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Philadelphia Flyers at Washington Capitals

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Philadelphia Flyers
▸3
Washington Capitals
1
FinalTV NBCSWA, NBCSP·Capital One Arena

Recap

written from the game data

The Philadelphia Flyers beat the Washington Capitals 3-1. The Flyers scored first and never trailed. The Flyers led 3-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Wade Allison's goal at 5:40 of the second period, which took the Flyers' chances from 64% to 81%. Expected goals favored the Capitals, 4.0 to 2.4; shots on goal were PHI 25, WSH 40. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Capitals win a replay of these chances 83% of the time. Carter Hart stopped 39 of 40 (.975), 3.0 goals saved above expected; Darcy Kuemper stopped 22 of 25 (.880), 1.1 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Carter Hart (39 saves, .975), 2. Scott Laughton (1 G, 1 A), 3. Alex Ovechkin (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    PHI
    C. Hart39 saves, .975
  2. ★★
    PHI
    S. Laughton1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    WSH
    A. Ovechkin1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
PHIPHI1521109325
WSHWSH17014019140

Scoring

4 goals

1st period

  1. PHI
    S. Laughton(11)PPG
    T. DeAngelo (18), J. Farabee (16)
    tip-inxG 0.09win prob +10 pts
    1-0
    13:16
  2. WSH
    A. Ovechkin(30)
    Unassisted
    backhandxG 0.06win prob +15 pts
    1-1
    17:56

2nd period

  1. PHI
    J. van Riemsdyk(7)
    O. Tippett (11), M. Frost (12)
    snapxG 0.16win prob +17 pts
    2-1
    4:51
  2. PHI
    W. Allison(6)
    K. Hayes (27), S. Laughton (14)
    snapxG 0.24win prob +17 pts
    3-1
    5:40

Penalties

PHI 10 PIM·WSH 10 PIM

1st

  • 3:16PHIOwen Tippett · Hookingdrawn by Trevor van Riemsdyk2 min
  • 13:05WSHLars Eller · Trippingdrawn by Zack MacEwen2 min

2nd

  • 9:45PHIJames van Riemsdyk · Trippingdrawn by Erik Gustafsson2 min
  • 17:33PHIScott Laughton · Slashingdrawn by Tom Wilson2 min

3rd

  • 8:39PHITravis Konecny · Roughingdrawn by T.J. Oshie2 min
  • 8:39WSHT.J. Oshie · Roughingdrawn by Travis Konecny2 min
  • 14:35WSHMarcus Johansson · Trippingdrawn by Scott Laughton2 min
  • 17:45WSHTom Wilson · Trippingdrawn by Joel Farabee2 min
  • 20:00PHIScott Laughton · Slashingdrawn by Tom Wilson2 min
  • 20:00WSHTom Wilson · Unsportsmanlike conductdrawn by Scott Laughton2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Wade Allison, 2nd 5:40 — PHI 64% → 81%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.25A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.24E. Kuznetsov · On goal · xG 0.21G. Hathaway · On goal · xG 0.20T. Wilson · Missed · xG 0.20A. Mantha · On goal · xG 0.19T. Wilson · On goal · xG 0.16D. Orlov · Missed · xG 0.15A. Mantha · Missed · xG 0.14L. Eller · On goal · xG 0.13A. Mantha · Missed · xG 0.13N. Backstrom · On goal · xG 0.13A. Ovechkin · Missed · xG 0.12C. Sheary · Missed · xG 0.11E. Kuznetsov · On goal · xG 0.10L. Eller · Missed · xG 0.10L. Eller · On goal · xG 0.10N. Dowd · On goal · xG 0.09A. Mantha · On goal · xG 0.09C. Sheary · Missed · xG 0.09N. Backstrom · On goal · xG 0.07A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.07A. Ovechkin · Missed · xG 0.07G. Hathaway · On goal · xG 0.07T. Oshie · On goal · xG 0.07A. Ovechkin · Goal · xG 0.06A. Ovechkin · Missed · xG 0.06T. Oshie · On goal · xG 0.06D. Orlov · Missed · xG 0.06N. Jensen · On goal · xG 0.06A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.04N. Jensen · On goal · xG 0.03A. Mantha · On goal · xG 0.03M. Fehérváry · On goal · xG 0.02M. Fehérváry · On goal · xG 0.02M. Johansson · On goal · xG 0.02A. Ovechkin · Missed · xG 0.02A. Mantha · On goal · xG 0.02S. Milano · On goal · xG 0.02E. Kuznetsov · Missed · xG 0.02E. Kuznetsov · Missed · xG 0.02D. Orlov · On goal · xG 0.02E. Kuznetsov · Missed · xG 0.02D. Orlov · On goal · xG 0.02E. Gustafsson · On goal · xG 0.02S. Milano · On goal · xG 0.01A. Ovechkin · Missed · xG 0.01T. Wilson · Missed · xG 0.01L. Eller · Missed · xG 0.01E. Gustafsson · On goal · xG 0.01M. Fehérváry · Missed · xG 0.01E. Kuznetsov · Missed · xG 0.01M. Fehérváry · Missed · xG 0.01M. Irwin · On goal · xG 0.01N. Jensen · Missed · xG 0.01T. van Riemsdyk · On goal · xG 0.01L. Eller · On goal · xG 0.01T. Oshie · On goal · xG 0.00E. Gustafsson · On goal · xG 0.00T. Oshie · On goal · xG 0.00L. Eller · On goal · xG 0.00C. Sheary · On goal · xG 0.00
WSH1 G · 4.0 xG · 62 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

PHIvsWSH
2.43 G
All situations
1 G4.0
1.62 G
Even strength
1 G2.9
0.21 G
Power play
0 G0.9
0.10 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.2

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 91 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
PHI17%83%WSH

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.83 – 3.97

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
25
Shots on goal
40
45%
Faceoffs
55%
1/3
Power play
0/3
10
Penalty minutes
10
31
Hits
32
25
Blocked shots
13
5
Giveaways
12
4
Takeaways
4

Box score

every player line
Philadelphia Flyers skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
9I. ProvorovD000+110.05020—24:30
77T. DeAngeloD011020.04120—23:47
6T. SanheimD000010.03030—22:57
11T. KonecnyR000020.59112—18:41
21S. LaughtonC112020.143144718:31
45C. YorkD000+100.00000—18:05
86J. FarabeeL011020.23200—17:30
55R. RistolainenD000010.01220—17:24
74O. TippettR011020.25012—16:21
49N. CatesL000010.210104015:52
48M. FrostC011020.190007515:32
13K. HayesR011+140.22000—14:33
25J. van RiemsdykL101+110.16012—14:13
24N. SeelerD000000.00230—13:30
38P. BrownC000020.043203311:21
57W. AllisonR101+110.24630—11:12
44N. DeslauriersL000010.01510—09:43
17Z. MacEwenR000000.02620—08:24
Philadelphia Flyers goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
79C. Hart(W)40391.9754.03+3.0359:54

Season series

Tied 2-2

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