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Fri, Mar 22, 2013·MTS Centre, Winnipeg

Washington Capitals 6, Winnipeg Jets 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Winnipeg Jets win this game 57% of the time.

WPG winsWSH wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
WSH272928624
WPG01001219131

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 12:10WSHBrooks LaichAssists: Mike Ribeiro · Slap, 0.06 xG1–0
  2. P1 16:05WSHTroy BrouwerGWGAssists: Mike Ribeiro, Steve Oleksy · Slap, 0.09 xG2–0
  3. P2 5:50WSHJay BeagleAssists: Joel Ward, Matt Hendricks · Snap, 0.13 xG3–0
  4. P2 7:35WSHAlex OvechkinAssists: Marcus Johansson, Karl Alzner · Snap, 0.02 xG4–0
  5. P3 1:51WSHMike GreenAssists: Dmitry Orlov, Marcus Johansson · Slap, 0.04 xG5–0
  6. P3 9:51WPGDustin ByfuglienAssists: Grant Clitsome, Andrew Ladd · Wrist, 0.01 xG5–1
  7. P3 15:58WSHAlex OvechkinPPAssists: John Carlson, Nicklas Backstrom · Slap, 0.08 xG6–1
Penalties (11)
  1. P1 4:12WSHBrooks Laich: Slashing2 min
  2. P1 4:12WSHKarl Alzner: Roughing2 min
  3. P1 4:12WPGBlake Wheeler: Roughing2 min
  4. P1 8:09WSHSteve Oleksy: Holding2 min
  5. P1 19:38WSHMathieu Perreault: Slashing2 min
  6. P2 15:13WSHBrooks Laich: High sticking2 min
  7. P2 19:05WPGEvander Kane: Roughing2 min
  8. P3 4:31WPGChris Thorburn: Tripping2 min
  9. P3 13:04WPGGrant Clitsome: Slashing2 min
  10. P3 15:09WPGBlake Wheeler: Tripping2 min · PPG
  11. P3 16:38WSHJay Beagle: Interference goalkeeper2 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
43% to win57% to win
← WSH attackWPG attack →
  1. P1 20:00Little won the faceoff against Ribeiro
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

WSHWPG
24Shots on goal31
2.8Expected goals3.1
40Shot attempts61
28Faceoffs won19
4Power plays5
12Penalty minutes10
15Hits35
17Blocked shots6
20Giveaways15
6Takeaways8

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 – Hendricks – Beagle7:24

    xG 0.31–0.08 (79%)attempts 6–5goals 1–0

  2. Chimera – Fehr – Perreault9:34

    xG 0.15–0.33 (32%)attempts 5–10goals 0–0

  3. Ribeiro – Laich – Brouwer8:21

    xG 0.34–0.58 (37%)attempts 8–8goals 2–0

  4. Ovechkin – Backstrom – Johansson8:47

    xG 0.38–0.84 (31%)attempts 4–11goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestOrlov – Oleksy2:43

    xG 0.37–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–0goals 0–0

  2. Hillen – Carlson12:21

    xG 0.21–0.18 (55%)attempts 7–6goals 0–0

  3. Alzner – Oleksy11:08

    xG 0.33–0.62 (35%)attempts 8–10goals 3–0

Winnipeg Jets

Forward lines

  1. bestJokinen – Miettinen – Kane8:54

    xG 0.47–0.15 (76%)attempts 6–4goals 0–1

  2. Antropov – Thorburn – Wellwood6:34

    xG 0.32–0.14 (70%)attempts 9–2goals 0–1

  3. Ladd – Wheeler – Little7:10

    xG 0.09–0.22 (30%)attempts 4–7goals 1–1

  4. Tangradi – Cormier – Burmistrov7:23

    xG 0.28–0.42 (40%)attempts 7–5goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestHainsey – Bogosian11:54

    xG 0.83–0.41 (67%)attempts 12–7goals 0–2

  2. Hainsey – Clitsome2:17

    xG 0.24–0.00 (100%)attempts 5–0goals 0–0

  3. Byfuglien – Clitsome8:58

    xG 0.29–0.07 (80%)attempts 12–4goals 1–1

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 3.1 xGWSH 2.8 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 17/100 · #590 of 720 this seasonSwing 0.84 · 4 goals in reachComeback index 39% (winner's lowest chance)
WSH 100%5050%50WPG 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +20 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Winnipeg Jets win this game 57% 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).