Eastern Conference · Northeast Division

Ottawa Senators

2011–12·41–31–10·92 points·2nd in the Northeast, 8th in the Eastern·Clinched playoff spot

Seasons

Points: 92#15
Goal differential: +7#14
xGF% (5v5, adj.): 48.9%#19
Power play: 18.5%#10
Penalty kill: 81.6%#19
GSAx: −3.1#18

Splits

Home and away, month by month, and against each part of the league.


Home	41	20–17–4	44	0.54	116	124	50.8%
Away	41	21–14–6	48	0.59	127	112	47.4%
October	12	7–5–0	14	0.58	36	45	54.4%
November	12	5–5–2	12	0.50	36	37	44.2%
December	15	7–5–3	17	0.57	44	49	48.5%
January	14	8–5–1	17	0.61	39	31	46.1%
February	12	7–3–2	16	0.67	39	28	49.4%
March	13	6–5–2	14	0.54	40	36	51.3%
April	4	1–3–0	2	0.25	9	10	49.9%
Division rivals	24	9–12–3	21	0.44	55	75	51.3%
Rest of conference	40	25–10–5	55	0.69	144	106	47.7%
Other conference	18	7–9–2	16	0.44	44	55	49.1%


BUF	6	3–1–2	8	0.67	15	15	54.3%
TBL	4	4–0–0	8	1.00	19	6	46.0%
NYI	4	3–0–1	7	0.88	17	5	47.6%
TOR	6	3–3–0	6	0.50	17	20	47.7%
WPG	4	3–1–0	6	0.75	16	11	42.5%
FLA	4	3–1–0	6	0.75	16	12	51.5%
NYR	4	3–1–0	6	0.75	13	8	56.7%
PIT	4	3–1–0	6	0.75	22	15	39.9%
PHI	4	2–1–1	5	0.63	13	17	54.2%
CAR	4	2–1–1	5	0.63	8	9	47.9%

On the road

54,329 km of travel between arenas over the season, drawn leg by leg.

Leg ending in a win Overtime or shootout loss Regulation loss Home arena

Rest

Does a day off help? Back-to-backs are the second game on consecutive nights.

Rest days

Points percentage and 5-on-5 expected-goals share by days since the previous game. The count in grey is how many of those games came against a better-rested opponent.

Points %xGF% (5v5)

Back-to-back

17 GP · 9–5–3 · 11 vs fresher opponent

61.8%

47.9%

1 day

40 GP · 22–14–4 · 13 vs fresher opponent

60.0%

49.5%

2 days

16 GP · 7–7–2 · 2 vs fresher opponent

50.0%

48.6%

3+ days

8 GP · 3–4–1 · 1 vs fresher opponent

43.8%

50.9%

Pulling the goalie

Model-based

31 times this season the Senators were trailing late and sent out an extra attacker. Earlier pulls are bolder. The dark tick is the league median for each deficit.

Scored with the extra attacker Conceded an empty-net goal Neither League median

Close and late

Model-based

Does the team raise its game when it counts?

When it matters

The Senators in all situations against the close-and-late state: the third period or overtime, tied or within a goal.

All situationsClose and late

Expected goals share

49.1%

49.2%

Goals share

50.7%

55.2%

Shooting %

9.4%

10.8%

Save %

.911

.910