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New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals

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New Jersey Devils
1
Washington Capitals
▸2
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Recap

written from the game data

The Washington Capitals beat the New Jersey Devils 2-1. The Capitals scored first and never trailed. The Capitals led 1-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Ryan Leonard's goal at 9:36 of the first period, which took the Capitals' chances from 54% to 66%. Expected goals favored the Capitals, 3.6 to 2.9; shots on goal were NJD 31, WSH 28. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Devils win a replay of these chances 57% of the time. Jake Allen stopped 26 of 27 (.963), 1.5 goals saved above expected; Logan Thompson stopped 30 of 31 (.968), 1.9 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Logan Thompson (30 saves, .968), 2. Ryan Leonard (1 G), 3. Jake Allen (26 saves, .963).

Three stars

  1. ★
    WSH
    L. Thompson30 saves, .968
  2. ★★
    WSH
    R. Leonard1 G
  3. ★★★
    NJD
    J. Allen26 saves, .963

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
NJDNJD0508118131
WSHWSH1807113228

Scoring

3 goals

1st period

  1. WSH
    R. Leonard(15)
    B. Duhaime (4), T. van Riemsdyk (9)
    snapxG 0.07win prob +13 ptsVideo
    0-1
    9:36

3rd period

  1. WSH
    A. Protas(23)EN
    P. Dubois (5), T. Wilson (27)
    wristxG 0.58win prob +4 ptsVideo
    0-2
    18:17
  2. NJD
    J. Bratt(17)
    J. Hughes (37)
    snapxG 0.11win prob +2 ptsVideo
    1-2
    19:17

Penalties

NJD 2 PIM·WSH 4 PIM

2nd

  • 4:30WSHEthen Frank · High stickingdrawn by Lenni Hameenaho2 min
  • 18:17WSHTom Wilson · Hookingdrawn by Arseny Gritsyuk2 min

3rd

  • 8:38NJDJohnathan Kovacevic · Hookingdrawn by Anthony Beauvillier2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Ryan Leonard, 1st 9:36 — WSH 54% → 66%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
A. Protas · Goal · xG 0.58C. McMichael · Missed · xG 0.46E. Frank · Missed · xG 0.18E. Frank · On goal · xG 0.17A. Protas · On goal · xG 0.16R. Leonard · On goal · xG 0.14A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.13B. Duhaime · On goal · xG 0.12A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.12A. Beauvillier · Missed · xG 0.12T. van Riemsdyk · On goal · xG 0.11A. Beauvillier · On goal · xG 0.11A. Ovechkin · Missed · xG 0.07R. Leonard · Goal · xG 0.07D. Strome · Missed · xG 0.07P. Dubois · On goal · xG 0.07R. Leonard · On goal · xG 0.07C. McMichael · On goal · xG 0.07C. McMichael · Missed · xG 0.07A. Beauvillier · On goal · xG 0.07J. Chychrun · On goal · xG 0.06A. Beauvillier · On goal · xG 0.05B. Duhaime · On goal · xG 0.05A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.05J. Chychrun · On goal · xG 0.05B. Duhaime · On goal · xG 0.05C. Hutson · Missed · xG 0.04C. Hutson · Missed · xG 0.04A. Protas · On goal · xG 0.04B. Duhaime · On goal · xG 0.03A. Protas · Missed · xG 0.03A. Beauvillier · Missed · xG 0.02A. Protas · Missed · xG 0.02T. Wilson · On goal · xG 0.02A. Protas · On goal · xG 0.01A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.01M. Roy · On goal · xG 0.01A. Beauvillier · Missed · xG 0.01D. Strome · On goal · xG 0.01C. Hutson · Missed · xG 0.00T. Wilson · On goal · xG 0.00
WSH2 G · 3.6 xG · 41 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

NJDvsWSH
2.91 G
All situations
1 G3.6
1.81 G
Even strength
1 G2.2
1.10 G
Power play
0 G0.3

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 94 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
NJD57%43%WSH

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.89 – 2.51

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

NJDvsWSH
31
Shots on goal
28
48%
Faceoffs
52%
0/2
Power play
0/1
2
Penalty minutes
4
18
Hits
17
14
Blocked shots
11
17
Giveaways
18
5
Takeaways
4

Box score

every player line
New Jersey Devils skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
86J. HughesC011040.310004426:18
43L. HughesD000-130.05110—23:51
7D. HamiltonD000+110.16210—23:37
16C. BrownR000030.35100—23:04
13N. HischierC000020.720005221:15
17S. NemecD000-220.16040—20:32
63J. BrattL101020.23000—20:04
28T. MeierR000+120.04100—18:41
5B. DillonD000-100.02420—16:18
91D. MercerC000020.28110015:37
71J. SiegenthalerD000010.02030—15:37
8J. KovacevicD000010.04222—15:10
81A. GritsyukR000-150.34200—15:09
12C. GlassC000-100.001004712:22
29L. HameenahoR000-120.14000—11:21
42M. TsyplakovR000000.00100—06:59
47P. CotterL000000.0000010006:55
72N. BjugstadC000010.04200006:49
New Jersey Devils goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
34J. Allen(L)27261.9632.54+1.5458:21

Season series

Tied 2-2

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