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New York Rangers at Washington Capitals

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New York Rangers
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Washington Capitals
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Recap

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The Washington Capitals beat the New York Rangers 5-1. The Capitals scored first and never trailed. The Capitals led 3-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Justin Schultz's goal at 12:38 of the second period, which took the Capitals' chances from 75% to 88%. Expected goals were close — NYR 2.3, WSH 2.3; shots on goal were NYR 24, WSH 27. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Capitals win a replay of these chances 52% of the time. Alexandar Georgiev stopped 22 of 27 (.815), 2.7 goals below expected; Vitek Vanecek stopped 23 of 24 (.958), 1.3 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Alex Ovechkin (2 G, 2 A), 2. Hendrix Lapierre (1 G), 3. Vitek Vanecek (23 saves, .958).

Three stars

  1. ★
    WSH
    A. Ovechkin2 G, 2 A
  2. ★★
    WSH
    H. Lapierre1 G
  3. ★★★
    WSH
    V. Vanecek23 saves, .958

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
NYRNYR0905110124
WSHWSH1621526527

Scoring

6 goals

1st period

  1. WSH
    T. Oshie(1)PPG
    A. Ovechkin (1), E. Kuznetsov (1)
    wristxG 0.25win prob +9 pts
    0-1
    4:39

2nd period

  1. WSH
    J. Schultz(1)PPG
    E. Kuznetsov (2), A. Ovechkin (2)
    slapxG 0.05win prob +13 pts
    0-2
    12:38
  2. WSH
    H. Lapierre(1)
    T. Oshie (1), C. Sheary (1)
    wristxG 0.08win prob +8 pts
    0-3
    13:02

3rd period

  1. WSH
    A. Ovechkin(1)PPG
    A. Mantha (1), J. Carlson (1)
    wristxG 0.11win prob +1 pts
    0-4
    2:37
  2. NYR
    C. Kreider(1)PPG
    R. Strome (1), A. Fox (1)
    tip-inxG 0.17win prob +1 pts
    1-4
    9:13
  3. WSH
    A. Ovechkin(2)SHG
    E. Kuznetsov (3), T. van Riemsdyk (1)
    backhandxG 0.36
    1-5
    12:01

Penalties

NYR 18 PIM·WSH 16 PIM

1st

  • 1:52WSHHendrix Lapierre · High stickingdrawn by Filip Chytil2 min
  • 1:52NYRSammy Blais · Roughingdrawn by Trevor van Riemsdyk2 min
  • 1:52WSHTrevor van Riemsdyk · Roughingdrawn by Sammy Blais2 min
  • 1:52NYRSammy Blais · Roughingdrawn by Trevor van Riemsdyk2 min
  • 1:52WSHTrevor van Riemsdyk · Roughingdrawn by Sammy Blais2 min
  • 3:55NYRPatrik Nemeth · Slashingdrawn by Nic Dowd2 min
  • 18:56NYRChris Kreider · Slashingdrawn by John Carlson2 min

2nd

  • 1:59WSHLars Eller · Trippingdrawn by Jacob Trouba2 min
  • 11:29NYRAlexis Lafrenière · Trippingdrawn by Garnet Hathaway2 min
  • 15:36WSHTom Wilson · Trippingdrawn by Sammy Blais2 min
  • 17:53NYRJacob Trouba · Holdingdrawn by Tom Wilson2 min

3rd

  • 2:20NYRSammy Blais · Cross checkingdrawn by Justin Schultz2 min
  • 3:53WSHLars Eller · Trippingdrawn by Jarred Tinordi2 min
  • 3:53NYRRyan Lindgren · Holdingdrawn by T.J. Oshie2 min
  • 8:27WSHDmitry Orlov · Cross checkingdrawn by Jacob Trouba2 min
  • 9:57NYRBarclay Goodrow · High stickingdrawn by Dmitry Orlov2 min
  • 10:05WSHT.J. Oshie · Trippingdrawn by Adam Fox2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Justin Schultz, 2nd 12:38 — WSH 75% → 88%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
A. Ovechkin · Goal · xG 0.36T. Oshie · Goal · xG 0.25H. Lapierre · On goal · xG 0.16T. Wilson · Missed · xG 0.14A. Mantha · On goal · xG 0.11A. Ovechkin · Goal · xG 0.11H. Lapierre · Goal · xG 0.08J. Schultz · On goal · xG 0.08D. Sprong · Missed · xG 0.07G. Hathaway · On goal · xG 0.07A. Mantha · On goal · xG 0.07A. Ovechkin · Missed · xG 0.07N. Dowd · On goal · xG 0.06J. Carlson · Missed · xG 0.06J. Carlson · Missed · xG 0.05L. Eller · On goal · xG 0.05N. Dowd · Missed · xG 0.05J. Schultz · Goal · xG 0.05N. Dowd · Missed · xG 0.05J. Schultz · On goal · xG 0.04D. Sprong · On goal · xG 0.04E. Kuznetsov · On goal · xG 0.04A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.04J. Schultz · On goal · xG 0.03D. Sprong · Missed · xG 0.03A. Mantha · Missed · xG 0.03J. Schultz · On goal · xG 0.03C. Hagelin · Missed · xG 0.02G. Hathaway · On goal · xG 0.02J. Carlson · Missed · xG 0.02L. Eller · On goal · xG 0.01J. Schultz · On goal · xG 0.01C. Hagelin · On goal · xG 0.01L. Eller · On goal · xG 0.01M. Fehérváry · Missed · xG 0.01D. Sprong · On goal · xG 0.01J. Carlson · On goal · xG 0.00D. Orlov · On goal · xG 0.00N. Dowd · On goal · xG 0.00C. Hagelin · Missed · xG 0.00
WSH5 G · 2.3 xG · 40 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

NYRvsWSH
2.31 G
All situations
5 G2.3
1.20 G
Even strength
1 G1.2
1.11 G
Power play
3 G0.7
0.00 G
Shorthanded
1 G0.4

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 78 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
NYR48%52%WSH

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.26 – 2.33

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

NYRvsWSH
24
Shots on goal
27
61%
Faceoffs
39%
1/5
Power play
3/6
18
Penalty minutes
16
27
Hits
12
8
Blocked shots
15
5
Giveaways
5
9
Takeaways
5

Box score

every player line
New York Rangers skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
23A. FoxD011040.20010—23:31
8J. TroubaD000010.12202—21:59
93M. ZibanejadC000000.100006220:59
79K. MillerD000-120.04000—19:37
55R. LindgrenD000000.00122—18:34
10A. PanarinL000-100.05000—17:19
24K. KakkoR000-250.40000—17:12
12P. NemethD000-210.04212—17:07
20C. KreiderL101010.39202—16:52
16R. StromeC011-110.021003315:46
21B. GoodrowC000-120.122027115:33
13A. LafrenièreL000-130.21302—14:13
17K. RooneyC000000.000108013:38
5J. TinordiD000-100.07300—13:20
72F. ChytilC000020.360007513:00
75R. ReavesR000010.05510—11:00
91S. BlaisL000000.00326—10:50
29D. HuntL000010.09300—09:46
New York Rangers goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
40A. Georgiev(L)27225.8152.33-2.6759:34

Season series

NYR leads 2-1

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