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Mon, Nov 7, 2022·Capital One Arena, Washington

Edmonton Oilers 4, Washington Capitals 5

Expected result

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

WSH winsEDM wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
EDM0926214429
WSH11031417531

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 18:15WSHDylan StromeUnassisted · Wrist, 0.06 xG0–1
  2. P2 0:26WSHDylan StromePPAssists: Evgeny Kuznetsov, Erik Gustafsson · Deflected, 0.19 xG0–2
  3. P2 8:33EDMConnor McDavidAssists: Leon Draisaitl, Tyson Barrie · Wrist, 0.18 xG1–2
  4. P2 12:25WSHEvgeny KuznetsovPPAssists: Dylan Strome, Erik Gustafsson · Snap, 0.15 xG1–3
  5. P2 14:10EDMRyan Nugent-HopkinsAssists: Zach Hyman · Bat, 0.15 xG2–3
  6. P2 14:36WSHAlex OvechkinPPAssists: Erik Gustafsson, Evgeny Kuznetsov · Wrist, 0.07 xG2–4
  7. P3 2:54EDMLeon DraisaitlAssists: Zach Hyman, Evander Kane · Wrist, 0.13 xG3–4
  8. P3 18:09WSHEvgeny KuznetsovPPGWGAssists: Alex Ovechkin · Wrist, 0.17 xG3–5
  9. P3 18:54EDMRyan Nugent-HopkinsAssists: Darnell Nurse, Connor McDavid · Wrist, 0.15 xG4–5
Penalties (8)
  1. P1 18:32EDMRyan Murray: High sticking2 min · PPG
  2. P2 7:52WSHEvgeny Kuznetsov: Cross checking2 min
  3. P2 7:52EDMRyan McLeod: Interference2 min
  4. P2 11:55EDMZach Hyman: Hooking2 min · PPG
  5. P2 12:04EDMKailer Yamamoto: Hooking2 min
  6. P2 14:31EDMCody Ceci: Interference2 min · PPG
  7. P3 10:23WSHErik Gustafsson: Hooking2 min
  8. P3 17:39EDMEvan Bouchard: High sticking2 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.

EDM00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0WSH
49% to win51% to win
← EDM attackWSH attack →
  1. P1 20:00Draisaitl won the faceoff against Kuznetsov
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

EDMWSH
29Shots on goal31
3.0Expected goals3.6
56Shot attempts66
33Faceoffs won36
1Power plays5
12Penalty minutes4
21Hits15
19Blocked shots13
7Giveaways9
5Takeaways6

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.

Edmonton Oilers

Forward lines

  1. bestNugent-Hopkins – McDavid – Puljujarvi8:48

    xG 0.50–0.14 (78%)attempts 9–8goals 0–0

  2. Foegele – Ryan – McLeod7:20

    xG 0.16–0.13 (57%)attempts 6–8goals 0–1

  3. Shore – Yamamoto – Holloway5:09

    xG 0.05–0.20 (21%)attempts 2–7goals 0–0

  4. Kane – Hyman – Draisaitl10:59

    xG 0.49–0.69 (41%)attempts 10–13goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestBarrie – Kulak3:21

    xG 0.71–0.13 (84%)attempts 6–4goals 1–0

  2. Nurse – Bouchard3:32

    xG 0.23–0.18 (56%)attempts 3–4goals 0–0

  3. Barrie – Murray10:37

    xG 0.30–0.30 (50%)attempts 6–10goals 1–0

Washington Capitals

Forward lines

  1. bestEller – Mantha – Aube-Kubel8:54

    xG 0.52–0.35 (60%)attempts 13–5goals 0–0

  2. Johansson – Milano – Strome9:24

    xG 0.54–0.41 (56%)attempts 12–10goals 1–0

  3. Ovechkin – Kuznetsov – Sheary11:51

    xG 0.58–0.56 (51%)attempts 11–13goals 0–1

  4. Dowd – Hathaway – Protas9:06

    xG 0.15–0.51 (22%)attempts 8–10goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestJensen – Fehérváry17:10

    xG 0.65–0.40 (62%)attempts 20–12goals 0–0

  2. Gustafsson – Fehérváry2:00

    xG 0.00–0.10 (0%)attempts 0–1goals 0–0

  3. Irwin – Johansen10:49

    xG 0.20–0.32 (39%)attempts 8–12goals 0–0

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.

WSH 3.6 xGEDM 3.0 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

WSHEDM

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 77/100 · #364 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.52 · 9 goals in reachComeback index 51% (winner's lowest chance)
EDM 100%5050%50WSH 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +19 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.

WSH winsEDM wins

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

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