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Thu, Apr 11, 2024·Amalie Arena, Tampa

Ottawa Senators 3, Tampa Bay Lightning 2 (SO)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Ottawa Senators win this game 54% of the time.

TBL winsOTT wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTSOTotal
OTT1408112031327
TBL290805040226

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 8:45OTTBrady TkachukAssists: Jakob Chychrun · Wrist, 0.04 xG1–0
  2. P1 9:45TBLConor ShearyAssists: Nikita Kucherov, Brayden Point · Backhand, 0.15 xG1–1
  3. P1 12:56TBLBrayden PointAssists: Nikita Kucherov, Conor Sheary · Backhand, 0.11 xG1–2
  4. P3 2:11OTTDrake BathersonAssists: Brady Tkachuk, Thomas Chabot · Backhand, 0.12 xG2–2

Shootout

  1. 1. TBL Victor Hedman stopped
  2. 2. OTT Brady Tkachuk scored
  3. 3. TBL Brayden Point stopped
  4. 4. OTT Claude Giroux stopped
  5. 5. TBL Steven Stamkos stopped
Penalties (12)
  1. P2 5:42OTTJacob Bernard-Docker: Interference2 min
  2. P2 6:40OTTThomas Chabot: High sticking2 min
  3. P2 14:03OTTZack MacEwen: Tripping2 min
  4. P2 17:05TBLMathew Dumba: Interference2 min
  5. P2 19:03TBLNick Paul: Tripping2 min
  6. P2 0:00TBLVictor Hedman: Hooking2 min
  7. P2 0:00OTTShane Pinto: Roughing2 min
  8. P2 0:00TBLAnthony Cirelli: Roughing2 min
  9. P2 0:00TBLVictor Hedman: Misconduct10 min
  10. P3 7:49OTTBrady Tkachuk: Interference2 min
  11. P3 14:28TBLEmil Lilleberg: Cross checking2 min
  12. OT 4:56OTTRidly Greig: 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.

OTT00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0TBL
46% to win54% to win
← OTT attackTBL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Paul won the faceoff against Giroux
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

OTTTBL
27Shots on goal26
3.4Expected goals3.1
71Shot attempts48
25Faceoffs won37
4Power plays5
12Penalty minutes20
40Hits27
13Blocked shots20
2Giveaways5
5Takeaways15

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 – Pinto11:22

    xG 0.36–0.19 (65%)attempts 17–5goals 1–0

  2. Imama – MacEwen – Smejkal5:51

    xG 0.07–0.00 (95%)attempts 4–5goals 0–0

  3. Katchouk – Kastelic – Kelly8:05

    xG 0.20–0.17 (55%)attempts 11–6goals 0–0

  4. Giroux – Tkachuk – Pinto2:10

    xG 0.06–0.05 (53%)attempts 5–1goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestChabot – Brannstrom12:49

    xG 0.49–0.20 (71%)attempts 12–9goals 0–0

  2. Chabot – Chychrun3:52

    xG 0.14–0.09 (61%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

  3. Chychrun – Bernard-Docker11:36

    xG 0.23–0.40 (36%)attempts 15–5goals 0–0

Tampa Bay Lightning

Forward lines

  1. bestKucherov – Sheary – Point10:30

    xG 0.89–0.06 (94%)attempts 9–6goals 2–0

  2. Motte – Paul – Eyssimont4:38

    xG 0.07–0.03 (72%)attempts 3–6goals 0–0

  3. Watson – Glendening – Jeannot4:33

    xG 0.00–0.13 (3%)attempts 3–4goals 0–0

  4. Stamkos – Cirelli – Hagel10:29

    xG 0.07–0.22 (24%)attempts 6–12goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestHedman – Raddysh11:46

    xG 0.87–0.10 (89%)attempts 11–11goals 2–0

  2. Raddysh – Perbix3:45

    xG 0.12–0.07 (61%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

  3. Raddysh – Lilleberg2:36

    xG 0.04–0.17 (20%)attempts 2–5goals 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.

TBL 3.1 xGOTT 3.4 xG
01234P1P2P3OTEndxG

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 73/100 · #419 of 1312 this seasonSwing 2.00 · 4 goals in reachComeback index 20% (winner's lowest chance)
OTT 100%5050%50TBL 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +26 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 54% 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).