ONGOING MAINTENANCE: Data prior to 2021 is being backfilled, so may be incomplete and have incorrect division alignment. Expected completion: August 15.
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Friday, January 22, 2021
7:00 PM ET
Capital One Arena (MSG-B)
BUF
Buffalo Sabres
3 – 4
Final/SO
Washington Capitals
 WSH
56% xGF%
44% xGF%
BUF was expected to score 2.63 goals WSH was expected to score 2.05 goals
P1 P2 P3 OT 0 1 2 Cumulative xG BUF WSH Dots represent goals
Shot Map (xG Shots Only) Shot Goal
xG by State Buffalo Sabres Washington Capitals
Strength State Time xG G Time xG G
Power Play 4:00 0.30 0 2:03 0.43 0
Even Strength 58:57 2.33 3 58:57 1.43 3
Penalty Kill 2:03 0.00 0 4:00 0.18 0
Score State Time xG G Time xG G
Up 1 3:45 0.00 0 7:11 0.14 0
Tied 53:52 2.11 1 53:52 1.71 2
Down 1 7:11 0.53 2 3:45 0.20 1
  • Eric Staal scores at 12:33 in the 1st period 0.12 xG (1-0)
  • Nicklas Backstrom scores at 16:18 in the 1st period 0.07 xG (1-1)
  • Nic Dowd scores at 4:14 in the 2nd period 0.12 xG (1-2)
  • Dylan Cozens scores at 10:43 in the 2nd period 0.04 xG (2-2)
  • Jakub Vrana scores at 13:07 in the 2nd period 0.13 xG (2-3)
  • Riley Sheahan scores at 13:49 in the 2nd period 0.16 xG (3-3)
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WSH WSH xWin%
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Synthesized xGF% & GF% Analysis
Forwards
Team Player xG G A Pts Shifts TOI SOG +/- PIM PPG PPP SHG GWG
BUF Taylor Hall (L) 0.72 0 0 0 27 25:08 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
BUF Victor Olofsson (L) 0.36 0 1 1 21 14:25 4 -1 0 0 0 0 0
BUF Jack Eichel (C) 0.30 0 0 0 27 23:31 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
WSH Tom Wilson (R) 0.29 0 1 1 19 12:57 4 +1 0 0 0 0 0
BUF Riley Sheahan (C) 0.28 1 0 1 19 12:53 1 +1 0 0 0 0 0
WSH Lars Eller (C) 0.28 0 0 0 27 17:29 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
WSH Nicklas Backstrom (C) 0.23 1 0 1 29 20:56 3 +1 0 0 0 0 0
WSH Jakub Vrana (L) 0.22 1 1 2 28 18:44 3 +3 2 0 0 0 0
BUF Tobias Rieder (L) 0.19 0 0 0 17 13:30 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
WSH Garnet Hathaway (R) 0.14 0 0 0 23 16:19 1 +1 0 0 0 0 0
BUF Eric Staal (C) 0.13 1 0 1 21 12:54 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
BUF Jeff Skinner (L) 0.13 0 1 1 16 12:15 1 +1 0 0 0 0 0
WSH Nic Dowd (C) 0.12 1 0 1 25 19:10 1 +1 0 0 0 0 0
WSH T.J. Oshie (R) 0.10 0 1 1 22 17:45 2 0 2 0 0 0 0
WSH Richard Panik (R) 0.10 0 0 0 18 13:19 1 -1 0 0 0 0 0
BUF Dylan Cozens (C) 0.04 1 0 1 18 13:24 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
BUF Curtis Lazar (C) 0.04 0 1 1 18 13:12 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0
BUF Cody Eakin (C) 0.03 0 0 0 21 16:35 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0
WSH Conor Sheary (L) 0.03 0 0 0 14 09:52 0 -2 2 0 0 0 0
BUF Sam Reinhart (C) 0.02 0 0 0 25 22:54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
WSH Brian Pinho (C) 0.02 0 0 0 11 07:26 1 -2 0 0 0 0 0
WSH Daniel Sprong (R) 0.02 0 0 0 15 10:14 2 -2 0 0 0 0 0
BUF Tage Thompson (C) 0.00 0 0 0 14 08:34 0 -1 2 0 0 0 0
WSH Carl Hagelin (L) 0.00 0 0 0 26 19:52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defensemen
Team Player xG G A Pts Shifts TOI SOG +/- PIM PPG PPP SHG GWG
WSH John Carlson (D) 0.29 0 1 1 31 28:37 6 +2 0 0 0 0 0
BUF Brandon Montour (D) 0.16 0 0 0 30 25:44 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0
WSH Justin Schultz (D) 0.13 0 0 0 28 19:08 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
BUF Jake McCabe (D) 0.08 0 0 0 30 23:22 2 +2 0 0 0 0 0
BUF Henri Jokiharju (D) 0.08 0 0 0 26 22:28 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
BUF Rasmus Dahlin (D) 0.04 0 0 0 12 10:08 2 -2 0 0 0 0 0
BUF Rasmus Ristolainen (D) 0.04 0 0 0 31 26:39 2 +2 2 0 0 0 0
WSH Nick Jensen (D) 0.03 0 0 0 23 19:12 3 -1 0 0 0 0 0
WSH Zdeno Chara (D) 0.03 0 1 1 22 19:08 1 -1 0 0 0 0 0
WSH Jonas Siegenthaler (D) 0.02 0 0 0 25 20:13 1 -1 0 0 0 0 0
WSH Brenden Dillon (D) 0.01 0 1 1 30 23:31 1 +1 0 0 0 0 0
BUF Colin Miller (D) 0.00 0 0 0 26 18:13 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0
Goalies
Team Player SV%Ax SV% GSAx GA Saves TOI SA Dec SO
WSH Vitek Vanecek (G) -1.36% 0.889 -0.4 3 24 64:57 27 W 0
BUF Linus Ullmark (G) -2.98% 0.906 -1.0 3 29 65:00 32 O 0