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Game Recap
VAN4
WSH6
WSH beat VAN 6-4, with the chances close: 2.88 expected goals to 2.25. A. Ovechkin led the way with 4 points (2 G, 2 A). D. Kuemper stopped 26 of 30.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAN | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| WSH | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
- 1st 0:56WSHA. OvechkinPP0.10 xG
- 1st 19:52VANE. Pettersson0.12 xG
- 2nd 0:08WSHL. Eller0.16 xG
- 2nd 8:03VANB. Horvat0.05 xG
- 2nd 8:14VANC. Lazar0.07 xG
- 2nd 17:34VANJ. MillerPP0.07 xG
- 3rd 1:16WSHD. StromePP0.45 xG
- 3rd 8:43WSHJ. Carlson0.10 xG
- 3rd 12:44WSHC. Sheary0.08 xG
- 3rd 17:02WSHA. Ovechkin0.10 xG
Team Stats
VANWSH
30Shots on goal30
2.25Expected goals2.88
58Shot attempts53
265v5 shots on goal26
1/1Power play2/3
34Hits37
15Blocked shots14
6Penalty minutes4
8Giveaways7
7Takeaways11
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
VAN 2.25 xGWSH 2.88 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. Pettersson | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 17:17 | 0:50 |
| J. Miller | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:36 | 0:50 |
| B. Horvat | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 16:15 | 0:50 |
| A. Kuzmenko | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:55 | 0:50 |
| B. Boeser | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 15:25 | 0:00 |
| C. Lazar | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 14:51 | 0:00 |
| T. Pearson | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 13:00 | 0:00 |
| V. Podkolzin | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:39 | 0:00 |
| C. Garland | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:51 | 0:00 |
| D. Joshua | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:50 | 0:00 |
| N. Aman | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:22 | 0:00 |
| N. Hoglander | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:18 | 0:00 |
| Q. Hughes | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 27:06 | 0:50 |
| O. Ekman-Larsson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 21:41 | 0:00 |
| K. Burroughs | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 24:07 | 0:00 |
| L. Schenn | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 19:12 | 0:00 |
| R. Stillman | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 15:34 | 0:00 |
| N. Juulsen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 10:49 | 0:00 |
WSH Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Ovechkin | LW | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:02 | 2:30 |
| E. Kuznetsov | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 2 | 16:33 | 1:32 |
| D. Strome | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 17:14 | 0:58 |
| M. Johansson | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 15:03 | 0:30 |
| L. Eller | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:39 | 0:00 |
| C. Sheary | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 14:38 | 0:28 |
| T. Oshie | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:54 | 2:02 |
| A. Mantha | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 15:51 | 0:00 |
| A. Protas | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 13:20 | 0:00 |
| C. Brown | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 11:44 | 0:00 |
| N. Dowd | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 11:33 | 0:00 |
| G. Hathaway | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 9:31 | 0:00 |
| J. Carlson | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | +2 | 0 | 22:04 | 2:02 |
| M. Fehérváry | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 21:53 | 0:00 |
| N. Jensen | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 21:39 | 0:00 |
| D. Orlov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 23:34 | 1:32 |
| E. Gustafsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 15:09 | 0:28 |
| T. van Riemsdyk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 15:03 | 0:28 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Kuemper | 30 | 26 | 4 | .867 | 59:46 | Win |
| C. Lindgren | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |