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Sat, Mar 16, 2024·UBS Arena, Elmont

Ottawa Senators 4, New York Islanders 3 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Ottawa Senators win this game 57% of the time.

NYI winsOTT wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
OTT081122614430
NYI1511311302333

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 4:27NYIMatt MartinAssists: Cal Clutterbuck, Kyle MacLean · Wrap-around, 0.08 xG0–1
  2. P2 11:46OTTBrady TkachukAssists: Drake Batherson, Erik Brannstrom · Wrist, 0.12 xG1–1
  3. P2 16:22NYIKyle PalmieriAssists: Jean-Gabriel Pageau, Anders Lee · Wrist, 0.07 xG1–2
  4. P3 6:35OTTRidly GreigAssists: Tim Stützle, Artem Zub · Tip-in, 0.08 xG2–2
  5. P3 12:14OTTBrady TkachukPPAssists: Tim Stützle, Drake Batherson · Wrist, 0.13 xG3–2
  6. P3 19:22NYIBo HorvatPPAssists: Noah Dobson, Mathew Barzal · Slap, 0.13 xG3–3
  7. OT 4:36OTTBrady TkachukPPGWGAssists: Shane Pinto, Tim Stützle · Wrist, 0.11 xG4–3
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 2:24OTTParker Kelly: Interference2 min
  2. P1 18:17NYIBrock Nelson: Hooking2 min
  3. P2 2:53OTTDominik Kubalik: Hooking2 min
  4. P3 11:58NYINoah Dobson: Delaying game puck over glass2 min · PPG
  5. P3 18:10OTTMathieu Joseph: Hooking2 min · PPG
  6. OT 3:05NYIBo Horvat: Holding2 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 SOG0NYI
46% to win54% to win
← OTT attackNYI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Pageau won the faceoff against Pinto
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

OTTNYI
30Shots on goal33
2.4Expected goals2.0
62Shot attempts63
33Faceoffs won28
3Power plays3
6Penalty minutes6
18Hits25
22Blocked shots18
10Giveaways7
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. bestBatherson – Tkachuk – Pinto12:59

    xG 0.50–0.25 (67%)attempts 12–13goals 1–0

  2. Katchouk – Kastelic – Kelly6:39

    xG 0.32–0.11 (75%)attempts 7–2goals 0–1

  3. Giroux – Greig – Stützle8:28

    xG 0.49–0.41 (55%)attempts 11–10goals 1–0

  4. Giroux – Joseph – Stützle4:37

    xG 0.02–0.02 (50%)attempts 5–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSanderson – Zub15:51

    xG 0.39–0.08 (83%)attempts 13–14goals 1–0

  2. Brannstrom – Bernard-Docker2:01

    xG 0.15–0.00 (100%)attempts 1–0goals 0–0

  3. Brannstrom – Guenette9:27

    xG 0.57–0.47 (55%)attempts 11–11goals 1–0

New York Islanders

Forward lines

  1. bestClutterbuck – Martin – MacLean7:27

    xG 0.43–0.15 (74%)attempts 9–9goals 1–0

  2. Cizikas – Engvall – Holmstrom10:25

    xG 0.34–0.12 (73%)attempts 17–3goals 0–1

  3. Lee – Pageau – Barzal3:08

    xG 0.10–0.08 (56%)attempts 5–2goals 0–1

  4. Nelson – Horvat – Barzal12:18

    xG 0.40–0.42 (49%)attempts 9–9goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestPulock – Romanov13:51

    xG 0.61–0.39 (61%)attempts 9–15goals 0–0

  2. Dobson – Romanov2:03

    xG 0.01–0.03 (28%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

  3. Pelech – Pulock2:51

    xG 0.14–0.16 (47%)attempts 5–3goals 1–0

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 2.0 xGOTT 2.4 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3OTEndxG

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 94/100 · #106 of 1312 this seasonSwing 2.70 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 19% (winner's lowest chance)
OTT 100%5050%50NYI 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +47 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 57% of the time.

NYI winsOTT wins

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

-7
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0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).