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Thu, Feb 6, 2014·Verizon Center, Washington

Winnipeg Jets 2, Washington Capitals 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Washington Capitals win this game 82% of the time.

WSH winsWPG wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
WPG11411606236
WSH11107312430

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 4:56WSHTroy BrouwerAssists: Marcus Johansson, Casey Wellman · Backhand, 0.10 xG0–1
  2. P1 13:02WPGBryan LittleAssists: Andrew Ladd · Deflected, 0.09 xG1–1
  3. P2 5:41WPGDustin ByfuglienAssists: Devin Setoguchi, Olli Jokinen · Snap, 0.06 xG2–1
  4. P3 3:38WSHTom WilsonAssists: Julien Brouillette, Patrick Wey · Wrist, 0.08 xG2–2
  5. P3 7:46WSHAlex OvechkinGWGAssists: Nicklas Backstrom, Karl Alzner · Backhand, 0.27 xG2–3
  6. P3 15:15WSHTroy BrouwerAssists: Marcus Johansson, Connor Carrick · Backhand, 0.11 xG2–4
Penalties (5)
  1. P1 14:41WSHNicklas Backstrom: Interference2 min
  2. P1 17:59WPGToby Enstrom: Slashing2 min
  3. P2 9:06WPGDustin Byfuglien: Tripping2 min
  4. P2 18:35WPGBlake Wheeler: Slashing2 min
  5. P3 10:21WPGJacob Trouba: Delaying game puck over glass2 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
48% to win52% to win
← WPG attackWSH attack →
  1. P1 20:00Little won the faceoff against Fehr
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

WPGWSH
36Shots on goal30
2.7Expected goals5.0
57Shot attempts61
24Faceoffs won33
1Power plays4
8Penalty minutes2
50Hits26
16Blocked shots12
13Giveaways10
7Takeaways10

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. Tangradi – Peluso – Wright2:43

    xG 0.03–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–0goals 0–0

  2. Thorburn – Wheeler – Scheifele11:39

    xG 0.35–0.47 (43%)attempts 9–12goals 0–1

  3. Ladd – Little – Frolik12:09

    xG 0.33–0.98 (25%)attempts 13–12goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestPardy – Ellerby7:56

    xG 0.76–0.00 (100%)attempts 10–1goals 0–0

  2. Stuart – Trouba9:34

    xG 0.30–0.20 (60%)attempts 14–6goals 0–1

  3. Enstrom – Bogosian14:28

    xG 0.21–1.33 (14%)attempts 10–20goals 1–1

Washington Capitals

Forward lines

  1. bestErat – Ovechkin – Backstrom10:40

    xG 1.09–0.30 (79%)attempts 14–7goals 1–1

  2. Laich – Beagle – Wilson6:04

    xG 0.21–0.05 (82%)attempts 3–4goals 1–0

  3. Chimera – Ward – Fehr10:27

    xG 0.38–0.24 (61%)attempts 14–12goals 0–0

  4. Brouwer – Johansson – Wellman8:06

    xG 0.30–0.57 (34%)attempts 5–13goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestAlzner – Carlson13:20

    xG 0.89–0.39 (69%)attempts 10–17goals 1–1

  2. Wey – Brouillette13:12

    xG 0.63–0.59 (52%)attempts 15–13goals 2–0

  3. Orlov – Carrick16:42

    xG 0.65–0.73 (47%)attempts 14–13goals 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.

WSH 5.0 xGWPG 2.7 xG
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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 49/100 · #568 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.53 · 6 goals in reachComeback index 24% (winner's lowest chance)
WPG 100%5050%50WSH 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +31 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 82% 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).