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Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils

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Washington Capitals
▸4
New Jersey Devils
2
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Recap

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The Washington Capitals beat the New Jersey Devils 4-2. The Capitals scored first and never trailed. The Capitals led 3-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Beck Malenstyn's goal at 10:37 of the first period, which took the Capitals' chances from 60% to 75%. Expected goals favored the Capitals, 3.2 to 2.2; shots on goal were WSH 27, NJD 26. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Capitals win a replay of these chances 59% of the time. Charlie Lindgren stopped 24 of 26 (.923); Akira Schmid stopped 20 of 21 (.952), 1.4 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Nicolas Aube-Kubel (1 G, 1 A), 2. Charlie Lindgren (24 saves, .923), 3. Timo Meier (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    WSH
    N. Aube-Kubel1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    WSH
    C. Lindgren24 saves, .923
  3. ★★★
    NJD
    T. Meier1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
WSHWSH2121817427
NJDNJD02011213226

Scoring

6 goals

1st period

  1. WSH
    N. Aube-Kubel(1)
    R. Sandin (2), S. Milano (2)
    slapxG 0.02win prob +13 ptsVideo
    1-0
    10:22
  2. WSH
    B. Malenstyn(1)
    N. Aube-Kubel (1), M. Fehérváry (2)
    wristxG 0.02win prob +16 ptsVideo
    2-0
    10:37

2nd period

  1. WSH
    E. Kuznetsov(2)
    T. Wilson (4), A. Ovechkin (7)
    snapxG 0.16win prob +11 ptsVideo
    3-0
    6:34

3rd period

  1. NJD
    T. Meier(4)
    M. McLeod (3), J. Marino (9)
    snapxG 0.22win prob +5 ptsVideo
    3-1
    7:13
  2. NJD
    D. Mercer(2)
    T. Toffoli (6), A. Schmid (2)
    tip-inxG 0.10win prob +15 ptsVideo
    3-2
    9:12
  3. WSH
    E. Kuznetsov(3)EN
    L. Johansen (1), T. Wilson (5)
    wristxG 0.45win prob +5 ptsVideo
    4-2
    18:09

Penalties

WSH 8 PIM·NJD 8 PIM

1st

  • 4:18NJDJohn Marino · Interferencedrawn by Tom Wilson2 min
  • 14:24NJDBrendan Smith · Interferencedrawn by Nicolas Aube-Kubel2 min
  • 14:37WSHEvgeny Kuznetsov · Hookingdrawn by Tomas Nosek2 min
  • 18:37NJDDougie Hamilton · Interferencedrawn by Beck Malenstyn2 min

2nd

  • 19:35WSHT.J. Oshie · Trippingdrawn by Brendan Smith2 min

3rd

  • 3:55WSHLucas Johansen · Holdingdrawn by Erik Haula2 min
  • 11:49NJDTimo Meier · High stickingdrawn by Beck Malenstyn2 min
  • 18:09WSHTom Wilson · Roughingdrawn by Timo Meier2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Beck Malenstyn, 1st 10:37 — WSH 60% → 75%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
T. Meier · Goal · xG 0.22N. Bastian · On goal · xG 0.17O. Palat · On goal · xG 0.17O. Palat · Missed · xG 0.16D. Hamilton · Missed · xG 0.15J. Bratt · Missed · xG 0.13O. Palat · On goal · xG 0.11T. Toffoli · On goal · xG 0.11D. Mercer · Goal · xG 0.10T. Toffoli · On goal · xG 0.09T. Toffoli · Missed · xG 0.09T. Meier · On goal · xG 0.07T. Toffoli · On goal · xG 0.07T. Meier · On goal · xG 0.06T. Meier · On goal · xG 0.06T. Toffoli · Missed · xG 0.05T. Toffoli · On goal · xG 0.04D. Mercer · On goal · xG 0.04J. Bratt · Missed · xG 0.04N. Bastian · On goal · xG 0.04D. Mercer · On goal · xG 0.04D. Mercer · On goal · xG 0.03J. Marino · On goal · xG 0.03T. Meier · Missed · xG 0.02D. Mercer · On goal · xG 0.02L. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.02T. Meier · Missed · xG 0.01D. Hamilton · On goal · xG 0.01M. McLeod · On goal · xG 0.01D. Hamilton · On goal · xG 0.01A. Holtz · Missed · xG 0.01J. Bratt · On goal · xG 0.01T. Meier · Missed · xG 0.01T. Meier · On goal · xG 0.01M. McLeod · On goal · xG 0.01D. Hamilton · On goal · xG 0.01E. Haula · Missed · xG 0.00
NJD2 G · 2.2 xG · 37 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

WSHvsNJD
3.23 G
All situations
2 G2.2
2.13 G
Even strength
2 G1.6
0.60 G
Power play
0 G0.7

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 76 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
WSH59%41%NJD

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.68 – 2.21

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

WSHvsNJD
27
Shots on goal
26
49%
Faceoffs
51%
0/4
Power play
0/4
8
Penalty minutes
8
19
Hits
34
18
Blocked shots
12
1
Giveaways
11
4
Takeaways
3

Box score

every player line
Washington Capitals skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
74J. CarlsonD000-110.06050—29:39
38R. SandinD011+100.00240—25:29
3N. JensenD000000.01110—24:37
92E. KuznetsovC202+130.750022723:06
8A. OvechkinL011+130.11300—21:19
17D. StromeC000+130.330005017:18
43T. WilsonR022+130.33202—17:09
77T. OshieR000000.501125015:47
26N. DowdC000+120.144006315:15
47B. MalenstynL101+140.33000—13:54
46L. JohansenD011+200.00112—13:09
96N. Aube-KubelR112+210.13110—12:38
15S. MilanoL011+110.08110—11:40
24C. McMichaelL000-120.330106711:20
42M. FehérváryD011+220.04120—10:40
45M. PhillipsR000-100.00000—10:23
4H. Haman AktellD000000.00100—10:03
21A. ProtasL000-120.03110—09:37
Washington Capitals goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
79C. Lindgren(W)26242.9232.22+0.2259:06

Season series

WSH leads 3-1

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