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Game Recap
BUF4
Final/SOWed, Mar 15, 2023Every game that night
WSH5

WSH beat BUF 5-4 in a shootout, with the chances close: 3.24 expected goals to 3.72. WSH outshot BUF 39 to 27. A. Ovechkin led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). C. Lindgren stopped 23 of 27.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdSOT
BUF30104
WSH10315
  1. 1st 4:43BUFI. Lyubushkin0.03 xG
  2. 1st 8:50BUFJ. Peterka0.22 xG
  3. 1st 10:03WSHT. OshiePP0.37 xG
  4. 1st 18:06BUFT. Jost0.16 xG
  5. 3rd 1:32WSHE. Kuznetsov0.05 xG
  6. 3rd 5:22BUFZ. Girgensons0.27 xG
  7. 3rd 10:30WSHA. Ovechkin0.05 xG
  8. 3rd 18:52WSHT. WilsonPP0.16 xG

Team Stats

BUFWSH
27Shots on goal39
3.72Expected goals3.24
57Shot attempts70
235v5 shots on goal32
0/2Power play2/3
10Hits30
20Blocked shots13
6Penalty minutes4
6Giveaways18
6Takeaways6

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

BUF 3.72 xGWSH 3.24 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdOTBUF goal, 4:43BUF goal, 8:50WSH goal, 10:03BUF goal, 18:06WSH goal, 1:32BUF goal, 5:22WSH goal, 10:30WSH goal, 18:52

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

BUF27 on goal, 4 scored
WSH39 on goal, 4 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

BUF Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
P. KrebsC022001+2015:401:11
Z. GirgensonsC101212+1014:560:00
T. JostC101301+1014:450:00
J. QuinnRW0111010012:361:02
J. PeterkaRW1011000011:000:48
T. ThompsonC0005300023:292:13
A. TuchRW0003010222:322:30
J. SkinnerLW0002000019:171:44
C. MittelstadtC000300+1014:421:05
J. GreenwayLW000102+1014:230:00
K. OkposoRW000121+1014:180:23
D. CozensC000200-1212:542:16
O. PowerD011200+1027:341:02
I. LyubushkinD101104+2014:470:00
R. StillmanD011021+2211:500:00
R. DahlinD000003-1026:222:16
H. JokiharjuD000001+2024:110:00
J. BrysonD000022-2018:110:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
U. Luukkonen39354.89765:00OT loss
C. Anderson000–0:00

WSH Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
A. OvechkinLW1125100219:321:48
D. StromeC022200-1016:430:51
T. OshieRW112231-1013:541:14
T. WilsonRW101153-1017:180:25
E. KuznetsovC1014000017:070:39
N. BackstromC011010-1016:301:42
N. DowdC0000100016:480:00
C. ShearyLW000032-1016:170:02
N. Aube-KubelRW000220+1015:120:00
A. ProtasLW0007100014:040:00
C. SmithC000431-1013:180:00
A. ManthaRW000010-109:580:00
T. van RiemsdykD011502-2024:440:09
A. AlexeyevD011020+1018:400:00
R. SandinD000211-3026:311:35
M. FehérváryD0001510025:220:06
N. JensenD0003110217:150:00
M. IrwinD0001010013:120:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
C. Lindgren27234.85264:32Win
D. Kuemper000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

  • Old teamAlex Tuch WSH Faces BUF, his team until May 20263 SOG

As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.