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Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils

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Washington Capitals
3
New Jersey Devils
▸7
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Recap

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The New Jersey Devils beat the Washington Capitals 7-3. The Devils scored first and never trailed. The Devils led 4-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Jack Hughes's goal at 9:10 of the second period, which took the Devils' chances from 71% to 86%. Expected goals were close — WSH 3.0, NJD 2.9; shots on goal were WSH 32, NJD 30. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Capitals win a replay of these chances 60% of the time. Logan Thompson stopped 23 of 29 (.793), 3.6 goals below expected; Jake Allen stopped 29 of 32 (.906). Three stars: 1. Jack Hughes (2 G, 3 A), 2. Jesper Bratt (1 G, 4 A), 3. Dawson Mercer (2 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    NJD
    J. Hughes2 G, 3 A
  2. ★★
    NJD
    J. Bratt1 G, 4 A
  3. ★★★
    NJD
    D. Mercer2 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
WSHWSH2901419332
NJDNJD3819313730

Scoring

10 goals

1st period

  1. NJD
    C. Glass(16)
    L. Hameenaho (5), N. Bjugstad (3)
    wristxG 0.16win prob +12 ptsVideo
    0-1
    5:22
  2. NJD
    D. Mercer(16)
    T. Meier (17), N. Hischier (34)
    backhandxG 0.13win prob +14 ptsVideo
    0-2
    7:37
  3. WSH
    C. Hutson(2)
    H. Lapierre (12), T. Wilson (28)
    wristxG 0.10win prob +14 ptsVideo
    1-2
    8:15
  4. WSH
    P. Dubois(5)PPG
    R. Leonard (24), J. Chychrun (33)
    wristxG 0.24win prob +9 ptsVideo
    2-2
    9:47
  5. NJD
    D. Hamilton(12)
    J. Hughes (42), J. Bratt (43)
    slapxG 0.03win prob +15 ptsVideo
    2-3
    18:19

2nd period

  1. NJD
    J. Hughes(23)
    J. Bratt (44), J. Kovacevic (7)
    wristxG 0.09win prob +15 ptsVideo
    2-4
    9:10

3rd period

  1. NJD
    J. Hughes(24)
    J. Bratt (45), C. Brown (23)
    wristxG 0.18win prob +4 ptsVideo
    2-5
    8:10
  2. WSH
    T. Wilson(28)
    R. Sandin (24), P. Dubois (10)
    wristxG 0.10win prob +3 ptsVideo
    3-5
    9:33
  3. NJD
    J. Bratt(20)PPG
    N. Hischier (35), J. Hughes (43)
    snapxG 0.17win prob +2 ptsVideo
    3-6
    12:16
  4. NJD
    D. Mercer(17)EN
    J. Bratt (46), J. Hughes (44)
    wristxG 0.54Video
    3-7
    17:54

Penalties

WSH 16 PIM·NJD 18 PIM

1st

  • 9:21NJDBrenden Dillon · Trippingdrawn by Martin Fehérváry2 min

2nd

  • 5:06NJDTimo Meier · Slashingdrawn by Tom Wilson2 min

3rd

  • 2:16WSHRyan Leonard · Trippingdrawn by Jack Hughes2 min
  • 4:45NJDNico Hischier · Trippingdrawn by Justin Sourdif2 min
  • 11:22WSHDavid Kampf · Hookingdrawn by Lenni Hameenaho2 min
  • 20:00NJDCody Glass · Roughingdrawn by Hendrix Lapierre2 min
  • 20:00WSHHendrix Lapierre · Roughingdrawn by Cody Glass2 min
  • 20:00WSHHendrix Lapierre · Misconduct10 min
  • 20:00NJDCody Glass · Misconduct10 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Jack Hughes, 2nd 9:10 — NJD 71% → 86%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
D. Mercer · Goal · xG 0.54J. Hughes · Goal · xG 0.18J. Bratt · Goal · xG 0.17C. Glass · Goal · xG 0.16C. Brown · Missed · xG 0.15L. Hameenaho · On goal · xG 0.15D. Mercer · Goal · xG 0.13L. Hameenaho · On goal · xG 0.11J. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.11N. Bjugstad · On goal · xG 0.10J. Hughes · Goal · xG 0.09D. Mercer · On goal · xG 0.09J. Hughes · Missed · xG 0.08J. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.08J. Bratt · On goal · xG 0.07J. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.07D. Mercer · On goal · xG 0.06C. Glass · On goal · xG 0.06J. Hughes · Missed · xG 0.06D. Mercer · On goal · xG 0.06C. Glass · Missed · xG 0.04N. Bjugstad · On goal · xG 0.04B. Dillon · On goal · xG 0.04C. Glass · On goal · xG 0.04D. Mercer · On goal · xG 0.03D. Hamilton · Goal · xG 0.03D. Hamilton · On goal · xG 0.03S. Nemec · On goal · xG 0.02J. Kovacevic · Missed · xG 0.02L. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.02M. Tsyplakov · Missed · xG 0.02D. Hamilton · On goal · xG 0.02D. Hamilton · Missed · xG 0.01J. Kovacevic · On goal · xG 0.01S. Nemec · On goal · xG 0.01D. Hamilton · Missed · xG 0.01D. Hamilton · On goal · xG 0.01B. Dillon · Missed · xG 0.01J. Siegenthaler · On goal · xG 0.00
NJD7 G · 2.9 xG · 39 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

WSHvsNJD
3.03 G
All situations
6 G2.9
2.22 G
Even strength
5 G1.7
0.81 G
Power play
1 G0.4
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.3

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 88 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
WSH60%40%NJD

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.91 – 2.36

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

WSHvsNJD
32
Shots on goal
30
47%
Faceoffs
53%
1/3
Power play
1/2
16
Penalty minutes
18
18
Hits
12
17
Blocked shots
18
13
Giveaways
24
5
Takeaways
3

Box score

every player line
Washington Capitals skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
6J. ChychrunD011-320.07010—24:55
43T. WilsonR112030.3310010020:06
72A. BeauvillierR000020.14010—19:10
80P. DuboisC112040.351005319:02
38R. SandinD011-220.02120—18:56
44C. HutsonD101+170.55010—18:48
57T. van RiemsdykD000-100.00030—18:34
8A. OvechkinL000-240.42400—18:05
3M. RoyD000010.00130—17:45
17D. StromeC000-200.460005317:12
42M. FehérváryD000-300.01110—16:31
24C. McMichaelL000-110.052003315:23
34J. SourdifC000-200.000107115:22
9R. LeonardR011-140.27202—13:46
29H. LapierreC011-200.222112012:46
22B. DuhaimeL000010.04100—12:07
63I. MiroshnichenkoL000-210.03100—10:49
64D. KampfC000-100.001321309:39
Washington Capitals goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
48L. Thompson(L)29236.7932.38-3.6258:10

Season series

Tied 2-2

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