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Chicago Blackhawks at Washington Capitals

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Chicago Blackhawks
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Washington Capitals
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Recap

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The Washington Capitals beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1. The Capitals scored first and never trailed. The Capitals led 4-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Michael Sgarbossa's goal at 8:45 of the first period, which took the Capitals' chances from 66% to 80%. Expected goals favored the Blackhawks, 2.9 to 2.5; shots on goal were CHI 32, WSH 26. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Blackhawks win a replay of these chances 57% of the time. Petr Mrazek stopped 22 of 26 (.846), 1.5 goals below expected; Charlie Lindgren stopped 31 of 32 (.969), 1.9 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Charlie Lindgren (31 saves, .969), 2. John Carlson (2 A), 3. Aliaksei Protas (2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    WSH
    C. Lindgren31 saves, .969
  2. ★★
    WSH
    J. Carlson2 A
  3. ★★★
    WSH
    A. Protas2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
CHICHI01208112132
WSHWSH3121806426

Scoring

5 goals

1st period

  1. WSH
    H. Lapierre(7)
    J. Carlson (32), A. Protas (22)
    tip-inxG 0.10win prob +12 ptsVideo
    0-1
    7:01
  2. WSH
    M. Sgarbossa(3)
    T. van Riemsdyk (10), J. Carlson (33)
    backhandxG 0.42win prob +14 ptsVideo
    0-2
    8:45
  3. WSH
    T. Wilson(15)PPG
    D. Strome (29), A. Ovechkin (30)
    snapxG 0.23win prob +7 ptsVideo
    0-3
    13:36

2nd period

  1. WSH
    S. Milano(10)
    A. Protas (23)
    wristxG 0.16win prob +2 ptsVideo
    0-4
    17:24

3rd period

  1. CHI
    T. Johnson(13)
    J. Tinordi (7), Z. Sanford (6)
    deflectedxG 0.21win prob +1 ptsVideo
    1-4
    9:49

Penalties

CHI 8 PIM·WSH 8 PIM

1st

  • 1:23CHIJoey Anderson · Trippingdrawn by Hendrix Lapierre2 min
  • 10:40CHIJason Dickinson · Holdingdrawn by Aliaksei Protas2 min
  • 13:17CHIJarred Tinordi · Boardingdrawn by Michael Sgarbossa2 min
  • 17:17WSHMax Pacioretty · Interferencedrawn by Philipp Kurashev2 min

2nd

  • 2:36CHIserved by R. Donato · Too many men on the ice2 min

3rd

  • 4:30WSHTom Wilson · Slashingdrawn by Alex Vlasic2 min
  • 14:16WSHTom Wilson · Trippingdrawn by Philipp Kurashev2 min
  • 18:06WSHTrevor van Riemsdyk · Hookingdrawn by Connor Bedard2 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: Michael Sgarbossa, 1st 8:45 — WSH 66% → 80%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
M. Sgarbossa · Goal · xG 0.42T. Wilson · Goal · xG 0.24T. Wilson · On goal · xG 0.19S. Milano · Goal · xG 0.16T. Wilson · On goal · xG 0.15H. Lapierre · On goal · xG 0.11C. McMichael · On goal · xG 0.11D. Strome · Missed · xG 0.10H. Lapierre · Goal · xG 0.10C. McMichael · On goal · xG 0.09D. Strome · On goal · xG 0.09M. Sgarbossa · Missed · xG 0.08A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.07I. Miroshnichenko · On goal · xG 0.07M. Pacioretty · On goal · xG 0.07T. van Riemsdyk · On goal · xG 0.06M. Pacioretty · On goal · xG 0.05A. Alexeyev · On goal · xG 0.05I. Miroshnichenko · Missed · xG 0.05A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.05A. Ovechkin · Missed · xG 0.04H. Lapierre · On goal · xG 0.04I. Miroshnichenko · On goal · xG 0.03A. Alexeyev · Missed · xG 0.02T. Wilson · On goal · xG 0.02T. van Riemsdyk · On goal · xG 0.02I. Miroshnichenko · Missed · xG 0.02N. Jensen · On goal · xG 0.01C. McMichael · On goal · xG 0.01I. Miroshnichenko · On goal · xG 0.01J. Carlson · Missed · xG 0.01A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.00N. Jensen · On goal · xG 0.00
WSH4 G · 2.5 xG · 33 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

CHIvsWSH
2.91 G
All situations
4 G2.5
1.61 G
Even strength
3 G1.9
1.30 G
Power play
1 G0.7
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

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

Deserve to win

on the chances created
CHI57%43%WSH

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.90 – 2.52

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
32
Shots on goal
26
56%
Faceoffs
44%
0/4
Power play
1/4
8
Penalty minutes
8
28
Hits
18
8
Blocked shots
17
4
Giveaways
7
13
Takeaways
8

Box score

every player line
Chicago Blackhawks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
4S. JonesD000-150.15000—24:39
23P. KurashevC000-140.23000022:14
98C. BedardC000-150.771005621:43
17N. FolignoL000-130.522007520:37
55K. KorchinskiD000010.04010—19:05
72A. VlasicD000-110.02000—18:34
22N. ZaitsevD000020.05520—16:56
24J. MegnaD000-100.01110—16:45
25J. TinordiD011-100.00422—16:41
16J. DickinsonC000-130.240025015:20
90T. JohnsonC101020.271002014:58
11T. RaddyshR000+110.03200—14:16
43C. BlackwellC000-110.1201010014:16
52R. JohnsonC000-110.05100013:11
8R. DonatoC000-110.1030010011:57
13Z. SanfordL011+110.121004011:43
15J. AndersonR000-100.03112—10:56
58M. EntwistleR000010.176007509:54
Chicago Blackhawks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
34P. Mrazek(L)26224.8462.53-1.4760:00

Season series

WSH leads 2-0

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