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Game Recap
SEA5
FinalSun, Oct 11, 2026Every game that night
WSH3

SEA beat WSH 5-3, and the chances backed it up: 4.67 expected goals to 3.05. WSH outshot SEA 36 to 27. F. Gaudreau led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). J. Chychrun had 8 shots on goal against our projection of 2.6. J. Daccord stopped 33 of 36.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
SEA2125
WSH2013
  1. 1st 6:06SEAK. Kakko0.55 xG
  2. 1st 11:41WSHJ. Kyrou0.15 xG
  3. 1st 16:47WSHA. Ovechkin0.23 xG
  4. 1st 19:49SEAJ. Eberle0.05 xG
  5. 2nd 13:24SEAF. Gaudreau0.26 xG
  6. 3rd 0:46WSHB. Jenner0.19 xG
  7. 3rd 14:33SEAJ. McCann0.16 xG
  8. 3rd 17:20SEAR. Winterton0.25 xG

Team Stats

SEAWSH
27Shots on goal36
4.67Expected goals3.05
56Shot attempts60
245v5 shots on goal29
0/2Power play0/2
13Hits31
11Blocked shots13
4Penalty minutes4
13Giveaways19
7Takeaways1

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

SEA 4.67 xGWSH 3.05 xGGoal

0123451st2nd3rdSEA goal, 6:06WSH goal, 11:41WSH goal, 16:47SEA goal, 19:49SEA goal, 13:24WSH goal, 0:46SEA goal, 14:33SEA goal, 17:20

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

SEA27 on goal, 5 scored
WSH36 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

SEA Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
F. GaudreauC112210+2015:510:09
B. MeyersC022120+2013:060:11
R. WintertonC112101+2010:450:00
B. McMannC011430-1018:582:00
J. EberleRW101601-1018:241:46
C. StephensonC011000-1218:162:10
J. McCannLW101210+1015:362:01
K. KakkoRW1011100012:151:41
M. BeniersC000110+1016:202:03
M. SamoskevichRW000100+1014:211:01
B. CattonC0000000012:491:26
S. WrightC0003110012:251:03
A. LarssonD011003+4024:430:05
B. MontourD011100-2024:381:45
V. DunnD011202+3024:122:34
R. EvansD011011-1220:020:05
J. MahuraD0001120013:000:00
V. OttavainenD0001100010:190:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Daccord36333.91760:00Win
P. Grubauer000–0:00

WSH Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
A. OvechkinLW1013300016:562:32
J. KyrouRW101100-1015:491:34
B. JennerC1015620015:310:09
R. LeonardRW011410-1015:212:14
A. ProtasLW0111130014:490:01
I. ProtasLW0111100012:511:29
A. TuchRW000211-1020:521:41
T. WilsonRW000370-1020:491:54
D. StromeC000202+1219:342:12
J. SourdifC000010-3011:360:00
E. FrankRW000110009:111:04
A. BeauvillierRW000010008:530:08
C. HutsonD0115110020:021:29
J. ChychrunD000800-1027:232:18
M. FehérváryD000014-1023:320:13
T. LiljegrenD000040-2021:170:00
V. DesharnaisD000010+1018:470:02
D. McIlrathD000010-125:050:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
L. Thompson27225.81557:42Loss
C. Lindgren000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

SEA

Line 1J. Eberle15:04C. Stephenson14:54B. McMann15:35
Line 4K. Kakko10:34S. Wright11:22B. Catton11:23
Pair 1A. Larsson21:21V. Dunn19:32
Pair 2R. Evans18:16B. Montour19:43
Pair 3J. Mahura11:08V. Ottavainen10:08

WSH

Line 1T. Wilson15:52A. Tuch16:00D. Strome15:47
Line 2J. Kyrou13:21R. Leonard12:18B. Jenner12:19
Line 3A. Ovechkin12:06A. Protas12:55I. Protas11:22
Pair 1J. Chychrun22:09T. Liljegren20:02
Pair 3D. McIlrath5:05C. Hutson16:18

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.

Prop Results

11 of 18 overs hit (61%).

PlayerLineOverUnderSOGResult
WSH A. Ovechkin2.5-125+1003Over
WSH A. Tuch2.5+110-1302Under
SEA B. McMann2.5+105-1154Over
SEA B. Montour2.5+130-1451Under
WSH J. Chychrun2.5-120-1048Over
WSH T. Wilson2.5+160-1753Over
WSH A. Beauvillier1.5+105-1100Under
WSH A. Protas1.5-120-1051Under
WSH B. Jenner1.5-105-1255Over
WSH C. Hutson1.5-120+1055Over
WSH D. Strome1.5-135+1202Over
SEA J. Eberle1.5-115-1106Over
WSH J. Kyrou1.5-145+1401Under
SEA J. McCann1.5-170+1402Over
SEA M. Beniers1.5+105-1351Under
SEA M. Samoskevich1.5-160+1401Under
WSH R. Leonard1.5-160+1304Over
SEA V. Dunn1.5-145+1302Over

Each player's main line (the one most books posted) at the last price before puck drop, the best price on each side there, and what he did.

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreSEA 2.7, WSH 3.3SEA 5, WSH 3
Total goals6.08
Shots on goalSEA 25.6, WSH 28.8SEA 27, WSH 36
Win chanceWSH 59%SEA won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
WSH A. Ovechkin2.830.82134%1
WSH J. Chychrun2.680.66019%0
WSH A. Tuch2.620.79031%0
SEA B. McMann2.540.53125%0
SEA B. Montour2.510.49116%0
SEA M. Samoskevich2.110.43017%0
SEA J. McCann2.120.62124%1
WSH J. Kyrou2.110.63125%1
WSH R. Leonard2.040.54120%0
WSH B. Jenner2.050.51122%1
WSH T. Wilson2.030.78029%0
SEA V. Dunn1.920.49112%0
WSH A. Protas1.810.63122%0
SEA J. Eberle1.760.55120%1
WSH J. Sourdif1.600.54021%0
WSH A. Beauvillier1.600.33015%0
SEA M. Beniers1.610.52020%0
SEA R. Winterton1.610.2828%1
WSH D. Strome1.520.73022%0
SEA B. Catton1.500.38015%0
WSH C. Hutson1.450.3917%0
SEA A. Larsson1.300.2718%0
WSH I. Protas1.310.55116%0
SEA S. Wright1.230.41017%0
WSH T. Liljegren1.200.2606%0
SEA K. Kakko1.210.52116%1
SEA F. Gaudreau1.120.32214%1
WSH E. Frank1.110.28013%0
SEA B. Meyers1.110.24211%0
SEA C. Stephenson1.000.55116%0
WSH M. Fehérváry1.000.3207%0
SEA J. Mahura0.810.1803%0
SEA R. Evans0.800.2818%0
WSH V. Desharnais0.700.1502%0
WSH D. McIlrath0.400.0801%0

Shots on goal: 19 of 35 players within one of their projection; they took 0.2 more 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.