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Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins

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Washington Capitals
▸8
Boston Bruins
1
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Recap

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The Washington Capitals beat the Boston Bruins 8-1. The Capitals scored first and never trailed. The Capitals led 6-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Lars Eller's goal at 7:49 of the first period, which took the Capitals' chances from 59% to 74%. Expected goals favored the Capitals, 3.4 to 2.1; shots on goal were WSH 33, BOS 35. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Capitals win a replay of these chances 72% of the time. Vitek Vanecek stopped 34 of 35 (.971), 1.1 goals saved above expected; Dan Vladar stopped 25 of 33 (.758), 4.6 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Vitek Vanecek (34 saves, .971), 2. Conor Sheary (2 G), 3. T.J. Oshie (2 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    WSH
    V. Vanecek34 saves, .971
  2. ★★
    WSH
    C. Sheary2 G
  3. ★★★
    WSH
    T. Oshie2 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
WSHWSH39314210833
BOSBOS07016112135

Scoring

9 goals

1st period

  1. WSH
    T. Oshie(13)PPG
    N. Backstrom (28), E. Kuznetsov (14)
    wristxG 0.07win prob +11 pts
    1-0
    7:33
  2. WSH
    L. Eller(6)
    C. Hagelin (7), G. Hathaway (10)
    wristxG 0.09win prob +15 pts
    2-0
    7:49
  3. WSH
    C. Sheary(9)
    D. Orlov (6), D. Sprong (6)
    snapxG 0.07win prob +12 pts
    3-0
    9:42

2nd period

  1. WSH
    C. Sheary(10)PPG
    T. Wilson (15), J. Vrana (14)
    wristxG 0.09win prob +5 pts
    4-0
    4:41
  2. WSH
    N. Dowd(8)
    C. Hagelin (8)
    wristxG 0.04win prob +1 pts
    5-0
    16:03
  3. WSH
    T. Wilson(10)PPG
    A. Ovechkin (16), J. Schultz (19)
    tip-inxG 0.10
    6-0
    18:24

3rd period

  1. BOS
    C. Smith(8)PPG
    J. DeBrusk (5), C. Coyle (9)
    wristxG 0.28
    6-1
    3:00
  2. WSH
    T. Oshie(14)
    N. Backstrom (29)
    wristxG 0.28
    7-1
    10:13
  3. WSH
    L. Eller(7)
    T. Oshie (19), B. Dillon (13)
    tip-inxG 0.10
    8-1
    13:14

Penalties

WSH 13 PIM·BOS 17 PIM

1st

  • 0:04BOSChris Wagner · Fightingdrawn by Brenden Dillon5 min
  • 0:04WSHBrenden Dillon · Fightingdrawn by Chris Wagner5 min
  • 0:27WSHEvgeny Kuznetsov · Slashingdrawn by Nick Ritchie2 min
  • 5:49BOSSean Kuraly · Interferencedrawn by John Carlson2 min
  • 13:34WSHDaniel Sprong · Slashingdrawn by Jeremy Lauzon2 min

2nd

  • 2:57BOSCraig Smith · Hookingdrawn by Conor Sheary2 min
  • 5:34WSHJustin Schultz · Hookingdrawn by David Pastrnak2 min
  • 13:26BOSDavid Pastrnak · Hookingdrawn by Conor Sheary2 min
  • 16:33BOSJeremy Lauzon · High stickingdrawn by Tom Wilson2 min

3rd

  • 2:01WSHNicklas Backstrom · Hookingdrawn by Charlie Coyle2 min
  • 7:49BOSCharlie Coyle · Slashingdrawn by Lars Eller2 min
  • 18:32BOSSteven Kampfer · Hookingdrawn by Conor Sheary2 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
BOS goalWSH goalFinal: BOS 0%

Biggest swing: Lars Eller, 1st 7:49 — WSH 59% → 74%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
C. Smith · Goal · xG 0.28N. Ritchie · On goal · xG 0.15B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.14N. Ritchie · On goal · xG 0.10P. Bergeron · On goal · xG 0.09J. DeBrusk · On goal · xG 0.09D. Krejci · On goal · xG 0.09C. Wagner · On goal · xG 0.09S. Kuraly · On goal · xG 0.07P. Bergeron · Missed · xG 0.06D. Krejci · On goal · xG 0.06C. Coyle · On goal · xG 0.06P. Bergeron · Missed · xG 0.06P. Bergeron · On goal · xG 0.05D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.04J. Ahcan · Missed · xG 0.04D. Krejci · Missed · xG 0.04S. Kampfer · On goal · xG 0.03J. Ahcan · Missed · xG 0.03B. Marchand · Missed · xG 0.03S. Kampfer · On goal · xG 0.03A. Blidh · Missed · xG 0.03D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.03A. Blidh · On goal · xG 0.03C. Smith · Missed · xG 0.02D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.02J. Tinordi · On goal · xG 0.02S. Kampfer · On goal · xG 0.02J. Ahcan · On goal · xG 0.02K. Kuhlman · Missed · xG 0.02A. Blidh · On goal · xG 0.02A. Blidh · Missed · xG 0.02J. Tinordi · Missed · xG 0.02J. Lauzon · On goal · xG 0.02D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.02J. Zboril · On goal · xG 0.02S. Kampfer · Missed · xG 0.01N. Ritchie · On goal · xG 0.01N. Ritchie · On goal · xG 0.01J. Tinordi · On goal · xG 0.01S. Kuraly · On goal · xG 0.01J. Tinordi · Missed · xG 0.01D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.01P. Bergeron · On goal · xG 0.01C. Clifton · Missed · xG 0.01D. Krejci · On goal · xG 0.01C. Clifton · On goal · xG 0.01A. Blidh · On goal · xG 0.00S. Kuraly · On goal · xG 0.00P. Bergeron · On goal · xG 0.00
BOS1 G · 2.1 xG · 50 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

WSHvsBOS
3.48 G
All situations
1 G2.1
1.75 G
Even strength
0 G1.3
1.73 G
Power play
1 G0.8

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 97 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
WSH72%28%BOS

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.35 – 2.04

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
33
Shots on goal
35
46%
Faceoffs
54%
3/6
Power play
1/4
13
Penalty minutes
17
13
Hits
25
9
Blocked shots
5
9
Giveaways
5
17
Takeaways
6

Box score

every player line
Washington Capitals skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
74J. CarlsonD000+140.56000—22:19
8A. OvechkinL011+1100.79100—21:44
77T. OshieR213+230.672103320:12
2J. SchultzD011+200.01102—19:39
9D. OrlovD011+300.02100—19:27
92E. KuznetsovC011+130.090024618:33
3N. JensenD000+200.00040—18:01
19N. BackstromC022+130.361225017:56
33Z. CharaD000000.03100—17:45
43T. WilsonR112010.100006715:35
73C. ShearyL202+130.260005015:22
20L. EllerC202+230.330005014:24
4B. DillonD011+210.00115—13:27
13J. VranaL011+100.00000—12:58
62C. HagelinL022+200.01000—12:52
10D. SprongR011+210.13102—11:49
26N. DowdC101+110.042104411:28
21G. HathawayR011+100.00200—09:30
Washington Capitals goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
41V. Vanecek(W)35341.9712.07+1.0760:00

Season series

Tied 4-4

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