WSH 2 @ BUF 0 · Dec 28, 2015

Mon, Dec 28, 2015·First Niagara Center, Buffalo

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Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Washington Capitals win this game 50% of the time.

39%

11%

12%

38%

BUF winsWSH wins

Who was on the ice

Model-based

Line matchups and every shift of the game.

Line matchups

BUF forward lines and defence pairs (rows) against WSH's (columns) at 5-on-5. Darker cells shared more ice; the second number is xG for–against in that time. Click a cell to highlight it below.

	Ovechkin–Oshie–Backstrom	Chimera–Beagle–Wilson	Williams–Johansson–Kuznetsov	Laich–Latta–Burakovsky	Laich–Kuznetsov–Burakovsky	Johansson–Kuznetsov–Burakovsky	Ovechkin–Latta–Burakovsky	Niskanen–Alzner	Orlov–Schmidt	Chorney–Carrick	Alzner–Schmidt	Niskanen–Orlov
McGinn–O'Reilly–Reinhart	9:550.23–0.26	0:450.00–0.00	0:480.04–0.00		0:500.01–0.02		0:370.13–0.00	9:500.16–0.26	2:510.16–0.04	1:040.10–0.05
Ennis–Kane–Eichel		5:420.27–0.17	0:590.00–0.11	1:000.00–0.10	0:520.00–0.00			4:070.27–0.07	3:290.02–0.23	1:230.00–0.17
Gionta–Larsson–Girgensons	1:010.00–0.08	0:480.00–0.00	4:550.16–0.06			0:450.00–0.08		1:420.00–0.02	3:360.16–0.10	1:040.00–0.04		0:330.00–0.06
Legwand–Moulson–Deslauriers	0:480.00–0.00	0:400.00–0.00		2:450.05–0.03	1:120.00–0.07			1:050.00–0.08	1:530.05–0.00	2:530.00–0.04
Ennis–Kane–Larsson		0:510.01–0.00	1:210.00–0.00						0:560.01–0.00		1:000.00–0.00
Gionta–Girgensons–Eichel		0:460.00–0.00						0:440.00–0.00
Gionta–Kane–Eichel								0:330.00–0.00			0:350.00–0.01
Bogosian–McCabe	1:540.11–0.06	1:090.02–0.00	6:520.16–0.17	2:200.05–0.01	0:530.00–0.00	1:200.00–0.08	0:590.14–0.00	2:530.06–0.01	8:390.37–0.25	2:290.10–0.02	0:440.00–0.00	0:330.00–0.06
Gorges–Ristolainen	10:040.13–0.33	0:420.21–0.12	1:140.04–0.04	0:590.00–0.01	1:080.00–0.09			9:530.37–0.36	2:490.01–0.03	1:110.00–0.21	0:500.00–0.05	0:420.02–0.01
Franson–Weber		7:290.04–0.17	0:560.00–0.00	1:120.00–0.12	0:510.00–0.00			3:490.05–0.03	3:420.18–0.13	2:560.00–0.16
Bogosian–Ristolainen					0:330.01–0.02			0:400.00–0.04
Franson–Ristolainen		0:380.00–0.00						0:380.00–0.00

Shift chart

Every shift, one row per player.

BUFWSHFull-height lines are goals; short ticks at the top are shots. Hover to see who was on the ice.

Shift totals


Matt NiskanenWSH	33	27:25	0:50	1:16	3	8
Karl AlznerWSH	34	26:23	0:47	1:24	3	8
Rasmus RistolainenBUF	30	25:03	0:50	1:30	7	4
Ryan O'ReillyBUF	24	24:32	1:01	1:43	7	2
Nate SchmidtWSH	30	23:07	0:46	2:14	3	1
Sam ReinhartBUF	23	20:57	0:55	1:33	7	2
Zach BogosianBUF	26	20:38	0:48	1:39	3	5
Evander KaneBUF	21	20:20	0:58	1:33	1	2
Jamie McGinnBUF	23	20:00	0:52	1:33	7	2
Jake McCabeBUF	27	19:58	0:44	1:39	2	5
Dmitry OrlovWSH	25	19:45	0:47	2:24	4	1
Alex OvechkinWSH	23	19:30	0:51	2:05	4	3
T.J. OshieWSH	25	19:11	0:46	1:14	5	3
Josh GorgesBUF	24	18:45	0:47	1:21	3	4
Evgeny KuznetsovWSH	22	18:35	0:51	1:23	3	3
Nicklas BackstromWSH	23	18:21	0:48	1:25	4	2
Jack EichelBUF	18	17:03	0:57	1:23	1	1
Tyler EnnisBUF	18	16:43	0:56	1:33	2	3
Cody FransonBUF	23	16:14	0:42	1:09	2	3
Brian GiontaBUF	18	15:48	0:53	1:29	0	2
Tom WilsonWSH	22	14:16	0:39	1:13	3	3
Jason ChimeraWSH	22	14:06	0:38	1:06	2	2
Jay BeagleWSH	22	13:56	0:38	1:06	2	3
Justin WilliamsWSH	18	13:45	0:46	1:13	2	5
Marcus JohanssonWSH	16	13:41	0:51	1:14	4	3
Mike WeberBUF	21	12:56	0:37	1:11	2	2
Johan LarssonBUF	17	12:31	0:44	1:02	2	4
Zemgus GirgensonsBUF	17	12:23	0:44	1:00	1	2
Brooks LaichWSH	17	12:16	0:43	1:25	2	2
Taylor ChorneyWSH	23	12:14	0:32	1:06	2	0
Andre BurakovskyWSH	12	11:51	0:59	2:14	2	1
Matt MoulsonBUF	13	9:43	0:45	1:12	2	4
Connor CarrickWSH	19	9:19	0:29	0:53	2	0
David LegwandBUF	12	8:54	0:45	1:12	2	4
Nicolas DeslauriersBUF	10	7:15	0:44	1:12	2	3
Michael LattaWSH	6	6:19	1:03	2:24	1	0

Washington Capitals 2, Buffalo Sabres 0

Who was on the ice

Shift totals