Carolina Hurricanes at Ottawa Senators
Recap
written from the game dataThe Ottawa Senators beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-1. The Senators scored first and never trailed. The Senators led 3-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Vladislav Namestnikov's goal at 16:47 of the first period, which took the Senators' chances from 68% to 82%. Expected goals favored the Hurricanes, 2.0 to 1.7; shots on goal were CAR 39, OTT 30. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Hurricanes win a replay of these chances 57% of the time. James Reimer stopped 26 of 30 (.867), 2.3 goals below expected; Anders Nilsson stopped 38 of 39 (.974), 1.0 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Anders Nilsson (38 saves, .974), 2. Jean-Gabriel Pageau (1 G), 3. Filip Chlapik (1 G).
Three stars
- ★A. Nilsson38 saves, .974

- ★★J. Pageau1 G

- ★★★F. Chlapik1 G

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
5 goals1st period
0-19:34
0-216:47
0-316:51
2nd period
1-310:58
3rd period
1-415:53
Penalties
1st
- 0:09
Jordan Staal · Slashingdrawn by Anthony Duclair2 min
- 1:03
Thomas Chabot · Slashingdrawn by Sebastian Aho2 min
- 3:33
Dylan DeMelo · Trippingdrawn by Nino Niederreiter2 min
- 4:20
Ryan Dzingel · Fightingdrawn by Vladislav Namestnikov5 min
- 4:20
Vladislav Namestnikov · Fightingdrawn by Ryan Dzingel5 min
- 11:43
Warren Foegele · Slashingdrawn by Colin White2 min
2nd
- 3:57
Erik Brannstrom · Trippingdrawn by Warren Foegele2 min
- 10:15
Chris Tierney · High stickingdrawn by Jordan Staal2 min
- 19:44
Warren Foegele · Trippingdrawn by Nick Paul2 min
3rd
- 18:26
Joel Edmundson · Cross checkingdrawn by Brady Tkachuk2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Vladislav Namestnikov, 1st 16:47 — 68% → 82%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 2.01 G
- All situations
- 4 G1.7
- 1.80 G
- Even strength
- 4 G1.5
- 0.21 G
- Power play
- 0 G0.2
- 0.10 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.0
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 90 unblocked attempts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 2.03 – 1.68
How often each side wins a replay of these chances with league-average goaltending at both ends. Rebounds in a flurry are counted once, so a scramble is not three chances.
Team stats
- 39
- Shots on goal
- 30
- 56%
- Faceoffs
- 44%
- 1/4
- Power play
- 0/4
- 13
- Penalty minutes
- 13
- 31
- Hits
- 35
- 11
- Blocked shots
- 18
- 8
- Giveaways
- 31
- 6
- Takeaways
- 7
Box score
every player line
Season series
Tied 1-1
1@
4this game
2@
8Final
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
