Game Recap: STL 5, WSH 2, March 22, 2022

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Game Recap

STL5

FinalTue, Mar 22, 2022Every game that night

WSH2

STL beat WSH 5-2, and the chances backed it up: 4.17 expected goals to 1.99. STL outshot WSH 38 to 21. B. Schenn led the way with 3 points (1 G, 2 A). V. Husso stopped 19 of 21.

Scoring

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
STL	2	2	1	5
WSH	2	0	0	2

1st 8:22WSHE. KuznetsovPP0.05 xG
1st 11:48STLB. Saad0.17 xG
1st 13:01WSHT. Wilson0.15 xG
1st 17:15STLR. O'ReillyPP0.51 xG
2nd 10:31STLN. Walker0.02 xG
2nd 17:13STLB. Schenn0.04 xG
3rd 19:31STLD. PerronEN0.53 xG

Team Stats

STLWSH

38Shots on goal21

4.17Expected goals1.99

65Shot attempts44

275v5 shots on goal19

1/4Power play1/2

23Hits28

12Blocked shots15

8Penalty minutes12

6Giveaways4

11Takeaways7

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

STL 4.17 xGWSH 1.99 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

STL38 on goal, 5 scored

WSH20 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

STL Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
B. Schenn	C	1	2	3	5	3	1	+3	0	20:56	4:06
B. Saad	LW	1	1	2	2	0	1	+2	0	18:38	3:56
D. Perron	LW	1	1	2	5	4	0	+2	0	17:49	4:01
P. Buchnevich	LW	0	1	1	2	0	0	+1	0	22:34	2:25
J. Kyrou	RW	0	1	1	6	0	0	+1	0	22:06	2:32
R. O'Reilly	C	1	0	1	3	1	0	+1	0	20:04	4:17
N. Walker	LW	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	13:01	0:00
I. Barbashev	LW	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	18:10	2:38
A. Toropchenko	RW	0	0	0	1	5	2	+1	2	11:47	0:00
M. MacEachern	LW	0	0	0	1	0	0	-1	0	7:29	0:00
L. Brown	C	0	0	0	1	1	0	-1	0	6:48	0:00
C. Parayko	D	0	1	1	3	1	1	+2	0	24:46	1:03
J. Faulk	D	0	0	0	3	1	4	+2	2	22:45	2:28
N. Leddy	D	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	20:50	3:25
M. Scandella	D	0	0	0	2	2	0	+3	0	17:14	0:00
T. Krug	D	0	0	0	1	0	0	+1	0	11:12	2:19
R. Bortuzzo	D	0	0	0	0	1	2	-1	4	10:30	0:00
N. Mikkola	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	-1	0	9:19	0:00

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
V. Husso	21	19	2	.905	59:50	Win
J. Binnington	0	0	0	–	0:00

WSH Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
T. Wilson	RW	1	1	2	1	2	0	+1	2	18:48	1:34
E. Kuznetsov	C	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	21:16	1:36
A. Mantha	RW	0	1	1	1	2	1	-1	4	16:53	0:35
A. Ovechkin	LW	0	0	0	4	3	1	-2	0	20:23	2:09
M. Johansson	LW	0	0	0	1	1	0	-1	0	17:56	0:36
L. Eller	C	0	0	0	2	1	3	-2	0	17:15	0:00
N. Backstrom	C	0	0	0	1	0	0	-2	0	16:20	1:37
G. Hathaway	RW	0	0	0	0	2	1	-1	2	14:31	0:00
C. Sheary	LW	0	0	0	0	0	1	-2	0	13:54	0:38
C. McMichael	LW	0	0	0	1	0	0	-1	0	10:46	0:00
A. Jonsson-Fjallby	LW	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	10:38	0:00
J. Carlson	D	0	1	1	1	3	2	-3	0	23:40	1:44
M. Fehérváry	D	0	0	0	1	7	2	0	0	23:23	0:00
N. Jensen	D	0	0	0	1	4	2	-1	0	19:16	0:00
D. Orlov	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	-1	0	18:45	0:03
J. Schultz	D	0	0	0	4	0	1	-1	0	16:20	0:28
M. Kempny	D	0	0	0	0	1	0	+1	4	13:41	0:00
M. Irwin	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0:29	0:00

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
V. Vanecek	37	33	4	.892	57:08	Loss
I. Samsonov	0	0	0	–	0:00

Storylines That Played Out

Old teamConnor McMichael STL First game back in Washington, his team until Apr 20261 SOG
Old teamJordan Kyrou WSH First game against STL since he left (his team until Apr 2026)1 A, 6 SOG

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