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Philadelphia Flyers at Washington Capitals

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Philadelphia Flyers
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Washington Capitals
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FinalTV NBCSP, MNMT·Capital One Arena

Recap

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The Washington Capitals beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-1. The Capitals scored first and never trailed. The Capitals led 1-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Trevor van Riemsdyk's goal at 14:08 of the third period, which took the Capitals' chances from 52% to 88%. Expected goals favored the Capitals, 3.9 to 2.6; shots on goal were PHI 24, WSH 29. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Capitals win a replay of these chances 55% of the time. Dan Vladar stopped 26 of 28 (.929), 0.9 goals saved above expected; Logan Thompson stopped 23 of 24 (.958), 1.6 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Trevor van Riemsdyk (1 G), 2. Logan Thompson (23 saves, .958), 3. Dan Vladar (26 saves, .929).

Three stars

  1. ★
    WSH
    T. van Riemsdyk1 G
  2. ★★
    WSH
    L. Thompson23 saves, .958
  3. ★★★
    PHI
    D. Vladar26 saves, .929

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
PHIPHI090916124
WSHWSH0711329329

Scoring

4 goals

2nd period

  1. WSH
    R. Sandin(3)
    H. Lapierre (8), J. Chychrun (26)
    snapxG 0.16win prob +20 ptsVideo
    0-1
    13:52

3rd period

  1. PHI
    N. Cates(11)
    T. Sanheim (19), B. Brink (12)
    tip-inxG 0.10win prob +23 ptsVideo
    1-1
    0:29
  2. WSH
    T. van Riemsdyk(2)
    D. Chisholm (4), A. Protas (20)
    snapxG 0.21win prob +37 ptsVideo
    1-2
    14:08
  3. WSH
    A. Protas(20)EN
    Unassisted
    snapxG 0.55win prob +5 ptsVideo
    1-3
    19:34

Penalties

PHI 2 PIM·WSH 4 PIM

1st

  • 9:43WSHAlex Ovechkin · Hookingdrawn by Noah Cates2 min

3rd

  • 3:46PHICam York · Holdingdrawn by Pierre-Luc Dubois2 min
  • 19:11WSHNic Dowd · Delaying game puck over glass2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Trevor van Riemsdyk, 3rd 14:08 — WSH 52% → 88%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
A. Protas · Goal · xG 0.55R. Leonard · Missed · xG 0.48E. Frank · On goal · xG 0.24C. McMichael · On goal · xG 0.23T. van Riemsdyk · Goal · xG 0.21A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.18P. Dubois · On goal · xG 0.16B. Duhaime · On goal · xG 0.16R. Sandin · Goal · xG 0.16R. Sandin · On goal · xG 0.13R. Leonard · On goal · xG 0.12J. Sourdif · Missed · xG 0.12A. Beauvillier · Missed · xG 0.12H. Lapierre · On goal · xG 0.11E. Frank · On goal · xG 0.11D. Strome · On goal · xG 0.10R. Leonard · On goal · xG 0.08A. Beauvillier · On goal · xG 0.07A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.07R. Leonard · On goal · xG 0.06N. Dowd · On goal · xG 0.06A. Beauvillier · On goal · xG 0.04H. Lapierre · On goal · xG 0.03E. Frank · On goal · xG 0.03E. Frank · On goal · xG 0.03N. Dowd · Missed · xG 0.03P. Dubois · Missed · xG 0.03C. McMichael · On goal · xG 0.03J. Chychrun · Missed · xG 0.03A. Beauvillier · On goal · xG 0.02A. Beauvillier · On goal · xG 0.02J. Chychrun · Missed · xG 0.02H. Lapierre · Missed · xG 0.02T. van Riemsdyk · On goal · xG 0.01M. Roy · On goal · xG 0.01A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.01J. Chychrun · Missed · xG 0.01H. Lapierre · Missed · xG 0.01B. Duhaime · Missed · xG 0.01T. van Riemsdyk · Missed · xG 0.01A. Beauvillier · Missed · xG 0.01A. Beauvillier · Missed · xG 0.01M. Roy · Missed · xG 0.01J. Chychrun · On goal · xG 0.01M. Fehérváry · Missed · xG 0.00
WSH3 G · 3.9 xG · 45 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

PHIvsWSH
2.61 G
All situations
2 G3.9
2.51 G
Even strength
2 G2.8
0.20 G
Power play
0 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 79 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
PHI45%55%WSH

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.58 – 2.87

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

PHIvsWSH
24
Shots on goal
29
48%
Faceoffs
52%
0/2
Power play
0/1
2
Penalty minutes
4
26
Hits
25
19
Blocked shots
14
13
Giveaways
16
2
Takeaways
5

Box score

every player line
Philadelphia Flyers skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
55R. RistolainenD000-140.21010—22:25
9J. DrysdaleD000-120.06140—22:20
6T. SanheimD011-100.00120—21:59
11T. KonecnyR000-110.11310—21:37
22C. DvorakC000-120.150006020:10
8C. YorkD000030.24012—19:50
46T. ZegrasC000-110.26000019:10
14S. CouturierC000-210.162205417:29
74O. TippettR000-320.23330—17:28
39M. MichkovR000-120.33000—16:52
10B. BrinkR011+110.34100—16:07
24N. SeelerD000000.00040—15:29
27N. CatesL101+120.393003315:10
47N. JuulsenD000000.00300—15:08
52D. BarkeyC000-110.07300014:22
29N. GrebenkinR000000.00100—09:13
19G. HathawayR000000.0030010007:43
91C. GrundstromR000020.10210—07:43
Philadelphia Flyers goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
80D. Vladar(L)28262.9292.91+0.9157:45

Season series

Tied 2-2

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