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Wed, Dec 19, 2018·Capital One Arena, Washington

Pittsburgh Penguins 2, Washington Capitals 1

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Washington Capitals

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Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Washington Capitals win this game 51% of the time.

WSH winsPIT 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 0:55Wilson: Fighting (5 min)

    On ice: WSH Niskanen, Orlov, Kuznetsov, Wilson, Vrana · PIT Malkin, Kessel, Oleksiak, Maatta, Aston-Reese

  3. P1 0:55Oleksiak: Fighting (5 min)4v5

    On ice: WSH Niskanen, Orlov, Kuznetsov, Wilson, Vrana · PIT Malkin, Kessel, Oleksiak, Maatta, Aston-Reese

  4. P1 1:11Shot by Connolly, saved by Murray
  5. P1 1:16Shot by Smith-Pelly, saved by Murray
  6. P1 1:51Shot by Dumoulin, saved by Holtby
  7. P1 2:41Shot by Sheahan, saved by Holtby
  8. P1 2:57Shot by Johnson, saved by Holtby
  9. P1 3:02Shot by Maatta, saved by Holtby
  10. P1 4:05Ovechkin: Roughing (2 min)

    On ice: WSH Ovechkin, Oshie, Niskanen, Backstrom, Orlov · PIT Malkin, Letang, Kessel, Dumoulin, Aston-Reese

  11. P1 4:05Letang: Roughing (2 min)4v5

    On ice: WSH Ovechkin, Oshie, Niskanen, Backstrom, Orlov · PIT Malkin, Letang, Kessel, Dumoulin, Aston-Reese

  12. P1 4:42Shot by Crosby, saved by Holtby4v4
  13. P1 5:32Shot by Orlov, saved by Murray4v4
  14. P1 6:21Shot by Johnson, saved by Holtby
  15. P1 6:54Siegenthaler: Holding (2 min)

    On ice: WSH Eller, Smith-Pelly, Connolly, Bowey, Siegenthaler · PIT Letang, Hornqvist, Brassard, Dumoulin, Pearson

  16. P1 10:03Shot by Ovechkin, saved by Murray
  17. P1 10:25Shot by Niskanen, saved by Murray
  18. P1 11:37Shot by Malkin, saved by Holtby
  19. P1 12:24Shot by Connolly, saved by Murray
  20. P1 14:10Kempny: Cross checking (2 min)

    On ice: WSH Carlson, Kuznetsov, Wilson, Vrana, Kempny · PIT Hornqvist, Brassard, Pearson, Maatta, Pettersson

  21. P1 15:02Shot by Letang, saved by Holtby4v5
  22. P1 18:13Shot by Kuznetsov, saved by Murray
  23. P1 18:37Shot by Malkin, saved by Holtby
  24. P1 19:53Shot by Kuznetsov, saved by Murray
  25. P1 0:00Period end
  26. P2 0:00Period start
  27. P2 0:48Rust: Holding (2 min)

    On ice: WSH Ovechkin, Niskanen, Backstrom, Wilson, Kempny · PIT Malkin, Letang, Dumoulin, Rust, Guentzel

  28. P2 1:06Shot by Maatta, saved by Holtby5v4
  29. P2 1:11Shot by Sheahan, saved by Holtby5v4
  30. P2 2:25Shot by Carlson, saved by Murray5v4
  31. P2 2:58Pettersson: High sticking (2 min)

    On ice: WSH Niskanen, Eller, Orlov, Connolly, Vrana · PIT Johnson, Kessel, Sheahan, Pettersson, Aston-Reese

  32. P2 3:15Shot by Sheahan, saved by Holtby5v4
  33. P2 4:16Shot by Carlson, saved by Murray5v4
  34. P2 4:28Shot by Kuznetsov, saved by Murray5v4
  35. P2 5:33Shot by Connolly, saved by Murray
  36. P2 6:13Shot by Kempny, saved by Murray
  37. P2 6:38Goal by Eller (Wilson)+21 pts WP

    On ice: WSH Niskanen, Eller, Smith-Pelly, Wilson, Kempny · PIT Crosby, Johnson, Rust, Guentzel, Pettersson

  38. P2 7:14Shot by Johnson, saved by Holtby
  39. P2 8:06Kempny: Tripping (2 min)

    On ice: WSH Backstrom, Carlson, Boyd, Jaskin, Kempny · PIT Crosby, Letang, Rust, Maatta, Guentzel

  40. P2 9:15Goal by Crosby (Malkin, Letang)4v5+22 pts WP

    On ice: WSH Carlson, Smith-Pelly, Boyd, Siegenthaler · PIT Malkin, Crosby, Letang, Hornqvist, Kessel

  41. P2 10:45Shot by Smith-Pelly, saved by Murray
  42. P2 11:20Shot by Letang, saved by Holtby
  43. P2 11:40Shot by Niskanen, saved by Murray
  44. P2 12:12Guentzel: Holding (2 min)6v5

    On ice: WSH Ovechkin, Niskanen, Backstrom, Orlov, Kuznetsov, Wilson · PIT Crosby, Letang, Kessel, Dumoulin, Aston-Reese

  45. P2 12:25Shot by Kuznetsov, saved by Murray5v4
  46. P2 12:45Shot by Ovechkin, saved by Murray5v4
  47. P2 14:17Shot by Sheahan, saved by Holtby
  48. P2 14:19Shot by Guentzel, saved by Holtby
  49. P2 16:21Shot by Brassard, saved by Holtby
  50. P2 16:20Shot by Pearson, saved by Holtby
  51. P2 18:21Shot by Maatta, saved by Holtby
  52. P2 18:54Shot by Guentzel, saved by Holtby
  53. P2 18:58Goal by Rust (Guentzel, Crosby)+25 pts WP

    On ice: WSH Niskanen, Eller, Orlov, Smith-Pelly, Connolly · PIT Crosby, Letang, Rust, Maatta, Guentzel

  54. P2 0:00Dumoulin: Holding the stick (2 min)

    On ice: WSH Kuznetsov, Wilson, Bowey, Vrana, Kempny · PIT Letang, Brassard, Dumoulin, Wilson, Pearson

  55. P2 0:00Period end
  56. P3 0:00Period start
  57. P3 0:53Shot by Aston-Reese, saved by Holtby5v4
  58. P3 2:49Shot by Boyd, saved by Murray
  59. P3 3:31Shot by Malkin, saved by Holtby
  60. P3 4:08Shot by Brassard, saved by Holtby
  61. P3 4:13Niskanen: Tripping (2 min)

    On ice: WSH Ovechkin, Oshie, Niskanen, Backstrom, Orlov · PIT Crosby, Letang, Dumoulin, Rust, Guentzel

  62. P3 5:16Kessel: Tripping (2 min)4v5

    On ice: WSH Eller, Orlov, Wilson, Bowey · PIT Malkin, Letang, Hornqvist, Brassard, Kessel

  63. P3 6:13Shot by Guentzel, saved by Holtby4v4
  64. P3 6:27Shot by Letang, saved by Holtby5v4
  65. P3 6:50Shot by Kuznetsov, saved by Murray5v4
  66. P3 9:25Shot by Niskanen, saved by Murray
  67. P3 10:04Shot by Ovechkin, saved by Murray
  68. P3 10:48Shot by Connolly, saved by Murray
  69. P3 11:22Shot by Maatta, saved by Holtby
  70. P3 11:43Shot by Carlson, saved by Murray
  71. P3 12:20Shot by Dumoulin, saved by Holtby
  72. P3 13:02Shot by Crosby, saved by Holtby
  73. P3 13:55Shot by Eller, saved by Murray
  74. P3 14:03Shot by Orlov, saved by Murray
  75. P3 16:02Shot by Connolly, saved by Murray
  76. P3 17:05Shot by Vrana, saved by Murray
  77. P3 17:56Shot by Niskanen, saved by Murray
  78. P3 18:08Shot by Eller, saved by Murray6v5
  79. P3 18:50Shot by Ovechkin, saved by Murray6v5
  80. P3 19:18Shot by Ovechkin, saved by Murray6v5
  81. P3 0:00Period end6v5
  82. P3 0:00Final6v5