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Sat, Nov 7, 2009·Verizon Center, Washington

Florida Panthers 4, Washington Capitals 7

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Washington Capitals win this game 74% of the time.

WSH winsFLA wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
FLA01131215428
WSH1719516732

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 13:12WSHMike KnubleAssists: Brendan Morrison, Brooks Laich · Wrist, 0.09 xG0–1
  2. P2 1:35FLAMichael FrolikAssists: Bryan McCabe, Stephen Weiss · Wrist, 0.42 xG1–1
  3. P2 6:17WSHBrooks LaichPPAssists: Chris Clark, Eric Fehr · Wrist, 0.12 xG1–2
  4. P2 10:24FLADmitry KulikovAssists: Bryan Allen, Victor Oreskovich · Slap, 0.02 xG2–2
  5. P2 16:03FLAMichal RepikAssists: Kenndal McArdle · Wrist, 0.11 xG3–2
  6. P3 2:21WSHMathieu PerreaultUnassisted · Wrist, 0.12 xG3–3
  7. P3 3:01WSHQuintin LaingAssists: Matt Bradley, Tom Poti · Wrist, 0.13 xG3–4
  8. P3 5:09FLACory StillmanAssists: Dmitry Kulikov, Steve Reinprecht · Tip-in, 0.11 xG4–4
  9. P3 7:22WSHTomas FleischmannGWGAssists: Nicklas Backstrom, Mike Knuble · Wrist, 0.13 xG4–5
  10. P3 11:06WSHMike KnubleAssists: Shaone Morrisonn, Nicklas Backstrom · Tip-in, 0.06 xG4–6
  11. P3 13:38WSHTomas FleischmannAssists: Mike Knuble, Brian Pothier · Snap, 0.07 xG4–7
Penalties (10)
  1. P1 13:33WSHChris Clark: Holding the stick2 min
  2. P1 18:14WSHMatt Bradley: Fighting5 min
  3. P1 18:14FLAKenndal McArdle: Fighting5 min
  4. P1 18:14FLABryan McCabe: Boarding2 min
  5. P1 18:32WSHAlexander Semin: Tripping2 min
  6. P2 1:11WSHAlexander Semin: Cross checking2 min
  7. P2 1:11FLAKeith Ballard: Holding2 min
  8. P2 4:28FLABryan Allen: Hooking2 min · PPG
  9. P2 16:32FLAJeff Taffe: Boarding2 min
  10. P3 16:11FLAKeith Ballard: Slashing2 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.

FLA00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0WSH
43% to win57% to win
← FLA attackWSH attack →
  1. P1 20:00Weiss won the faceoff against Morrison
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

FLAWSH
28Shots on goal32
2.1Expected goals3.5
50Shot attempts67
28Faceoffs won30
2Power plays4
15Penalty minutes11
30Hits34
23Blocked shots13
5Giveaways6
8Takeaways12

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.

WSH 3.5 xGFLA 2.1 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

WSHFLA

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 96/100 · #27 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.47 · 11 goals in reachComeback index 26% (winner's lowest chance)
FLA 100%5050%50WSH 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +28 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 74% of the time.

WSH winsFLA wins

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

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