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Washington Capitals at San Jose Sharks

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Washington Capitals
▸7
San Jose Sharks
1
FinalTV NBCSCA, MNMT·SAP Center at San Jose

Recap

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The Washington Capitals beat the San Jose Sharks 7-1. The Capitals scored first and never trailed. The Capitals led 6-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Sonny Milano's goal at 10:05 of the first period, which took the Capitals' chances from 60% to 75%. Expected goals favored the Capitals, 2.8 to 2.3; shots on goal were WSH 31, SJS 24. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Capitals win a replay of these chances 60% of the time. Charlie Lindgren stopped 23 of 24 (.958), 1.3 goals saved above expected; Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 16 of 19 (.842), 1.5 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Ryan Leonard (2 G, 2 A), 2. Alex Ovechkin (2 G), 3. Charlie Lindgren (23 saves, .958).

Three stars

  1. ★
    WSH
    R. Leonard2 G, 2 A
  2. ★★
    WSH
    A. Ovechkin2 G
  3. ★★★
    WSH
    C. Lindgren23 saves, .958

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
WSHWSH41221415731
SJSSJS0110716124

Scoring

8 goals

1st period

  1. WSH
    A. Ovechkin(13)
    M. Roy (6)
    wristxG 0.48win prob +13 ptsVideo
    1-0
    8:25
  2. WSH
    S. Milano(4)
    D. Chisholm (2), T. van Riemsdyk (2)
    wristxG 0.05win prob +15 ptsVideo
    2-0
    10:05
  3. WSH
    R. Leonard(6)
    T. van Riemsdyk (3), B. Duhaime (2)
    wristxG 0.33win prob +11 ptsVideo
    3-0
    13:35
  4. WSH
    B. Duhaime(4)SHG
    A. Protas (10)
    backhandxG 0.06win prob +7 ptsVideo
    4-0
    17:07

2nd period

  1. WSH
    A. Ovechkin(14)PPG
    R. Leonard (10), J. Chychrun (14)
    slapxG 0.22win prob +2 ptsVideo
    5-0
    2:41
  2. WSH
    D. Strome(6)
    M. Roy (7), R. Leonard (11)
    tip-inxG 0.12Video
    6-0
    19:34

3rd period

  1. WSH
    R. Leonard(7)
    M. Roy (8), C. Lindgren (1)
    backhandxG 0.06Video
    7-0
    1:03
  2. SJS
    P. Regenda(2)PPG
    D. Orlov (16), A. Gaudette (3)
    tip-inxG 0.20Video
    7-1
    12:58

Penalties

WSH 10 PIM·SJS 4 PIM

1st

  • 5:00WSHAnthony Beauvillier · Hookingdrawn by John Klingberg2 min
  • 10:05SJSserved by Will Smith · Delaying game unsuccessful challenge2 min
  • 15:48WSHAnthony Beauvillier · Trippingdrawn by Philipp Kurashev2 min

2nd

  • 0:59SJSMario Ferraro · Roughingdrawn by Ryan Leonard2 min

3rd

  • 4:05WSHNic Dowd · Holdingdrawn by Philipp Kurashev2 min
  • 11:36WSHSonny Milano · Trippingdrawn by Dmitry Orlov2 min
  • 12:58WSHserved by A. Ovechkin · Delaying game unsuccessful challenge2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Sonny Milano, 1st 10:05 — WSH 60% → 75%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
P. Regenda · Goal · xG 0.20T. Toffoli · On goal · xG 0.14C. Graf · On goal · xG 0.13A. Gaudette · On goal · xG 0.12T. Dellandrea · Missed · xG 0.12T. Dellandrea · Missed · xG 0.12W. Smith · On goal · xG 0.12W. Eklund · On goal · xG 0.12M. Celebrini · On goal · xG 0.11A. Wennberg · On goal · xG 0.11M. Celebrini · On goal · xG 0.10A. Wennberg · Missed · xG 0.09T. Toffoli · Missed · xG 0.08A. Gaudette · Missed · xG 0.08B. Goodrow · Missed · xG 0.07P. Kurashev · On goal · xG 0.07R. Reaves · On goal · xG 0.07A. Gaudette · Missed · xG 0.04W. Eklund · Missed · xG 0.04B. Goodrow · Missed · xG 0.04T. Toffoli · On goal · xG 0.04W. Eklund · On goal · xG 0.04T. Liljegren · Missed · xG 0.03D. Orlov · On goal · xG 0.03J. Klingberg · On goal · xG 0.03P. Kurashev · Missed · xG 0.02J. Klingberg · Missed · xG 0.02P. Kurashev · On goal · xG 0.02T. Liljegren · On goal · xG 0.01W. Eklund · On goal · xG 0.01M. Ferraro · On goal · xG 0.01V. Iorio · Missed · xG 0.01S. Dickinson · On goal · xG 0.01T. Dellandrea · Missed · xG 0.01B. Goodrow · On goal · xG 0.01T. Liljegren · On goal · xG 0.01P. Kurashev · On goal · xG 0.01M. Ferraro · Missed · xG 0.00M. Ferraro · On goal · xG 0.00
SJS1 G · 2.3 xG · 39 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

WSHvsSJS
2.87 G
All situations
1 G2.3
2.25 G
Even strength
0 G1.1
0.51 G
Power play
1 G1.0
0.21 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 80 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
WSH60%40%SJS

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.81 – 2.27

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

WSHvsSJS
31
Shots on goal
24
56%
Faceoffs
44%
1/2
Power play
1/5
10
Penalty minutes
4
10
Hits
19
16
Blocked shots
6
15
Giveaways
12
6
Takeaways
5

Box score

every player line
Washington Capitals skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
3M. RoyD033+320.12040—21:57
6J. ChychrunD011+340.18100—20:06
42M. FehérváryD000010.03120—19:51
38R. SandinD000+110.02020—18:50
47D. ChisholmD011+210.02100—18:01
57T. van RiemsdykD022+320.05020—17:38
8A. OvechkinL202+140.93000—16:33
17D. StromeC101+210.120006716:22
72A. BeauvillierR000+110.06104—16:14
21A. ProtasL011+110.01000—16:06
24C. McMichaelL000020.290205015:39
43T. WilsonR000+110.1100010015:25
26N. DowdC000+100.000325814:26
22B. DuhaimeL112+320.1221010014:13
9R. LeonardR224+360.63200—13:39
53E. FrankR000+110.07100—12:42
29H. LapierreC000+200.001003311:43
15S. MilanoL101+110.0800210011:13
Washington Capitals goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
79C. Lindgren(W)24231.9582.28+1.2860:00

Season series

Tied 1-1

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