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Washington Capitals at Vancouver Canucks

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Washington Capitals
1
Vancouver Canucks
▸2
FinalTV MNMT2, CBC·Rogers Arena

Recap

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The Vancouver Canucks beat the Washington Capitals 2-1. The Canucks scored first and never trailed. The Canucks led 2-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Quinn Hughes's goal at 1:24 of the second period, which took the Canucks' chances from 69% to 84%. Expected goals favored the Capitals, 3.5 to 1.9; shots on goal were WSH 33, VAN 25. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Capitals win a replay of these chances 76% of the time. Charlie Lindgren stopped 23 of 25 (.920); Kevin Lankinen stopped 32 of 33 (.970), 2.5 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Quinn Hughes (2 G), 2. Kevin Lankinen (32 saves, .970), 3. Pierre-Luc Dubois (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    VAN
    Q. Hughes2 G
  2. ★★
    VAN
    K. Lankinen32 saves, .970
  3. ★★★
    WSH
    P. Dubois1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
WSHWSH012011110133
VANVAN1131804225

Scoring

3 goals

1st period

  1. VAN
    Q. Hughes(13)
    N. Hoglander (7), F. Hronek (10)
    backhandxG 0.06win prob +13 ptsVideo
    0-1
    12:23

2nd period

  1. VAN
    Q. Hughes(14)
    B. Boeser (16), F. Hronek (11)
    wristxG 0.02win prob +15 ptsVideo
    0-2
    1:24

3rd period

  1. WSH
    P. Dubois(10)
    A. Protas (21), C. McMichael (19)
    wristxG 0.53win prob +11 ptsVideo
    1-2
    12:31

Penalties

WSH 6 PIM·VAN 6 PIM

1st

  • 9:02VANVincent Desharnais · Trippingdrawn by Dylan Strome2 min
  • 14:10WSHMartin Fehérváry · Trippingdrawn by Danton Heinen2 min
  • 18:57WSHJohn Carlson · Trippingdrawn by Nils Hoglander2 min

2nd

  • 11:11VANJ.T. Miller · Interferencedrawn by Nic Dowd2 min

3rd

  • 20:00VANDerek Forbort · Roughingdrawn by Tom Wilson2 min
  • 20:00WSHTom Wilson · Roughingdrawn by Derek Forbort2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Quinn Hughes, 2nd 1:24 — VAN 69% → 84%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
J. DeBrusk · On goal · xG 0.23J. Miller · On goal · xG 0.20D. Heinen · Missed · xG 0.17P. Suter · Missed · xG 0.13J. Miller · On goal · xG 0.11N. Hoglander · On goal · xG 0.08J. Miller · Missed · xG 0.07T. Blueger · On goal · xG 0.07E. Pettersson · On goal · xG 0.07D. Heinen · Missed · xG 0.06N. Hoglander · Missed · xG 0.06E. Pettersson · Missed · xG 0.06Q. Hughes · Goal · xG 0.06C. Garland · Missed · xG 0.06D. Forbort · On goal · xG 0.06F. Hronek · On goal · xG 0.05E. Pettersson · On goal · xG 0.04J. Miller · Missed · xG 0.04J. Miller · Missed · xG 0.03F. Hronek · Missed · xG 0.03J. DeBrusk · Missed · xG 0.02C. Garland · Missed · xG 0.02T. Blueger · On goal · xG 0.02Q. Hughes · Goal · xG 0.02P. Di Giuseppe · Missed · xG 0.02C. Soucy · On goal · xG 0.02F. Hronek · Missed · xG 0.01J. Miller · On goal · xG 0.01F. Hronek · Missed · xG 0.01C. Garland · On goal · xG 0.01P. Di Giuseppe · Missed · xG 0.01C. Garland · On goal · xG 0.01P. Di Giuseppe · On goal · xG 0.01C. Soucy · On goal · xG 0.01J. Miller · On goal · xG 0.01N. Hoglander · On goal · xG 0.01T. Blueger · On goal · xG 0.01B. Boeser · On goal · xG 0.01D. Forbort · On goal · xG 0.00P. Di Giuseppe · On goal · xG 0.00D. Heinen · On goal · xG 0.00
VAN2 G · 1.9 xG · 41 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

WSHvsVAN
3.51 G
All situations
2 G1.9
3.11 G
Even strength
2 G1.2
0.40 G
Power play
0 G0.6
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 91 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
WSH76%24%VAN

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.39 – 1.92

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

WSHvsVAN
33
Shots on goal
25
55%
Faceoffs
45%
0/2
Power play
0/2
6
Penalty minutes
6
15
Hits
26
15
Blocked shots
19
19
Giveaways
15
3
Takeaways
4

Box score

every player line
Washington Capitals skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
74J. CarlsonD000030.17022—22:39
38R. SandinD000000.00320—21:45
3M. RoyD000-130.11100—21:00
6J. ChychrunD000-120.08210—20:29
8A. OvechkinL000070.24000—19:50
43T. WilsonR000-120.72122—19:13
17D. StromeC000040.170005318:50
21A. ProtasL011010.17110—17:56
24C. McMichaelL011+110.0210010017:01
80P. DuboisC101031.200105416:55
57T. van RiemsdykD000010.01020—16:49
42M. FehérváryD000010.01212—16:06
16T. RaddyshR000010.02020—12:27
20L. EllerC000020.350105012:12
88A. MangiapaneL000000.00100—11:43
26N. DowdC000-110.131005711:15
53E. FrankR000-110.09000—10:53
22B. DuhaimeL000-100.00200—10:05
Washington Capitals goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
79C. Lindgren(L)25232.9201.92-0.0858:52

Season series

Tied 1-1

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