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2021-03-09 · Capital One Arena

4 – 5Final/OT

WSH beat NJD 5–4 in overtime. WSH also won the expected-goals battle 2.6 to 2.2: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: Jakub Vrana scored at 1:30 of overtime, moving WSH’s win probability from 52% to 100%. Scott Wedgewood allowed 2.2 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
31 – 30
Expected goals
2.2 – 2.6
xG share
WSH 54%
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.

NJD goalWSH goal

Expected goals

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

NJDWSH

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.

WSH
Jakub Vrana
2 G, 0 A · 12:24 TOI
On-ice +0.22 · Finishing +1.38
+1.60
WSH
Daniel Sprong
1 G, 0 A · 12:27 TOI
Finishing +0.86 · Penalties −0.18
+0.70
NJD
Damon Severson
1 G, 0 A · 22:41 TOI
On-ice −0.09 · Finishing +0.82
+0.69

Rough nights

NJD
60:46 TOI
GSAx −2.23
−2.23
WSH
Vitek Vanecek
61:04 TOI
GSAx −1.46
−1.46
NJD
Ty Smith
0 G, 1 A · 23:23 TOI
On-ice −0.14 · Finishing −0.18
−0.36

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalNJD–WSHWin prob.
P1 17:22 WSHT.J. OshiePP
from Justin Schultz, Nicklas Backstrom
0–154% → 71%
P2 7:42 WSHJakub Vrana
from John Carlson, Nicklas Backstrom
0–273% → 88%
P2 10:36 WSHDaniel Sprong
from Evgeny Kuznetsov
0–389% → 96%
P2 12:44 NJDJanne Kuokkanen
from Travis Zajac
1–33% → 11%
P2 15:03 WSHDmitry Orlov
from Richard Panik
1–490% → 97%
P3 5:47 NJDMiles Wood
from Jesper Bratt, Ryan Murray
2–41% → 6%
P3 10:17 NJDYegor Sharangovich
from Janne Kuokkanen, Travis Zajac
3–44% → 17%
P3 12:20 NJDDamon Severson
from Ty Smith, Travis Zajac
4–415% → 49%
OT 1:30 WSHJakub Vrana
from Evgeny Kuznetsov
4–552% → 100%

Every player

Show both lineups

NJD

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Damon Severson D22:411+0.69−0.09+0.82−0.03−0.02+0.00+0.00
Yegor Sharangovich C17:301+0.48−0.17+0.70−0.01−0.02+0.00−0.01
Miles Wood L16:401+0.41−0.04+0.65−0.01−0.01−0.18+0.00
Janne Kuokkanen C15:0711+0.29−0.15+0.66−0.01−0.03−0.18+0.00
Pavel Zacha C19:39+0.08−0.02−0.32−0.00−0.00+0.36+0.06
Jack Hughes C20:08+0.06−0.01−0.10+0.03−0.01+0.18−0.03
Ryan Murray D14:251+0.01+0.03−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Travis Zajac C14:373+0.00−0.04−0.00−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.06
Mikhail Maltsev L11:22−0.01−0.00−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Andreas Johnsson L6:44−0.04−0.04−0.00−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Dmitry Kulikov D19:47−0.06+0.02−0.08−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Michael McLeod C12:21−0.07+0.00−0.02−0.00+0.00+0.00−0.05
Sami Vatanen D16:55−0.11+0.02−0.14+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Jesper Bratt L13:431−0.12+0.02−0.17+0.02−0.00+0.00+0.01
P.K. Subban D21:42−0.15−0.09−0.07+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Kyle Palmieri C21:31−0.23−0.02−0.23+0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Nathan Bastian R11:12−0.24+0.00−0.22−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Ty Smith D23:231−0.36−0.14−0.18−0.01−0.03+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Scott Wedgewood G60:46−2.23

WSH

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Jakub Vrana L12:242+1.60+0.22+1.38+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Daniel Sprong R12:271+0.70+0.02+0.86+0.00−0.00−0.18+0.00
Dmitry Orlov D21:291+0.64−0.03+0.68+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
T.J. Oshie R20:201+0.55+0.03+0.53+0.01+0.02+0.00−0.03
Nicklas Backstrom C21:092+0.27+0.06−0.02+0.01+0.02+0.18+0.02
Justin Schultz D20:361+0.09+0.08+0.01+0.02−0.02+0.00+0.00
Zdeno Chara D17:08+0.06+0.04+0.01+0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Nic Dowd C13:05+0.04+0.06−0.00−0.03+0.00+0.00+0.00
Brenden Dillon D18:24+0.02+0.03+0.01−0.02−0.01+0.00+0.00
John Carlson D23:221+0.00+0.14−0.17+0.04−0.01+0.00+0.00
Lars Eller C16:04−0.08−0.05−0.00−0.02−0.00+0.00−0.01
Evgeny Kuznetsov C12:522−0.09+0.11−0.20+0.03−0.00+0.00−0.03
Alex Ovechkin L23:47−0.09−0.00−0.32+0.07−0.02+0.18+0.00
Carl Hagelin L12:23−0.14+0.01−0.15+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Richard Panik R12:241−0.16−0.02−0.14+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.01
Nick Jensen D16:21−0.17+0.01−0.00−0.00+0.01−0.18+0.00
Conor Sheary L11:59−0.26−0.01−0.25−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Garnet Hathaway R10:42−0.29+0.03−0.15−0.01+0.02−0.18+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Vitek Vanecek G61:04−1.46

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.