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Washington Capitals at Chicago Blackhawks

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▸4
Chicago Blackhawks
2
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Recap

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The Washington Capitals beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-2. The Blackhawks scored first; the Capitals answered. The Capitals led 3-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Dylan Strome's goal at 13:50 of the second period, which took the Capitals' chances from 47% to 68%. Expected goals were close — WSH 2.5, CHI 2.3; shots on goal were WSH 27, CHI 34. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Capitals win a replay of these chances 55% of the time. Darcy Kuemper stopped 32 of 34 (.941); Arvid Soderblom stopped 23 of 27 (.852), 1.5 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Nic Dowd (2 G), 2. Dylan Strome (1 G), 3. Anthony Mantha (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    WSH
    N. Dowd2 G
  2. ★★
    WSH
    D. Strome1 G
  3. ★★★
    WSH
    A. Mantha1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
WSHWSH0937111427
CHICHI010112112234

Scoring

6 goals

2nd period

  1. CHI
    P. Kurashev(6)
    S. Jones (11), C. Bedard (11)
    tip-inxG 0.11win prob +17 ptsVideo
    0-1
    6:49
  2. WSH
    A. Mantha(7)
    C. McMichael (7)
    backhandxG 0.14win prob +18 ptsVideo
    1-1
    8:11
  3. WSH
    D. Strome(11)
    J. Edmundson (1), A. Ovechkin (11)
    tip-inxG 0.09win prob +21 ptsVideo
    2-1
    13:50
  4. WSH
    N. Dowd(3)
    B. Malenstyn (3), N. Jensen (4)
    wristxG 0.26win prob +18 ptsVideo
    3-1
    15:23

3rd period

  1. WSH
    N. Dowd(4)
    N. Aube-Kubel (4), B. Malenstyn (4)
    wristxG 0.10win prob +1 ptsVideo
    4-1
    15:58
  2. CHI
    C. Murphy(1)
    C. Bedard (12), P. Kurashev (10)
    snapxG 0.20Video
    4-2
    18:18

Penalties

WSH 32 PIM·CHI 6 PIM

1st

  • 2:26CHINick Foligno · Trippingdrawn by Trevor van Riemsdyk2 min
  • 3:11WSHJohn Carlson · Trippingdrawn by Taylor Raddysh2 min
  • 5:15WSHBeck Malenstyn · Trippingdrawn by Taylor Raddysh2 min

2nd

  • 2:59WSHBeck Malenstyn · Trippingdrawn by Reese Johnson2 min
  • 10:59WSHMartin Fehérváry · Interferencedrawn by Lukas Reichel2 min

3rd

  • 7:58CHINick Foligno · Boardingdrawn by Beck Malenstyn2 min
  • 16:46CHIJoey Anderson · Trippingdrawn by Alex Ovechkin2 min
  • 17:05WSHTom Wilson · Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  • 17:05WSHTom Wilson · Roughingdrawn by Connor Murphy2 min
  • 17:05WSHT.J. Oshie · Misconduct10 min
  • 17:05WSHTom Wilson · Misconduct10 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Dylan Strome, 2nd 13:50 — WSH 47% → 68%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
C. Murphy · Goal · xG 0.20C. Murphy · On goal · xG 0.19P. Kurashev · On goal · xG 0.16T. Raddysh · Missed · xG 0.13L. Reichel · On goal · xG 0.12M. Entwistle · Missed · xG 0.12P. Kurashev · Goal · xG 0.11T. Raddysh · On goal · xG 0.10A. Beauvillier · On goal · xG 0.10C. Bedard · On goal · xG 0.10J. Anderson · On goal · xG 0.07C. Bedard · On goal · xG 0.07C. Bedard · Missed · xG 0.07S. Jones · Missed · xG 0.06C. Bedard · Missed · xG 0.06C. Bedard · On goal · xG 0.06S. Jones · On goal · xG 0.05J. Dickinson · On goal · xG 0.05T. Raddysh · On goal · xG 0.04C. Bedard · On goal · xG 0.04C. Bedard · On goal · xG 0.03C. Murphy · On goal · xG 0.02M. Entwistle · On goal · xG 0.02N. Zaitsev · Missed · xG 0.02S. Jones · On goal · xG 0.02A. Beauvillier · Missed · xG 0.02T. Raddysh · Missed · xG 0.02C. Murphy · On goal · xG 0.02L. Crevier · On goal · xG 0.02S. Jones · On goal · xG 0.02S. Jones · On goal · xG 0.02R. Johnson · On goal · xG 0.02N. Foligno · On goal · xG 0.01C. Guttman · On goal · xG 0.01T. Johnson · Missed · xG 0.01S. Jones · On goal · xG 0.01N. Foligno · On goal · xG 0.01I. Phillips · On goal · xG 0.01L. Reichel · Missed · xG 0.01N. Zaitsev · Missed · xG 0.01N. Foligno · On goal · xG 0.01M. Entwistle · On goal · xG 0.01A. Beauvillier · On goal · xG 0.01A. Vlasic · On goal · xG 0.01A. Beauvillier · Missed · xG 0.01C. Bedard · On goal · xG 0.00
CHI2 G · 2.3 xG · 46 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

WSHvsCHI
2.54 G
All situations
2 G2.3
2.34 G
Even strength
2 G1.2
0.30 G
Power play
0 G0.9
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.2

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

Deserve to win

on the chances created
WSH55%45%CHI

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.48 – 2.23

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

WSHvsCHI
27
Shots on goal
34
40%
Faceoffs
60%
0/3
Power play
0/6
32
Penalty minutes
6
19
Hits
18
15
Blocked shots
15
9
Giveaways
13
3
Takeaways
14

Box score

every player line
Washington Capitals skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
74J. CarlsonD000+100.04022—23:51
38R. SandinD000-210.02200—21:07
57T. van RiemsdykD000020.02020—21:03
3N. JensenD011+100.01010—19:34
8A. OvechkinL011020.08110—18:04
92E. KuznetsovC000-120.210003617:21
42M. FehérváryD000+100.00022—17:08
17D. StromeC101030.250004017:02
43T. WilsonR000040.48421410016:38
26N. DowdC202+240.640003815:50
77T. OshieR000+120.162110—15:05
6J. EdmundsonD011+300.04010—14:56
24C. McMichaelL011+110.020005014:42
47B. MalenstynL022+200.006245013:34
21A. ProtasL000-110.09000—11:24
39A. ManthaR101+120.19000—10:57
96N. Aube-KubelR011+220.22310—10:34
15S. MilanoL000010.05100—10:15
Washington Capitals goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
35D. Kuemper(W)34322.9412.27+0.2760:00

Season series

WSH leads 2-0

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