Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals
Recap
written from the game dataThe Carolina Hurricanes beat the Washington Capitals 2-1 in overtime, Jaccob Slavin scoring at 3:06. The Capitals scored first; the Hurricanes answered. The Capitals led 1-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Jaccob Slavin's goal at 3:06 of overtime, which took the Hurricanes' chances from 48% to 100%. Expected goals favored the Hurricanes, 3.2 to 1.6; shots on goal were CAR 33, WSH 14. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Hurricanes win a replay of these chances 78% of the time. Frederik Andersen stopped 13 of 14 (.929), 0.6 goals saved above expected; Logan Thompson stopped 31 of 33 (.939), 1.2 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Jaccob Slavin (1 G), 2. Logan Thompson (31 saves, .939), 3. Logan Stankoven (1 G).
Three stars
- ★J. Slavin1 G

- ★★L. Thompson31 saves, .939

- ★★★L. Stankoven1 G

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
3 goals2nd period
0-13:53
3rd period
1-19:42
Overtime
2-13:06
Penalties
1st
- 7:02
Sebastian Aho · High stickingdrawn by Alexander Alexeyev2 min
- 14:51
Brandon Duhaime · Holdingdrawn by Dmitry Orlov2 min
3rd
- 0:27
Jackson Blake · Trippingdrawn by John Carlson2 min
- 2:28
Alex Ovechkin · Slashingdrawn by Jordan Staal2 min
- 17:53
Jakob Chychrun · High stickingdrawn by Andrei Svechnikov2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Jaccob Slavin, OT 3:06 — 48% → 100%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 3.22 G
- All situations
- 1 G1.6
- 2.92 G
- Even strength
- 1 G1.0
- 0.20 G
- Power play
- 0 G0.4
- 0.20 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.1
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 83 unblocked attempts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 3.16 – 1.55
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
- 33
- Shots on goal
- 14
- 56%
- Faceoffs
- 44%
- 0/3
- Power play
- 0/2
- 4
- Penalty minutes
- 6
- 44
- Hits
- 31
- 9
- Blocked shots
- 32
- 12
- Giveaways
- 13
- 8
- Takeaways
- 6
Box score
every player line
Series
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
