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Philadelphia Flyers at Washington Capitals

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Philadelphia Flyers
4
Washington Capitals
▸6
FinalTV NBCSP, MNMT·Capital One Arena

Recap

written from the game data

The Washington Capitals beat the Philadelphia Flyers 6-4. The Capitals scored first and never trailed. The Capitals led 4-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Carl Grundstrom's goal at 4:36 of the second period, which took the Flyers' chances from 30% to 47%. Expected goals favored the Flyers, 3.4 to 2.6; shots on goal were PHI 24, WSH 18. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Flyers win a replay of these chances 73% of the time. Dan Vladar stopped 12 of 17 (.706), 2.9 goals below expected; Logan Thompson stopped 20 of 24 (.833), 0.6 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Tom Wilson (2 G), 2. Alex Ovechkin (2 G), 3. Pierre-Luc Dubois (4 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    WSH
    T. Wilson2 G
  2. ★★
    WSH
    A. Ovechkin2 G
  3. ★★★
    WSH
    P. Dubois4 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
PHIPHI0112528424
WSHWSH252825618

Scoring

10 goals

1st period

  1. WSH
    T. Wilson(26)
    P. Dubois (6), R. Sandin (23)
    snapxG 0.04win prob +14 ptsVideo
    0-1
    14:59
  2. WSH
    A. Ovechkin(30)
    M. Roy (16), C. McMichael (28)
    snapxG 0.22win prob +15 ptsVideo
    0-2
    18:35

2nd period

  1. PHI
    T. Sanheim(9)
    T. Konecny (38), C. Dvorak (30)
    snapxG 0.03win prob +12 ptsVideo
    1-2
    0:39
  2. PHI
    C. Grundstrom(9)
    T. Zegras (37)
    wristxG 0.71win prob +16 ptsVideo
    2-2
    4:36
  3. WSH
    J. Chychrun(24)PPG
    R. Leonard (23), P. Dubois (7)
    slapxG 0.09win prob +14 ptsVideo
    2-3
    6:58
  4. WSH
    R. Leonard(16)PPG
    P. Dubois (8), J. Chychrun (31)
    snapxG 0.12win prob +14 ptsVideo
    2-4
    17:37

3rd period

  1. PHI
    C. Dvorak(16)
    T. Konecny (39), T. Sanheim (24)
    snapxG 0.38win prob +15 ptsVideo
    3-4
    0:33
  2. WSH
    A. Ovechkin(31)
    C. McMichael (29), J. Chychrun (32)
    snapxG 0.21win prob +16 ptsVideo
    3-5
    3:47
  3. PHI
    D. Barkey(5)
    R. Ristolainen (10), N. Cates (25)
    tip-inxG 0.06win prob +14 ptsVideo
    4-5
    7:52
  4. WSH
    T. Wilson(27)EN
    P. Dubois (9), M. Roy (17)
    snapxG 0.53win prob +5 ptsVideo
    4-6
    18:56

Penalties

PHI 10 PIM·WSH 12 PIM

1st

  • 3:29PHIPorter Martone · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  • 11:07WSHCole Hutson · Trippingdrawn by Travis Sanheim2 min
  • 19:47PHITrevor Zegras · Slashingdrawn by Connor McMichael2 min
  • 19:47WSHConnor McMichael · Slashingdrawn by Trevor Zegras2 min

2nd

  • 5:29PHITravis Konecny · Trippingdrawn by Anthony Beauvillier2 min
  • 9:51WSHCole Hutson · Hookingdrawn by Carl Grundstrom2 min
  • 15:59PHITrevor Zegras · Trippingdrawn by Pierre-Luc Dubois2 min

3rd

  • 9:38WSHJustin Sourdif · Roughingdrawn by Emil Andrae2 min
  • 9:38PHIEmil Andrae · Roughingdrawn by Justin Sourdif2 min
  • 16:13WSHDylan Strome · Trippingdrawn by Rasmus Ristolainen2 min
  • 20:00WSHJustin Sourdif · Trippingdrawn by Travis Konecny2 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: Carl Grundstrom, 2nd 4:36 — PHI 30% → 47%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
T. Wilson · Goal · xG 0.53C. McMichael · On goal · xG 0.25A. Ovechkin · Goal · xG 0.22A. Ovechkin · Goal · xG 0.21J. Sourdif · Missed · xG 0.18M. Roy · On goal · xG 0.14R. Leonard · Goal · xG 0.12A. Ovechkin · Missed · xG 0.11R. Leonard · On goal · xG 0.11A. Ovechkin · Missed · xG 0.09J. Chychrun · Goal · xG 0.09A. Ovechkin · Missed · xG 0.07J. Sourdif · On goal · xG 0.07J. Chychrun · On goal · xG 0.06A. Beauvillier · On goal · xG 0.05H. Lapierre · On goal · xG 0.05T. Wilson · Goal · xG 0.05M. Roy · On goal · xG 0.04C. McMichael · On goal · xG 0.03J. Chychrun · Missed · xG 0.03C. Hutson · Missed · xG 0.03A. Ovechkin · Missed · xG 0.03R. Leonard · Missed · xG 0.01T. van Riemsdyk · On goal · xG 0.01T. Wilson · On goal · xG 0.01A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.00
WSH6 G · 2.6 xG · 26 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

PHIvsWSH
3.44 G
All situations
5 G2.6
2.84 G
Even strength
3 G1.1
0.60 G
Power play
2 G0.9
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 69 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
PHI73%27%WSH

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.34 – 2.07

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
18
56%
Faceoffs
44%
0/3
Power play
2/3
10
Penalty minutes
12
34
Hits
25
11
Blocked shots
21
18
Giveaways
9
3
Takeaways
7

Box score

every player line
Philadelphia Flyers skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
55R. RistolainenD011+200.03410—24:59
6T. SanheimD112+240.11010—22:59
11T. KonecnyR022-130.21302—22:30
22C. DvorakC112030.581106920:37
9J. DrysdaleD000-200.10000—19:49
27N. CatesL011+110.140005018:19
8C. YorkD000-110.13120—18:18
46T. ZegrasC011-100.041141317:46
74O. TippettR000-210.13310—17:17
94P. MartoneR000050.63102—16:54
24N. SeelerD000000.03110—14:12
39M. MichkovR000010.05110—14:09
52D. BarkeyC101+130.23000013:38
36E. AndraeD000000.00112—12:59
14S. CouturierC000-110.006007511:02
91C. GrundstromR101010.95410—10:46
41L. GlendeningC000000.002008009:22
19G. HathawayR000000.02500—07:23
Philadelphia Flyers goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
80D. Vladar(L)17125.7062.07-2.9357:54

Season series

Tied 2-2

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