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Columbus Blue Jackets at Washington Capitals

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Columbus Blue Jackets
▸5
Washington Capitals
2
FinalTV NHLN, FS-O·Capital One Arena

Recap

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The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Washington Capitals 5-2. The Blue Jackets scored first and never trailed. The Blue Jackets led 2-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Alex Ovechkin's goal at 0:40 of the third period, which took the Capitals' chances from 11% to 28%. Expected goals were close — CBJ 2.9, WSH 2.8; shots on goal were CBJ 38, WSH 39. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Capitals win a replay of these chances 56% of the time. Joonas Korpisalo stopped 37 of 39 (.949), 0.8 goals saved above expected; Braden Holtby stopped 33 of 37 (.892), 1.5 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Joonas Korpisalo (37 saves, .949), 2. Cam Atkinson (2 G), 3. Alex Ovechkin (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    CBJ
    J. Korpisalo37 saves, .949
  2. ★★
    CBJ
    C. Atkinson2 G
  3. ★★★
    WSH
    A. Ovechkin1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
CBJCBJ12016312538
WSHWSH06015218239

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. CBJ
    C. Atkinson(6)
    G. Nyquist (12), A. Texier (3)
    tip-inxG 0.05win prob +12 pts
    1-0
    3:27

2nd period

  1. CBJ
    R. Murray(2)
    E. Robinson (1)
    wristxG 0.17win prob +17 pts
    2-0
    6:52

3rd period

  1. WSH
    A. Ovechkin(21)
    D. Orlov (11), N. Backstrom (15)
    backhandxG 0.05win prob +17 pts
    2-1
    0:40
  2. CBJ
    R. Nash(2)
    A. Wennberg (8)
    wristxG 0.04win prob +17 pts
    3-1
    6:53
  3. CBJ
    O. Bjorkstrand(7)
    S. Milano (8), S. Jones (13)
    tip-inxG 0.07win prob +4 pts
    4-1
    10:37
  4. WSH
    N. Backstrom(5)
    A. Ovechkin (12), E. Kuznetsov (18)
    snapxG 0.17win prob +1 pts
    4-2
    17:54
  5. CBJ
    C. Atkinson(7)EN
    J. Korpisalo (1)
    wristxG 0.36win prob +1 pts
    5-2
    18:12

Penalties

CBJ 6 PIM·WSH 10 PIM

1st

  • 4:28WSHBraden Holtby · Trippingdrawn by Pierre-Luc Dubois2 min
  • 9:19WSHRichard Panik · Chargingdrawn by Vladislav Gavrikov2 min
  • 9:57CBJNick Foligno · Hookingdrawn by Jonas Siegenthaler2 min

2nd

  • 12:26CBJOliver Bjorkstrand · Interferencedrawn by Brendan Leipsic2 min
  • 15:20CBJPierre-Luc Dubois · Hookingdrawn by Carl Hagelin2 min
  • 18:31WSHNic Dowd · Trippingdrawn by Dean Kukan2 min

3rd

  • 3:28WSHNic Dowd · Trippingdrawn by Alexandre Texier2 min
  • 15:09WSHTom Wilson · Interference goalkeeperdrawn by Joonas Korpisalo2 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: Alex Ovechkin, 3rd 0:40 — WSH 11% → 28%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
J. Vrana · On goal · xG 0.19N. Backstrom · Goal · xG 0.17T. Oshie · Missed · xG 0.16L. Eller · On goal · xG 0.15T. Oshie · On goal · xG 0.15A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.13T. Oshie · On goal · xG 0.13J. Vrana · On goal · xG 0.13L. Eller · On goal · xG 0.10T. Wilson · Missed · xG 0.09T. Wilson · Missed · xG 0.08A. Ovechkin · Missed · xG 0.08T. Oshie · On goal · xG 0.08A. Ovechkin · Missed · xG 0.08E. Kuznetsov · On goal · xG 0.08J. Vrana · On goal · xG 0.07E. Kuznetsov · On goal · xG 0.07T. Oshie · On goal · xG 0.06L. Eller · On goal · xG 0.06A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.06J. Carlson · On goal · xG 0.05N. Backstrom · On goal · xG 0.05A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.05A. Ovechkin · Goal · xG 0.05A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.05L. Eller · On goal · xG 0.05E. Kuznetsov · Missed · xG 0.04J. Carlson · On goal · xG 0.03J. Vrana · Missed · xG 0.03L. Eller · On goal · xG 0.03D. Orlov · On goal · xG 0.03D. Orlov · On goal · xG 0.02R. Panik · On goal · xG 0.02J. Vrana · On goal · xG 0.02J. Siegenthaler · On goal · xG 0.02R. Gudas · On goal · xG 0.02R. Gudas · Missed · xG 0.02D. Orlov · Missed · xG 0.02A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.02J. Carlson · Missed · xG 0.02J. Carlson · Missed · xG 0.01D. Orlov · On goal · xG 0.01R. Gudas · On goal · xG 0.01L. Eller · On goal · xG 0.01N. Backstrom · On goal · xG 0.01R. Panik · On goal · xG 0.01J. Carlson · On goal · xG 0.01B. Leipsic · On goal · xG 0.00L. Eller · On goal · xG 0.00C. Hagelin · On goal · xG 0.00
WSH2 G · 2.8 xG · 50 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

CBJvsWSH
2.94 G
All situations
2 G2.8
1.94 G
Even strength
2 G1.6
0.70 G
Power play
0 G1.2

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 96 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
CBJ44%56%WSH

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.50 – 2.83

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
38
Shots on goal
39
42%
Faceoffs
58%
0/5
Power play
0/3
6
Penalty minutes
10
20
Hits
27
17
Blocked shots
11
9
Giveaways
6
7
Takeaways
5

Box score

every player line
Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
3S. JonesD011+220.21020—25:58
27R. MurrayD101-120.18010—22:41
58D. SavardD000030.07330—22:15
38B. JennerC000-100.001204220:17
77J. AndersonR000-240.43610—19:51
46D. KukanD000020.13010—19:40
71N. FolignoL000-220.093225718:48
13C. AtkinsonR202+240.51100—17:00
22S. MilanoL011040.16010—16:49
18P. DuboisC000+120.130024216:05
28O. BjorkstrandR101+260.50102—15:30
14G. NyquistR011+210.15100—15:08
44V. GavrikovD000+310.02000—14:45
42A. TexierL011+220.170003613:28
2A. PeekeD000+200.02220—11:41
10A. WennbergC011+100.00200010:21
20R. NashC101+230.100107508:03
50E. RobinsonL011+200.00010—05:47
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
70J. Korpisalo(W)39372.9492.85+0.8559:53

Season series

CBJ leads 2-1

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