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Washington Capitals at Chicago Blackhawks

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Washington Capitals
▸7
Chicago Blackhawks
3
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Recap

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The Washington Capitals beat the Chicago Blackhawks 7-3. The Capitals scored first and never trailed. The Capitals led 4-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Nic Dowd's goal at 17:18 of the second period, which took the Capitals' chances from 70% to 87%. Expected goals favored the Capitals, 3.4 to 3.0; shots on goal were WSH 30, CHI 29. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Capitals win a replay of these chances 54% of the time. Charlie Lindgren stopped 26 of 29 (.897); Petr Mrazek stopped 23 of 30 (.767), 3.6 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Alex Ovechkin (3 G, 1 A), 2. Conor Sheary (2 A), 3. Anthony Mantha (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    WSH
    A. Ovechkin3 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    WSH
    C. Sheary2 A
  3. ★★★
    WSH
    A. Mantha1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
WSHWSH21121039730
CHICHI1911515329

Scoring

10 goals

1st period

  1. WSH
    A. Ovechkin(18)
    J. Carlson (11), C. Sheary (8)
    wristxG 0.29win prob +12 pts
    1-0
    0:24
  2. WSH
    A. Ovechkin(19)PPG
    C. Sheary (9), S. Milano (8)
    tip-inxG 0.26win prob +15 pts
    2-0
    8:14
  3. CHI
    T. Johnson(3)
    J. McCabe (8), J. Khaira (3)
    wristxG 0.18win prob +16 pts
    2-1
    19:00

2nd period

  1. WSH
    T. van Riemsdyk(3)
    A. Ovechkin (14), D. Strome (17)
    wristxG 0.11win prob +17 pts
    3-1
    4:56
  2. CHI
    J. Toews(9)PPG
    T. Raddysh (4)
    wristxG 0.07win prob +14 pts
    3-2
    11:38
  3. WSH
    N. Dowd(5)
    G. Hathaway (3), N. Aube-Kubel (1)
    wristxG 0.22win prob +17 pts
    4-2
    17:18

3rd period

  1. WSH
    A. Ovechkin(20)
    A. Mantha (10), E. Kuznetsov (19)
    wristxG 0.30win prob +6 pts
    5-2
    6:34
  2. WSH
    A. Mantha(8)
    N. Jensen (11)
    snapxG 0.15win prob +1 pts
    6-2
    8:59
  3. CHI
    M. Domi(10)
    I. Mitchell (1), P. Kane (17)
    wristxG 0.19
    6-3
    18:51
  4. WSH
    D. Orlov(1)
    N. Aube-Kubel (2), G. Hathaway (4)
    slapxG 0.02
    7-3
    19:24

Penalties

WSH 6 PIM·CHI 2 PIM

1st

  • 6:19CHISam Lafferty · Trippingdrawn by Garnet Hathaway2 min

2nd

  • 0:58WSHEvgeny Kuznetsov · Slashingdrawn by Tyler Johnson2 min
  • 10:37WSHNicolas Aube-Kubel · Interference goalkeeperdrawn by Petr Mrazek2 min

3rd

  • 13:49WSHJohn Carlson · High stickingdrawn by Max Domi2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Nic Dowd, 2nd 17:18 — WSH 70% → 87%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
J. Toews · On goal · xG 0.25S. Jones · On goal · xG 0.22P. Kurashev · On goal · xG 0.20M. Domi · Goal · xG 0.19T. Johnson · Goal · xG 0.18P. Kane · Missed · xG 0.14J. Toews · Missed · xG 0.14P. Kane · On goal · xG 0.13J. Toews · Missed · xG 0.11T. Raddysh · On goal · xG 0.10J. Toews · On goal · xG 0.10T. Johnson · On goal · xG 0.10J. Toews · Missed · xG 0.09J. Toews · Goal · xG 0.07S. Jones · On goal · xG 0.07P. Kane · On goal · xG 0.07P. Kane · On goal · xG 0.07J. Dickinson · Missed · xG 0.07J. Toews · Missed · xG 0.06M. Domi · On goal · xG 0.06M. Domi · On goal · xG 0.06I. Mitchell · Missed · xG 0.05J. Toews · Missed · xG 0.05T. Johnson · Missed · xG 0.04J. McCabe · Missed · xG 0.04C. Murphy · On goal · xG 0.04P. Kane · On goal · xG 0.04P. Kurashev · On goal · xG 0.04P. Kane · On goal · xG 0.04J. Toews · On goal · xG 0.03P. Kane · On goal · xG 0.03I. Mitchell · On goal · xG 0.03P. Kane · On goal · xG 0.03S. Jones · On goal · xG 0.02J. Johnson · On goal · xG 0.02C. Murphy · On goal · xG 0.01I. Mitchell · Missed · xG 0.01J. McCabe · On goal · xG 0.01S. Jones · On goal · xG 0.01J. McCabe · On goal · xG 0.00
CHI3 G · 3.0 xG · 40 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

WSHvsCHI
3.47 G
All situations
3 G3.0
2.86 G
Even strength
2 G1.8
0.51 G
Power play
1 G1.3

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 85 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
WSH54%46%CHI

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.28 – 3.03

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

WSHvsCHI
30
Shots on goal
29
39%
Faceoffs
61%
1/1
Power play
1/3
6
Penalty minutes
2
16
Hits
25
14
Blocked shots
21
7
Giveaways
7
11
Takeaways
10

Box score

every player line
Washington Capitals skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
3N. JensenD011+300.00210—22:16
9D. OrlovD101+320.03410—22:05
74J. CarlsonD011+230.11012—20:57
56E. GustafssonD000+220.03010—18:19
92E. KuznetsovC011+110.130023017:41
52M. IrwinD000-200.02330—17:27
57T. van RiemsdykD101020.12010—17:13
8A. OvechkinL314+350.99000—16:55
77T. OshieR000-110.15010—16:17
17D. StromeC011+210.160005516:14
73C. ShearyL022+130.34010—15:43
21G. HathawayR022+210.32100—14:22
90M. JohanssonL000-100.000005013:57
15S. MilanoL011000.00100—13:47
26N. DowdC101+220.383304213:39
59A. ProtasL000-100.02010—13:06
39A. ManthaR112+230.26100—13:04
96N. Aube-KubelR022+240.311025012:13
Washington Capitals goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
79C. Lindgren(W)29263.8973.04+0.0459:44

Season series

WSH leads 2-0

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