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Game Recap
PIT2
WSH3
WSH beat PIT 3-2 in a shootout, and the chances backed it up: 3.75 expected goals to 2.12. WSH outshot PIT 45 to 37. D. Kuemper stopped 35 of 37.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | SO | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| WSH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
- 1st 6:00WSHA. OvechkinPP0.07 xG
- 2nd 2:37PITD. Heinen0.22 xG
- 3rd 5:17WSHM. Johansson0.06 xG
- 3rd 12:52PITB. Rust0.03 xG
Team Stats
PITWSH
37Shots on goal45
2.12Expected goals3.75
64Shot attempts72
335v5 shots on goal29
0/1Power play1/3
23Hits19
20Blocked shots18
10Penalty minutes6
5Giveaways12
8Takeaways10
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
PIT 2.12 xGWSH 3.75 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 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 21:23 | 1:23 |
| S. Crosby | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 21:04 | 0:59 |
| B. Rust | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 19:09 | 0:00 |
| D. O'Connor | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 8:45 | 0:00 |
| D. Heinen | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 8:26 | 0:37 |
| E. Malkin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:55 | 1:44 |
| R. Rakell | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:47 | 1:34 |
| J. Zucker | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:58 | 1:01 |
| B. McGinn | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:51 | 0:00 |
| J. Carter | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:34 | 0:26 |
| T. Blueger | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 14:07 | 0:00 |
| R. Poehling | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 11:20 | 0:00 |
| B. Dumoulin | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25:04 | 0:00 |
| J. Petry | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 26:11 | 0:55 |
| K. Letang | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | 24:35 | 1:05 |
| M. Pettersson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22:24 | 0:16 |
| C. Ruhwedel | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:36 | 0:00 |
| P. Joseph | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:30 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. DeSmith | 45 | 43 | 2 | .956 | 65:00 | OT loss |
| D. Tokarski | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
WSH Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Ovechkin | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 21:05 | 5:32 |
| E. Kuznetsov | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:19 | 3:12 |
| M. Johansson | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 15:26 | 2:08 |
| N. Backstrom | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 13:53 | 3:10 |
| S. Milano | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 12:38 | 0:00 |
| T. Oshie | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 19:23 | 3:39 |
| D. Strome | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:26 | 2:12 |
| C. Sheary | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18:09 | 1:25 |
| L. Eller | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 16:48 | 0:13 |
| A. Mantha | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14:41 | 0:00 |
| N. Aube-Kubel | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:29 | 0:07 |
| G. Hathaway | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 11:32 | 0:00 |
| D. Orlov | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27:33 | 2:14 |
| N. Jensen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 24:37 | 0:00 |
| E. Gustafsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22:33 | 1:51 |
| T. van Riemsdyk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 20:42 | 0:00 |
| M. Fehérváry | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 19:18 | 0:07 |
| M. Irwin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 7:41 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Kuemper | 37 | 35 | 2 | .946 | 65:00 | Win |
| C. Lindgren | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |