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Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals

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Boston Bruins
▸5
Washington Capitals
2
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Recap

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The Boston Bruins beat the Washington Capitals 5-2. The Bruins scored first and never trailed. The Bruins led 3-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Conor Sheary's goal at 12:43 of the second period, which took the Capitals' chances from 16% to 33%. Expected goals were close — BOS 3.2, WSH 3.1; shots on goal were BOS 30, WSH 35. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Capitals win a replay of these chances 57% of the time. Linus Ullmark stopped 33 of 35 (.943), 1.1 goals saved above expected; Darcy Kuemper stopped 25 of 29 (.862), 1.2 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. David Pastrnak (1 G, 3 A), 2. David Krejci (1 G, 2 A), 3. Anthony Mantha (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    BOS
    D. Pastrnak1 G, 3 A
  2. ★★
    BOS
    D. Krejci1 G, 2 A
  3. ★★★
    WSH
    A. Mantha1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
BOSBOS2151827530
WSHWSH012210013235

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. BOS
    P. Bergeron(1)PPG
    D. Pastrnak (1), D. Krejci (1)
    wristxG 0.28win prob +9 pts
    1-0
    7:58
  2. BOS
    D. Pastrnak(1)
    D. Krejci (2), C. Clifton (1)
    snapxG 0.09win prob +16 pts
    2-0
    15:03

2nd period

  1. BOS
    T. Hall(1)
    D. Pastrnak (2), M. Reilly (1)
    snapxG 0.17win prob +11 pts
    3-0
    6:14
  2. WSH
    A. Mantha(1)
    D. Strome (1), E. Gustafsson (1)
    wristxG 0.10win prob +10 pts
    3-1
    7:34
  3. WSH
    C. Sheary(1)
    N. Dowd (1)
    snapxG 0.13win prob +17 pts
    3-2
    12:43

3rd period

  1. BOS
    D. Krejci(1)
    D. Pastrnak (3), P. Zacha (1)
    backhandxG 0.33win prob +9 pts
    4-2
    16:17
  2. BOS
    H. Lindholm(1)EN
    Unassisted
    snapxG 0.44
    5-2
    18:55

Penalties

BOS 8 PIM·WSH 6 PIM

1st

  • 2:38BOSBrandon Carlo · Trippingdrawn by T.J. Oshie2 min
  • 7:12WSHEvgeny Kuznetsov · High stickingdrawn by Mike Reilly2 min
  • 17:23BOSTaylor Hall · Roughingdrawn by Nic Dowd2 min

2nd

  • 9:43BOSTaylor Hall · Slashingdrawn by Garnet Hathaway2 min
  • 17:54BOSBrandon Carlo · Holdingdrawn by Martin Fehérváry2 min

3rd

  • 4:20WSHNick Jensen · Holdingdrawn by Jakub Lauko2 min
  • 7:09WSHMartin Fehérváry · Trippingdrawn by Jakub Lauko2 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: Conor Sheary, 2nd 12:43 — WSH 16% → 33%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
M. Johansson · On goal · xG 0.32D. Strome · On goal · xG 0.23D. Strome · Missed · xG 0.19T. Oshie · Missed · xG 0.18C. Brown · On goal · xG 0.16C. Brown · Missed · xG 0.14M. Johansson · On goal · xG 0.13C. Sheary · Goal · xG 0.13T. Oshie · On goal · xG 0.13L. Eller · On goal · xG 0.12C. Brown · On goal · xG 0.12A. Mantha · On goal · xG 0.10A. Mantha · Goal · xG 0.10E. Kuznetsov · On goal · xG 0.09E. Kuznetsov · On goal · xG 0.09A. Mantha · On goal · xG 0.08E. Kuznetsov · On goal · xG 0.07J. Carlson · On goal · xG 0.07M. Johansson · Missed · xG 0.07A. Mantha · On goal · xG 0.06A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.05A. Mantha · On goal · xG 0.04M. Johansson · On goal · xG 0.04D. Orlov · Missed · xG 0.03A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.03E. Kuznetsov · On goal · xG 0.03A. Protas · On goal · xG 0.03A. Mantha · On goal · xG 0.03J. Carlson · Missed · xG 0.03C. Brown · Missed · xG 0.02D. Orlov · On goal · xG 0.02T. Oshie · Missed · xG 0.02M. Johansson · On goal · xG 0.02M. Johansson · On goal · xG 0.02N. Jensen · On goal · xG 0.02D. Orlov · On goal · xG 0.02D. Orlov · Missed · xG 0.02E. Gustafsson · Missed · xG 0.02J. Carlson · Missed · xG 0.01N. Jensen · On goal · xG 0.01E. Kuznetsov · On goal · xG 0.01A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.01A. Protas · On goal · xG 0.00D. Orlov · On goal · xG 0.00T. van Riemsdyk · On goal · xG 0.00C. Sheary · On goal · xG 0.00
WSH2 G · 3.1 xG · 46 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

BOSvsWSH
3.24 G
All situations
2 G3.1
2.13 G
Even strength
2 G2.0
0.61 G
Power play
0 G1.0
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 84 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
BOS43%57%WSH

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.70 – 3.10

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
30
Shots on goal
35
63%
Faceoffs
37%
1/3
Power play
0/4
8
Penalty minutes
6
32
Hits
48
20
Blocked shots
13
8
Giveaways
17
6
Takeaways
7

Box score

every player line
Boston Bruins skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
28D. ForbortD000000.04560—23:36
75C. CliftonD011020.03410—22:07
27H. LindholmD101+120.45110—21:33
88D. PastrnakR134+260.570005019:03
25B. CarloD000+120.14634—18:50
37P. BergeronC101+240.581306818:31
46D. KrejciC123010.460104017:53
18P. ZachaC011030.4100010016:25
13C. CoyleC000+100.031208916:18
71T. HallL101+110.17004—15:39
67J. ZborilD000+200.00010—15:16
92T. NosekL000000.003005014:51
6M. ReillyD011010.06100—14:37
12C. SmithC000010.03200012:56
17N. FolignoL000010.00000—12:01
94J. LaukoC000000.00300011:36
74J. DeBruskL000030.03210—11:06
10A. GreerL000030.26310—09:42
Boston Bruins goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
35L. Ullmark(W)35332.9433.12+1.1260:00

Season series

BOS leads 2-1

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