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Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets

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Washington Capitals
▸4
Columbus Blue Jackets
3
Final/OTTV NBCSWA, BSOH·Nationwide Arena

Recap

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The Washington Capitals beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3 in overtime, Evgeny Kuznetsov scoring at 0:26. The Capitals scored first and never trailed. The Capitals led 3-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Evgeny Kuznetsov's goal at 0:26 of overtime, which took the Capitals' chances from 49% to 100%. Expected goals favored the Capitals, 3.5 to 2.4; shots on goal were WSH 34, CBJ 34. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Capitals win a replay of these chances 66% of the time. Charlie Lindgren stopped 31 of 34 (.912), 0.6 goals below expected; Joonas Korpisalo stopped 30 of 34 (.882), 0.5 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Trevor van Riemsdyk (2 G), 2. Johnny Gaudreau (1 G), 3. Evgeny Kuznetsov (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    WSH
    T. van Riemsdyk2 G
  2. ★★
    CBJ
    J. Gaudreau1 G
  3. ★★★
    WSH
    E. Kuznetsov1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdOTT
WSHWSH2111901311434
CBJCBJ1911211300334

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. WSH
    G. Hathaway(8)
    L. Eller (9), N. Jensen (20)
    tip-inxG 0.09win prob +12 pts
    1-0
    5:06
  2. WSH
    T. van Riemsdyk(5)
    N. Aube-Kubel (5)
    snapxG 0.02win prob +16 pts
    2-0
    14:28
  3. CBJ
    A. Peeke(5)
    P. Laine (17)
    snapxG 0.02win prob +16 pts
    2-1
    14:40

2nd period

  1. WSH
    T. van Riemsdyk(6)
    E. Kuznetsov (36), E. Gustafsson (21)
    wristxG 0.21win prob +17 pts
    3-1
    8:26
  2. CBJ
    E. Robinson(4)
    M. Olivier (5)
    snapxG 0.19win prob +17 pts
    3-2
    11:03

3rd period

  1. CBJ
    J. Gaudreau(14)
    G. Bayreuther (4)
    wristxG 0.09win prob +35 pts
    3-3
    12:44

Overtime

  1. WSH
    E. Kuznetsov(7)
    M. Johansson (14), E. Gustafsson (22)
    wristxG 0.04win prob +51 pts
    4-3
    0:26

Penalties

WSH 8 PIM·CBJ 8 PIM

1st

  • 1:19WSHMarcus Johansson · Holdingdrawn by Erik Gudbranson2 min
  • 7:39WSHEvgeny Kuznetsov · Slashingdrawn by Kent Johnson2 min
  • 7:39CBJKent Johnson · Slashingdrawn by Charlie Lindgren2 min
  • 8:20WSHConor Sheary · Hookingdrawn by Vladislav Gavrikov2 min
  • 8:20CBJVladislav Gavrikov · Embellishment2 min

2nd

  • 6:00CBJMathieu Olivier · Roughingdrawn by Martin Fehérváry2 min
  • 6:00WSHMartin Fehérváry · Cross checkingdrawn by Sean Kuraly2 min

3rd

  • 1:51CBJKirill Marchenko · Hookingdrawn by Sonny Milano2 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: Evgeny Kuznetsov, OT 0:26 — WSH 49% → 100%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
P. Laine · On goal · xG 0.21E. Robinson · Goal · xG 0.19P. Laine · On goal · xG 0.18E. Robinson · On goal · xG 0.16B. Jenner · On goal · xG 0.15S. Kuraly · Missed · xG 0.12M. Olivier · On goal · xG 0.11B. Jenner · Missed · xG 0.10J. Gaudreau · On goal · xG 0.10K. Marchenko · Missed · xG 0.10P. Laine · Missed · xG 0.10B. Jenner · On goal · xG 0.09J. Gaudreau · Goal · xG 0.09M. Olivier · On goal · xG 0.06G. Bayreuther · On goal · xG 0.06E. Robinson · On goal · xG 0.06E. Bemstrom · Missed · xG 0.05M. Olivier · On goal · xG 0.05K. Marchenko · On goal · xG 0.04A. Peeke · On goal · xG 0.03K. Marchenko · On goal · xG 0.03S. Kuraly · On goal · xG 0.03P. Laine · On goal · xG 0.03B. Jenner · On goal · xG 0.02G. Bayreuther · On goal · xG 0.02A. Peeke · On goal · xG 0.02M. Bjork · Missed · xG 0.02S. Kuraly · On goal · xG 0.02L. Foudy · On goal · xG 0.02V. Gavrikov · On goal · xG 0.02A. Peeke · Goal · xG 0.02T. Berni · On goal · xG 0.02B. Jenner · Missed · xG 0.01K. Johnson · On goal · xG 0.01E. Gudbranson · On goal · xG 0.01E. Gudbranson · On goal · xG 0.01E. Gudbranson · On goal · xG 0.01C. Sillinger · On goal · xG 0.01E. Gudbranson · On goal · xG 0.01A. Peeke · Missed · xG 0.01A. Peeke · Missed · xG 0.01E. Bemstrom · Missed · xG 0.01C. Sillinger · On goal · xG 0.00S. Kuraly · On goal · xG 0.00
CBJ3 G · 2.4 xG · 44 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

WSHvsCBJ
3.54 G
All situations
3 G2.4
2.94 G
Even strength
3 G2.2
0.40 G
Power play
0 G0.2
0.10 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 86 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
WSH66%34%CBJ

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.36 – 2.42

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
34
Shots on goal
34
54%
Faceoffs
46%
0/1
Power play
0/1
8
Penalty minutes
8
15
Hits
37
22
Blocked shots
18
6
Giveaways
8
5
Takeaways
12

Box score

every player line
Washington Capitals skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
9D. OrlovD000000.00040—25:36
3N. JensenD011010.11020—23:17
42M. FehérváryD000030.19322—20:46
57T. van RiemsdykD202030.23050—19:51
56E. GustafssonD022+150.13000—19:34
19N. BackstromC000-130.600103817:46
77T. OshieR000030.402007517:46
20L. EllerC011+220.440005816:53
90M. JohanssonL011+110.00102—16:49
8A. OvechkinL000-130.26110—16:30
92E. KuznetsovC112+110.091225416:05
96N. Aube-KubelR011+210.0211010014:10
15S. MilanoL000-120.40000—13:11
39A. ManthaR000-100.00100—12:37
73C. ShearyL000-110.21012—12:37
17D. StromeC000-110.120205511:18
21G. HathawayR101+230.27410—10:55
52M. IrwinD000010.01100—09:37
Washington Capitals goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
79C. Lindgren(W)34313.9122.45-0.5560:26

Season series

WSH leads 3-1

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