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Fri, Dec 21, 2018·Capital One Arena, Washington

Buffalo Sabres 1, Washington Capitals 2

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Buffalo Sabres

1

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Washington Capitals

2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Buffalo Sabres win this game 57% 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 0:25Shot by Wilson, saved by Hutton
  3. P1 1:31Shot by Backstrom, saved by Hutton
  4. P1 4:32Skinner: Hooking (2 min)

    On ice: WSH Niskanen, Orlov, Kuznetsov, Wilson, Vrana · BUF Bogosian, Skinner, Reinhart, Eichel, Dahlin

  5. P1 4:54Shot by McCabe, saved by Holtby5v4
  6. P1 7:04Shot by Smith-Pelly, saved by Hutton
  7. P1 8:28Wilson: Hooking (2 min)5v6

    On ice: WSH Kuznetsov, Wilson, Bowey, Vrana, Siegenthaler · BUF Okposo, Bogosian, Elie, Eichel, Mittelstadt, Dahlin

  8. P1 8:36Shot by Ristolainen, saved by Holtby4v5
  9. P1 11:21Shot by Scandella, saved by Holtby
  10. P1 11:54Shot by Vrana, saved by Hutton
  11. P1 12:33Shot by Ristolainen, saved by Holtby
  12. P1 12:54Shot by Okposo, saved by Holtby
  13. P1 13:00Shot by Ristolainen, saved by Holtby
  14. P1 13:59Shot by McCabe, saved by Holtby
  15. P1 15:35Shot by Thompson, saved by Holtby
  16. P1 16:52Shot by Wilson, saved by Hutton
  17. P1 17:00Shot by Burakovsky, saved by Hutton
  18. P1 17:13Shot by Eller, saved by Hutton
  19. P1 17:19Shot by Burakovsky, saved by Hutton
  20. P1 17:50Shot by Reinhart, saved by Holtby
  21. P1 0:00Period end
  22. P2 0:00Period start
  23. P2 0:16Shot by Eichel, saved by Holtby
  24. P2 0:59Shot by Sheary, saved by Holtby
  25. P2 1:31Shot by Sheary, saved by Holtby
  26. P2 2:37Siegenthaler: Tripping (2 min)5v6

    On ice: WSH Eller, Connolly, Burakovsky, Bowey, Siegenthaler · BUF Okposo, Scandella, Girgensons, Eichel, Mittelstadt, Dahlin

  27. P2 2:50Goal by Stephenson (Dowd)4v5+19 pts WP

    On ice: WSH Niskanen, Orlov, Dowd, Stephenson · BUF Skinner, Ristolainen, Reinhart, Eichel, Dahlin

  28. P2 5:17Shot by Ovechkin, saved by Hutton
  29. P2 6:49Shot by Sheary, saved by Holtby
  30. P2 7:12Rodrigues: Holding (2 min)

    On ice: WSH Dowd, Smith-Pelly, Stephenson, Bowey, Kempny · BUF Sobotka, Ristolainen, Sheary, Rodrigues, Pilut

  31. P2 7:48Shot by Oshie, saved by Hutton5v4
  32. P2 8:09Shot by Kuznetsov, saved by Hutton5v4
  33. P2 9:38Mittelstadt: Holding (2 min)

    On ice: WSH Niskanen, Eller, Orlov, Connolly, Vrana · BUF Okposo, Bogosian, Girgensons, Mittelstadt, Dahlin

  34. P2 10:27Shot by Rodrigues, saved by Holtby5v4
  35. P2 11:05Shot by Carlson, saved by Hutton5v4
  36. P2 12:07Shot by Eichel, saved by Holtby
  37. P2 14:49Shot by Orlov, saved by Hutton
  38. P2 15:03Shot by Reinhart, saved by Holtby
  39. P2 15:29Shot by Orlov, saved by Hutton
  40. P2 16:16Shot by Bowey, saved by Hutton
  41. P2 17:36Shot by Sobotka, saved by Holtby
  42. P2 18:11Shot by Bogosian, saved by Holtby
  43. P2 19:27Shot by Girgensons, saved by Holtby
  44. P2 19:41Shot by Girgensons, saved by Holtby
  45. P2 0:00Period end
  46. P3 0:00Period start
  47. P3 0:37Shot by Vrana, saved by Hutton
  48. P3 1:10Shot by Pilut, saved by Holtby
  49. P3 2:02Shot by Elie, saved by Holtby
  50. P3 2:10Shot by Okposo, saved by Holtby
  51. P3 2:30Shot by Reinhart, saved by Holtby
  52. P3 3:24Shot by Scandella, saved by Holtby
  53. P3 4:56Shot by Bogosian, saved by Holtby
  54. P3 5:10Shot by Thompson, saved by Holtby
  55. P3 6:19Shot by Wilson, saved by Hutton
  56. P3 7:23Shot by Vrana, saved by Hutton
  57. P3 8:53Shot by Ristolainen, saved by Holtby
  58. P3 9:01Goal by Larsson (Thompson, Ristolainen)+34 pts WP

    On ice: WSH Ovechkin, Oshie, Eller, Carlson, Kempny · BUF Larsson, Girgensons, Ristolainen, Thompson, Pilut

  59. P3 9:24Niskanen: Tripping (2 min)

    On ice: WSH Niskanen, Eller, Orlov, Connolly, Burakovsky · BUF Bogosian, Skinner, Reinhart, Eichel, Dahlin

  60. P3 10:33Shot by Skinner, saved by Holtby4v5
  61. P3 10:57Shot by Skinner, saved by Holtby4v5
  62. P3 13:00Goal by Wilson (Kuznetsov)+38 pts WP

    On ice: WSH Kuznetsov, Wilson, Bowey, Vrana, Siegenthaler · BUF Okposo, Bogosian, Elie, Mittelstadt, Dahlin

  63. P3 13:34Shot by Carlson, saved by Hutton
  64. P3 13:52Shot by Vrana, saved by Hutton
  65. P3 14:23Sobotka: Hooking (2 min)6v5

    On ice: WSH Ovechkin, Eller, Connolly, Burakovsky, Bowey, Siegenthaler · BUF Sobotka, Bogosian, Sheary, Rodrigues, Dahlin

  66. P3 16:30Shot by Vrana, saved by Hutton
  67. P3 17:29Shot by Sheary, saved by Holtby
  68. P3 17:48Dowd: Tripping (2 min)5v6

    On ice: WSH Niskanen, Dowd, Smith-Pelly, Stephenson, Kempny · BUF Okposo, Bogosian, Sheary, Eichel, Mittelstadt, Pilut

  69. P3 18:06Shot by Reinhart, saved by Holtby4v5
  70. P3 18:11Shot by Carlson, saved by Hutton4v5
  71. P3 19:35Shot by Ristolainen, saved by Holtby4v6
  72. P3 19:36Shot by Reinhart, saved by Holtby4v6
  73. P3 19:54Shot by Ristolainen, saved by Holtby5v6
  74. P3 19:57Shot by Reinhart, saved by Holtby5v6
  75. P3 0:00Period end5v6
  76. P3 0:00Final5v6