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Montréal Canadiens at Washington Capitals

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Montréal Canadiens
2
Washington Capitals
▸9
FinalTV NBCSWA, SN·Capital One Arena

Recap

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The Washington Capitals beat the Montréal Canadiens 9-2. The Capitals scored first and never trailed. The Capitals led 5-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Nic Dowd's goal at 8:31 of the second period, which took the Capitals' chances from 71% to 86%. Expected goals favored the Capitals, 4.5 to 2.9; shots on goal were MTL 33, WSH 40. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Capitals win a replay of these chances 72% of the time. Jake Allen stopped 31 of 40 (.775), 4.5 goals below expected; Charlie Lindgren stopped 31 of 33 (.939), 0.9 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Alex Ovechkin (3 G), 2. Erik Gustafsson (1 G, 2 A), 3. Marcus Johansson (1 G, 2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    WSH
    A. Ovechkin3 G
  2. ★★
    WSH
    E. Gustafsson1 G, 2 A
  3. ★★★
    WSH
    M. Johansson1 G, 2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
MTLMTL01321208233
WSHWSH29313418940

Scoring

11 goals

1st period

  1. WSH
    E. Gustafsson(6)
    E. Kuznetsov (25), C. Sheary (14)
    snapxG 0.20win prob +11 pts
    0-1
    0:32
  2. WSH
    G. Hathaway(4)
    A. Protas (5), N. Dowd (7)
    tip-inxG 0.08win prob +14 pts
    0-2
    4:32

2nd period

  1. MTL
    C. Caufield(20)PPG
    N. Suzuki (17), K. Dach (18)
    snapxG 0.18win prob +15 pts
    1-2
    4:02
  2. WSH
    N. Dowd(9)
    A. Protas (6), E. Gustafsson (16)
    snapxG 0.23win prob +15 pts
    1-3
    8:31
  3. WSH
    A. Ovechkin(24)
    T. van Riemsdyk (5), L. Eller (8)
    slapxG 0.15win prob +7 pts
    1-4
    9:06
  4. MTL
    C. Caufield(21)
    Unassisted
    snapxG 0.17win prob +8 pts
    2-4
    12:39
  5. WSH
    D. Strome(8)PPG
    E. Kuznetsov (26), M. Johansson (9)
    snapxG 0.20win prob +6 pts
    2-5
    19:21

3rd period

  1. WSH
    A. Ovechkin(25)PPG
    E. Gustafsson (17), M. Johansson (10)
    slapxG 0.06win prob +1 pts
    2-6
    1:22
  2. WSH
    M. Johansson(10)
    E. Kuznetsov (27), M. Fehérváry (3)
    snapxG 0.10
    2-7
    5:31
  3. WSH
    A. Mantha(9)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.21
    2-8
    15:43
  4. WSH
    A. Ovechkin(26)
    C. Sheary (15)
    wristxG 0.21
    2-9
    16:35

Penalties

MTL 12 PIM·WSH 8 PIM

1st

  • 11:20MTLJosh Anderson · Slashingdrawn by Joe Snively2 min

2nd

  • 2:54WSHMartin Fehérváry · Hookingdrawn by Christian Dvorak2 min
  • 2:54MTLChristian Dvorak · Holdingdrawn by Martin Fehérváry2 min
  • 3:18WSHLars Eller · High stickingdrawn by Joel Edmundson2 min
  • 8:31MTLJohnathan Kovacevic · Roughingdrawn by Garnet Hathaway2 min
  • 8:31WSHGarnet Hathaway · Roughingdrawn by Johnathan Kovacevic2 min
  • 17:41MTLChris Wideman · Holdingdrawn by Nic Dowd2 min

3rd

  • 0:54MTLNick Suzuki · Trippingdrawn by Nick Jensen2 min
  • 5:31MTLBrendan Gallagher · Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  • 7:18WSHAlex Ovechkin · High stickingdrawn by Jordan Harris2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Nic Dowd, 2nd 8:31 — WSH 71% → 86%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
N. Dowd · Goal · xG 0.23A. Mantha · Goal · xG 0.22A. Ovechkin · Goal · xG 0.21D. Strome · Goal · xG 0.20E. Gustafsson · Goal · xG 0.20J. Snively · On goal · xG 0.19J. Snively · Missed · xG 0.19G. Hathaway · On goal · xG 0.19N. Jensen · On goal · xG 0.17A. Ovechkin · Goal · xG 0.15L. Eller · On goal · xG 0.13A. Protas · On goal · xG 0.13L. Eller · On goal · xG 0.13D. Strome · On goal · xG 0.10G. Hathaway · On goal · xG 0.10A. Mantha · Missed · xG 0.10M. Johansson · Goal · xG 0.10A. Protas · On goal · xG 0.10E. Gustafsson · On goal · xG 0.09A. Mantha · Missed · xG 0.09A. Ovechkin · Missed · xG 0.08S. Milano · On goal · xG 0.08S. Milano · On goal · xG 0.08G. Hathaway · Goal · xG 0.08L. Eller · On goal · xG 0.08C. Sheary · Missed · xG 0.07G. Hathaway · Missed · xG 0.07G. Hathaway · On goal · xG 0.07E. Kuznetsov · On goal · xG 0.07E. Kuznetsov · Missed · xG 0.07N. Dowd · On goal · xG 0.07A. Ovechkin · Goal · xG 0.06L. Eller · On goal · xG 0.06L. Eller · Missed · xG 0.05A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.05D. Orlov · On goal · xG 0.04G. Hathaway · On goal · xG 0.04E. Gustafsson · Missed · xG 0.04D. Strome · On goal · xG 0.04A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.04E. Gustafsson · Missed · xG 0.03E. Kuznetsov · Missed · xG 0.03A. Protas · On goal · xG 0.03M. Irwin · On goal · xG 0.02M. Fehérváry · On goal · xG 0.02D. Orlov · Missed · xG 0.02M. Irwin · On goal · xG 0.02L. Eller · On goal · xG 0.01T. van Riemsdyk · On goal · xG 0.01C. Sheary · On goal · xG 0.01N. Dowd · Missed · xG 0.01G. Hathaway · On goal · xG 0.01D. Strome · On goal · xG 0.00
WSH9 G · 4.5 xG · 53 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

MTLvsWSH
2.92 G
All situations
9 G4.5
2.61 G
Even strength
7 G3.9
0.21 G
Power play
2 G0.6
0.10 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 98 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
MTL28%72%WSH

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.92 – 4.43

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

MTLvsWSH
33
Shots on goal
40
49%
Faceoffs
51%
1/2
Power play
2/4
12
Penalty minutes
8
22
Hits
24
14
Blocked shots
15
7
Giveaways
9
11
Takeaways
5

Box score

every player line
Montréal Canadiens skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
44J. EdmundsonD000-230.17040—21:57
26J. KovacevicD000-220.07302—20:19
54J. HarrisD000-310.03040—20:06
52J. BarronD000-100.00000—18:48
72A. XhekajD000-220.11500—18:18
77K. DachC011040.512005017:26
14N. SuzukiC011-120.230124217:24
28C. DvorakC000-100.100324616:24
17J. AndersonR000-330.26202—16:06
6C. WidemanD000-200.03112—16:01
22C. CaufieldR202-150.57100—15:52
40J. ArmiaR000-100.13100—15:45
68M. HoffmanC000-310.05000014:09
27J. DrouinL000-230.252005413:54
71J. EvansC000-210.120006313:52
20J. SlafkovskýL000-120.0230010012:28
11B. GallagherR000-120.10002—10:34
55M. PezzettaL000-120.18210—10:29
Montréal Canadiens goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
34J. Allen(L)40319.7754.51-4.4960:00

Season series

WSH leads 2-1

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