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Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals

Jan 28, 2015 · Verizon Center

Team Goals Shots
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 27
Washington Capitals 4 36

Scoring

Time Team Goal Assists Score
1st Period
04:50 WSH Alex Ovechkin (28) Karl Alzner (9), Nicklas Backstrom (34) 0 - 1
2nd Period
17:19 WSH Alex Ovechkin (29) PP Mike Green (24), Nicklas Backstrom (35) 0 - 2
3rd Period
11:02 WSH Eric Fehr (15) Brooks Laich (7), Brooks Orpik (10) 0 - 3
12:24 WSH Mike Green (5) Evgeny Kuznetsov (13), Marcus Johansson (16) 0 - 4

Penalties

Time Team Player Penalty Min
1st Period
07:35 WSH John Carlson Hooking 2
13:14 WSH Tom Wilson Fighting 5
13:14 PIT Zach Sill Fighting 5
2nd Period
08:15 WSH Jack Hillen Slashing 2
12:51 PIT David Perron Interference goalkeeper 2
15:40 PIT Robert Bortuzzo Interference 2
3rd Period
10:41 PIT Steve Downie Fighting 5
10:41 WSH Michael Latta Fighting 5
10:41 PIT Steve Downie Abuse of officials 10
14:03 PIT Zach Sill Roughing 2
14:03 WSH Alex Ovechkin Roughing 2
14:03 WSH Alex Ovechkin Holding 2
15:26 PIT Chris Kunitz High sticking 2
18:15 WSH Joel Ward Tripping 2
19:01 WSH Troy Brouwer Roughing 2
19:01 PIT David Perron Roughing 2
19:01 PIT David Perron Roughing 2

Shot attempts

Team Attempts (Corsi) Unblocked (Fenwick) On goal Goals Expected goals 5-on-5 CF%
Pittsburgh Penguins 58 35 27 0 1.9 52.7
Washington Capitals 62 48 36 4 3.1 47.3

How the game went

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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 Pittsburgh Penguins had.

Expected goals

Pittsburgh Penguins: 1.9 expected, 0 scored · Washington Capitals: 3.1 expected, 4 scored

0123Start2nd3rdEndWSH goal, 4:50 of 1st, a 10% chanceWSH goal, 17:19 of 2nd, a 5% chanceWSH goal, 11:02 of 3rd, a 23% chanceWSH goal, 12:24 of 3rd, a 8% chanceWSH 3.1PIT 1.9

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

Pittsburgh Penguins
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.

Pittsburgh Penguins

Lines and pairings

Forward lineTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Chris Kunitz · Sidney Crosby · David Perron11:5162.164.80-0
Patric Hornqvist · Brandon Sutter · Beau Bennett8:5160.048.10-0
Maxim Lapierre · Steve Downie · Nick Spaling8:2642.926.40-0
Craig Adams · Andrew Ebbett · Zach Sill5:2357.154.60-1
Defence pairTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Christian Ehrhoff · Robert Bortuzzo13:3848.055.50-1
Paul Martin · Kris Letang12:3065.550.80-0
Rob Scuderi · Simon Despres9:2761.151.30-0

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
6 Simon Despres D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 3 17:32 0.01 13-14 0.48-0.84
7 Rob Scuderi D 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 17:15 0.07 13-12 0.42-0.68
7 Paul Martin D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 22:07 21-14 0.34-0.50
14 Chris Kunitz L 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 17:41 0.26 21-15 0.76-0.57
16 Nick Spaling C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15:56 8-11 0.16-0.49
17 Steve Downie R 0 0 0 0 15 2 0 09:57 0.02 6-9 0.16-0.49
20 Brandon Sutter C 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 16:39 0.04 15-14 0.22-0.44
23 Zach Sill C 0 0 0 -2 7 2 3 08:38 0.03 5-5 0.12-0.22
25 Andrew Ebbett C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 09:09 0.18 6-3 0.11-0.09
27 Craig Adams R 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 09:41 0.10 7-4 0.11-0.20
40 Maxim Lapierre C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 14:15 0.14 7-11 0.16-0.59
41 Robert Bortuzzo D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 18:39 13-14 0.52-0.44
55 Christian Ehrhoff D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 21:21 0.07 16-16 0.63-0.64
57 David Perron L 0 0 0 -1 6 4 2 21:00 0.32 21-15 0.85-0.77
58 Kris Letang D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 23:06 20-16 0.28-0.68
70 Patric Hornqvist R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 16:01 0.14 14-12 0.29-0.61
78 Beau Bennett R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:02 0.02 14-15 0.22-0.44
87 Sidney Crosby C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 19:42 0.45 20-15 0.85-0.77
# Goalie Decision Shots against Saves Goals against TOI xGA Saved above xG
29 Marc-Andre Fleury L 36 32 4 59:41 3.07 -0.93

Washington Capitals

Lines and pairings

Forward lineTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Joel Ward · Brooks Laich · Eric Fehr12:2041.445.61-0
Alex Ovechkin · Nicklas Backstrom · Jay Beagle10:3747.667.41-0
Troy Brouwer · Marcus Johansson · Evgeny Kuznetsov9:3150.048.61-0
Jason Chimera · Michael Latta · Tom Wilson6:2833.382.30-0
Defence pairTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Brooks Orpik · John Carlson16:0941.250.51-0
Matt Niskanen · Karl Alzner15:3852.875.81-0
Mike Green · Jack Hillen12:3245.052.51-0

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
8 Alex Ovechkin L 2 0 2 1 4 5 1 17:03 0.32 12-12 0.40-0.16
27 Mike Green D 1 1 2 1 0 6 1 18:49 0.47 9-11 0.30-0.27
19 Nicklas Backstrom C 0 2 2 1 0 5 0 17:52 0.32 14-13 0.44-0.17
21 Eric Fehr C 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 16:59 0.58 12-17 0.70-0.83
25 Brooks Laich C 0 1 1 1 0 4 2 16:54 0.20 14-18 0.77-0.83
27 Karl Alzner D 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 18:43 19-17 0.70-0.22
44 Brooks Orpik D 0 1 1 1 0 1 3 22:55 0.02 14-20 0.86-0.84
90 Marcus Johansson L 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 15:02 0.05 10-10 0.27-0.29
92 Evgeny Kuznetsov C 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 13:13 0.04 12-11 0.32-0.29
15 Matt Niskanen D 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 22:16 0.21 20-17 0.73-0.22
20 Jason Chimera L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11:44 7-8 0.45-0.06
36 Troy Brouwer R 0 0 0 1 2 1 3 17:50 0.07 11-10 0.37-0.29
38 Jack Hillen D 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 12:55 0.02 9-11 0.30-0.27
42 Joel Ward R 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 18:27 0.31 14-20 0.89-0.83
43 Tom Wilson R 0 0 0 0 5 1 3 09:14 0.22 7-7 0.31-0.06
46 Michael Latta C 0 0 0 0 5 1 1 08:13 0.16 5-7 0.43-0.05
74 John Carlson D 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 21:12 0.13 15-20 0.89-0.84
83 Jay Beagle C 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 13:15 11-11 0.32-0.15
# Goalie Decision Shots against Saves Goals against TOI xGA Saved above xG
70 Braden Holtby W, SO 27 27 0 59:39 1.86 +1.86