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Thu, Nov 3, 2016·Verizon Center, Washington

Winnipeg Jets 3, Washington Capitals 4 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Washington Capitals win this game 66% of the time.

WSH winsWPG wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
WPG0110531100327
WSH142180713432

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 14:38WSHNicklas BackstromAssists: Alex Ovechkin, Justin Williams · Backhand, 0.20 xG0–1
  2. P2 1:48WSHT.J. OshieAssists: Andre Burakovsky · Backhand, 0.10 xG0–2
  3. P2 10:04WSHAlex OvechkinAssists: John Carlson, Nicklas Backstrom · Backhand, 0.22 xG0–3
  4. P3 2:11WPGToby EnstromSHUnassisted · Wrist, 0.18 xG1–3
  5. P3 5:23WPGAdam LowryAssists: Dustin Byfuglien · Wrist, 0.11 xG2–3
  6. P3 11:11WPGMarko DanoAssists: Andrew Copp, Brandon Tanev · Wrist, 0.05 xG3–3
  7. OT 3:21WSHAlex OvechkinPPGWGAssists: John Carlson, Nicklas Backstrom · Slap, 0.08 xG3–4
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 8:04WSHBrett Connolly: Tripping2 min
  2. P2 2:45WPGMarko Dano: High sticking2 min
  3. P2 12:10WPGNikolaj Ehlers: Hooking2 min
  4. P3 1:25WPGNikolaj Ehlers: Hooking2 min
  5. P3 8:23WSHEvgeny Kuznetsov: Holding2 min
  6. P3 9:34WSHBrooks Orpik: Tripping2 min
  7. P3 9:34WPGMark Scheifele: Embellishment2 min
  8. P3 11:31WPGDustin Byfuglien: Slashing2 min
  9. OT 2:21WPGKyle Connor: Too many men on the ice2 min · PPG

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.

WPG00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0WSH
44% to win56% to win
← WPG attackWSH attack →
  1. P1 20:00Backstrom won the faceoff against Scheifele
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

WPGWSH
27Shots on goal32
2.6Expected goals3.5
53Shot attempts65
25Faceoffs won35
2Power plays5
12Penalty minutes6
20Hits27
19Blocked shots11
10Giveaways17
10Takeaways8

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.

Winnipeg Jets

Forward lines

  1. bestWheeler – Scheifele – Ehlers9:02

    xG 0.48–0.22 (69%)attempts 13–6goals 0–0

  2. Wheeler – Scheifele – Connor7:30

    xG 0.25–0.05 (84%)attempts 5–3goals 0–0

  3. Lowry – Armia – Tanev2:25

    xG 0.18–0.00 (100%)attempts 5–0goals 1–0

  4. Perreault – Connor – Tanev4:21

    xG 0.08–0.05 (62%)attempts 4–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestEnstrom – Byfuglien2:15

    xG 0.05–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

  2. Byfuglien – Morrissey17:14

    xG 0.59–0.55 (52%)attempts 15–11goals 1–0

  3. Enstrom – Postma12:47

    xG 0.45–0.57 (44%)attempts 14–10goals 1–1

Washington Capitals

Forward lines

  1. bestWilliams – Ovechkin – Backstrom5:45

    xG 0.52–0.24 (69%)attempts 4–4goals 2–1

  2. Williams – Johansson – Kuznetsov3:45

    xG 0.24–0.06 (81%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

  3. Oshie – Eller – Burakovsky9:03

    xG 0.34–0.34 (50%)attempts 10–6goals 1–0

  4. Ovechkin – Backstrom – Wilson4:34

    xG 0.00–0.12 (0%)attempts 1–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestCarlson – Orlov14:05

    xG 1.08–0.63 (63%)attempts 16–12goals 2–1

  2. Niskanen – Schmidt2:18

    xG 0.13–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–0goals 0–0

  3. Orpik – Schmidt10:19

    xG 0.16–0.11 (59%)attempts 6–9goals 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 3.5 xGWPG 2.6 xG
01234P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

WSHWPG

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 WPG. Dots are goals.

Excitement 86/100 · #145 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.69 · 7 goals in reach · 3-goal lead cutComeback index 52% (winner's lowest chance)
WPG 100%5050%50WSH 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, Washington Capitals win this game 66% of the time.

WSH winsWPG wins

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

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