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Thu, Jan 19, 2023·Mullett Arena, Tempe

Washington Capitals 4, Arizona Coyotes 0

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Washington Capitals win this game 76% of the time.

ARI winsWSH wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
WSH17213113433
ARI0707012026

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 3:03WSHDylan StromeGWGAssists: Dmitry Orlov, Nick Jensen · Deflected, 0.08 xG1–0
  2. P2 17:32WSHSonny MilanoAssists: Tom Wilson, Nicklas Backstrom · Snap, 0.19 xG2–0
  3. P2 18:41WSHTom WilsonPPAssists: Dmitry Orlov, Evgeny Kuznetsov · Tip-in, 0.15 xG3–0
  4. P3 8:41WSHDylan StromeAssists: Evgeny Kuznetsov, Marcus Johansson · Wrist, 0.13 xG4–0
Penalties (7)
  1. P2 3:10ARIMichael Carcone: Hooking2 min
  2. P2 18:20ARINick Bjugstad: Tripping2 min · PPG
  3. P2 19:59WSHMartin Fehérváry: Holding2 min
  4. P3 2:47ARIJuuso Välimäki: Holding2 min
  5. P3 3:50WSHDylan Strome: Slashing2 min
  6. P3 6:30WSHDylan Strome: Tripping2 min
  7. P3 12:44ARIChristian Fischer: High sticking2 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 SOG0ARI
49% to win51% to win
← WSH attackARI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Backstrom won the faceoff against Bjugstad
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

WSHARI
33Shots on goal26
3.4Expected goals1.8
63Shot attempts45
28Faceoffs won25
4Power plays3
6Penalty minutes8
21Hits19
8Blocked shots17
8Giveaways15
6Takeaways5

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. bestOshie – Eller – Sheary10:17

    xG 0.79–0.25 (76%)attempts 13–6goals 0–0

  2. Backstrom – Wilson – Milano8:22

    xG 0.58–0.13 (82%)attempts 10–2goals 1–0

  3. Johansson – Kuznetsov – Hathaway9:03

    xG 0.57–0.20 (74%)attempts 10–6goals 0–0

  4. Ovechkin – Aube-Kubel – Strome10:14

    xG 0.32–0.35 (48%)attempts 10–14goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestOrlov – Jensen13:55

    xG 1.15–0.13 (90%)attempts 19–6goals 1–0

  2. Fehérváry – Alexeyev11:01

    xG 0.32–0.08 (80%)attempts 10–3goals 0–0

  3. Gustafsson – van Riemsdyk15:03

    xG 0.65–0.52 (56%)attempts 17–14goals 1–0

Arizona Coyotes

Forward lines

  1. Kassian – Carcone – McBain2:47

    xG 0.01–0.00 (100%)attempts 1–3goals 0–0

  2. Kassian – Bjugstad – Carcone2:20

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

  3. Kassian – Boyd – Carcone2:54

    xG 0.17–0.26 (39%)attempts 3–6goals 0–0

  4. Bjugstad – McBain – Guenther8:53

    xG 0.29–0.58 (33%)attempts 6–12goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Välimäki – Moser2:00

    xG 0.00–0.00attempts 0–1goals 0–0

  2. Stecher – Välimäki6:05

    xG 0.33–0.37 (47%)attempts 7–9goals 0–1

  3. Gostisbehere – Chychrun17:41

    xG 0.53–0.62 (46%)attempts 16–16goals 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.

ARI 1.8 xGWSH 3.4 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

ARIWSH

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 5/100 · #1288 of 1312 this seasonSwing 0.59 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 48% (winner's lowest chance)
WSH 100%5050%50ARI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +16 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 76% of the time.

ARI winsWSH wins

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

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