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Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins

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Washington Capitals
2
Boston Bruins
▸5
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Recap

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The Boston Bruins beat the Washington Capitals 5-2. The Bruins scored first and never trailed. The Bruins led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Nick Jensen's goal at 15:27 of the second period, which took the Capitals' chances from 11% to 27%. Expected goals favored the Bruins, 4.6 to 2.1; shots on goal were WSH 27, BOS 44. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Bruins win a replay of these chances 69% of the time. Charlie Lindgren stopped 33 of 36 (.917); Linus Ullmark stopped 19 of 21 (.905). Three stars: 1. Brad Marchand (1 G, 2 A), 2. Tomas Nosek (1 G, 1 A), 3. David Pastrnak (2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    BOS
    B. Marchand1 G, 2 A
  2. ★★
    BOS
    T. Nosek1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    BOS
    D. Pastrnak2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
WSHWSH0719111227
BOSBOS012212320544

Scoring

7 goals

2nd period

  1. BOS
    B. Marchand(21)PPG
    D. Pastrnak (50), P. Bergeron (31)
    wristxG 0.09win prob +14 pts
    0-1
    8:32
  2. BOS
    T. Bertuzzi(8)PPG
    D. Pastrnak (51), B. Marchand (44)
    wristxG 0.20win prob +13 pts
    0-2
    14:20
  3. WSH
    N. Jensen(5)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.07win prob +15 pts
    1-2
    15:27

3rd period

  1. BOS
    T. Nosek(7)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.10win prob +15 pts
    1-3
    4:13
  2. WSH
    T. Wilson(12)PPG
    D. Strome (41), J. Carlson (20)
    backhandxG 0.10win prob +12 pts
    2-3
    7:13
  3. BOS
    G. Hathaway(13)
    T. Nosek (11), C. McAvoy (44)
    tip-inxG 0.05win prob +15 pts
    2-4
    7:49
  4. BOS
    J. DeBrusk(26)EN
    B. Marchand (45)
    wristxG 0.87
    2-5
    18:11

Penalties

WSH 4 PIM·BOS 4 PIM

1st

  • 19:07BOSHampus Lindholm · Trippingdrawn by Dylan Strome2 min

2nd

  • 7:36WSHMatt Irwin · Cross checkingdrawn by Taylor Hall2 min
  • 13:09WSHTom Wilson · Roughingdrawn by Connor Clifton2 min

3rd

  • 6:32BOSDmitry Orlov · Trippingdrawn by Conor Sheary2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Nick Jensen, 2nd 15:27 — WSH 11% → 27%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
J. DeBrusk · Goal · xG 0.87G. Hathaway · Missed · xG 0.46J. DeBrusk · Missed · xG 0.31T. Bertuzzi · Goal · xG 0.20P. Bergeron · On goal · xG 0.19D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.17P. Bergeron · On goal · xG 0.16C. Coyle · Missed · xG 0.15T. Nosek · Goal · xG 0.10J. DeBrusk · On goal · xG 0.10H. Lindholm · On goal · xG 0.10B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.10G. Hathaway · Missed · xG 0.10D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.09P. Bergeron · On goal · xG 0.09T. Hall · On goal · xG 0.09B. Marchand · Goal · xG 0.09D. Orlov · On goal · xG 0.08D. Orlov · On goal · xG 0.08T. Hall · On goal · xG 0.08D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.07D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.07D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.06T. Hall · On goal · xG 0.06D. Orlov · Missed · xG 0.06D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.06G. Hathaway · Goal · xG 0.05H. Lindholm · On goal · xG 0.05T. Hall · Missed · xG 0.04D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.04P. Zacha · On goal · xG 0.03C. Coyle · Missed · xG 0.03D. Orlov · On goal · xG 0.03D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.03P. Zacha · On goal · xG 0.03H. Lindholm · Missed · xG 0.03B. Carlo · On goal · xG 0.02C. McAvoy · On goal · xG 0.02C. Clifton · On goal · xG 0.02J. DeBrusk · On goal · xG 0.02J. DeBrusk · Missed · xG 0.02D. Orlov · On goal · xG 0.02B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.01D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.01B. Carlo · On goal · xG 0.01D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.01P. Bergeron · Missed · xG 0.01C. Coyle · On goal · xG 0.01C. McAvoy · Missed · xG 0.01B. Carlo · On goal · xG 0.01C. Coyle · Missed · xG 0.01J. DeBrusk · On goal · xG 0.01D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.01P. Bergeron · On goal · xG 0.01M. Grzelcyk · Missed · xG 0.01C. McAvoy · On goal · xG 0.01B. Carlo · On goal · xG 0.01T. Bertuzzi · On goal · xG 0.00H. Lindholm · On goal · xG 0.00C. McAvoy · On goal · xG 0.00
BOS5 G · 4.6 xG · 60 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

WSHvsBOS
2.12 G
All situations
4 G4.6
1.71 G
Even strength
2 G2.8
0.41 G
Power play
2 G0.5
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 98 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
WSH31%69%BOS

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.07 – 3.20

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
27
Shots on goal
44
30%
Faceoffs
70%
1/2
Power play
2/2
4
Penalty minutes
4
25
Hits
20
17
Blocked shots
9
10
Giveaways
17
8
Takeaways
6

Box score

every player line
Washington Capitals skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
74J. CarlsonD011-230.17210—24:10
42M. FehérváryD000-220.05450—22:28
38R. SandinD000-130.07120—22:25
43T. WilsonR101060.41122—20:47
17D. StromeC011010.190201220:44
3N. JensenD101010.13010—19:36
19N. BackstromC000-100.001103518:31
91J. SnivelyC000020.16100018:12
16C. SmithC000060.42100017:08
92E. KuznetsovC000-310.061004517:04
52M. IrwinD000000.00322—16:02
27A. AlexeyevD000+100.05200—15:35
73C. ShearyL000+110.33000—14:39
59A. ProtasL000-110.040001713:53
47B. MalenstynL000-100.00810—11:18
96N. Aube-KubelR000-100.00000—09:34
15S. MilanoL000-100.00000—08:50
13H. BorgstromC000000.00000008:10
Washington Capitals goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
79C. Lindgren(L)36333.9172.62-0.3845:21
35D. Kuemper761.8570.65-0.3513:26

Season series

BOS leads 2-1

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