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Sat, Nov 20, 2010·Verizon Center, Washington

Philadelphia Flyers 5, Washington Capitals 4 (SO)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Washington Capitals win this game 76% of the time.

WSH winsPHI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTSOTotal
PHI01021627021535
WSH19013313020437

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 8:10WSHMarcus JohanssonAssists: Jason Chimera, Matt Bradley · Wrist, 0.13 xG0–1
  2. P2 13:11PHIClaude GirouxPPAssists: Chris Pronger · Tip-in, 0.16 xG1–1
  3. P2 17:47PHIMike RichardsAssists: Scott Hartnell, Matt Carle · Wrist, 0.29 xG2–1
  4. P3 9:40PHIJeff CarterAssists: Chris Pronger · Snap, 0.10 xG3–1
  5. P3 11:03WSHNicklas BackstromPPAssists: Alex Ovechkin, Brooks Laich · Wrist, 0.50 xG3–2
  6. P3 11:31WSHJason ChimeraPPAssists: Matt Hendricks, Tomas Fleischmann · Wrist, 0.40 xG3–3
  7. P3 13:53PHIAndreas NodlAssists: James van Riemsdyk, Mike Richards · Backhand, 0.05 xG4–3
  8. P3 19:21WSHEric FehrPPAssists: Brooks Laich, Alexander Semin · Slap, 0.06 xG4–4

Shootout

  1. 1. WSH Nicklas Backstrom stopped
  2. 2. PHI Claude Giroux stopped
  3. 3. WSH Alex Ovechkin stopped
  4. 4. PHI Daniel Brière scored
  5. 5. WSH Alexander Semin stopped
Penalties (16)
  1. P1 4:56PHISean O'Donnell: Roughing2 min
  2. P1 10:41WSHKarl Alzner: Slashing2 min
  3. P1 16:47WSHAlexander Semin: Interference2 min
  4. P2 2:02PHIVille Leino: Hooking2 min
  5. P2 4:21WSHAlexander Semin: Slashing2 min
  6. P2 5:21WSHJohn Carlson: Hooking2 min
  7. P2 7:39PHIScott Hartnell: Slashing2 min
  8. P2 12:50WSHBrooks Laich: Interference goalkeeper2 min · PPG
  9. P2 15:43WSHEric Fehr: Boarding2 min
  10. P3 1:01PHIBraydon Coburn: Tripping2 min
  11. P3 10:03PHIKimmo Timonen: Holding2 min · PPG
  12. P3 11:03PHIMike Richards: Slashing2 min · PPG
  13. P3 14:31WSHMatt Bradley: Interference2 min
  14. P3 16:53WSHAlexander Semin: Tripping2 min
  15. P3 18:13PHIDaniel Brière: High sticking2 min · PPG
  16. OT 3:12WSHNicklas Backstrom: Interference2 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.

PHI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

PHIWSH
35Shots on goal37
3.6Expected goals5.6
59Shot attempts76
31Faceoffs won37
9Power plays7
14Penalty minutes18
18Hits25
21Blocked shots15
6Giveaways10
5Takeaways8

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.

Philadelphia Flyers

Forward lines

  1. bestRichards – Nodl – van Riemsdyk6:44

    xG 0.40–0.24 (63%)attempts 13–5goals 1–0

  2. Brière – Hartnell – Leino6:50

    xG 0.16–0.15 (52%)attempts 3–6goals 0–0

  3. Zherdev – Richards – Nodl3:19

    xG 0.03–0.04 (41%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

  4. Shelley – Betts – van Riemsdyk2:24

    xG 0.03–0.10 (22%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestCoburn – Carle3:35

    xG 0.21–0.00 (100%)attempts 6–0goals 0–0

  2. Pronger – Carle8:02

    xG 0.36–0.30 (55%)attempts 7–7goals 2–1

  3. Pronger – Timonen4:38

    xG 0.01–0.11 (10%)attempts 2–5goals 0–0

Washington Capitals

Forward lines

  1. bestSemin – Ovechkin – Backstrom9:59

    xG 0.46–0.21 (68%)attempts 11–9goals 0–0

  2. Laich – Fleischmann – Fehr7:58

    xG 0.46–0.23 (66%)attempts 9–6goals 0–1

  3. Bradley – Chimera – Johansson7:09

    xG 0.24–0.24 (50%)attempts 9–10goals 1–0

  4. Hendricks – Steckel – Gordon5:44

    xG 0.05–0.12 (31%)attempts 1–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSchultz – Green12:46

    xG 0.53–0.32 (63%)attempts 12–8goals 1–2

  2. Erskine – Sloan8:57

    xG 0.20–0.13 (61%)attempts 7–6goals 0–0

  3. Alzner – Carlson11:12

    xG 0.61–0.79 (44%)attempts 14–16goals 0–1

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 5.6 xGPHI 3.6 xG
0123456P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

WSHPHI

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 PHI. Dots are goals.

Excitement 98/100 · #22 of 1230 this seasonSwing 3.09 · 8 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 27% (winner's lowest chance)
PHI 100%5050%50WSH 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +44 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 76% of the time.

WSH winsPHI wins

Simulated goal difference (WSH − PHI), 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).