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Fri, Nov 6, 2009·BankAtlantic Center, Sunrise

Washington Capitals 4, Florida Panthers 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Washington Capitals win this game 52% of the time.

FLA winsWSH wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
WSH11211023425
FLA0120819129

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 4:53WSHTyler SloanAssists: Chris Clark, Brian Pothier · Wrist, 0.08 xG1–0
  2. P2 10:46WSHBrendan MorrisonGWGAssists: Brooks Laich, Brian Pothier · Wrist, 0.03 xG2–0
  3. P3 6:56WSHBrian PothierPPAssists: Nicklas Backstrom, Tomas Fleischmann · Slap, 0.05 xG3–0
  4. P3 10:28FLANathan HortonPPAssists: Dmitry Kulikov, Cory Stillman · Tip-in, 0.13 xG3–1
  5. P3 19:21WSHBrendan MorrisonENAssists: Mike Knuble · Wrist, 0.71 xG4–1
Penalties (5)
  1. P2 11:12FLAKeith Ballard: Tripping2 min
  2. P3 5:16FLAMichal Repik: Roughing2 min · PPG
  3. P3 9:27WSHBrendan Morrison: Interference2 min · PPG
  4. P3 11:42WSHShaone Morrisonn: Boarding5 min
  5. P3 11:42WSHShaone Morrisonn: Game misconduct10 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 SOG0FLA
43% to win57% to win
← WSH attackFLA attack →
  1. P1 20:00Weiss won the faceoff against Perreault
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

WSHFLA
25Shots on goal29
3.0Expected goals2.9
52Shot attempts53
28Faceoffs won26
2Power plays2
17Penalty minutes4
29Hits23
15Blocked shots15
2Giveaways7
4Takeaways3

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.

FLA 2.9 xGWSH 3.0 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

FLAWSH

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 24/100 · #931 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.67 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 43% (winner's lowest chance)
WSH 100%5050%50FLA 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +16 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Washington Capitals win this game 52% of the time.

FLA winsWSH wins

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

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0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).