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Game Recap
CBJ0
FinalSun, Dec 7, 2025Every game that night
WSH2

WSH beat CBJ 2-0, and the chances backed it up: 4.50 expected goals to 2.90. T. Wilson had 6 shots on goal against our projection of 2.3. L. Thompson stopped 39 of 39.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
CBJ0000
WSH0112
  1. 2nd 0:50WSHJ. Chychrun0.06 xG
  2. 3rd 18:34WSHA. ProtasEN0.66 xG

Team Stats

CBJWSH
39Shots on goal38
2.90Expected goals4.50
63Shot attempts65
315v5 shots on goal21
0/3Power play0/4
12Hits16
7Blocked shots11
8Penalty minutes6
17Giveaways15
5Takeaways4

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

CBJ 2.90 xGWSH 4.50 xGGoal

012341st2nd3rdWSH goal, 0:50WSH goal, 18:34

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

CBJ38 on goal, 0 scored
WSH37 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

CBJ Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
S. MonahanC000101-1019:332:15
A. FantilliC000420-2019:332:51
K. MarchenkoRW000600-2419:262:49
C. SillingerC0003000017:582:06
C. CoyleC000011-1017:021:49
D. VoronkovLW000201-2016:272:08
M. WoodLW0000000013:290:00
I. LundestromC0002100012:470:00
K. JohnsonC0004010012:451:18
B. GaunceC0002200411:030:08
E. ChinakhovRW000300009:110:00
L. Del Bel BelluzC000211009:070:03
Z. WerenskiD000200-2027:532:02
I. ProvorovD000312-1027:521:58
D. SeversonD0001000019:471:21
D. MateychukD0002100018:450:12
D. FabbroD0000200012:380:00
B. SmithD000210009:240:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Greaves37361.97357:20Loss
E. Merzlikins000–0:00

WSH Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
T. WilsonRW011631+1019:314:20
A. BeauvillierRW011140+2017:001:41
A. ProtasLW101200+1015:290:12
A. OvechkinLW0005000018:396:00
N. DowdC000100+1017:510:12
D. StromeC0004020217:254:47
E. FrankRW0003300017:054:18
C. McMichaelLW0000010014:541:14
J. SourdifC000311+1014:490:12
B. DuhaimeLW000030009:450:00
S. MilanoLW000000009:201:39
H. LapierreC000200048:240:00
J. ChychrunD101500+1023:465:24
M. FehérváryD011300+1020:230:12
R. SandinD0001010022:480:36
M. RoyD000203+2020:460:01
T. van RiemsdykD0000020016:150:12
D. McIlrathD0000200010:010:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
L. Thompson393901.00059:49Win
C. Stevenson000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

CBJ

Line 3M. Wood10:42I. Lundestrom10:04C. Coyle10:19
Pair 1Z. Werenski20:17I. Provorov19:27
Pair 2D. Severson16:56D. Mateychuk13:41
Pair 3B. Smith9:13D. Fabbro10:33

WSH

Line 1A. Beauvillier14:31E. Frank12:36N. Dowd13:33
Line 2A. Protas11:21J. Sourdif11:57T. Wilson11:11
Pair 1M. Roy16:45J. Chychrun15:14
Pair 3D. McIlrath10:01R. Sandin17:31

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
ScoreCBJ 2.7, WSH 3.7CBJ 0, WSH 2
Total goals6.52
Shots on goalCBJ 26.8, WSH 31.5CBJ 39, WSH 38
Win chanceWSH 66%WSH won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
WSH A. Ovechkin3.351.07042%0
CBJ Z. Werenski3.220.82018%0
WSH J. Chychrun3.150.78125%1
CBJ A. Fantilli2.740.70029%0
CBJ K. Marchenko2.660.70027%0
WSH C. McMichael2.400.70027%0
WSH A. Beauvillier2.410.49121%0
WSH T. Wilson2.360.90135%0
WSH A. Protas2.320.81127%1
CBJ S. Monahan2.010.64021%0
CBJ M. Wood2.000.34016%0
WSH D. Strome1.941.02030%0
CBJ D. Voronkov1.920.53022%0
CBJ C. Sillinger1.830.40014%0
CBJ I. Provorov1.630.3809%0
WSH J. Sourdif1.630.39018%0
WSH M. Roy1.520.4108%0
CBJ C. Coyle1.500.48017%0
CBJ K. Johnson1.440.41016%0
WSH E. Frank1.230.42016%0
WSH N. Dowd1.210.36017%0
CBJ B. Gaunce1.220.19010%0
WSH R. Sandin1.210.3808%0
CBJ E. Chinakhov1.130.21010%0
CBJ D. Severson1.110.3409%0
WSH M. Fehérváry1.130.3319%0
CBJ D. Mateychuk1.020.32010%0
CBJ D. Fabbro0.900.1905%0
WSH S. Milano0.900.31014%0
WSH T. Riemsdyk0.900.2604%0
WSH B. Duhaime0.800.24012%0
CBJ I. Lundestrom0.820.1908%0
CBJ L. Belluz0.820.2208%0
WSH H. Lapierre0.720.2708%0
CBJ B. Smith0.720.1504%0
WSH D. McIlrath0.600.1603%0

Shots on goal: 13 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.