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Sun, Mar 14, 2010·United Center, Chicago

Washington Capitals 4, Chicago Blackhawks 3 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Washington Capitals win this game 64% of the time.

CHI winsWSH wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
WSH090931100429
CHI212180102323

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 7:00CHIJonathan ToewsAssists: Niklas Hjalmarsson, Patrick Kane · Snap, 0.13 xG0–1
  2. P1 16:54CHIJonathan ToewsPPAssists: Patrick Sharp, Patrick Kane · Wrist, 0.56 xG0–2
  3. P2 6:54CHIJohn MaddenAssists: Duncan Keith · Tip-in, 0.08 xG0–3
  4. P3 5:29WSHBrooks LaichPPAssists: Mike Green, Nicklas Backstrom · Snap, 0.33 xG1–3
  5. P3 7:32WSHNicklas BackstromAssists: Joe Corvo, Mike Green · Wrist, 0.16 xG2–3
  6. P3 7:45WSHEric FehrAssists: David Steckel, John Carlson · Slap, 0.14 xG3–3
Penalties (10)
  1. P1 5:11WSHAlexander Semin: Hooking2 min
  2. P1 6:32CHIAndrew Ladd: Cross checking2 min
  3. P1 12:16WSHAlex Ovechkin: Boarding5 min · PPG
  4. P1 12:16WSHAlex Ovechkin: Game misconduct10 min
  5. P1 16:26WSHAlexander Semin: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  6. P1 0:00CHIAdam Burish: Slashing2 min
  7. P1 0:00WSHEric Belanger: Roughing2 min
  8. P1 0:00CHIColin Fraser: Roughing2 min
  9. P3 3:51CHIJordan Hendry: High sticking double minor4 min · PPG
  10. P3 5:29CHIColin Fraser: High sticking2 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 SOG0CHI
43% to win57% to win
← WSH attackCHI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Belanger won the faceoff against Toews
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

WSHCHI
29Shots on goal23
3.6Expected goals2.8
53Shot attempts58
19Faceoffs won30
5Power plays3
21Penalty minutes12
43Hits32
19Blocked shots12
3Giveaways6
10Takeaways12

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.

CHI 2.8 xGWSH 3.6 xG
01234P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CHIWSH

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 83/100 · #183 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.51 · 6 goals in reach · 3-goal lead cutComeback index 2% (winner's lowest chance)
WSH 100%5050%50CHI 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest 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 64% of the time.

CHI winsWSH wins

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

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