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Montréal Canadiens at Washington Capitals

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Montréal Canadiens
2
Washington Capitals
▸3
Final/OTTV MNMT, TSN2·Capital One Arena

Recap

written from the game data

The Washington Capitals beat the Montréal Canadiens 3-2 in overtime, Connor McMichael scoring at 4:21. The Capitals came back from two goals down. The Canadiens led 2-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Connor McMichael's goal at 4:21 of overtime, which took the Capitals' chances from 51% to 100%. Expected goals favored the Capitals, 4.2 to 2.4; shots on goal were MTL 25, WSH 42. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Capitals win a replay of these chances 75% of the time. Samuel Montembeault stopped 39 of 42 (.929), 1.2 goals saved above expected; Logan Thompson stopped 23 of 25 (.920). Three stars: 1. Ethen Frank (2 G), 2. Connor McMichael (1 G), 3. Rasmus Sandin (3 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    WSH
    E. Frank2 G
  2. ★★
    WSH
    C. McMichael1 G
  3. ★★★
    WSH
    R. Sandin3 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdOTT
MTLMTL181110501225
WSHWSH01205215110342

Scoring

5 goals

1st period

  1. MTL
    J. Anderson(10)SHG
    Unassisted
    snapxG 0.06win prob +13 ptsVideo
    1-0
    8:14

2nd period

  1. MTL
    B. Gallagher(4)
    P. Danault (9), Z. Bolduc (8)
    wristxG 0.09win prob +17 ptsVideo
    2-0
    7:40

3rd period

  1. WSH
    E. Frank(9)
    M. Roy (13), R. Sandin (12)
    deflectedxG 0.05win prob +17 ptsVideo
    2-1
    5:06
  2. WSH
    E. Frank(10)
    R. Sandin (13), A. Beauvillier (7)
    tip-inxG 0.06win prob +46 ptsVideo
    2-2
    18:06

Overtime

  1. WSH
    C. McMichael(7)
    D. Strome (25), R. Sandin (14)
    wristxG 0.36win prob +49 ptsVideo
    2-3
    4:21

Penalties

MTL 25 PIM·WSH 23 PIM

1st

  • 0:59WSHMartin Fehérváry · Trippingdrawn by Nick Suzuki2 min
  • 7:55MTLJoseph Veleno · Hookingdrawn by Nic Dowd2 min

2nd

  • 8:03MTLArber Xhekaj · Instigatordrawn by Dylan McIlrath2 min
  • 8:03MTLArber Xhekaj · Fightingdrawn by Dylan McIlrath5 min
  • 8:03MTLArber Xhekaj · Instigator misconduct10 min
  • 8:03WSHDylan McIlrath · Fightingdrawn by Arber Xhekaj5 min
  • 11:14MTLCole Caufield · Trippingdrawn by Nic Dowd2 min
  • 17:31WSHDylan Strome · Slashingdrawn by Alexandre Texier2 min
  • 18:27WSHNic Dowd · High stickingdrawn by Nick Suzuki2 min

3rd

  • 10:24MTLSammy Blais · Trippingdrawn by Trevor van Riemsdyk2 min
  • 13:42WSHNic Dowd · Holdingdrawn by Arber Xhekaj2 min
  • 13:42WSHNic Dowd · Misconduct10 min

OT

  • 1:54MTLNick Suzuki · Trippingdrawn by Connor McMichael2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Connor McMichael, OT 4:21 — WSH 51% → 100%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
C. McMichael · Goal · xG 0.36A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.21B. Leason · On goal · xG 0.19R. Sandin · On goal · xG 0.19D. Strome · Missed · xG 0.19A. Ovechkin · Missed · xG 0.17D. Strome · On goal · xG 0.16E. Frank · On goal · xG 0.16J. Carlson · Missed · xG 0.15A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.13D. Strome · On goal · xG 0.12C. McMichael · On goal · xG 0.12R. Sandin · On goal · xG 0.11J. Carlson · On goal · xG 0.11E. Frank · On goal · xG 0.10E. Frank · On goal · xG 0.10D. Strome · On goal · xG 0.09B. Duhaime · On goal · xG 0.08J. Carlson · On goal · xG 0.08A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.08E. Frank · Missed · xG 0.08N. Dowd · Missed · xG 0.07R. Leonard · Missed · xG 0.07A. Protas · Missed · xG 0.07A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.07S. Milano · On goal · xG 0.07A. Beauvillier · On goal · xG 0.06J. Carlson · Missed · xG 0.06E. Frank · Goal · xG 0.06J. Carlson · On goal · xG 0.06R. Sandin · On goal · xG 0.05E. Frank · Goal · xG 0.05S. Milano · On goal · xG 0.05J. Carlson · On goal · xG 0.05B. Duhaime · On goal · xG 0.05C. McMichael · On goal · xG 0.05C. McMichael · On goal · xG 0.04E. Frank · On goal · xG 0.04J. Carlson · On goal · xG 0.03J. Carlson · On goal · xG 0.03D. Strome · On goal · xG 0.02A. Protas · Missed · xG 0.02T. van Riemsdyk · On goal · xG 0.02M. Roy · Missed · xG 0.01M. Fehérváry · On goal · xG 0.01D. Strome · On goal · xG 0.01M. Roy · On goal · xG 0.01A. Ovechkin · Missed · xG 0.01M. Roy · On goal · xG 0.01N. Dowd · Missed · xG 0.00J. Carlson · On goal · xG 0.00M. Fehérváry · On goal · xG 0.00A. Protas · On goal · xG 0.00A. Protas · On goal · xG 0.00
WSH3 G · 4.2 xG · 54 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

MTLvsWSH
2.42 G
All situations
3 G4.2
1.41 G
Even strength
3 G2.8
1.00 G
Power play
0 G1.4
0.11 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 89 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
MTL25%75%WSH

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.42 – 4.08

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

MTLvsWSH
25
Shots on goal
42
54%
Faceoffs
46%
0/4
Power play
0/5
25
Penalty minutes
23
21
Hits
18
20
Blocked shots
15
10
Giveaways
16
2
Takeaways
5

Box score

every player line
Montréal Canadiens skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
53N. DobsonD000010.24130—28:37
8M. MathesonD000-110.04000—27:54
48L. HutsonD000000.00140—24:58
91O. KapanenC000-120.401204523:10
45A. CarrierD000010.00050—22:35
14N. SuzukiC000-120.120026321:15
20J. SlafkovskýL000-230.18000—20:34
13C. CaufieldR000030.59002—18:23
85A. TexierL000020.34210—17:18
24P. DanaultC011030.101105516:28
93I. DemidovR000010.01010—16:03
90J. VelenoC000000.003025012:58
17J. AndersonR101020.10210—12:32
76Z. BolducR011020.15410—11:08
47J. StrubleD000000.00300—09:44
11B. GallagherR101+120.19000—08:43
72A. XhekajD000000.000017—07:03
27S. BlaisL000000.00312—06:18
Montréal Canadiens goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
35S. Montembeault(O)42393.9294.17+1.1763:59

Season series

WSH leads 2-1

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