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Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals

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Boston Bruins
▸3
Washington Capitals
1
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Recap

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The Boston Bruins beat the Washington Capitals 3-1. The Bruins scored first and never trailed. The Bruins led 1-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Tom Wilson's goal at 7:03 of the third period, which took the Capitals' chances from 23% to 52%. Expected goals favored the Capitals, 4.1 to 2.3; shots on goal were BOS 22, WSH 36. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Capitals win a replay of these chances 84% of the time. Jeremy Swayman stopped 35 of 36 (.972), 3.1 goals saved above expected; Logan Thompson stopped 19 of 21 (.905). Three stars: 1. Jeremy Swayman (35 saves, .972), 2. David Pastrnak (1 G, 2 A), 3. Tom Wilson (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    BOS
    J. Swayman35 saves, .972
  2. ★★
    BOS
    D. Pastrnak1 G, 2 A
  3. ★★★
    WSH
    T. Wilson1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
BOSBOS0516211322
WSHWSH08017111136

Scoring

4 goals

2nd period

  1. BOS
    D. Pastrnak(1)
    N. Zadorov (1), M. Geekie (1)
    snapxG 0.02win prob +20 ptsVideo
    1-0
    12:07

3rd period

  1. WSH
    T. Wilson(1)
    J. Chychrun (1), A. Protas (1)
    snapxG 0.17win prob +29 ptsVideo
    1-1
    7:03
  2. BOS
    E. Lindholm(1)PPG
    D. Pastrnak (1), P. Zacha (1)
    backhandxG 0.17win prob +23 ptsVideo
    2-1
    7:41
  3. BOS
    M. Geekie(1)EN
    D. Pastrnak (2), E. Lindholm (1)
    snapxG 0.59win prob +5 ptsVideo
    3-1
    19:02

Penalties

BOS 10 PIM·WSH 4 PIM

1st

  • 1:51BOSDavid Pastrnak · Hookingdrawn by Tom Wilson2 min
  • 6:46WSHTrevor van Riemsdyk · Interferencedrawn by Mark Kastelic2 min
  • 13:06BOSSean Kuraly · Interferencedrawn by Nic Dowd2 min
  • 19:13BOSHenri Jokiharju · Cross checkingdrawn by Brandon Duhaime2 min

2nd

  • 0:19BOSCharlie McAvoy · Trippingdrawn by Alex Ovechkin2 min
  • 12:42BOSMark Kastelic · Trippingdrawn by Ryan Leonard2 min

3rd

  • 7:18WSHJohn Carlson · Holdingdrawn by Morgan Geekie2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Tom Wilson, 3rd 7:03 — WSH 23% → 52%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
M. Fehérváry · On goal · xG 0.36T. Wilson · On goal · xG 0.27A. Beauvillier · Missed · xG 0.18C. McMichael · Missed · xG 0.17T. Wilson · Goal · xG 0.17T. Wilson · Missed · xG 0.17R. Leonard · On goal · xG 0.16J. Carlson · Missed · xG 0.15A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.15J. Chychrun · On goal · xG 0.15A. Protas · Missed · xG 0.14R. Leonard · On goal · xG 0.14N. Dowd · On goal · xG 0.13J. Chychrun · On goal · xG 0.11C. McMichael · On goal · xG 0.11T. Wilson · Missed · xG 0.10A. Protas · On goal · xG 0.09H. Lapierre · Missed · xG 0.09H. Lapierre · Missed · xG 0.09T. van Riemsdyk · On goal · xG 0.08D. Strome · On goal · xG 0.08A. Protas · Missed · xG 0.08T. Wilson · On goal · xG 0.07N. Dowd · On goal · xG 0.07J. Chychrun · On goal · xG 0.05J. Chychrun · Missed · xG 0.04C. McMichael · Missed · xG 0.04J. Carlson · On goal · xG 0.04A. Ovechkin · Missed · xG 0.04R. Sandin · On goal · xG 0.04A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.04A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.04J. Chychrun · On goal · xG 0.03R. Sandin · On goal · xG 0.03J. Chychrun · Missed · xG 0.03T. Wilson · Missed · xG 0.03N. Dowd · On goal · xG 0.03R. Leonard · On goal · xG 0.03J. Carlson · Missed · xG 0.02A. Beauvillier · On goal · xG 0.02A. Protas · On goal · xG 0.02H. Lapierre · Missed · xG 0.02C. McMichael · On goal · xG 0.02J. Chychrun · Missed · xG 0.02C. McMichael · On goal · xG 0.02A. Protas · On goal · xG 0.02P. Dubois · On goal · xG 0.01A. Beauvillier · Missed · xG 0.01J. Sourdif · On goal · xG 0.01C. McMichael · Missed · xG 0.01J. Sourdif · On goal · xG 0.01M. Roy · On goal · xG 0.01J. Carlson · On goal · xG 0.00M. Roy · On goal · xG 0.00B. Duhaime · On goal · xG 0.00
WSH1 G · 4.1 xG · 55 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

BOSvsWSH
2.32 G
All situations
1 G4.1
1.41 G
Even strength
1 G2.3
0.31 G
Power play
0 G1.8
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 98 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
BOS16%84%WSH

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.74 – 4.02

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

BOSvsWSH
22
Shots on goal
36
50%
Faceoffs
50%
1/2
Power play
0/5
10
Penalty minutes
4
33
Hits
35
23
Blocked shots
11
20
Giveaways
15
3
Takeaways
3

Box score

every player line
Boston Bruins skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
73C. McAvoyD000000.02712—22:31
91N. ZadorovD011+210.02330—21:59
27H. LindholmD000-110.01030—20:01
26A. PeekeD000000.05150—18:59
20H. JokiharjuD000+100.00112—18:40
88D. PastrnakR123+230.16202—18:18
28E. LindholmC112+230.205106818:07
39M. GeekieC112+210.80210017:07
18P. ZachaC011-120.09210016:54
6M. LohreiD000000.02030—16:34
93F. MintenC000000.152204714:36
52S. KuralyC000030.022024414:34
84T. JeannotL000000.01210—13:52
47M. KastelicC000020.232124012:08
11C. MittelstadtC000-100.090004312:06
71V. ArvidssonL000-110.21100—11:50
81M. EyssimontC000030.15000010:55
92M. KhusnutdinovC000020.11100010:49
Boston Bruins goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
1J. Swayman(W)36351.9724.06+3.0660:00

Season series

BOS leads 3-0

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