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Washington Capitals at Montréal Canadiens

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Washington Capitals
▸8
Montréal Canadiens
4
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Recap

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The Washington Capitals beat the Montréal Canadiens 8-4. The Capitals scored first and never trailed. The Capitals led 5-3 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Sonny Milano's goal at 17:25 of the second period, which took the Capitals' chances from 70% to 87%. Expected goals favored the Capitals, 3.8 to 2.9; shots on goal were WSH 36, MTL 28. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Capitals win a replay of these chances 55% of the time. Charlie Lindgren stopped 24 of 28 (.857), 1.1 goals below expected; Jakub Dobes stopped 21 of 25 (.840), 1.8 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Alex Ovechkin (3 G, 1 A), 2. Brendan Gallagher (1 G, 1 A), 3. Ethen Frank (2 G, 2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    WSH
    A. Ovechkin3 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    MTL
    B. Gallagher1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    WSH
    E. Frank2 G, 2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
WSHWSH16415315836
MTLMTL1122719428

Scoring

12 goals

1st period

  1. WSH
    A. Ovechkin(8)PPG
    D. Strome (13)
    snapxG 0.05win prob +8 ptsVideo
    1-0
    1:00
  2. MTL
    B. Gallagher(1)PPG
    N. Dobson (12), I. Demidov (11)
    snapxG 0.18win prob +11 ptsVideo
    1-1
    15:47

2nd period

  1. WSH
    E. Frank(1)PPG
    A. Ovechkin (10), D. Strome (14)
    snapxG 0.12win prob +16 ptsVideo
    2-1
    2:00
  2. WSH
    E. Frank(2)
    A. Protas (7), H. Lapierre (3)
    snapxG 0.06win prob +17 ptsVideo
    3-1
    3:38
  3. MTL
    J. Veleno(1)
    M. Matheson (8), B. Gallagher (8)
    snapxG 0.09win prob +17 ptsVideo
    3-2
    7:53
  4. WSH
    J. Chychrun(5)
    J. Carlson (14)
    slapxG 0.05win prob +18 ptsVideo
    4-2
    14:26
  5. MTL
    N. Suzuki(5)
    A. Carrier (6), Z. Bolduc (3)
    snapxG 0.13win prob +17 ptsVideo
    4-3
    15:04
  6. WSH
    S. Milano(2)
    E. Frank (4), R. Sandin (5)
    snapxG 0.21win prob +18 ptsVideo
    5-3
    17:25

3rd period

  1. MTL
    M. Matheson(4)
    C. Caufield (8), L. Hutson (15)
    snapxG 0.03win prob +16 ptsVideo
    5-4
    5:37
  2. WSH
    A. Ovechkin(9)
    D. Strome (15)
    snapxG 0.13win prob +9 ptsVideo
    6-4
    16:03
  3. WSH
    A. Ovechkin(10)EN
    J. Carlson (15)
    snapxG 0.57win prob +1 ptsVideo
    7-4
    17:56
  4. WSH
    S. Milano(3)
    E. Frank (5), H. Lapierre (4)
    snapxG 0.11Video
    8-4
    18:34

Penalties

WSH 10 PIM·MTL 12 PIM

1st

  • 0:58MTLJuraj Slafkovský · High stickingdrawn by Aliaksei Protas2 min
  • 6:27MTLMike Matheson · Trippingdrawn by Ethen Frank2 min
  • 9:03WSHJustin Sourdif · Hookingdrawn by Ivan Demidov2 min
  • 14:28WSHJakob Chychrun · High stickingdrawn by Zachary Bolduc2 min
  • 15:58MTLJoshua Roy · High stickingdrawn by Dylan Strome2 min
  • 17:11WSHEthen Frank · Slashingdrawn by Mike Matheson2 min
  • 19:47MTLJosh Anderson · Cross checkingdrawn by Alex Ovechkin2 min
  • 19:47WSHAlex Ovechkin · Slashingdrawn by Josh Anderson2 min
  • 20:00MTLMike Matheson · High stickingdrawn by John Carlson2 min

3rd

  • 19:25MTLJosh Anderson · Unsportsmanlike conductdrawn by Ryan Leonard2 min
  • 19:25WSHRyan Leonard · Unsportsmanlike conductdrawn by Josh Anderson2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Sonny Milano, 2nd 17:25 — WSH 70% → 87%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
B. Gallagher · Goal · xG 0.18C. Caufield · Missed · xG 0.16O. Kapanen · On goal · xG 0.15N. Suzuki · On goal · xG 0.14J. Veleno · Missed · xG 0.14N. Suzuki · Goal · xG 0.13J. Slafkovský · On goal · xG 0.12C. Caufield · On goal · xG 0.12J. Slafkovský · On goal · xG 0.11C. Caufield · On goal · xG 0.11J. Struble · On goal · xG 0.11J. Slafkovský · Missed · xG 0.11J. Veleno · On goal · xG 0.11L. Hutson · Missed · xG 0.10J. Veleno · Goal · xG 0.09C. Caufield · On goal · xG 0.09B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.09C. Caufield · On goal · xG 0.09C. Caufield · On goal · xG 0.08N. Suzuki · Missed · xG 0.08J. Anderson · Missed · xG 0.07B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.07J. Davidson · Missed · xG 0.06C. Caufield · On goal · xG 0.05C. Caufield · Missed · xG 0.05N. Suzuki · Missed · xG 0.04J. Veleno · On goal · xG 0.04A. Xhekaj · On goal · xG 0.04C. Caufield · On goal · xG 0.04I. Demidov · Missed · xG 0.03M. Matheson · Goal · xG 0.03M. Matheson · On goal · xG 0.02C. Caufield · On goal · xG 0.02J. Veleno · On goal · xG 0.02L. Hutson · On goal · xG 0.02Z. Bolduc · Missed · xG 0.01A. Carrier · Missed · xG 0.01J. Roy · On goal · xG 0.01A. Xhekaj · On goal · xG 0.00J. Davidson · On goal · xG 0.00
MTL4 G · 2.9 xG · 40 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

WSHvsMTL
3.87 G
All situations
4 G2.9
2.65 G
Even strength
3 G2.0
0.62 G
Power play
1 G0.9
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 94 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
WSH55%45%MTL

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.18 – 2.90

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

WSHvsMTL
36
Shots on goal
28
45%
Faceoffs
55%
2/4
Power play
1/3
10
Penalty minutes
12
19
Hits
20
13
Blocked shots
15
16
Giveaways
16
4
Takeaways
2

Box score

every player line
Washington Capitals skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
74J. CarlsonD022+200.00010—23:56
6J. ChychrunD101+350.45012—22:26
38R. SandinD011+450.26240—20:38
43T. WilsonR000+100.1421010020:26
42M. FehérváryD000-310.05010—20:10
3M. RoyD000020.03210—19:51
21A. ProtasL011+220.11110—19:46
17D. StromeC033+110.040105718:59
24C. McMichaelL000-120.290004117:57
34J. SourdifC000+130.291023015:47
8A. OvechkinL314+130.75002—15:35
9R. LeonardR000-110.20402—15:29
72A. BeauvillierR000000.16500—15:15
22B. DuhaimeL000-100.00010—12:02
52D. McIlrathD000+110.09210—11:30
53E. FrankR224+240.39002—08:51
29H. LapierreC022+220.100002006:49
15S. MilanoL202+130.44000—06:39
Washington Capitals goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
79C. Lindgren(W)28244.8572.94-1.0660:00

Season series

WSH leads 2-1

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