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Philadelphia Flyers at Washington Capitals

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Philadelphia Flyers
2
Washington Capitals
▸9
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Recap

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The Washington Capitals beat the Philadelphia Flyers 9-2. The Capitals scored first and never trailed. The Capitals led 5-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Martin Fehérváry's goal at 13:16 of the first period, which took the Capitals' chances from 67% to 81%. Expected goals favored the Capitals, 3.2 to 1.6; shots on goal were PHI 21, WSH 37. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Capitals win a replay of these chances 76% of the time. Martin Jones stopped 21 of 27 (.778), 3.8 goals below expected; Ilya Samsonov stopped 19 of 21 (.905). Three stars: 1. Lars Eller (2 G), 2. Johan Larsson (1 G, 1 A), 3. Matt Irwin (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    WSH
    L. Eller2 G
  2. ★★
    WSH
    J. Larsson1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    WSH
    M. Irwin1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
PHIPHI180716221
WSHWSH310214413937

Scoring

11 goals

1st period

  1. WSH
    A. Ovechkin(46)
    C. Sheary (21), E. Kuznetsov (48)
    backhandxG 0.04win prob +12 pts
    0-1
    6:01
  2. WSH
    T. Oshie(9)
    J. Carlson (50), N. Backstrom (23)
    wristxG 0.13win prob +14 pts
    0-2
    11:24
  3. PHI
    J. van Riemsdyk(19)
    Unassisted
    backhandxG 0.13win prob +14 pts
    1-2
    12:00
  4. WSH
    M. Fehérváry(8)
    N. Dowd (11), G. Hathaway (12)
    backhandxG 0.12win prob +14 pts
    1-3
    13:16

2nd period

  1. WSH
    L. Eller(11)
    A. Mantha (9), T. Wilson (28)
    wristxG 0.07win prob +9 pts
    1-4
    6:39
  2. WSH
    C. Sheary(17)
    E. Kuznetsov (49), A. Ovechkin (39)
    backhandxG 0.14win prob +3 pts
    1-5
    15:30

3rd period

  1. WSH
    M. Irwin(1)
    J. Schultz (14), J. Larsson (11)
    slapxG 0.03
    1-6
    3:31
  2. WSH
    L. Eller(12)
    A. Mantha (10), T. van Riemsdyk (14)
    wristxG 0.09
    1-7
    5:59
  3. WSH
    G. Hathaway(12)
    J. Schultz (15), M. Irwin (3)
    tip-inxG 0.08
    1-8
    12:42
  4. PHI
    J. van Riemsdyk(20)PPG
    K. Hayes (19), B. Brink (1)
    deflectedxG 0.12
    2-8
    16:26
  5. WSH
    J. Larsson(7)PPG
    J. Schultz (16), N. Dowd (12)
    tip-inxG 0.14
    2-9
    17:32

Penalties

PHI 28 PIM·WSH 16 PIM

1st

  • 14:00PHIRasmus Ristolainen · Hookingdrawn by T.J. Oshie2 min
  • 17:45WSHTom Wilson · Boardingdrawn by Cam Atkinson2 min

3rd

  • 9:05PHICam York · Slashingdrawn by Garnet Hathaway2 min
  • 13:43PHIJoel Farabee · Hookingdrawn by Trevor van Riemsdyk2 min
  • 13:43PHIJoel Farabee · Cross checkingdrawn by Conor Sheary2 min
  • 13:43PHIJoel Farabee · Misconductdrawn by Conor Sheary10 min
  • 13:43WSHEvgeny Kuznetsov · Misconductdrawn by Travis Konecny10 min
  • 13:43PHITravis Konecny · Misconductdrawn by Evgeny Kuznetsov10 min
  • 14:40WSHJustin Schultz · Holdingdrawn by Patrick Brown2 min
  • 15:00WSHT.J. Oshie · Hookingdrawn by Kevin Hayes2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Martin Fehérváry, 1st 13:16 — WSH 67% → 81%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
L. Eller · On goal · xG 0.21J. Larsson · Missed · xG 0.20N. Backstrom · On goal · xG 0.17J. Larsson · On goal · xG 0.16C. Sheary · On goal · xG 0.16C. Sheary · Goal · xG 0.15J. Larsson · Goal · xG 0.14J. Schultz · On goal · xG 0.13A. Mantha · On goal · xG 0.13T. Oshie · Goal · xG 0.13M. Fehérváry · Goal · xG 0.12A. Mantha · On goal · xG 0.11T. Wilson · Missed · xG 0.10E. Kuznetsov · On goal · xG 0.09L. Eller · Goal · xG 0.09G. Hathaway · Goal · xG 0.08N. Dowd · On goal · xG 0.08L. Eller · Goal · xG 0.07A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.06G. Hathaway · Missed · xG 0.06A. Ovechkin · Missed · xG 0.06A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.06A. Ovechkin · Missed · xG 0.05N. Dowd · On goal · xG 0.04E. Kuznetsov · On goal · xG 0.04A. Ovechkin · Goal · xG 0.04M. Johansson · On goal · xG 0.04L. Eller · On goal · xG 0.04M. Irwin · Missed · xG 0.04M. Fehérváry · On goal · xG 0.03A. Mantha · Missed · xG 0.03M. Irwin · Goal · xG 0.03L. Eller · On goal · xG 0.03A. Mantha · On goal · xG 0.03J. Carlson · On goal · xG 0.03T. Wilson · Missed · xG 0.03J. Carlson · On goal · xG 0.02M. Johansson · On goal · xG 0.02E. Kuznetsov · On goal · xG 0.02T. van Riemsdyk · On goal · xG 0.02L. Eller · Missed · xG 0.02N. Jensen · Missed · xG 0.02T. Wilson · On goal · xG 0.01M. Fehérváry · On goal · xG 0.01M. Irwin · Missed · xG 0.01T. van Riemsdyk · On goal · xG 0.01M. Irwin · On goal · xG 0.01M. Irwin · Missed · xG 0.00M. Irwin · On goal · xG 0.00
WSH9 G · 3.2 xG · 49 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

PHIvsWSH
1.62 G
All situations
9 G3.2
1.31 G
Even strength
8 G2.5
0.31 G
Power play
1 G0.6
0.10 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 78 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
PHI24%76%WSH

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.64 – 3.14

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

PHIvsWSH
21
Shots on goal
37
45%
Faceoffs
55%
1/2
Power play
1/4
28
Penalty minutes
16
24
Hits
17
15
Blocked shots
14
6
Giveaways
8
5
Takeaways
13

Box score

every player line
Philadelphia Flyers skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
6T. SanheimD000+100.00270—23:43
9I. ProvorovD000-310.04200—23:17
70R. RistolainenD000010.05102—21:28
45C. YorkD000-220.03012—19:42
13K. HayesR011-440.340003117:58
25J. van RiemsdykL202+120.25010—17:27
21S. LaughtonC000-200.004003816:44
48M. FrostC000+100.130104015:51
8K. ConnautonD000-510.01400—15:24
74O. TippettR000-210.01000—15:10
11T. KonecnyR000010.140110—14:55
86J. FarabeeL000-400.001014—14:54
38P. BrownC000-410.182007114:31
46B. BrinkR011020.20220—14:27
49N. CatesL000-210.07200—14:19
44N. ThompsonC000-410.021106413:49
47R. AttardD000-510.14300—13:24
89C. AtkinsonR000-120.05010—05:08
Philadelphia Flyers goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
35M. Jones27216.7782.22-3.7840:00
79C. Hart(L)1073.7000.96-2.0420:00

Season series

Tied 2-2

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