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San Jose Sharks at Washington Capitals

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San Jose Sharks
▸2
Washington Capitals
1
Final/OTTV NBCSCA, MNMT·Capital One Arena

Recap

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The San Jose Sharks beat the Washington Capitals 2-1 in overtime, William Eklund scoring at 0:39. The Sharks scored first and never trailed. It was tied 1-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was William Eklund's goal at 0:39 of overtime, which took the Sharks' chances from 49% to 100%. Expected goals favored the Sharks, 3.2 to 2.7; shots on goal were SJS 31, WSH 28. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Sharks win a replay of these chances 58% of the time. Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 27 of 28 (.964), 1.7 goals saved above expected; Logan Thompson stopped 29 of 31 (.935), 1.2 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. William Eklund (1 G), 2. Mackenzie Blackwood (27 saves, .964), 3. Logan Thompson (29 saves, .935).

Three stars

  1. ★
    SJS
    W. Eklund1 G
  2. ★★
    SJS
    M. Blackwood27 saves, .964
  3. ★★★
    WSH
    L. Thompson29 saves, .935

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdOTT
SJSSJS180801312231
WSHWSH016180400128

Scoring

3 goals

1st period

  1. SJS
    T. Toffoli(10)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.04win prob +15 ptsVideo
    1-0
    19:00

2nd period

  1. WSH
    N. Dowd(7)
    M. Fehérváry (6), I. Miroshnichenko (3)
    slapxG 0.16win prob +20 ptsVideo
    1-1
    13:02

Overtime

  1. SJS
    W. Eklund(5)PPG
    M. Granlund (19), M. Celebrini (7)
    slapxG 0.15win prob +51 ptsVideo
    2-1
    0:39

Penalties

SJS 6 PIM·WSH 18 PIM

1st

  • 2:32SJSCarl Grundstrom · Cross checkingdrawn by Martin Fehérváry2 min
  • 9:51SJSMacklin Celebrini · Hookingdrawn by Connor McMichael2 min
  • 10:26WSHJakob Chychrun · Slashingdrawn by Ty Dellandrea2 min

2nd

  • 2:28SJSAlexander Wennberg · Trippingdrawn by Lars Eller2 min

3rd

  • 6:09WSHLars Eller · Trippingdrawn by Alexander Wennberg2 min
  • 17:43WSHTom Wilson · High sticking double minordrawn by Macklin Celebrini4 min

OT

  • 0:39WSHNic Dowd · Abuse of officials10 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: William Eklund, OT 0:39 — SJS 49% → 100%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
A. Mangiapane · On goal · xG 0.18J. Chychrun · On goal · xG 0.17D. Strome · Missed · xG 0.16N. Dowd · Goal · xG 0.16D. Strome · Missed · xG 0.15C. McMichael · On goal · xG 0.13A. Protas · On goal · xG 0.13P. Dubois · Missed · xG 0.12J. Carlson · Missed · xG 0.11T. Raddysh · On goal · xG 0.10J. Chychrun · Missed · xG 0.08L. Eller · On goal · xG 0.08J. Chychrun · Missed · xG 0.07T. Wilson · Missed · xG 0.07D. Strome · Missed · xG 0.07T. Raddysh · Missed · xG 0.07J. Carlson · On goal · xG 0.06J. Chychrun · On goal · xG 0.05M. Roy · On goal · xG 0.05D. Strome · Missed · xG 0.05J. Carlson · On goal · xG 0.05A. Protas · On goal · xG 0.04R. Sandin · On goal · xG 0.04T. Wilson · Missed · xG 0.04J. Chychrun · Missed · xG 0.04A. Protas · On goal · xG 0.04J. Carlson · Missed · xG 0.03C. McMichael · Missed · xG 0.03P. Dubois · On goal · xG 0.03M. Roy · On goal · xG 0.03M. Fehérváry · On goal · xG 0.03J. Chychrun · Missed · xG 0.03A. Protas · On goal · xG 0.02M. Roy · On goal · xG 0.02P. Dubois · Missed · xG 0.02J. Chychrun · On goal · xG 0.02T. van Riemsdyk · On goal · xG 0.01R. Sandin · Missed · xG 0.01N. Dowd · On goal · xG 0.01M. Roy · On goal · xG 0.01J. Chychrun · On goal · xG 0.01T. van Riemsdyk · On goal · xG 0.01A. Protas · On goal · xG 0.01M. Fehérváry · On goal · xG 0.01J. Chychrun · Missed · xG 0.01J. Carlson · Missed · xG 0.00M. Fehérváry · On goal · xG 0.00
WSH1 G · 2.7 xG · 47 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

SJSvsWSH
3.22 G
All situations
1 G2.7
2.71 G
Even strength
1 G1.9
0.51 G
Power play
0 G0.8
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 95 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
SJS58%42%WSH

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.13 – 2.65

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

SJSvsWSH
31
Shots on goal
28
49%
Faceoffs
51%
1/4
Power play
0/3
6
Penalty minutes
18
30
Hits
22
19
Blocked shots
24
23
Giveaways
20
1
Takeaways
0

Box score

every player line
San Jose Sharks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
96J. WalmanD000000.13120—24:37
4C. CeciD000010.01020—22:49
64M. GranlundC011020.051002220:11
72W. EklundL101040.31110—19:42
38M. FerraroD000010.06410—19:27
37T. LiljegrenD000040.12030—19:00
71M. CelebriniC011040.661026918:58
21A. WennbergC000000.000225018:14
20F. ZetterlundL000040.474005018:13
73T. ToffoliC101030.16200016:04
11L. KuninC000020.52220015:39
84J. RuttaD000010.01210—15:01
2W. SmithC000010.15020014:32
3H. ThrunD000000.02310—14:04
10K. KostinC000030.44300013:58
53T. DellandreaC000000.002104309:46
7N. SturmC000000.001106708:38
91C. GrundstromR000010.09302—08:24
San Jose Sharks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
29M. Blackwood(W)28271.9642.68+1.6859:58

Season series

Tied 1-1

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