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New York Rangers at Washington Capitals

Conference Semifinals, Game 4 · May 5, 2012 · Verizon Center

Team Goals Shots
New York Rangers 2 20
Washington Capitals 3 26

Scoring

Time Team Goal Assists Score
1st Period
12:43 WSH Alex Ovechkin (1) Unassisted 0 - 1
2nd Period
01:10 NYR Artem Anisimov (1) Dan Girardi (1), Brian Boyle (1) 1 - 1
11:54 WSH Nicklas Backstrom (1) Jason Chimera (1), Joel Ward (1) 1 - 2
16:43 NYR Marian Gaborik (1) Artem Anisimov (1), Marc Staal (1) 2 - 2
3rd Period
14:12 WSH Mike Green (1) PP Dennis Wideman (1) 2 - 3

Penalties

Time Team Player Penalty Min
1st Period
02:25 NYR Anton Stralman Interference 2
2nd Period
09:30 WSH Joel Ward Holding 2
12:17 WSH Alex Ovechkin Charging 2
3rd Period
13:45 NYR Carl Hagelin Slashing 2

Shot attempts

Team Attempts (Corsi) Unblocked (Fenwick) On goal Goals Expected goals 5-on-5 CF%
New York Rangers 52 26 20 2 1.7 55.6
Washington Capitals 40 33 26 3 2.0 44.4

How the game went

1050510Start2nd3rdWashington Capitals aheadNew York Rangers ahead

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 Washington Capitals had taken more, and below it and blue while New York Rangers had.

Expected goals

New York Rangers: 1.7 expected, 2 scored · Washington Capitals: 2.0 expected, 3 scored

00.511.5Start2nd3rdEndNYR goal, 1:10 of 2nd, a 24% chanceNYR goal, 16:43 of 2nd, a 18% chanceWSH goal, 12:43 of 1st, a 4% chanceWSH goal, 11:54 of 2nd, a 7% chanceWSH goal, 14:12 of 3rd, a 4% chanceWSH 2.0NYR 1.7

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

New York Rangers
Washington Capitals

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.

New York Rangers

Lines and pairings

Forward lineTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Brad Richards · Marian Gaborik · Carl Hagelin10:4571.494.50-0
Brian Boyle · Ryan Callahan · Artem Anisimov7:5858.358.21-0
Brad Richards · Ryan Callahan · Carl Hagelin4:2180.051.30-0
Mike Rupp · John Mitchell · Brandon Prust3:4050.089.30-0
Defence pairTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Dan Girardi · Ryan McDonagh11:1158.359.81-1
Marc Staal · Anton Stralman9:2147.153.10-0
Marc Staal · Michael Del Zotto6:2236.418.10-0

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
51 Artem Anisimov C 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 18:48 0.24 15-15 0.67-0.66
12 Marian Gaborik R 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 22:13 0.33 17-6 0.78-0.07
5 Dan Girardi D 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 22:46 9-13 0.48-0.49
11 Brian Boyle C 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 18:57 0.06 12-9 0.61-0.39
18 Marc Staal D 0 1 1 1 0 1 3 24:20 0.03 13-20 0.48-0.72
4 Stu Bickel D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 07:02 5-2 0.28-0.16
7 John Mitchell C 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 07:21 0.09 6-4 0.09-0.03
9 Brandon Prust L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 08:26 4-5 0.12-0.07
15 Michael Del Zotto D 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 20:52 0.12 14-9 0.55-0.48
17 Brad Richards C 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 23:19 0.22 18-6 0.59-0.09
21 Derek Stepan C 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 15:33 0.08 6-10 0.07-0.59
22 Chris Kreider L 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 07:34 0.02 6-6 0.02-0.28
24 Ryan Callahan R 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 22:51 0.21 12-10 0.45-0.79
26 Ruslan Fedotenko L 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 14:27 0.08 6-6 0.10-0.47
27 Mike Rupp L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 06:27 5-8 0.09-0.15
27 Ryan McDonagh D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 21:54 0.10 18-7 0.50-0.32
62 Carl Hagelin L 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 18:20 0.07 15-10 0.51-0.28
86 Anton Stralman D 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 17:55 0.02 19-14 0.42-0.40
# Goalie Decision Shots against Saves Goals against TOI xGA Saved above xG
30 Henrik Lundqvist L 26 23 3 58:28 1.80 -1.20

Washington Capitals

Lines and pairings

Forward lineTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Matt Hendricks · Troy Brouwer · Jay Beagle12:2530.818.30-0
Jason Chimera · Alexander Semin · Nicklas Backstrom11:5963.680.00-0
Brooks Laich · Alex Ovechkin · Marcus Johansson9:2435.722.51-2
Mike Knuble · Joel Ward · Keith Aucoin6:3142.964.90-0
Defence pairTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Roman Hamrlik · Mike Green17:1448.167.11-0
Karl Alzner · John Carlson16:1137.540.90-0
Dennis Wideman · Jeff Schultz9:3040.021.40-2

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
8 Alex Ovechkin L 1 0 1 -1 2 4 1 15:09 0.26 7-12 0.19-0.50
19 Nicklas Backstrom C 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 17:47 0.29 19-9 0.91-0.21
27 Mike Green D 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 22:08 0.11 16-19 0.86-0.51
6 Dennis Wideman D 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 18:27 0.15 10-11 0.21-0.58
20 Jason Chimera L 0 1 1 1 0 1 3 14:07 0.12 17-11 0.88-0.28
42 Joel Ward R 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 10:10 0.04 6-7 0.35-0.24
9 Mike Knuble R 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 08:57 0.14 3-4 0.16-0.09
13 Alexander Semin R 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 17:02 0.59 17-13 0.74-0.40
15 Matt Hendricks C 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 17:03 4-13 0.05-0.49
15 Keith Aucoin C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10:13 0.02 4-7 0.18-0.24
25 Brooks Laich C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 15:40 5-11 0.15-0.52
27 Karl Alzner D 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 22:09 9-11 0.22-0.27
36 Troy Brouwer R 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 16:12 0.03 4-9 0.05-0.21
40 Roman Hamrlik D 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 20:47 0.01 15-15 0.88-0.45
55 Jeff Schultz D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 14:25 0.03 7-14 0.18-0.63
74 John Carlson D 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 20:56 0.04 7-10 0.21-0.27
83 Jay Beagle C 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 18:13 4-13 0.05-0.39
90 Marcus Johansson L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 16:35 0.15 6-11 0.15-0.50
# Goalie Decision Shots against Saves Goals against TOI xGA Saved above xG
70 Braden Holtby W 20 18 2 60:00 1.51 -0.49