

    xG 0.25–0.07 (79%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0

  2. Maroon – Paul – Eyssimont3:22

    xG 0.01–0.03 (24%)attempts 1–2goals 0–0

  3. Kucherov – Point – Cirelli3:40

    xG 0.24–0.27 (48%)attempts 5–4goals 0–0

  4. Perry – Maroon – Bellemare4:34

    xG 0.06–0.19 (24%)attempts 4–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Hedman – Perbix11:33

    xG 0.72–0.72 (50%)attempts 10–14goals 1–1

  2. Cole – Perbix2:36

    xG 0.00–0.00attempts 0–1goals 0–0

  3. Bogosian – Cernak2:01

    xG 0.00–0.10 (0%)attempts 0–2goals 0–0

Ottawa Senators

Forward lines

  1. bestBrown – Joseph – Kastelic5:29

    xG 0.81–0.34 (71%)attempts 11–4goals 1–0

  2. Gauthier – Gambrell – Sokolov4:20

    xG 0.56–0.09 (86%)attempts 6–6goals 2–0

  3. DeBrincat – Batherson – Pinto10:43

    xG 0.46–0.01 (98%)attempts 12–3goals 1–0

  4. Giroux – Tkachuk – Stützle11:12

    xG 0.49–0.44 (53%)attempts 11–9goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSanderson – Zub13:55

    xG 1.24–0.36 (77%)attempts 18–9goals 3–0

  2. Holden – Brannstrom13:17

    xG 0.86–0.26 (77%)attempts 15–4goals 2–0

  3. Bernard-Docker – Kleven9:42

    xG 0.39–0.25 (61%)attempts 11–9goals 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.

OTT 6.0 xGTBL 2.8 xG
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Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

OTTTBL

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 94/100 · #119 of 1312 this seasonSwing 2.06 · 11 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 51% (winner's lowest chance)
TBL 100%5050%50OTT 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +22 pts

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 90% of the time.

OTT winsTBL wins

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

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