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Game Recap
WSH3
BUF2
WSH beat BUF 3-2 in a shootout, with the chances close: 2.56 expected goals to 2.96. WSH outshot BUF 42 to 31. V. Vanecek stopped 29 of 31.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | SO | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| BUF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
- 1st 3:40WSHL. Eller0.06 xG
- 1st 13:48BUFV. Hinostroza0.22 xG
- 2nd 2:09BUFW. Butcher0.16 xG
- 3rd 5:41WSHM. Fehérváry0.09 xG
Team Stats
WSHBUF
42Shots on goal31
2.56Expected goals2.96
69Shot attempts47
335v5 shots on goal28
0/3Power play0/1
20Hits10
8Blocked shots14
2Penalty minutes6
6Giveaways2
1Takeaways3
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
WSH 2.56 xGBUF 2.96 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
WSH Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Ovechkin | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25:36 | 6:00 |
| E. Kuznetsov | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 24:26 | 4:36 |
| T. Oshie | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22:21 | 3:04 |
| L. Eller | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:23 | 1:02 |
| C. Sheary | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:18 | 4:10 |
| A. Protas | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:31 | 1:26 |
| D. Sprong | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:33 | 2:18 |
| C. Hagelin | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:50 | 0:00 |
| M. Sgarbossa | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:05 | 0:00 |
| B. Malenstyn | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:02 | 0:00 |
| C. McMichael | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:05 | 0:00 |
| B. Leason | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:50 | 0:00 |
| M. Fehérváry | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 19:45 | 0:00 |
| J. Carlson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 26:04 | 4:30 |
| D. Orlov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 23:10 | 1:24 |
| N. Jensen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:17 | 0:00 |
| J. Schultz | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 17:48 | 1:30 |
| M. Irwin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 14:09 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V. Vanecek | 31 | 29 | 2 | .935 | 64:47 | Win |
| I. Samsonov | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
BUF Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Okposo | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18:30 | 0:08 |
| R. Asplund | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:05 | 0:00 |
| V. Hinostroza | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 11:48 | 0:00 |
| D. Cozens | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:28 | 0:00 |
| T. Thompson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:16 | 0:24 |
| C. Eakin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 17:21 | 0:16 |
| V. Olofsson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:59 | 0:24 |
| J. Skinner | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:28 | 0:00 |
| B. Murray | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:22 | 0:00 |
| A. Bjork | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 13:26 | 0:00 |
| J. Hayden | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:38 | 0:00 |
| Z. Girgensons | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 12:03 | 0:00 |
| J. Bryson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 19:42 | 0:00 |
| R. Hagg | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 17:22 | 0:00 |
| W. Butcher | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 15:26 | 0:00 |
| H. Jokiharju | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26:08 | 0:00 |
| R. Dahlin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25:22 | 0:24 |
| M. Pysyk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 21:00 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U. Luukkonen | 42 | 40 | 2 | .952 | 65:00 | OT loss |
| A. Dell | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |