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Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets

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Washington Capitals
▸5
Columbus Blue Jackets
1
FinalTV FDSNOH, MNMT2·Nationwide Arena

Recap

written from the game data

The Washington Capitals beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-1. The Capitals scored first and never trailed. The Capitals led 1-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was John Carlson's goal at 18:19 of the second period, which took the Capitals' chances from 47% to 70%. Expected goals were close — WSH 4.7, CBJ 4.5; shots on goal were WSH 30, CBJ 35. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Blue Jackets win a replay of these chances 51% of the time. Logan Thompson stopped 34 of 35 (.971), 3.5 goals saved above expected; Jet Greaves stopped 25 of 30 (.833). Three stars: 1. Logan Thompson (34 saves, .971), 2. Alex Ovechkin (1 G, 1 A), 3. John Carlson (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    WSH
    L. Thompson34 saves, .971
  2. ★★
    WSH
    A. Ovechkin1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    WSH
    J. Carlson1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
WSHWSH01212416530
CBJCBJ012010113135

Scoring

6 goals

2nd period

  1. WSH
    J. Carlson(2)
    C. McMichael (2), H. Lapierre (2)
    slapxG 0.03win prob +23 ptsVideo
    1-0
    18:19

3rd period

  1. WSH
    A. Ovechkin(2)
    D. Strome (8)
    wristxG 0.05win prob +18 ptsVideo
    2-0
    1:36
  2. WSH
    J. Sourdif(1)
    R. Leonard (1), L. Thompson (1)
    snapxG 0.18win prob +7 ptsVideo
    3-0
    2:40
  3. CBJ
    D. Mateychuk(2)
    S. Monahan (2), D. Voronkov (4)
    wristxG 0.18win prob +4 ptsVideo
    3-1
    10:20
  4. WSH
    T. Wilson(5)PPG
    E. Frank (1), J. Carlson (5)
    backhandxG 0.33Video
    4-1
    15:39
  5. WSH
    C. McMichael(1)PPG
    A. Ovechkin (5), A. Protas (5)
    batxG 0.54Video
    5-1
    16:37

Penalties

WSH 6 PIM·CBJ 9 PIM

1st

  • 16:04CBJDmitri Voronkov · Slashingdrawn by Jakob Chychrun2 min
  • 19:54WSHNic Dowd · Trippingdrawn by Ivan Provorov2 min

2nd

  • 4:52CBJKirill Marchenko · Holding the stickdrawn by Jakob Chychrun2 min
  • 10:18WSHEthen Frank · Slashingdrawn by Zach Werenski2 min

3rd

  • 6:19WSHHendrix Lapierre · Slashingdrawn by Damon Severson2 min
  • 12:35CBJMathieu Olivier · Elbowingdrawn by Declan Chisholm5 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: John Carlson, 2nd 18:19 — WSH 47% → 70%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
E. Chinakhov · On goal · xG 0.28M. Olivier · On goal · xG 0.26S. Monahan · On goal · xG 0.21S. Monahan · On goal · xG 0.19I. Provorov · On goal · xG 0.18Z. Aston-Reese · On goal · xG 0.18D. Mateychuk · Goal · xG 0.18A. Fantilli · Missed · xG 0.17K. Marchenko · On goal · xG 0.17D. Voronkov · Missed · xG 0.16K. Johnson · On goal · xG 0.15K. Marchenko · Missed · xG 0.14B. Jenner · Missed · xG 0.13A. Fantilli · Missed · xG 0.13E. Chinakhov · On goal · xG 0.13I. Provorov · On goal · xG 0.13C. Coyle · On goal · xG 0.12Z. Werenski · On goal · xG 0.12B. Jenner · Missed · xG 0.11K. Marchenko · On goal · xG 0.11C. Sillinger · On goal · xG 0.11K. Marchenko · Missed · xG 0.10D. Voronkov · On goal · xG 0.08K. Marchenko · On goal · xG 0.08K. Johnson · On goal · xG 0.08K. Johnson · Missed · xG 0.08B. Jenner · On goal · xG 0.07A. Fantilli · On goal · xG 0.06E. Chinakhov · On goal · xG 0.05Z. Werenski · On goal · xG 0.05C. Coyle · On goal · xG 0.05C. Sillinger · On goal · xG 0.04I. Lundeström · On goal · xG 0.04A. Fantilli · Missed · xG 0.03K. Marchenko · Missed · xG 0.03Z. Werenski · Missed · xG 0.03S. Monahan · On goal · xG 0.03Z. Werenski · Missed · xG 0.03M. Olivier · Missed · xG 0.03Z. Werenski · On goal · xG 0.02A. Fantilli · On goal · xG 0.02D. Voronkov · Missed · xG 0.02Z. Werenski · On goal · xG 0.02E. Gudbranson · Missed · xG 0.02M. Olivier · On goal · xG 0.02C. Coyle · Missed · xG 0.02K. Marchenko · On goal · xG 0.02Z. Werenski · Missed · xG 0.01E. Chinakhov · On goal · xG 0.01Z. Werenski · Missed · xG 0.01M. Olivier · On goal · xG 0.01I. Provorov · Missed · xG 0.00D. Severson · On goal · xG 0.00S. Monahan · On goal · xG 0.00
CBJ1 G · 4.5 xG · 54 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

WSHvsCBJ
4.75 G
All situations
1 G4.5
1.93 G
Even strength
1 G3.4
2.82 G
Power play
0 G1.1
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 98 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
WSH49%51%CBJ

Flurry-adjusted xG 4.35 – 4.44

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

WSHvsCBJ
30
Shots on goal
35
53%
Faceoffs
47%
2/5
Power play
0/3
6
Penalty minutes
9
23
Hits
25
11
Blocked shots
7
18
Giveaways
12
3
Takeaways
4

Box score

every player line
Washington Capitals skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
74J. CarlsonD112+130.20010—25:43
6J. ChychrunD000+160.88200—25:19
42M. FehérváryD000+100.03220—21:54
43T. WilsonR101+120.44100—20:29
3M. RoyD000+110.04130—18:33
8A. OvechkinL112+130.43200—18:15
21A. ProtasL011+100.140203317:51
17D. StromeC011+110.400005717:33
47D. ChisholmD000010.06000—15:16
24C. McMichaelL112020.630005714:45
26N. DowdC000010.041024614:28
22B. DuhaimeL000010.02410—13:41
72A. BeauvillierR000+100.00300—13:05
9R. LeonardR011020.080005012:31
53E. FrankR011010.39112—12:18
29H. LapierreC011050.72102011:37
57T. van RiemsdykD000000.00010—10:50
34J. SourdifC101+110.185007109:52
Washington Capitals goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
48L. Thompson(W)35341.9714.49+3.4960:00

Season series

WSH leads 4-0

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