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Fri, Nov 5, 2010·Verizon Center, Washington

Boston Bruins 3, Washington Capitals 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Washington Capitals win this game 82% of the time.

WSH winsBOS wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
BOS030639318
WSH08317214539

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 0:59WSHTyler SloanAssists: Tomas Fleischmann · Slap, 0.10 xG0–1
  2. P2 7:35WSHMike GreenAssists: Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom · Snap, 0.06 xG0–2
  3. P2 17:50WSHAlexander SeminSHAssists: Mike Green · Wrist, 0.10 xG0–3
  4. P3 3:07BOSMichael RyderPPAssists: Mark Recchi, Dennis Seidenberg · Wrist, 0.44 xG1–3
  5. P3 4:02BOSNathan HortonPPAssists: Patrice Bergeron, Milan Lucic · Slap, 0.02 xG2–3
  6. P3 9:51BOSShawn ThorntonAssists: Brad Marchand, Mark Stuart · Backhand, 0.07 xG3–3
  7. P3 13:25WSHJohn CarlsonGWGAssists: Eric Fehr, Boyd Gordon · Slap, 0.02 xG3–4
  8. P3 19:08WSHAlex OvechkinENAssists: Nicklas Backstrom, Jeff Schultz · Wrist, 0.67 xG3–5
Penalties (8)
  1. P1 7:47BOSTyler Seguin: Boarding2 min
  2. P1 8:49BOSBrad Marchand: Tripping2 min
  3. P1 15:24WSHMatt Hendricks: Fighting5 min
  4. P1 15:24BOSAdam McQuaid: Fighting5 min
  5. P2 16:52WSHAlex Ovechkin: Slashing2 min
  6. P2 19:27BOSMark Stuart: Tripping2 min
  7. P3 1:22WSHJason Chimera: Hooking2 min · PPG
  8. P3 3:27WSHJohn Erskine: Interference2 min · PPG

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.

BOS00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0WSH
47% to win53% to win
← BOS attackWSH attack →
  1. P1 20:00Campbell won the faceoff against Backstrom
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

BOSWSH
18Shots on goal39
2.0Expected goals4.0
50Shot attempts71
42Faceoffs won35
3Power plays3
11Penalty minutes11
24Hits21
18Blocked shots18
8Giveaways8
3Takeaways14

Line combinations that worked

Model-based

Each team's forward lines and defence pairs at 5-on-5 (two minutes or more together), best first by expected goals for minus against.

Boston Bruins

Forward lines

  1. bestRyder – Campbell – Wheeler3:38

    xG 0.18–0.04 (82%)attempts 4–5goals 0–0

  2. Thornton – Campbell – Marchand7:55

    xG 0.19–0.22 (46%)attempts 5–9goals 0–1

  3. Recchi – Bergeron – Caron11:51

    xG 0.04–0.39 (10%)attempts 9–12goals 0–1

  4. Ryder – Wheeler – Seguin6:36

    xG 0.07–0.43 (13%)attempts 2–7goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestFerence – Stuart3:24

    xG 0.27–0.15 (65%)attempts 7–2goals 0–1

  2. Chara – Seidenberg8:02

    xG 0.27–0.27 (50%)attempts 6–11goals 0–0

  3. Chara – Stuart2:26

    xG 0.07–0.15 (31%)attempts 4–4goals 0–0

Washington Capitals

Forward lines

  1. bestChimera – Gordon – Fehr11:33

    xG 0.55–0.09 (86%)attempts 14–7goals 1–0

  2. Laich – Fleischmann – Semin2:23

    xG 0.44–0.00 (100%)attempts 6–0goals 0–0

  3. Bradley – Hendricks – Steckel7:45

    xG 0.34–0.12 (75%)attempts 8–3goals 0–0

  4. Knuble – Laich – Fleischmann7:44

    xG 0.20–0.14 (58%)attempts 5–7goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestErskine – Sloan12:11

    xG 0.58–0.10 (85%)attempts 14–9goals 1–0

  2. Schultz – Green17:36

    xG 0.79–0.33 (71%)attempts 18–16goals 1–0

  3. Alzner – Carlson15:42

    xG 1.06–0.71 (60%)attempts 21–15goals 1–1

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 4.0 xGBOS 2.0 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

WSHBOS

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 BOS. Dots are goals.

Excitement 89/100 · #118 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.63 · 8 goals in reach · 3-goal lead cutComeback index 49% (winner's lowest chance)
BOS 100%5050%50WSH 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +36 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 82% of the time.

WSH winsBOS wins

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

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