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Game Recap
DET1
FinalTue, Mar 18, 2025Every game that night
WSH4

WSH beat DET 4-1, with the chances close: 3.59 expected goals to 3.17. D. Strome led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). L. Thompson stopped 23 of 24.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
DET1001
WSH1034
  1. 1st 6:36WSHD. Strome0.01 xG
  2. 1st 12:28DETD. Larkin0.46 xG
  3. 3rd 8:16WSHP. Dubois0.07 xG
  4. 3rd 14:21WSHT. Wilson0.21 xG
  5. 3rd 15:27WSHC. McMichael0.44 xG

Team Stats

DETWSH
24Shots on goal26
3.17Expected goals3.59
54Shot attempts64
245v5 shots on goal26
0/0Power play0/0
21Hits20
18Blocked shots11
13Giveaways17
5Takeaways4

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

DET 3.17 xGWSH 3.59 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdWSH goal, 6:36DET goal, 12:28WSH goal, 8:16WSH goal, 14:21WSH goal, 15:27

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

DET24 on goal, 1 scored
WSH26 on goal, 4 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

DET Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
D. LarkinC101310-1016:450:00
J. CompherLW000302-1018:280:00
L. RaymondLW000200-1017:260:00
J. BerggrenRW000121-1016:440:00
A. DeBrincatRW000411-1016:000:00
V. TarasenkoRW000032-1015:260:00
P. KaneRW000200-1015:010:00
M. KasperC000151-1014:450:00
E. SoderblomLW0000200013:570:00
T. MotteC0002220012:550:00
C. SmithC0002100011:510:00
M. RasmussenC000011-1010:330:00
B. ChiarotD0111130023:410:00
M. SeiderD0000120026:060:00
A. JohanssonD000100-1021:310:00
S. EdvinssonD000113-2021:050:00
J. HollD000100-1014:120:00
E. GustafssonD000000-2013:340:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
P. Mrazek26224.84660:00Loss
C. Talbot000–0:00

WSH Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
A. ProtasLW022200+1016:330:00
D. StromeC112211+1015:520:00
T. WilsonRW101211+2016:520:00
C. McMichaelLW101200+2016:070:00
A. OvechkinLW011130+1015:200:00
P. DuboisC101220+2015:170:00
T. RaddyshRW0001000015:310:00
N. DowdC0000300014:430:00
B. DuhaimeLW0000100014:130:00
L. EllerC0000110014:090:00
A. MangiapaneLW0001100012:580:00
A. BeauvillierRW0003200012:210:00
J. ChychrunD0113020023:150:00
J. CarlsonD011310+2020:030:00
R. SandinD011121+2019:430:00
M. FehérváryD011112+1016:590:00
T. van RiemsdykD0000020020:400:00
M. RoyD000211+1019:240:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
L. Thompson24231.95860:00Win
C. Lindgren000–0:00

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreDET 2.9, WSH 3.4DET 1, WSH 4
Total goals6.35
Shots on goalDET 27.0, WSH 27.8DET 24, WSH 26
Win chanceWSH 57%WSH won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
WSH A. Ovechkin3.210.95139%0
DET D. Larkin2.830.82131%1
DET A. DeBrincat2.740.74028%0
DET P. Kane2.520.79024%0
WSH J. Chychrun2.330.56117%0
DET L. Raymond2.120.81025%0
WSH T. Wilson2.020.75130%1
WSH J. Carlson1.930.64112%0
WSH C. McMichael1.920.60124%1
WSH P. Dubois1.820.79125%1
DET M. Kasper1.810.45018%0
WSH A. Protas1.820.71222%0
DET M. Seider1.800.4709%0
WSH D. Strome1.820.89228%1
WSH A. Beauvillier1.730.35016%0
DET V. Tarasenko1.700.47019%0
DET C. Smith1.420.28013%0
DET E. Soderblom1.300.38015%0
DET B. Chiarot1.310.1916%0
WSH M. Roy1.220.3606%0
WSH L. Eller1.200.32014%0
WSH T. Raddysh1.210.34013%0
DET J. Compher1.230.41015%0
DET M. Rasmussen1.100.29013%0
WSH A. Mangiapane1.110.41018%0
DET J. Berggren1.110.31015%0
DET E. Gustafsson1.100.3106%0
WSH M. Fehérváry1.010.2918%0
WSH N. Dowd1.000.38018%0
WSH B. Duhaime1.000.24011%0
DET T. Motte0.920.1508%0
WSH R. Sandin0.910.3616%0
WSH T. Riemsdyk0.900.2303%0
DET S. Edvinsson0.910.2909%0
DET A. Johansson0.810.1905%0
DET J. Holl0.510.1202%0

Shots on goal: 24 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.1 fewer 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.