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Game Recap
FLA1
FinalSat, May 7, 2022PlayoffsEvery game that night
WSH6

WSH beat FLA 6-1 despite fewer good chances: 2.44 expected goals to 3.05. A. Ovechkin led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). I. Samsonov stopped 29 of 30.

Team Stats

FLAWSH
30Shots on goal31
3.05Expected goals2.44
65Shot attempts50
255v5 shots on goal22
0/3Power play2/6
49Hits44
12Blocked shots14
12Penalty minutes8
5Giveaways9
6Takeaways14

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

FLA 3.05 xGWSH 2.44 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdFLA goal, 2:45WSH goal, 19:34WSH goal, 9:51WSH goal, 18:49WSH goal, 10:25WSH goal, 19:18

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

FLA30 on goal, 1 scored
WSH30 on goal, 5 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

FLA Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. HuberdeauLW101230-1217:103:54
A. DuclairLW011021+1211:592:42
S. ReinhartC000510-1019:363:49
A. BarkovC0004200019:103:31
M. MarchmentLW000371-2016:280:54
C. GirouxRW000011-3015:443:05
S. BennettC000150-1414:552:25
A. LundellC000112-1014:230:00
C. VerhaegheC000110-2013:110:00
E. LuostarinenC000010-1211:420:00
N. AcciariC0001200011:140:00
P. HornqvistRW000360009:591:52
A. EkbladD011120-1024:233:25
G. ForslingD0000010020:030:00
B. MontourD000311-2019:462:42
M. WeegarD0003910219:281:15
R. GudasD0001420017:090:11
B. ChiarotD000112-2014:370:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
S. Bobrovsky30255.83359:31Loss
S. Knight000–0:00

WSH Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
A. OvechkinLW112361-1020:279:17
N. BackstromC022520+2017:356:17
A. ManthaRW022431+2415:263:24
M. JohanssonLW112220+2015:193:19
T. OshieRW1012400018:315:18
C. ShearyLW0110010015:474:16
G. HathawayRW101161+1013:550:00
N. DowdC011220+2013:460:00
L. EllerC011361+1013:400:00
J. LarssonLW011220+1011:230:00
E. KuznetsovC000300-1019:186:17
C. McMichaelLW000000008:350:00
J. CarlsonD112142+1023:126:33
T. van RiemsdykD101101+2016:200:00
D. OrlovD000013+1020:210:20
N. JensenD0000030019:400:00
M. FehérváryD000050+1216:390:00
J. SchultzD000210+1214:263:04
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
I. Samsonov30291.96759:40Win
V. Vanecek000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

  • Old teamLars Eller FLA Faces WSH, his team until May 20251 A, 3 SOG

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