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Game Recap
PIT4
WSH1
PIT beat WSH 4-1, with the chances close: 3.07 expected goals to 2.59. L. Eller led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). A. Nedeljkovic stopped 30 of 31.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| WSH | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
- 1st 1:49PITR. Shea0.01 xG
- 1st 11:03PITP. Joseph0.03 xG
- 2nd 9:08PITM. Bunting0.03 xG
- 3rd 6:02WSHA. OvechkinPP0.43 xG
- 3rd 17:23PITL. EllerEN0.89 xG
Team Stats
PITWSH
24Shots on goal31
3.07Expected goals2.59
45Shot attempts70
165v5 shots on goal24
0/2Power play1/4
38Hits53
18Blocked shots8
8Penalty minutes4
8Giveaways11
21Takeaways11
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
PIT 3.07 xGWSH 2.59 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. Eller | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 0 | 17:55 | 1:35 |
| R. Smith | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 16:39 | 1:34 |
| D. O'Connor | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 19:08 | 0:15 |
| M. Bunting | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 17:40 | 2:13 |
| V. Puustinen | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 10:07 | 0:19 |
| S. Crosby | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 18:50 | 2:07 |
| B. Rust | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:45 | 2:08 |
| E. Malkin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 17:36 | 2:11 |
| R. Rakell | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:35 | 1:34 |
| J. Carter | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 12:13 | 0:56 |
| E. Bemstrom | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 8:27 | 0:00 |
| J. Puljujarvi | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4:37 | 0:00 |
| K. Letang | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 22:22 | 2:00 |
| E. Karlsson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 23:10 | 2:00 |
| P. Joseph | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:28 | 0:09 |
| R. Shea | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 13:12 | 0:00 |
| M. Pettersson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 25:09 | 0:59 |
| J. St. Ivany | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 14:07 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Nedeljkovic | 31 | 30 | 1 | .968 | 60:00 | Win |
| T. Jarry | 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 | 8 | 6 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 22:21 | 6:06 |
| S. Milano | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:15 | 2:07 |
| H. Lapierre | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:46 | 2:33 |
| D. Strome | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 21:06 | 3:57 |
| T. Wilson | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 20:08 | 4:00 |
| C. McMichael | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:53 | 2:08 |
| I. Miroshnichenko | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:30 | 0:01 |
| A. Protas | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:59 | 0:00 |
| M. Pacioretty | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:28 | 3:33 |
| B. Malenstyn | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 11:01 | 0:01 |
| N. Dowd | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 9:56 | 0:01 |
| M. Sgarbossa | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 9:15 | 0:00 |
| J. Carlson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 25:02 | 4:37 |
| N. Jensen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 21:09 | 0:18 |
| R. Sandin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 20:53 | 1:12 |
| M. Fehérváry | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:47 | 0:01 |
| T. van Riemsdyk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 15:36 | 0:00 |
| A. Alexeyev | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 9:38 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Lindgren | 23 | 20 | 3 | .870 | 59:17 | Loss |
| D. Kuemper | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |