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Game Recap
NYR7
FinalTue, Dec 23, 2025Every game that night
WSH3

NYR beat WSH 7-3, with the chances close: 3.50 expected goals to 3.50. WSH outshot NYR 32 to 21. T. Raddysh led the way with 3 points (2 G, 1 A). D. Chisholm had 4 shots on goal against our projection of 0.8. I. Shesterkin stopped 29 of 32.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
NYR1157
WSH0303
  1. 1st 14:57NYRT. Raddysh0.15 xG
  2. 2nd 0:23WSHJ. Carlson0.05 xG
  3. 2nd 8:40WSHD. StromePP0.55 xG
  4. 2nd 11:14NYRW. CuyllePP0.35 xG
  5. 2nd 12:11WSHA. Protas0.15 xG
  6. 3rd 8:10NYRT. Raddysh0.08 xG
  7. 3rd 9:18NYRA. Lafrenière0.09 xG
  8. 3rd 13:43NYRV. Trocheck0.14 xG
  9. 3rd 17:44NYRA. PanarinEN0.82 xG
  10. 3rd 18:09NYRV. Trocheck0.18 xG

Team Stats

NYRWSH
21Shots on goal32
3.50Expected goals3.50
55Shot attempts70
175v5 shots on goal21
1/4Power play1/3
18Hits13
18Blocked shots17
6Penalty minutes8
13Giveaways11
3Takeaways2

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

NYR 3.50 xGWSH 3.50 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdNYR goal, 14:57WSH goal, 0:23WSH goal, 8:40NYR goal, 11:14WSH goal, 12:11NYR goal, 8:10NYR goal, 9:18NYR goal, 13:43NYR goal, 17:44NYR goal, 18:09

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

NYR21 on goal, 7 scored
WSH30 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

NYR Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
V. TrocheckC213201+2019:544:01
W. CuylleLW123140+2018:563:58
T. RaddyshRW213303+3015:240:00
A. PanarinLW112410+1021:224:03
M. ZibanejadC022021+1020:414:11
A. LafrenièreLW112200+1018:222:20
J. BrodzinskiC022300+2013:102:19
N. LabaC011033+1215:162:14
G. PerreaultRW011001+1014:562:04
S. CarrickC000000009:460:04
M. RempeC000020-108:010:02
B. OthmannLW000211-107:550:00
B. SchneiderD011110+1019:580:00
S. MorrowD011003+2019:144:10
W. BorgenD000211+1020:450:04
V. GavrikovD000114+1019:462:10
C. SoucyD000020+1219:100:00
M. RobertsonD000000+2214:440:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
I. Shesterkin32293.90660:00Win
J. Quick000–0:00

WSH Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
R. LeonardRW022211+1417:540:57
A. ProtasLW112110+1017:040:00
D. StromeC1012010018:340:57
C. McMichaelLW011410-1218:000:57
H. LapierreC011100-207:190:29
S. MilanoLW011100-107:070:29
A. OvechkinLW000110-2218:272:10
A. BeauvillierRW000200-2016:221:14
N. DowdC000031-1016:160:00
J. SourdifC000211-2015:471:14
E. FrankRW000210-2014:291:14
B. DuhaimeLW000201-2010:150:29
J. CarlsonD101401-1022:181:14
J. ChychrunD0001120022:000:57
M. RoyD000221-3021:270:29
M. FehérváryD0000130021:210:01
T. van RiemsdykD000102-2016:320:29
D. ChisholmD000403-2014:110:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
L. Thompson20146.70058:17Loss
C. Lindgren000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

NYR

Line 3T. Raddysh13:31N. Laba11:52J. Brodzinski10:51
Pair 1B. Schneider18:33V. Gavrikov16:10
Pair 2C. Soucy16:13W. Borgen17:43
Pair 3S. Morrow15:04M. Robertson14:44

WSH

Line 1D. Strome15:54A. Protas14:44R. Leonard15:37
Line 3N. Dowd12:26A. Beauvillier13:24E. Frank13:13
Pair 1J. Chychrun19:14M. Roy18:20
Pair 2J. Carlson15:40M. Fehérváry17:44
Pair 3T. Riemsdyk13:26D. Chisholm14:06

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
ScoreNYR 2.6, WSH 3.0NYR 7, WSH 3
Total goals5.610
Shots on goalNYR 25.5, WSH 28.7NYR 21, WSH 32
Win chanceWSH 56%NYR won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
NYR A. Panarin3.241.09234%1
WSH A. Ovechkin3.110.91037%0
WSH J. Chychrun3.010.62019%0
NYR M. Zibanejad2.700.79227%0
NYR V. Trocheck2.420.80327%2
WSH A. Beauvillier2.220.40017%0
WSH A. Protas2.110.67223%1
WSH C. McMichael2.040.59122%0
WSH R. Leonard2.020.46215%0
NYR W. Cuylle2.010.49320%1
NYR A. Lafrenière1.920.54222%1
WSH J. Carlson1.940.58110%1
WSH D. Strome1.920.88126%1
WSH J. Sourdif1.620.38015%0
WSH E. Frank1.520.50019%0
NYR V. Gavrikov1.510.4009%0
NYR J. Brodzinski1.430.30213%0
NYR S. Morrow1.300.2615%0
NYR B. Schneider1.310.2517%0
WSH M. Roy1.320.3005%0
NYR N. Laba1.200.27113%0
WSH N. Dowd1.100.31015%0
WSH M. Fehérváry1.100.2807%0
NYR M. Robertson1.000.1805%0
NYR G. Perreault1.000.24111%0
NYR W. Borgen0.920.1905%0
WSH S. Milano0.910.33114%0
NYR T. Raddysh0.930.2139%2
NYR B. Othmann0.920.1006%0
NYR S. Carrick0.900.1507%0
NYR C. Soucy0.900.1706%0
WSH D. Chisholm0.840.1603%0
WSH T. Riemsdyk0.810.2103%0
WSH B. Duhaime0.720.1909%0
WSH H. Lapierre0.710.2317%0
NYR M. Rempe0.700.1407%0

Shots on goal: 20 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.