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Wed, Mar 30, 2016·Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia

Washington Capitals 1, Philadelphia Flyers 2 (SO)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Philadelphia Flyers win this game 52% of the time.

PHI winsWSH wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTSOTotal
WSH01107110020130
PHI01301018032234

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P3 1:28WSHAlex OvechkinPPAssists: Evgeny Kuznetsov, Justin Williams · Snap, 0.04 xG1–0
  2. P3 14:32PHIBrayden SchennPPAssists: Claude Giroux, Wayne Simmonds · Deflected, 0.15 xG1–1

Shootout

  1. 1. WSH T.J. Oshie stopped
  2. 2. PHI Nick Cousins scored
  3. 3. WSH Evgeny Kuznetsov stopped
  4. 4. PHI Sam Gagner scored
Penalties (12)
  1. P1 12:45WSHT.J. Oshie: Tripping2 min
  2. P1 0:00PHINick Schultz: Roughing2 min
  3. P1 0:00WSHAlex Ovechkin: Cross checking2 min
  4. P2 19:36PHIBrandon Manning: Hooking2 min · PPG
  5. P3 7:36WSHMatt Niskanen: Cross checking2 min
  6. P3 7:59PHIRyan White: Interference2 min
  7. P3 11:18WSHTom Wilson: Roughing2 min
  8. P3 11:18PHISam Gagner: Roughing2 min
  9. P3 12:57WSHMarcus Johansson: Hooking2 min · PPG
  10. OT 0:32PHIWayne Simmonds: Tripping2 min
  11. OT 2:56PHISean Couturier: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  12. OT 2:56WSHBraden Holtby: 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.

WSH00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0PHI
47% to win54% to win
← WSH attackPHI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Kuznetsov won the faceoff against Couturier
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

WSHPHI
30Shots on goal34
2.5Expected goals2.6
68Shot attempts69
28Faceoffs won41
3Power plays3
12Penalty minutes12
30Hits34
25Blocked shots23
7Giveaways12
6Takeaways10

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.

Washington Capitals

Forward lines

  1. bestChimera – Oshie – Beagle9:10

    xG 0.79–0.10 (88%)attempts 17–2goals 0–0

  2. Ovechkin – Johansson – Kuznetsov10:02

    xG 0.55–0.27 (67%)attempts 11–8goals 0–0

  3. Williams – Backstrom – Burakovsky11:40

    xG 0.35–0.10 (78%)attempts 13–8goals 0–0

  4. Richards – Winnik – Wilson7:05

    xG 0.05–0.63 (7%)attempts 6–14goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestOrpik – Orlov11:00

    xG 0.53–0.11 (82%)attempts 15–10goals 0–0

  2. Niskanen – Alzner15:29

    xG 0.54–0.30 (64%)attempts 16–11goals 0–0

  3. Orpik – Carlson4:37

    xG 0.28–0.14 (67%)attempts 6–5goals 0–0

Philadelphia Flyers

Forward lines

  1. bestGagner – Read – Cousins7:52

    xG 0.69–0.36 (66%)attempts 11–8goals 0–0

  2. Voracek – Couturier – Raffl11:38

    xG 0.35–0.30 (54%)attempts 17–7goals 0–0

  3. VandeVelde – White – Bellemare8:31

    xG 0.17–0.43 (28%)attempts 7–16goals 0–0

  4. Giroux – Simmonds – Schenn12:55

    xG 0.13–0.40 (24%)attempts 10–14goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestStreit – Schultz15:32

    xG 0.67–0.40 (63%)attempts 23–15goals 0–0

  2. Manning – Gudas13:47

    xG 0.55–0.38 (59%)attempts 16–14goals 0–0

  3. MacDonald – Gostisbehere12:48

    xG 0.03–0.99 (3%)attempts 5–20goals 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.

PHI 2.6 xGWSH 2.5 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

PHIWSH

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

PHI's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line PHI is favoured, below it WSH. Dots are goals.

Excitement 49/100 · #598 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.58 · 2 goals in reachComeback index 14% (winner's lowest chance)
WSH 100%5050%50PHI 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +37 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, Philadelphia Flyers win this game 52% of the time.

PHI winsWSH wins

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

-7
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-1
0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).