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New York Rangers at Washington Capitals

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New York Rangers
3
Washington Capitals
▸5
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Recap

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The Washington Capitals beat the New York Rangers 5-3. The Capitals scored first and never trailed. The Capitals led 4-3 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Aliaksei Protas's goal at 4:30 of the second period, which took the Capitals' chances from 68% to 82%. Expected goals favored the Capitals, 6.5 to 2.4; shots on goal were NYR 19, WSH 46. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Capitals win a replay of these chances 89% of the time. Igor Shesterkin stopped 41 of 45 (.911), 1.7 goals saved above expected; Logan Thompson stopped 16 of 19 (.842), 0.6 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Alex Ovechkin (2 G), 2. Aliaksei Protas (1 G, 2 A), 3. Filip Chytil (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    WSH
    A. Ovechkin2 G
  2. ★★
    WSH
    A. Protas1 G, 2 A
  3. ★★★
    NYR
    F. Chytil1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
NYRNYR152806319
WSHWSH319114113546

Scoring

8 goals

1st period

  1. WSH
    A. Ovechkin(3)
    D. Strome (7), A. Protas (4)
    wristxG 0.05win prob +4 ptsVideo
    0-1
    3:23
  2. NYR
    W. Cuylle(3)
    K. Kakko (6)
    wristxG 0.15win prob +5 ptsVideo
    1-1
    4:21
  3. WSH
    A. Ovechkin(4)
    A. Protas (5), D. Strome (8)
    snapxG 0.25win prob +12 ptsVideo
    1-2
    5:10
  4. WSH
    C. McMichael(4)
    T. Raddysh (1), R. Sandin (3)
    tip-inxG 0.36win prob +13 ptsVideo
    1-3
    8:58

2nd period

  1. NYR
    C. Kreider(6)PPG
    M. Zibanejad (5), V. Trocheck (6)
    deflectedxG 0.17win prob +11 ptsVideo
    2-3
    0:30
  2. WSH
    A. Protas(2)
    R. Sandin (4), T. van Riemsdyk (4)
    tip-inxG 0.44win prob +13 ptsVideo
    2-4
    4:30
  3. NYR
    F. Chytil(4)
    V. Mancini (3), B. Schneider (2)
    tip-inxG 0.11win prob +12 ptsVideo
    3-4
    4:44

3rd period

  1. WSH
    N. Dowd(3)EN
    J. Carlson (5)
    snapxG 0.44win prob +2 ptsVideo
    3-5
    19:24

Penalties

NYR 13 PIM·WSH 11 PIM

1st

  • 2:37NYRMatt Rempe · Fightingdrawn by Dylan McIlrath5 min
  • 2:37WSHDylan McIlrath · Fightingdrawn by Matt Rempe5 min
  • 6:43NYRSam Carrick · Trippingdrawn by Michael Sgarbossa2 min
  • 20:00WSHDylan Strome · Hookingdrawn by Sam Carrick2 min

2nd

  • 3:43NYRRyan Lindgren · Hookingdrawn by Andrew Mangiapane2 min
  • 4:17WSHAlex Ovechkin · Interferencedrawn by Vincent Trocheck2 min
  • 5:56WSHTrevor van Riemsdyk · Interferencedrawn by Adam Fox2 min
  • 9:24NYRVictor Mancini · Delaying game puck over glass2 min

3rd

  • 2:59NYRMika Zibanejad · Interferencedrawn by Michael Sgarbossa2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Aliaksei Protas, 2nd 4:30 — WSH 68% → 82%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
A. Protas · Goal · xG 0.44N. Dowd · Goal · xG 0.44T. Wilson · Missed · xG 0.40C. McMichael · Goal · xG 0.37A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.27A. Ovechkin · Goal · xG 0.25P. Dubois · On goal · xG 0.23A. Mangiapane · On goal · xG 0.19C. McMichael · On goal · xG 0.19A. Protas · Missed · xG 0.17C. McMichael · On goal · xG 0.17B. Duhaime · On goal · xG 0.15J. Vrana · On goal · xG 0.14C. McMichael · On goal · xG 0.13T. Wilson · On goal · xG 0.13D. Strome · Missed · xG 0.13A. Ovechkin · Missed · xG 0.12A. Mangiapane · On goal · xG 0.12P. Dubois · On goal · xG 0.11T. Raddysh · On goal · xG 0.11T. Raddysh · On goal · xG 0.11P. Dubois · Missed · xG 0.11J. Vrana · On goal · xG 0.11C. McMichael · On goal · xG 0.10D. Strome · Missed · xG 0.10B. Duhaime · Missed · xG 0.10C. McMichael · On goal · xG 0.09P. Dubois · On goal · xG 0.09C. McMichael · Missed · xG 0.09D. Strome · On goal · xG 0.09A. Mangiapane · On goal · xG 0.08C. McMichael · On goal · xG 0.08A. Protas · On goal · xG 0.07A. Mangiapane · On goal · xG 0.07R. Sandin · On goal · xG 0.06A. Ovechkin · Missed · xG 0.06T. Wilson · On goal · xG 0.06B. Duhaime · On goal · xG 0.05A. Ovechkin · Goal · xG 0.05C. McMichael · On goal · xG 0.05P. Dubois · Missed · xG 0.05T. van Riemsdyk · Missed · xG 0.04B. Duhaime · Missed · xG 0.04T. Raddysh · Missed · xG 0.04C. McMichael · On goal · xG 0.04J. Carlson · On goal · xG 0.04T. Raddysh · Missed · xG 0.03R. Sandin · Missed · xG 0.03A. Protas · On goal · xG 0.03C. McMichael · Missed · xG 0.03A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.03T. Wilson · On goal · xG 0.03R. Sandin · Missed · xG 0.02T. Wilson · Missed · xG 0.02A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.02N. Dowd · Missed · xG 0.02J. Carlson · Missed · xG 0.02T. van Riemsdyk · On goal · xG 0.02D. McIlrath · On goal · xG 0.02J. Carlson · On goal · xG 0.02T. van Riemsdyk · On goal · xG 0.02A. Ovechkin · Missed · xG 0.01C. McMichael · On goal · xG 0.01C. McMichael · Missed · xG 0.01M. Fehérváry · Missed · xG 0.01J. Carlson · On goal · xG 0.01T. Raddysh · On goal · xG 0.01D. McIlrath · On goal · xG 0.00M. Fehérváry · On goal · xG 0.00J. Carlson · Missed · xG 0.00
WSH5 G · 6.5 xG · 70 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

NYRvsWSH
2.43 G
All situations
4 G6.5
1.72 G
Even strength
4 G4.3
0.71 G
Power play
0 G1.1
0.10 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.2

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 109 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
NYR11%89%WSH

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.43 – 5.58

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

NYRvsWSH
19
Shots on goal
46
38%
Faceoffs
62%
1/3
Power play
0/4
13
Penalty minutes
11
22
Hits
17
13
Blocked shots
10
20
Giveaways
10
4
Takeaways
3

Box score

every player line
New York Rangers skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
16V. TrocheckC011-210.064003824:14
23A. FoxD000-320.03110—24:14
10A. PanarinL000-220.27000—21:21
79K. MillerD000-200.00200—21:03
8J. TroubaD000-110.04150—20:08
55R. LindgrenD000-100.00022—18:35
13A. LafrenièreL000-200.02210—18:06
20C. KreiderL101-320.33000—16:48
93M. ZibanejadC011-310.420025416:36
90V. ManciniD011+110.04202—16:25
72F. ChytilC101+240.460003515:55
4B. SchneiderD011+100.00110—15:34
50W. CuylleL101020.25300—15:16
91R. SmithR000010.10110—14:26
24K. KakkoR011+110.06000—14:05
39S. CarrickC000-100.161024308:23
84A. EdstromC000-110.20320006:56
73M. RempeC000000.00105005:01
New York Rangers goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
31I. Shesterkin(L)45414.9115.68+1.6858:54

Season series

WSH leads 3-0

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