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Game Recap
MTL2
WSH9
WSH beat MTL 9-2, and the chances backed it up: 4.84 expected goals to 3.04. A. Ovechkin scored three for WSH. C. Lindgren stopped 31 of 33.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTL | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| WSH | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
- 1st 0:32WSHE. Gustafsson0.20 xG
- 1st 4:32WSHG. Hathaway0.04 xG
- 2nd 4:02MTLC. CaufieldPP0.20 xG
- 2nd 8:31WSHN. Dowd0.19 xG
- 2nd 9:06WSHA. Ovechkin0.12 xG
- 2nd 12:39MTLC. Caufield0.11 xG
- 2nd 19:21WSHD. StromePP0.20 xG
- 3rd 1:22WSHA. OvechkinPP0.06 xG
- 3rd 5:31WSHM. Johansson0.13 xG
- 3rd 15:43WSHA. Mantha0.14 xG
- 3rd 16:35WSHA. Ovechkin0.21 xG
Team Stats
MTLWSH
33Shots on goal40
3.04Expected goals4.84
60Shot attempts67
255v5 shots on goal32
1/2Power play2/4
22Hits24
14Blocked shots15
12Penalty minutes8
7Giveaways7
11Takeaways5
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
MTL 3.04 xGWSH 4.84 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
GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance
Box Score
MTL Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Caufield | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:52 | 1:38 |
| K. Dach | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:26 | 1:44 |
| N. Suzuki | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 17:24 | 1:49 |
| C. Dvorak | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 2 | 16:24 | 0:57 |
| J. Anderson | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 16:06 | 0:51 |
| J. Armia | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:45 | 0:00 |
| M. Hoffman | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 14:09 | 1:31 |
| J. Drouin | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 13:54 | 0:50 |
| J. Evans | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 13:52 | 0:00 |
| J. Slafkovský | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:28 | 0:42 |
| B. Gallagher | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 10:34 | 0:56 |
| M. Pezzetta | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 10:29 | 0:00 |
| J. Edmundson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 21:57 | 0:00 |
| J. Kovacevic | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 20:19 | 0:00 |
| J. Harris | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 0 | 20:06 | 0:00 |
| J. Barron | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:48 | 0:00 |
| A. Xhekaj | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 18:18 | 0:53 |
| C. Wideman | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 16:01 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Allen | 40 | 31 | 9 | .775 | 60:00 | Loss |
| S. Montembeault | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
WSH Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Ovechkin | LW | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 19:31 | 5:55 |
| E. Kuznetsov | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 18:49 | 5:02 |
| M. Johansson | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:48 | 5:01 |
| C. Sheary | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 13:36 | 0:53 |
| N. Dowd | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 13:03 | 0:00 |
| A. Protas | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 10:32 | 0:00 |
| D. Strome | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 17:41 | 5:02 |
| L. Eller | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 14:59 | 0:00 |
| A. Mantha | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 14:13 | 0:53 |
| G. Hathaway | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 12:12 | 0:00 |
| S. Milano | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 14:14 | 0:54 |
| J. Snively | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 12:25 | 0:00 |
| E. Gustafsson | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 21:27 | 4:45 |
| T. van Riemsdyk | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 18:20 | 0:00 |
| M. Fehérváry | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 2 | 18:00 | 0:00 |
| D. Orlov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 20:21 | 1:10 |
| N. Jensen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19:51 | 0:00 |
| M. Irwin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | +2 | 0 | 16:14 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Lindgren | 33 | 31 | 2 | .939 | 60:00 | Win |
| D. Kuemper | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |