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Game Recap
VAN4
WSH2
VAN beat WSH 4-2, with the chances close: 3.88 expected goals to 3.23. E. Pettersson led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). T. Demko stopped 31 of 33.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAN | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| WSH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
- 1st 10:31WSHA. OvechkinPP0.06 xG
- 2nd 0:33VANE. PetterssonPP0.12 xG
- 2nd 4:48VANE. Pettersson0.01 xG
- 2nd 18:50VANB. HorvatPP0.10 xG
- 3rd 6:22WSHT. WilsonPP0.14 xG
- 3rd 19:02VANJ. MillerEN0.79 xG
Team Stats
VANWSH
32Shots on goal33
3.88Expected goals3.23
65Shot attempts59
275v5 shots on goal26
2/4Power play2/2
27Hits25
16Blocked shots20
8Penalty minutes10
5Giveaways6
5Takeaways8
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
VAN 3.88 xGWSH 3.23 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
VAN Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Horvat | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 20:31 | 3:48 |
| J. Miller | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 20:22 | 3:48 |
| E. Pettersson | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:20 | 3:48 |
| B. Boeser | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 20:18 | 3:48 |
| T. Pearson | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 16:32 | 0:31 |
| N. Hoglander | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 14:26 | 0:31 |
| T. Motte | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15:32 | 0:56 |
| J. Lammikko | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:09 | 0:56 |
| M. Highmore | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:04 | 0:56 |
| J. Dickinson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9:51 | 0:00 |
| A. Chiasson | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8:10 | 0:31 |
| V. Podkolzin | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:28 | 0:00 |
| Q. Hughes | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24:58 | 3:48 |
| O. Ekman-Larsson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 24:07 | 1:27 |
| T. Myers | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 25:28 | 1:27 |
| T. Poolman | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:06 | 0:00 |
| L. Schenn | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 13:45 | 0:00 |
| K. Burroughs | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8:48 | 0:00 |
WSH Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. Kuznetsov | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 21:07 | 2:05 |
| A. Ovechkin | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 21:45 | 2:05 |
| T. Wilson | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21:08 | 2:05 |
| N. Backstrom | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:58 | 2:05 |
| N. Dowd | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17:40 | 0:00 |
| C. Hagelin | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 15:50 | 0:00 |
| L. Eller | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 14:23 | 0:00 |
| G. Hathaway | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 14:12 | 0:00 |
| C. McMichael | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:15 | 0:00 |
| D. Sprong | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:30 | 0:00 |
| A. Protas | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:37 | 0:00 |
| B. Leason | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7:12 | 0:00 |
| J. Schultz | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23:13 | 2:05 |
| D. Orlov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 21:44 | 0:00 |
| M. Fehérváry | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 21:20 | 0:00 |
| N. Jensen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 18:59 | 0:00 |
| T. van Riemsdyk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18:43 | 0:00 |
| M. Irwin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11:51 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I. Samsonov | 31 | 28 | 3 | .903 | 58:18 | Loss |
| V. Vanecek | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |