Game Recap: STL 5, WSH 2, March 17, 2023

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Game Recap

STL5

FinalFri, Mar 17, 2023Every game that night

WSH2

STL beat WSH 5-2 despite fewer good chances: 2.00 expected goals to 2.75. WSH outshot STL 34 to 22. S. Blais led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). J. Hofer stopped 32 of 34.

Team Stats

STLWSH

22Shots on goal34

2.00Expected goals2.75

35Shot attempts69

215v5 shots on goal25

0/1Power play1/4

16Hits20

23Blocked shots7

8Penalty minutes2

6Giveaways17

8Takeaways14

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

STL 2.00 xGWSH 2.75 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

STL21 on goal, 4 scored

WSH34 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	1	2	2	0	0	+2	0	16:31	0:57
B. Saad	LW	0	2	2	2	0	2	+3	0	15:17	1:03
S. Blais	LW	2	0	2	4	3	1	+2	0	13:29	0:59
P. Buchnevich	LW	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	18:59	1:01
K. Kapanen	RW	1	0	1	3	1	0	0	2	17:23	1:01
J. Kyrou	RW	1	0	1	3	0	0	+2	0	14:12	0:59
J. Vrana	LW	0	1	1	2	1	0	+1	0	13:25	0:58
R. Thomas	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	+1	0	18:46	1:02
A. Toropchenko	RW	0	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	16:57	0:00
J. Leivo	LW	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10:52	0:00
N. Walker	LW	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	9:47	0:00
L. Brown	C	0	0	0	1	1	0	+1	0	9:09	0:00
N. Leddy	D	0	2	2	0	0	1	+1	2	20:25	0:00
C. Parayko	D	0	1	1	1	1	3	+1	2	22:10	0:00
T. Krug	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	+3	0	14:01	1:10
J. Faulk	D	0	0	0	2	0	1	+2	2	24:17	0:50
M. Scandella	D	0	0	0	0	2	5	+1	0	22:21	0:00
R. Bortuzzo	D	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	0	15:20	0:00

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
J. Hofer	34	32	2	.941	60:00	Win
T. Greiss	0	0	0	–	0:00

WSH Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
A. Ovechkin	LW	0	1	1	4	1	1	-4	0	21:00	6:39
N. Backstrom	C	1	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	16:03	4:27
S. Milano	LW	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	13:40	0:00
T. Wilson	RW	0	0	0	4	0	2	-2	0	21:14	3:22
E. Kuznetsov	C	0	0	0	3	0	0	-2	0	19:50	2:52
T. Oshie	RW	0	0	0	0	2	0	-2	0	19:22	3:56
D. Strome	C	0	0	0	2	0	0	-2	0	16:42	3:47
N. Dowd	C	0	0	0	1	0	1	-1	0	13:21	0:00
C. Sheary	LW	0	0	0	2	1	0	-1	0	12:42	2:06
A. Protas	LW	0	0	0	4	1	0	-1	2	12:18	0:00
N. Aube-Kubel	RW	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	11:55	0:00
C. Smith	C	0	0	0	2	1	0	+1	0	9:32	0:00
A. Alexeyev	D	0	1	1	1	2	0	+1	0	22:41	0:06
R. Sandin	D	0	1	1	1	1	0	-4	0	21:28	4:35
M. Fehérváry	D	1	0	1	3	7	0	+1	0	19:53	0:06
T. van Riemsdyk	D	0	0	0	2	0	0	-3	0	19:08	1:58
M. Irwin	D	0	0	0	1	2	0	-1	0	15:55	0:00
G. Carlsson	D	0	0	0	1	0	1	-1	0	13:10	0:00

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
D. Kuemper	21	17	4	.810	58:06	Loss
C. Lindgren	0	0	0	–	0:00

Storylines That Played Out

Old teamJordan Kyrou WSH First game against STL since he left (his team until Apr 2026)1 G, 3 SOG
Old teamCharlie Lindgren WSH Faces STL, his team until May 20220 saves on 0

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