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Washington Capitals at New York Rangers

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Washington Capitals
▸4
New York Rangers
0
FinalTV NBCSWA+, MSG 2·Madison Square Garden

Recap

written from the game data

The Washington Capitals beat the New York Rangers 4-0. The Capitals scored first and never trailed. The Capitals led 3-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Erik Gustafsson's goal at 17:01 of the second period, which took the Capitals' chances from 70% to 87%. Expected goals favored the Rangers, 3.7 to 3.0; shots on goal were WSH 30, NYR 32. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Rangers win a replay of these chances 67% of the time. Darcy Kuemper stopped 32 of 32 (1.000), 3.7 goals saved above expected; Igor Shesterkin stopped 26 of 29 (.897). Three stars: 1. Darcy Kuemper (32 saves, 1.000), 2. Erik Gustafsson (1 G, 1 A), 3. Conor Sheary (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    WSH
    D. Kuemper32 saves, 1.000
  2. ★★
    WSH
    E. Gustafsson1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    WSH
    C. Sheary1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
WSHWSH1821517430
NYRNYR01307012032

Scoring

4 goals

1st period

  1. WSH
    M. Johansson(9)PPG
    E. Kuznetsov (24), E. Gustafsson (14)
    wristxG 0.30win prob +12 pts
    1-0
    8:44

2nd period

  1. WSH
    E. Gustafsson(5)
    C. Sheary (12), D. Strome (20)
    wristxG 0.29win prob +17 pts
    2-0
    17:01
  2. WSH
    L. Eller(7)
    A. Mantha (12)
    wristxG 0.14win prob +8 pts
    3-0
    19:23

3rd period

  1. WSH
    C. Sheary(11)EN
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.21
    4-0
    16:58

Penalties

WSH 10 PIM·NYR 6 PIM

1st

  • 7:47NYRRyan Lindgren · Slashingdrawn by Conor Sheary2 min
  • 8:08NYRChris Kreider · Holdingdrawn by Alex Ovechkin2 min
  • 12:35WSHNick Jensen · Closing hand on puck2 min

2nd

  • 0:32WSHDmitry Orlov · Trippingdrawn by Mika Zibanejad2 min
  • 17:01NYRserved by J. Gauthier · Delaying game unsuccessful challenge2 min

3rd

  • 1:02WSHConor Sheary · High stickingdrawn by Adam Fox2 min
  • 15:04WSHMatt Irwin · Trippingdrawn by Jonny Brodzinski2 min
  • 17:33WSHGarnet Hathaway · Interferencedrawn by Ben Harpur2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Erik Gustafsson, 2nd 17:01 — WSH 70% → 87%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
C. Kreider · On goal · xG 0.28V. Trocheck · Missed · xG 0.17K. Kakko · On goal · xG 0.16J. Vesey · On goal · xG 0.14V. Kravtsov · On goal · xG 0.14C. Kreider · Missed · xG 0.13J. Brodzinski · Missed · xG 0.13J. Gauthier · On goal · xG 0.12A. Fox · Missed · xG 0.12F. Chytil · On goal · xG 0.11C. Kreider · On goal · xG 0.10M. Zibanejad · On goal · xG 0.09V. Trocheck · Missed · xG 0.09V. Kravtsov · Missed · xG 0.09K. Kakko · On goal · xG 0.09A. Panarin · Missed · xG 0.08A. Panarin · On goal · xG 0.08K. Miller · Missed · xG 0.08M. Zibanejad · Missed · xG 0.08C. Kreider · On goal · xG 0.08M. Zibanejad · Missed · xG 0.08F. Chytil · On goal · xG 0.08M. Zibanejad · On goal · xG 0.08F. Chytil · Missed · xG 0.08M. Zibanejad · On goal · xG 0.08F. Chytil · On goal · xG 0.07V. Trocheck · On goal · xG 0.07M. Zibanejad · On goal · xG 0.07C. Kreider · Missed · xG 0.06A. Panarin · On goal · xG 0.06A. Panarin · On goal · xG 0.06A. Panarin · On goal · xG 0.05V. Trocheck · Missed · xG 0.05C. Kreider · Missed · xG 0.04J. Vesey · On goal · xG 0.04V. Trocheck · Missed · xG 0.04B. Goodrow · Missed · xG 0.03M. Zibanejad · Missed · xG 0.03A. Panarin · Missed · xG 0.03V. Trocheck · Missed · xG 0.02F. Chytil · Missed · xG 0.02K. Miller · On goal · xG 0.02M. Zibanejad · On goal · xG 0.02F. Chytil · On goal · xG 0.02R. Lindgren · On goal · xG 0.02V. Kravtsov · Missed · xG 0.02B. Schneider · On goal · xG 0.01F. Chytil · On goal · xG 0.01R. Lindgren · Missed · xG 0.01K. Kakko · Missed · xG 0.01V. Trocheck · On goal · xG 0.01J. Brodzinski · On goal · xG 0.01B. Harpur · On goal · xG 0.01A. Lafrenière · On goal · xG 0.01J. Trouba · On goal · xG 0.00
NYR0 G · 3.7 xG · 55 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

WSHvsNYR
3.03 G
All situations
0 G3.7
2.12 G
Even strength
0 G1.6
0.71 G
Power play
0 G2.1
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 91 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
WSH33%67%NYR

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.66 – 3.70

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

WSHvsNYR
30
Shots on goal
32
56%
Faceoffs
44%
1/3
Power play
0/5
10
Penalty minutes
6
19
Hits
18
16
Blocked shots
5
7
Giveaways
14
7
Takeaways
11

Box score

every player line
Washington Capitals skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
9D. OrlovD000+200.00332—23:27
57T. van RiemsdykD000+310.01020—21:27
3N. JensenD000010.05102—20:30
56E. GustafssonD112+110.31010—19:28
8A. OvechkinL000+110.06300—17:32
90M. JohanssonL101030.44000—17:14
20L. EllerC101+230.290006417:00
17D. StromeC011+120.120206216:34
73C. ShearyL112+320.38112—16:01
92E. KuznetsovC011040.380007715:45
52M. IrwinD000000.00222—15:41
27A. AlexeyevD000000.11020—15:39
26N. DowdC000010.002003114:58
21G. HathawayR000020.12332—13:43
39A. ManthaR011+140.38000—11:48
59A. ProtasL000000.00200—11:30
15S. MilanoL000020.21100—11:23
96N. Aube-KubelR000030.09100—10:20
Washington Capitals goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
35D. Kuemper(W)323201.0003.73+3.7360:00

Season series

Tied 2-2

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