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Wed, Dec 30, 2015·Verizon Center, Washington

Buffalo Sabres 2, Washington Capitals 5

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Buffalo Sabres

2

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Washington Capitals

5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Washington Capitals win this game 83% of the time.

WSH winsBUF wins

Play-by-play

Model-based

Every event the NHL recorded. Goals show how much they moved the win probability, and who was on the ice.

  1. P1 0:00Period start
  2. P1 0:27Ovechkin: Roughing (2 min)

    On ice: WSH Ovechkin, Oshie, Niskanen, Backstrom, Alzner · BUF Gorges, McGinn, O'Reilly, Ristolainen, Reinhart

  3. P1 1:36Shot by Kane, saved by Holtby4v5
  4. P1 1:50Shot by Franson, saved by Holtby4v5
  5. P1 1:59Shot by Kane, saved by Holtby4v5
  6. P1 2:06Shot by Kane, saved by Holtby4v5
  7. P1 3:50Shot by Reinhart, saved by Holtby
  8. P1 4:35Shot by Kuznetsov, saved by Johnson
  9. P1 5:02Shot by Carrick, saved by Johnson
  10. P1 5:48Goal by Gionta (Eichel, Girgensons)+20 pts WP

    On ice: WSH Williams, Johansson, Orlov, Kuznetsov, Carrick · BUF Gionta, Franson, Weber, Girgensons, Eichel

  11. P1 6:25Shot by Johansson, saved by Johnson
  12. P1 6:48Shot by Sill, saved by Johnson
  13. P1 9:34Shot by Weber, saved by Holtby
  14. P1 9:43Shot by Eichel, saved by Holtby
  15. P1 10:22Shot by Sill, saved by Johnson
  16. P1 12:10Ennis: Tripping (2 min)

    On ice: WSH Williams, Johansson, Orlov, Kuznetsov, Schmidt · BUF Bogosian, Ennis, Kane, Larsson, McCabe

  17. P1 12:37Shot by Ovechkin, saved by Johnson5v4
  18. P1 13:13Shot by Johansson, saved by Johnson5v4
  19. P1 13:59Shot by Kuznetsov, saved by Johnson5v4
  20. P1 14:54Shot by Orlov, saved by Johnson
  21. P1 16:15Shot by Williams, saved by Johnson
  22. P1 16:43Shot by Kuznetsov, saved by Johnson
  23. P1 16:46Shot by Kuznetsov, saved by Johnson
  24. P1 16:51Shot by Johansson, saved by Johnson
  25. P1 17:29Shot by Eichel, saved by Holtby
  26. P1 17:30Wilson: Roughing (2 min)

    On ice: WSH Chimera, Beagle, Orlov, Wilson, Schmidt · BUF Gionta, Bogosian, Girgensons, McCabe, Eichel

  27. P1 17:30Bogosian: Roughing (2 min)4v5

    On ice: WSH Chimera, Beagle, Orlov, Wilson, Schmidt · BUF Gionta, Bogosian, Girgensons, McCabe, Eichel

  28. P1 17:30Wilson: Roughing (2 min)4v4

    On ice: WSH Chimera, Beagle, Orlov, Wilson, Schmidt · BUF Gionta, Bogosian, Girgensons, McCabe, Eichel

  29. P1 18:08Shot by Laich, saved by Johnson4v5
  30. P1 19:04Shot by Girgensons, saved by Holtby4v5
  31. P1 19:05Shot by Girgensons, saved by Holtby4v5
  32. P1 0:00Period end
  33. P2 0:00Period start
  34. P2 0:08Shot by Ovechkin, saved by Johnson
  35. P2 1:48Shot by Johansson, saved by Johnson
  36. P2 2:44Shot by Deslauriers, saved by Holtby
  37. P2 4:40Shot by Kane, saved by Holtby
  38. P2 5:55Larsson: Hooking (2 min)6v5

    On ice: WSH Williams, Ovechkin, Johansson, Orlov, Kuznetsov, Schmidt · BUF Gionta, Bogosian, Kane, Larsson, McCabe

  39. P2 6:38Shot by Niskanen, saved by Johnson5v4
  40. P2 7:11Shot by Ovechkin, saved by Johnson5v4
  41. P2 7:42Shot by Gionta, saved by Holtby5v4
  42. P2 8:00Shot by Williams, saved by Johnson
  43. P2 7:58Shot by Williams, saved by Johnson
  44. P2 8:28Shot by Beagle, saved by Johnson
  45. P2 10:54Shot by Ovechkin, saved by Johnson
  46. P2 11:03Shot by Oshie, saved by Johnson
  47. P2 11:20Shot by Johansson, saved by Johnson
  48. P2 13:36Shot by Kane, saved by Holtby
  49. P2 13:56Shot by Orlov, saved by Johnson
  50. P2 14:08Goal by Williams, unassisted+26 pts WP

    On ice: WSH Williams, Niskanen, Alzner, Johansson, Kuznetsov · BUF Gionta, Bogosian, Girgensons, McCabe, Eichel

  51. P2 15:44Shot by O'Reilly, saved by Holtby
  52. P2 17:15Shot by Kuznetsov, saved by Johnson
  53. P2 18:52Shot by Eichel, saved by Holtby
  54. P2 18:53Goal by Girgensons (Eichel)+28 pts WP

    On ice: WSH Williams, Chorney, Johansson, Kuznetsov, Carrick · BUF Gionta, Franson, Weber, Girgensons, Eichel

  55. P2 19:22Shot by Ovechkin, saved by Johnson
  56. P2 19:53Shot by Deslauriers, saved by Holtby
  57. P2 0:00Period end
  58. P3 0:00Period start
  59. P3 0:24Shot by Johansson, saved by Johnson
  60. P3 0:47Shot by Ovechkin, saved by Johnson
  61. P3 1:24Goal by Ovechkin (Kuznetsov, Oshie)+28 pts WP

    On ice: WSH Ovechkin, Oshie, Niskanen, Orlov, Kuznetsov · BUF Gionta, Gorges, Bogosian, O'Reilly, Girgensons

  62. P3 2:31Shot by Orlov, saved by Johnson
  63. P3 3:04Shot by Kane, saved by Holtby
  64. P3 3:44Johansson: Boarding (2 min)

    On ice: WSH Williams, Johansson, Orlov, Schmidt, Burakovsky · BUF Legwand, Bogosian, Kane, Girgensons, McCabe

  65. P3 4:54Kane: Tripping (2 min)4v5

    On ice: WSH Chorney, Sill, Wilson, Schmidt · BUF Franson, Bogosian, Kane, Girgensons, Eichel

  66. P3 5:00Shot by Alzner, saved by Johnson4v4
  67. P3 5:15Ovechkin: High sticking (2 min)4v5

    On ice: WSH Ovechkin, Alzner, Kuznetsov, Schmidt · BUF Gionta, O'Reilly, McCabe, Ristolainen, Eichel

  68. P3 5:50Shot by Reinhart, saved by Holtby4v4
  69. P3 6:05Shot by Ristolainen, saved by Holtby4v4
  70. P3 7:26Kane: Hooking (2 min)

    On ice: WSH Chimera, Ovechkin, Niskanen, Alzner, Wilson · BUF Gionta, Franson, Weber, Kane, Girgensons

  71. P3 8:32Goal by Johansson (Kuznetsov, Niskanen)5v4+29 pts WP

    On ice: WSH Ovechkin, Oshie, Niskanen, Johansson, Kuznetsov · BUF Gionta, Gorges, O'Reilly, Ristolainen

  72. P3 9:56Goal by Burakovsky (Johansson)+13 pts WP

    On ice: WSH Laich, Chorney, Johansson, Schmidt, Burakovsky · BUF Gionta, Bogosian, Deslauriers, McCabe, Eichel

  73. P3 10:04Shot by Ovechkin, saved by Johnson
  74. P3 12:03Shot by Eichel, saved by Holtby
  75. P3 12:36Shot by Laich, saved by Johnson
  76. P3 13:43Shot by Ovechkin, saved by Johnson
  77. P3 14:02Shot by Kuznetsov, saved by Johnson
  78. P3 14:38Shot by Reinhart, saved by Holtby
  79. P3 15:07Shot by O'Reilly, saved by Holtby
  80. P3 15:29Shot by Chimera, saved by Johnson
  81. P3 16:01Shot by Eichel, saved by Holtby
  82. P3 16:41Shot by Niskanen, saved by Johnson
  83. P3 17:09Shot by Chorney, saved by Johnson
  84. P3 18:15Shot by Eichel, saved by Holtby5v6
  85. P3 18:47Goal by Ovechkin, unassisted5v60 pts WP

    On ice: WSH Ovechkin, Oshie, Orlov, Kuznetsov, Schmidt · BUF McGinn, Bogosian, O'Reilly, Ristolainen, Reinhart, Eichel

  86. P3 0:00Period end
  87. P3 0:00Final