Senators have given up a goal on the 1st or 2nd shot against 20 times this year

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Senators have allowed 262 goals on 2233 shots against this season.

Statistically each shot against the Senators this season has an 11.73% chance of going in.

So in theory, each first shot of the game should have an 11.73% chance of going in.

If we make it the first two shots of the game, it becomes a 23.46% of there being a goal on one of the first two shots.

It has happened 20 times in 76 games, which means it has actually occurred 26.32% of the time.

Correct me if I'm wrong I'm kinda fried from work, but does this mean that an event that was expected to occur over 23% of the time occurred over 26% of the time?
 

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I heard Korpisalo looked great after having surgery last year?
 

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Senators have allowed 262 goals on 2233 shots against this season.

Statistically each shot against the Senators this season has an 11.73% chance of going in.

So in theory, each first shot of the game should have an 11.73% chance of going in.

If we make it the first two shots of the game, it becomes a 23.46% of there being a goal on one of the first two shots.

It has happened 20 times in 76 games, which means it has actually occurred 26.32% of the time.

Correct me if I'm wrong I'm kinda fried from work, but does this mean that an event that was expected to occur over 23% of the time occurred over 26% of the time?
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Senators have allowed 262 goals on 2233 shots against this season.

Statistically each shot against the Senators this season has an 11.73% chance of going in.

So in theory, each first shot of the game should have an 11.73% chance of going in.

If we make it the first two shots of the game, it becomes a 23.46% of there being a goal on one of the first two shots.

It has happened 20 times in 76 games, which means it has actually occurred 26.32% of the time.

Correct me if I'm wrong I'm kinda fried from work, but does this mean that an event that was expected to occur over 23% of the time occurred over 26% of the time?

You can’t just double the percentage, no.

Imagine a coin with 50% heads. Your odds of getting heads on one of two coin flips is definitely not 2*50=100%.

P(scoring) = .1173
P(not scoring) = 1 - .1173 = .8827
P(not scoring, twice) = .8827 * .8827 = .7792
P(scoring on one of the first two shots) = 1 - P(not scoring, twice)
P(scoring on one of the first two shots) = 1 - .7792 = .2208

So, 22.08%
 
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You can’t just double the percentage, no.

Imagine a coin with 50% heads. Your odds of getting heads on one of two coin flips is definitely not 2*50=100%.

P(scoring) = .1173
P(not scoring) = 1 - .1173 = .8827
P(not scoring, twice) = .8827 * .8827 = .7792
P(scoring on one of the first two shots) = 1 - P(not scoring, twice)
P(scoring on one of the first two shots) = 1 - .7792 = .2208

So, 22.08%
Correct from a purely statistical point of view, also a 1.37% chance of conceding a goal on each of the first two shots.

There is probably some game theory (way beyond me) to make the answer more complicated.
 
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Kobe Armstrong

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You can’t just double the percentage, no.

Imagine a coin with 50% heads. Your odds of getting heads on one of two coin flips is definitely not 2*50=100%.

P(scoring) = .1173
P(not scoring) = 1 - .1173 = .8827
P(not scoring, twice) = .8827 * .8827 = .7792
P(scoring on one of the first two shots) = 1 - P(not scoring, twice)
P(scoring on one of the first two shots) = 1 - .7792 = .2208

So, 22.08%
Thanks, so an event with a ~22% expected probability actually occurred ~26% of the time.

I wasn't going to get into the Empty Net goals but that would complicate it more
 
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Yeah, don't mention empty net goals. It is a sore subject for Sens fans.
This is why the Sens will never win if they get their pretty pink panties in a bunch over stupid shit like this.

Winners don’t cry over this.

Brady isn’t a winner. Teams know they can get under his skin really easily especially after this.

If he wants to win, he’s got to grow and shut the f*** up.
 

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This happened with the Oilers a few years back.

The problem was coaching. Players weren't prepared (including the goalie).

Hire Jay Woodcroft.
 

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Thanks, so an event with a ~22% expected probability actually occurred ~26% of the time.
That's 18% higher than the Sens average, which is already the worst average in the league. I would say that's statistically significant.
 

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If Ottawa could just stop the first shot of the game from happening they would win 100% of their games.
 
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I'm just surprised Hischier wasn't crosschecked in the face for depositing the puck in the empty net long after the final horn. I was told this kind of thing was really disrespectful and that any NHL player would react with pure unadulterated rage...
 
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Korpisalo was legit good a year ago. (As was Forsberg)

But his confidence looks totally shot now.
 

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Senators have allowed 262 goals on 2233 shots against this season.

Statistically each shot against the Senators this season has an 11.73% chance of going in.

So in theory, each first shot of the game should have an 11.73% chance of going in.

If we make it the first two shots of the game, it becomes a 23.46% of there being a goal on one of the first two shots.

It has happened 20 times in 76 games, which means it has actually occurred 26.32% of the time.

Correct me if I'm wrong I'm kinda fried from work, but does this mean that an event that was expected to occur over 23% of the time occurred over 26% of the time?
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