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Fri, Nov 26, 2010·Verizon Center, Washington

Tampa Bay Lightning 0, Washington Capitals 6

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Washington Capitals win this game 68% of the time.

WSH winsTBL wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
TBL040706017
WSH11041415629

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 3:09WSHJohn CarlsonGWGAssists: Marcus Johansson · Slap, 0.02 xG0–1
  2. P2 4:38WSHJohn ErskineAssists: Brian Fahey, Brooks Laich · Slap, 0.02 xG0–2
  3. P2 6:52WSHAlexander SeminAssists: Marcus Johansson · Slap, 0.09 xG0–3
  4. P2 8:56WSHAlexander SeminPPAssists: Nicklas Backstrom, Alex Ovechkin · Slap, 0.06 xG0–4
  5. P2 11:21WSHAlexander SeminPPAssists: Nicklas Backstrom, Alex Ovechkin · Slap, 0.23 xG0–5
  6. P3 14:46WSHTom PotiAssists: Matt Hendricks · Snap, 0.04 xG0–6
Penalties (11)
  1. P1 15:11TBLMattias Ohlund: Tripping2 min
  2. P1 19:59WSHKarl Alzner: Interference2 min
  3. P2 2:05WSHJohn Erskine: Boarding2 min
  4. P2 8:11TBLMattias Ritola: Tripping2 min · PPG
  5. P2 9:38TBLSteven Stamkos: Interference2 min · PPG
  6. P2 11:02TBLMattias Ohlund: Tripping2 min
  7. P2 14:48WSHKarl Alzner: Holding2 min
  8. P2 15:37WSHMike Knuble: High sticking2 min
  9. P3 7:02TBLRyan Malone: Fighting5 min
  10. P3 7:02WSHJohn Erskine: Fighting5 min
  11. P3 8:09WSHBrian Fahey: Slashing2 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
47% to win53% to win
← TBL attackWSH attack →
  1. P1 20:00Thompson won the faceoff against Backstrom
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

TBLWSH
17Shots on goal29
1.3Expected goals2.3
49Shot attempts58
27Faceoffs won33
5Power plays4
13Penalty minutes15
13Hits22
18Blocked shots19
3Giveaways7
1Takeaways6

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.

Tampa Bay Lightning

Forward lines

  1. Malone – Moore – Purcell8:34

    xG 0.19–0.16 (55%)attempts 6–6goals 0–0

  2. St. Louis – Downie – Stamkos12:05

    xG 0.22–0.19 (54%)attempts 13–9goals 0–1

  3. Hall – Bergenheim – Thompson6:16

    xG 0.03–0.12 (20%)attempts 5–10goals 0–0

  4. Ritola – Jones – Tyrell7:10

    xG 0.06–0.18 (27%)attempts 3–6goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. Ohlund – Lundin13:15

    xG 0.32–0.30 (52%)attempts 7–12goals 0–1

  2. Clark – Hedman11:13

    xG 0.20–0.21 (49%)attempts 14–11goals 0–0

  3. Kubina – Hedman3:34

    xG 0.04–0.08 (34%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

Washington Capitals

Forward lines

  1. bestKnuble – Semin – Johansson7:42

    xG 0.29–0.16 (65%)attempts 9–7goals 2–0

  2. Bradley – Hendricks – Steckel11:35

    xG 0.28–0.18 (61%)attempts 11–6goals 1–0

  3. Laich – Ovechkin – Backstrom10:02

    xG 0.20–0.14 (59%)attempts 11–10goals 1–0

  4. Chimera – Gordon – Fehr8:49

    xG 0.01–0.15 (8%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestErskine – Fahey9:27

    xG 0.22–0.00 (100%)attempts 11–1goals 1–0

  2. Poti – Schultz15:43

    xG 0.38–0.42 (48%)attempts 14–18goals 2–0

  3. Alzner – Carlson14:21

    xG 0.18–0.24 (42%)attempts 9–12goals 1–0

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 2.3 xGTBL 1.3 xG
00.511.52P1P2P3EndxG

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 4/100 · #1166 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.58 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 53% (winner's lowest chance)
TBL 100%5050%50WSH 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 68% of the time.

WSH winsTBL wins

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

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0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).