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Washington Capitals at Montréal Canadiens

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Washington Capitals
▸4
Montréal Canadiens
3
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Recap

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The Washington Capitals beat the Montréal Canadiens 4-3. The Capitals scored first and never trailed. It was tied 2-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Aliaksei Protas's goal at 11:57 of the third period, which took the Capitals' chances from 48% to 83%. Expected goals favored the Capitals, 4.1 to 2.6; shots on goal were WSH 34, MTL 31. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Capitals win a replay of these chances 68% of the time. Darcy Kuemper stopped 28 of 31 (.903); Jake Allen stopped 30 of 34 (.882). Three stars: 1. Anthony Mantha (1 G, 1 A), 2. Nick Suzuki (1 G), 3. T.J. Oshie (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    WSH
    A. Mantha1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    MTL
    N. Suzuki1 G
  3. ★★★
    WSH
    T. Oshie1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
WSHWSH2160929434
MTLMTL11117113331

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. WSH
    A. Mantha(17)
    A. Protas (17), N. Jensen (8)
    snapxG 0.54win prob +12 ptsVideo
    1-0
    3:40
  2. MTL
    A. Xhekaj(2)
    J. Roy (2), J. Armia (2)
    slapxG 0.02win prob +12 ptsVideo
    1-1
    5:04
  3. WSH
    T. Oshie(10)PPG
    D. Strome (16), A. Ovechkin (24)
    snapxG 0.18win prob +9 ptsVideo
    2-1
    10:00

2nd period

  1. MTL
    A. Newhook(8)
    J. Armia (3)
    snapxG 0.16win prob +22 ptsVideo
    2-2
    16:15

3rd period

  1. WSH
    S. Milano(5)
    M. Pacioretty (8), J. Edmundson (3)
    tip-inxG 0.12win prob +26 ptsVideo
    3-2
    3:27
  2. MTL
    N. Suzuki(20)PPG
    J. Slafkovský (18), M. Matheson (34)
    snapxG 0.10win prob +25 ptsVideo
    3-3
    9:45
  3. WSH
    A. Protas(4)
    N. Dowd (8), A. Mantha (11)
    snapxG 0.12win prob +35 ptsVideo
    4-3
    11:57

Penalties

WSH 6 PIM·MTL 2 PIM

1st

  • 9:05MTLJoel Armia · Trippingdrawn by Max Pacioretty2 min
  • 13:00WSHAliaksei Protas · Interferencedrawn by Alex Newhook2 min

3rd

  • 8:40WSHJohn Carlson · Slashingdrawn by Brendan Gallagher2 min
  • 18:33WSHTom Wilson · High stickingdrawn by Alex Newhook2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Aliaksei Protas, 3rd 11:57 — WSH 48% → 83%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
A. Newhook · Missed · xG 0.25A. Newhook · Goal · xG 0.16C. Caufield · On goal · xG 0.12J. Armia · On goal · xG 0.11N. Suzuki · Goal · xG 0.10B. Gignac · Missed · xG 0.09N. Suzuki · On goal · xG 0.09J. Slafkovský · On goal · xG 0.08C. Caufield · On goal · xG 0.08J. Slafkovský · On goal · xG 0.08J. Slafkovský · On goal · xG 0.08C. Caufield · On goal · xG 0.08J. Armia · On goal · xG 0.07N. Suzuki · On goal · xG 0.07J. Slafkovský · Missed · xG 0.07C. Caufield · Missed · xG 0.07M. Matheson · Missed · xG 0.07M. Pezzetta · Missed · xG 0.06A. Newhook · On goal · xG 0.06J. Slafkovský · On goal · xG 0.06C. Caufield · On goal · xG 0.06J. Armia · Missed · xG 0.06K. Guhle · On goal · xG 0.05J. Slafkovský · On goal · xG 0.05N. Suzuki · On goal · xG 0.05M. Matheson · On goal · xG 0.04A. Xhekaj · Missed · xG 0.04M. Matheson · Missed · xG 0.04M. Matheson · Missed · xG 0.03N. Suzuki · Missed · xG 0.03J. Kovacevic · On goal · xG 0.03C. Caufield · On goal · xG 0.03B. Gallagher · Missed · xG 0.02A. Xhekaj · Goal · xG 0.02J. Roy · Missed · xG 0.02C. Caufield · On goal · xG 0.02J. Slafkovský · On goal · xG 0.02M. Matheson · On goal · xG 0.01J. Evans · Missed · xG 0.01J. Struble · On goal · xG 0.01J. Armia · On goal · xG 0.01A. Xhekaj · On goal · xG 0.01J. Anderson · On goal · xG 0.01N. Suzuki · Missed · xG 0.01A. Xhekaj · Missed · xG 0.00J. Slafkovský · On goal · xG 0.00A. Xhekaj · On goal · xG 0.00
MTL3 G · 2.6 xG · 47 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

WSHvsMTL
4.14 G
All situations
3 G2.6
2.83 G
Even strength
2 G2.0
1.01 G
Power play
1 G0.6

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 98 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
WSH68%32%MTL

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.61 – 2.51

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

WSHvsMTL
34
Shots on goal
31
42%
Faceoffs
58%
1/1
Power play
1/3
6
Penalty minutes
2
13
Hits
18
16
Blocked shots
26
9
Giveaways
20
11
Takeaways
8

Box score

every player line
Washington Capitals skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
74J. CarlsonD000-120.46142—29:07
3N. JensenD011+120.02020—26:07
57T. van RiemsdykD000+100.04000—21:53
6J. EdmundsonD011+220.05000—21:42
38R. SandinD000-110.03100—18:48
8A. OvechkinL011030.37200—17:22
17D. StromeC011050.551004217:14
77T. OshieR101020.43130—17:02
47B. MalenstynL000-210.23300—16:45
26N. DowdC011-120.132203815:30
43T. WilsonR000-210.02032—14:10
24C. McMichaelL000+110.241106014:01
21A. ProtasL112+230.21012—13:24
23M. SgarbossaC000+130.270003813:06
15S. MilanoL101+110.12000—13:03
39A. ManthaR112+210.54000—12:34
67M. PaciorettyL011+140.43100—12:15
42M. FehérváryD000000.00000—01:36
Washington Capitals goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
35D. Kuemper(W)31283.9032.56-0.4459:49

Season series

MTL leads 2-1

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