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Tue, Oct 6, 2009·Wachovia Center, Philadelphia

Washington Capitals 5, Philadelphia Flyers 6 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Philadelphia Flyers win this game 69% of the time.

PHI winsWSH wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
WSH0143921201536
PHI01141511114641

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.

  1. P2 1:37PHIMike RichardsPPAssists: Matt Carle, Chris Pronger · Snap, 0.04 xG0–1
  2. P2 2:44WSHAlex OvechkinAssists: Matt Bradley, Nicklas Backstrom · Snap, 0.12 xG1–1
  3. P2 4:33PHIKimmo TimonenAssists: Matt Carle, Simon Gagne · Snap, 0.04 xG1–2
  4. P2 7:33WSHAlex OvechkinAssists: Nicklas Backstrom · Backhand, 0.12 xG2–2
  5. P2 12:26WSHAlexander SeminAssists: Mike Green, Shaone Morrisonn · Wrist, 0.15 xG3–2
  6. P2 13:49PHIMike RichardsPPAssists: Matt Carle · Snap, 0.05 xG3–3
  7. P2 14:07PHIMike RichardsAssists: Matt Carle · Wrist, 0.32 xG3–4
  8. P3 8:18WSHAlexander SeminPPAssists: Nicklas Backstrom, Alex Ovechkin · Snap, 0.11 xG4–4
  9. P3 9:32WSHBrendan MorrisonAssists: Matt Bradley, Brooks Laich · Tip-in, 0.47 xG5–4
  10. P3 15:45PHIScott HartnellPPAssists: Braydon Coburn, Kimmo Timonen · Backhand, 0.43 xG5–5
  11. OT 3:52PHIDaniel BrièreGWGAssists: Kimmo Timonen, Jeff Carter · Wrist, 0.47 xG5–6
Penalties (17)
  1. P1 3:46PHIDarroll Powe: Tripping2 min
  2. P1 7:43PHIIan Laperriere: Fighting5 min
  3. P1 7:43WSHMatt Bradley: Fighting5 min
  4. P1 10:34PHIDarroll Powe: Interference2 min
  5. P1 13:45WSHChris Clark: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  6. P1 18:06PHIDaniel Brière: High sticking2 min
  7. P2 0:46WSHMike Green: Cross checking2 min · PPG
  8. P2 2:53WSHAlexander Semin: Hooking2 min
  9. P2 3:17PHIChris Pronger: Hooking2 min
  10. P2 4:33WSHJohn Erskine: High sticking2 min
  11. P2 9:20WSHMilan Jurcina: Holding2 min
  12. P2 13:38WSHBrooks Laich: Interference2 min · PPG
  13. P2 16:44WSHJohn Erskine: Holding2 min
  14. P3 3:28WSHBoyd Kane: Hooking2 min
  15. P3 6:58PHIJeff Carter: Hooking2 min · PPG
  16. P3 14:06WSHBoyd Gordon: Holding2 min · PPG
  17. P3 19:06PHIKimmo Timonen: Hooking2 min

Replay

Watch the game unfold on the ice: every shot, hit, turnover and faceoff appears as it happened, then fades. Drag the timeline to jump; goals are marked on it.

WSH00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0PHI
43% to win57% to win
← WSH attackPHI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Carter won the faceoff against Morrison
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

WSHPHI
36Shots on goal41
3.6Expected goals4.9
58Shot attempts74
34Faceoffs won31
5Power plays9
23Penalty minutes17
11Hits21
14Blocked shots12
13Giveaways17
7Takeaways13

How the game flowed

Model-based

Chance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.

Expected goals flow

Running total of expected goals for each team. Steep climbs are spells of pressure; dots are goals. Shaded bands mark power plays (team colour), 4-on-4 or 3-on-3 (grey) and empty nets.

PHI 4.9 xGWSH 3.6 xG
012345P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

PHIWSH

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

PHI's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line PHI is favoured, below it WSH. Dots are goals.

Excitement 99/100 · #7 of 1230 this seasonSwing 3.73 · 11 goals in reachComeback index 14% (winner's lowest chance)
WSH 100%5050%50PHI 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +37 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, Philadelphia Flyers win this game 69% of the time.

PHI winsWSH wins

Simulated goal difference (PHI − WSH), 10,000 replays

-7
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
+1
+2
+3
+4
+5
+6
+7

The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).