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Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins

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Washington Capitals
1
Boston Bruins
▸5
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Recap

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The Boston Bruins beat the Washington Capitals 5-1. The Bruins scored first and never trailed. The Bruins led 4-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Brad Marchand's goal at 14:21 of the first period, which took the Bruins' chances from 54% to 68%. Expected goals favored the Capitals, 2.7 to 1.9; shots on goal were WSH 32, BOS 25. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Capitals win a replay of these chances 63% of the time. Vitek Vanecek stopped 14 of 18 (.778), 2.6 goals below expected; Jaroslav Halak stopped 31 of 32 (.969), 1.7 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Brad Marchand (2 G, 1 A), 2. Patrice Bergeron (1 G, 1 A), 3. Jaroslav Halak (31 saves, .969).

Three stars

  1. ★
    BOS
    B. Marchand2 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    BOS
    P. Bergeron1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    BOS
    J. Halak31 saves, .969

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
WSHWSH01208112132
BOSBOS1831017525

Scoring

6 goals

1st period

  1. BOS
    B. Marchand(11)
    P. Bergeron (13), C. McAvoy (13)
    backhandxG 0.07win prob +14 pts
    0-1
    14:21

2nd period

  1. BOS
    T. Frederic(3)
    C. McAvoy (14), C. Smith (5)
    tip-inxG 0.03win prob +7 pts
    0-2
    6:43
  2. BOS
    P. Bergeron(9)
    D. Pastrnak (10), B. Marchand (15)
    wristxG 0.12win prob +10 pts
    0-3
    9:01
  3. BOS
    B. Marchand(12)
    M. Grzelcyk (4)
    wristxG 0.19win prob +3 pts
    0-4
    14:58

3rd period

  1. BOS
    N. Ritchie(8)
    D. Krejci (11), J. DeBrusk (4)
    snapxG 0.09
    0-5
    1:05
  2. WSH
    J. Vrana(8)
    N. Backstrom (16), T. Oshie (10)
    wristxG 0.10
    1-5
    13:36

Penalties

WSH 14 PIM·BOS 26 PIM

1st

  • 14:42BOSCharlie Coyle · Slashingdrawn by Dmitry Orlov2 min

2nd

  • 0:20WSHBrenden Dillon · Roughingdrawn by Jack Studnicka2 min
  • 6:12WSHTom Wilson · Fightingdrawn by Jarred Tinordi5 min
  • 6:12BOSJarred Tinordi · Fightingdrawn by Tom Wilson5 min

3rd

  • 1:12WSHTom Wilson · Fightingdrawn by Trent Frederic5 min
  • 1:12BOSTrent Frederic · Instigatordrawn by Tom Wilson2 min
  • 1:12BOSTrent Frederic · Fightingdrawn by Tom Wilson5 min
  • 1:12BOSTrent Frederic · Misconduct10 min
  • 3:27WSHT.J. Oshie · High stickingdrawn by David Pastrnak2 min
  • 18:40BOSChris Wagner · Slashingdrawn by Zdeno Chara2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Brad Marchand, 1st 14:21 — BOS 54% → 68%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
B. Marchand · Goal · xG 0.19J. DeBrusk · On goal · xG 0.16J. Studnicka · On goal · xG 0.15A. Bjork · On goal · xG 0.12P. Bergeron · Goal · xG 0.11C. Coyle · On goal · xG 0.10D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.10T. Frederic · Missed · xG 0.09D. Krejci · Missed · xG 0.09N. Ritchie · Goal · xG 0.09C. Coyle · On goal · xG 0.07B. Marchand · Goal · xG 0.07N. Ritchie · On goal · xG 0.07M. Grzelcyk · On goal · xG 0.06D. Krejci · On goal · xG 0.05P. Bergeron · Missed · xG 0.05N. Ritchie · Missed · xG 0.05C. Smith · On goal · xG 0.04M. Grzelcyk · Missed · xG 0.04J. Tinordi · Missed · xG 0.03D. Krejci · On goal · xG 0.03T. Frederic · Goal · xG 0.03J. Zboril · On goal · xG 0.03C. Smith · Missed · xG 0.03A. Bjork · Missed · xG 0.02T. Frederic · Missed · xG 0.02J. Studnicka · On goal · xG 0.01P. Bergeron · On goal · xG 0.01C. Clifton · On goal · xG 0.01C. Clifton · On goal · xG 0.01C. McAvoy · On goal · xG 0.01D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.01J. Halak · On goal · xG 0.01B. Carlo · On goal · xG 0.00
BOS5 G · 1.9 xG · 34 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

WSHvsBOS
2.71 G
All situations
5 G1.9
1.51 G
Even strength
5 G1.7
1.10 G
Power play
0 G0.1
0.10 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.2

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 71 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
WSH63%37%BOS

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.63 – 1.95

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

WSHvsBOS
32
Shots on goal
25
47%
Faceoffs
53%
0/3
Power play
0/2
14
Penalty minutes
26
34
Hits
22
7
Blocked shots
9
15
Giveaways
8
13
Takeaways
9

Box score

every player line
Washington Capitals skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
8A. OvechkinL000-481.06400—22:41
74J. CarlsonD000-320.03100—21:16
9D. OrlovD000010.02100—20:40
2J. SchultzD000010.01110—20:11
73C. ShearyL000-220.17000—19:56
3N. JensenD000-100.00400—18:36
92E. KuznetsovC000-220.181002318:17
19N. BackstromC011030.141006017:36
4B. DillonD000-310.03312—17:24
33Z. CharaD000-110.03520—17:03
77T. OshieR011-120.191025016:27
13J. VranaL101040.35100—15:17
20L. EllerC000-120.292005015:12
14R. PanikR000000.00110—14:58
26N. DowdC000-100.101208211:05
43T. WilsonR000010.025010—10:56
62C. HagelinL000-120.11000—09:34
21G. HathawayR000000.00200—08:53
Washington Capitals goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
41V. Vanecek(L)18144.7781.36-2.6435:43
30I. Samsonov761.8570.59-0.4124:15

Season series

Tied 4-4

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