Tue, Apr 9, 2024·Little Caesars Arena, Detroit
Washington Capitals 2, Detroit Red Wings 1
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, Detroit Red Wings win this game 78% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | 08 | 28 | 07 | 223 |
| DET | 017 | 010 | 116 | 143 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P2 17:47WSHDylan StromeAssists: Martin Fehérváry · Snap, 0.10 xG1–0
- P2 19:52WSHAlex OvechkinGWGAssists: T.J. Oshie · Snap, 0.05 xG2–0
- P3 19:58DETPatrick KaneAssists: David Perron, Lucas Raymond · Wrist, 0.20 xG2–1
Penalties (3)
- P2 9:12DETPatrick Kane: Hooking2 min
- P3 6:33WSHAlex Ovechkin: Too many men on the ice2 min
- P3 15:48WSHT.J. Oshie: Hooking2 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 20:00McMichael won the faceoff against Larkin
- 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
- bestPacioretty – Milano – Lapierre10:33
xG 0.81–0.69 (54%)attempts 13–14goals 0–0
- Ovechkin – Oshie – McMichael9:58
xG 0.24–0.35 (40%)attempts 13–16goals 1–0
- Wilson – Strome – Protas11:00
xG 0.29–0.46 (39%)attempts 15–12goals 1–0
- Dowd – Aube-Kubel – Malenstyn11:32
xG 0.17–0.37 (31%)attempts 8–12goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestCarlson – van Riemsdyk4:44
xG 0.37–0.17 (68%)attempts 8–9goals 0–0
- van Riemsdyk – Iorio4:59
xG 0.22–0.05 (82%)attempts 8–1goals 0–0
- van Riemsdyk – Alexeyev2:15
xG 0.02–0.01 (75%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0
Detroit Red Wings
Forward lines
- bestPerron – Larkin – Raymond12:52
xG 0.64–0.31 (68%)attempts 23–9goals 0–0
- Copp – Fabbri – Fischer10:49
xG 0.55–0.25 (69%)attempts 13–16goals 0–0
- Sprong – Czarnik – Veleno3:50
xG 0.00–0.05 (0%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0
- Kane – Compher – DeBrincat12:58
xG 0.64–1.00 (39%)attempts 12–17goals 0–1
Defence pairs
- bestChiarot – Seider14:54
xG 0.81–0.28 (74%)attempts 21–20goals 0–1
- Maatta – Gostisbehere14:05
xG 0.52–0.25 (67%)attempts 14–10goals 0–0
- Petry – Edvinsson16:58
xG 0.86–1.15 (43%)attempts 25–20goals 0–1
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.
DET's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line DET 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, Detroit Red Wings win this game 78% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (DET − WSH), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).