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Washington Capitals

2017–18·49–26–7·105 points·1st in the Metropolitan, 3rd in the Eastern·Clinched division

Points
105#7
Goal differential
+18#13
xGF% (5v5, adj.)
47.6%#24
Power play
22.5%#7
Penalty kill
80.3%#15
GSAx
+18.8#5

Splits

Home and away, month by month, and against each part of the league.

Home4128–11–2580.7113610351.4%
Away4121–15–5470.5712013543.8%
October125–6–1110.46354146.0%
November149–5–0180.64393946.3%
December1410–2–2220.79463247.8%
January106–2–2140.70322847.2%
February146–6–2140.50435046.5%
March1410–4–0200.71463850.2%
April43–1–060.75151052.8%
Division rivals2817–8–3370.66948647.1%
Rest of conference2416–6–2340.71796249.3%
Other conference3016–12–2340.57839046.8%
NJD43–0–170.88181156.8%
NYR43–0–170.8811646.7%
OTT33–0–061.0012852.7%
NYI43–1–060.75181245.8%
BOS33–0–061.0011839.7%
CBJ43–1–060.75121243.2%
DET32–0–150.839846.3%
MTL32–1–040.6714849.1%
PIT42–2–040.50131244.8%
TOR32–1–040.679643.2%

On the road

60,839 km of travel between arenas over the season, drawn leg by leg.

2017-10-05: to Ottawa, 717 km (SOW)2017-10-07: to Washington, 717 km (W)2017-10-09: to Tampa, 1,318 km (OTL)2017-10-11: to Washington, 1,318 km (L)2017-10-13: to Newark, 318 km (W)2017-10-14: to Philadelphia, 126 km (L)2017-10-17: to Washington, 194 km (L)2017-10-20: to Detroit, 637 km (OTW)2017-10-21: to Washington, 637 km (L)2017-10-26: to Vancouver, 3,792 km (L)2017-10-28: to Edmonton, 817 km (W)2017-10-29: to Calgary, 282 km (L)2017-11-02: to Washington, 3,167 km (W)2017-11-04: to Boston, 633 km (W)2017-11-06: to Washington, 633 km (OTW)2017-11-07: to Buffalo, 469 km (L)2017-11-10: to Washington, 469 km (W)2017-11-14: to Nashville, 912 km (L)2017-11-16: to Denver, 1,644 km (L)2017-11-18: to Washington, 2,399 km (W)2017-11-25: to Toronto, 563 km (W)2017-11-30: to Washington, 563 km (L)2017-12-11: to Brooklyn, 327 km (L)2017-12-12: to Washington, 327 km (W)2017-12-14: to Boston, 633 km (W)2017-12-16: to Washington, 633 km (OTW)2017-12-19: to Dallas, 1,904 km (OTW)2017-12-22: to Glendale, 1,439 km (OTL)2017-12-23: to Paradise, 391 km (L)2017-12-27: to New York, 3,591 km (SOL)2017-12-28: to Washington, 331 km (SOW)2018-01-02: to Raleigh, 376 km (OTW)2018-01-07: to Washington, 376 km (OTW)2018-01-12: to Raleigh, 376 km (W)2018-01-18: to Newark, 677 km (OTL)2018-01-19: to Washington, 318 km (L)2018-01-25: to Sunrise, 1,450 km (W)2018-01-31: to Washington, 1,450 km (W)2018-02-02: to Pittsburgh, 306 km (L)2018-02-04: to Washington, 306 km (L)2018-02-06: to Columbus, 528 km (W)2018-02-09: to Washington, 528 km (W)2018-02-13: to Winnipeg, 2,002 km (OTL)2018-02-15: to St. Paul, 628 km (W)2018-02-17: to Chicago, 555 km (L)2018-02-19: to Buffalo, 731 km (W)2018-02-20: to Washington, 469 km (L)2018-02-22: to Sunrise, 1,450 km (L)2018-02-24: to Washington, 1,450 km (W)2018-02-26: to Columbus, 528 km (L)2018-02-27: to Washington, 528 km (W)2018-03-03: to Annapolis, 45 km (W)2018-03-06: to Anaheim, 3,715 km (L)2018-03-08: to Los Angeles, 45 km (L)2018-03-10: to San Jose, 491 km (W)2018-03-12: to Washington, 3,890 km (OTW)2018-03-15: to Brooklyn, 327 km (W)2018-03-16: to Washington, 327 km (W)2018-03-18: to Philadelphia, 194 km (L)2018-03-20: to Washington, 194 km (W)2018-03-22: to Detroit, 637 km (W)2018-03-24: to Montreal, 836 km (W)2018-03-26: to New York, 529 km (W)2018-03-28: to Washington, 331 km (OTW)2018-04-01: to Pittsburgh, 306 km (W)2018-04-02: to St. Louis, 898 km (W)2018-04-05: to Washington, 1,142 km (L)OttawaWashingtonTampaNewarkPhiladelphiaDetroitVancouverEdmontonCalgaryBostonBuffaloNashvilleDenverTorontoBrooklynDallasGlendaleParadiseNew YorkRaleighSunrisePittsburghColumbusWinnipegSt. PaulChicagoAnnapolisAnaheimLos AngelesSan JoseMontrealSt. Louis
Leg ending in a win Overtime or shootout loss Regulation loss Home arena

Rest

Does a day off help? Back-to-backs are the second game on consecutive nights.

Rest days

Points percentage and 5-on-5 expected-goals share by days since the previous game. The count in grey is how many of those games came against a better-rested opponent.

Points %xGF% (5v5)
Back-to-back
14 GP · 7–7–0 · 8 vs fresher opponent
50.0%
47.4%
1 day
47 GP · 30–13–4 · 10 vs fresher opponent
68.1%
49.0%
2 days
11 GP · 6–4–1 · 1 vs fresher opponent
59.1%
44.5%
3+ days
9 GP · 5–2–2 · 0 vs fresher opponent
66.7%
43.7%

Pulling the goalie

38 times this season the Capitals were trailing late and sent out an extra attacker. Earlier pulls are bolder. The dark tick is the league median for each deficit.

0:001:002:003:004:005:006:00Down 1Down 2+time left when the goalie came off →
Scored with the extra attacker Conceded an empty-net goal Neither League median

Close and late

Does the team raise its game when it counts?

When it matters

The Capitals in all situations against the close-and-late state: the third period or overtime, tied or within a goal.

All situationsClose and late
Expected goals share
46.7%
43.8%
Goals share
51.8%
51.4%
Shooting %
10.8%
12.6%
Save %
.913
.910