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San Jose Sharks at Washington Capitals

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San Jose Sharks
▸3
Washington Capitals
2
FinalTV NBCSCA, MNMT·Capital One Arena

Recap

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The San Jose Sharks beat the Washington Capitals 3-2. The Capitals scored first; the Sharks answered. The Sharks led 3-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Collin Graf's goal at 14:53 of the second period, which took the Sharks' chances from 47% to 68%. Expected goals favored the Sharks, 2.7 to 2.0; shots on goal were SJS 26, WSH 23. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Sharks win a replay of these chances 64% of the time. Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 21 of 23 (.913); Logan Thompson stopped 23 of 26 (.885). Three stars: 1. Collin Graf (1 G, 1 A), 2. Pavol Regenda (1 G, 1 A), 3. Ryan Leonard (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    SJS
    C. Graf1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    SJS
    P. Regenda1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    WSH
    R. Leonard1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
SJSSJS01131203326
WSHWSH0514114223

Scoring

5 goals

2nd period

  1. WSH
    D. Strome(11)PPG
    A. Ovechkin (21), J. Chychrun (18)
    backhandxG 0.11win prob +14 ptsVideo
    0-1
    10:58
  2. SJS
    Z. Ostapchuk(3)
    D. Orlov (22), W. Eklund (19)
    snapxG 0.17win prob +20 ptsVideo
    1-1
    13:27
  3. SJS
    C. Graf(13)
    P. Regenda (1)
    tip-inxG 0.15win prob +21 ptsVideo
    2-1
    14:53
  4. SJS
    P. Regenda(7)
    M. Celebrini (47), C. Graf (13)
    snapxG 0.18win prob +18 ptsVideo
    3-1
    16:13

3rd period

  1. WSH
    R. Leonard(10)
    J. Carlson (27), M. Fehérváry (14)
    snapxG 0.09win prob +15 ptsVideo
    3-2
    9:11

Penalties

SJS 4 PIM·WSH 6 PIM

1st

  • 16:14WSHJohn Carlson · Interferencedrawn by Macklin Celebrini2 min

2nd

  • 0:56WSHJohn Carlson · Hookingdrawn by Macklin Celebrini2 min
  • 9:46SJSVincent Iorio · Interferencedrawn by Ethen Frank2 min
  • 19:49SJSTyler Toffoli · Trippingdrawn by Aliaksei Protas2 min

3rd

  • 9:56WSHJakob Chychrun · Slashingdrawn by William Eklund2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Collin Graf, 2nd 14:53 — SJS 47% → 68%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
A. Beauvillier · On goal · xG 0.18E. Frank · Missed · xG 0.17A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.14D. Strome · On goal · xG 0.11A. Beauvillier · Missed · xG 0.11A. Protas · On goal · xG 0.11D. Strome · Goal · xG 0.11A. Beauvillier · On goal · xG 0.10D. Strome · Missed · xG 0.10A. Ovechkin · Missed · xG 0.09A. Beauvillier · Missed · xG 0.09R. Leonard · Goal · xG 0.09A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.07A. Ovechkin · Missed · xG 0.06R. Leonard · Missed · xG 0.06M. Roy · Missed · xG 0.05J. Chychrun · Missed · xG 0.04E. Frank · Missed · xG 0.04A. Beauvillier · On goal · xG 0.04J. Chychrun · On goal · xG 0.03D. Strome · On goal · xG 0.03J. Carlson · Missed · xG 0.03A. Protas · On goal · xG 0.03J. Carlson · On goal · xG 0.03R. Sandin · On goal · xG 0.01R. Leonard · Missed · xG 0.01M. Roy · On goal · xG 0.01R. Leonard · Missed · xG 0.01J. Chychrun · On goal · xG 0.01J. Carlson · On goal · xG 0.01A. Protas · On goal · xG 0.01J. Carlson · Missed · xG 0.01M. Roy · Missed · xG 0.01R. Leonard · On goal · xG 0.01J. Chychrun · On goal · xG 0.01A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.01C. McMichael · On goal · xG 0.00B. Duhaime · On goal · xG 0.00
WSH2 G · 2.0 xG · 38 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

SJSvsWSH
2.73 G
All situations
2 G2.0
2.43 G
Even strength
1 G1.3
0.40 G
Power play
1 G0.7
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 76 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
SJS64%36%WSH

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.71 – 1.99

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

SJSvsWSH
26
Shots on goal
23
58%
Faceoffs
42%
0/3
Power play
1/2
4
Penalty minutes
6
16
Hits
18
10
Blocked shots
14
22
Giveaways
13
4
Takeaways
3

Box score

every player line
San Jose Sharks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
71M. CelebriniC011+260.460106825:07
3J. KlingbergD000+220.11020—20:46
9D. OrlovD011+200.00000—20:25
21A. WennbergC000020.141106520:06
51C. GrafR112+230.30000—20:06
38M. FerraroD000+140.12120—19:32
37T. LiljegrenD000+100.01010—19:04
22V. IorioD000-120.04012—17:56
72W. EklundL011+110.20100—17:38
6S. DickinsonD000-110.02000—16:43
92I. ChernyshovL000000.14300—15:39
81A. GaudetteR000000.382204315:28
73T. ToffoliC000000.00002013:46
84P. RegendaL112+210.18200—13:46
23B. GoodrowC000-110.05100011:33
63Z. OstapchukC101020.274005810:54
77M. MisaC000010.290002009:58
75R. ReavesR000000.00100—08:21
San Jose Sharks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
33A. Nedeljkovic(W)23212.9132.01+0.0160:00

Season series

Tied 1-1

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