Game Recap: PIT 0, WSH 3, April 12, 2026

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Game Recap

PIT0

FinalSun, Apr 12, 2026Every game that night

WSH3

WSH beat PIT 3-0, with the chances close: 3.19 expected goals to 3.14. C. McMichael led the way with 3 points (2 G, 1 A). T. van Riemsdyk had 5 shots on goal against our projection of 0.8. L. Thompson stopped 24 of 24.

Scoring

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
PIT	0	0	0	0
WSH	0	1	2	3

2nd 12:22WSHT. van Riemsdyk0.13 xG
3rd 15:50WSHC. McMichael0.17 xG
3rd 17:16WSHC. McMichaelEN0.92 xG

Team Stats

PITWSH

24Shots on goal27

3.14Expected goals3.19

65Shot attempts54

225v5 shots on goal22

0/2Power play0/1

10Hits18

13Blocked shots15

2Penalty minutes4

14Giveaways19

8Takeaways5

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

PIT 3.14 xGWSH 3.19 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

PIT24 on goal, 0 scored

WSH26 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

PIT Skaters

Player	Pos	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
B. Rust	RW	0	1	1	-2	0	20:21	3:13
S. Crosby	C	2	2	0	-2	2	19:56	3:15
R. Rakell	RW	2	0	2	-2	0	18:47	3:06
E. Malkin	C	2	0	0	-2	0	18:22	3:14
E. Chinakhov	RW	3	0	1	-2	0	17:00	0:45
T. Novak	C	4	0	1	-1	0	16:29	0:54
K. Hayes	RW	2	0	0	0	0	13:55	0:43
J. Brazeau	RW	2	0	1	0	0	13:24	0:45
E. Soderblom	LW	2	2	0	0	0	13:22	0:02
V. Koivunen	RW	1	0	0	0	0	11:39	0:00
J. Koppanen	LW	0	1	0	0	0	10:07	0:00
R. McGroarty	RW	2	0	0	0	0	9:55	0:00
J. St. Ivany	D	1	2	0	0	0	21:22	0:00
E. Karlsson	D	0	0	1	-2	0	19:56	2:43
P. Wotherspoon	D	0	1	2	-1	0	19:52	0:00
I. Solovyov	D	1	1	2	0	0	19:45	0:00
K. Letang	D	0	0	0	-1	0	17:39	1:17
S. Girard	D	0	0	2	-1	0	17:00	0:03

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
S. Skinner	26	24	2	.923	59:09	Loss
A. Silovs	0	0	0	–	0:00

WSH Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
C. McMichael	LW	2	1	3	2	0	0	+3	0	15:31	0:00
P. Dubois	C	0	1	1	2	0	1	+3	0	16:18	0:51
A. Ovechkin	LW	0	1	1	3	5	1	+1	0	16:11	2:00
R. Leonard	RW	0	1	1	2	1	1	+2	0	15:40	0:51
A. Protas	LW	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	19:18	0:00
T. Wilson	RW	0	0	0	2	3	1	0	0	18:14	0:51
I. Protas	LW	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	15:45	1:09
A. Beauvillier	RW	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	15:27	0:00
D. Strome	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	14:32	1:09
J. Sourdif	C	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	13:06	1:09
B. Duhaime	LW	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	9:57	0:00
I. Miroshnichenko	LW	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	7:35	0:00
M. Fehérváry	D	0	2	2	0	1	0	+1	4	18:50	0:06
T. van Riemsdyk	D	1	0	1	5	0	1	+1	0	18:59	0:00
J. Chychrun	D	0	0	0	1	2	0	+1	0	22:21	0:45
T. Liljegren	D	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	21:16	0:00
M. Roy	D	0	0	0	0	1	2	+2	0	19:41	0:00
C. Hutson	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	+1	0	17:19	1:09

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
L. Thompson	24	24	0	1.000	60:00	Win
C. Stevenson	0	0	0	–	0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

PIT

Line 1S. Crosby15:47B. Rust14:27E. Chinakhov15:21

Line 2E. Malkin14:17T. Novak15:35R. Rakell14:41

Line 3K. Hayes13:12J. Brazeau12:39V. Koivunen11:39

Line 4R. McGroarty9:55J. Koppanen8:24E. Soderblom12:59

Pair 1I. Solovyov19:45J. Ivany19:27

Pair 2P. Wotherspoon17:49E. Karlsson16:22

Pair 3K. Letang16:14S. Girard16:57

WSH

Line 1A. Protas16:06I. Protas14:36T. Wilson15:21

Line 2P. Dubois14:32R. Leonard14:46C. McMichael13:54

Line 3A. Ovechkin13:19A. Beauvillier13:31D. Strome13:23

Line 4B. Duhaime9:54J. Sourdif11:56I. Miroshnichenko7:35

Pair 1T. Riemsdyk16:09J. Chychrun20:24

Pair 2M. Fehérváry17:50T. Liljegren20:03

Pair 3C. Hutson16:08M. Roy16:03

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.

Storylines That Played Out

Old teamAnthony Beauvillier WSH Faces PIT, his team until Mar 20251 SOG

As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.

How We Did

	We projected	It finished
Score	PIT 3.3, WSH 3.3	PIT 0, WSH 3
Total goals	6.6	3
Shots on goal	PIT 27.6, WSH 27.0	PIT 24, WSH 27
Win chance	WSH 52%	WSH won

Players

Player	SOG projected	SOG	Points projected	Points	Goal chance	Goals
WSH A. Ovechkin	2.9	3	0.89	1	37%	0
PIT R. Rakell	2.4	2	0.71	0	27%	0
PIT B. Rust	2.3	0	0.78	0	28%	0
PIT E. Malkin	2.3	2	0.83	0	24%	0
WSH J. Chychrun	2.2	1	0.61	0	20%	0
PIT E. Chinakhov	2.1	3	0.56	0	21%	0
PIT S. Crosby	2.1	2	0.91	0	28%	0
PIT E. Karlsson	2.1	0	0.70	0	15%	0
WSH T. Wilson	2.0	2	0.80	0	31%	0
WSH R. Leonard	1.9	2	0.53	1	20%	0
WSH A. Beauvillier	1.8	1	0.41	0	18%	0
WSH A. Protas	1.8	1	0.68	0	24%	0
WSH C. McMichael	1.7	2	0.59	3	21%	2
WSH D. Strome	1.6	0	0.79	0	25%	0
PIT T. Novak	1.6	4	0.53	0	20%	0
WSH J. Sourdif	1.5	1	0.58	0	21%	0
WSH C. Hutson	1.5	0	0.53	0	9%	0
WSH P. Dubois	1.3	2	0.60	1	19%	0
PIT K. Hayes	1.3	2	0.26	0	12%	0
PIT R. McGroarty	1.3	2	0.25	0	10%	0
PIT K. Letang	1.3	0	0.39	0	8%	0
PIT E. Soderblom	1.3	2	0.30	0	13%	0
PIT J. Brazeau	1.2	2	0.34	0	15%	0
WSH M. Roy	1.1	0	0.28	0	5%	0
WSH I. Miroshnichenko	0.9	1	0.23	0	10%	0
WSH T. Liljegren	0.9	2	0.24	0	6%	0
WSH B. Duhaime	0.9	1	0.20	0	10%	0
PIT V. Koivunen	0.9	1	0.23	0	7%	0
WSH M. Fehérváry	0.9	0	0.31	2	7%	0
PIT J. Koppanen	0.8	0	0.15	0	9%	0
PIT P. Wotherspoon	0.8	0	0.29	0	3%	0
PIT S. Girard	0.8	0	0.30	0	5%	0
WSH T. Riemsdyk	0.8	5	0.24	1	4%	1
PIT I. Solovyov	0.7	1	0.25	0	3%	0
PIT J. Ivany	0.7	1	0.18	0	2%	0

Shots on goal: 25 of 35 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.