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Thu, Nov 19, 2015·Verizon Center, Washington

Dallas Stars 3, Washington Capitals 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Washington Capitals win this game 64% of the time.

WSH winsDAL wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
DAL11201128331
WSH11208115235

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 9:28DALTyler SeguinAssists: John Klingberg, Jamie Benn · Wrist, 0.06 xG1–0
  2. P1 17:40WSHNicklas BackstromAssists: Taylor Chorney, Dmitry Orlov · Backhand, 0.18 xG1–1
  3. P3 4:45DALCody EakinAssists: John Klingberg, Valeri Nichushkin · Tip-in, 0.07 xG2–1
  4. P3 7:01WSHAlex OvechkinAssists: Nicklas Backstrom, T.J. Oshie · Wrist, 0.09 xG2–2
  5. P3 11:10DALJason SpezzaGWGUnassisted · Wrist, 0.09 xG3–2
Penalties (2)
  1. P1 14:57WSHNicklas Backstrom: Hooking2 min
  2. P2 2:16WSHTom Wilson: Roughing2 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.

DAL00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0WSH
47% to win54% to win
← DAL attackWSH attack →
  1. P1 20:00Roussel won the faceoff against Laich
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

DALWSH
31Shots on goal35
2.4Expected goals3.3
60Shot attempts68
33Faceoffs won22
2Power plays0
0Penalty minutes4
10Hits19
19Blocked shots17
8Giveaways13
5Takeaways10

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.

Dallas Stars

Forward lines

  1. bestSpezza – Eaves – Janmark11:20

    xG 1.26–0.38 (77%)attempts 23–12goals 1–0

  2. Hemsky – Fiddler – Sceviour11:39

    xG 0.17–0.30 (36%)attempts 8–12goals 0–0

  3. Sharp – Benn – Seguin13:51

    xG 0.56–0.94 (37%)attempts 16–17goals 1–0

  4. Roussel – Eakin – Nichushkin12:15

    xG 0.24–0.78 (23%)attempts 8–15goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestBenn – Jokipakka11:57

    xG 0.60–0.30 (66%)attempts 11–14goals 0–0

  2. Oduya – Klingberg3:11

    xG 0.13–0.19 (41%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

  3. Oduya – Demers15:23

    xG 0.34–0.62 (35%)attempts 10–16goals 0–0

Washington Capitals

Forward lines

  1. bestOvechkin – Oshie – Backstrom11:19

    xG 1.23–0.44 (74%)attempts 20–9goals 1–0

  2. Laich – Latta – Wilson8:32

    xG 0.14–0.17 (46%)attempts 8–6goals 0–1

  3. Chimera – Williams – Beagle9:27

    xG 0.59–0.78 (43%)attempts 15–13goals 0–2

  4. Johansson – Kuznetsov – Burakovsky12:00

    xG 0.14–0.57 (20%)attempts 4–17goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestChorney – Orlov12:14

    xG 0.52–0.11 (82%)attempts 11–7goals 1–0

  2. Niskanen – Alzner16:22

    xG 1.46–1.10 (57%)attempts 22–22goals 0–2

  3. Carlson – Schmidt18:10

    xG 0.83–0.62 (57%)attempts 25–18goals 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 3.3 xGDAL 2.4 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

WSHDAL

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 DAL. Dots are goals.

Excitement 57/100 · #518 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.72 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 45% (winner's lowest chance)
DAL 100%5050%50WSH 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +34 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 64% of the time.

WSH winsDAL wins

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

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