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Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils

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Washington Capitals
▸6
New Jersey Devils
3
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Recap

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The Washington Capitals beat the New Jersey Devils 6-3. The Devils scored first; the Capitals answered. The Capitals led 5-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Garnet Hathaway's goal at 9:16 of the second period, which took the Capitals' chances from 47% to 66%. Expected goals favored the Devils, 4.6 to 2.5; shots on goal were WSH 22, NJD 41. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Devils win a replay of these chances 79% of the time. Charlie Lindgren stopped 38 of 41 (.927), 1.6 goals saved above expected; Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 13 of 18 (.722), 2.8 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Garnet Hathaway (1 G, 1 A), 2. Nick Jensen (1 G, 1 A), 3. John Marino (2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    WSH
    G. Hathaway1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    WSH
    N. Jensen1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    NJD
    J. Marino2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
WSHWSH1741114622
NJDNJD113014214341

Scoring

9 goals

1st period

  1. NJD
    N. Bastian(1)
    J. Marino (1), M. McLeod (1)
    wristxG 0.27win prob +12 pts
    0-1
    4:49
  2. WSH
    N. Dowd(3)
    B. Malenstyn (1), G. Hathaway (1)
    snapxG 0.11win prob +13 pts
    1-1
    10:46

2nd period

  1. WSH
    G. Hathaway(1)
    N. Jensen (4), D. Strome (4)
    deflectedxG 0.07win prob +19 pts
    2-1
    9:16
  2. WSH
    C. Sheary(4)SHG
    Unassisted
    snapxG 0.23win prob +18 pts
    3-1
    10:03
  3. WSH
    A. Ovechkin(3)PPG
    J. Carlson (4), D. Strome (5)
    slapxG 0.08win prob +8 pts
    4-1
    17:14
  4. WSH
    N. Jensen(1)
    L. Eller (2), A. Protas (1)
    wristxG 0.03win prob +3 pts
    5-1
    17:47

3rd period

  1. NJD
    T. Tatar(1)
    E. Haula (1), D. Hamilton (2)
    snapxG 0.33win prob +2 pts
    5-2
    4:08
  2. NJD
    J. Bratt(1)
    J. Marino (2), Y. Sharangovich (2)
    wristxG 0.13win prob +4 pts
    5-3
    9:06
  3. WSH
    A. Protas(1)
    A. Mantha (1), L. Eller (3)
    backhandxG 0.20win prob +1 pts
    6-3
    16:11

Penalties

WSH 8 PIM·NJD 6 PIM

1st

  • 7:51NJDKevin Bahl · Hookingdrawn by T.J. Oshie2 min
  • 18:12WSHAliaksei Protas · Boardingdrawn by John Marino2 min

2nd

  • 3:23WSHGarnet Hathaway · Interferencedrawn by Brendan Smith2 min
  • 9:43WSHBeck Malenstyn · Trippingdrawn by John Marino2 min
  • 15:41NJDNico Hischier · Boardingdrawn by Nick Jensen2 min
  • 18:39NJDTomas Tatar · Trippingdrawn by Dmitry Orlov2 min

3rd

  • 4:48WSHEvgeny Kuznetsov · Hookingdrawn by Michael McLeod2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Garnet Hathaway, 2nd 9:16 — WSH 47% → 66%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
T. Tatar · Goal · xG 0.33N. Bastian · Goal · xG 0.27J. Marino · Missed · xG 0.21J. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.20Y. Sharangovich · On goal · xG 0.19T. Tatar · On goal · xG 0.17N. Bastian · Missed · xG 0.17N. Hischier · Missed · xG 0.15Y. Sharangovich · On goal · xG 0.15N. Bastian · On goal · xG 0.14N. Hischier · On goal · xG 0.14M. Wood · On goal · xG 0.13J. Bratt · Goal · xG 0.13J. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.13D. Hamilton · On goal · xG 0.12J. Bratt · Missed · xG 0.12J. Bratt · On goal · xG 0.12J. Bratt · On goal · xG 0.10J. Bratt · On goal · xG 0.09N. Hischier · On goal · xG 0.09T. Tatar · On goal · xG 0.08M. McLeod · On goal · xG 0.08J. Bratt · Missed · xG 0.08Y. Sharangovich · On goal · xG 0.08O. Palat · Missed · xG 0.08T. Tatar · On goal · xG 0.08J. Marino · Missed · xG 0.07J. Bratt · Missed · xG 0.07N. Hischier · On goal · xG 0.06O. Palat · On goal · xG 0.06J. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.06O. Palat · Missed · xG 0.06D. Hamilton · Missed · xG 0.06O. Palat · On goal · xG 0.06Y. Sharangovich · Missed · xG 0.05N. Bastian · On goal · xG 0.05J. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.04T. Tatar · Missed · xG 0.04E. Haula · On goal · xG 0.03Y. Sharangovich · Missed · xG 0.03R. Graves · On goal · xG 0.03N. Hischier · On goal · xG 0.02J. Siegenthaler · On goal · xG 0.02D. Severson · On goal · xG 0.02M. Wood · Missed · xG 0.02T. Tatar · On goal · xG 0.02E. Haula · On goal · xG 0.02D. Mercer · On goal · xG 0.02Y. Sharangovich · On goal · xG 0.02B. Smith · Missed · xG 0.01J. Marino · On goal · xG 0.01M. Wood · On goal · xG 0.01M. Wood · On goal · xG 0.01M. McLeod · On goal · xG 0.01J. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.01Y. Sharangovich · On goal · xG 0.00
NJD3 G · 4.6 xG · 56 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

WSHvsNJD
2.56 G
All situations
3 G4.6
1.84 G
Even strength
3 G3.7
0.31 G
Power play
0 G0.9
0.51 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 88 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
WSH21%79%NJD

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.51 – 4.52

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

WSHvsNJD
22
Shots on goal
41
49%
Faceoffs
51%
1/3
Power play
0/4
8
Penalty minutes
6
31
Hits
13
12
Blocked shots
11
6
Giveaways
8
3
Takeaways
5

Box score

every player line
Washington Capitals skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
74J. CarlsonD011+130.10020—23:14
9D. OrlovD000+120.07230—20:57
3N. JensenD112+110.03120—20:08
42M. FehérváryD000+120.04410—19:58
8A. OvechkinL101-150.64200—18:46
77T. OshieR000000.004202018:34
17D. StromeC022-100.421102318:03
26N. DowdC101+110.112006015:52
57T. van RiemsdykD000000.00100—15:30
92E. KuznetsovC000010.220024214:45
90M. JohanssonL000010.0400010014:35
73C. ShearyL101020.39000—14:34
56E. GustafssonD000000.06010—14:30
20L. EllerC022+200.002006714:13
21G. HathawayR112+110.0740210013:55
39A. ManthaR011+100.00100—12:03
47B. MalenstynL011+110.02602—11:41
59A. ProtasL112+120.35102—10:42
Washington Capitals goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
79C. Lindgren(W)41383.9274.59+1.5960:00

Season series

NJD leads 3-1

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