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Washington Capitals at Detroit Red Wings

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Washington Capitals
3
Detroit Red Wings
▸8
FinalTV BSDET, MNMT2·Little Caesars Arena

Recap

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The Detroit Red Wings beat the Washington Capitals 8-3. The Red Wings scored first and never trailed. The Red Wings led 5-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Joseph Veleno's goal at 4:44 of the second period, which took the Red Wings' chances from 70% to 85%. Expected goals favored the Red Wings, 3.4 to 3.0; shots on goal were WSH 21, DET 31. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Red Wings win a replay of these chances 55% of the time. Charlie Lindgren stopped 23 of 31 (.742), 4.7 goals below expected; Alex Lyon stopped 18 of 21 (.857). Three stars: 1. Shayne Gostisbehere (2 G), 2. Lucas Raymond (1 G, 2 A), 3. J.T. Compher (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    DET
    S. Gostisbehere2 G
  2. ★★
    DET
    L. Raymond1 G, 2 A
  3. ★★★
    DET
    J. Compher1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
WSHWSH0526110321
DETDET21231138831

Scoring

11 goals

1st period

  1. DET
    S. Gostisbehere(8)
    J. Veleno (14), D. Perron (17)
    slapxG 0.07win prob +12 ptsVideo
    0-1
    5:45
  2. DET
    L. Raymond(17)
    J. Compher (21), M. Rasmussen (14)
    snapxG 0.19win prob +15 ptsVideo
    0-2
    16:20

2nd period

  1. WSH
    H. Lapierre(5)
    A. Ovechkin (27), A. Mantha (14)
    snapxG 0.18win prob +15 ptsVideo
    1-2
    2:09
  2. DET
    J. Veleno(11)
    D. Perron (18)
    wristxG 0.09win prob +15 ptsVideo
    1-3
    4:44
  3. DET
    S. Gostisbehere(9)
    L. Raymond (33)
    wristxG 0.10win prob +8 ptsVideo
    1-4
    9:01
  4. WSH
    M. Sgarbossa(2)
    J. Carlson (30)
    wristxG 0.17win prob +7 ptsVideo
    2-4
    16:38
  5. DET
    J. Compher(15)SHG
    A. Copp (16), M. Seider (25)
    wristxG 0.13win prob +9 ptsVideo
    2-5
    19:47

3rd period

  1. DET
    R. Fabbri(15)PPG
    P. Kane (17), D. Sprong (22)
    tip-inxG 0.17win prob +1 ptsVideo
    2-6
    4:31
  2. WSH
    M. Pacioretty(3)PPG
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.26win prob +1 ptsVideo
    3-6
    7:09
  3. DET
    A. DeBrincat(23)
    D. Larkin (27), P. Kane (18)
    tip-inxG 0.12Video
    3-7
    11:49
  4. DET
    D. Larkin(26)
    L. Raymond (34), O. Maatta (11)
    snapxG 0.11Video
    3-8
    14:11

Penalties

WSH 6 PIM·DET 4 PIM

1st

  • 19:00WSHDylan Strome · Holdingdrawn by David Perron2 min

2nd

  • 6:46WSHMichael Sgarbossa · Trippingdrawn by Patrick Kane2 min
  • 18:22DETJeff Petry · Interferencedrawn by Nicolas Aube-Kubel2 min

3rd

  • 2:41WSHEthan Bear · Interferencedrawn by Joseph Veleno2 min
  • 5:23DETOlli Maatta · Trippingdrawn by Pierrick Dube2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Joseph Veleno, 2nd 4:44 — DET 70% → 85%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
M. Rasmussen · On goal · xG 0.26R. Fabbri · Missed · xG 0.21L. Raymond · Goal · xG 0.19R. Fabbri · Goal · xG 0.17D. Perron · On goal · xG 0.16A. Copp · On goal · xG 0.15A. DeBrincat · Missed · xG 0.15L. Raymond · On goal · xG 0.14A. DeBrincat · On goal · xG 0.13J. Compher · Goal · xG 0.13A. DeBrincat · Goal · xG 0.12D. Larkin · Goal · xG 0.11S. Gostisbehere · Missed · xG 0.11S. Gostisbehere · Goal · xG 0.10S. Gostisbehere · Missed · xG 0.10A. DeBrincat · On goal · xG 0.09J. Veleno · Goal · xG 0.09P. Kane · Missed · xG 0.08A. Copp · Missed · xG 0.08S. Gostisbehere · Goal · xG 0.07P. Kane · Missed · xG 0.07A. Copp · On goal · xG 0.06D. Sprong · Missed · xG 0.06L. Raymond · Missed · xG 0.06M. Rasmussen · Missed · xG 0.06L. Raymond · On goal · xG 0.06A. Copp · On goal · xG 0.05A. DeBrincat · On goal · xG 0.04A. DeBrincat · On goal · xG 0.04S. Gostisbehere · On goal · xG 0.03M. Seider · Missed · xG 0.03J. Petry · On goal · xG 0.02D. Larkin · On goal · xG 0.02R. Fabbri · On goal · xG 0.02S. Gostisbehere · On goal · xG 0.02S. Gostisbehere · Missed · xG 0.02M. Rasmussen · On goal · xG 0.02A. Copp · Missed · xG 0.02S. Gostisbehere · On goal · xG 0.00D. Sprong · On goal · xG 0.00P. Kane · On goal · xG 0.00J. Walman · Missed · xG 0.00B. Chiarot · On goal · xG 0.00D. Sprong · On goal · xG 0.00M. Seider · On goal · xG 0.00
DET8 G · 3.4 xG · 45 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

WSHvsDET
3.03 G
All situations
8 G3.4
2.52 G
Even strength
6 G2.3
0.51 G
Power play
1 G0.9
0.00 G
Shorthanded
1 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 86 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
WSH45%55%DET

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.95 – 3.28

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

WSHvsDET
21
Shots on goal
31
35%
Faceoffs
65%
1/2
Power play
1/3
6
Penalty minutes
4
14
Hits
12
14
Blocked shots
23
11
Giveaways
11
4
Takeaways
10

Box score

every player line
Washington Capitals skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
74J. CarlsonD011-400.02100—22:16
57T. van RiemsdykD000000.01010—21:19
6J. EdmundsonD000-120.08120—20:55
21A. ProtasL000-100.18110—20:17
38R. SandinD000-200.01120—19:42
24C. McMichaelL000030.780003619:02
43T. WilsonR000-200.074204018:57
39A. ManthaR011-310.07000—17:28
27A. AlexeyevD000-100.00120—16:24
8A. OvechkinL011-250.24200—15:59
25E. BearD000-110.12002—15:58
17D. StromeC000-410.250023315:46
67M. PaciorettyL101-120.40000—13:54
23M. SgarbossaC101+120.270026312:55
29H. LapierreC101-210.36100012:08
47B. MalenstynL000-110.041203311:19
72P. DubeR000+110.01020—11:01
96N. Aube-KubelR000-210.04100—09:03
Washington Capitals goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
79C. Lindgren(L)31238.7423.35-4.6559:47

Season series

WSH leads 2-1

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