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Tue, Nov 16, 2021·Honda Center, Anaheim

Washington Capitals 2, Anaheim Ducks 3 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Washington Capitals win this game 53% of the time.

ANA winsWSH wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
WSH080621402230
ANA1110111712331

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 3:32ANACam FowlerAssists: Ryan Getzlaf, Troy Terry · Slap, 0.04 xG0–1
  2. P3 5:36WSHGarrett PilonAssists: Martin Fehérváry, John Carlson · Tip-in, 0.13 xG1–1
  3. P3 10:00ANATrevor ZegrasAssists: Sonny Milano, Kevin Shattenkirk · Wrist, 0.13 xG1–2
  4. P3 17:28WSHTom WilsonAssists: John Carlson, Martin Fehérváry · Tip-in, 0.09 xG2–2
  5. OT 4:14ANATrevor ZegrasGWGAssists: Hampus Lindholm, Adam Henrique · Wrist, 0.19 xG2–3
Penalties (2)
  1. P2 7:43WSHAxel Jonsson-Fjallby: Elbowing2 min
  2. OT 4:14ANATrevor Zegras: Misconduct10 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.

WSH00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0ANA
48% to win52% to win
← WSH attackANA attack →
  1. P1 20:00Getzlaf won the faceoff against Kuznetsov
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

WSHANA
30Shots on goal31
2.6Expected goals2.5
59Shot attempts54
17Faceoffs won35
0Power plays1
2Penalty minutes10
22Hits23
14Blocked shots15
11Giveaways14
6Takeaways10

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. bestSheary – Sprong – McMichael5:43

    xG 0.57–0.11 (84%)attempts 7–5goals 0–0

  2. Wilson – Jonsson-Fjallby – McMichael5:21

    xG 0.25–0.00 (100%)attempts 8–2goals 1–0

  3. Hathaway – Sprong – Protas3:55

    xG 0.42–0.20 (67%)attempts 7–2goals 0–1

  4. Hagelin – Leason – Protas6:26

    xG 0.18–0.07 (72%)attempts 5–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestOrlov – Jensen16:36

    xG 1.08–0.48 (69%)attempts 16–16goals 0–1

  2. Carlson – Fehérváry17:44

    xG 0.63–0.27 (70%)attempts 20–9goals 2–1

  3. Schultz – van Riemsdyk17:54

    xG 0.67–0.71 (49%)attempts 18–17goals 0–0

Anaheim Ducks

Forward lines

  1. bestGetzlaf – Henrique – Terry14:06

    xG 0.41–0.34 (55%)attempts 14–13goals 1–0

  2. Grant – Carrick – Steel12:08

    xG 0.27–0.23 (54%)attempts 8–8goals 0–0

  3. Silfverberg – Lundeström – McTavish10:45

    xG 0.19–0.60 (24%)attempts 7–17goals 0–0

  4. Deslauriers – Milano – Zegras11:46

    xG 0.29–0.77 (28%)attempts 8–13goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestFowler – Manson20:00

    xG 1.05–0.48 (69%)attempts 27–15goals 1–0

  2. Shattenkirk – Lindholm2:45

    xG 0.12–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

  3. Lindholm – Drysdale17:11

    xG 0.31–0.69 (31%)attempts 7–20goals 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.

ANA 2.5 xGWSH 2.6 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

ANAWSH

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 64/100 · #540 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.85 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 52% (winner's lowest chance)
WSH 100%5050%50ANA 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +39 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 53% of the time.

ANA winsWSH wins

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

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