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Chicago Blackhawks at Washington Capitals

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Chicago Blackhawks
3
Washington Capitals
▸5
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Recap

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The Washington Capitals beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-3. The lead changed hands 3 times. The Blackhawks led 3-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Alex Ovechkin's goal at 6:13 of the third period, which took the Capitals' chances from 56% to 80%. Expected goals favored the Capitals, 4.7 to 2.6; shots on goal were CHI 22, WSH 29. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Capitals win a replay of these chances 65% of the time. Spencer Knight stopped 25 of 28 (.893); Charlie Lindgren stopped 19 of 22 (.864). Three stars: 1. Alex Ovechkin (2 G), 2. John Carlson (3 A), 3. Dylan Strome (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    WSH
    A. Ovechkin2 G
  2. ★★
    WSH
    J. Carlson3 A
  3. ★★★
    WSH
    D. Strome1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
CHICHI1102705322
WSHWSH11019310529

Scoring

8 goals

1st period

  1. WSH
    A. Ovechkin(40)
    D. Strome (50), J. Carlson (43)
    snapxG 0.15win prob +12 ptsVideo
    0-1
    3:52
  2. CHI
    T. Bertuzzi(21)
    L. Slaggert (2), F. Nazar (12)
    snapxG 0.48win prob +14 ptsVideo
    1-1
    13:55

2nd period

  1. CHI
    F. Nazar(8)
    O. Moore (1), P. Maroon (14)
    snapxG 0.14win prob +15 ptsVideo
    2-1
    0:31
  2. WSH
    M. Fehérváry(5)
    C. McMichael (30), J. Carlson (44)
    wristxG 0.57win prob +18 ptsVideo
    2-2
    7:09
  3. CHI
    P. Kurashev(7)
    L. Slaggert (3), O. Moore (2)
    wristxG 0.29win prob +18 ptsVideo
    3-2
    7:19

3rd period

  1. WSH
    D. Strome(25)PPG
    Unassisted
    xG 0.07win prob +20 ptsVideo
    3-3
    3:46
  2. WSH
    A. Ovechkin(41)PPG
    J. Carlson (45), A. Mangiapane (13)
    snapxG 0.13win prob +24 ptsVideo
    3-4
    6:13
  3. WSH
    R. Leonard(1)EN
    Unassisted
    backhandxG 0.92win prob +5 ptsVideo
    3-5
    18:24

Penalties

CHI 6 PIM·WSH 2 PIM

1st

  • 18:21WSHRyan Leonard · High stickingdrawn by Joseph Veleno2 min

2nd

  • 12:40CHIFrank Nazar · Slashingdrawn by Matt Roy2 min

3rd

  • 3:09CHIPatrick Maroon · Trippingdrawn by Trevor van Riemsdyk2 min
  • 5:07CHIConnor Bedard · Holdingdrawn by Ryan Leonard2 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: Alex Ovechkin, 3rd 6:13 — WSH 56% → 80%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
R. Leonard · Goal · xG 0.92M. Fehérváry · Goal · xG 0.57P. Dubois · On goal · xG 0.33J. Chychrun · Missed · xG 0.27A. Mangiapane · On goal · xG 0.23B. Duhaime · Missed · xG 0.23A. Ovechkin · Goal · xG 0.15P. Dubois · Missed · xG 0.15A. Ovechkin · Missed · xG 0.13A. Ovechkin · Goal · xG 0.13C. McMichael · On goal · xG 0.12A. Protas · On goal · xG 0.10R. Leonard · On goal · xG 0.09A. Protas · On goal · xG 0.09D. Strome · Missed · xG 0.08D. Strome · Goal · xG 0.07R. Leonard · Missed · xG 0.07A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.07J. Carlson · Missed · xG 0.06C. McMichael · On goal · xG 0.06J. Carlson · Missed · xG 0.06T. Wilson · On goal · xG 0.06L. Eller · On goal · xG 0.05N. Dowd · On goal · xG 0.05N. Dowd · On goal · xG 0.05C. McMichael · On goal · xG 0.04A. Ovechkin · Missed · xG 0.04J. Chychrun · Missed · xG 0.04M. Fehérváry · On goal · xG 0.03T. van Riemsdyk · On goal · xG 0.03C. McMichael · On goal · xG 0.03B. Duhaime · On goal · xG 0.03J. Carlson · On goal · xG 0.03A. Ovechkin · Missed · xG 0.03R. Leonard · On goal · xG 0.03A. Ovechkin · Missed · xG 0.02M. Fehérváry · On goal · xG 0.02L. Eller · On goal · xG 0.02R. Leonard · On goal · xG 0.02A. Ovechkin · Missed · xG 0.02M. Fehérváry · Missed · xG 0.01J. Carlson · On goal · xG 0.01D. Strome · On goal · xG 0.01T. van Riemsdyk · On goal · xG 0.01A. Ovechkin · Missed · xG 0.00
WSH5 G · 4.7 xG · 45 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

CHIvsWSH
2.63 G
All situations
4 G4.7
2.63 G
Even strength
2 G3.2
0.00 G
Power play
2 G0.3

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 77 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
CHI35%65%WSH

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.52 – 3.40

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
22
Shots on goal
29
38%
Faceoffs
62%
0/1
Power play
2/3
6
Penalty minutes
2
12
Hits
18
14
Blocked shots
10
12
Giveaways
7
2
Takeaways
9

Box score

every player line
Chicago Blackhawks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
6S. RinzelD000+130.13320—22:58
72A. VlasicD000000.01000—21:57
5C. MurphyD000-110.01140—19:53
8R. DonatoC000-110.020002019:16
98C. BedardC000-130.191023619:05
44W. KaiserD000+100.00100—18:59
86T. TeravainenC000-110.04100018:19
95I. MikheyevR000000.00010—18:00
59T. BertuzziL101020.70100—17:43
55A. LevshunovD000010.02010—17:17
14K. KorchinskiD000010.03020—16:44
91F. NazarC112+130.600122716:15
17N. FolignoL000-100.002205013:37
23P. KurashevC101+110.3700010012:10
11O. MooreC022+220.021004311:56
77P. MaroonL011-110.22002—10:57
90J. VelenoC000-210.021105710:51
84L. SlaggertL022+110.19000—10:43
Chicago Blackhawks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
30S. Knight(L)28254.8933.52-0.4859:37

Season series

Tied 1-1

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