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Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils

Dec 20, 2014 · Prudential Center

Team Goals Shots
Washington Capitals 4 21
New Jersey Devils 0 21

Scoring

Time Team Goal Assists Score
2nd Period
03:08 WSH Mike Green (4) Jack Hillen (1), Nicklas Backstrom (24) 1 - 0
16:38 WSH Nicklas Backstrom (9) Jay Beagle (3), John Carlson (19) 2 - 0
3rd Period
07:16 WSH Alex Ovechkin (15) Nicklas Backstrom (25) 3 - 0
17:49 WSH Nicklas Backstrom (10) Jay Beagle (4), John Carlson (20) 4 - 0

Penalties

Time Team Player Penalty Min
1st Period
01:07 NJD Eric Gelinas Tripping 2
03:32 WSH Brooks Orpik Tripping 2
19:10 WSH Alex Ovechkin Cross checking 2
2nd Period
08:37 NJD Team Too many men on the ice 2
13:10 WSH Michael Latta Fighting 5
13:10 NJD Seth Helgeson Fighting 5
3rd Period
03:26 WSH Jay Beagle Hooking 2
10:48 NJD Marek Zidlicky Ps tripping on breakaway 0
13:34 NJD Jordin Tootoo Interference 2

Shot attempts

Team Attempts (Corsi) Unblocked (Fenwick) On goal Goals Expected goals 5-on-5 CF%
Washington Capitals 37 29 21 4 1.8 44.0
New Jersey Devils 36 32 21 0 1.9 56.0

How the game went

6420246Start2nd3rdNew Jersey Devils aheadWashington Capitals 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 New Jersey Devils had taken more, and below it and blue while Washington Capitals had.

Expected goals

Washington Capitals: 1.8 expected, 4 scored · New Jersey Devils: 1.9 expected, 0 scored

00.511.5Start2nd3rdEndWSH goal, 3:08 of 2nd, a 2% chanceWSH goal, 16:38 of 2nd, a 3% chanceWSH goal, 7:16 of 3rd, a 7% chanceWSH goal, 17:49 of 3rd, a 22% chanceNJD 1.9WSH 1.8

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
New Jersey Devils

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 lineTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Joel Ward · Brooks Laich · Eric Fehr9:4112.519.80-0
Alex Ovechkin · Nicklas Backstrom · Tom Wilson9:3930.89.70-0
Troy Brouwer · Marcus Johansson · Evgeny Kuznetsov7:4075.066.10-0
Jason Chimera · Jay Beagle · Michael Latta7:3475.063.30-0
Defence pairTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Brooks Orpik · John Carlson15:2221.417.00-0
Matt Niskanen · Karl Alzner14:1360.064.30-0
Mike Green · Jack Hillen9:4816.75.71-0

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 2 2 4 3 0 2 1 20:08 0.03 8-15 0.21-0.69
74 John Carlson D 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 23:31 0.04 7-12 0.24-0.63
83 Jay Beagle C 0 2 2 2 2 1 1 12:13 0.03 5-4 0.17-0.17
8 Alex Ovechkin L 1 0 1 3 2 5 3 20:24 0.52 9-15 0.28-0.69
27 Mike Green D 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 17:59 0.07 3-8 0.07-0.40
38 Jack Hillen D 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 12:01 1-5 0.02-0.36
15 Matt Niskanen D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 22:13 0.02 13-10 0.48-0.27
20 Jason Chimera L 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 13:55 0.19 5-4 0.27-0.15
21 Eric Fehr C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:20 0.06 1-9 0.06-0.34
25 Brooks Laich C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17:11 3-8 0.13-0.34
27 Karl Alzner D 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 18:26 0.09 16-9 0.59-0.35
36 Troy Brouwer R 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 16:36 0.16 9-3 0.32-0.16
42 Joel Ward R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16:53 3-10 0.13-0.36
43 Tom Wilson R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11:10 4-9 0.05-0.49
44 Brooks Orpik D 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 20:43 4-13 0.18-0.66
46 Michael Latta C 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 09:18 3-1 0.15-0.08
90 Marcus Johansson L 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 14:28 0.31 6-2 0.21-0.11
92 Evgeny Kuznetsov C 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 13:31 0.07 10-3 0.37-0.16
# Goalie Decision Shots against Saves Goals against TOI xGA Saved above xG
70 Braden Holtby W, SO 21 21 0 60:00 1.84 +1.84

New Jersey Devils

Lines and pairings

Forward lineTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Jaromir Jagr · Scott Gomez · Tuomo Ruutu8:5970.069.80-0
Patrik Elias · Steve Bernier · Travis Zajac7:2366.757.20-0
Martin Havlat · Adam Henrique · Mike Sislo5:3560.079.60-0
Jaromir Jagr · Scott Gomez · Adam Henrique5:0080.081.30-0
Defence pairTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Andy Greene · Jon Merrill12:5053.358.00-2
Peter Harrold · Eric Gelinas7:5771.464.60-0
Marek Zidlicky · Eric Gelinas7:1660.054.50-0

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
4 Andy Greene D 0 0 0 -3 0 0 1 21:12 0.01 10-10 0.39-0.30
4 Jon Merrill D 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 23:47 0.04 11-10 0.53-0.37
8 Steve Bernier R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13:07 0.11 6-7 0.21-0.25
10 Peter Harrold D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 16:43 0.01 6-7 0.29-0.29
10 Stephen Gionta C 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 12:49 2-3 0.17-0.08
12 Tim Sestito L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 08:59 0.17 2-4 0.17-0.17
14 Travis Zajac C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 17:06 0.13 11-7 0.44-0.28
15 Tuomo Ruutu L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 14:49 7-5 0.39-0.24
19 Adam Henrique C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 19:07 0.21 8-6 0.29-0.10
22 Jordin Tootoo R 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 06:56 2-5 0.17-0.19
23 Scott Gomez C 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 20:35 0.20 12-7 0.58-0.23
26 Patrik Elias C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 17:49 0.20 11-7 0.44-0.31
28 Marek Zidlicky D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 22:16 0.08 12-7 0.54-0.23
29 Martin Havlat R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 14:10 0.10 9-6 0.42-0.12
39 Seth Helgeson D 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 14:51 0.03 5-4 0.31-0.11
44 Eric Gelinas D 0 0 0 -1 2 3 2 21:18 0.08 12-6 0.51-0.27
46 Mike Sislo R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 10:24 0.08 3-5 0.10-0.20
68 Jaromir Jagr R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 19:02 0.41 11-4 0.49-0.19
# Goalie Decision Shots against Saves Goals against TOI xGA Saved above xG
35 Cory Schneider L 20 17 3 59:00 1.59 -1.41