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2023-11-18 · Capital One Arena

3 – 4Final

WSH beat CBJ 4–3. WSH lost the expected-goals battle 2.0 to 3.6 and won anyway, a result the shot quality did not support. The biggest swing: Aliaksei Protas scored at 13:16 of the second, moving WSH’s win probability from 53% to 75%. Elvis Merzlikins allowed 2.1 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
36 – 26
Expected goals
3.6 – 2.0
xG share
CBJ 64%
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.

CBJ goalWSH goal

Expected goals

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

CBJWSH

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.

CBJ
Johnny Gaudreau
1 G, 0 A · 19:44 TOI
On-ice +0.11 · Finishing +0.76
+0.83
WSH
1 G, 2 A · 9:10 TOI
Finishing +0.43 · Playmaking +0.29
+0.72
WSH
1 G, 1 A · 12:11 TOI
Finishing +0.46 · Playmaking +0.22
+0.70

Rough nights

CBJ
Elvis Merzlikins
58:47 TOI
GSAx −2.05
−2.05
WSH
0 G, 0 A · 11:32 TOI
Finishing −0.23
−0.30
WSH
0 G, 0 A · 15:44 TOI
On-ice −0.07 · Playmaking −0.08 · Faceoffs −0.08
−0.24

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalCBJ–WSHWin prob.
P2 3:27 CBJJohnny GaudreauPP
from Boone Jenner, Damon Severson
1–047% → 66%
P2 5:05 WSHSonny Milano
from Aliaksei Protas, Hendrix Lapierre
1–133% → 53%
P2 13:16 WSHAliaksei Protas
from Trevor van Riemsdyk, Hendrix Lapierre
1–253% → 75%
P2 15:47 WSHAlex Ovechkin
from Dylan Strome
1–375% → 90%
P3 7:01 CBJIvan Provorov
from Cole Sillinger
2–35% → 20%
P3 13:34 WSHHendrix Lapierre
from Sonny Milano, Aliaksei Protas
2–487% → 98%
P3 15:48 CBJJustin Danforth
from Sean Kuraly, Zach Werenski
3–41% → 10%

Every player

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CBJ

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Johnny Gaudreau L19:441+0.83+0.11+0.76−0.02−0.01+0.00+0.00
Ivan Provorov D22:041+0.52+0.28+0.33−0.09−0.00+0.00+0.00
Mathieu Olivier R9:33+0.22+0.14−0.10−0.02+0.01+0.19+0.00
Justin Danforth R13:501+0.18−0.00+0.22−0.04−0.00+0.00+0.00
David Jiricek D13:42+0.16+0.05−0.06−0.00−0.01+0.19+0.00
Sean Kuraly C14:211+0.15+0.02−0.04+0.13−0.01+0.00+0.05
Cole Sillinger C15:251+0.07+0.08−0.16+0.22−0.01+0.00−0.05
Zach Werenski D21:341+0.01−0.02−0.01+0.03+0.01+0.00+0.00
Alexandre Texier L13:32−0.01+0.03−0.00−0.03−0.01+0.00+0.00
Jake Bean D13:33−0.02+0.04−0.04−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Egor Chinakhov R16:26−0.04−0.00−0.00−0.03−0.00+0.00+0.00
Damon Severson D25:111−0.11+0.17+0.00−0.08−0.01−0.19+0.00
Boone Jenner C20:161−0.14+0.02−0.14−0.06−0.01+0.00+0.05
Kirill Marchenko R15:54−0.15−0.00−0.07−0.07+0.00+0.00−0.01
Erik Gudbranson D19:19−0.16−0.15−0.00−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Patrik Laine L12:21−0.18+0.15−0.08−0.03−0.01−0.19−0.01
Adam Fantilli C15:31−0.23−0.03−0.14−0.05−0.01+0.00+0.01
Dmitri Voronkov L12:57−0.24−0.06−0.10−0.04+0.00+0.00−0.04
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Elvis Merzlikins G58:47−2.05

WSH

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Aliaksei Protas L9:1012+0.72+0.02+0.43+0.29−0.02+0.00+0.00
Sonny Milano L12:1111+0.70+0.02+0.46+0.22+0.01+0.00+0.00
Hendrix Lapierre C10:1212+0.57+0.03+0.33+0.20−0.01+0.00+0.03
Alex Ovechkin L15:021+0.27−0.05+0.37−0.02−0.02+0.00+0.00
Dylan Strome C14:251+0.15−0.08−0.01+0.26−0.01+0.00+0.00
Trevor van Riemsdyk D18:091+0.08+0.01+0.00+0.22+0.02−0.19+0.00
Joel Edmundson D21:42+0.06+0.01+0.00+0.05+0.00+0.00+0.00
Nick Jensen D19:54+0.03+0.02−0.01+0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00
John Carlson D24:40−0.01−0.16−0.10+0.08−0.02+0.19+0.00
Rasmus Sandin D24:42−0.07−0.07+0.00+0.03−0.03+0.00+0.00
Nic Dowd C19:36−0.07−0.07−0.00−0.05+0.01+0.00+0.05
Lucas Johansen D7:10−0.08−0.07+0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Nicolas Aube-Kubel R15:20−0.16−0.08−0.05−0.04+0.01+0.00+0.00
T.J. Oshie R13:50−0.16−0.01−0.08−0.10+0.02+0.00+0.01
Tom Wilson R18:43−0.18−0.15−0.01−0.01−0.01+0.00−0.01
Beck Malenstyn L19:58−0.20−0.07−0.09−0.03+0.00+0.00−0.01
Connor McMichael L15:44−0.24−0.07−0.02−0.08+0.00+0.00−0.08
Anthony Mantha R11:32−0.30−0.03−0.23−0.04+0.00+0.00+0.01
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Charlie Lindgren G60:00−0.09

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.