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Washington Capitals

2018–19·48–26–8·104 points·1st in the Metropolitan, 3rd in the Eastern·Clinched division

Points
104#4
Goal differential
+26#9
xGF% (5v5, adj.)
47.7%#22
Power play
20.8%#12
Penalty kill
78.9%#24
GSAx
+15.3#7

Splits

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

Home4124–11–6540.6613711147.4%
Away4124–15–2500.6113713747.8%
October105–3–2120.60383648.3%
November1510–4–1210.70514044.2%
December139–4–0180.69463548.5%
January123–6–390.38335048.4%
February149–4–1190.68494347.7%
March1511–3–1230.77523550.0%
April31–2–020.335941.5%
Division rivals2819–7–2400.71887046.1%
Rest of conference2414–7–3310.65887348.7%
Other conference3015–12–3330.559810548.1%
NYR44–0–081.00171357.0%
CAR44–0–081.0015949.1%
PHI44–0–081.0018952.7%
NJD43–1–060.75131041.1%
DET33–0–061.0012550.8%
OTT33–0–061.0014455.3%
BOS32–1–040.6711351.3%
VAN22–0–041.008459.0%
CGY22–0–041.007655.8%
MTL32–1–040.67111140.6%

On the road

54,867 km of travel between arenas over the season, drawn leg by leg.

2018-10-04: to Pittsburgh, 306 km (OTL)2018-10-10: to Washington, 306 km (W)2018-10-11: to Newark, 318 km (L)2018-10-13: to Washington, 318 km (L)2018-10-22: to Vancouver, 3,792 km (W)2018-10-25: to Edmonton, 817 km (L)2018-10-27: to Calgary, 282 km (SOW)2018-11-01: to Montreal, 3,019 km (L)2018-11-03: to Washington, 787 km (OTL)2018-11-13: to St. Paul, 1,487 km (W)2018-11-14: to Winnipeg, 628 km (L)2018-11-16: to Denver, 1,286 km (OTW)2018-11-19: to Montreal, 2,632 km (OTW)2018-11-21: to Washington, 787 km (W)2018-11-24: to New York, 331 km (W)2018-11-26: to Brooklyn, 8 km (W)2018-11-30: to Washington, 327 km (W)2018-12-04: to Paradise, 3,356 km (L)2018-12-06: to Glendale, 391 km (W)2018-12-08: to Columbus, 2,689 km (W)2018-12-11: to Washington, 528 km (W)2018-12-14: to Raleigh, 376 km (SOW)2018-12-15: to Washington, 376 km (SOW)2018-12-22: to Ottawa, 717 km (W)2018-12-27: to Washington, 717 km (W)2018-12-29: to Ottawa, 717 km (W)2018-12-31: to Washington, 717 km (L)2019-01-03: to St. Louis, 1,142 km (L)2019-01-04: to Dallas, 881 km (OTL)2019-01-06: to Detroit, 1,608 km (W)2019-01-08: to Washington, 637 km (W)2019-01-10: to Boston, 633 km (W)2019-01-12: to Washington, 633 km (OTL)2019-01-15: to Nashville, 912 km (L)2019-01-18: to Washington, 912 km (L)2019-01-20: to Chicago, 960 km (L)2019-01-22: to Washington, 960 km (OTL)2019-01-23: to Toronto, 563 km (L)2019-02-01: to Washington, 563 km (W)2019-02-12: to Columbus, 528 km (L)2019-02-14: to San Jose, 3,364 km (W)2019-02-17: to Anaheim, 535 km (L)2019-02-18: to Los Angeles, 45 km (W)2019-02-21: to Toronto, 3,497 km (W)2019-02-23: to Buffalo, 95 km (L)2019-02-24: to Washington, 469 km (OTW)2019-03-01: to Uniondale, 356 km (W)2019-03-03: to New York, 34 km (SOW)2019-03-06: to Philadelphia, 137 km (W)2019-03-08: to Washington, 194 km (W)2019-03-12: to Pittsburgh, 306 km (L)2019-03-14: to Philadelphia, 414 km (W)2019-03-16: to Tampa, 1,488 km (L)2019-03-19: to Newark, 1,611 km (W)2019-03-20: to Washington, 318 km (OTL)2019-03-28: to Raleigh, 376 km (W)2019-03-30: to Tampa, 942 km (W)2019-04-01: to Sunrise, 289 km (L)2019-04-04: to Washington, 1,450 km (W)WashingtonPittsburghNewarkVancouverEdmontonCalgaryMontrealSt. PaulWinnipegDenverNew YorkBrooklynParadiseGlendaleColumbusRaleighOttawaSt. LouisDallasDetroitBostonNashvilleChicagoTorontoSan JoseAnaheimLos AngelesBuffaloUniondalePhiladelphiaTampaSunrise
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
13 GP · 5–5–3 · 9 vs fresher opponent
50.0%
48.0%
1 day
48 GP · 28–15–5 · 12 vs fresher opponent
63.5%
47.6%
2 days
13 GP · 9–4–0 · 0 vs fresher opponent
69.2%
46.4%
3+ days
7 GP · 5–2–0 · 1 vs fresher opponent
71.4%
47.1%

Pulling the goalie

36 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
48.7%
49.2%
Goals share
52.5%
50.0%
Shooting %
11.0%
12.0%
Save %
.909
.903