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Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets

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Washington Capitals
▸4
Columbus Blue Jackets
0
FinalTV FS-O, NBCSWA·Nationwide Arena

Recap

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The Washington Capitals beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-0. The Capitals scored first and never trailed. The Capitals led 3-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Dmitrij Jaskin's goal at 10:19 of the first period, which took the Capitals' chances from 60% to 75%. Expected goals favored the Capitals, 2.4 to 1.9; shots on goal were WSH 28, CBJ 28. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Capitals win a replay of these chances 60% of the time. Braden Holtby stopped 28 of 28 (1.000), 1.9 goals saved above expected; Joonas Korpisalo stopped 14 of 15 (.933), 0.6 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Braden Holtby (28 saves, 1.000), 2. Alex Ovechkin (1 G, 1 A), 3. Travis Boyd (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    WSH
    B. Holtby28 saves, 1.000
  2. ★★
    WSH
    A. Ovechkin1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    WSH
    T. Boyd1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
WSHWSH3130817428
CBJCBJ0908011028

Scoring

4 goals

1st period

  1. WSH
    B. Connolly(5)
    J. Vrana (9), E. Kuznetsov (20)
    wristxG 0.16win prob +12 pts
    1-0
    1:42
  2. WSH
    D. Jaskin(1)
    T. Boyd (7), D. Orlov (9)
    deflectedxG 0.05win prob +15 pts
    2-0
    10:19
  3. WSH
    A. Ovechkin(22)
    M. Kempny (7), J. Carlson (25)
    wristxG 0.18win prob +11 pts
    3-0
    19:41

3rd period

  1. WSH
    T. Boyd(1)
    A. Ovechkin (14), N. Dowd (4)
    wristxG 0.07win prob +1 pts
    4-0
    11:04

Penalties

WSH 8 PIM·CBJ 6 PIM

1st

  • 3:43CBJCam Atkinson · Trippingdrawn by Dmitry Orlov2 min

2nd

  • 5:10CBJPierre-Luc Dubois · Slashingdrawn by Michal Kempny2 min
  • 11:32CBJBoone Jenner · Delaying game2 min
  • 18:07WSHEvgeny Kuznetsov · Slashingdrawn by Artemi Panarin2 min

3rd

  • 2:44WSHDmitry Orlov · Trippingdrawn by Anthony Duclair2 min
  • 13:24WSHAndre Burakovsky · Holdingdrawn by Pierre-Luc Dubois2 min
  • 17:32WSHAndre Burakovsky · Trippingdrawn by Pierre-Luc Dubois2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Dmitrij Jaskin, 1st 10:19 — WSH 60% → 75%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
M. Nutivaara · Missed · xG 0.20P. Dubois · On goal · xG 0.19C. Atkinson · Missed · xG 0.12N. Foligno · Missed · xG 0.11A. Wennberg · Missed · xG 0.09C. Atkinson · On goal · xG 0.08S. Jones · Missed · xG 0.06M. Nutivaara · On goal · xG 0.06S. Jones · On goal · xG 0.06S. Jones · On goal · xG 0.06S. Jones · On goal · xG 0.05C. Atkinson · On goal · xG 0.05O. Bjorkstrand · On goal · xG 0.04S. Harrington · Missed · xG 0.04S. Jones · On goal · xG 0.04S. Jones · On goal · xG 0.04J. Anderson · On goal · xG 0.04A. Panarin · On goal · xG 0.04R. Nash · Missed · xG 0.04M. Nutivaara · Missed · xG 0.04S. Harrington · Missed · xG 0.04S. Harrington · Missed · xG 0.03O. Bjorkstrand · On goal · xG 0.03S. Jones · On goal · xG 0.03Z. Werenski · Missed · xG 0.03B. Jenner · Missed · xG 0.03A. Panarin · On goal · xG 0.02R. Murray · On goal · xG 0.02Z. Werenski · On goal · xG 0.02R. Murray · On goal · xG 0.02S. Jones · On goal · xG 0.02N. Foligno · On goal · xG 0.02O. Bjorkstrand · On goal · xG 0.02M. Nutivaara · On goal · xG 0.02S. Jones · On goal · xG 0.02S. Harrington · Missed · xG 0.02D. Savard · On goal · xG 0.02O. Bjorkstrand · On goal · xG 0.02O. Bjorkstrand · Missed · xG 0.01S. Harrington · Missed · xG 0.01D. Savard · Missed · xG 0.01A. Panarin · On goal · xG 0.01N. Foligno · On goal · xG 0.01B. Dubinsky · On goal · xG 0.01
CBJ0 G · 1.9 xG · 44 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

WSHvsCBJ
2.44 G
All situations
0 G1.9
2.04 G
Even strength
0 G0.9
0.30 G
Power play
0 G1.0
0.20 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 84 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
WSH60%40%CBJ

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.43 – 1.91

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

WSHvsCBJ
28
Shots on goal
28
44%
Faceoffs
56%
0/3
Power play
0/4
8
Penalty minutes
6
5
Hits
16
9
Blocked shots
13
1
Giveaways
3
4
Takeaways
1

Box score

every player line
Washington Capitals skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
9D. OrlovD011+110.02002—21:35
74J. CarlsonD011+240.12010—21:24
8A. OvechkinL112+250.54120—20:07
2M. NiskanenD000+200.00100—19:40
6M. KempnyD011+310.02120—18:48
19N. BackstromC000+110.060003518:25
20L. EllerC000020.110005017:17
22M. BoweyD000010.02110—16:45
34J. SiegenthalerD000000.01010—16:25
65A. BurakovskyL000+110.21004—15:25
10B. ConnollyR101+110.23000—15:22
92E. KuznetsovC011+120.140126015:21
13J. VranaL011+110.07010—14:08
25D. Smith-PellyR000010.070005013:52
72T. BoydC112+220.220004013:34
18C. StephensonC000010.090005013:15
23D. JaskinR101+140.48100—10:33
26N. DowdC011+200.020003810:26
Washington Capitals goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
70B. Holtby(W)282801.0001.94+1.9459:40

Season series

CBJ leads 3-1

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