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Game Recap
BUF3
WSH5
WSH beat BUF 5-3, with the chances close: 2.63 expected goals to 2.24. A. Ovechkin led the way with 3 points (1 G, 2 A). V. Vanecek stopped 25 of 28.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| WSH | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
- 1st 2:13WSHT. Wilson0.11 xG
- 2nd 2:30WSHC. McMichael0.06 xG
- 2nd 3:43BUFC. Eakin0.08 xG
- 2nd 8:55WSHA. Ovechkin0.05 xG
- 3rd 3:17BUFA. Bjork0.40 xG
- 3rd 6:45WSHT. Wilson0.18 xG
- 3rd 17:47WSHJ. CarlsonPP0.03 xG
- 3rd 18:56BUFC. Miller0.06 xG
Team Stats
BUFWSH
28Shots on goal30
2.24Expected goals2.63
54Shot attempts47
235v5 shots on goal23
0/3Power play1/3
11Hits20
6Blocked shots15
6Penalty minutes6
3Giveaways4
7Takeaways4
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
BUF 2.24 xGWSH 2.63 xGGoal
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
GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance
Box Score
BUF Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V. Hinostroza | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:26 | 0:37 |
| C. Eakin | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 13:34 | 0:00 |
| A. Ruotsalainen | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 13:06 | 3:36 |
| A. Bjork | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 10:39 | 0:00 |
| J. Skinner | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:11 | 3:25 |
| T. Thompson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:51 | 3:36 |
| R. Asplund | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:29 | 3:36 |
| D. Caggiula | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:31 | 0:10 |
| D. Cozens | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:55 | 2:26 |
| K. Okposo | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 15:16 | 2:05 |
| Z. Girgensons | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 13:39 | 2:05 |
| J. Hayden | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 8:51 | 0:00 |
| M. Pysyk | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 22:15 | 0:00 |
| C. Miller | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 21:24 | 2:15 |
| R. Hagg | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 18:34 | 0:00 |
| R. Dahlin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26:36 | 3:35 |
| J. Bryson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:17 | 2:16 |
| C. Wolanin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 8:18 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Tokarski | 30 | 25 | 5 | .833 | 58:52 | Loss |
| A. Dell | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
WSH Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. Kuznetsov | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 25:34 | 3:35 |
| A. Ovechkin | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 24:19 | 5:02 |
| T. Wilson | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 21:16 | 3:05 |
| C. Hagelin | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 4 | 13:01 | 0:05 |
| C. McMichael | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 11:56 | 0:05 |
| C. Sheary | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 17:53 | 3:41 |
| L. Eller | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 17:24 | 1:14 |
| D. Sprong | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:08 | 1:57 |
| G. Hathaway | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 14:51 | 0:05 |
| B. Leason | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:54 | 0:00 |
| A. Jonsson-Fjallby | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5:44 | 0:00 |
| N. Dowd | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4:37 | 0:00 |
| J. Carlson | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 24:27 | 3:48 |
| D. Orlov | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 18:29 | 1:39 |
| J. Schultz | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:01 | 1:14 |
| T. van Riemsdyk | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 16:39 | 0:00 |
| M. Fehérváry | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 20:09 | 0:00 |
| N. Jensen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 18:38 | 0:05 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V. Vanecek | 28 | 25 | 3 | .893 | 60:00 | Win |
| I. Samsonov | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |