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Columbus Blue Jackets at Washington Capitals

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Columbus Blue Jackets
1
Washington Capitals
▸5
FinalTV FDSNOH, MNMT·Capital One Arena

Recap

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The Washington Capitals beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-1. The Capitals scored first and never trailed. The Capitals led 4-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Tom Wilson's goal at 16:29 of the second period, which took the Capitals' chances from 74% to 89%. Expected goals favored the Capitals, 2.6 to 2.1; shots on goal were CBJ 23, WSH 31. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Capitals win a replay of these chances 61% of the time. Elvis Merzlikins stopped 26 of 31 (.839), 2.4 goals below expected; Logan Thompson stopped 22 of 23 (.957), 1.1 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Jakob Chychrun (2 G), 2. John Carlson (1 G, 1 A), 3. Tom Wilson (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    WSH
    J. Chychrun2 G
  2. ★★
    WSH
    J. Carlson1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    WSH
    T. Wilson1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
CBJCBJ070719123
WSHWSH11031219531

Scoring

6 goals

1st period

  1. WSH
    J. Chychrun(7)
    R. Leonard (6), H. Lapierre (5)
    wristxG 0.09win prob +12 ptsVideo
    0-1
    6:05

2nd period

  1. WSH
    T. Wilson(12)
    A. Protas (8), J. Sourdif (2)
    snapxG 0.18win prob +16 ptsVideo
    0-2
    16:29
  2. WSH
    J. Chychrun(8)PPG
    T. Wilson (11)
    snapxG 0.04win prob +5 ptsVideo
    0-3
    19:45
  3. WSH
    J. Carlson(5)
    A. Ovechkin (11), J. Sourdif (3)
    slapxG 0.07win prob +2 ptsVideo
    0-4
    19:57

3rd period

  1. WSH
    M. Fehérváry(2)
    C. McMichael (9), J. Carlson (16)
    slapxG 0.03Video
    0-5
    4:05
  2. CBJ
    D. Mateychuk(5)
    B. Gaunce (1), J. Christiansen (1)
    snapxG 0.23Video
    1-5
    5:50

Penalties

CBJ 6 PIM·WSH 4 PIM

2nd

  • 1:32WSHJustin Sourdif · Trippingdrawn by Sean Monahan2 min
  • 19:09CBJBrendan Gaunce · Hookingdrawn by Jakob Chychrun2 min

3rd

  • 6:30CBJDamon Severson · Holdingdrawn by Ryan Leonard2 min
  • 7:47CBJJake Christiansen · Hookingdrawn by Ryan Leonard2 min
  • 13:28WSHJakob Chychrun · Trippingdrawn by Kent Johnson2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Tom Wilson, 2nd 16:29 — WSH 74% → 89%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
T. Wilson · On goal · xG 0.20T. Wilson · Goal · xG 0.18A. Protas · On goal · xG 0.18C. McMichael · On goal · xG 0.17A. Protas · Missed · xG 0.13A. Protas · Missed · xG 0.13J. Carlson · On goal · xG 0.11T. Wilson · Missed · xG 0.10J. Chychrun · Missed · xG 0.10J. Chychrun · Goal · xG 0.09J. Chychrun · Missed · xG 0.08H. Lapierre · Missed · xG 0.08A. Ovechkin · Missed · xG 0.08B. Duhaime · On goal · xG 0.07J. Carlson · Goal · xG 0.07J. Chychrun · On goal · xG 0.06B. Duhaime · On goal · xG 0.06E. Frank · On goal · xG 0.06R. Leonard · On goal · xG 0.06R. Sandin · Missed · xG 0.05M. Roy · On goal · xG 0.05J. Sourdif · Missed · xG 0.04A. Beauvillier · Missed · xG 0.04J. Chychrun · Goal · xG 0.04J. Chychrun · Missed · xG 0.04R. Leonard · On goal · xG 0.03A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.03J. Sourdif · On goal · xG 0.03J. Carlson · On goal · xG 0.03A. Beauvillier · On goal · xG 0.03J. Carlson · On goal · xG 0.03M. Fehérváry · Goal · xG 0.03R. Leonard · On goal · xG 0.03J. Carlson · On goal · xG 0.02J. Chychrun · On goal · xG 0.02A. Beauvillier · On goal · xG 0.02C. McMichael · On goal · xG 0.01R. Sandin · On goal · xG 0.01M. Roy · Missed · xG 0.01A. Ovechkin · Missed · xG 0.01T. Wilson · Missed · xG 0.01R. Sandin · Missed · xG 0.01D. Strome · On goal · xG 0.00A. Protas · On goal · xG 0.00M. Roy · On goal · xG 0.00C. McMichael · On goal · xG 0.00
WSH5 G · 2.6 xG · 46 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

CBJvsWSH
2.11 G
All situations
5 G2.6
1.91 G
Even strength
4 G2.0
0.20 G
Power play
1 G0.7

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 82 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
CBJ39%61%WSH

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.00 – 2.58

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

CBJvsWSH
23
Shots on goal
31
55%
Faceoffs
45%
0/2
Power play
1/3
6
Penalty minutes
4
21
Hits
11
10
Blocked shots
12
16
Giveaways
16
5
Takeaways
6

Box score

every player line
Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
9I. ProvorovD000010.04140—26:44
5D. MateychukD101-130.33000—22:10
19A. FantilliC000-330.421104521:09
78D. SeversonD000-100.00112—20:54
91K. JohnsonC000000.00000018:13
8Z. WerenskiD000040.16010—17:36
23S. MonahanC000000.002105317:22
15D. FabbroD000-210.02200—17:21
4C. SillingerC000010.040003316:42
3C. CoyleC000020.42000016:25
59E. ChinakhovR000-320.08300—16:19
10D. VoronkovL000-320.07000—16:13
11M. WoodL000-100.07100—13:32
16B. GaunceC011030.3630210012:53
2J. ChristiansenD011-200.00202—12:52
21I. LundestromC000010.1000010012:17
27Z. Aston-ReeseL000+100.00410—11:53
24M. OlivierR000000.00110—04:49
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
90E. Merzlikins(L)31265.8392.64-2.3660:00

Season series

WSH leads 4-0

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