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Ottawa Senators

2015–16·38–35–9·85 points·5th in the Atlantic, 11th in the Eastern

Points
85#19
Goal differential
−11#18
xGF% (5v5, adj.)
47.4%#26
Power play
15.8%#26
Penalty kill
75.4%#30
GSAx
−10.1#23

Splits

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

Home4121–14–6480.5911510550.2%
Away4117–21–3370.4511513645.2%
October115–4–2120.55333451.1%
November127–2–3170.71403144.0%
December156–8–1130.43354645.6%
January125–7–0100.42274049.0%
February137–6–0140.54444146.4%
March156–6–3150.50373949.6%
April42–2–040.50141047.2%
Division rivals3016–12–2340.57807448.7%
Rest of conference246–14–4160.33597647.0%
Other conference2816–9–3350.63919146.9%
TOR44–0–081.0017753.4%
BOS43–1–060.75141048.6%
DET52–2–150.50121544.8%
FLA52–2–150.50121347.9%
BUF42–2–040.507853.3%
MTL42–2–040.509746.4%
CBJ32–1–040.6712742.9%
CGY22–0–041.0010845.9%
WPG22–0–041.004342.4%
CAR31–0–240.679846.6%

On the road

62,296 km of travel between arenas over the season, drawn leg by leg.

2015-10-08: to Buffalo, 358 km (W)2015-10-10: to Toronto, 95 km (SOW)2015-10-11: to Ottawa, 330 km (L)2015-10-14: to Columbus, 828 km (W)2015-10-15: to Pittsburgh, 261 km (L)2015-10-17: to Ottawa, 633 km (SOL)2015-10-30: to Detroit, 660 km (W)2015-10-31: to Ottawa, 660 km (L)2015-11-03: to Montreal, 185 km (OTW)2015-11-05: to Ottawa, 185 km (SOW)2015-11-07: to Raleigh, 1,082 km (OTL)2015-11-10: to Nashville, 726 km (L)2015-11-12: to Ottawa, 1,364 km (W)2015-11-24: to Dallas, 2,266 km (W)2015-11-25: to Denver, 1,066 km (W)2015-11-28: to Glendale, 946 km (L)2015-12-01: to Ottawa, 3,349 km (L)2015-12-06: to New York, 529 km (L)2015-12-08: to Sunrise, 1,724 km (W)2015-12-10: to Tampa, 289 km (L)2015-12-12: to Montreal, 2,103 km (L)2015-12-14: to Ottawa, 185 km (W)2015-12-16: to Washington, 717 km (L)2015-12-18: to Ottawa, 717 km (W)2015-12-20: to Tampa, 2,014 km (L)2015-12-22: to Sunrise, 289 km (SOL)2015-12-27: to Ottawa, 2,164 km (W)2015-12-29: to Boston, 508 km (L)2015-12-30: to Ottawa, 508 km (L)2016-01-03: to Chicago, 1,018 km (L)2016-01-04: to St. Louis, 421 km (OTW)2016-01-07: to Ottawa, 1,391 km (L)2016-01-10: to Washington, 717 km (L)2016-01-13: to Anaheim, 3,671 km (L)2016-01-16: to Los Angeles, 45 km (W)2016-01-18: to San Jose, 491 km (SOW)2016-01-21: to Newark, 4,089 km (L)2016-01-22: to Ottawa, 527 km (L)2016-02-02: to Pittsburgh, 633 km (L)2016-02-04: to Ottawa, 633 km (L)2016-02-10: to Detroit, 660 km (L)2016-02-11: to Ottawa, 660 km (L)2016-02-13: to Columbus, 828 km (L)2016-02-16: to Ottawa, 828 km (SOW)2016-02-23: to Edmonton, 2,827 km (W)2016-02-25: to Vancouver, 821 km (L)2016-02-27: to Calgary, 674 km (W)2016-03-01: to Ottawa, 2,864 km (SOL)2016-03-05: to Toronto, 330 km (W)2016-03-06: to Ottawa, 330 km (L)2016-03-08: to Raleigh, 1,082 km (SOL)2016-03-10: to Sunrise, 1,083 km (L)2016-03-12: to Ottawa, 2,164 km (W)2016-03-18: to Buffalo, 358 km (L)2016-03-19: to Ottawa, 358 km (W)2016-03-23: to Brooklyn, 537 km (L)2016-03-26: to Ottawa, 537 km (OTL)2016-03-30: to Winnipeg, 1,664 km (W)2016-03-31: to St. Paul, 628 km (W)2016-04-02: to Philadelphia, 1,571 km (L)2016-04-05: to Ottawa, 603 km (L)2016-04-09: to Boston, 508 km (W)BuffaloTorontoOttawaColumbusPittsburghDetroitMontrealRaleighNashvilleDallasDenverGlendaleNew YorkSunriseTampaWashingtonBostonChicagoSt. LouisAnaheimLos AngelesSan JoseNewarkEdmontonVancouverCalgaryBrooklynWinnipegSt. PaulPhiladelphia
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
14 GP · 4–10–0 · 10 vs fresher opponent
28.6%
50.6%
1 day
42 GP · 22–14–6 · 9 vs fresher opponent
59.5%
48.2%
2 days
19 GP · 8–9–2 · 1 vs fresher opponent
47.4%
46.1%
3+ days
6 GP · 3–2–1 · 0 vs fresher opponent
58.3%
40.7%

Pulling the goalie

55 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.

0:001:002:003:004:005:006:00Down 1Down 2+time left when the goalie came off →
Scored with the extra attacker Conceded an empty-net goal Neither League median

Close and late

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
46.8%
45.0%
Goals share
48.8%
45.3%
Shooting %
9.9%
10.1%
Save %
.916
.909