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Wed, Dec 9, 2009·HSBC Arena, Buffalo

Washington Capitals 0, Buffalo Sabres 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Washington Capitals win this game 56% of the time.

BUF winsWSH wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
WSH011011013035
BUF11121304328

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 4:06BUFSteve MontadorGWGAssists: Derek Roy, Nathan Gerbe · Wrist, 0.30 xG0–1
  2. P2 14:42BUFNathan GerbePPAssists: Derek Roy, Drew Stafford · Wrist, 0.15 xG0–2
  3. P2 17:58BUFHenrik TallinderAssists: Jason Pominville · Wrist, 0.40 xG0–3
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 1:29BUFTim Kennedy: Hooking2 min
  2. P1 7:51WSHTyler Sloan: Cross checking2 min
  3. P1 19:32WSHTom Poti: Cross checking2 min
  4. P2 13:31WSHMike Green: High sticking2 min · PPG
  5. P2 15:55BUFDerek Roy: Tripping2 min
  6. P2 15:55WSHAlex Ovechkin: Diving2 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

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P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0BUF
43% to win57% to win
← WSH attackBUF attack →
  1. P1 20:00MacArthur won the faceoff against Morrison
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

WSHBUF
35Shots on goal28
3.6Expected goals3.2
66Shot attempts48
37Faceoffs won19
1Power plays3
8Penalty minutes4
13Hits11
11Blocked shots20
9Giveaways16
2Takeaways7

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.

BUF 3.2 xGWSH 3.6 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

BUFWSH

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 3/100 · #1185 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.54 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 56% (winner's lowest chance)
WSH 100%5050%50BUF 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +15 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 56% of the time.

BUF winsWSH wins

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

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