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Columbus Blue Jackets at Washington Capitals

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Columbus Blue Jackets
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Washington Capitals
1
Final/OTTV ESPN+, FS-O·Capital One Arena

Recap

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The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Washington Capitals 2-1 in overtime, Artemi Panarin scoring at 3:30. The Blue Jackets scored first and never trailed. The Blue Jackets led 1-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Artemi Panarin's goal at 3:30 of overtime, which took the Blue Jackets' chances from 49% to 100%. Expected goals favored the Blue Jackets, 2.7 to 2.2; shots on goal were CBJ 22, WSH 33. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Blue Jackets win a replay of these chances 59% of the time. Joonas Korpisalo stopped 32 of 33 (.970), 1.2 goals saved above expected; Pheonix Copley stopped 10 of 11 (.909). Three stars: 1. Artemi Panarin (1 G), 2. Evgeny Kuznetsov (1 G), 3. Cam Atkinson (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    CBJ
    A. Panarin1 G
  2. ★★
    WSH
    E. Kuznetsov1 G
  3. ★★★
    CBJ
    C. Atkinson1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdOTT
CBJCBJ17060811222
WSHWSH0110911201133

Scoring

3 goals

1st period

  1. CBJ
    C. Atkinson(25)
    M. Nutivaara (10), P. Dubois (23)
    backhandxG 0.20win prob +12 pts
    1-0
    1:00

3rd period

  1. WSH
    E. Kuznetsov(8)
    J. Carlson (36), A. Ovechkin (18)
    slapxG 0.04win prob +44 pts
    1-1
    18:54

Overtime

  1. CBJ
    A. Panarin(16)PPG
    S. Jones (20)
    slapxG 0.14win prob +51 pts
    2-1
    3:30

Penalties

CBJ 4 PIM·WSH 6 PIM

1st

  • 1:52WSHJonas Siegenthaler · Interferencedrawn by Pierre-Luc Dubois2 min
  • 18:06CBJDavid Savard · Interferencedrawn by Brett Connolly2 min

2nd

  • 8:43CBJCam Atkinson · High stickingdrawn by Braden Holtby2 min
  • 9:46WSHAlex Ovechkin · Interferencedrawn by Nick Foligno2 min

OT

  • 3:18WSHNicklas Backstrom · Slashingdrawn by Boone Jenner2 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: Artemi Panarin, OT 3:30 — CBJ 49% → 100%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
J. Vrana · Missed · xG 0.19D. Orlov · Missed · xG 0.17N. Dowd · On goal · xG 0.14E. Kuznetsov · On goal · xG 0.12T. Boyd · Missed · xG 0.10J. Vrana · On goal · xG 0.09L. Eller · On goal · xG 0.09N. Backstrom · On goal · xG 0.08A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.08J. Carlson · On goal · xG 0.07A. Ovechkin · Missed · xG 0.07A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.07J. Vrana · On goal · xG 0.06T. Wilson · Missed · xG 0.06N. Backstrom · On goal · xG 0.06E. Kuznetsov · On goal · xG 0.05D. Smith-Pelly · On goal · xG 0.05E. Kuznetsov · Missed · xG 0.05T. Oshie · On goal · xG 0.04E. Kuznetsov · Missed · xG 0.04E. Kuznetsov · Goal · xG 0.04J. Carlson · On goal · xG 0.04E. Kuznetsov · On goal · xG 0.04D. Orlov · On goal · xG 0.04J. Carlson · On goal · xG 0.04M. Niskanen · On goal · xG 0.03N. Backstrom · On goal · xG 0.03J. Siegenthaler · Missed · xG 0.03D. Orlov · On goal · xG 0.03A. Ovechkin · Missed · xG 0.02M. Kempny · Missed · xG 0.02E. Kuznetsov · On goal · xG 0.02E. Kuznetsov · On goal · xG 0.02M. Kempny · On goal · xG 0.01M. Kempny · Missed · xG 0.01J. Carlson · Missed · xG 0.01J. Carlson · Missed · xG 0.01L. Eller · On goal · xG 0.01D. Smith-Pelly · On goal · xG 0.01M. Kempny · On goal · xG 0.01M. Kempny · On goal · xG 0.01N. Backstrom · On goal · xG 0.01D. Orlov · On goal · xG 0.01T. Wilson · Missed · xG 0.00N. Backstrom · On goal · xG 0.00M. Niskanen · On goal · xG 0.00J. Carlson · On goal · xG 0.00
WSH1 G · 2.2 xG · 47 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

CBJvsWSH
2.72 G
All situations
1 G2.2
2.31 G
Even strength
1 G2.0
0.41 G
Power play
0 G0.2

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 89 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
CBJ59%41%WSH

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.69 – 2.18

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
22
Shots on goal
33
47%
Faceoffs
53%
1/3
Power play
0/2
4
Penalty minutes
6
16
Hits
20
16
Blocked shots
13
6
Giveaways
11
14
Takeaways
6

Box score

every player line
Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
3S. JonesD011010.10140—28:17
8Z. WerenskiD000020.18220—26:13
38B. JennerC000-100.005205422:19
13C. AtkinsonR101+130.42012—21:41
9A. PanarinL101+110.42000—21:29
77J. AndersonR000-160.48120—20:26
65M. NutivaaraD011000.00000—20:21
58D. SavardD000000.05112—19:55
71N. FolignoL000-110.151005018:28
18P. DuboisC011+130.311103518:27
10A. WennbergC000010.211105015:40
4S. HarringtonD000000.00010—14:12
14D. KukanD000010.08100—12:52
91A. DuclairL000000.00010—12:29
11K. StenlundC000000.010007511:40
28O. BjorkstrandR000010.03000—08:18
45L. SedlakC000010.17200007:16
20R. NashC000010.09000006:39
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
70J. Korpisalo(W)33321.9702.19+1.1963:30

Season series

CBJ leads 3-1

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