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Thu, Nov 4, 2021·FLA Live Arena, Sunrise

Washington Capitals 4, Florida Panthers 5 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Washington Capitals win this game 59% of the time.

FLA winsWSH wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
WSH01331911000442
FLA2142120512533

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 3:07FLAAleksander BarkovAssists: Anthony Duclair, Carter Verhaeghe · Wrist, 0.12 xG0–1
  2. P1 11:04FLAAaron EkbladUnassisted · Slap, 0.03 xG0–2
  3. P2 0:43WSHDaniel SprongAssists: Anthony Mantha · Wrist, 0.17 xG1–2
  4. P2 7:16FLABrandon MontourAssists: Gustav Forsling, Mason Marchment · Slap, 0.03 xG1–3
  5. P2 15:32FLAAleksander BarkovPPAssists: Patric Hornqvist, Jonathan Huberdeau · Wrist, 0.26 xG1–4
  6. P2 18:11WSHAlex OvechkinAssists: Lars Eller · Wrist, 0.06 xG2–4
  7. P2 19:43WSHTom WilsonAssists: John Carlson, Alex Ovechkin · Slap, 0.11 xG3–4
  8. P3 6:56WSHConnor McMichaelAssists: Alex Ovechkin, Brett Leason · Snap, 0.15 xG4–4
  9. OT 1:55FLAEetu LuostarinenGWGAssists: Gustav Forsling, Sam Reinhart · Tip-in, 0.02 xG4–5
Penalties (5)
  1. P1 3:07WSHDaniel Sprong: Delaying game unsuccessful challenge2 min
  2. P1 13:57FLABrandon Montour: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  3. P2 4:20FLAChase Priskie: Slashing2 min
  4. P2 10:10WSHNic Dowd: Roughing2 min
  5. P2 14:36WSHLars Eller: Interference2 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.

WSH00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0FLA
48% to win52% to win
← WSH attackFLA attack →
  1. P1 20:00Dowd won the faceoff against Reinhart
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

WSHFLA
42Shots on goal33
3.1Expected goals2.6
58Shot attempts52
24Faceoffs won23
2Power plays3
6Penalty minutes4
36Hits29
13Blocked shots9
13Giveaways13
15Takeaways16

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.

Washington Capitals

Forward lines

  1. bestEller – Mantha – Sprong4:46

    xG 0.57–0.01 (98%)attempts 5–1goals 1–0

  2. Hagelin – Dowd – Hathaway9:29

    xG 0.58–0.15 (79%)attempts 16–5goals 0–0

  3. Ovechkin – Kuznetsov – Wilson13:33

    xG 0.63–0.50 (56%)attempts 13–9goals 1–1

  4. Sheary – Leason – McMichael3:21

    xG 0.32–0.23 (58%)attempts 3–6goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestOrlov – Jensen12:19

    xG 0.47–0.17 (73%)attempts 12–10goals 1–1

  2. Carlson – Fehérváry16:01

    xG 1.22–0.97 (56%)attempts 17–19goals 1–2

  3. Schultz – Orlov3:55

    xG 0.30–0.06 (84%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

Florida Panthers

Forward lines

  1. bestDuclair – Verhaeghe – Barkov11:28

    xG 0.85–0.55 (61%)attempts 11–9goals 2–0

  2. Hornqvist – Vatrano – Luostarinen9:32

    xG 0.19–0.13 (60%)attempts 8–6goals 0–0

  3. Huberdeau – Reinhart – Tippett7:51

    xG 0.23–0.70 (25%)attempts 6–8goals 0–1

  4. Marchment – Mamin – Lundell9:54

    xG 0.08–0.78 (9%)attempts 7–13goals 1–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestEkblad – Forsling2:30

    xG 0.10–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–0goals 0–0

  2. Connauton – Montour2:55

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

  3. Forsling – Priskie2:05

    xG 0.22–0.35 (38%)attempts 4–6goals 0–1

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.

FLA 2.6 xGWSH 3.1 xG
0123P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

FLAWSH

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

FLA's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line FLA is favoured, below it WSH. Dots are goals.

Excitement 93/100 · #99 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.83 · 9 goals in reach · 3-goal lead cutComeback index 52% (winner's lowest chance)
WSH 100%5050%50FLA 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +28 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 59% of the time.

FLA winsWSH wins

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

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