Skip to content
Blue Jackets at Capitals
NHL

Columbus Blue Jackets at Washington Capitals

NHL scoreboard
Columbus Blue Jackets
▸2
Washington Capitals
1
FinalTV NHLN-US, FS-O·Capital One Arena

Recap

written from the game data

The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Washington Capitals 2-1. The Blue Jackets scored first and never trailed. It was tied 1-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Anthony Duclair's goal at 5:09 of the third period, which took the Blue Jackets' chances from 51% to 75%. Expected goals were close — CBJ 2.9, WSH 2.7; shots on goal were CBJ 36, WSH 34. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Blue Jackets win a replay of these chances 52% of the time. Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 33 of 34 (.971), 1.7 goals saved above expected; Braden Holtby stopped 34 of 36 (.944), 0.9 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Sergei Bobrovsky (33 saves, .971), 2. Braden Holtby (34 saves, .944), 3. Anthony Duclair (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    CBJ
    S. Bobrovsky33 saves, .971
  2. ★★
    WSH
    B. Holtby34 saves, .944
  3. ★★★
    CBJ
    A. Duclair1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
CBJCBJ19016111236
WSHWSH01511009134

Scoring

3 goals

1st period

  1. CBJ
    O. Bjorkstrand(2)PPG
    N. Foligno (5), A. Wennberg (8)
    snapxG 0.11win prob +14 pts
    1-0
    17:16

2nd period

  1. WSH
    M. Niskanen(3)PPG
    N. Backstrom (15), E. Kuznetsov (14)
    slapxG 0.06win prob +13 pts
    1-1
    7:53

3rd period

  1. CBJ
    A. Duclair(7)PPG
    A. Panarin (12), Z. Werenski (8)
    wristxG 0.06win prob +24 pts
    2-1
    5:09

Penalties

CBJ 10 PIM·WSH 6 PIM

1st

  • 4:46CBJJosh Anderson · Cross checkingdrawn by Dmitry Orlov2 min
  • 15:28WSHEvgeny Kuznetsov · Interferencedrawn by Brandon Dubinsky2 min

2nd

  • 6:51CBJAlexander Wennberg · Hookingdrawn by Lars Eller2 min
  • 11:08CBJDavid Savard · Holdingdrawn by Lars Eller2 min
  • 18:13WSHMichal Kempny · Holdingdrawn by Riley Nash2 min

3rd

  • 4:04WSHDmitry Orlov · Roughingdrawn by Boone Jenner2 min
  • 13:00CBJPierre-Luc Dubois · Holding the stickdrawn by Michal Kempny2 min
  • 19:17CBJDavid Savard · Hookingdrawn by Jakub Vrana2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Anthony Duclair, 3rd 5:09 — CBJ 51% → 75%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
B. Connolly · On goal · xG 0.28J. Vrana · On goal · xG 0.21T. Boyd · On goal · xG 0.15L. Eller · On goal · xG 0.14T. Oshie · Missed · xG 0.13N. Backstrom · Missed · xG 0.11A. Burakovsky · On goal · xG 0.10L. Eller · Missed · xG 0.09T. Boyd · On goal · xG 0.09T. Oshie · Missed · xG 0.08A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.08N. Backstrom · On goal · xG 0.08M. Niskanen · On goal · xG 0.08L. Eller · Missed · xG 0.08A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.07D. Smith-Pelly · Missed · xG 0.07M. Niskanen · Goal · xG 0.06E. Kuznetsov · On goal · xG 0.06E. Kuznetsov · Missed · xG 0.06D. Smith-Pelly · On goal · xG 0.06J. Vrana · Missed · xG 0.05M. Kempny · On goal · xG 0.05A. Burakovsky · On goal · xG 0.05M. Niskanen · On goal · xG 0.05A. Ovechkin · Missed · xG 0.04D. Orlov · On goal · xG 0.04D. Orlov · On goal · xG 0.04M. Kempny · On goal · xG 0.03M. Kempny · On goal · xG 0.03D. Orlov · Missed · xG 0.03J. Vrana · Missed · xG 0.02C. Djoos · On goal · xG 0.02L. Eller · On goal · xG 0.02C. Djoos · On goal · xG 0.02D. Orlov · On goal · xG 0.02L. Eller · On goal · xG 0.02L. Eller · On goal · xG 0.02D. Orlov · On goal · xG 0.02J. Siegenthaler · On goal · xG 0.02M. Niskanen · Missed · xG 0.02J. Vrana · On goal · xG 0.01L. Eller · Missed · xG 0.01T. Oshie · On goal · xG 0.01M. Niskanen · On goal · xG 0.01T. Oshie · Missed · xG 0.01M. Kempny · On goal · xG 0.01T. Oshie · On goal · xG 0.00N. Backstrom · On goal · xG 0.00
WSH1 G · 2.7 xG · 48 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

CBJvsWSH
2.92 G
All situations
1 G2.7
2.50 G
Even strength
0 G2.1
0.42 G
Power play
1 G0.7
0.10 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 95 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
CBJ52%48%WSH

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.87 – 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

CBJvsWSH
36
Shots on goal
34
48%
Faceoffs
52%
2/3
Power play
1/5
10
Penalty minutes
6
24
Hits
19
19
Blocked shots
14
8
Giveaways
13
9
Takeaways
17

Box score

every player line
Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
3S. JonesD000040.05100—25:51
27R. MurrayD000010.02020—24:20
58D. SavardD000020.05474—24:16
38B. JennerC000040.654304722:39
65M. NutivaaraD000010.03110—19:38
77J. AndersonR000040.0650210019:11
9A. PanarinL011030.41000—18:15
18P. DuboisC000040.491022917:40
71N. FolignoL011030.17110—17:34
17B. DubinskyC000000.003007915:44
28O. BjorkstrandR101050.54000—14:50
8Z. WerenskiD011010.01010—13:21
20R. NashC000000.041203312:25
37M. HannikainenL000010.17010—12:07
91A. DuclairL101020.07110—09:30
10A. WennbergC011000.060024309:06
45L. SedlakC000000.08100008:24
4S. HarringtonD000010.01100—08:06
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
72S. Bobrovsky(W)34331.9712.74+1.7459:18

Season series

CBJ leads 3-1

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