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Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets

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Washington Capitals
▸6
Columbus Blue Jackets
2
FinalTV SN, SN1·Nationwide Arena

Recap

written from the game data

The Washington Capitals beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 6-2. The lead changed hands 2 times. The Capitals led 4-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Martin Fehérváry's goal at 17:20 of the second period, which took the Capitals' chances from 47% to 70%. Expected goals favored the Capitals, 3.1 to 2.1; shots on goal were WSH 37, CBJ 27. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Capitals win a replay of these chances 67% of the time. Darcy Kuemper stopped 25 of 27 (.926); Elvis Merzlikins stopped 31 of 37 (.838), 2.9 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. T.J. Oshie (2 G), 2. Dylan Strome (3 A), 3. Nicolas Aube-Kubel (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    WSH
    T. Oshie2 G
  2. ★★
    WSH
    D. Strome3 A
  3. ★★★
    WSH
    N. Aube-Kubel1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
WSHWSH01341628637
CBJCBJ1818011227

Scoring

8 goals

1st period

  1. CBJ
    J. Gaudreau(11)
    E. Bemstrom (3)
    snapxG 0.15win prob +12 pts
    0-1
    5:19

2nd period

  1. WSH
    T. Oshie(6)
    N. Jensen (17), D. Orlov (9)
    snapxG 0.05win prob +16 pts
    1-1
    1:51
  2. WSH
    N. Aube-Kubel(1)
    Unassisted
    snapxG 0.15win prob +20 pts
    2-1
    11:15
  3. CBJ
    G. Bayreuther(1)
    A. Boqvist (2), E. Bemstrom (4)
    slapxG 0.02win prob +20 pts
    2-2
    12:59
  4. WSH
    M. Fehérváry(3)
    D. Strome (21), A. Alexeyev (2)
    deflectedxG 0.06win prob +23 pts
    3-2
    17:20
  5. WSH
    G. Hathaway(5)
    A. Mantha (14), A. Protas (7)
    snapxG 0.11win prob +18 pts
    4-2
    18:57

3rd period

  1. WSH
    T. Oshie(7)PPG
    D. Strome (22), E. Kuznetsov (29)
    wristxG 0.15win prob +4 pts
    5-2
    6:41
  2. WSH
    A. Ovechkin(29)PPG
    D. Strome (23), E. Kuznetsov (30)
    slapxG 0.13
    6-2
    13:05

Penalties

WSH 4 PIM·CBJ 6 PIM

2nd

  • 2:21CBJMathieu Olivier · Roughingdrawn by Martin Fehérváry2 min
  • 2:21WSHMartin Fehérváry · Roughingdrawn by Mathieu Olivier2 min
  • 6:49WSHEvgeny Kuznetsov · Hookingdrawn by Jack Roslovic2 min

3rd

  • 6:00CBJTim Berni · Trippingdrawn by Garnet Hathaway2 min
  • 12:11CBJVladislav Gavrikov · Holdingdrawn by Conor Sheary2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Martin Fehérváry, 2nd 17:20 — WSH 47% → 70%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
V. Gavrikov · On goal · xG 0.18L. Foudy · On goal · xG 0.15J. Gaudreau · Goal · xG 0.15K. Marchenko · On goal · xG 0.14J. Gaudreau · On goal · xG 0.12K. Johnson · On goal · xG 0.10P. Laine · Missed · xG 0.09C. Meyer · On goal · xG 0.09P. Laine · Missed · xG 0.09A. Peeke · Missed · xG 0.08C. Meyer · On goal · xG 0.07P. Laine · Missed · xG 0.06J. Roslovic · On goal · xG 0.06K. Marchenko · Missed · xG 0.06J. Gaudreau · On goal · xG 0.06J. Roslovic · Missed · xG 0.06G. Nyquist · On goal · xG 0.05V. Gavrikov · Missed · xG 0.05M. Olivier · On goal · xG 0.05S. Kuraly · On goal · xG 0.04C. Meyer · On goal · xG 0.04M. Olivier · On goal · xG 0.03M. Olivier · On goal · xG 0.03A. Boqvist · Missed · xG 0.03T. Berni · On goal · xG 0.02G. Bayreuther · Goal · xG 0.02G. Nyquist · Missed · xG 0.02A. Peeke · On goal · xG 0.02A. Peeke · Missed · xG 0.02T. Berni · On goal · xG 0.01G. Nyquist · On goal · xG 0.01A. Peeke · On goal · xG 0.01A. Peeke · Missed · xG 0.01S. Kuraly · On goal · xG 0.01G. Nyquist · On goal · xG 0.01E. Gudbranson · On goal · xG 0.01A. Peeke · On goal · xG 0.01E. Gudbranson · On goal · xG 0.00
CBJ2 G · 2.1 xG · 38 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

WSHvsCBJ
3.16 G
All situations
2 G2.1
2.44 G
Even strength
2 G2.1
0.62 G
Power play
0 G0.0
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 89 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
WSH67%33%CBJ

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.04 – 2.05

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

WSHvsCBJ
37
Shots on goal
27
65%
Faceoffs
35%
2/2
Power play
0/1
4
Penalty minutes
6
16
Hits
14
12
Blocked shots
18
6
Giveaways
6
6
Takeaways
1

Box score

every player line
Washington Capitals skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
3N. JensenD011030.04020—21:31
9D. OrlovD011+110.03120—21:05
27A. AlexeyevD011+120.02120—19:20
42M. FehérváryD101030.21232—19:06
56E. GustafssonD000+220.09100—19:00
92E. KuznetsovC022-100.160024718:55
57T. van RiemsdykD000030.11000—18:36
8A. OvechkinL101020.31400—18:08
73C. ShearyL000010.07100—17:19
20L. EllerC000020.131007516:05
77T. OshieR202+140.6521010015:21
17D. StromeC033+230.190109015:19
96N. Aube-KubelR101020.18200—15:14
90M. JohanssonL000010.06000—15:01
15S. MilanoL000+110.27000—13:15
39A. ManthaR011+130.27000—12:31
59A. ProtasL011+130.110005010:09
21G. HathawayR101+110.18110—10:05
Washington Capitals goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
35D. Kuemper(W)27252.9262.06+0.0660:00

Season series

WSH leads 3-1

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