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Sun, Jan 31, 2010·Verizon Center, Washington

Tampa Bay Lightning 2, Washington Capitals 3

Expected result

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

WSH winsTBL wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
TBL0708212227
WSH01121119331

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 0:57WSHNicklas BackstromPPAssists: Alex Ovechkin, Tomas Fleischmann · Wrist, 0.39 xG0–1
  2. P2 12:56WSHBrooks LaichAssists: Alexander Semin, Tomas Fleischmann · Wrist, 0.07 xG0–2
  3. P3 5:00TBLMartin St. LouisAssists: Kurtis Foster, Steven Stamkos · Tip-in, 0.04 xG1–2
  4. P3 7:42TBLSteven StamkosPPAssists: Kurtis Foster, Martin St. Louis · Slap, 0.03 xG2–2
  5. P3 13:34WSHAlex OvechkinGWGAssists: Nicklas Backstrom, Tom Poti · Wrist, 0.06 xG2–3
Penalties (5)
  1. P1 5:48TBLAlex Tanguay: Tripping2 min
  2. P2 0:15TBLJeff Halpern: Tripping2 min · PPG
  3. P3 5:07WSHNicklas Backstrom: Hooking2 min
  4. P3 6:44WSHTomas Fleischmann: Hooking2 min · PPG
  5. P3 19:57TBLVincent Lecavalier: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 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.

TBL00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

TBLWSH
27Shots on goal31
1.7Expected goals2.9
41Shot attempts66
23Faceoffs won31
2Power plays3
6Penalty minutes4
24Hits20
24Blocked shots5
13Giveaways7
4Takeaways12

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 2.9 xGTBL 1.7 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

WSHTBL

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 TBL. Dots are goals.

Excitement 63/100 · #442 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.41 · 5 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 51% (winner's lowest chance)
TBL 100%5050%50WSH 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +34 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 winsTBL wins

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

-7
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-1
0
+1
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+7

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