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Game Recap
PIT4
WSH2
PIT beat WSH 4-2, and the chances backed it up: 5.35 expected goals to 2.09. A. Ovechkin led the way with 2 points (0 G, 2 A). T. Jarry stopped 29 of 31.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| WSH | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
- 1st 16:16PITD. Heinen0.19 xG
- 2nd 8:37PITB. McGinn0.01 xG
- 2nd 11:42PITK. Kapanen0.13 xG
- 3rd 7:33WSHE. Kuznetsov0.07 xG
- 3rd 17:14WSHL. Eller0.12 xG
- 3rd 18:07PITJ. CarterEN0.95 xG
Team Stats
PITWSH
33Shots on goal31
5.35Expected goals2.09
51Shot attempts55
295v5 shots on goal23
0/1Power play0/2
24Hits32
12Blocked shots11
4Penalty minutes2
2Giveaways5
6Takeaways6
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
PIT 5.35 xGWSH 2.09 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
PIT Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Crosby | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:52 | 1:18 |
| Z. Aston-Reese | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 19:20 | 0:00 |
| E. Rodrigues | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:27 | 1:18 |
| J. Carter | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:33 | 0:59 |
| K. Kapanen | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:32 | 1:01 |
| B. McGinn | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 17:16 | 0:00 |
| D. Heinen | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:12 | 0:42 |
| T. Blueger | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:47 | 0:00 |
| J. Zucker | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:57 | 0:59 |
| B. Boyle | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:07 | 0:00 |
| D. O'Connor | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:48 | 0:42 |
| D. Simon | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5:43 | 0:42 |
| M. Matheson | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 16:12 | 0:19 |
| J. Marino | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:22 | 0:25 |
| K. Letang | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27:00 | 1:35 |
| B. Dumoulin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23:54 | 0:00 |
| C. Ruhwedel | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 17:39 | 0:00 |
| M. Pettersson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15:19 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Jarry | 31 | 29 | 2 | .935 | 60:00 | Win |
| C. DeSmith | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
WSH Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Ovechkin | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25:21 | 4:00 |
| E. Kuznetsov | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24:26 | 3:37 |
| C. Sheary | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 20:00 | 3:09 |
| L. Eller | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 18:32 | 0:00 |
| D. Sprong | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:18 | 0:00 |
| T. Oshie | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 20:27 | 2:45 |
| T. Wilson | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 15:16 | 1:15 |
| C. Hagelin | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:57 | 0:00 |
| A. Protas | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:16 | 0:51 |
| B. Leason | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:42 | 0:00 |
| B. Malenstyn | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:28 | 0:00 |
| C. McMichael | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 8:58 | 0:00 |
| J. Carlson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 27:28 | 3:55 |
| D. Orlov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26:05 | 0:23 |
| N. Jensen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 18:24 | 0:00 |
| J. Schultz | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 17:32 | 0:05 |
| M. Irwin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 13:32 | 0:00 |
| M. Fehérváry | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:27 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I. Samsonov | 32 | 29 | 3 | .906 | 57:51 | Loss |
| V. Vanecek | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |