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Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins

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Washington Capitals
▸2
Boston Bruins
1
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Recap

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The Washington Capitals beat the Boston Bruins 2-1. The Capitals scored first and never trailed. The Capitals led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Garnet Hathaway's goal at 11:40 of the second period, which took the Capitals' chances from 66% to 84%. Expected goals were close — WSH 3.2, BOS 3.3; shots on goal were WSH 23, BOS 28. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Bruins win a replay of these chances 62% of the time. Darcy Kuemper stopped 27 of 28 (.964), 2.4 goals saved above expected; Jeremy Swayman stopped 21 of 23 (.913), 0.7 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Darcy Kuemper (27 saves, .964), 2. Garnet Hathaway (1 G), 3. Charlie Coyle.

Three stars

  1. ★
    WSH
    D. Kuemper27 saves, .964
  2. ★★
    WSH
    G. Hathaway1 G
  3. ★★★
    BOS
    C. Coyle

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
WSHWSH1914010223
BOSBOS07111010128

Scoring

3 goals

1st period

  1. WSH
    N. Backstrom(2)PPG
    M. Johansson (15), D. Orlov (15)
    wristxG 0.43win prob +12 pts
    1-0
    6:28

2nd period

  1. WSH
    G. Hathaway(9)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.02win prob +18 pts
    2-0
    11:40
  2. BOS
    N. Foligno(8)
    C. Clifton (11), T. Hall (18)
    wristxG 0.07win prob +17 pts
    2-1
    16:34

Penalties

WSH 12 PIM·BOS 12 PIM

1st

  • 4:04WSHErik Gustafsson · Trippingdrawn by David Pastrnak2 min
  • 5:20BOSBrad Marchand · Slashingdrawn by Darcy Kuemper2 min
  • 5:20WSHEvgeny Kuznetsov · Cross checkingdrawn by Brad Marchand2 min
  • 5:24BOSCharlie Coyle · Hookingdrawn by Lars Eller2 min
  • 5:48BOSHampus Lindholm · Interferencedrawn by Anthony Mantha2 min

2nd

  • 12:04BOSDavid Krejci · Trippingdrawn by Erik Gustafsson2 min

3rd

  • 2:32BOSHampus Lindholm · Roughingdrawn by Nicolas Aube-Kubel2 min
  • 2:45WSHAlex Ovechkin · Interferencedrawn by Brandon Carlo2 min
  • 8:10WSHDmitry Orlov · Trippingdrawn by David Krejci2 min
  • 10:37BOSBrad Marchand · Trippingdrawn by Alex Ovechkin2 min
  • 10:37WSHAlex Ovechkin · High stickingdrawn by Brad Marchand2 min
  • 19:34WSHMartin Fehérváry · Boardingdrawn by Taylor Hall2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Garnet Hathaway, 2nd 11:40 — WSH 66% → 84%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.31T. Hall · On goal · xG 0.22D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.21N. Foligno · On goal · xG 0.18P. Zacha · Missed · xG 0.18C. Smith · On goal · xG 0.18B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.16B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.15T. Frederic · Missed · xG 0.14P. Bergeron · On goal · xG 0.12P. Zacha · On goal · xG 0.12P. Zacha · On goal · xG 0.10T. Hall · On goal · xG 0.10P. Zacha · Missed · xG 0.09D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.09D. Krejci · On goal · xG 0.09P. Bergeron · On goal · xG 0.08P. Bergeron · Missed · xG 0.08N. Foligno · Missed · xG 0.08N. Foligno · Goal · xG 0.08B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.07N. Foligno · On goal · xG 0.06D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.05D. Krejci · Missed · xG 0.04T. Frederic · On goal · xG 0.04H. Lindholm · Missed · xG 0.03T. Hall · On goal · xG 0.03T. Hall · Missed · xG 0.03P. Bergeron · On goal · xG 0.03B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.03T. Hall · Missed · xG 0.02C. Clifton · Missed · xG 0.02M. Grzelcyk · On goal · xG 0.02T. Frederic · On goal · xG 0.02H. Lindholm · On goal · xG 0.02C. McAvoy · On goal · xG 0.02C. Clifton · Missed · xG 0.02A. Greer · On goal · xG 0.01C. McAvoy · Missed · xG 0.01B. Carlo · On goal · xG 0.01B. Marchand · Missed · xG 0.00
BOS1 G · 3.3 xG · 41 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

WSHvsBOS
3.22 G
All situations
1 G3.3
2.01 G
Even strength
1 G2.6
0.71 G
Power play
0 G0.7
0.10 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 77 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
WSH38%62%BOS

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.57 – 3.27

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

WSHvsBOS
23
Shots on goal
28
45%
Faceoffs
55%
1/4
Power play
0/4
12
Penalty minutes
12
37
Hits
21
14
Blocked shots
17
20
Giveaways
21
12
Takeaways
5

Box score

every player line
Washington Capitals skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
3N. JensenD000010.00240—23:41
9D. OrlovD011020.15012—22:59
42M. FehérváryD000010.02412—21:43
57T. van RiemsdykD000000.00020—21:14
8A. OvechkinL000020.19614—18:00
56E. GustafssonD000010.13122—17:50
90M. JohanssonL011-110.312005016:53
77T. OshieR000020.133005016:29
19N. BackstromC101-120.493004315:58
92E. KuznetsovC000000.562024415:39
20L. EllerC000+120.103004215:11
73C. ShearyL000030.20100—15:04
39A. ManthaR000+110.03200—14:26
17D. StromeC000010.171005013:38
21G. HathawayR101+130.12020—13:11
96N. Aube-KubelR000010.19500—10:40
15S. MilanoL000-100.36010—10:18
52M. IrwinD000000.04200—08:40
Washington Capitals goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
35D. Kuemper(W)28271.9643.35+2.3560:00

Season series

BOS leads 2-1

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