Sat, Nov 11, 2023·UBS Arena, Elmont
Washington Capitals 4, New York Islanders 1
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, Washington Capitals win this game 63% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | 17 | 215 | 16 | 428 |
| NYI | 112 | 09 | 016 | 137 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P1 9:18WSHAlex OvechkinAssists: Evgeny Kuznetsov · Wrist, 0.03 xG1–0
- P1 19:17NYIAlexander RomanovAssists: Bo Horvat · Wrist, 0.02 xG1–1
- P2 13:05WSHNic DowdGWGAssists: Nicolas Aube-Kubel, John Carlson · Bat, 0.37 xG2–1
- P2 19:20WSHAliaksei ProtasAssists: Matthew Phillips, Connor McMichael · Wrist, 0.14 xG3–1
- P3 19:57WSHAlex OvechkinENAssists: Beck Malenstyn, Rasmus Sandin · Wrist, 0.63 xG4–1
Penalties (2)
- P1 19:58WSHAlexander Alexeyev: Holding2 min
- P2 7:17NYISebastian Aho: Tripping2 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.
20:00
P1
- P1 20:00Horvat won the faceoff against Kuznetsov
- Goal
- Shot
- Miss
- Block
- Hit
- Takeaway
- Giveaway
- Faceoff
- Penalty
The numbers
Team totals, side by side.
Line combinations that worked
Model-basedEach 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
- bestPhillips – McMichael – Protas6:01
xG 0.25–0.05 (84%)attempts 4–3goals 1–0
- Oshie – Milano – Strome8:46
xG 0.32–0.27 (54%)attempts 10–10goals 0–0
- Dowd – Aube-Kubel – Malenstyn10:39
xG 0.18–0.27 (40%)attempts 5–23goals 0–0
- Ovechkin – Kuznetsov – Wilson11:36
xG 0.17–0.73 (19%)attempts 8–17goals 1–0
Defence pairs
- bestJensen – Alexeyev3:00
xG 0.21–0.06 (78%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0
- Jensen – Sandin10:43
xG 0.29–0.21 (58%)attempts 16–12goals 1–1
- Johansen – Haman Aktell4:20
xG 0.11–0.18 (38%)attempts 1–9goals 0–0
New York Islanders
Forward lines
- bestClutterbuck – Martin – Cizikas5:47
xG 0.35–0.08 (81%)attempts 10–3goals 0–0
- Palmieri – Horvat – Barzal2:43
xG 0.33–0.13 (71%)attempts 8–4goals 0–0
- Lee – Pageau – Fasching9:56
xG 0.38–0.22 (63%)attempts 10–5goals 0–0
- Nelson – Fasching – Engvall3:27
xG 0.07–0.00 (100%)attempts 14–0goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestPulock – Romanov17:24
xG 0.48–0.26 (64%)attempts 29–12goals 1–1
- Aho – Dobson16:56
xG 0.70–0.76 (48%)attempts 33–15goals 0–1
- Mayfield – Bolduc11:06
xG 0.33–0.44 (43%)attempts 12–11goals 0–0
How the game flowed
Model-basedChance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.
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.
Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute
Win probability
Model-basedHow each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.
NYI's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line NYI is favoured, below it WSH. Dots are goals.
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 63% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (NYI − WSH), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).