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Mon, Feb 19, 2024·Amalie Arena, Tampa

Ottawa Senators 4, Tampa Bay Lightning 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Ottawa Senators win this game 52% of the time.

TBL winsOTT wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
OTT2111918428
TBL0718110225

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 10:45OTTTim StützleAssists: Jake Sanderson, Artem Zub · Wrist, 0.14 xG1–0
  2. P1 13:35OTTMathieu JosephAssists: Claude Giroux, Tim Stützle · Wrist, 0.08 xG2–0
  3. P2 15:49OTTMathieu JosephGWGAssists: Artem Zub · Wrist, 0.13 xG3–0
  4. P2 16:55TBLMitchell ChaffeeUnassisted · Wrist, 0.15 xG3–1
  5. P3 4:01OTTVladimir TarasenkoAssists: Brady Tkachuk, Shane Pinto · Wrist, 0.07 xG4–1
  6. P3 4:36TBLBrayden PointAssists: Brandon Hagel · Wrist, 0.23 xG4–2
Penalties (5)
  1. P2 1:51TBLMichael Eyssimont: Fighting5 min
  2. P2 1:51OTTJacob Bernard-Docker: Fighting5 min
  3. P2 14:05TBLMitchell Chaffee: Roughing2 min
  4. P2 14:05OTTTim Stützle: Interference2 min
  5. P3 10:47TBLErik Cernak: Hooking2 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 SOG0TBL
46% to win54% to win
← OTT attackTBL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Point won the faceoff against Giroux
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

OTTTBL
28Shots on goal25
2.5Expected goals2.4
64Shot attempts70
32Faceoffs won34
1Power plays0
7Penalty minutes9
32Hits37
26Blocked shots21
2Giveaways8
13Takeaways6

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. bestGiroux – Joseph – Stützle15:23

    xG 0.75–0.41 (64%)attempts 19–14goals 2–0

  2. Tarasenko – Tkachuk – Pinto11:57

    xG 0.61–0.44 (58%)attempts 15–16goals 1–0

  3. Norris – Batherson – Greig10:20

    xG 0.28–0.48 (37%)attempts 12–11goals 0–2

  4. Kubalik – Kastelic – Kelly6:37

    xG 0.11–0.37 (23%)attempts 8–8goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSanderson – Zub16:42

    xG 0.88–0.49 (64%)attempts 23–16goals 1–0

  2. Chabot – Chychrun3:11

    xG 0.26–0.21 (56%)attempts 6–4goals 0–1

  3. Chychrun – Brannstrom13:59

    xG 0.30–0.61 (33%)attempts 14–18goals 1–1

Tampa Bay Lightning

Forward lines

  1. bestPaul – Cirelli – Hagel4:49

    xG 0.26–0.09 (73%)attempts 8–2goals 0–0

  2. Stamkos – Cirelli – Hagel2:45

    xG 0.13–0.00 (100%)attempts 1–2goals 0–0

  3. Paul – Eyssimont – Chaffee7:24

    xG 0.37–0.35 (51%)attempts 10–8goals 1–1

  4. Glendening – Motte – Sheary2:49

    xG 0.09–0.10 (46%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHedman – Raddysh14:33

    xG 0.80–0.52 (61%)attempts 15–20goals 1–0

  2. Perbix – Lilleberg12:36

    xG 0.30–0.13 (70%)attempts 12–12goals 1–0

  3. Hedman – Perbix2:21

    xG 0.07–0.08 (46%)attempts 5–3goals 0–1

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.

TBL 2.4 xGOTT 2.5 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

TBLOTT

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 41/100 · #824 of 1312 this seasonSwing 0.82 · 6 goals in reachComeback index 46% (winner's lowest chance)
OTT 100%5050%50TBL 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +16 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 52% of the time.

TBL winsOTT wins

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

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