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New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals

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New Jersey Devils
2
Washington Capitals
▸5
FinalTV MSG+, NBCSWA·Capital One Arena

Recap

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The Washington Capitals beat the New Jersey Devils 5-2. The Capitals scored first and never trailed. The Capitals led 3-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was John Moore's goal at 17:35 of the first period, which took the Devils' chances from 18% to 32%. Expected goals favored the Capitals, 3.8 to 2.0; shots on goal were NJD 27, WSH 35. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Capitals win a replay of these chances 70% of the time. Cory Schneider stopped 30 of 34 (.882), 0.8 goals below expected; Braden Holtby stopped 25 of 27 (.926). Three stars: 1. John Carlson (1 G, 2 A), 2. Christian Djoos (1 G, 1 A), 3. Alex Ovechkin (3 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    WSH
    J. Carlson1 G, 2 A
  2. ★★
    WSH
    C. Djoos1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    WSH
    A. Ovechkin3 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
NJDNJD1120718227
WSHWSH212110213535

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. WSH
    T. Wilson(6)
    C. Djoos (5), J. Carlson (26)
    snapxG 0.18win prob +12 pts
    0-1
    2:26
  2. WSH
    C. Djoos(3)
    N. Backstrom (22), A. Ovechkin (15)
    wristxG 0.08win prob +14 pts
    0-2
    11:09
  3. NJD
    J. Moore(6)
    T. Zajac (1), M. Johansson (4)
    snapxG 0.09win prob +14 pts
    1-2
    17:35

2nd period

  1. WSH
    J. Carlson(4)PPG
    N. Backstrom (23), A. Ovechkin (16)
    slapxG 0.04win prob +14 pts
    1-3
    7:01

3rd period

  1. WSH
    M. Niskanen(3)
    D. Smith-Pelly (7), A. Ovechkin (17)
    wristxG 0.06win prob +5 pts
    1-4
    4:25
  2. NJD
    T. Zajac(3)
    M. Johansson (5), S. Vatanen (6)
    tip-inxG 0.08win prob +4 pts
    2-4
    9:00
  3. WSH
    N. Backstrom(8)EN
    J. Carlson (27)
    wristxG 0.56
    2-5
    19:19

Penalties

NJD 4 PIM·WSH 4 PIM

1st

  • 3:52WSHBrooks Orpik · Hookingdrawn by Marcus Johansson2 min

2nd

  • 5:34NJDPavel Zacha · Holdingdrawn by Christian Djoos2 min
  • 15:49WSHT.J. Oshie · High stickingdrawn by Steven Santini2 min

3rd

  • 11:57NJDDamon Severson · Trippingdrawn by John Carlson2 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
WSH goalNJD goalFinal: WSH 100%

Biggest swing: John Moore, 1st 17:35 — NJD 18% → 32%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
N. Backstrom · Goal · xG 0.56A. Chiasson · On goal · xG 0.46A. Chiasson · On goal · xG 0.18T. Wilson · Goal · xG 0.18A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.16D. Smith-Pelly · On goal · xG 0.15B. Connolly · On goal · xG 0.14D. Smith-Pelly · On goal · xG 0.14C. Djoos · On goal · xG 0.13A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.12C. Djoos · On goal · xG 0.11D. Smith-Pelly · Missed · xG 0.11C. Stephenson · On goal · xG 0.09D. Smith-Pelly · On goal · xG 0.09J. Carlson · On goal · xG 0.08C. Djoos · Goal · xG 0.08B. Orpik · On goal · xG 0.08T. Wilson · On goal · xG 0.07B. Orpik · Missed · xG 0.07E. Kuznetsov · On goal · xG 0.06D. Smith-Pelly · On goal · xG 0.06M. Niskanen · Goal · xG 0.06N. Backstrom · Missed · xG 0.05D. Smith-Pelly · Missed · xG 0.05A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.05A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.04D. Smith-Pelly · Missed · xG 0.04J. Carlson · Goal · xG 0.04A. Ovechkin · Missed · xG 0.03A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.03J. Carlson · On goal · xG 0.03D. Orlov · On goal · xG 0.03L. Eller · Missed · xG 0.03A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.03C. Djoos · On goal · xG 0.02B. Connolly · Missed · xG 0.02L. Eller · On goal · xG 0.01B. Orpik · On goal · xG 0.01N. Backstrom · On goal · xG 0.01N. Backstrom · On goal · xG 0.01J. Carlson · On goal · xG 0.01L. Eller · Missed · xG 0.01D. Smith-Pelly · Missed · xG 0.01A. Chiasson · On goal · xG 0.01T. Wilson · On goal · xG 0.01
WSH5 G · 3.8 xG · 45 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

NJDvsWSH
2.02 G
All situations
4 G3.8
1.82 G
Even strength
3 G2.9
0.20 G
Power play
1 G0.3
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 86 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
NJD30%70%WSH

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.98 – 3.10

How often each side wins a replay of these chances with league-average goaltending at both ends. Rebounds in a flurry are counted once, so a scramble is not three chances.

Team stats

NJDvsWSH
27
Shots on goal
35
45%
Faceoffs
55%
0/2
Power play
1/2
4
Penalty minutes
4
20
Hits
23
22
Blocked shots
19
3
Giveaways
8
12
Takeaways
7

Box score

every player line
New Jersey Devils skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
45S. VatanenD011010.06150—21:04
16S. SantiniD000020.08530—20:22
6A. GreeneD000000.00050—19:24
2J. MooreD101+130.16230—19:21
19T. ZajacC112+110.080006318:56
21K. PalmieriC000020.18010018:49
9T. HallL000-120.14110—18:30
28D. SeversonD000-210.02002—18:11
8W. ButcherD000-320.04010—17:41
13N. HischierC000-120.200204217:27
90M. JohanssonL022000.17000—17:24
63J. BrattL000000.00210—15:52
44M. WoodL000-220.13100—13:52
11B. BoyleC000-120.231003112:41
23S. NoesenR000-130.07000—12:31
37P. ZachaC000-130.313026012:15
40B. ColemanL000000.04300—11:47
39B. GibbonsC000-110.08100011:14
New Jersey Devils goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
35C. Schneider(L)34304.8823.21-0.7959:12

Season series

WSH leads 3-1

Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).