Ottawa Senators at Washington Capitals
Recap
written from the game dataThe Washington Capitals beat the Ottawa Senators 6-3. The Capitals scored first and never trailed. The Capitals led 6-3 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Hendrix Lapierre's goal at 1:58 of the second period, which took the Capitals' chances from 69% to 84%. Expected goals favored the Capitals, 2.3 to 1.4; shots on goal were OTT 21, WSH 20. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Capitals win a replay of these chances 67% of the time. Joonas Korpisalo stopped 8 of 10 (.800), 0.5 goals below expected; Darcy Kuemper stopped 18 of 21 (.857), 1.6 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Aliaksei Protas (1 G, 2 A), 2. Hendrix Lapierre (2 G), 3. John Carlson (1 G).
Three stars
- ★A. Protas1 G, 2 A

- ★★H. Lapierre2 G

- ★★★J. Carlson1 G

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
9 goals1st period
0-16:30
0-28:30
1-210:12
2-212:41
2-318:33
2-418:47
2nd period
3-41:27
3-51:58
3-610:55
Penalties
1st
- 8:21
Jakob Chychrun · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
- 16:42
Drake Batherson · Boardingdrawn by Michael Sgarbossa2 min
2nd
- 5:36
Pierrick Dube · Trippingdrawn by Mark Kastelic2 min
- 14:30
Erik Brannstrom · Interferencedrawn by Connor McMichael2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Hendrix Lapierre, 2nd 1:58 — 69% → 84%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 1.43 G
- All situations
- 6 G2.3
- 1.23 G
- Even strength
- 4 G1.9
- 0.20 G
- Power play
- 2 G0.4
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 65 unblocked attempts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 1.41 – 2.26
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
- 21
- Shots on goal
- 20
- 51%
- Faceoffs
- 49%
- 0/1
- Power play
- 2/3
- 6
- Penalty minutes
- 2
- 29
- Hits
- 27
- 7
- Blocked shots
- 28
- 2
- Giveaways
- 4
- 10
- Takeaways
- 7
Box score
every player line
Season series
OTT leads 2-1
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6Final
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6this game
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2OTFinal
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
