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Thu, Feb 5, 2026·Xfinity Mobile Arena, Philadelphia

Ottawa Senators 2, Philadelphia Flyers 1 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Ottawa Senators win this game 66% of the time.

PHI winsOTT wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
OTT081130511227
PHI02061701116

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 9:55OTTNick CousinsAssists: Shane Pinto, Michael Amadio · Wrist, 0.17 xG1–0
  2. P3 18:46PHIJamie DrysdaleAssists: Bobby Brink, Trevor Zegras · Wrist, 0.06 xG1–1
  3. OT 0:47OTTTim StützleGWGAssists: Brady Tkachuk · Backhand, 0.21 xG2–1
Penalties (2)
  1. P1 19:19OTTDrake Batherson: Hooking2 min
  2. P2 5:52PHISean Couturier: Hooking2 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 SOG0PHI
47% to win53% to win
← OTT attackPHI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Dvorak won the faceoff against Cozens
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

OTTPHI
27Shots on goal16
2.7Expected goals1.9
45Shot attempts55
25Faceoffs won21
1Power plays1
2Penalty minutes2
20Hits23
18Blocked shots6
15Giveaways21
5Takeaways3

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. bestCousins – Amadio – Pinto10:56

    xG 0.72–0.05 (93%)attempts 10–5goals 1–0

  2. Eller – Zetterlund – Halliday3:48

    xG 0.25–0.05 (82%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

  3. Tkachuk – Cozens – Greig11:29

    xG 0.47–0.37 (56%)attempts 8–12goals 0–0

  4. Giroux – Batherson – Stützle10:06

    xG 0.16–0.61 (21%)attempts 5–11goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSpence – Kleven11:31

    xG 0.55–0.14 (79%)attempts 17–9goals 0–0

  2. Sanderson – Zub16:22

    xG 0.85–0.60 (59%)attempts 11–13goals 0–0

  3. Jensen – Chabot20:10

    xG 0.68–0.77 (47%)attempts 9–21goals 1–0

Philadelphia Flyers

Forward lines

  1. bestCouturier – Tippett – Grebenkin2:45

    xG 0.38–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0

  2. Dvorak – Konecny – Zegras9:08

    xG 0.42–0.08 (84%)attempts 17–2goals 0–0

  3. Cates – Brink – Michkov9:44

    xG 0.31–0.34 (48%)attempts 10–7goals 0–0

  4. Couturier – Hathaway – Grundstrom6:00

    xG 0.15–0.21 (42%)attempts 6–6goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestRistolainen – Sanheim18:19

    xG 0.66–0.16 (80%)attempts 22–5goals 0–0

  2. Seeler – Juulsen10:03

    xG 0.58–0.76 (43%)attempts 7–14goals 0–1

  3. York – Drysdale17:31

    xG 0.24–0.57 (30%)attempts 12–11goals 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.

PHI 1.9 xGOTT 2.7 xG
-0.500.511.522.53P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

PHIOTT

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 46/100 · #754 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.49 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 47% (winner's lowest chance)
OTT 100%5050%50PHI 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +38 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 66% of the time.

PHI winsOTT wins

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

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