Fri, Jan 15, 2021·KeyBank Center, Buffalo
Washington Capitals 2, Buffalo Sabres 1
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, Buffalo Sabres win this game 75% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | 06 | 17 | 18 | 221 |
| BUF | 011 | 015 | 15 | 131 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P2 1:34WSHJakub VranaAssists: Tom Wilson · Snap, 0.15 xG1–0
- P3 0:31BUFRasmus RistolainenAssists: Taylor Hall, Jack Eichel · Wrist, 0.01 xG1–1
- P3 7:47WSHTom WilsonGWGAssists: Nicklas Backstrom · Snap, 0.05 xG2–1
Penalties (5)
- P1 5:57WSHBrenden Dillon: Hooking2 min
- P1 10:23WSHConor Sheary: Tripping2 min
- P1 16:35WSHEvgeny Kuznetsov: Holding2 min
- P2 12:23WSHJohn Carlson: Slashing2 min
- P3 15:47WSHZdeno Chara: Holding2 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.
20:00
P1
- P1 20:00Eichel won the faceoff against Backstrom
- Goal
- Shot
- Miss
- Block
- Hit
- Takeaway
- Giveaway
- Faceoff
- Penalty
The numbers
Team totals, side by side.
Line combinations that worked
Model-basedEach 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
- bestPanik – Kuznetsov – Vrana3:52
xG 0.19–0.00 (100%)attempts 5–0goals 0–0
- Kuznetsov – Wilson – Vrana6:52
xG 0.20–0.20 (50%)attempts 5–8goals 1–0
- Ovechkin – Backstrom – Wilson4:40
xG 0.05–0.10 (34%)attempts 1–4goals 1–1
- Oshie – Hagelin – Eller2:38
xG 0.00–0.06 (0%)attempts 0–1goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestChara – Jensen13:16
xG 0.59–0.38 (61%)attempts 14–11goals 1–0
- Schultz – Orlov2:02
xG 0.01–0.00 (100%)attempts 1–0goals 0–0
- Schultz – Dillon14:38
xG 0.19–0.23 (45%)attempts 8–10goals 1–0
Buffalo Sabres
Forward lines
- bestHall – Eichel – Thompson6:40
xG 0.63–0.05 (93%)attempts 7–4goals 0–0
- Hall – Reinhart – Eichel3:58
xG 0.24–0.15 (61%)attempts 6–3goals 1–0
- Staal – Reinhart – Olofsson4:26
xG 0.06–0.03 (63%)attempts 6–3goals 0–0
- Sheahan – Skinner – Lazar6:06
xG 0.10–0.19 (35%)attempts 3–5goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestMcCabe – Ristolainen13:13
xG 0.89–0.17 (84%)attempts 14–5goals 1–0
- Montour – Jokiharju2:57
xG 0.03–0.03 (53%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0
- Miller – Dahlin2:04
xG 0.00–0.00attempts 0–0goals 0–0
How the game flowed
Model-basedChance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.
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.
Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute
Win probability
Model-basedHow each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.
BUF's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line BUF is favoured, below it WSH. Dots are goals.
Did the better team win?
Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.
Based on shot quality alone, Buffalo Sabres win this game 75% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (BUF − WSH), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).