Tonight: 3 gamesModel estimates, not official NHL statistics
puckmodel
← All recaps

2025-01-16 · Canadian Tire Centre

1 – 0Final/OT

WSH beat OTT 1–0 in overtime. Expected goals were close to even (WSH 2.3, OTT 2.2), so the finishing and the goaltending decided it. The biggest swing: Alex Ovechkin scored at 3:07 of overtime, moving WSH’s win probability from 48% to 100%. Logan Thompson saved 2.0 goals above expected.

Shots on goal
26 – 24
Expected goals
2.3 – 2.2
xG share
WSH 51%
Home-ice start
OTT 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.

WSH goalOTT goal

Expected goals

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

WSHOTT

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
63:00 TOI
GSAx +1.97
+1.97
OTT
Leevi Meriläinen
63:07 TOI
GSAx +1.34
+1.54
WSH
1 G, 0 A · 16:34 TOI
Finishing +0.64
+0.61

Rough nights

OTT
0 G, 0 A · 17:51 TOI
On-ice −0.29 · Finishing −0.39 · Penalties −0.20 · Faceoffs +0.06
−0.81
OTT
0 G, 0 A · 20:37 TOI
On-ice −0.41 · Finishing −0.14
−0.55
OTT
0 G, 0 A · 21:49 TOI
Finishing −0.43
−0.39

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalWSH–OTTWin prob.
OT 3:07 WSHAlex Ovechkin
from Rasmus Sandin
1–048% → 100%

Every player

Show both lineups

WSH

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Alex Ovechkin L16:341+0.61−0.03+0.64+0.02−0.02+0.00+0.00
Pierre-Luc Dubois C18:53+0.24+0.27−0.05+0.02−0.01+0.00+0.01
Martin Fehérváry D20:23+0.16+0.06−0.08−0.01−0.01+0.20+0.00
Matt Roy D22:19+0.13+0.13−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
John Carlson D21:22+0.04+0.03−0.01+0.02−0.00+0.00+0.00
Brandon Duhaime R14:46+0.02+0.02−0.00−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Rasmus Sandin D20:271+0.01+0.12−0.10+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Trevor van Riemsdyk D17:23−0.03−0.06+0.01+0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00
Taylor Raddysh R7:34−0.06−0.06−0.00−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Ethen Frank R6:53−0.06−0.06−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Connor McMichael L17:10−0.08−0.05−0.03−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Aliaksei Protas L19:47−0.14+0.07−0.21+0.01−0.02+0.00+0.00
Nic Dowd C18:03−0.15+0.13−0.00−0.03+0.00−0.20−0.05
Jakob Chychrun D20:25−0.18+0.17−0.34−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Lars Eller C10:48−0.19−0.02−0.13−0.01−0.00+0.00−0.03
Tom Wilson R17:14−0.22+0.24−0.26+0.01−0.01−0.20+0.00
Andrew Mangiapane L13:44−0.31+0.22−0.52−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Dylan Strome C17:43−0.34−0.02−0.22+0.01−0.01−0.20+0.09
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Logan Thompson G63:00+1.97

OTT

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Shane Pinto C20:10+0.18+0.05−0.00−0.02+0.00+0.20−0.04
Ridly Greig C16:43+0.14+0.00−0.05+0.01−0.00+0.20−0.02
Donovan Sebrango D11:38+0.04+0.04+0.01+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Michael Amadio R8:17+0.02+0.02−0.00−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Artem Zub D21:48−0.00−0.01−0.00−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Matthew Highmore C8:36−0.04−0.04−0.00−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Tyler Kleven D21:47−0.11−0.03−0.07−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00
Nick Jensen D23:00−0.12−0.14+0.00+0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Nikolas Matinpalo D12:18−0.13−0.11−0.03+0.00+0.02+0.00+0.00
Zack Ostapchuk C7:51−0.15−0.10−0.05−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Adam Gaudette R12:29−0.17−0.16−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Nick Cousins C14:58−0.17+0.07−0.23−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Jake Sanderson D26:50−0.18−0.18+0.01−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Josh Norris C19:00−0.18−0.02−0.06−0.03−0.00+0.00−0.06
Drake Batherson R19:39−0.20+0.06−0.27−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Brady Tkachuk L21:49−0.39+0.04−0.43+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.01
Tim Stützle C20:37−0.55−0.41−0.14+0.01−0.03+0.00+0.03
Claude Giroux R17:51−0.81−0.29−0.39+0.01−0.00−0.20+0.06
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Leevi Meriläinen G63:07+1.54

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.