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Sat, Nov 7, 2015·Verizon Center, Washington

Toronto Maple Leafs 2, Washington Capitals 3 (SO)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Toronto Maple Leafs win this game 57% of the time.

WSH winsTOR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTSOTotal
TOR1100813040225
WSH01116111031331

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 2:36TORDaniel WinnikAssists: Morgan Rielly · Wrist, 0.03 xG1–0
  2. P2 4:51WSHAlex OvechkinPPAssists: Evgeny Kuznetsov, Nicklas Backstrom · Backhand, 0.11 xG1–1
  3. P3 9:27TORJames van RiemsdykPPAssists: Joffrey Lupul, Morgan Rielly · Wrist, 0.31 xG2–1
  4. P3 19:59WSHNicklas BackstromAssists: Alex Ovechkin, Justin Williams · Wrist, 0.19 xG2–2

Shootout

  1. 1. WSH T.J. Oshie stopped
  2. 2. TOR PA Parenteau stopped
  3. 3. WSH Evgeny Kuznetsov stopped
  4. 4. TOR Tyler Bozak stopped
  5. 5. WSH Nicklas Backstrom stopped
  6. 6. TOR Joffrey Lupul stopped
  7. 7. WSH Alex Ovechkin scored
  8. 8. TOR Nazem Kadri stopped
Penalties (13)
  1. P1 10:00TORNazem Kadri: Too many men on the ice2 min
  2. P1 19:36WSHBrooks Orpik: Slashing2 min
  3. P2 4:12TORNazem Kadri: Interference2 min · PPG
  4. P2 5:52TORNick Spaling: Tripping2 min
  5. P2 19:05WSHAndre Burakovsky: Hooking2 min
  6. P3 3:06WSHTom Wilson: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  7. P3 3:06TORDion Phaneuf: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  8. P3 5:26TORRoman Polak: Interference2 min
  9. P3 8:12WSHTom Wilson: Roughing2 min · PPG
  10. P3 8:12WSHTom Wilson: Roughing2 min
  11. P3 8:12TORNazem Kadri: Roughing2 min
  12. P3 12:09TORLeo Komarov: Hooking2 min
  13. P3 13:08TORMatt Hunwick: 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
47% to win54% to win
← TOR attackWSH attack →
  1. P1 20:00Beagle won the faceoff against Spaling
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

TORWSH
25Shots on goal31
2.3Expected goals2.0
44Shot attempts61
22Faceoffs won34
3Power plays6
16Penalty minutes10
26Hits20
16Blocked shots8
5Giveaways11
9Takeaways10

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. bestKomarov – van Riemsdyk – Kadri9:26

    xG 0.24–0.12 (68%)attempts 10–8goals 0–0

  2. Lupul – Grabner – Spaling4:16

    xG 0.09–0.01 (86%)attempts 2–3goals 0–0

  3. Boyes – Grabner – Froese2:46

    xG 0.04–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

  4. Grabner – Spaling – Froese2:12

    xG 0.00–0.11 (0%)attempts 0–2goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestPolak – Harrington8:59

    xG 0.21–0.02 (90%)attempts 6–5goals 0–0

  2. Phaneuf – Gardiner11:11

    xG 0.27–0.23 (54%)attempts 6–13goals 0–0

  3. Phaneuf – Rielly2:30

    xG 0.08–0.05 (61%)attempts 1–3goals 0–0

Washington Capitals

Forward lines

  1. bestChimera – Williams – Beagle8:48

    xG 0.25–0.06 (81%)attempts 10–1goals 0–0

  2. Ovechkin – Oshie – Kuznetsov6:16

    xG 0.09–0.12 (43%)attempts 6–6goals 0–1

  3. Laich – Latta – Wilson4:34

    xG 0.01–0.05 (19%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

  4. Backstrom – Johansson – Burakovsky8:31

    xG 0.06–0.30 (17%)attempts 6–6goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestNiskanen – Alzner11:23

    xG 0.25–0.13 (65%)attempts 13–5goals 0–0

  2. Orlov – Schmidt11:36

    xG 0.05–0.12 (31%)attempts 10–6goals 0–1

  3. Orpik – Carlson11:49

    xG 0.29–0.37 (44%)attempts 8–9goals 0–0

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 2.0 xGTOR 2.3 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3OTEndxG

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 90/100 · #113 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.52 · 4 goals in reachComeback index 3% (winner's lowest chance)
TOR 100%5050%50WSH 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +47 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 57% 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).