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Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins

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Washington Capitals
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Boston Bruins
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Recap

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The Boston Bruins beat the Washington Capitals 4-1. The Bruins scored first and never trailed. It was tied 1-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Elias Lindholm's goal at 13:41 of the third period, which took the Bruins' chances from 52% to 88%. Expected goals favored the Bruins, 3.3 to 1.4; shots on goal were WSH 11, BOS 22. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Bruins win a replay of these chances 68% of the time. Charlie Lindgren stopped 18 of 21 (.857), 0.7 goals below expected; Jeremy Swayman stopped 10 of 11 (.909). Three stars: 1. Charlie Coyle (1 G, 1 A), 2. Brad Marchand (1 G, 2 A), 3. Elias Lindholm (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    BOS
    C. Coyle1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    BOS
    B. Marchand1 G, 2 A
  3. ★★★
    BOS
    E. Lindholm1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
WSHWSH031404111
BOSBOS160739422

Scoring

5 goals

1st period

  1. BOS
    J. Brazeau(7)PPG
    M. Geekie (7), M. Lohrei (14)
    backhandxG 0.22win prob +13 ptsVideo
    0-1
    19:12

2nd period

  1. WSH
    J. Vrana(7)PPG
    R. Sandin (10), P. Dubois (21)
    slapxG 0.13win prob +14 ptsVideo
    1-1
    4:50

3rd period

  1. BOS
    E. Lindholm(6)
    B. Marchand (14), C. Coyle (3)
    backhandxG 0.17win prob +36 ptsVideo
    1-2
    13:41
  2. BOS
    C. Coyle(9)
    B. Marchand (15), C. McAvoy (11)
    backhandxG 0.18win prob +9 ptsVideo
    1-3
    15:59
  3. BOS
    B. Marchand(15)EN
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.92Video
    1-4
    18:38

Penalties

WSH 12 PIM·BOS 23 PIM

1st

  • 7:58BOSMason Lohrei · Trippingdrawn by Aliaksei Protas2 min
  • 17:54WSHMartin Fehérváry · Boardingdrawn by John Beecher2 min

2nd

  • 2:59BOSBrandon Carlo · Interferencedrawn by Tom Wilson2 min
  • 12:04WSHMatt Roy · Trippingdrawn by Pavel Zacha2 min

3rd

  • 0:10BOSOliver Wahlstrom · Boardingdrawn by Martin Fehérváry5 min
  • 0:10BOSOliver Wahlstrom · Game misconduct10 min
  • 7:16WSHPierre-Luc Dubois · Unsportsmanlike conductdrawn by Elias Lindholm2 min
  • 7:16BOSElias Lindholm · Unsportsmanlike conductdrawn by Pierre-Luc Dubois2 min
  • 10:45WSHTrevor van Riemsdyk · Hookingdrawn by Elias Lindholm2 min
  • 18:38WSHDylan Strome · Slashingdrawn by Elias Lindholm2 min
  • 18:38BOSElias Lindholm · Roughingdrawn by Dylan Strome2 min
  • 18:38WSHDylan Strome · Cross checkingdrawn by Elias Lindholm2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Elias Lindholm, 3rd 13:41 — BOS 52% → 88%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
B. Marchand · Goal · xG 0.92J. Brazeau · Goal · xG 0.22B. Marchand · Missed · xG 0.22C. Coyle · Goal · xG 0.18E. Lindholm · Goal · xG 0.17J. Beecher · Missed · xG 0.16M. Geekie · On goal · xG 0.16P. Zacha · On goal · xG 0.14B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.14O. Wahlstrom · On goal · xG 0.12C. Coyle · On goal · xG 0.11C. McAvoy · On goal · xG 0.10B. Marchand · Missed · xG 0.09M. Geekie · On goal · xG 0.06N. Zadorov · Missed · xG 0.06C. McAvoy · Missed · xG 0.05M. Lohrei · On goal · xG 0.05C. Koepke · On goal · xG 0.04E. Lindholm · On goal · xG 0.04N. Zadorov · Missed · xG 0.03J. Brazeau · Missed · xG 0.03M. Lohrei · Missed · xG 0.03O. Wahlstrom · On goal · xG 0.03C. McAvoy · Missed · xG 0.03E. Lindholm · Missed · xG 0.03M. Geekie · Missed · xG 0.02C. Coyle · Missed · xG 0.02M. Lohrei · On goal · xG 0.02P. Zacha · Missed · xG 0.02A. Peeke · On goal · xG 0.02M. Geekie · Missed · xG 0.01D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.01M. Kastelic · On goal · xG 0.01M. Geekie · On goal · xG 0.00C. Coyle · On goal · xG 0.00T. Frederic · On goal · xG 0.00
BOS4 G · 3.3 xG · 36 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

WSHvsBOS
1.41 G
All situations
3 G3.3
1.00 G
Even strength
2 G1.3
0.41 G
Power play
1 G0.8
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.2

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 60 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
WSH32%68%BOS

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.35 – 2.24

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

WSHvsBOS
11
Shots on goal
22
34%
Faceoffs
66%
1/3
Power play
1/4
12
Penalty minutes
23
18
Hits
19
11
Blocked shots
17
14
Giveaways
12
6
Takeaways
4

Box score

every player line
Washington Capitals skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
74J. CarlsonD000-200.00020—21:47
43T. WilsonR000-110.07320—21:33
6J. ChychrunD000-200.09200—21:30
80P. DuboisC011-220.270023320:39
17D. StromeC000-200.001043820:33
24C. McMichaelL000-200.00000—19:56
38R. SandinD011-100.00100—19:32
42M. FehérváryD000010.04042—17:58
88A. MangiapaneL000-100.07200—17:24
3M. RoyD000-110.03002—17:21
21A. ProtasL000-100.05000—16:36
57T. van RiemsdykD000000.00022—16:19
26N. DowdC000010.083003814:39
16T. RaddyshR000-110.12100—14:35
13J. VranaL101020.2500010013:10
22B. DuhaimeL000010.09410—11:21
63I. MiroshnichenkoL000010.21100—05:34
52D. McIlrathD000000.00000—01:45
Washington Capitals goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
79C. Lindgren(L)21183.8572.31-0.6959:08

Season series

WSH leads 2-1

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