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Columbus Blue Jackets at Washington Capitals

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Columbus Blue Jackets
1
Washington Capitals
▸2
Final/OTTV FS-O, NBCSWA·Capital One Arena

Recap

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The Washington Capitals beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 2-1 in overtime, T.J. Oshie scoring at 3:13. The Blue Jackets scored first; the Capitals answered. The Blue Jackets led 1-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was T.J. Oshie's goal at 3:13 of overtime, which took the Capitals' chances from 51% to 100%. Expected goals favored the Capitals, 4.6 to 2.1; shots on goal were CBJ 28, WSH 36. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Capitals win a replay of these chances 84% of the time. Joonas Korpisalo stopped 34 of 36 (.944), 2.6 goals saved above expected; Ilya Samsonov stopped 27 of 28 (.964), 1.1 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Ilya Samsonov (27 saves, .964), 2. Joonas Korpisalo (34 saves, .944), 3. T.J. Oshie (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    WSH
    I. Samsonov27 saves, .964
  2. ★★
    CBJ
    J. Korpisalo34 saves, .944
  3. ★★★
    WSH
    T. Oshie1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdOTT
CBJCBJ091801100128
WSHWSH0801311114236

Scoring

3 goals

2nd period

  1. CBJ
    J. lilja(1)
    R. Nash (6), R. MacInnis (1)
    wristxG 0.06win prob +19 pts
    1-0
    9:17

3rd period

  1. WSH
    C. Hagelin(1)
    R. Panik (2), E. Kuznetsov (22)
    wristxG 0.04win prob +28 pts
    1-1
    6:13

Overtime

  1. WSH
    T. Oshie(15)PPG
    N. Backstrom (20), A. Ovechkin (14)
    wristxG 0.27win prob +49 pts
    1-2
    3:13

Penalties

CBJ 17 PIM·WSH 11 PIM

2nd

  • 1:41WSHTom Wilson · Trippingdrawn by Eric Robinson2 min
  • 5:26CBJDean Kukan · Trippingdrawn by T.J. Oshie2 min
  • 12:35CBJAlexandre Texier · Slashingdrawn by Nic Dowd2 min
  • 19:52WSHJonas Siegenthaler · Cross checkingdrawn by Nick Foligno2 min
  • 19:52WSHJonas Siegenthaler · Fightingdrawn by Nick Foligno5 min
  • 19:52CBJNick Foligno · Roughingdrawn by Jonas Siegenthaler2 min
  • 19:52CBJNick Foligno · Fightingdrawn by Jonas Siegenthaler5 min

3rd

  • 3:21CBJEric Robinson · Trippingdrawn by Nick Jensen2 min
  • 8:10WSHNicklas Backstrom · Trippingdrawn by Pierre-Luc Dubois2 min
  • 10:04CBJNick Foligno · Trippingdrawn by Dmitry Orlov2 min

OT

  • 2:18CBJNathan Gerbe · Hookingdrawn by Lars Eller2 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
WSH goalCBJ goalFinal: WSH 100%

Biggest swing: T.J. Oshie, OT 3:13 — WSH 51% → 100%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
T. Oshie · Goal · xG 0.27J. Vrana · On goal · xG 0.20L. Eller · On goal · xG 0.19A. Ovechkin · Missed · xG 0.17J. Carlson · Missed · xG 0.17J. Vrana · Missed · xG 0.16A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.16N. Backstrom · On goal · xG 0.15C. Hagelin · Missed · xG 0.13N. Dowd · On goal · xG 0.12T. Oshie · On goal · xG 0.12B. Leipsic · On goal · xG 0.12E. Kuznetsov · On goal · xG 0.11T. Oshie · Missed · xG 0.11E. Kuznetsov · On goal · xG 0.11N. Backstrom · Missed · xG 0.10D. Orlov · Missed · xG 0.10T. Oshie · Missed · xG 0.10D. Orlov · On goal · xG 0.09A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.09J. Vrana · On goal · xG 0.09T. Oshie · Missed · xG 0.09T. Oshie · Missed · xG 0.08A. Ovechkin · Missed · xG 0.08T. Oshie · Missed · xG 0.08L. Eller · On goal · xG 0.08T. Wilson · Missed · xG 0.08L. Eller · On goal · xG 0.07J. Carlson · Missed · xG 0.07J. Carlson · Missed · xG 0.07E. Kuznetsov · Missed · xG 0.07A. Ovechkin · Missed · xG 0.07J. Vrana · Missed · xG 0.07C. Hagelin · On goal · xG 0.06T. Wilson · Missed · xG 0.05A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.05D. Orlov · Missed · xG 0.05C. Hagelin · Goal · xG 0.04A. Ovechkin · Missed · xG 0.04D. Orlov · Missed · xG 0.04A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.04C. Hagelin · On goal · xG 0.04D. Orlov · Missed · xG 0.03T. Oshie · Missed · xG 0.03A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.03J. Vrana · Missed · xG 0.03N. Jensen · On goal · xG 0.03C. Djoos · On goal · xG 0.03J. Carlson · On goal · xG 0.02A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.02N. Jensen · On goal · xG 0.02N. Jensen · On goal · xG 0.02N. Jensen · Missed · xG 0.02R. Gudas · On goal · xG 0.02D. Orlov · Missed · xG 0.02N. Jensen · On goal · xG 0.02C. Djoos · Missed · xG 0.01A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.01N. Jensen · On goal · xG 0.01D. Orlov · On goal · xG 0.01N. Backstrom · On goal · xG 0.00N. Backstrom · On goal · xG 0.00J. Carlson · On goal · xG 0.00J. Carlson · On goal · xG 0.00
WSH2 G · 4.6 xG · 64 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

CBJvsWSH
2.11 G
All situations
2 G4.6
1.81 G
Even strength
1 G2.7
0.40 G
Power play
1 G1.9
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 101 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
CBJ16%84%WSH

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.09 – 4.47

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
28
Shots on goal
36
54%
Faceoffs
46%
0/2
Power play
1/5
17
Penalty minutes
11
32
Hits
27
20
Blocked shots
8
9
Giveaways
15
6
Takeaways
13

Box score

every player line
Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
3S. JonesD000010.05360—29:57
8Z. WerenskiD000020.14120—26:18
38B. JennerC000050.414007224:43
58D. SavardD000+110.02220—23:19
44V. GavrikovD000+110.01320—23:18
14G. NyquistR000010.03100—22:42
10A. WennbergC000030.150103518:11
11K. StenlundC000020.22140017:15
71N. FolignoL000040.52409—15:46
18P. DuboisC000-100.0040010013:49
24N. GerbeC000000.08302013:44
20R. NashC011+110.022005011:58
42A. TexierL000-110.01002—11:44
46D. KukanD000-130.08202—11:31
50E. RobinsonL000-110.29012—11:05
49R. MacInnisC011+110.01200009:47
15J. liljaL101+110.06020—08:16
53G. CarlssonD000-100.01000—08:16
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
70J. Korpisalo(O)36342.9444.58+2.5863:13

Season series

CBJ leads 2-1

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