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Columbus Blue Jackets at Washington Capitals

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Columbus Blue Jackets
3
Washington Capitals
▸4
FinalTV MNMT, BSOH·Capital One Arena

Recap

written from the game data

The Washington Capitals beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3. The Blue Jackets scored first; the Capitals answered. The Capitals led 3-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Aliaksei Protas's goal at 13:16 of the second period, which took the Capitals' chances from 53% to 73%. Expected goals favored the Blue Jackets, 3.2 to 2.8; shots on goal were CBJ 36, WSH 26. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Blue Jackets win a replay of these chances 73% of the time. Elvis Merzlikins stopped 22 of 26 (.846), 2.1 goals below expected; Charlie Lindgren stopped 33 of 36 (.917). Three stars: 1. Hendrix Lapierre (1 G, 2 A), 2. Aliaksei Protas (1 G, 2 A), 3. Johnny Gaudreau (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    WSH
    H. Lapierre1 G, 2 A
  2. ★★
    WSH
    A. Protas1 G, 2 A
  3. ★★★
    CBJ
    J. Gaudreau1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
CBJCBJ09111216336
WSHWSH0731019426

Scoring

7 goals

2nd period

  1. CBJ
    J. Gaudreau(2)
    B. Jenner (3), D. Severson (5)
    slapxG 0.07win prob +17 ptsVideo
    1-0
    3:27
  2. WSH
    S. Milano(3)
    A. Protas (4), H. Lapierre (1)
    wristxG 0.03win prob +17 ptsVideo
    1-1
    5:05
  3. WSH
    A. Protas(2)
    T. van Riemsdyk (2), H. Lapierre (2)
    snapxG 0.06win prob +20 ptsVideo
    1-2
    13:16
  4. WSH
    A. Ovechkin(5)
    D. Strome (1)
    wristxG 0.16win prob +15 ptsVideo
    1-3
    15:47

3rd period

  1. CBJ
    I. Provorov(1)
    C. Sillinger (6)
    backhandxG 0.21win prob +14 ptsVideo
    2-3
    7:01
  2. WSH
    H. Lapierre(1)
    S. Milano (4), A. Protas (5)
    backhandxG 0.06win prob +11 ptsVideo
    2-4
    13:34
  3. CBJ
    J. Danforth(5)
    S. Kuraly (2), Z. Werenski (10)
    wristxG 0.13win prob +8 ptsVideo
    3-4
    15:48

Penalties

CBJ 6 PIM·WSH 8 PIM

1st

  • 3:06CBJPatrik Laine · Hookingdrawn by John Carlson2 min
  • 11:15WSHNic Dowd · Trippingdrawn by Mathieu Olivier2 min
  • 19:42CBJDamon Severson · Cross checkingdrawn by Nic Dowd2 min

2nd

  • 14:18CBJSean Kuraly · Roughingdrawn by T.J. Oshie2 min
  • 14:18WSHT.J. Oshie · Roughingdrawn by Sean Kuraly2 min

3rd

  • 7:01WSHserved by S. Milano · Delaying game unsuccessful challenge2 min
  • 17:26WSHTrevor van Riemsdyk · Holdingdrawn by David Jiricek2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Aliaksei Protas, 2nd 13:16 — WSH 53% → 73%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
J. Carlson · Missed · xG 0.54B. Malenstyn · Missed · xG 0.39A. Ovechkin · Missed · xG 0.19A. Ovechkin · Goal · xG 0.16A. Mantha · On goal · xG 0.16A. Mantha · On goal · xG 0.16B. Malenstyn · On goal · xG 0.13A. Protas · Missed · xG 0.13T. Oshie · On goal · xG 0.09H. Lapierre · On goal · xG 0.09H. Lapierre · On goal · xG 0.08A. Mantha · On goal · xG 0.08J. Carlson · On goal · xG 0.06H. Lapierre · Goal · xG 0.06A. Protas · Goal · xG 0.06N. Aube-Kubel · On goal · xG 0.05J. Edmundson · Missed · xG 0.04A. Mantha · On goal · xG 0.04A. Mantha · On goal · xG 0.03B. Malenstyn · Missed · xG 0.03S. Milano · Goal · xG 0.03S. Milano · On goal · xG 0.02D. Strome · On goal · xG 0.02T. Wilson · On goal · xG 0.02A. Ovechkin · Missed · xG 0.01B. Malenstyn · Missed · xG 0.01C. McMichael · On goal · xG 0.01A. Mantha · On goal · xG 0.01J. Carlson · On goal · xG 0.01N. Jensen · On goal · xG 0.01T. Wilson · Missed · xG 0.01B. Malenstyn · On goal · xG 0.01A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.01H. Lapierre · Missed · xG 0.01B. Malenstyn · On goal · xG 0.00J. Carlson · On goal · xG 0.00
WSH4 G · 2.8 xG · 36 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

CBJvsWSH
3.23 G
All situations
4 G2.8
2.33 G
Even strength
4 G1.6
0.90 G
Power play
0 G0.3
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 94 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
CBJ73%27%WSH

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.15 – 1.85

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

CBJvsWSH
36
Shots on goal
26
50%
Faceoffs
50%
0/3
Power play
0/2
6
Penalty minutes
8
18
Hits
20
16
Blocked shots
19
8
Giveaways
17
5
Takeaways
15

Box score

every player line
Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
78D. SeversonD011+110.05002—25:11
9I. ProvorovD101+130.27020—22:04
8Z. WerenskiD011-210.01020—21:34
38B. JennerC011+120.303106220:16
13J. GaudreauL101+140.14000—19:44
44E. GudbransonD000-210.01230—19:19
59E. ChinakhovR000+110.10200—16:26
86K. MarchenkoR000-130.26010—15:54
11A. FantilliC000-240.272005615:31
4C. SillingerC011+120.30100015:25
7S. KuralyC011030.101226714:21
17J. DanforthR101030.373005013:50
55D.JiricekD000030.11020—13:42
22J. BeanD000010.09010—13:33
42A. TexierL000000.00100—13:32
10D. VoronkovL000-110.13000—12:57
29P. LaineL000-120.350024412:21
24M. OlivierR000010.35320—09:33
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
90E. Merzlikins(L)26224.8461.85-2.1558:47

Season series

WSH leads 3-0

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