Thu, Dec 4, 2025·Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa
New York Rangers 4, Ottawa Senators 2
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, New York Rangers win this game 86% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYR | 29 | 113 | 16 | 428 |
| OTT | 111 | 07 | 19 | 227 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P1 3:19NYRMika ZibanejadAssists: J.T. Miller, Artemi Panarin · Wrist, 0.08 xG1–0
- P1 9:45NYRVladislav GavrikovAssists: Braden Schneider, J.T. Miller · Snap, 0.06 xG2–0
- P1 18:30OTTDylan CozensPPAssists: Drake Batherson, Jake Sanderson · Wrist, 0.08 xG2–1
- P2 7:24NYRWill BorgenGWGAssists: Carson Soucy, Jonny Brodzinski · Wrist, 0.04 xG3–1
- P3 13:08OTTDrake BathersonPPAssists: Brady Tkachuk, Jake Sanderson · Deflected, 0.13 xG3–2
- P3 19:16NYRArtemi PanarinENAssists: J.T. Miller, Vincent Trocheck · Snap, 0.77 xG4–2
Penalties (4)
- P1 17:43NYRWill Cuylle: Holding2 min · PPG
- P2 12:13OTTTim Stützle: Cross checking2 min
- P3 8:50NYRWill Borgen: Elbowing2 min
- P3 12:09NYRJ.T. Miller: Slashing2 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.
20:00
P1
- P1 20:00Zibanejad won the faceoff against Pinto
- Goal
- Shot
- Miss
- Block
- Hit
- Takeaway
- Giveaway
- Faceoff
- Penalty
The numbers
Team totals, side by side.
Line combinations that worked
Model-basedEach team's forward lines and defence pairs at 5-on-5 (two minutes or more together), best first by expected goals for minus against.
New York Rangers
Forward lines
- bestZibanejad – Panarin – Lafrenière12:55
xG 0.51–0.11 (82%)attempts 16–4goals 0–0
- Trocheck – Miller – Brodzinski2:55
xG 0.04–0.09 (31%)attempts 1–4goals 0–0
- Carrick – Brodzinski – Raddysh5:19
xG 0.19–0.31 (39%)attempts 7–8goals 1–0
- Berard – Cuylle – Laba9:09
xG 0.45–0.57 (44%)attempts 9–13goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestGavrikov – Schneider19:05
xG 0.90–0.57 (61%)attempts 18–20goals 2–0
- Robertson – Morrow12:49
xG 0.77–0.73 (51%)attempts 16–13goals 0–0
- Soucy – Borgen14:58
xG 0.50–0.61 (45%)attempts 13–15goals 1–0
Ottawa Senators
Forward lines
- bestPerron – Batherson – Cozens6:06
xG 0.46–0.16 (74%)attempts 10–7goals 0–1
- Perron – Cousins – Halliday2:58
xG 0.16–0.00 (100%)attempts 6–0goals 0–0
- Giroux – Tkachuk – Stützle2:52
xG 0.12–0.01 (95%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0
- Batherson – Tkachuk – Stützle2:24
xG 0.11–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestKleven – Matinpalo15:21
xG 0.70–0.46 (61%)attempts 16–15goals 0–1
- Jensen – Gilbert13:14
xG 0.74–0.65 (53%)attempts 17–15goals 0–1
- Spence – Sanderson18:02
xG 0.61–0.80 (43%)attempts 16–19goals 0–0
How the game flowed
Model-basedChance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.
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.
Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute
Win probability
Model-basedHow each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.
OTT's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line OTT is favoured, below it NYR. Dots are goals.
Did the better team win?
Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.
Based on shot quality alone, New York Rangers win this game 86% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (OTT − NYR), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).