Game Recap: LAK 3, WSH 4, January 7, 2024

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Game Recap

LAK3

FinalSun, Jan 7, 2024Every game that night

WSH4

WSH beat LAK 4-3 despite fewer good chances: 2.17 expected goals to 3.82. N. Aube-Kubel led the way with 3 points (1 G, 2 A). D. Kuemper stopped 38 of 41.

Scoring

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
LAK	0	2	1	3
WSH	0	2	2	4

2nd 4:22WSHN. Dowd0.07 xG
2nd 7:12LAKA. KempePP0.04 xG
2nd 13:02LAKK. Fiala0.38 xG
2nd 15:35WSHD. Strome0.19 xG
3rd 1:01LAKK. FialaPP0.23 xG
3rd 8:36WSHN. Aube-Kubel0.05 xG
3rd 19:07WSHJ. Carlson0.01 xG

Team Stats

LAKWSH

41Shots on goal34

3.82Expected goals2.17

77Shot attempts59

355v5 shots on goal33

2/3Power play0/1

27Hits39

17Blocked shots13

2Penalty minutes6

7Giveaways17

6Takeaways12

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

LAK 3.82 xGWSH 2.17 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

LAK41 on goal, 3 scored

WSH34 on goal, 4 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

LAK Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
K. Fiala	LW	2	0	2	5	0	1	0	0	16:27	1:48
A. Kopitar	C	0	1	1	2	1	1	-1	0	18:31	1:48
A. Kempe	RW	1	0	1	4	0	2	-2	0	17:50	1:48
Q. Byfield	RW	0	1	1	1	2	0	-1	0	17:03	1:48
P. Danault	C	0	1	1	3	1	1	0	0	15:57	1:12
T. Moore	LW	0	0	0	1	0	1	-1	0	17:16	1:14
A. Kaliyev	RW	0	0	0	6	2	0	0	0	15:31	1:15
P. Dubois	C	0	0	0	0	1	1	-2	0	15:18	1:26
A. Laferriere	RW	0	0	0	2	4	0	-2	0	13:30	0:00
B. Lizotte	C	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	11:43	0:12
C. Grundstrom	RW	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	11:36	0:11
T. Lewis	C	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	10:55	0:00
D. Doughty	D	0	1	1	4	1	4	+1	0	27:13	2:02
M. Anderson	D	0	1	1	4	3	2	+1	0	23:00	0:00
M. Roy	D	0	0	0	1	3	2	-3	0	19:03	0:00
A. Englund	D	0	0	0	0	3	0	-2	0	16:13	0:00
V. Gavrikov	D	0	0	0	1	0	1	-2	2	15:58	0:00
B. Clarke	D	0	0	0	1	1	0	-1	0	15:43	1:26

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
C. Talbot	34	30	4	.882	59:13	Loss
D. Rittich	0	0	0	–	0:00

WSH Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
N. Aube-Kubel	RW	1	2	3	1	7	1	+3	0	13:27	0:00
N. Dowd	C	1	1	2	1	3	4	+3	0	17:07	0:09
A. Ovechkin	LW	0	1	1	0	4	0	0	0	17:29	1:51
B. Malenstyn	LW	0	1	1	2	4	0	+3	0	16:55	0:09
D. Strome	C	1	0	1	3	0	1	+1	0	14:28	1:15
M. Pacioretty	LW	0	1	1	2	3	0	+1	0	12:54	0:36
C. McMichael	LW	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	2	17:22	0:36
A. Protas	LW	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	16:30	0:09
A. Mantha	RW	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	16:06	0:36
T. Wilson	RW	0	0	0	4	2	0	-1	0	15:13	1:15
E. Kuznetsov	C	0	0	0	0	1	0	-1	0	12:46	1:15
H. Lapierre	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	7:55	0:00
J. Carlson	D	1	1	2	4	0	1	+3	0	24:16	1:24
M. Fehérváry	D	0	0	0	1	4	1	+1	0	21:28	0:09
N. Jensen	D	0	0	0	1	1	1	+1	0	20:57	0:00
T. van Riemsdyk	D	0	0	0	1	0	0	+1	0	20:24	0:00
J. Edmundson	D	0	0	0	3	5	1	+1	2	16:24	0:00
E. Bear	D	0	0	0	1	0	1	-1	2	15:05	0:36

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
D. Kuemper	41	38	3	.927	60:00	Win
H. Shepard	0	0	0	–	0:00

Storylines That Played Out

Old teamDarcy Kuemper LAK Faces WSH, his team until Apr 202438 saves on 41, the win
Old teamPierre-Luc Dubois WSH Faces LAK, his team until May 20240 SOG

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