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Ottawa Senators at Chicago Blackhawks

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Ottawa Senators
0
Chicago Blackhawks
▸5
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Recap

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The Chicago Blackhawks beat the Ottawa Senators 5-0. The Blackhawks scored first and never trailed. The Blackhawks led 4-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Seth Jones's goal at 2:00 of the second period, which took the Blackhawks' chances from 69% to 84%. Expected goals favored the Senators, 2.9 to 2.6; shots on goal were OTT 35, CHI 21. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Senators win a replay of these chances 55% of the time. Mads Sogaard stopped 16 of 21 (.762), 2.4 goals below expected; Alex Stalock stopped 35 of 35 (1.000), 2.9 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Alex Stalock (35 saves, 1.000), 2. Seth Jones (2 G), 3. Anders Bjork (3 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    CHI
    A. Stalock35 saves, 1.000
  2. ★★
    CHI
    S. Jones2 G
  3. ★★★
    CHI
    A. Bjork3 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
OTTOTT01201508035
CHICHI1331117521

Scoring

5 goals

1st period

  1. CHI
    P. Kurashev(9)
    J. Tinordi (5)
    wristxG 0.11win prob +14 pts
    0-1
    16:22

2nd period

  1. CHI
    S. Jones(9)
    A. Bjork (1), J. Dickinson (14)
    snapxG 0.17win prob +15 pts
    0-2
    2:00
  2. CHI
    S. Jones(10)
    A. Bjork (2), A. Athanasiou (10)
    snapxG 0.08win prob +9 pts
    0-3
    5:29
  3. CHI
    J. Dickinson(9)
    A. Bjork (3), M. Entwistle (6)
    wristxG 0.09win prob +3 pts
    0-4
    10:31

3rd period

  1. CHI
    L. Reichel(2)
    A. Athanasiou (11)
    backhandxG 0.25
    0-5
    3:18

Penalties

OTT 47 PIM·CHI 15 PIM

1st

  • 3:42OTTTravis Hamonic · Trippingdrawn by Caleb Jones2 min
  • 4:30CHIAndreas Athanasiou · Trippingdrawn by Mathieu Joseph2 min
  • 12:14CHINikita Zaitsev · Trippingdrawn by Alex DeBrincat2 min
  • 20:00CHICaleb Jones · Roughingdrawn by Brady Tkachuk2 min
  • 20:00OTTBrady Tkachuk · Roughingdrawn by Caleb Jones2 min

2nd

  • 12:16OTTClaude Giroux · Slashingdrawn by Anders Bjork2 min
  • 15:00CHINikita Zaitsev · Trippingdrawn by Shane Pinto2 min
  • 15:59OTTBrady Tkachuk · Fightingdrawn by Jarred Tinordi5 min
  • 15:59CHIJarred Tinordi · Roughingdrawn by Brady Tkachuk2 min
  • 15:59CHIJarred Tinordi · Fightingdrawn by Brady Tkachuk5 min

3rd

  • 4:35OTTDrake Batherson · Hookingdrawn by MacKenzie Entwistle2 min
  • 8:38OTTDylan Gambrell · High stickingdrawn by Seth Jones2 min
  • 14:19OTTAustin Watson · Cross checkingdrawn by Joey Anderson2 min
  • 14:19OTTBrady Tkachuk · Misconduct10 min
  • 14:19OTTMark Kastelic · Misconduct10 min
  • 14:19OTTAustin Watson · Misconduct10 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
CHI goalOTT goalFinal: CHI 100%

Biggest swing: Seth Jones, 2nd 2:00 — CHI 69% → 84%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
S. Jones · On goal · xG 0.30L. Reichel · Goal · xG 0.25J. Khaira · On goal · xG 0.20S. Jones · Goal · xG 0.17A. Athanasiou · Missed · xG 0.13P. Kurashev · Missed · xG 0.13B. Katchouk · On goal · xG 0.12A. Bjork · On goal · xG 0.11P. Kurashev · Goal · xG 0.11M. Entwistle · Missed · xG 0.11M. Entwistle · Missed · xG 0.10T. Raddysh · On goal · xG 0.10J. Dickinson · Goal · xG 0.09A. Athanasiou · On goal · xG 0.08S. Jones · Goal · xG 0.08A. Bjork · On goal · xG 0.08M. Entwistle · Missed · xG 0.06A. Bjork · Missed · xG 0.06J. Dickinson · On goal · xG 0.05P. Kurashev · On goal · xG 0.05T. Johnson · On goal · xG 0.05A. Bjork · On goal · xG 0.05A. Athanasiou · Missed · xG 0.04A. Athanasiou · On goal · xG 0.04S. Jones · Missed · xG 0.02N. Zaitsev · Missed · xG 0.01A. Athanasiou · On goal · xG 0.01C. Jones · On goal · xG 0.01N. Zaitsev · Missed · xG 0.00A. Athanasiou · On goal · xG 0.00J. Anderson · On goal · xG 0.00
CHI5 G · 2.6 xG · 31 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

OTTvsCHI
2.90 G
All situations
5 G2.6
1.50 G
Even strength
5 G1.8
0.80 G
Power play
0 G0.6
0.60 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.2

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 83 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
OTT55%45%CHI

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.86 – 2.60

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

OTTvsCHI
35
Shots on goal
21
57%
Faceoffs
43%
0/4
Power play
0/5
47
Penalty minutes
15
32
Hits
20
3
Blocked shots
18
10
Giveaways
16
9
Takeaways
12

Box score

every player line
Ottawa Senators skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
72T. ChabotD000-220.05110—22:56
2A. ZubD000-200.00000—21:10
6J. ChychrunD000-230.63200—21:05
18T. StützleC000-140.1310010018:52
57S. PintoC000-220.151005518:22
85J. SandersonD000-300.00000—17:50
12A. DeBrincatR000-370.39010—17:30
21M. JosephR000-100.00200—17:18
28C. GirouxR000-120.221025017:12
23T. HamonicD000-110.01102—16:24
26E. BrannstromD000010.03010—15:53
19D. BathersonR000-230.36102—15:33
27D. GambrellC000030.262023313:45
7B. TkachukL000-130.41501710013:40
16A. WatsonL000-120.203012—11:31
77J. GauthierR000-110.01100—10:37
61D. BrassardC000-100.0160010010:08
47M. KastelicC000-110.0350104408:39
Ottawa Senators goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
40M. Sogaard(L)21165.7622.61-2.3959:35

Season series

CHI leads 2-0

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