Scotia North Division

Ottawa Senators

2020–21·23–28–5·51 points·6th in the Scotia North

Seasons

Points: 51#23
Goal differential: −34#23
xGF% (5v5, adj.): 47.9%#22
Power play: 16.1%#26
Penalty kill: 78.9%#20
GSAx: −14.7#26

Forward lines

Trios of forwards together at 5-on-5. Raise the minimum to see only the regular lines. A defenceman who played forward still counts as a defenceman.

Minimum 5v5 time together

22 of 22 lines


Dadonov – Paul – White	227:30	31	50.1%	56.8%	11	10
Norris – Batherson – Tkachuk	210:34	44	52.3%	45.5%	9	7
Brown – Norris – Tkachuk	121:20	40	53.0%	54.5%	5	6
Tierney – Batherson – Stützle	104:29	29	43.9%	52.8%	4	6
Tierney – Brown – Tkachuk	103:45	28	42.4%	47.7%	4	6
Dadonov – White – Stützle	82:08	31	49.0%	50.3%	3	5
Dadonov – Norris – Tkachuk	61:26	25	37.7%	40.9%	2	3
Norris – Batherson – Stützle	60:52	37	52.8%	42.3%	2	0
Stepan – Batherson – Stützle	54:30	11	51.2%	50.4%	3	3
Paul – Norris – Tkachuk	52:56	10	48.4%	46.0%	1	4

Defence pairs

Model-based

Pairs of defencemen together at 5-on-5.

Minimum 5v5 time together

22 of 22 pairs


Chabot – Zaitsev	690:04	41	47.3%	47.6%	18	28
Reilly – Zub	345:10	29	51.8%	51.1%	16	12
Brannstrom – Zub	174:35	23	51.6%	48.7%	12	9
Gudbranson – Brannstrom	128:18	13	43.6%	52.0%	5	6
Gudbranson – Wolanin	89:17	13	45.7%	52.9%	3	7
Gudbranson – Reilly	86:00	28	50.0%	49.7%	3	3
Brown – Mete	82:36	9	59.1%	48.0%	2	1
Mete – Zaitsev	70:21	11	62.7%	45.0%	2	2

Who plays with whom

Model-based

Linemates pull together. Drag the handles to watch combinations form and break up during the season; click a player to open their page.

Games 1–56 · Jan 15 to May 12

Forward Defence Pair xGF%: red below 50, blue aboveThicker lines, more time together. Showing pairs with 20+ shared minutes.

With or without you

Model-based

Every pair of regulars. Some players lift everyone they play with; others depend on a particular partner.

	Brown	Watson	Dzingel	Gudbranson	Brannstrom	Paul	Dadonov	White	Chabot	Zaitsev	Tkachuk	Norris	Brown	Tierney	Zub	Reilly	Batherson	Stützle
Brown D		37	44	59	65	52	50	54	46	25	57	54	53	48	51	25	46	41
Watson F	37		55	41	34	37	76	41	50	48	54	50	26	40	61	46	75	59
Dzingel F	44	55		50	53	42	54	51	57	60	43	51	60	54	49	42	38	44
Gudbranson D	59	41	50		44	44	46	49	50	37	48	53	41	41	20	49	52	44
Brannstrom D	65	34	53	44		50	39	49	27	27	45	47	48	47	52	86	47	47
Paul F	52	37	42	44	50		49	48	45	43	49	45	42	37	49	45	54	21
Dadonov F	50	76	54	46	39	49		51	48	44	45	37	68	56	55	58	59	46
White F	54	41	51	49	49	48	51		50	47	49	86	48	51	48	55	44	47
Chabot D	46	50	57	50	27	45	48	50		47	47	48	43	42	42	52	52	47
Zaitsev D	25	48	60	37	27	43	44	47	47		49	49	47	41	34	46	50	46
Tkachuk F	57	54	43	48	45	49	45	49	47	49		52	47	44	49	51	52	44
Norris F	54	50	51	53	47	45	37	86	48	49	52		54	100	54	51	53	47
Brown F	53	26	60	41	48	42	68	48	43	47	47	54		44	48	51	37	40
Tierney F	48	40	54	41	47	37	56	51	42	41	44	100	44		47	48	43	41
Zub D	51	61	49	20	52	49	55	48	42	34	49	54	48	47		50	46	46
Reilly D	25	46	42	49	86	45	58	55	52	46	51	51	51	48	50		54	50
Batherson F	46	75	38	52	47	54	59	44	52	50	52	53	37	43	46	54		46
Stützle F	41	59	44	44	47	21	46	47	47	46	44	47	40	41	46	50	46

Hover a cell to compare each player with and without the other. Numbers are the pair's 5-on-5 xGF%; blue above 50, red below. Cells are grey until the pair has 100 minutes together.

Line blender

Model-based

How much the forward trios changed each game. Low values mean settled lines; high values mean a coach searching for a spark.

Line-blender index by game