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2021-02-07 · Capital One Arena

7 – 4Final

PHI beat WSH 7–4. PHI lost the expected-goals battle 2.5 to 3.3 and won anyway, a result the shot quality did not support. The biggest swing: Sean Couturier scored at 0:31 of the third, moving PHI’s win probability from 48% to 73%. Vitek Vanecek allowed 3.1 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
23 – 37
Expected goals
2.5 – 3.3
xG share
WSH 56%
Home-ice start
WSH 53%

Win probability

The site’s win-probability model, second by second: score, time left and the manpower on the ice. Dots are goals; hover for the swing.

PHI goalWSH goal

Expected goals

Running total of each team’s shot quality (unblocked attempts). Dots are goals.

PHIWSH

Three stars, by the model

Net goals added in this game versus a league-average player: on-ice goal share, finishing, playmaking, suppression, drawn and taken penalties, faceoffs; goalies by goals saved above expected.

PHI
3 G, 0 A · 15:18 TOI
On-ice +0.08 · Finishing +2.22
+2.28
WSH
2 G, 2 A · 20:02 TOI
Finishing +1.49 · Playmaking +0.06
+1.56
PHI
2 G, 1 A · 15:54 TOI
Finishing +0.82
+0.80

Rough nights

WSH
Vitek Vanecek
36:36 TOI
GSAx −3.09
−3.09
WSH
Craig Anderson
22:45 TOI
GSAx −1.13
−1.13
PHI
60:00 TOI
GSAx −0.88
−0.88

Scoring

Win probability of the scoring team just before and after each goal.

TimeTeamGoalPHI–WSHWin prob.
P1 11:11 WSHAlex OvechkinPP
from Tom Wilson, Lars Eller
0–154% → 70%
P1 16:36 WSHTom Wilson
from Nicklas Backstrom, Alex Ovechkin
0–271% → 85%
P1 18:33 PHIScott Laughton
from Erik Gustafsson, Joel Farabee
1–215% → 29%
P2 2:29 PHIScott Laughton
from Joel Farabee, James van Riemsdyk
2–228% → 47%
P2 4:08 WSHAlex Ovechkin
from Nicklas Backstrom, Tom Wilson
2–353% → 72%
P2 7:50 PHIRobert Hagg
from Nicolas Aube-Kubel, Sean Couturier
3–327% → 47%
P2 16:36 PHIJames van Riemsdyk
from Philippe Myers
4–347% → 71%
P2 19:03 WSHNicklas Backstrom
from Alex Ovechkin, Tom Wilson
4–428% → 52%
P3 0:31 PHISean Couturier
from Michael Raffl, Justin Braun
5–448% → 73%
P3 17:51 PHIScott Laughton
from Joel Farabee, Michael Raffl
6–492% → 100%
P3 18:38 PHISean CouturierEN
from Ivan Provorov, Jakub Voracek
7–4100% → 100%

Every player

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PHI

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Scott Laughton C15:183+2.28+0.08+2.22−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.02
Sean Couturier C15:5421+0.80−0.02+0.82+0.01−0.00+0.00−0.01
James van Riemsdyk L18:2611+0.80−0.02+0.82+0.02−0.00+0.00−0.01
Robert Hagg D12:571+0.68−0.07+0.75+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Justin Braun D17:331+0.08+0.07+0.01−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00
Michael Raffl L13:402−0.01+0.02−0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Joel Farabee L16:053−0.03+0.09−0.29−0.01−0.01+0.18+0.00
Nicolas Aube-Kubel R11:241−0.05−0.05−0.00−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Erik Gustafsson D19:271−0.06−0.05+0.00−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Shayne Gostisbehere D20:24−0.10+0.01−0.11+0.01−0.02+0.00+0.00
Claude Giroux R16:23−0.12−0.16−0.00+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.04
Travis Konecny R16:02−0.13−0.07−0.05+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Nolan Patrick C13:07−0.13−0.19−0.00−0.01+0.02+0.00+0.05
Ivan Provorov D24:131−0.14−0.14+0.01−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Kevin Hayes R15:41−0.16−0.11−0.21+0.01−0.00+0.18−0.02
Oskar Lindblom L13:41−0.16−0.16−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Jakub Voracek R18:051−0.21−0.21−0.00+0.03−0.01+0.00−0.01
Philippe Myers D21:171−0.27−0.20−0.04−0.01−0.02+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Carter Hart G60:00−0.88

WSH

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Alex Ovechkin L20:0222+1.56+0.04+1.49+0.06−0.03+0.00+0.00
Tom Wilson R21:0213+0.75+0.16+0.56+0.04−0.01+0.00−0.01
Nicklas Backstrom C21:1712+0.56+0.06+0.49+0.02+0.03+0.00−0.05
Zdeno Chara D19:19+0.12+0.17−0.08+0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00
Trevor van Riemsdyk D21:13+0.11+0.08−0.02+0.02+0.02+0.00+0.00
Daniel Sprong R9:52+0.09+0.08−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.01
Nick Jensen D17:19+0.08+0.15−0.10+0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00
Conor Sheary L10:32+0.03+0.04−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Dmitry Orlov D16:58−0.07−0.01−0.05+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Carl Hagelin L16:49−0.07+0.14−0.21+0.02−0.01+0.00−0.01
Philippe Maillet C8:02−0.07+0.08−0.15−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
John Carlson D23:53−0.09+0.07−0.20+0.05−0.01+0.00+0.00
Garnet Hathaway R14:56−0.10+0.06−0.17−0.02+0.03+0.00+0.01
Daniel Carr L9:56−0.12−0.13−0.00+0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Brenden Dillon D20:14−0.24−0.02−0.21−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Nic Dowd C17:11−0.30+0.06−0.19−0.03+0.00−0.18+0.03
Richard Panik R9:30−0.36−0.10−0.07+0.00−0.01−0.18+0.00
Lars Eller C14:341−0.44−0.06−0.37−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Craig Anderson G22:45−1.13
Vitek Vanecek G36:36−3.09

Net goals for one game are noisy: a single goal against on the ice or a lucky finish moves them a lot. See the card guide and Net Goals 101 for how they are built.