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Game Recap
PIT4
WSH1
PIT beat WSH 4-1, and the chances backed it up: 3.50 expected goals to 2.33. J. Guentzel led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). C. DeSmith stopped 24 of 25.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| WSH | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
- 2nd 7:43PITJ. Zucker0.02 xG
- 2nd 12:53PITB. McGinnSH0.23 xG
- 2nd 15:05PITJ. Petry0.03 xG
- 3rd 12:22WSHM. Johansson0.25 xG
- 3rd 18:24PITJ. GuentzelEN0.91 xG
Team Stats
PITWSH
28Shots on goal25
3.50Expected goals2.33
54Shot attempts57
215v5 shots on goal21
0/3Power play0/4
32Hits36
19Blocked shots17
13Penalty minutes11
8Giveaways7
16Takeaways9
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
PIT 3.50 xGWSH 2.33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Guentzel | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 19:37 | 4:04 |
| S. Crosby | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 20:42 | 4:03 |
| E. Malkin | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:45 | 4:18 |
| J. Zucker | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 15:00 | 1:57 |
| R. Rakell | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 14:44 | 1:35 |
| J. Carter | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:18 | 1:19 |
| B. McGinn | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:10 | 0:00 |
| B. Rust | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 5 | 18:25 | 3:19 |
| J. Archibald | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12:23 | 0:17 |
| R. Poehling | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:31 | 0:27 |
| D. Heinen | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 11:04 | 1:31 |
| F. Hallander | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11:01 | 0:00 |
| K. Letang | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 28:48 | 4:17 |
| J. Petry | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 24:49 | 1:48 |
| M. Pettersson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 0 | 23:48 | 0:59 |
| B. Dumoulin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 21:58 | 0:06 |
| J. Rutta | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8:55 | 0:00 |
| P. Joseph | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:41 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. DeSmith | 25 | 24 | 1 | .960 | 60:00 | Win |
| T. Jarry | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
WSH Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Johansson | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 15:16 | 4:04 |
| S. Milano | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:27 | 2:16 |
| A. Ovechkin | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 21:07 | 6:15 |
| E. Kuznetsov | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 19:15 | 4:04 |
| C. Sheary | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 17:44 | 2:16 |
| A. Mantha | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 16:02 | 2:19 |
| N. Dowd | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 15:24 | 0:00 |
| D. Strome | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 15:01 | 4:01 |
| L. Eller | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:35 | 0:02 |
| G. Hathaway | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13:46 | 0:00 |
| A. Protas | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:11 | 0:00 |
| N. Aube-Kubel | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:57 | 0:00 |
| N. Jensen | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 23:12 | 0:00 |
| M. Fehérváry | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22:40 | 0:06 |
| E. Gustafsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 21:29 | 4:16 |
| T. van Riemsdyk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 5 | 20:52 | 2:06 |
| M. Irwin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 13:27 | 0:00 |
| A. Alexeyev | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 11:48 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Kuemper | 27 | 24 | 3 | .889 | 59:47 | Loss |
| C. Lindgren | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |