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Washington Capitals at Chicago Blackhawks

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Washington Capitals
▸5
Chicago Blackhawks
1
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Recap

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The Washington Capitals beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-1. The Capitals scored first and never trailed. The Capitals led 4-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Connor McMichael's goal at 15:07 of the first period, which took the Capitals' chances from 61% to 77%. Expected goals favored the Blackhawks, 3.1 to 2.0; shots on goal were WSH 24, CHI 24. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Blackhawks win a replay of these chances 68% of the time. Logan Thompson stopped 23 of 24 (.958), 2.1 goals saved above expected; Drew Commesso stopped 19 of 24 (.792), 3.0 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Connor McMichael (1 G, 1 A), 2. Martin Fehérváry (2 A), 3. John Carlson (2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    WSH
    C. McMichael1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    WSH
    M. Fehérváry2 A
  3. ★★★
    WSH
    J. Carlson2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
WSHWSH3611018524
CHICHI0101608124

Scoring

6 goals

1st period

  1. WSH
    A. Beauvillier(9)
    M. Fehérváry (12), J. Carlson (24)
    backhandxG 0.08win prob +12 ptsVideo
    1-0
    4:03
  2. WSH
    C. McMichael(6)
    R. Leonard (17)
    wristxG 0.12win prob +16 ptsVideo
    2-0
    15:07
  3. WSH
    E. Frank(7)
    J. Carlson (25), N. Dowd (9)
    wristxG 0.10win prob +11 ptsVideo
    3-0
    18:54

2nd period

  1. CHI
    O. Moore(5)PPG
    M. Grzelcyk (11), N. Lardis (1)
    snapxG 0.06win prob +9 ptsVideo
    3-1
    8:48
  2. WSH
    J. Sourdif(9)
    C. McMichael (21), R. Leonard (18)
    wristxG 0.20win prob +10 ptsVideo
    4-1
    12:38

3rd period

  1. WSH
    A. Ovechkin(19)
    M. Fehérváry (13)
    snapxG 0.18Video
    5-1
    13:33

Penalties

WSH 8 PIM·CHI 6 PIM

1st

  • 8:33WSHJustin Sourdif · Slashingdrawn by Alex Vlasic2 min
  • 9:18WSHMartin Fehérváry · Delaying game puck over glass2 min

2nd

  • 1:14CHIRyan Greene · Hookingdrawn by Justin Sourdif2 min
  • 6:51WSHBrandon Duhaime · Cross checkingdrawn by Nick Lardis2 min
  • 12:54CHINick Lardis · Roughingdrawn by Justin Sourdif2 min

3rd

  • 4:20WSHNic Dowd · Trippingdrawn by Ryan Greene2 min
  • 18:35CHILandon Slaggert · Trippingdrawn by Hendrix Lapierre2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Connor McMichael, 1st 15:07 — WSH 61% → 77%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
T. Bertuzzi · Missed · xG 0.51T. Bertuzzi · On goal · xG 0.36T. Bertuzzi · On goal · xG 0.35T. Bertuzzi · On goal · xG 0.29N. Lardis · Missed · xG 0.17J. Dickinson · Missed · xG 0.14C. Bedard · On goal · xG 0.13N. Lardis · On goal · xG 0.12A. Burakovsky · On goal · xG 0.11R. Donato · Missed · xG 0.09C. Bedard · On goal · xG 0.08O. Moore · On goal · xG 0.06T. Teravainen · Missed · xG 0.06O. Moore · Goal · xG 0.06C. Dach · Missed · xG 0.05L. Slaggert · On goal · xG 0.05N. Foligno · On goal · xG 0.05A. Burakovsky · On goal · xG 0.05R. Greene · Missed · xG 0.04A. Levshunov · Missed · xG 0.04C. Bedard · On goal · xG 0.03L. Slaggert · On goal · xG 0.03C. Dach · Missed · xG 0.03L. Slaggert · Missed · xG 0.02R. Donato · On goal · xG 0.02R. Greene · On goal · xG 0.02R. Donato · Missed · xG 0.02N. Lardis · On goal · xG 0.02A. Levshunov · On goal · xG 0.01C. Murphy · Missed · xG 0.01L. Slaggert · Missed · xG 0.01A. Levshunov · Missed · xG 0.01C. Bedard · On goal · xG 0.01C. Murphy · On goal · xG 0.01A. Vlasic · On goal · xG 0.01C. Murphy · On goal · xG 0.01W. Kaiser · Missed · xG 0.01A. Levshunov · On goal · xG 0.00W. Kaiser · Missed · xG 0.00A. Levshunov · Missed · xG 0.00T. Bertuzzi · On goal · xG 0.00
CHI1 G · 3.1 xG · 41 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

WSHvsCHI
2.05 G
All situations
1 G3.1
1.35 G
Even strength
0 G0.9
0.50 G
Power play
1 G2.0
0.10 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 77 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
WSH32%68%CHI

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.93 – 2.88

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

WSHvsCHI
24
Shots on goal
24
46%
Faceoffs
54%
0/3
Power play
1/4
8
Penalty minutes
6
13
Hits
23
9
Blocked shots
6
17
Giveaways
19
5
Takeaways
5

Box score

every player line
Washington Capitals skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
3M. RoyD000+110.05000—22:00
6J. ChychrunD000+110.01010—20:05
74J. CarlsonD022+300.01100—19:43
38R. SandinD000000.00020—19:28
42M. FehérváryD022+410.04112—17:59
72A. BeauvillierR101+230.17100—17:54
47D. ChisholmD000+130.03010—17:43
53E. FrankR101+210.10010—16:47
26N. DowdC011+220.071025016:18
21A. ProtasL000+110.07000—16:12
34J. SourdifC101+210.201122715:31
17D. StromeC000+110.140005715:12
24C. McMichaelL112+230.300005014:49
8A. OvechkinL101+140.30310—14:43
9R. LeonardR022+200.26000—13:17
22B. DuhaimeL000010.14412—12:48
20B. LeasonR000000.00100—10:49
29H. LapierreC000010.060005010:45
Washington Capitals goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
48L. Thompson(W)24231.9583.08+2.0860:00

Season series

Tied 1-1

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