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Thu, Nov 20, 2025·Honda Center, Anaheim

Ottawa Senators 3, Anaheim Ducks 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Ottawa Senators win this game 73% of the time.

ANA winsOTT wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
OTT11011015325
ANA03212010225

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 16:39OTTNick CousinsAssists: Nick Jensen, Dylan Cozens · Slap, 0.15 xG1–0
  2. P2 13:08ANABeckett SenneckeAssists: Cutter Gauthier, Leo Carlsson · Wrist, 0.14 xG1–1
  3. P2 14:34ANAMason McTavishAssists: Chris Kreider, Troy Terry · Wrist, 0.11 xG1–2
  4. P2 19:02OTTShane PintoPPAssists: Stephen Halliday, David Perron · Wrist, 0.16 xG2–2
  5. P3 18:02OTTDrake BathersonGWGAssists: Jake Sanderson, Jordan Spence · Tip-in, 0.08 xG3–2
Penalties (5)
  1. P1 3:45OTTJake Sanderson: Holding2 min
  2. P1 12:47ANABeckett Sennecke: Tripping2 min
  3. P2 4:02OTTNick Cousins: High sticking2 min
  4. P2 8:55ANALeo Carlsson: Tripping2 min
  5. P2 17:08ANAMason McTavish: Interference2 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 SOG0ANA
47% to win53% to win
← OTT attackANA attack →
  1. P1 20:00Carlsson won the faceoff against Pinto
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

OTTANA
25Shots on goal25
3.7Expected goals2.3
61Shot attempts54
33Faceoffs won28
3Power plays2
4Penalty minutes6
29Hits24
11Blocked shots20
16Giveaways15
2Takeaways5

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 – Amadio – Pinto8:32

    xG 0.68–0.13 (84%)attempts 10–9goals 0–0

  2. Perron – Batherson – Stützle9:09

    xG 0.33–0.17 (67%)attempts 8–9goals 1–0

  3. Eller – Zetterlund – Cozens7:17

    xG 0.09–0.33 (22%)attempts 6–7goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestSpence – Sanderson2:05

    xG 0.52–0.00 (99%)attempts 7–1goals 1–0

  2. Sanderson – Zub15:09

    xG 0.72–0.39 (65%)attempts 14–15goals 0–1

  3. Jensen – Matinpalo10:37

    xG 0.77–0.44 (63%)attempts 16–14goals 1–1

Anaheim Ducks

Forward lines

  1. bestKreider – Terry – Carlsson3:35

    xG 0.09–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

  2. Gauthier – Carlsson – Sennecke7:31

    xG 0.38–0.48 (44%)attempts 8–11goals 1–0

  3. Killorn – Strome – Vatrano9:56

    xG 0.21–0.31 (40%)attempts 10–5goals 0–1

  4. Kreider – Terry – McTavish7:11

    xG 0.24–0.47 (34%)attempts 9–11goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestGudas – Helleson4:36

    xG 0.14–0.09 (63%)attempts 4–6goals 1–0

  2. Helleson – LaCombe9:24

    xG 0.18–0.13 (58%)attempts 8–5goals 0–0

  3. LaCombe – Moore4:50

    xG 0.04–0.05 (46%)attempts 2–1goals 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.

ANA 2.3 xGOTT 3.7 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

ANAOTT

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 56/100 · #622 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.70 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 21% (winner's lowest chance)
OTT 100%5050%50ANA 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +37 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 73% of the time.

ANA winsOTT wins

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

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