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Philadelphia Flyers at Washington Capitals

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Philadelphia Flyers
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Washington Capitals
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Final/OTTV NBCSWA+, NBCSP·Capital One Arena

Recap

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The Washington Capitals beat the Philadelphia Flyers 2-1 in overtime, Conor Sheary scoring at 4:00. The Flyers scored first; the Capitals answered. It was tied 0-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Conor Sheary's goal at 4:00 of overtime, which took the Capitals' chances from 51% to 100%. Expected goals favored the Capitals, 3.4 to 1.6; shots on goal were PHI 29, WSH 40. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Capitals win a replay of these chances 80% of the time. Alex Lyon stopped 38 of 40 (.950), 1.4 goals saved above expected; Craig Anderson stopped 28 of 29 (.966), 0.6 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Conor Sheary (1 G), 2. Craig Anderson (28 saves, .966), 3. Alex Lyon (38 saves, .950).

Three stars

  1. ★
    WSH
    C. Sheary1 G
  2. ★★
    WSH
    C. Anderson28 saves, .966
  3. ★★★
    PHI
    A. Lyon38 saves, .950

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdOTT
PHIPHI080121702129
WSHWSH0130611813240

Scoring

3 goals

3rd period

  1. PHI
    S. Laughton(9)
    J. van Riemsdyk (26)
    wristxG 0.04win prob +27 pts
    1-0
    3:42
  2. WSH
    L. Eller(8)
    A. Mantha (14), J. Schultz (23)
    slapxG 0.04win prob +45 pts
    1-1
    19:20

Overtime

  1. WSH
    C. Sheary(14)
    N. Dowd (4), D. Orlov (14)
    wristxG 0.22win prob +49 pts
    1-2
    4:00

Penalties

PHI 14 PIM·WSH 12 PIM

1st

  • 1:00PHIIvan Provorov · Hookingdrawn by Lars Eller2 min
  • 1:00PHIIvan Provorov · Abuse of officials2 min
  • 1:20WSHTom Wilson · Hookingdrawn by Sean Couturier2 min

2nd

  • 1:27WSHNic Dowd · Trippingdrawn by Cam York2 min
  • 11:30PHIIvan Provorov · Interferencedrawn by Nic Dowd2 min

3rd

  • 6:57PHIPhilippe Myers · Roughingdrawn by Daniel Sprong2 min
  • 6:57WSHDaniel Sprong · Slashingdrawn by Philippe Myers2 min
  • 6:57PHISamuel Morin · Roughingdrawn by Garnet Hathaway2 min
  • 6:57WSHGarnet Hathaway · Unsportsmanlike conductdrawn by Samuel Morin2 min
  • 10:07WSHAnthony Mantha · Roughingdrawn by Joel Farabee2 min
  • 10:07PHIJoel Farabee · Holding the stickdrawn by Anthony Mantha2 min
  • 13:19WSHBrenden Dillon · Trippingdrawn by Travis Konecny2 min
  • 17:11PHIJakub Voracek · Hookingdrawn by Tom Wilson2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Conor Sheary, OT 4:00 — WSH 51% → 100%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
T. Wilson · On goal · xG 0.34C. Sheary · Goal · xG 0.22T. Oshie · Missed · xG 0.18T. Wilson · On goal · xG 0.16N. Dowd · On goal · xG 0.14L. Eller · On goal · xG 0.14L. Eller · On goal · xG 0.13A. Mantha · On goal · xG 0.13C. Hagelin · On goal · xG 0.12T. Wilson · Missed · xG 0.11C. Sheary · On goal · xG 0.11L. Eller · Missed · xG 0.10A. Mantha · On goal · xG 0.10N. Dowd · Missed · xG 0.10C. Hagelin · On goal · xG 0.10L. Eller · Missed · xG 0.09J. Schultz · On goal · xG 0.08M. Raffl · On goal · xG 0.08L. Eller · Missed · xG 0.07A. Mantha · Missed · xG 0.07J. Schultz · On goal · xG 0.07N. Dowd · On goal · xG 0.06D. Orlov · On goal · xG 0.04N. Jensen · On goal · xG 0.04T. Wilson · On goal · xG 0.04L. Eller · Goal · xG 0.04M. Raffl · Missed · xG 0.04A. Mantha · Missed · xG 0.04C. Sheary · On goal · xG 0.03M. Raffl · On goal · xG 0.03N. Jensen · On goal · xG 0.03D. Orlov · Missed · xG 0.03T. van Riemsdyk · On goal · xG 0.03J. Schultz · On goal · xG 0.03Z. Chara · On goal · xG 0.03J. Schultz · On goal · xG 0.03T. van Riemsdyk · On goal · xG 0.03Z. Chara · On goal · xG 0.02C. Hagelin · On goal · xG 0.02Z. Chara · On goal · xG 0.02T. van Riemsdyk · On goal · xG 0.02Z. Chara · Missed · xG 0.01D. Sprong · Missed · xG 0.01Z. Chara · On goal · xG 0.01B. Dillon · Missed · xG 0.01T. van Riemsdyk · On goal · xG 0.01T. van Riemsdyk · On goal · xG 0.01T. van Riemsdyk · On goal · xG 0.01N. Dowd · On goal · xG 0.01C. Sheary · On goal · xG 0.01L. Eller · On goal · xG 0.01C. Hagelin · On goal · xG 0.01G. Hathaway · Missed · xG 0.01T. van Riemsdyk · On goal · xG 0.01C. Sheary · Missed · xG 0.00
WSH2 G · 3.4 xG · 55 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

PHIvsWSH
1.61 G
All situations
2 G3.4
1.41 G
Even strength
2 G2.6
0.10 G
Power play
0 G0.8
0.10 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

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

Deserve to win

on the chances created
PHI20%80%WSH

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.57 – 3.38

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

PHIvsWSH
29
Shots on goal
40
62%
Faceoffs
38%
0/2
Power play
0/4
14
Penalty minutes
12
17
Hits
14
16
Blocked shots
14
3
Giveaways
6
10
Takeaways
7

Box score

every player line
Philadelphia Flyers skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
9I. ProvorovD000-110.03126—25:36
6T. SanheimD000-230.21000—25:12
61J. BraunD000040.09040—22:51
45C. YorkD000000.02000—20:34
14S. CouturierC000030.111106018:26
13K. HayesR000010.010006417:48
28C. GirouxR000010.150006917:31
86J. FarabeeL000020.11022—17:23
93J. VoracekR000-140.1900210017:13
25J. van RiemsdykL011010.08000—16:11
5P. MyersD000+100.00412—15:22
21S. LaughtonC101030.242103615:11
11T. KonecnyR000010.02400—13:04
19N. PatrickC000-200.000007813:01
57W. AllisonR000010.01020—12:34
23O. LindblomL000000.16100—11:50
62N. Aube-KubelR000+130.10110—11:28
55S. MorinL000+110.05322—10:31
Philadelphia Flyers goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
34A. Lyon(O)40382.9503.41+1.4164:00

Season series

WSH leads 6-2

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