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Game Recap
ANA4
FinalMon, Jan 5, 2026Every game that night
WSH7

WSH beat ANA 7-4, with the chances close: 2.77 expected goals to 2.99. ANA outshot WSH 45 to 29. J. Sourdif scored three for WSH. A. Killorn had 5 shots on goal against our projection of 1.3. C. Lindgren stopped 41 of 45.

Team Stats

ANAWSH
45Shots on goal29
2.99Expected goals2.77
82Shot attempts43
405v5 shots on goal25
0/3Power play0/2
13Hits20
7Blocked shots22
14Penalty minutes16
12Giveaways11
6Takeaways3

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.

Expected Goals Over the Game

ANA 2.99 xGWSH 2.77 xGGoal

00.511.522.531st2nd3rdANA goal, 6:33WSH goal, 15:56WSH goal, 18:58WSH goal, 5:54WSH goal, 7:30WSH goal, 8:52ANA goal, 12:56ANA goal, 14:12ANA goal, 9:22

Each step up is a shot: how likely it was to go in. A team well above the other had the better chances, whatever the score.

Shot Map

ANA45 on goal, 4 scored
WSH25 on goal, 5 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

ANA Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
B. SenneckeRW101511-1018:252:42
C. GauthierLW011400-1018:201:35
T. TerryRW0112000017:291:35
C. KreiderLW1011110014:491:30
A. KillornLW101500+1212:070:00
R. JohnstonLW011220+1510:100:00
M. GranlundC000200-5017:412:45
M. McTavishC0002210017:062:48
L. CarlssonC0001000216:542:42
R. PoehlingC000110+1012:530:00
N. NesterenkoC000320-3012:250:00
R. StromeC000110-4010:510:00
O. ZellwegerD011400+2019:400:00
J. TroubaD101302-3518:481:31
J. LaCombeD011500-4017:271:47
P. MintyukovD000311-1022:502:30
I. MooreD000100-1021:090:00
R. GudasD000021+1017:290:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
P. Mrazek24195.79240:00Loss
L. Dostal3301.00019:27

WSH Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. SourdifC325300+3016:590:30
C. McMichaelLW044211+3021:370:37
A. OvechkinLW202440+2216:391:59
R. LeonardRW112320+2015:561:34
N. DowdC0110500020:030:00
A. BeauvillierRW000022+1020:580:09
D. StromeC000310+1016:481:38
E. FrankRW000302-2016:180:34
B. DuhaimeLW000012-1516:040:00
H. LapierreC000101006:250:08
S. MilanoLW000100006:080:00
M. FehérváryD022202+2220:130:16
J. CarlsonD112202+3219:401:39
M. RoyD011233+1022:220:10
J. ChychrunD000103+1022:161:41
R. SandinD000213+1018:450:30
T. van RiemsdykD000001-1011:070:00
D. McIlrathD000000-155:420:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
C. Lindgren45414.91160:00Win
L. Thompson000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

ANA

Line 2T. Terry14:11L. Carlsson13:39C. Kreider12:44
Pair 1P. Mintyukov18:26I. Moore19:13
Pair 2O. Zellweger18:30J. Trouba16:20
Pair 3R. Gudas15:47J. LaCombe14:11

WSH

Line 2N. Dowd16:49E. Frank15:44B. Duhaime14:39
Line 4S. Milano6:08H. Lapierre6:17
Pair 1J. Chychrun19:13M. Roy18:27
Pair 2J. Carlson16:10M. Fehérváry17:37
Pair 3R. Sandin15:43T. Riemsdyk9:57

From the NHL's shift charts: the players on the ice together most at 5-on-5, with each one's own 5-on-5 time.

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreANA 2.9, WSH 3.4ANA 4, WSH 7
Total goals6.311
Shots on goalANA 28.9, WSH 29.6ANA 45, WSH 29
Win chanceWSH 58%WSH won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
WSH J. Chychrun3.310.82024%0
WSH A. Ovechkin3.141.04241%2
ANA C. Gauthier3.040.66125%0
WSH A. Beauvillier2.300.48020%0
WSH R. Leonard2.330.66220%1
ANA M. McTavish2.220.61022%0
WSH C. McMichael2.220.70426%0
ANA T. Terry2.220.69123%0
WSH J. Carlson2.120.75213%1
ANA B. Sennecke2.050.68122%1
WSH D. Strome2.031.04030%0
ANA C. Kreider2.010.56130%1
ANA L. Carlsson2.010.70023%0
ANA M. Granlund1.920.69018%0
ANA J. LaCombe1.850.55113%0
ANA J. Trouba1.830.3218%1
WSH J. Sourdif1.730.48519%3
WSH E. Frank1.530.48019%0
WSH M. Roy1.320.3816%0
ANA O. Zellweger1.340.2517%0
ANA A. Killorn1.350.32114%1
ANA N. Nesterenko1.230.29011%0
WSH M. Fehérváry1.220.3628%0
ANA I. Moore1.210.2506%0
WSH N. Dowd1.200.39117%0
ANA R. Poehling1.110.38013%0
WSH R. Sandin1.120.4006%0
ANA P. Mintyukov1.130.3308%0
ANA R. Gudas1.000.2104%0
ANA R. Strome1.010.3009%0
WSH S. Milano0.910.34014%0
WSH T. Riemsdyk0.800.2503%0
WSH B. Duhaime0.700.19010%0
WSH H. Lapierre0.610.2306%0
WSH D. McIlrath0.600.1502%0
ANA R. Johnston0.520.1715%0

Shots on goal: 22 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.5 more than projected on average.

Our projections as they stood at puck drop. One game says little about a model; Model Notes has how it tests over thousands.