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2022-02-08 · Capital One Arena

5 – 4Final

CBJ beat WSH 5–4. CBJ lost the expected-goals battle 2.5 to 3.0 and won anyway, a result the shot quality did not support. The biggest swing: Boone Jenner scored at 19:15 of the third, moving CBJ’s win probability from 49% to 96%. Pheonix Copley allowed 2.3 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
26 – 33
Expected goals
2.5 – 3.0
xG share
WSH 54%
Home-ice start
WSH 53%

Win probability

The site’s win-probability model, second by second: score, time left and the manpower on the ice. Dots are goals; hover for the swing.

CBJ goalWSH goal

Expected goals

Running total of each team’s shot quality (unblocked attempts). Dots are goals.

CBJWSH

Three stars, by the model

Net goals added in this game versus a league-average player: on-ice goal share, finishing, playmaking, suppression, drawn and taken penalties, faceoffs; goalies by goals saved above expected.

CBJ
2 G, 1 A · 17:39 TOI
Finishing +1.42
+1.43
WSH
Evgeny Kuznetsov
1 G, 0 A · 16:58 TOI
On-ice +0.07 · Finishing +0.65 · Penalties +0.19
+0.94
WSH
1 G, 0 A · 20:18 TOI
On-ice +0.15 · Finishing +0.78
+0.92

Rough nights

WSH
Pheonix Copley
42:40 TOI
GSAx −2.26
−2.26
CBJ
Elvis Merzlikins
60:00 TOI
GSAx −0.97
−0.97
WSH
Nicklas Backstrom
0 G, 0 A · 19:25 TOI
Finishing −0.57 · Penalties −0.19
−0.75

Scoring

Win probability of the scoring team just before and after each goal.

TimeTeamGoalCBJ–WSHWin prob.
P1 17:19 WSHGarnet Hathaway
from Nic Dowd, Carl Hagelin
0–153% → 71%
P2 0:40 WSHNic Dowd
from Martin Fehérváry, Carl Hagelin
0–272% → 86%
P2 9:38 CBJPatrik LainePP
from Adam Boqvist, Jakub Voracek
1–212% → 26%
P2 12:42 CBJAdam Boqvist
from Max Domi, Gustav Nyquist
2–226% → 47%
P2 15:57 WSHEvgeny KuznetsovPP
from Alex Ovechkin, John Carlson
2–354% → 76%
P2 19:56 CBJPatrik LainePP
from Boone Jenner, Oliver Bjorkstrand
3–324% → 48%
P3 2:40 CBJTrey Fix-Wolansky
from Jack Roslovic, Max Domi
4–348% → 74%
P3 17:34 WSHTom WilsonPP
unassisted
4–49% → 51%
P3 19:15 CBJBoone Jenner
from Gustav Nyquist, Patrik Laine
5–449% → 96%

Every player

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CBJ

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Patrik Laine L17:3921+1.43−0.00+1.42+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Adam Boqvist D13:4011+0.83+0.07+0.76+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Trey Fix-Wolansky R5:231+0.80+0.04+0.77−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Boone Jenner C22:3811+0.30−0.13+0.53−0.02−0.00+0.00−0.09
Max Domi C14:402+0.22−0.02−0.00+0.05+0.00+0.19+0.00
Gavin Bayreuther D14:07+0.07+0.06+0.01+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Vladislav Gavrikov D22:49+0.07+0.12−0.02−0.03+0.01+0.00+0.00
Brendan Gaunce C6:32+0.02+0.09−0.06−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Gustav Nyquist R17:252+0.01+0.02−0.22+0.02−0.00+0.19+0.01
Jack Roslovic C9:201−0.01+0.03−0.00+0.00−0.00+0.00−0.03
Oliver Bjorkstrand R15:191−0.06−0.02−0.05−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Jakub Voracek R18:291−0.06−0.09−0.00+0.05−0.01+0.00−0.01
Cole Sillinger C17:22−0.14−0.03−0.09−0.01−0.02+0.00+0.02
Andrew Peeke D26:21−0.14−0.33+0.01−0.02+0.02+0.19+0.00
Dean Kukan D14:33−0.19+0.01−0.01+0.01−0.01−0.19+0.00
Egor Chinakhov R16:07−0.25−0.16−0.09−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Zach Werenski D24:16−0.28−0.07−0.04+0.01+0.00−0.19+0.00
Sean Kuraly C16:29−0.70+0.04−0.30−0.01−0.01−0.37−0.05
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Elvis Merzlikins G60:00−0.97

WSH

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Evgeny Kuznetsov C16:581+0.94+0.07+0.65+0.04−0.01+0.19+0.00
Tom Wilson R20:181+0.92+0.15+0.78−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Garnet Hathaway R13:281+0.74+0.10+0.64−0.02+0.02+0.00−0.01
Nic Dowd C14:4711+0.65+0.11+0.41−0.03+0.00+0.00+0.16
Carl Hagelin L15:092+0.28+0.08−0.02+0.02−0.00+0.19+0.01
Martin Fehérváry D18:571+0.09+0.14−0.03−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Joe Snively C12:26+0.01+0.02−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Lars Eller C14:52−0.04−0.10−0.12−0.02−0.00+0.19+0.01
Alex Ovechkin L21:491−0.05+0.01−0.13+0.10−0.03+0.00+0.00
Trevor van Riemsdyk D14:37−0.05−0.04−0.03+0.00+0.02+0.00+0.00
Justin Schultz D16:43−0.06−0.01−0.03+0.01−0.03+0.00+0.00
Connor McMichael L7:57−0.07−0.07−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Conor Sheary L16:50−0.10−0.08−0.00−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00
Nick Jensen D16:00−0.11−0.02−0.10+0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Daniel Sprong R7:44−0.22−0.06−0.16+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
John Carlson D23:331−0.23+0.03−0.09+0.03−0.01−0.19+0.00
Dmitry Orlov D24:01−0.39−0.02−0.37+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Nicklas Backstrom C19:25−0.75+0.01−0.57−0.00+0.02−0.19−0.02
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Ilya Samsonov G16:46−0.45
Pheonix Copley G42:40−2.26

Net goals for one game are noisy: a single goal against on the ice or a lucky finish moves them a lot. See the card guide and Net Goals 101 for how they are built.