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Wed, Nov 23, 2011·Verizon Center, Washington

Winnipeg Jets 3, Washington Capitals 4 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Washington Capitals win this game 66% of the time.

WSH winsWPG wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
WPG210091600325
WSH2911401311437

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 5:23WSHAlexander SeminAssists: Alex Ovechkin, John Carlson · Slap, 0.03 xG0–1
  2. P1 13:21WPGAndrew LaddAssists: Nik Antropov, Kyle Wellwood · Wrist, 0.03 xG1–1
  3. P1 13:33WSHJason ChimeraAssists: Brooks Laich, Karl Alzner · Tip-in, 0.11 xG1–2
  4. P1 16:30WPGKyle WellwoodAssists: Andrew Ladd, Zach Bogosian · Wrist, 0.16 xG2–2
  5. P2 3:08WSHNicklas BackstromAssists: Troy Brouwer, Dmitry Orlov · Backhand, 0.06 xG2–3
  6. P3 12:36WPGBryan LittleAssists: Blake Wheeler, Mark Flood · Wrist, 0.03 xG3–3
  7. OT 1:52WSHJason ChimeraGWGAssists: Dennis Wideman, Marcus Johansson · Wrist, 0.16 xG3–4
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 5:36WPGMark Stuart: Interference2 min
  2. P2 4:48WPGBlake Wheeler: Tripping2 min
  3. P2 11:34WSHMathieu Perreault: Boarding2 min
  4. P2 12:14WSHMike Knuble: Slashing2 min
  5. P2 12:59WPGNik Antropov: Roughing2 min
  6. P2 12:59WSHBrooks Laich: Roughing2 min
  7. P3 2:16WPGMark Stuart: Holding the stick2 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.

WPG00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0WSH
45% to win55% to win
← WPG attackWSH attack →
  1. P1 20:00Slater won the faceoff against Johansson
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

WPGWSH
25Shots on goal37
1.8Expected goals2.6
51Shot attempts68
26Faceoffs won31
2Power plays3
8Penalty minutes6
27Hits35
17Blocked shots14
5Giveaways10
9Takeaways11

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.

Winnipeg Jets

Forward lines

  1. bestAntropov – Wellwood – Ladd12:04

    xG 0.53–0.33 (62%)attempts 19–8goals 2–0

  2. Wheeler – Little – Kane13:11

    xG 0.20–0.29 (41%)attempts 7–10goals 1–1

  3. Thorburn – Slater – Glass8:13

    xG 0.05–0.30 (13%)attempts 3–10goals 0–0

  4. Slater – Fehr – Glass3:37

    xG 0.00–0.26 (0%)attempts 0–8goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHainsey – Bogosian16:33

    xG 0.41–0.36 (53%)attempts 13–23goals 2–0

  2. Oduya – Flood10:48

    xG 0.19–0.57 (25%)attempts 6–10goals 0–1

  3. Stuart – Byfuglien14:19

    xG 0.33–0.86 (28%)attempts 17–14goals 1–2

Washington Capitals

Forward lines

  1. bestChimera – Laich – Semin9:58

    xG 0.67–0.06 (92%)attempts 16–4goals 1–0

  2. Ovechkin – Brouwer – Backstrom11:41

    xG 0.69–0.17 (80%)attempts 10–12goals 1–1

  3. Halpern – Hendricks – Perreault3:05

    xG 0.12–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–0goals 0–0

  4. Knuble – Johansson – Eakin6:58

    xG 0.08–0.08 (47%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestAlzner – Orlov13:48

    xG 0.79–0.20 (80%)attempts 16–7goals 2–1

  2. Hamrlik – Wideman16:59

    xG 0.67–0.19 (78%)attempts 22–9goals 0–2

  3. Alzner – Carlson5:09

    xG 0.13–0.12 (52%)attempts 6–6goals 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.

WSH 2.6 xGWPG 1.8 xG
-0.500.511.522.53P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

WSHWPG

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 WPG. Dots are goals.

Excitement 78/100 · #237 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.03 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 52% (winner's lowest chance)
WPG 100%5050%50WSH 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest 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, Washington Capitals win this game 66% of the time.

WSH winsWPG wins

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

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