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Hurricanes at Capitals
NHL

Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals

FinalTV NHLN-US, FS-SE·Capital One Arena

Recap

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The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Washington Capitals 3-1. The Hurricanes scored first and never trailed. It was tied 1-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Victor Rask's goal at 10:54 of the third period, which took the Hurricanes' chances from 48% to 82%. Expected goals favored the Hurricanes, 3.7 to 2.5; shots on goal were CAR 33, WSH 28. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Hurricanes win a replay of these chances 50% of the time. Scott Darling stopped 27 of 28 (.964), 1.6 goals saved above expected; Braden Holtby stopped 30 of 32 (.938). Three stars: 1. Scott Darling (27 saves, .964), 2. Victor Rask (1 G), 3. Lars Eller (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    CAR
    S. Darling27 saves, .964
  2. ★★
    CAR
    V. Rask1 G
  3. ★★★
    WSH
    L. Eller1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
CARCAR01011528333
WSHWSH01018010128

Scoring

4 goals

2nd period

  1. CAR
    J. Staal(12)SHG
    Unassisted
    backhandxG 0.14win prob +21 pts
    1-0
    11:33
  2. WSH
    T. Oshie (16), C. Djoos (6)
    slapxG 0.06win prob +22 pts
    1-1
    16:05

3rd period

  1. CAR
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.15win prob +34 pts
    2-1
    10:54
  2. CAR
    S. Aho(15)EN
    wristxG 0.57win prob +7 pts
    3-1
    18:31

Penalties

CAR 6 PIM·WSH 2 PIM

1st

  • 7:26CARMarcus Kruger · Holdingdrawn by Jakub Vrana2 min

2nd

  • 1:28WSHserved by B. Connolly · Bench2 min
  • 10:47CARJosh Jooris · Holdingdrawn by Madison Bowey2 min

3rd

  • 12:34CARKlas Dahlbeck · Slashingdrawn by T.J. Oshie2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Victor Rask, 3rd 10:54 — CAR 48% → 82%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
L. Eller · On goal · xG 0.30B. Connolly · On goal · xG 0.18J. Beagle · On goal · xG 0.14M. Niskanen · On goal · xG 0.13B. Connolly · On goal · xG 0.13B. Connolly · On goal · xG 0.13B. Connolly · On goal · xG 0.12T. Oshie · On goal · xG 0.10E. Kuznetsov · On goal · xG 0.09A. Ovechkin · Missed · xG 0.09T. Wilson · Missed · xG 0.09A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.07A. Chiasson · Missed · xG 0.07E. Kuznetsov · On goal · xG 0.07T. Oshie · Missed · xG 0.06L. Eller · Goal · xG 0.06J. Beagle · On goal · xG 0.06L. Eller · On goal · xG 0.05A. Ovechkin · Missed · xG 0.05J. Beagle · On goal · xG 0.05A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.05A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.05J. Carlson · Missed · xG 0.04M. Niskanen · Missed · xG 0.04A. Ovechkin · Missed · xG 0.04T. Wilson · On goal · xG 0.04D. Smith-Pelly · On goal · xG 0.03A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.03J. Vrana · On goal · xG 0.03J. Beagle · On goal · xG 0.02T. Oshie · On goal · xG 0.02E. Kuznetsov · On goal · xG 0.02B. Orpik · Missed · xG 0.02J. Carlson · On goal · xG 0.01D. Smith-Pelly · On goal · xG 0.01A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.01M. Niskanen · Missed · xG 0.01M. Niskanen · On goal · xG 0.01
WSH1 G · 2.5 xG · 38 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

CARvsWSH
3.72 G
All situations
1 G2.5
1.71 G
Even strength
1 G1.9
0.60 G
Power play
0 G0.6
0.11 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 87 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
CAR50%50%WSH

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.47 – 2.46

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

CARvsWSH
33
Shots on goal
28
51%
Faceoffs
49%
0/1
Power play
0/3
6
Penalty minutes
2
11
Hits
19
22
Blocked shots
20
4
Giveaways
12
6
Takeaways
6

Box score

every player line
Carolina Hurricanes skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
74J. SlavinD000+100.00050—27:26
27J. FaulkD000+120.08110—24:13
57T. van RiemsdykD000030.04050—22:37
11J. StaalC101+130.182103821:06
5N. HanifinD000+100.03010—19:27
28E. LindholmC011+200.151006017:42
23B. McGinnL000020.4720010016:53
14J. WilliamsR000-160.22110—16:20
20S. AhoC101+170.92100015:43
86T. TeravainenC000+120.17000014:49
53J. SkinnerL000020.75100—14:30
49V. RaskC101+120.191007513:19
4H. FleuryD000000.02030—13:00
7D. RyanC000-130.310106912:54
42J. NordstromC000000.0002010012:00
6K. DahlbeckD000+100.00022—11:45
16M. KrugerC000+200.040025011:24
19J. JoorisR000010.09102—09:04
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
33S. Darling(W)28271.9642.55+1.5559:48

Season series

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