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Game Recap
WSH4
Final/SOFri, Mar 25, 2022Every game that night
BUF3

WSH beat BUF 4-3 in a shootout, with the chances close: 3.39 expected goals to 2.84. WSH outshot BUF 40 to 23. J. Skinner led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). I. Samsonov stopped 20 of 23.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdSOT
WSH12014
BUF12003
  1. 1st 9:15WSHA. Mantha0.14 xG
  2. 1st 15:49BUFJ. Skinner0.09 xG
  3. 2nd 4:06WSHN. Jensen0.02 xG
  4. 2nd 10:23BUFJ. Skinner0.06 xG
  5. 2nd 12:55BUFV. Olofsson0.17 xG
  6. 2nd 16:47WSHA. Ovechkin0.01 xG

Team Stats

WSHBUF
40Shots on goal23
3.39Expected goals2.84
63Shot attempts48
295v5 shots on goal16
0/1Power play0/1
20Hits12
12Blocked shots9
4Penalty minutes4
6Giveaways8
5Takeaways6

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

WSH 3.39 xGBUF 2.84 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdOTWSH goal, 9:15BUF goal, 15:49WSH goal, 4:06BUF goal, 10:23BUF goal, 12:55WSH goal, 16:47

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

WSH39 on goal, 3 scored
BUF23 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

WSH Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
E. KuznetsovC0113000021:101:17
A. ManthaRW1015010020:181:03
T. WilsonRW011341-1020:051:21
A. OvechkinLW101310+1019:572:00
C. ShearyLW0112000019:190:39
N. BackstromC0111000018:560:57
G. HathawayRW000020+1216:490:00
M. JohanssonLW0002110016:400:43
L. EllerC000110+1016:380:00
C. McMichaelLW000001-109:130:00
A. Jonsson-FjallbyLW000100-108:380:00
D. OrlovD0111420025:100:00
N. JensenD1012210020:220:00
J. CarlsonD000603-1025:361:26
M. FehérváryD0003200023:180:00
J. SchultzD000410+1015:240:34
M. IrwinD0003220010:100:00
M. KempnyD000000023:170:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
I. Samsonov23203.87065:00Win
V. Vanecek000–0:00

BUF Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. SkinnerLW2025000217:301:30
T. ThompsonC0112100018:531:31
C. MittelstadtC0114100017:561:17
V. OlofssonLW1012000014:180:27
R. AsplundC0110100012:570:00
A. TuchRW000111-1018:271:31
K. OkposoRW0003000016:470:30
D. CozensC000120+1015:110:29
P. KrebsC0001000015:000:29
C. EakinC0000000014:380:00
Z. GirgensonsC0000210013:220:00
V. HinostrozaC0000000012:200:00
M. SamuelssonD0110210021:130:00
H. JokiharjuD000102+1026:350:56
R. DahlinD0001020026:341:20
J. BrysonD000011-1020:480:00
M. PysykD0001010214:250:00
C. MillerD0001100014:060:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
D. Tokarski40373.92565:00OT loss
C. Anderson000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

  • Old teamAlex Tuch WSH First game back in Buffalo, his team until May 20261 SOG

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