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Sun, Feb 26, 2023·KeyBank Center, Buffalo

Washington Capitals 4, Buffalo Sabres 7

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Buffalo Sabres win this game 77% of the time.

BUF winsWSH wins

Who was on the ice

Model-based

Line matchups and every shift of the game.

Line matchups

BUF forward lines and defence pairs (rows) against WSH's (columns) at 5-on-5. Darker cells shared more ice; the second number is xG for–against in that time. Click a cell to highlight it below.

Ovechkin–Kuznetsov–WilsonOshie–Milano–StromeBackstrom–Smith–ShearyEller–Dowd–Aube-KubelOvechkin–Oshie–KuznetsovBackstrom–Sheary–Aube-KubelMilano–Aube-Kubel–StromeJensen–FehérváryGustafsson–van RiemsdykIrwin–McIlrathJensen–Gustafsson
Skinner–Thompson–Quinn1:410.00–0.254:320.10–0.310:310.03–0.002:360.00–0.095:590.62–0.313:540.00–0.34
Okposo–Girgensons–Jost2:580.21–0.213:000.10–0.151:270.05–0.171:430.20–0.005:520.47–0.463:430.05–0.110:560.20–0.06
Hinostroza–Mittelstadt–Cozens4:400.81–0.142:160.17–0.100:340.11–0.002:250.00–0.222:260.00–0.185:360.78–0.141:560.31–0.15
Olofsson–Krebs–Peterka5:510.14–0.021:390.00–0.000:350.00–0.032:490.00–0.161:110.11–0.004:560.02–0.01
Skinner–Hinostroza–Thompson0:520.27–0.000:520.12–0.060:500.27–0.000:410.12–0.00
Skinner–Olofsson–Thompson0:570.00–0.050:330.00–0.05
Jokiharju–Power4:120.31–0.203:570.32–0.211:190.00–0.003:180.07–0.171:030.00–0.037:510.79–0.403:290.10–0.093:360.30–0.00
Clague–Samuelsson2:000.27–0.012:270.18–0.232:050.00–0.100:500.13–0.005:090.19–0.353:040.27–0.090:470.20–0.00
Samuelsson–Lyubushkin2:250.21–0.241:090.00–0.000:490.00–0.000:370.00–0.081:400.00–0.002:240.04–0.240:470.00–0.000:560.17–0.08
Bryson–Lyubushkin1:000.17–0.002:220.00–0.082:020.00–0.081:190.00–0.002:110.00–0.081:460.17–0.09
Lyubushkin–Power1:030.00–0.050:500.00–0.231:340.14–0.041:270.00–0.281:200.11–0.000:520.02–0.04
Bryson–Samuelsson0:470.00–0.001:110.00–0.000:360.11–0.000:500.00–0.001:370.11–0.00
Jokiharju–Bryson0:570.08–0.060:570.00–0.061:140.05–0.000:450.03–0.12
Jokiharju–Samuelsson0:300.08–0.000:300.00–0.120:390.00–0.110:550.34–0.121:270.08–0.11
Bryson–Power1:160.00–0.001:010.00–0.00
Shift chart

Every shift, one row per player.

P1P2P3EndQuinn FSkinner FThompson FHinostroza FMittelstadt FCozens FOlofsson FKrebs FPeterka FJost FOkposo FGirgensons FSamuelsson DClague DJokiharju DPower DLyubushkin DBryson DLuukkonen GMilano FStrome FOshie FOvechkin FWilson FKuznetsov FSheary FSmith FBackstrom FEller FAube-Kubel FDowd FJensen DFehérváry DGustafsson Dvan Riemsdyk DIrwin DMcIlrath DKuemper GLindgren G
BUFWSHFull-height lines are goals; short ticks at the top are shots. Hover to see who was on the ice.

Shift totals

Owen PowerBUF2827:430:592:4741
Martin FehérváryWSH2424:441:022:2612
Nick JensenWSH2624:420:571:3923
Henri JokiharjuBUF3123:400:461:2321
Trevor van RiemsdykWSH2722:290:501:2677
Mattias SamuelssonBUF2822:100:481:2214
Erik GustafssonWSH2422:060:551:3263
Jeff SkinnerBUF2120:380:592:0451
Tage ThompsonBUF2219:410:541:4562
Ilya LyubushkinBUF2517:560:431:1224
Victor OlofssonBUF1816:240:552:0441
Evgeny KuznetsovWSH2316:050:421:2041
Alex OvechkinWSH2116:030:461:2031
Conor ShearyWSH1916:020:511:3013
Tom WilsonWSH2315:580:421:0933
Dylan CozensBUF2015:410:471:2862
T.J. OshieWSH2015:330:471:2020
Dylan StromeWSH2015:270:461:1830
Kyle OkposoBUF1815:180:511:2521
Sonny MilanoWSH2015:030:451:2220
Peyton KrebsBUF1715:020:531:2222
Casey MittelstadtBUF1914:360:461:1432
Nicklas BackstromWSH1814:340:491:2642
Vinnie HinostrozaBUF1914:220:451:1232
Matt IrwinWSH2314:210:371:2901
Jacob BrysonBUF2013:440:411:3031
Tyson JostBUF1613:360:511:0610
Lars EllerWSH2013:330:411:2106
Jack QuinnBUF1813:220:451:2141
Nicolas Aube-KubelWSH1613:010:491:4616
JJ PeterkaBUF1612:420:481:2821
Zemgus GirgensonsBUF1712:120:431:0211
Craig SmithWSH1411:330:501:3832
Nic DowdWSH1911:330:361:1407
Dylan McIlrathWSH1911:130:351:1111
Kale ClagueBUF179:590:351:0122