Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins

Oct 13, 2011 · CONSOL Energy Center

Team	Goals	Shots
Washington Capitals	3	19
Pittsburgh Penguins	2	41

Decided in overtime.

Scoring

Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Score
1st Period
02:27	PIT	James Neal (1)	Steve Sullivan (1), Evgeni Malkin (1)	0 - 1
2nd Period
01:20	WSH	Mike Knuble (1)	Alexander Semin (1), Karl Alzner (1)	1 - 1
3rd Period
00:40	WSH	Alex Ovechkin (1)	Mike Green (1), Nicklas Backstrom (1)	2 - 1
16:15	PIT	James Neal (2) PP	Evgeni Malkin (2), Chris Kunitz (1)	2 - 2
Overtime
02:48	WSH	Dennis Wideman (1) PP	Nicklas Backstrom (2)	3 - 2

Penalties

Time	Team	Player	Penalty	Min
1st Period
10:03	WSH	Karl Alzner	Delaying game	2
14:25	WSH	Jeff Halpern	Holding the stick	2
2nd Period
09:58	WSH	Brooks Laich	Cross checking	2
3rd Period
05:54	WSH	Jay Beagle	Roughing	2
05:54	WSH	Jay Beagle	Fighting	5
05:54	PIT	Arron Asham	Fighting	5
15:12	WSH	Troy Brouwer	Holding	2
Overtime
02:04	PIT	Jordan Staal	Tripping	2

Shot attempts

Team	Attempts (Corsi)	Unblocked (Fenwick)	On goal	Goals	Expected goals	5-on-5 CF%
Washington Capitals	40	29	19	3	1.5	38.0
Pittsburgh Penguins	79	56	41	2	3.1	62.0

How the game went

The gap in shot attempts as the game went on: how many more one team had taken than the other. The line is above the middle and red while Pittsburgh Penguins had taken more, and below it and blue while Washington Capitals had.

Expected goals

Washington Capitals: 1.5 expected, 3 scored · Pittsburgh Penguins: 3.1 expected, 2 scored

Each line climbs with every chance a team had: a small step for a shot from far out, a big one for a dangerous chance. A dot is a goal. Expected goals adds up how likely each shot was to go in, judged by where it was taken from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. Blocked shots and the shootout are not counted. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

Where the attempts came from

Washington Capitals

Pittsburgh Penguins

There is a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. "Show as heat map" shades the ice by where the attempts came from.

Washington Capitals

Lines and pairings

Forward line	Time	CF%	xGF%	Goals
Alex Ovechkin · Troy Brouwer · Nicklas Backstrom	11:49	36.0	37.9	1-0
Jason Chimera · Joel Ward · Brooks Laich	9:10	41.7	55.6	0-0
Mike Knuble · Alexander Semin · Marcus Johansson	9:08	30.8	45.8	1-1
Jeff Halpern · Matt Hendricks · Jay Beagle	7:58	38.5	29.1	0-0

Defence pair	Time	CF%	xGF%	Goals
Dennis Wideman · Jeff Schultz	16:43	46.2	31.8	0-0
Roman Hamrlik · Mike Green	15:08	38.2	45.0	1-1
Karl Alzner · John Carlson	14:12	20.0	28.3	1-0

The forwards and the defencemen who were on the ice together most at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out.

Players

xG is the expected goals of a skater's own shots. CF-CA and xGF-xGA are the shot attempts and the expected goals for and against while he was on the ice at five-on-five. For a goalie, xGA is what the shots he faced were expected to produce, and the last column is how many of those he saved. What these numbers mean

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	Shots	Hits	TOI	xG	CF-CA	xGF-xGA
19	Nicklas Backstrom	C	0	2	2	1	0	2	0	19:04	0.25	17-19	0.43-0.55
6	Dennis Wideman	D	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	22:00	0.09	13-16	0.26-0.59
8	Alex Ovechkin	L	1	0	1	1	0	3	6	18:55	0.16	16-20	0.50-0.48
9	Mike Knuble	R	1	0	1	0	0	2	3	15:03	0.30	7-18	0.48-0.51
13	Alexander Semin	R	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	15:34	0.02	10-13	0.28-0.35
27	Mike Green	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	21:53	0.22	17-21	0.79-0.62
27	Karl Alzner	D	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	19:10		8-18	0.45-0.53
14	Jeff Halpern	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	13:51		5-13	0.15-0.44
15	Matt Hendricks	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	11:59		8-12	0.28-0.50
20	Jason Chimera	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	11:46	0.17	6-9	0.22-0.28
25	Brooks Laich	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	16:27	0.03	5-13	0.22-0.33
36	Troy Brouwer	R	0	0	0	1	2	1	4	15:37	0.01	9-19	0.23-0.55
40	Roman Hamrlik	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21:07		13-22	0.51-0.70
42	Joel Ward	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	14:24		6-12	0.22-0.32
55	Jeff Schultz	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	21:46	0.03	15-17	0.29-0.52
74	John Carlson	D	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	19:47	0.01	4-21	0.18-0.56
83	Jay Beagle	C	0	0	0	0	7	1	1	10:02	0.12	8-9	0.28-0.49
90	Marcus Johansson	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	13:59	0.08	8-13	0.44-0.48

#	Goalie	Decision	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	TOI	xGA	Saved above xG
92	Tomas Vokoun	W	41	39	2	62:33	3.04	+1.04

Pittsburgh Penguins

Lines and pairings

Forward line	Time	CF%	xGF%	Goals
Chris Kunitz · Tyler Kennedy · Jordan Staal	10:58	62.5	58.6	0-1
Steve Sullivan · Evgeni Malkin · James Neal	9:49	83.3	75.8	1-0
Matt Cooke · Pascal Dupuis · Joe Vitale	6:23	60.0	43.2	0-1
Richard Park · Arron Asham · Craig Adams	6:06	25.0	49.8	0-0

Defence pair	Time	CF%	xGF%	Goals
Paul Martin · Zbynek Michalek	15:00	51.9	53.2	0-1
Deryk Engelland · Kris Letang	12:30	47.6	43.6	0-1
Matt Niskanen · Ben Lovejoy	7:14	66.7	60.0	1-0

The forwards and the defencemen who were on the ice together most at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out.

Players

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	Shots	Hits	TOI	xG	CF-CA	xGF-xGA
81	James Neal	L	2	0	2	1	0	8	0	18:55	0.86	19-3	0.67-0.16
71	Evgeni Malkin	C	0	2	2	1	0	2	0	22:25	0.27	20-7	0.83-0.40
14	Chris Kunitz	L	0	1	1	-1	0	4	3	19:52	0.40	16-9	0.46-0.31
15	Steve Sullivan	L	0	1	1	1	0	2	0	17:46	0.13	17-8	0.63-0.50
4	Zbynek Michalek	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	21:53		21-17	0.69-0.44
5	Deryk Engelland	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	17:44	0.02	16-16	0.45-0.56
7	Paul Martin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	23:21	0.09	21-14	0.61-0.43
9	Pascal Dupuis	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	14:30	0.05	16-14	0.38-0.39
11	Jordan Staal	C	0	0	0	-1	2	1	3	21:15	0.28	26-9	0.65-0.31
12	Richard Park	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	12:08	0.10	6-12	0.23-0.27
14	Joe Vitale	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	12:02	0.07	9-11	0.14-0.27
15	Matt Niskanen	D	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	16:48	0.12	19-6	0.59-0.36
21	Ben Lovejoy	D	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	11:23	0.09	14-4	0.57-0.25
24	Matt Cooke	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	14:40	0.10	12-4	0.25-0.14
27	Craig Adams	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	09:52		2-7	0.14-0.15
45	Arron Asham	R	0	0	0	0	5	1	2	11:02	0.13	7-9	0.37-0.27
48	Tyler Kennedy	C	0	0	0	-1	0	6	0	16:58	0.29	21-12	0.50-0.56
58	Kris Letang	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	28:04	0.04	23-13	0.60-0.46

#	Goalie	Decision	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	TOI	xGA	Saved above xG
1	Brent Johnson	OTL	19	16	3	62:38	1.50	-1.50