Tue, Feb 7, 2012·Verizon Center, Washington
Florida Panthers 0, Washington Capitals 4
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, Washington Capitals win this game 52% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLA | 010 | 017 | 015 | 042 |
| WSH | 210 | 28 | 06 | 424 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P1 0:13WSHMathieu PerreaultGWGAssists: Jason Chimera, Alexander Semin · Wrist, 0.10 xG0–1
- P1 9:21WSHAlex OvechkinPPAssists: Dennis Wideman, Marcus Johansson · Wrist, 0.04 xG0–2
- P2 1:01WSHJason ChimeraSHAssists: John Carlson, Matt Hendricks · Wrist, 0.49 xG0–3
- P2 11:47WSHAlex OvechkinUnassisted · Wrist, 0.03 xG0–4
Penalties (5)
- P1 8:47FLAMarcel Goc: Holding the stick2 min · PPG
- P1 19:40WSHDennis Wideman: Slashing2 min
- P2 3:31WSHKarl Alzner: Roughing2 min
- P3 4:55WSHDennis Wideman: Hooking2 min
- P3 11:30WSHJason Chimera: Cross checking2 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 20:00Perreault won the faceoff against Goc
- 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.
Florida Panthers
Forward lines
- bestWeiss – Fleischmann – Versteeg11:36
xG 0.67–0.46 (59%)attempts 13–7goals 0–0
- Kopecky – Santorelli – Matthias6:59
xG 0.20–0.16 (55%)attempts 11–3goals 0–0
- Samuelsson – Goc – Bergenheim10:58
xG 0.08–0.33 (19%)attempts 8–14goals 0–2
- Bradley – Madden – Barch9:08
xG 0.10–0.36 (21%)attempts 6–4goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestWeaver – Garrison13:11
xG 0.51–0.22 (70%)attempts 20–6goals 0–1
- Campbell – Gudbranson10:24
xG 0.47–0.42 (53%)attempts 8–7goals 0–1
- Ellerby – Gudbranson3:38
xG 0.09–0.21 (30%)attempts 5–4goals 0–0
Washington Capitals
Forward lines
- bestChimera – Semin – Perreault9:29
xG 0.58–0.22 (72%)attempts 11–8goals 1–0
- Halpern – Ward – Hendricks11:14
xG 0.27–0.22 (55%)attempts 6–12goals 0–0
- Knuble – Laich – Aucoin7:03
xG 0.06–0.12 (32%)attempts 3–9goals 0–0
- Ovechkin – Brouwer – Johansson14:38
xG 0.43–0.74 (37%)attempts 11–19goals 1–0
Defence pairs
- bestWideman – Schultz14:01
xG 0.67–0.29 (70%)attempts 12–21goals 1–0
- Hamrlik – Orlov17:18
xG 0.50–0.30 (62%)attempts 15–14goals 1–0
- Alzner – Carlson16:23
xG 0.27–0.78 (26%)attempts 6–19goals 0–0
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.
WSH's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line WSH is favoured, below it FLA. 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 52% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (WSH − FLA), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).