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2025-12-18 · Capital One Arena

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WSH took this one from TOR, 4–0. WSH also won the expected-goals battle 3.6 to 2.5. The better chances went the right way, which is how the model likes it. The biggest swing: Aliaksei Protas scored at 13:53 of the first, taking WSH’s win probability from 53% to 71%. In net, Logan Thompson saved 1.2 goals above expected.

Shots on goal
22 – 29
Expected goals
2.5 – 3.6
xG share
WSH 60%
Home-ice start
WSH 53%

Win probability

How it felt from the stands, priced second by second by the site’s win-probability model: score, time left and the manpower on the ice. Dots are goals; hover for the swing.

TOR goalWSH goal

Expected goals

Who was actually getting the chances: a running total of each team’s shot quality (unblocked attempts). Dots are goals.

TORWSH

Three stars, by the model

Not the arena’s picks, the model’s. 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
59:48 TOI
GSAx +1.24
+1.24
WSH
1 G, 2 A · 21:52 TOI
On-ice +0.11 · Finishing +0.43 · Playmaking +0.28 · Penalties +0.19
+1.01
WSH
2 G, 0 A · 24:11 TOI
Finishing +0.83 · Playmaking −0.14
+0.69

Rough nights

TOR
60:00 TOI
GSAx −0.75
−0.75
TOR
0 G, 0 A · 13:14 TOI
On-ice −0.08 · Finishing −0.12 · Penalties −0.19
−0.44
WSH
0 G, 0 A · 18:58 TOI
Finishing −0.12 · Playmaking −0.11 · Penalties −0.19
−0.35

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalTOR–WSHWin prob.
P1 13:53 WSHAliaksei Protas
from Justin Sourdif, John Carlson
0–153% → 71%
P1 16:16 WSHJakob Chychrun
from Ethen Frank, Connor McMichael
0–271% → 85%
P3 4:02 WSHJakob Chychrun
from John Carlson, Nic Dowd
0–394% → 99%
P3 8:57 WSHJohn Carlson
from Justin Sourdif, Tom Wilson
0–4100% → 100%

Every player

Show both lineups

TOR

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Dakota Joshua C10:30+0.16+0.00+0.00−0.04+0.01+0.19+0.00
Troy Stecher D20:01+0.04−0.10−0.03−0.06+0.03+0.19+0.00
Simon Benoit D16:18+0.02+0.07−0.00−0.05+0.00+0.00+0.00
Morgan Rielly D19:48−0.01−0.13−0.02−0.06−0.00+0.19+0.00
Easton Cowan R16:19−0.03+0.06+0.00−0.11+0.02+0.00+0.00
Max Domi C12:40−0.06−0.01+0.00−0.06+0.00+0.00+0.01
William Nylander R16:51−0.07−0.16−0.06−0.02−0.01+0.19−0.01
Oliver Ekman-Larsson D17:07−0.09−0.04−0.00−0.06+0.01+0.00+0.00
Henry Thrun D15:27−0.10−0.02−0.02−0.04−0.02+0.00+0.00
Steven Lorentz C12:31−0.11−0.06−0.03−0.04+0.01+0.00+0.01
Matthew Knies L20:35−0.21−0.13+0.00−0.09+0.01+0.00+0.00
Auston Matthews C19:45−0.25−0.23−0.04−0.02−0.01+0.00+0.05
Nicolas Roy C17:50−0.25−0.03−0.19−0.04−0.00+0.00+0.01
Jake McCabe D20:56−0.27−0.25−0.00−0.05+0.03+0.00+0.00
Bobby McMann C12:29−0.28−0.04−0.03−0.02+0.01−0.19−0.01
John Tavares C16:18−0.28+0.02−0.25−0.06−0.01+0.00+0.03
Nicholas Robertson L15:21−0.29+0.06−0.24−0.10+0.00+0.00−0.01
Scott Laughton C13:14−0.44−0.08−0.12−0.02+0.01−0.19−0.04
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Dennis Hildeby G60:00−0.75

WSH

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
John Carlson D21:5212+1.01+0.11+0.43+0.28−0.00+0.19+0.00
Jakob Chychrun D24:112+0.69+0.01+0.83−0.14−0.00+0.00+0.00
Justin Sourdif C14:042+0.44+0.09+0.00+0.34+0.00+0.00+0.00
Aliaksei Protas L14:491+0.25+0.10+0.35−0.00−0.01−0.19+0.00
Ethen Frank R12:041+0.23+0.05+0.00+0.17+0.01+0.00+0.00
Sonny Milano L11:06+0.21+0.07−0.12+0.07+0.00+0.19+0.00
Matt Roy D20:05+0.03+0.03−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Connor McMichael L16:051+0.01+0.14−0.16+0.03−0.00+0.00+0.00
Brandon Duhaime R10:40−0.01+0.02+0.00−0.04+0.01+0.00+0.00
Bogdan Trineyev R9:18−0.02+0.01−0.00−0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00
Declan Chisholm D12:52−0.05+0.01−0.00−0.06+0.01+0.00+0.00
Nic Dowd C15:281−0.09+0.01+0.00−0.03+0.00+0.00−0.08
Martin Fehérváry D18:51−0.14+0.07−0.04+0.04−0.01−0.19+0.00
Tom Wilson R20:331−0.19+0.10−0.33+0.06−0.01+0.00+0.00
Anthony Beauvillier R13:53−0.19−0.02−0.14−0.05+0.01+0.00+0.01
Alex Ovechkin L18:30−0.28+0.00−0.24−0.04−0.01+0.00+0.00
Rasmus Sandin D16:53−0.30−0.00−0.05−0.05−0.01−0.19+0.00
Dylan Strome C18:58−0.35+0.05−0.12−0.11−0.01−0.19+0.03
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Logan Thompson G59:48+1.24

One game is a tiny sample: a single goal against on a player’s shift or a lucky finish moves his net goals a lot, so don’t trade anyone over a rough night. See the card guide and Net Goals 101 for how they’re built.