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Vegas Golden Knights at Washington Capitals

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Vegas Golden Knights
2
Washington Capitals
▸3
FinalTV NHLN, MNMT·Capital One Arena

Recap

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The Washington Capitals beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2. The Capitals scored first and never trailed. The Capitals led 3-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Pierre-Luc Dubois's goal at 0:49 of the second period, which took the Capitals' chances from 53% to 69%. Expected goals favored the Golden Knights, 3.9 to 2.8; shots on goal were VGK 26, WSH 30. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Golden Knights win a replay of these chances 66% of the time. Akira Schmid stopped 27 of 30 (.900); Logan Thompson stopped 24 of 26 (.923), 1.9 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Pierre-Luc Dubois (2 G, 1 A), 2. Rasmus Sandin (2 A), 3. Aliaksei Protas (2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    WSH
    P. Dubois2 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    WSH
    R. Sandin2 A
  3. ★★★
    WSH
    A. Protas2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
VGKVGK0607213226
WSHWSH01031208330

Scoring

5 goals

2nd period

  1. WSH
    P. Dubois(2)
    A. Protas (21), R. Sandin (17)
    snapxG 0.06win prob +15 ptsVideo
    0-1
    0:49
  2. WSH
    P. Dubois(3)
    A. Protas (22)
    snapxG 0.21win prob +15 ptsVideo
    0-2
    3:23
  3. WSH
    J. Chychrun(22)
    R. Sandin (18), P. Dubois (2)
    snapxG 0.06win prob +8 ptsVideo
    0-3
    14:52

3rd period

  1. VGK
    B. Bowman(8)
    K. Korczak (10), B. McNabb (4)
    wristxG 0.17win prob +6 ptsVideo
    1-3
    2:27
  2. VGK
    T. Hertl(23)PPG
    P. Dorofeyev (19), M. Marner (43)
    tip-inxG 0.08win prob +12 ptsVideo
    2-3
    9:15

Penalties

VGK 10 PIM·WSH 6 PIM

1st

  • 12:47VGKserved by I. Barbashev · Too many men on the ice2 min
  • 15:34WSHMatt Roy · Cross checkingdrawn by Reilly Smith2 min

2nd

  • 4:41VGKBraeden Bowman · Hookingdrawn by Nic Dowd2 min
  • 5:58VGKNoah Hanifin · High stickingdrawn by Dylan Strome2 min
  • 16:44WSHRyan Leonard · Slashingdrawn by Shea Theodore2 min

3rd

  • 5:26VGKKaedan Korczak · Cross checkingdrawn by Justin Sourdif2 min
  • 8:15WSHserved by J. Sourdif · Too many men on the ice2 min
  • 15:36VGKMark Stone · High stickingdrawn by Pierre-Luc Dubois2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Pierre-Luc Dubois, 2nd 0:49 — WSH 53% → 69%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
P. Dubois · Goal · xG 0.21A. Ovechkin · Missed · xG 0.16C. McMichael · Missed · xG 0.15R. Leonard · On goal · xG 0.15A. Ovechkin · Missed · xG 0.15R. Leonard · Missed · xG 0.14A. Ovechkin · Missed · xG 0.13P. Dubois · On goal · xG 0.12R. Leonard · On goal · xG 0.12A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.12E. Frank · Missed · xG 0.11R. Leonard · Missed · xG 0.11D. Strome · On goal · xG 0.08E. Frank · On goal · xG 0.08A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.08N. Dowd · Missed · xG 0.07R. Leonard · Missed · xG 0.07J. Chychrun · On goal · xG 0.07P. Dubois · On goal · xG 0.07J. Chychrun · On goal · xG 0.07E. Frank · On goal · xG 0.06J. Chychrun · Goal · xG 0.06P. Dubois · On goal · xG 0.06P. Dubois · Goal · xG 0.06A. Beauvillier · On goal · xG 0.04R. Sandin · On goal · xG 0.03T. Wilson · Missed · xG 0.03J. Chychrun · On goal · xG 0.03D. Strome · On goal · xG 0.03A. Protas · On goal · xG 0.03M. Roy · On goal · xG 0.02P. Dubois · On goal · xG 0.02R. Sandin · On goal · xG 0.02D. Chisholm · Missed · xG 0.01A. Protas · Missed · xG 0.01J. Sourdif · On goal · xG 0.01A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.01B. Duhaime · Missed · xG 0.01A. Protas · On goal · xG 0.01J. Chychrun · Missed · xG 0.00J. Chychrun · On goal · xG 0.00E. Frank · On goal · xG 0.00J. Chychrun · On goal · xG 0.00T. Wilson · On goal · xG 0.00
WSH3 G · 2.8 xG · 44 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

VGKvsWSH
3.92 G
All situations
3 G2.8
2.71 G
Even strength
3 G1.7
0.61 G
Power play
0 G1.1
0.50 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 91 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
VGK66%34%WSH

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.79 – 2.77

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

VGKvsWSH
26
Shots on goal
30
48%
Faceoffs
52%
1/3
Power play
0/5
10
Penalty minutes
6
20
Hits
17
12
Blocked shots
17
20
Giveaways
19
3
Takeaways
4

Box score

every player line
Vegas Golden Knights skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
9J. EichelC000-210.020004020:46
4R. AnderssonD000-240.24000—20:46
61M. StoneR000-110.39012—20:40
5J. LauzonD000-120.06410—20:35
27S. TheodoreD000000.05000—20:04
15N. HanifinD000-130.24022—19:55
93M. MarnerR011010.260103019:50
48T. HertlC101+130.583105618:26
3B. McNabbD011000.01620—17:37
16P. DorofeyevR011-110.17010—16:24
49I. BarbashevL000-220.17200—15:14
19R. SmithR000030.38010—14:08
6K. KorczakD011000.00012—13:02
20B. SaadL000-110.24000—12:28
55K. KolesarR000+110.21300—11:28
42B. BowmanR101+110.18002—11:18
10C. SissonsC000-120.592106711:06
26A. HoltzR000-100.11000—08:04
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
40A. Schmid(L)30273.9002.81-0.1958:09

Season series

WSH leads 2-0

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