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Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins

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Washington Capitals
1
Boston Bruins
▸3
FinalTV ABC, SN1·TD Garden

Recap

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The Boston Bruins beat the Washington Capitals 3-1. The Bruins scored first and never trailed. It was tied 1-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Viktor Arvidsson's goal at 4:28 of the third period, which took the Bruins' chances from 52% to 78%. Expected goals favored the Bruins, 4.1 to 2.9; shots on goal were WSH 23, BOS 30. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Bruins win a replay of these chances 56% of the time. Logan Thompson stopped 27 of 29 (.931), 1.4 goals saved above expected; Jeremy Swayman stopped 22 of 23 (.957), 1.9 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Jeremy Swayman (22 saves, .957), 2. Viktor Arvidsson (1 G), 3. Charlie McAvoy (1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    BOS
    J. Swayman22 saves, .957
  2. ★★
    BOS
    V. Arvidsson1 G
  3. ★★★
    BOS
    C. McAvoy1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
WSHWSH071907123
BOSBOS0811329330

Scoring

4 goals

2nd period

  1. BOS
    P. Zacha(16)PPG
    C. McAvoy (38), D. Pastrnak (51)
    batxG 0.31win prob +13 ptsVideo
    0-1
    4:07
  2. WSH
    A. Protas(21)
    J. Chychrun (28), R. Leonard (21)
    tip-inxG 0.17win prob +18 ptsVideo
    1-1
    7:21

3rd period

  1. BOS
    V. Arvidsson(18)
    C. Mittelstadt (19), H. Lindholm (17)
    snapxG 0.25win prob +26 ptsVideo
    1-2
    4:28
  2. BOS
    E. Lindholm(12)EN
    D. Pastrnak (52)
    snapxG 0.76win prob +5 ptsVideo
    1-3
    19:36

Penalties

WSH 12 PIM·BOS 6 PIM

1st

  • 0:43WSHJustin Sourdif · Trippingdrawn by Hampus Lindholm2 min
  • 7:49BOSNikita Zadorov · Interferencedrawn by Pierre-Luc Dubois2 min
  • 10:33WSHAliaksei Protas · Holdingdrawn by Marat Khusnutdinov2 min

2nd

  • 1:17BOSHampus Lindholm · Holdingdrawn by Aliaksei Protas2 min
  • 3:36WSHJustin Sourdif · Trippingdrawn by Charlie McAvoy2 min
  • 7:43WSHBrandon Duhaime · Slashingdrawn by Charlie McAvoy2 min
  • 13:24WSHTom Wilson · Slashingdrawn by Alex Steeves2 min
  • 17:54BOSDavid Pastrnak · Interferencedrawn by Brandon Duhaime2 min
  • 19:41WSHEthen Frank · Holdingdrawn by Tanner Jeannot2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Viktor Arvidsson, 3rd 4:28 — BOS 52% → 78%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
E. Lindholm · Goal · xG 0.76P. Zacha · Goal · xG 0.31E. Lindholm · On goal · xG 0.27V. Arvidsson · Goal · xG 0.25E. Lindholm · Missed · xG 0.20P. Zacha · On goal · xG 0.20P. Zacha · On goal · xG 0.17D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.17C. McAvoy · On goal · xG 0.16E. Lindholm · On goal · xG 0.13V. Arvidsson · On goal · xG 0.13D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.11E. Lindholm · Missed · xG 0.11E. Lindholm · Missed · xG 0.09M. Geekie · Missed · xG 0.09E. Lindholm · On goal · xG 0.09V. Arvidsson · On goal · xG 0.08M. Geekie · On goal · xG 0.07D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.07M. Kastelic · On goal · xG 0.07E. Lindholm · Missed · xG 0.06D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.06D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.04D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.04D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.04C. McAvoy · On goal · xG 0.04M. Geekie · On goal · xG 0.03A. Steeves · Missed · xG 0.03M. Geekie · Missed · xG 0.03F. Minten · On goal · xG 0.02N. Zadorov · Missed · xG 0.02F. Minten · On goal · xG 0.02C. Mittelstadt · On goal · xG 0.02M. Kastelic · On goal · xG 0.02F. Minten · Missed · xG 0.02N. Zadorov · On goal · xG 0.02F. Minten · On goal · xG 0.02J. Aspirot · Missed · xG 0.02A. Steeves · Missed · xG 0.01C. McAvoy · Missed · xG 0.01E. Lindholm · Missed · xG 0.01H. Lindholm · On goal · xG 0.01C. McAvoy · On goal · xG 0.01V. Arvidsson · Missed · xG 0.01H. Lindholm · Missed · xG 0.00N. Zadorov · On goal · xG 0.00
BOS3 G · 4.1 xG · 46 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

WSHvsBOS
2.91 G
All situations
2 G4.1
2.01 G
Even strength
1 G1.5
0.70 G
Power play
1 G1.6
0.20 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.2

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 86 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
WSH44%56%BOS

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.88 – 3.27

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

WSHvsBOS
23
Shots on goal
30
53%
Faceoffs
47%
0/3
Power play
1/6
12
Penalty minutes
6
18
Hits
21
20
Blocked shots
13
13
Giveaways
19
5
Takeaways
3

Box score

every player line
Washington Capitals skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
6J. ChychrunD011-150.57250—24:40
43T. WilsonR000-220.94112—21:34
38R. SandinD000020.09310—20:51
42M. FehérváryD000010.00170—20:35
3M. RoyD000030.03510—20:16
80P. DuboisC000-200.000005018:39
8A. OvechkinL000-120.39200—18:22
21A. ProtasL101-120.24102—18:19
17D. StromeC000-110.000005317:37
24C. McMichaelL000010.141005017:19
57T. van RiemsdykD000000.03020—15:06
72A. BeauvillierR000010.031006714:25
34J. SourdifC000+110.140145813:45
9R. LeonardR011+110.14100—13:18
47D. ChisholmD000000.00010—11:38
22B. DuhaimeL000010.18002—09:44
53E. FrankR000000.00012—09:36
29H. LapierreC000000.000004005:39
Washington Capitals goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
48L. Thompson(L)29272.9313.37+1.3758:06

Season series

BOS leads 3-0

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