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Ottawa Senators

2016–17·44–28–10·98 points·2nd in the Atlantic, 6th in the Eastern·Clinched playoff spot

Points
98#12
Goal differential
−4#19
xGF% (5v5, adj.)
48.9%#22
Power play
17.0%#23
Penalty kill
79.7%#23
GSAx
−1.4#15

Splits

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

Home4122–11–8520.631009552.5%
Away4122–17–2460.5610611545.5%
October85–3–0100.63242553.5%
November159–5–1190.63283149.0%
December136–4–3150.58383946.1%
January126–4–2140.58383348.3%
February137–6–0140.54293346.5%
March158–4–3190.63353549.5%
April63–2–170.58141452.5%
Division rivals3014–12–4320.53738650.4%
Rest of conference2415–6–3330.69624750.8%
Other conference2815–10–3330.59717745.6%
BOS44–0–081.0011649.0%
TOR43–1–060.75151348.9%
NJD33–0–061.008246.7%
MTL52–2–150.50121651.8%
CBJ32–0–150.8311951.6%
DET41–1–240.5091247.6%
ARI22–0–041.0010655.4%
VAN22–0–041.004048.6%
EDM22–0–041.007340.2%
CAR32–1–040.674542.3%

On the road

55,894 km of travel between arenas over the season, drawn leg by leg.

2016-10-17: to Detroit, 660 km (L)2016-10-18: to Ottawa, 660 km (W)2016-10-25: to Vancouver, 3,528 km (W)2016-10-28: to Calgary, 674 km (L)2016-10-30: to Edmonton, 282 km (W)2016-11-01: to Ottawa, 2,830 km (OTW)2016-11-08: to Nashville, 1,364 km (L)2016-11-09: to Buffalo, 1,008 km (SOW)2016-11-11: to Ottawa, 358 km (W)2016-11-15: to Philadelphia, 603 km (SOW)2016-11-17: to Ottawa, 603 km (L)2016-11-22: to Montreal, 185 km (W)2016-11-24: to Ottawa, 185 km (W)2016-11-27: to New York, 529 km (W)2016-11-29: to Ottawa, 529 km (L)2016-12-05: to Pittsburgh, 633 km (L)2016-12-07: to San Jose, 3,610 km (W)2016-12-10: to Los Angeles, 491 km (L)2016-12-11: to Anaheim, 45 km (L)2016-12-14: to Ottawa, 3,768 km (SOL)2016-12-18: to Brooklyn, 537 km (W)2016-12-20: to Chicago, 1,151 km (W)2016-12-22: to Ottawa, 1,018 km (OTW)2016-12-27: to New York, 529 km (L)2016-12-29: to Ottawa, 529 km (OTL)2017-01-01: to Washington, 717 km (L)2017-01-07: to Ottawa, 717 km (L)2017-01-17: to St. Louis, 1,391 km (W)2017-01-19: to Columbus, 637 km (W)2017-01-21: to Toronto, 507 km (SOW)2017-01-22: to Ottawa, 330 km (OTL)2017-01-31: to Sunrise, 2,164 km (L)2017-02-02: to Tampa, 289 km (W)2017-02-04: to Buffalo, 1,691 km (L)2017-02-07: to Ottawa, 358 km (L)2017-02-16: to Newark, 527 km (W)2017-02-18: to Toronto, 537 km (W)2017-02-19: to Ottawa, 330 km (L)2017-02-21: to Newark, 527 km (W)2017-02-24: to Raleigh, 677 km (L)2017-02-26: to Sunrise, 1,083 km (W)2017-02-27: to Tampa, 289 km (L)2017-03-02: to Ottawa, 2,014 km (W)2017-03-08: to Dallas, 2,266 km (W)2017-03-09: to Glendale, 1,439 km (OTW)2017-03-11: to Denver, 946 km (W)2017-03-14: to Ottawa, 2,447 km (OTL)2017-03-19: to Montreal, 185 km (L)2017-03-21: to Boston, 402 km (W)2017-03-23: to Ottawa, 508 km (SOW)2017-03-25: to Montreal, 185 km (L)2017-03-28: to Philadelphia, 636 km (SOL)2017-03-30: to St. Paul, 1,571 km (L)2017-04-01: to Winnipeg, 628 km (L)2017-04-03: to Detroit, 1,370 km (SOL)2017-04-04: to Ottawa, 660 km (W)2017-04-06: to Boston, 508 km (SOW)2017-04-08: to Ottawa, 508 km (W)2017-04-09: to Brooklyn, 537 km (L)OttawaDetroitVancouverCalgaryEdmontonNashvilleBuffaloPhiladelphiaMontrealNew YorkPittsburghSan JoseLos AngelesAnaheimBrooklynChicagoWashingtonSt. LouisColumbusTorontoSunriseTampaNewarkRaleighDallasGlendaleDenverBostonSt. PaulWinnipeg
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
13 GP · 7–5–1 · 7 vs fresher opponent
57.7%
48.1%
1 day
47 GP · 29–12–6 · 6 vs fresher opponent
68.1%
49.4%
2 days
16 GP · 6–7–3 · 0 vs fresher opponent
46.9%
48.1%
3+ days
5 GP · 1–4–0 · 0 vs fresher opponent
20.0%
51.4%

Pulling the goalie

24 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
49.9%
48.6%
Goals share
49.5%
52.2%
Shooting %
8.4%
9.5%
Save %
.916
.926