Thu, Dec 15, 2011·MTS Centre, Winnipeg
Washington Capitals 1, Winnipeg Jets 0
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, Washington Capitals win this game 58% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | 07 | 012 | 19 | 128 |
| WPG | 014 | 08 | 04 | 026 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P3 18:46WSHAlex OvechkinGWGAssists: Marcus Johansson, Nicklas Backstrom · Wrist, 0.04 xG1–0
Penalties (6)
- P1 10:07WSHMike Knuble: High sticking2 min
- P2 6:56WSHMathieu Perreault: Tripping2 min
- P2 11:12WSHMathieu Perreault: Too many men on the ice2 min
- P2 17:39WPGJohnny Oduya: Slashing2 min
- P3 7:12WPGMark Stuart: Roughing2 min
- P3 11:33WSHBrooks Laich: Holding2 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.
20:00
P1
- P1 20:00Little won the faceoff against Laich
- Goal
- Shot
- Miss
- Block
- Hit
- Takeaway
- Giveaway
- Faceoff
- Penalty
The numbers
Team totals, side by side.
Line combinations that worked
Model-basedEach 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
- bestHalpern – Brouwer – Johansson11:01
xG 0.30–0.23 (57%)attempts 13–10goals 0–0
- Chimera – Ward – Laich11:24
xG 0.80–0.84 (49%)attempts 15–10goals 0–0
- Semin – Ovechkin – Backstrom12:46
xG 0.45–0.58 (44%)attempts 12–11goals 0–0
- Knuble – Perreault – Eakin6:26
xG 0.04–0.18 (20%)attempts 5–6goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestErskine – Wideman7:48
xG 0.35–0.22 (62%)attempts 9–8goals 0–0
- Wideman – Orlov5:05
xG 0.10–0.01 (90%)attempts 6–1goals 0–0
- Alzner – Carlson14:07
xG 0.38–0.66 (36%)attempts 16–13goals 0–0
Winnipeg Jets
Forward lines
- bestWheeler – Little – Kane12:01
xG 0.95–0.25 (79%)attempts 13–10goals 0–0
- Thorburn – Slater – Glass9:04
xG 0.48–0.32 (60%)attempts 8–11goals 0–0
- Jaffray – Stapleton – Klingberg3:23
xG 0.12–0.08 (60%)attempts 4–4goals 0–0
- Wellwood – Fehr – Ladd9:11
xG 0.17–0.27 (38%)attempts 11–10goals 0–1
Defence pairs
- bestOduya – Byfuglien15:49
xG 0.79–0.46 (63%)attempts 12–15goals 0–0
- Hainsey – Flood12:00
xG 0.29–0.22 (57%)attempts 12–14goals 0–0
- Stuart – Bogosian11:54
xG 0.70–0.74 (49%)attempts 12–15goals 0–1
How the game flowed
Model-basedChance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.
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.
Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute
Win probability
Model-basedHow each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.
WPG's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line WPG is favoured, below it WSH. Dots are goals.
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 58% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (WPG − WSH), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).