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Wed, Nov 27, 2024·SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose

Ottawa Senators 4, San Jose Sharks 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, San Jose Sharks win this game 83% of the time.

SJS winsOTT wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
OTT241611411
SJS012112215339

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 4:35OTTAdam GaudetteAssists: Tim Stützle, Brady Tkachuk · Deflected, 0.13 xG1–0
  2. P1 13:56OTTJosh NorrisPPAssists: Drake Batherson, Tim Stützle · Snap, 0.25 xG2–0
  3. P2 9:19SJSMario FerraroAssists: Will Smith, Klim Kostin · Wrist, 0.10 xG2–1
  4. P2 15:22OTTTyler KlevenAssists: Claude Giroux · Slap, 0.06 xG3–1
  5. P3 4:48SJSMacklin CelebriniAssists: William Eklund, Jake Walman · Wrist, 0.16 xG3–2
  6. P3 12:32SJSWill SmithPPAssists: Fabian Zetterlund, Timothy Liljegren · Tip-in, 0.22 xG3–3
  7. P3 15:48OTTAdam GaudetteGWGAssists: Tim Stützle, Brady Tkachuk · Tip-in, 0.07 xG4–3
Penalties (4)
  1. P1 1:50OTTRidly Greig: Interference2 min
  2. P1 13:14SJSKlim Kostin: High sticking2 min · PPG
  3. P2 19:36SJSMario Ferraro: Holding2 min
  4. P3 10:40OTTShane Pinto: Tripping2 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 SOG0SJS
43% to win57% to win
← OTT attackSJS attack →
  1. P1 20:00Celebrini won the faceoff against Giroux
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

OTTSJS
11Shots on goal39
1.8Expected goals3.9
31Shot attempts82
27Faceoffs won22
2Power plays2
4Penalty minutes4
30Hits29
24Blocked shots6
13Giveaways19
5Takeaways5

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. bestGaudette – Tkachuk – Stützle10:11

    xG 0.67–0.41 (62%)attempts 16–5goals 2–0

  2. Amadio – Tkachuk – Stützle2:44

    xG 0.00–0.00attempts 0–3goals 0–0

  3. Amadio – Gregor – Ostapchuk6:49

    xG 0.13–0.64 (16%)attempts 3–12goals 0–0

  4. Reinhardt – Pinto – Greig10:19

    xG 0.14–0.69 (17%)attempts 4–14goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. Jensen – Chabot2:06

    xG 0.00–0.07 (0%)attempts 0–3goals 0–0

  2. Chabot – Bernard-Docker14:31

    xG 0.53–0.78 (40%)attempts 12–16goals 2–1

  3. Jensen – Kleven15:18

    xG 0.26–0.81 (24%)attempts 6–14goals 1–0

San Jose Sharks

Forward lines

  1. bestZetterlund – Eklund – Celebrini16:42

    xG 1.08–0.31 (78%)attempts 20–10goals 1–1

  2. Toffoli – Wennberg – Kunin11:59

    xG 0.71–0.27 (73%)attempts 15–9goals 0–1

  3. Kostin – Sturm – Smith4:39

    xG 0.26–0.13 (67%)attempts 7–3goals 1–0

  4. Grundstrom – Kostin – Dellandrea4:11

    xG 0.11–0.18 (38%)attempts 2–3goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestFerraro – Liljegren17:13

    xG 1.23–0.27 (82%)attempts 26–12goals 0–0

  2. Ceci – Walman14:36

    xG 0.99–0.55 (64%)attempts 16–10goals 1–1

  3. Rutta – Thrun11:26

    xG 0.29–0.06 (83%)attempts 11–3goals 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.

SJS 3.9 xGOTT 1.8 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

SJSOTT

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 85/100 · #195 of 1312 this seasonSwing 2.08 · 7 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 41% (winner's lowest chance)
OTT 100%5050%50SJS 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +42 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, San Jose Sharks win this game 83% of the time.

SJS winsOTT wins

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

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