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Sat, Feb 24, 2018·Capital One Arena, Washington

Buffalo Sabres 1, Washington Capitals 5

Away

Buffalo Sabres

1

Final

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Washington Capitals

5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Washington Capitals win this game 84% 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 0:50Goal by Kuznetsov (Connolly, Orlov)+20 pts WP

    On ice: WSH Oshie, Carlson, Kuznetsov, Connolly, Djoos · BUF Pominville, Larsson, Wilson, Beaulieu, Ristolainen

  3. P1 2:46Shot by Wilson, saved by Lehner
  4. P1 3:09Shot by Reinhart, saved by Grubauer
  5. P1 3:50Shot by Rodrigues, saved by Grubauer
  6. P1 3:51Connolly: Hooking (2 min)

    On ice: WSH Oshie, Carlson, Kuznetsov, Connolly, Djoos · BUF Gorges, Okposo, Girgensons, Rodrigues, Antipin

  7. P1 5:53Shot by Baptiste, saved by Grubauer
  8. P1 6:20Shot by Ovechkin, saved by Lehner
  9. P1 9:12Shot by Burakovsky, saved by Lehner
  10. P1 9:53Shot by Ovechkin, saved by Lehner
  11. P1 10:00Shot by Wilson, saved by Lehner
  12. P1 11:05Shot by Reinhart, saved by Grubauer
  13. P1 16:08Shot by Girgensons, saved by Grubauer
  14. P1 17:34Shot by Niskanen, saved by Lehner
  15. P1 18:18Shot by Pouliot, saved by Grubauer
  16. P1 18:42Shot by Djoos, saved by Lehner
  17. P1 19:04Shot by Rodrigues, saved by Grubauer
  18. P1 19:19Shot by Baptiste, saved by Grubauer
  19. P1 19:23Shot by Scandella, saved by Grubauer
  20. P1 0:00Period end
  21. P2 0:00Period start
  22. P2 1:18Shot by Girgensons, saved by Grubauer
  23. P2 1:46Shot by Kuznetsov, saved by Lehner
  24. P2 3:09Shot by Burakovsky, saved by Lehner
  25. P2 3:44Shot by Smith-Pelly, saved by Lehner
  26. P2 5:57Shot by O'Reilly, saved by Grubauer
  27. P2 6:08Shot by Burakovsky, saved by Lehner
  28. P2 6:13Shot by Eller, saved by Lehner
  29. P2 7:24Shot by Kuznetsov, saved by Lehner
  30. P2 8:41Shot by Baptiste, saved by Grubauer
  31. P2 9:20Shot by Pouliot, saved by Grubauer
  32. P2 9:48Shot by Eller, saved by Lehner
  33. P2 11:38Shot by Chiasson, saved by Lehner
  34. P2 13:20Goal by Burakovsky (Kuznetsov, Niskanen)+13 pts WP

    On ice: WSH Niskanen, Orlov, Kuznetsov, Stephenson, Burakovsky · BUF Pominville, Larsson, Wilson, Beaulieu, Ristolainen

  35. P2 14:01Shot by Okposo, saved by Grubauer
  36. P2 14:06Shot by Okposo, saved by Grubauer
  37. P2 14:33Shot by Girgensons, saved by Grubauer
  38. P2 16:08Shot by Stephenson, saved by Lehner
  39. P2 17:18Shot by Backstrom, saved by Lehner
  40. P2 17:56Shot by Ovechkin, saved by Lehner
  41. P2 18:31Shot by O'Reilly, saved by Grubauer
  42. P2 19:37Shot by O'Reilly, saved by Grubauer
  43. P2 0:00Period end
  44. P3 0:00Period start
  45. P3 0:14Goal by Reinhart (Nelson)+13 pts WP

    On ice: WSH Ovechkin, Niskanen, Backstrom, Orlov, Wilson · BUF Pouliot, Scandella, O'Reilly, Reinhart, Nelson

  46. P3 1:42Shot by Girgensons, saved by Grubauer
  47. P3 3:43Shot by Pouliot, saved by Grubauer
  48. P3 4:04Shot by Ovechkin, saved by Lehner
  49. P3 7:17Shot by Kuznetsov, saved by Lehner
  50. P3 7:58Shot by Backstrom, saved by Lehner
  51. P3 8:01Shot by Ovechkin, saved by Lehner
  52. P3 8:03Shot by Wilson, saved by Lehner
  53. P3 8:42Shot by Rodrigues, saved by Grubauer
  54. P3 8:43Okposo: Interference goalkeeper (2 min)

    On ice: WSH Ovechkin, Backstrom, Carlson, Wilson, Djoos · BUF Gorges, Okposo, Girgensons, Rodrigues, Antipin

  55. P3 9:17Shot by Orlov, saved by Lehner5v4
  56. P3 9:24Shot by Connolly, saved by Lehner5v4
  57. P3 10:13Goal by Ovechkin (Carlson, Kuznetsov)5v4+10 pts WP

    On ice: WSH Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson, Kuznetsov · BUF Pouliot, Scandella, O'Reilly, Ristolainen

  58. P3 11:18Shot by Ristolainen, saved by Grubauer
  59. P3 11:21Shot by Ristolainen, saved by Grubauer
  60. P3 12:02Shot by Rodrigues, saved by Grubauer
  61. P3 12:03Shot by Okposo, saved by Grubauer
  62. P3 12:04Shot by Okposo, saved by Grubauer
  63. P3 12:34Shot by Ovechkin, saved by Lehner
  64. P3 12:36Shot by Ovechkin, saved by Lehner
  65. P3 12:38Shot by Ovechkin, saved by Lehner
  66. P3 12:37Shot by Ovechkin, saved by Lehner
  67. P3 13:29Shot by Josefson, saved by Grubauer
  68. P3 14:04Shot by Eller, saved by Lehner
  69. P3 14:16Burakovsky: Delaying game puck over glass (2 min)

    On ice: WSH Orpik, Eller, Stephenson, Burakovsky, Kempny · BUF Pominville, Larsson, Wilson, Beaulieu, Ristolainen

  70. P3 15:59Shot by Antipin, saved by Grubauer4v5
  71. P3 17:48Goal by Eller (Chiasson, Niskanen)5v6+1 pts WP

    On ice: WSH Niskanen, Eller, Chiasson, Orlov, Stephenson · BUF Pominville, Pouliot, Scandella, O'Reilly, Ristolainen, Reinhart

  72. P3 18:36Goal by Ovechkin (Carlson, Kuznetsov)0 pts WP

    On ice: WSH Ovechkin, Carlson, Chiasson, Kuznetsov, Djoos · BUF Pominville, Larsson, Wilson, Nelson, Antipin

  73. P3 19:22Shot by Eller, saved by Lehner
  74. P3 0:00Period end
  75. P3 0:00Final