Skip to content
Hurricanes at Capitals
NHL

Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals

FinalTV FS-CR, NBCSWA·Capital One Arena

Recap

written from the game data

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Washington Capitals 4-1. The Capitals scored first; the Hurricanes answered. The Hurricanes led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Justin Faulk's goal at 11:43 of the second period, which took the Hurricanes' chances from 47% to 67%. Expected goals were close — CAR 2.9, WSH 2.8; shots on goal were CAR 30, WSH 21. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Capitals win a replay of these chances 57% of the time. Scott Darling stopped 20 of 21 (.952), 1.8 goals saved above expected; Braden Holtby stopped 26 of 29 (.897), 0.6 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Derek Ryan (1 G, 1 A), 2. Justin Faulk (1 G), 3. Scott Darling (20 saves, .952).

Three stars

  1. ★
    CAR
    D. Ryan1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    CAR
    J. Faulk1 G
  3. ★★★
    CAR
    S. Darling20 saves, .952

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
CARCAR0821725430
WSHWSH0611005121

Scoring

5 goals

2nd period

  1. WSH
    J. Carlson (50), T. Oshie (28)
    slapxG 0.02win prob +16 pts
    0-1
    2:35
  2. CAR
    wristxG 0.14win prob +16 pts
    1-1
    3:15
  3. CAR
    wristxG 0.09win prob +20 pts
    2-1
    11:43

3rd period

  1. CAR
    S. Aho(28)
    wristxG 0.09win prob +12 pts
    3-1
    14:32
  2. CAR
    B. McGinn(16)EN
    wristxG 0.51win prob +1 pts
    4-1
    17:50

Penalties

CAR 4 PIM·WSH 2 PIM

1st

  • 19:06CARJoakim Nordstrom · Boardingdrawn by Matt Niskanen2 min

2nd

  • 13:03WSHTom Wilson · Slashingdrawn by Valentin Zykov2 min

3rd

  • 19:09CARLee Stempniak · Holdingdrawn by Tom Wilson2 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
WSH goalCAR goalFinal: WSH 0%

Biggest swing: Justin Faulk, 2nd 11:43 — CAR 47% → 67%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
N. Backstrom · On goal · xG 0.26J. Vrana · On goal · xG 0.20T. Oshie · Missed · xG 0.19T. Wilson · On goal · xG 0.18A. Burakovsky · Missed · xG 0.17A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.13J. Vrana · On goal · xG 0.12A. Ovechkin · Missed · xG 0.11A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.10A. Burakovsky · On goal · xG 0.09A. Ovechkin · Missed · xG 0.08N. Backstrom · On goal · xG 0.08E. Kuznetsov · Missed · xG 0.08J. Vrana · On goal · xG 0.08N. Backstrom · On goal · xG 0.08C. Stephenson · On goal · xG 0.07D. Orlov · On goal · xG 0.07T. Oshie · Missed · xG 0.07E. Kuznetsov · On goal · xG 0.07A. Burakovsky · On goal · xG 0.06A. Ovechkin · Missed · xG 0.06N. Backstrom · Missed · xG 0.05A. Ovechkin · Missed · xG 0.05A. Burakovsky · Missed · xG 0.05M. Kempny · Missed · xG 0.05A. Ovechkin · Missed · xG 0.04D. Smith-Pelly · Missed · xG 0.04E. Kuznetsov · On goal · xG 0.03M. Niskanen · Missed · xG 0.03L. Eller · On goal · xG 0.02M. Kempny · Goal · xG 0.02D. Orlov · Missed · xG 0.02M. Kempny · On goal · xG 0.01L. Eller · On goal · xG 0.01B. Orpik · On goal · xG 0.01M. Niskanen · Missed · xG 0.01J. Carlson · On goal · xG 0.00
WSH1 G · 2.8 xG · 37 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

CARvsWSH
2.93 G
All situations
1 G2.8
2.23 G
Even strength
1 G2.5
0.00 G
Power play
0 G0.2
0.20 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 76 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
CAR43%57%WSH

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.38 – 2.74

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

CARvsWSH
30
Shots on goal
21
58%
Faceoffs
42%
0/1
Power play
0/2
4
Penalty minutes
2
6
Hits
22
13
Blocked shots
14
6
Giveaways
9
7
Takeaways
9

Box score

every player line
Carolina Hurricanes skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
74J. SlavinD011+340.04030—23:46
27J. FaulkD101+330.18120—21:50
57T. van RiemsdykD000+110.14050—20:58
5N. HanifinD000+100.00000—17:49
23B. McGinnL101+140.79200—17:41
4H. FleuryD000-110.07010—17:36
6K. DahlbeckD000-100.00000—17:21
20S. AhoC101+120.150004517:12
28E. LindholmC000-130.200007017:06
86T. TeravainenC011+120.200005016:58
11J. StaalC011+100.011007316:31
73V. ZykovL011+110.09010—16:05
53J. SkinnerL000-100.3700010016:03
34P. Di GiuseppeL011020.23010—15:17
14J. WilliamsR011+120.0600010015:04
7D. RyanC112+210.14100011:28
21L. StempniakR000+110.07002—09:45
42J. NordstromC011+230.17102008:39
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
33S. Darling(W)21201.9522.82+1.8260:00

Season series

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