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Ottawa Senators at Vancouver Canucks

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Recap

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The Ottawa Senators beat the Vancouver Canucks 2-0. The Senators scored first and never trailed. The Senators led 1-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Ridly Greig's goal at 10:11 of the second period, which took the Senators' chances from 47% to 66%. Expected goals favored the Senators, 3.9 to 1.3; shots on goal were OTT 24, VAN 16. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Senators win a replay of these chances 82% of the time. James Reimer stopped 16 of 16 (1.000), 1.4 goals saved above expected; Kevin Lankinen stopped 22 of 23 (.957), 2.2 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. James Reimer (16 saves, 1.000), 2. Kevin Lankinen (22 saves, .957), 3. Ridly Greig (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    OTT
    J. Reimer16 saves, 1.000
  2. ★★
    VAN
    K. Lankinen22 saves, .957
  3. ★★★
    OTT
    R. Greig1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
OTTOTT081917224
VANVAN040903016

Scoring

2 goals

2nd period

  1. OTT
    S. Pinto (17), A. Zub (18)
    wristxG 0.19win prob +19 ptsVideo
    1-0
    10:11

3rd period

  1. OTT
    wristxG 0.67win prob +5 ptsVideo
    2-0
    18:40

Penalties

OTT 6 PIM·VAN 8 PIM

1st

  • 3:58VANElias Pettersson · Cross checkingdrawn by Nikolas Matinpalo2 min

2nd

  • 6:58OTTThomas Chabot · Slashingdrawn by Elias Pettersson2 min
  • 8:01VANLinus Karlsson · Interferencedrawn by Shane Pinto2 min
  • 10:11VANserved by N. Hoglander · Delaying game unsuccessful challenge2 min

3rd

  • 1:21VANMarcus Pettersson · Holding the stickdrawn by Michael Amadio2 min
  • 8:31OTTThomas Chabot · Interferencedrawn by Teddy Blueger2 min
  • 13:44OTTWarren Foegele · Hookingdrawn by Tom Willander2 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
VAN goalOTT goalFinal: VAN 0%

Biggest swing: Ridly Greig, 2nd 10:11 — OTT 47% → 66%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
M. Sasson · On goal · xG 0.18L. Ohgren · On goal · xG 0.13N. Hoglander · Missed · xG 0.11F. Hronek · On goal · xG 0.09M. Rossi · Missed · xG 0.09E. Pettersson · On goal · xG 0.08T. Willander · Missed · xG 0.06D. O'Connor · Missed · xG 0.06N. Hoglander · On goal · xG 0.06F. Hronek · Missed · xG 0.05N. Hoglander · Missed · xG 0.05J. DeBrusk · Missed · xG 0.05L. Karlsson · Missed · xG 0.04M. Rossi · On goal · xG 0.04L. Ohgren · On goal · xG 0.04F. Hronek · On goal · xG 0.04A. Räty · On goal · xG 0.03T. Willander · Missed · xG 0.03D. O'Connor · On goal · xG 0.03F. Hronek · On goal · xG 0.02B. Boeser · Missed · xG 0.02M. Pettersson · Missed · xG 0.01N. Hoglander · On goal · xG 0.01Z. Buium · On goal · xG 0.01Z. Buium · On goal · xG 0.01Z. Buium · Missed · xG 0.01B. Boeser · On goal · xG 0.00T. Blueger · On goal · xG 0.00
VAN0 G · 1.3 xG · 28 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

OTTvsVAN
3.91 G
All situations
0 G1.3
2.11 G
Even strength
0 G1.0
1.10 G
Power play
0 G0.2
0.10 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.2

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 66 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
OTT82%18%VAN

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.21 – 1.34

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

OTTvsVAN
24
Shots on goal
16
44%
Faceoffs
56%
0/4
Power play
0/3
6
Penalty minutes
8
22
Hits
28
9
Blocked shots
9
11
Giveaways
12
2
Takeaways
9

Box score

every player line
Ottawa Senators skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
72T. ChabotD011+200.00014—24:29
2A. ZubD011+200.04000—21:07
18T. StützleC011+120.48200019:46
12S. PintoC011+120.061103819:01
43T. KlevenD000010.03330—18:51
71R. GreigC101+120.291005618:45
22M. AmadioR000020.37010—18:28
3N. JensenD000010.04120—17:45
10J. SpenceD000010.01110—17:12
19D. BathersonR000010.23200—15:50
24D. CozensC000040.394006715:39
7B. TkachukL101+141.471006715:16
28C. GirouxR000+200.041004415:01
33N. MatinpaloD000010.02000—13:52
21N. CousinsC000020.17300012:54
37W. FoegeleL000000.21202—12:11
20F. ZetterlundL000010.04000—10:00
89L. EllerC000000.000005007:53
Ottawa Senators goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
47J. Reimer(W)161601.0001.35+1.3560:00

Season series

OTT leads 2-0

Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).