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Fri, Nov 11, 2011·Prudential Center, Newark

Washington Capitals 3, New Jersey Devils 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New Jersey Devils win this game 64% of the time.

NJD winsWSH wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
WSH0611024320
NJD17010016133

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 13:06NJDAdam LarssonAssists: Dainius Zubrus, Patrik Elias · Wrist, 0.02 xG0–1
  2. P2 17:33WSHAlex OvechkinAssists: Dennis Wideman, Nicklas Backstrom · Wrist, 0.15 xG1–1
  3. P3 2:27WSHJason ChimeraSHGWGAssists: Troy Brouwer, John Erskine · Wrist, 0.17 xG2–1
  4. P3 10:43WSHMarcus JohanssonAssists: Karl Alzner · Backhand, 0.12 xG3–1
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 5:18NJDCam Janssen: Boarding2 min
  2. P1 10:49WSHAlexander Semin: Hooking2 min
  3. P1 15:33WSHMike Knuble: Boarding2 min
  4. P2 3:26NJDPetr Sykora: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  5. P2 7:13NJDMark Fayne: Hooking2 min
  6. P2 13:21NJDMark Fayne: Interference2 min
  7. P2 19:38WSHJason Chimera: Roughing2 min
  8. P3 1:43WSHMike Knuble: Tripping2 min
  9. P3 16:30WSHJohn Erskine: Hooking2 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 SOG0NJD
45% to win55% to win
← WSH attackNJD attack →
  1. P1 20:00Elias won the faceoff against Backstrom
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

WSHNJD
20Shots on goal33
1.7Expected goals2.3
30Shot attempts48
22Faceoffs won24
4Power plays5
10Penalty minutes8
16Hits21
11Blocked shots5
2Giveaways2
3Takeaways4

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.

Washington Capitals

Forward lines

  1. bestChimera – Ward – Laich2:22

    xG 0.54–0.06 (90%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

  2. Ovechkin – Brouwer – Johansson4:35

    xG 0.07–0.05 (58%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0

  3. Ward – Ovechkin – Backstrom7:04

    xG 0.22–0.20 (52%)attempts 6–4goals 1–0

  4. Semin – Backstrom – Eakin2:40

    xG 0.02–0.02 (58%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHamrlik – Wideman3:24

    xG 0.59–0.09 (87%)attempts 5–3goals 0–0

  2. Alzner – Carlson14:12

    xG 0.23–0.10 (69%)attempts 6–7goals 1–0

  3. Hamrlik – Alzner2:13

    xG 0.03–0.00 (100%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0

New Jersey Devils

Forward lines

  1. bestClarkson – Carter – Tedenby11:02

    xG 0.32–0.05 (87%)attempts 12–4goals 0–0

  2. Sykora – Elias – Zubrus9:09

    xG 0.18–0.04 (83%)attempts 8–3goals 1–0

  3. Janssen – Zharkov – Mills2:44

    xG 0.07–0.02 (79%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

  4. Parise – Palmieri – Henrique9:20

    xG 0.30–0.68 (31%)attempts 5–6goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestSalvador – Volchenkov12:40

    xG 0.34–0.21 (62%)attempts 12–5goals 0–1

  2. Greene – Larsson11:41

    xG 0.19–0.24 (45%)attempts 10–6goals 1–1

  3. Tallinder – Fayne11:49

    xG 0.31–0.57 (35%)attempts 9–7goals 0–0

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.

NJD 2.3 xGWSH 1.7 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NJDWSH

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 45/100 · #643 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.44 · 4 goals in reachComeback index 21% (winner's lowest chance)
WSH 100%5050%50NJD 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +32 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, New Jersey Devils win this game 64% of the time.

NJD winsWSH wins

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

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