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Washington Capitals at Vegas Golden Knights

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Washington Capitals
3
Vegas Golden Knights
▸4
Final/OTTV ATTSN-RM, NBCSWA·T-Mobile Arena

Recap

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The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Washington Capitals 4-3 in overtime, Shea Theodore scoring at 2:09. The lead changed hands 2 times. The Capitals led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Shea Theodore's goal at 2:09 of overtime, which took the Golden Knights' chances from 51% to 100%. Expected goals were close — WSH 2.0, VGK 2.0; shots on goal were WSH 28, VGK 30. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Capitals win a replay of these chances 50% of the time. Ilya Samsonov stopped 26 of 30 (.867), 2.0 goals below expected; Logan Thompson stopped 13 of 15 (.867), 0.9 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Shea Theodore (1 G, 1 A), 2. Chandler Stephenson (1 G), 3. Evgenii Dadonov (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    VGK
    S. Theodore1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    VGK
    C. Stephenson1 G
  3. ★★★
    VGK
    E. Dadonov1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdOTT
WSHWSH113181700328
VGKVGK180921211430

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. WSH
    E. Kuznetsov(24)
    A. Ovechkin (40), N. Jensen (15)
    wristxG 0.08win prob +13 pts
    1-0
    6:18
  2. VGK
    A. Martinez(2)
    Z. Whitecloud (10), M. Janmark (16)
    wristxG 0.01win prob +14 pts
    1-1
    13:51

2nd period

  1. WSH
    A. Ovechkin(49)
    E. Kuznetsov (53), M. Johansson (19)
    snapxG 0.05win prob +18 pts
    2-1
    2:57

3rd period

  1. VGK
    E. Dadonov(20)
    S. Theodore (34)
    wristxG 0.02win prob +25 pts
    2-2
    2:05
  2. VGK
    C. Stephenson(19)PPG
    M. Pacioretty (16), A. Pietrangelo (29)
    tip-inxG 0.09win prob +19 pts
    2-3
    2:54
  3. WSH
    A. Ovechkin(50)
    D. Orlov (23), N. Backstrom (24)
    slapxG 0.04win prob +35 pts
    3-3
    13:36

Overtime

  1. VGK
    S. Theodore(14)
    E. Dadonov (21), W. Karlsson (21)
    backhandxG 0.18win prob +49 pts
    3-4
    2:09

Penalties

WSH 4 PIM·VGK 2 PIM

2nd

  • 0:40WSHGarnet Hathaway · Trippingdrawn by Ben Hutton2 min
  • 18:57VGKEvgenii Dadonov · Hookingdrawn by Nick Jensen2 min

3rd

  • 2:31WSHNic Dowd · Trippingdrawn by Michael Amadio2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Shea Theodore, OT 2:09 — VGK 51% → 100%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
S. Theodore · Goal · xG 0.18C. Stephenson · On goal · xG 0.17W. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.15M. Janmark · On goal · xG 0.14J. Marchessault · On goal · xG 0.14N. Roy · On goal · xG 0.10K. Kolesar · On goal · xG 0.10C. Stephenson · Goal · xG 0.09B. Hutton · On goal · xG 0.07M. Janmark · Missed · xG 0.06J. Leschyshyn · Missed · xG 0.06W. Karlsson · Missed · xG 0.06M. Pacioretty · On goal · xG 0.05M. Pacioretty · Missed · xG 0.05M. Amadio · Missed · xG 0.05M. Amadio · Missed · xG 0.04W. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.04S. Theodore · On goal · xG 0.04M. Pacioretty · Missed · xG 0.04A. Pietrangelo · On goal · xG 0.04A. Martinez · Missed · xG 0.03B. McNabb · On goal · xG 0.03J. Eichel · On goal · xG 0.03E. Dadonov · Goal · xG 0.02B. McNabb · On goal · xG 0.02B. Hutton · On goal · xG 0.02M. Pacioretty · On goal · xG 0.02S. Theodore · Missed · xG 0.02B. Hutton · On goal · xG 0.02A. Martinez · On goal · xG 0.02S. Theodore · On goal · xG 0.02A. Martinez · Goal · xG 0.01B. McNabb · Missed · xG 0.01M. Amadio · On goal · xG 0.01A. Pietrangelo · Missed · xG 0.01M. Pacioretty · On goal · xG 0.01M. Pacioretty · Missed · xG 0.01E. Dadonov · On goal · xG 0.01A. Pietrangelo · On goal · xG 0.01M. Janmark · On goal · xG 0.00J. Eichel · On goal · xG 0.00M. Stone · On goal · xG 0.00
VGK4 G · 2.0 xG · 42 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

WSHvsVGK
2.03 G
All situations
4 G2.0
1.83 G
Even strength
3 G1.8
0.20 G
Power play
1 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 79 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
WSH50%50%VGK

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.99 – 1.98

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

WSHvsVGK
28
Shots on goal
30
53%
Faceoffs
47%
0/1
Power play
1/2
4
Penalty minutes
2
37
Hits
30
21
Blocked shots
11
3
Giveaways
5
2
Takeaways
10

Box score

every player line
Washington Capitals skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
3N. JensenD011+100.00220—24:57
9D. OrlovD011+110.02220—24:14
74J. CarlsonD000020.05460—22:49
42M. FehérváryD000000.00500—20:07
43T. WilsonR000+120.08600—20:01
92E. KuznetsovC112+240.180006919:04
8A. OvechkinL213+360.47200—17:29
19N. BackstromC011010.221004416:46
20L. EllerC000-130.524004716:13
77T. OshieR000-120.10020—16:05
73C. ShearyL000010.07220—15:18
57T. van RiemsdykD000-100.00010—14:30
90M. JohanssonL011010.160006013:58
2J. SchultzD000010.02120—13:53
26N. DowdC000-100.001124712:29
39A. ManthaR000010.0400010012:09
22J. LarssonL000-130.0920010012:03
21G. HathawayR000-100.00532—11:59
Washington Capitals goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
30I. Samsonov(O)30264.8671.99-2.0162:09

Season series

VGK leads 2-0

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