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Fri, Jan 10, 2014·Verizon Center, Washington

Toronto Maple Leafs 2, Washington Capitals 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Toronto Maple Leafs win this game 60% of the time.

WSH winsTOR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
TOR01311219234
WSH01219214335

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 6:39WSHAlex OvechkinAssists: Mikhail Grabovski, Mike Green · Slap, 0.06 xG0–1
  2. P2 9:08TORJames van RiemsdykPPAssists: Phil Kessel, Tyler Bozak · Tip-in, 0.14 xG1–1
  3. P3 0:54TORPhil KesselAssists: James van Riemsdyk, Carl Gunnarsson · Snap, 0.08 xG2–1
  4. P3 4:36WSHNicklas BackstromUnassisted · Wrist, 0.06 xG2–2
  5. P3 11:51WSHJoel WardGWGAssists: Marcus Johansson, Alex Ovechkin · Wrist, 0.11 xG2–3
Penalties (13)
  1. P1 10:00TORNikolay Kulemin: Holding2 min
  2. P1 13:40WSHAaron Volpatti: Cross checking2 min
  3. P2 4:01TORDion Phaneuf: Roughing2 min
  4. P2 4:01WSHJohn Erskine: Roughing2 min
  5. P2 4:01WSHJohn Erskine: Roughing2 min
  6. P2 7:20WSHMikhail Grabovski: Tripping2 min · PPG
  7. P2 10:03TORCarl Gunnarsson: Interference2 min
  8. P2 14:53WSHTom Wilson: Fighting5 min
  9. P2 14:53TORCarter Ashton: Fighting5 min
  10. P2 14:58WSHJohn Erskine: Fighting5 min
  11. P2 14:58TORColton Orr: Fighting5 min
  12. P2 17:17TORNikolay Kulemin: Tripping2 min
  13. P3 9:44TORDavid Clarkson: Tripping2 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.

TOR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0WSH
48% to win52% to win
← TOR attackWSH attack →
  1. P1 20:00McClement won the faceoff against Grabovski
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

TORWSH
34Shots on goal35
3.0Expected goals2.4
66Shot attempts68
39Faceoffs won34
3Power plays4
20Penalty minutes18
29Hits21
20Blocked shots16
9Giveaways6
8Takeaways8

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.

Toronto Maple Leafs

Forward lines

  1. bestMcClement – Clarkson – Kulemin9:24

    xG 0.33–0.11 (76%)attempts 13–4goals 0–1

  2. Kessel – van Riemsdyk – Bozak14:14

    xG 0.74–0.61 (55%)attempts 17–16goals 1–1

  3. Orr – Ashton – D'Amigo2:34

    xG 0.00–0.06 (0%)attempts 0–2goals 0–0

  4. Lupul – Raymond – Kadri11:18

    xG 0.58–0.78 (43%)attempts 11–18goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestPhaneuf – Gunnarsson12:40

    xG 0.88–0.63 (58%)attempts 21–16goals 0–1

  2. Gardiner – Rielly9:45

    xG 0.46–0.32 (59%)attempts 9–8goals 0–0

  3. Gleason – Franson11:34

    xG 0.55–0.79 (41%)attempts 10–18goals 1–2

Washington Capitals

Forward lines

  1. bestBeagle – Volpatti – Wilson4:00

    xG 0.23–0.00 (100%)attempts 7–2goals 0–0

  2. Chimera – Fehr – Beagle2:20

    xG 0.20–0.00 (100%)attempts 5–0goals 0–0

  3. Laich – Brouwer – Backstrom11:28

    xG 0.52–0.43 (55%)attempts 17–11goals 1–0

  4. Fehr – Ovechkin – Grabovski9:37

    xG 0.35–0.31 (53%)attempts 7–11goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestGreen – Orlov14:33

    xG 0.89–0.66 (57%)attempts 22–16goals 2–0

  2. Erskine – Carrick12:04

    xG 0.45–0.37 (55%)attempts 14–10goals 0–0

  3. Alzner – Carlson14:20

    xG 0.37–0.91 (29%)attempts 10–18goals 0–1

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.

WSH 2.4 xGTOR 3.0 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

WSHTOR

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 TOR. Dots are goals.

Excitement 58/100 · #468 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.74 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 24% (winner's lowest chance)
TOR 100%5050%50WSH 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +35 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Toronto Maple Leafs win this game 60% of the time.

WSH winsTOR wins

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

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0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).