Philadelphia Flyers at Washington Capitals
Recap
written from the game dataThe Washington Capitals beat the Philadelphia Flyers 5-3. The Capitals scored first and never trailed. The Capitals led 4-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was T.J. Oshie's goal at 9:19 of the second period, which took the Capitals' chances from 53% to 71%. Expected goals favored the Capitals, 3.5 to 2.3; shots on goal were PHI 40, WSH 25. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Capitals win a replay of these chances 53% of the time. Mike McKenna stopped 20 of 24 (.833), 1.5 goals below expected; Pheonix Copley stopped 37 of 40 (.925), 0.7 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Jakub Vrana (2 G, 1 A), 2. T.J. Oshie (2 G), 3. John Carlson (2 A).
Three stars
- ★J. Vrana2 G, 1 A

- ★★T. Oshie2 G

- ★★★J. Carlson2 A

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
8 goals1st period
0-14:21
1-19:28
2nd period
1-29:19
1-311:22
1-415:55
3rd period
2-416:33
3-419:53
3-519:57
Penalties
1st
- 5:46
Andre Burakovsky · Hookingdrawn by Shayne Gostisbehere2 min
2nd
- 5:24
Robert Hagg · Slashingdrawn by Evgeny Kuznetsov2 min
- 14:12
Ivan Provorov · Trippingdrawn by Alex Ovechkin2 min
- 19:06
Brooks Orpik · Roughingdrawn by Scott Laughton2 min
3rd
- 2:04
Devante Smith-Pelly · Roughingdrawn by Radko Gudas2 min
- 2:04
Devante Smith-Pelly · Fightingdrawn by Radko Gudas5 min
- 2:04
Radko Gudas · Fightingdrawn by Devante Smith-Pelly5 min
- 9:06
Tom Wilson · Slashingdrawn by Oskar Lindblom2 min
- 13:31
Travis Konecny · Slashingdrawn by Tom Wilson2 min
- 17:56
Shayne Gostisbehere · Hookingdrawn by Tom Wilson2 min
- 17:56
Wayne Simmonds · Misconduct10 min
- 19:28
Evgeny Kuznetsov · Hookingdrawn by Ivan Provorov2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: T.J. Oshie, 2nd 9:19 — 53% → 71%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 2.33 G
- All situations
- 4 G3.5
- 1.13 G
- Even strength
- 3 G1.7
- 1.20 G
- Power play
- 1 G0.8
- 0.10 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.0
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 85 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 2.29 – 2.46
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
- 40
- Shots on goal
- 25
- 70%
- Faceoffs
- 30%
- 0/5
- Power play
- 1/4
- 23
- Penalty minutes
- 15
- 23
- Hits
- 15
- 14
- Blocked shots
- 19
- 8
- Giveaways
- 14
- 11
- Takeaways
- 14
Box score
every player line
Season series
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
