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Thu, Nov 17, 2011·MTS Centre, Winnipeg

Washington Capitals 1, Winnipeg Jets 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Washington Capitals win this game 54% of the time.

WPG winsWSH wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
WSH11001507132
WPG11131307431

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 3:53WSHAlexander SeminAssists: Brooks Laich, Jason Chimera · Wrist, 0.08 xG1–0
  2. P1 7:51WPGEvander KaneAssists: Alexander Burmistrov · Snap, 0.18 xG1–1
  3. P2 6:38WPGEvander KaneGWGAssists: Kyle Wellwood · Wrist, 0.02 xG1–2
  4. P2 8:31WPGBlake WheelerPPAssists: Bryan Little · Wrist, 0.28 xG1–3
  5. P2 10:54WPGKyle WellwoodPPAssists: Andrew Ladd, Tim Stapleton · Snap, 0.20 xG1–4
Penalties (12)
  1. P1 9:08WSHDennis Wideman: Interference2 min
  2. P1 13:55WPGArturs Kulda: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  3. P2 3:16WPGMark Stuart: Interference2 min
  4. P2 7:05WSHJohn Erskine: Interference2 min · PPG
  5. P2 8:51WPGChris Thorburn: Fighting5 min
  6. P2 8:51WSHJohn Erskine: Fighting5 min · PPG
  7. P2 9:04WSHRoman Hamrlik: Tripping2 min
  8. P2 13:23WPGAndrew Ladd: Tripping2 min
  9. P2 14:22WPGJohnny Oduya: Holding2 min
  10. P2 16:02WSHAlexander Semin: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  11. P3 4:04WSHMichal Neuvirth: Tripping2 min
  12. P3 9:52WPGTanner Glass: 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.

WSH00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0WPG
45% to win55% to win
← WSH attackWPG attack →
  1. P1 20:00Antropov won the faceoff against Laich
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

WSHWPG
32Shots on goal31
3.2Expected goals3.0
67Shot attempts48
35Faceoffs won26
5Power plays5
15Penalty minutes15
5Hits9
5Blocked shots11
7Giveaways9
0Takeaways1

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. bestWard – Johansson – Eakin7:08

    xG 0.37–0.27 (58%)attempts 12–6goals 0–1

  2. Chimera – Laich – Semin6:04

    xG 0.08–0.04 (67%)attempts 3–3goals 1–0

  3. Semin – Ovechkin – Backstrom2:09

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

  4. Knuble – Halpern – Hendricks3:49

    xG 0.21–0.24 (47%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSchultz – Carlson10:42

    xG 0.38–0.17 (69%)attempts 11–5goals 0–0

  2. Hamrlik – Alzner12:24

    xG 0.52–0.32 (62%)attempts 15–10goals 0–1

  3. Hamrlik – Wideman2:12

    xG 0.03–0.02 (68%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

Winnipeg Jets

Forward lines

  1. bestLittle – Kane – Burmistrov8:36

    xG 0.45–0.38 (54%)attempts 9–11goals 1–0

  2. Jaffray – Wheeler – Stapleton2:22

    xG 0.25–0.21 (54%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0

  3. Thorburn – Slater – Glass8:41

    xG 0.25–0.31 (45%)attempts 5–12goals 0–0

  4. Antropov – Wellwood – Ladd8:27

    xG 0.13–0.20 (39%)attempts 5–3goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestStuart – Byfuglien11:15

    xG 0.87–0.31 (74%)attempts 15–9goals 0–0

  2. Oduya – Bogosian12:40

    xG 0.23–0.42 (35%)attempts 5–10goals 0–1

  3. Flood – Kulda13:23

    xG 0.28–0.64 (31%)attempts 7–18goals 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.

WPG 3.0 xGWSH 3.2 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

WPGWSH

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 29/100 · #854 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.97 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 40% (winner's lowest chance)
WSH 100%5050%50WPG 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +21 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 54% of the time.

WPG winsWSH wins

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

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