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Chicago Blackhawks at Washington Capitals

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Chicago Blackhawks
1
Washington Capitals
▸6
FinalTV NBCSWA, NBCSCH·Capital One Arena

Recap

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The Washington Capitals beat the Chicago Blackhawks 6-1. The Capitals scored first and never trailed. The Capitals led 4-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Anthony Mantha's goal at 10:33 of the first period, which took the Capitals' chances from 67% to 81%. Expected goals favored the Capitals, 3.5 to 2.0; shots on goal were CHI 28, WSH 28. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Capitals win a replay of these chances 75% of the time. Anton Khudobin stopped 22 of 28 (.786), 2.5 goals below expected; Darcy Kuemper stopped 27 of 28 (.964), 1.0 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. John Carlson (1 G, 1 A), 2. Nicklas Backstrom (1 G, 1 A), 3. Dylan Strome (2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    WSH
    J. Carlson1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    WSH
    N. Backstrom1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    WSH
    D. Strome2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
CHICHI0100919128
WSHWSH2821525628

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. WSH
    C. Sheary(14)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.13win prob +13 pts
    0-1
    10:15
  2. WSH
    A. Mantha(11)
    A. Ovechkin (30), E. Kuznetsov (40)
    snapxG 0.15win prob +14 pts
    0-2
    10:33

2nd period

  1. WSH
    N. Dowd(13)
    A. Protas (10)
    wristxG 0.11win prob +9 pts
    0-3
    1:27
  2. WSH
    N. Backstrom(6)PPG
    D. Strome (37), J. Carlson (14)
    wristxG 0.18win prob +3 pts
    0-4
    8:12

3rd period

  1. WSH
    J. Carlson(9)PPG
    N. Backstrom (11), D. Strome (38)
    wristxG 0.04
    0-5
    1:04
  2. CHI
    N. Zaitsev(1)
    J. Dickinson (16), T. Johnson (18)
    wristxG 0.01
    1-5
    3:08
  3. WSH
    A. Ovechkin(41)
    Unassisted
    backhandxG 0.21
    1-6
    14:56

Penalties

CHI 8 PIM·WSH 10 PIM

1st

  • 12:52WSHAlex Ovechkin · Interferencedrawn by Jarred Tinordi2 min
  • 16:15CHIBuddy Robinson · High stickingdrawn by Tom Wilson2 min

2nd

  • 5:42WSHEvgeny Kuznetsov · Hookingdrawn by Buddy Robinson2 min
  • 7:04CHIJujhar Khaira · Interferencedrawn by Nic Dowd2 min
  • 14:57WSHserved by A. Ovechkin · Too many men on the ice2 min
  • 17:59WSHJohn Carlson · Trippingdrawn by MacKenzie Entwistle2 min

3rd

  • 0:03CHIJason Dickinson · Delaying game face off violation2 min
  • 6:38WSHAlex Ovechkin · Cross checkingdrawn by Connor Murphy2 min
  • 10:10CHIserved by T. Raddysh · Too many men on the ice2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Anthony Mantha, 1st 10:33 — WSH 67% → 81%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
T. Oshie · Missed · xG 0.25A. Ovechkin · Goal · xG 0.21N. Backstrom · Goal · xG 0.19D. Strome · On goal · xG 0.17C. Smith · On goal · xG 0.16N. Backstrom · Missed · xG 0.15T. Wilson · On goal · xG 0.15C. Sheary · Missed · xG 0.15A. Mantha · Goal · xG 0.15M. Fehérváry · On goal · xG 0.13J. Carlson · On goal · xG 0.13C. Sheary · Goal · xG 0.13N. Jensen · On goal · xG 0.12N. Dowd · Goal · xG 0.11N. Backstrom · Missed · xG 0.10A. Ovechkin · Missed · xG 0.09S. Milano · Missed · xG 0.09N. Backstrom · On goal · xG 0.09A. Ovechkin · Missed · xG 0.08T. Oshie · On goal · xG 0.08J. Carlson · Missed · xG 0.07T. Wilson · On goal · xG 0.07A. Mantha · Missed · xG 0.07S. Milano · Missed · xG 0.07A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.06N. Dowd · Missed · xG 0.06J. Carlson · On goal · xG 0.05D. Strome · On goal · xG 0.04D. Strome · On goal · xG 0.04T. Wilson · On goal · xG 0.04J. Carlson · Goal · xG 0.04T. Oshie · On goal · xG 0.02A. Mantha · On goal · xG 0.02N. Jensen · On goal · xG 0.02A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.02E. Kuznetsov · Missed · xG 0.02R. Sandin · On goal · xG 0.01D. Strome · Missed · xG 0.01J. Carlson · Missed · xG 0.01A. Alexeyev · On goal · xG 0.01T. Wilson · On goal · xG 0.01T. Wilson · On goal · xG 0.00
WSH6 G · 3.5 xG · 42 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

CHIvsWSH
2.01 G
All situations
6 G3.5
1.21 G
Even strength
4 G2.4
0.80 G
Power play
2 G0.8
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.3

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 85 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
CHI25%75%WSH

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.96 – 3.48

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

CHIvsWSH
28
Shots on goal
28
44%
Faceoffs
56%
0/5
Power play
2/4
8
Penalty minutes
10
20
Hits
13
13
Blocked shots
14
10
Giveaways
14
5
Takeaways
6

Box score

every player line
Chicago Blackhawks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
4S. JonesD000-240.13120—23:27
90T. JohnsonC011-110.170006021:02
14B. KatchoukL000-240.45100—20:54
82C. JonesD000-210.02010—20:15
17J. DickinsonC011010.192025218:33
89A. AthanasiouC000-130.340005017:40
11T. RaddyshR000020.09100—17:35
5C. MurphyD000-210.02240—17:28
44W. KaiserD000+110.07000—16:49
22N. ZaitsevD101+110.01020—16:47
27L. ReichelL000-120.08110—16:35
16J. KhairaL000-210.021022716:27
25J. TinordiD000-220.08200—16:11
15J. AndersonR000-200.00210—14:35
58M. EntwistleR000010.051004013:28
53B. RobinsonR000030.14202—12:54
86M. HardmanL000000.12420—12:14
23P. KurashevC000000.00000001:04
Chicago Blackhawks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
31A. Khudobin(L)28226.7863.49-2.5160:00

Season series

WSH leads 2-0

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