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Washington Capitals at New York Rangers

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Recap

written from the game data

The Washington Capitals beat the New York Rangers 1-0. The Capitals scored first and never trailed. The Capitals led 1-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Anthony Beauvillier's goal at 13:47 of the second period, which took the Capitals' chances from 47% to 68%. Expected goals favored the Rangers, 3.0 to 2.7; shots on goal were WSH 21, NYR 35. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Rangers win a replay of these chances 69% of the time. Charlie Lindgren stopped 35 of 35 (1.000), 3.0 goals saved above expected; Jonathan Quick stopped 20 of 21 (.952), 1.0 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Charlie Lindgren (35 saves, 1.000), 2. Anthony Beauvillier (1 G), 3. Jonathan Quick (20 saves, .952).

Three stars

  1. ★
    WSH
    C. Lindgren35 saves, 1.000
  2. ★★
    WSH
    A. Beauvillier1 G
  3. ★★★
    NYR
    J. Quick20 saves, .952

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
WSHWSH091507121
NYRNYR01301309035

Scoring

1 goal

2nd period

  1. WSH
    tip-inxG 0.04win prob +21 ptsVideo
    1-0
    13:47

Penalties

WSH 4 PIM·NYR 2 PIM

2nd

  • 15:18WSHTom Wilson · Trippingdrawn by Conor Sheary2 min
  • 17:42WSHAnthony Beauvillier · Hookingdrawn by Sam Carrick2 min

3rd

  • 3:35NYRJ.T. Miller · Trippingdrawn by Pierre-Luc Dubois2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Anthony Beauvillier, 2nd 13:47 — WSH 47% → 68%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
M. Rempe · Missed · xG 0.21C. Sheary · On goal · xG 0.19J. Miller · Missed · xG 0.18W. Cuylle · On goal · xG 0.18M. Zibanejad · On goal · xG 0.17A. Fox · On goal · xG 0.16J. Miller · On goal · xG 0.15M. Zibanejad · On goal · xG 0.14W. Cuylle · On goal · xG 0.13A. Lafrenière · On goal · xG 0.13J. Miller · On goal · xG 0.11S. Carrick · On goal · xG 0.10J. Miller · On goal · xG 0.09C. Sheary · Missed · xG 0.08A. Lafrenière · On goal · xG 0.08M. Zibanejad · On goal · xG 0.07W. Cuylle · On goal · xG 0.06A. Lafrenière · On goal · xG 0.06A. Edstrom · Missed · xG 0.05A. Panarin · Missed · xG 0.05A. Fox · Missed · xG 0.05C. Sheary · On goal · xG 0.05M. Zibanejad · On goal · xG 0.04W. Borgen · Missed · xG 0.04M. Zibanejad · On goal · xG 0.03N. Laba · Missed · xG 0.03A. Panarin · On goal · xG 0.03A. Fox · On goal · xG 0.03J. Miller · Missed · xG 0.03M. Zibanejad · On goal · xG 0.02T. Raddysh · On goal · xG 0.02B. Schneider · Missed · xG 0.02B. Schneider · Missed · xG 0.02U. Vaakanainen · On goal · xG 0.02M. Zibanejad · On goal · xG 0.02N. Laba · Missed · xG 0.01B. Schneider · On goal · xG 0.01A. Fox · Missed · xG 0.01W. Cuylle · On goal · xG 0.01C. Sheary · On goal · xG 0.01J. Miller · Missed · xG 0.01M. Robertson · Missed · xG 0.01S. Carrick · Missed · xG 0.01U. Vaakanainen · On goal · xG 0.01A. Lafrenière · On goal · xG 0.01V. Gavrikov · On goal · xG 0.01W. Cuylle · Missed · xG 0.01S. Carrick · Missed · xG 0.01V. Gavrikov · On goal · xG 0.00M. Robertson · On goal · xG 0.00W. Borgen · On goal · xG 0.00N. Laba · On goal · xG 0.00S. Carrick · On goal · xG 0.00
NYR0 G · 3.0 xG · 53 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

WSHvsNYR
2.71 G
All situations
0 G3.0
1.81 G
Even strength
0 G2.5
0.20 G
Power play
0 G0.5

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 87 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
WSH31%69%NYR

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.89 – 2.93

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

WSHvsNYR
21
Shots on goal
35
35%
Faceoffs
65%
0/1
Power play
0/2
4
Penalty minutes
2
26
Hits
18
18
Blocked shots
15
18
Giveaways
16
3
Takeaways
6

Box score

every player line
Washington Capitals skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
74J. CarlsonD000010.20020—22:02
6J. ChychrunD000+100.17100—21:23
38R. SandinD000000.02120—21:19
3M. RoyD000010.03050—20:29
42M. FehérváryD000000.00240—19:45
43T. WilsonR000010.76312—19:20
21A. ProtasL000020.03000—18:32
26N. DowdC000010.005004516:13
24C. McMichaelL000010.000004415:32
80P. DuboisC000000.011002115:32
17D. StromeC000+110.270104214:49
8A. OvechkinL011+130.10400—14:47
72A. BeauvillierR101+140.49302—14:44
47D. ChisholmD011+100.01110—14:29
22B. DuhaimeL000010.02410—13:46
9R. LeonardR000020.36000—12:14
34J. SourdifC000020.17110010:57
15S. MilanoL000010.05000—10:07
Washington Capitals goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
79C. Lindgren(W)353501.0002.97+2.9760:00

Season series

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