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Game Recap
WSH4
BUF7
BUF beat WSH 7-4, and the chances backed it up: 4.75 expected goals to 2.57. D. Cozens scored three for BUF. U. Luukkonen stopped 26 of 30.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| BUF | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
- 1st 10:40BUFD. Cozens0.24 xG
- 1st 14:45WSHD. Strome0.15 xG
- 1st 16:35BUFT. Thompson0.07 xG
- 1st 16:50WSHT. Oshie0.13 xG
- 2nd 5:49BUFJ. Skinner0.10 xG
- 2nd 8:36BUFZ. Girgensons0.18 xG
- 2nd 10:07BUFV. Hinostroza0.14 xG
- 2nd 12:49BUFD. Cozens0.15 xG
- 2nd 15:49WSHA. Ovechkin0.07 xG
- 2nd 18:40WSHS. MilanoPP0.10 xG
- 3rd 11:52BUFD. Cozens0.19 xG
Team Stats
WSHBUF
30Shots on goal37
2.57Expected goals4.75
51Shot attempts55
265v5 shots on goal33
1/2Power play0/3
17Hits5
10Blocked shots9
13Penalty minutes11
4Giveaways6
0Takeaways11
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
WSH 2.57 xGBUF 4.75 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
GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance
Box Score
WSH Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Oshie | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:33 | 0:34 |
| D. Strome | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 15:27 | 0:08 |
| E. Kuznetsov | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 16:05 | 0:34 |
| A. Ovechkin | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 16:03 | 0:34 |
| S. Milano | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 15:03 | 0:08 |
| C. Sheary | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 16:02 | 0:00 |
| T. Wilson | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 15:58 | 0:08 |
| N. Backstrom | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:34 | 0:34 |
| L. Eller | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:33 | 0:00 |
| N. Aube-Kubel | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 7 | 13:01 | 0:00 |
| C. Smith | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 11:33 | 0:00 |
| N. Dowd | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 11:33 | 0:00 |
| N. Jensen | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 24:42 | 0:08 |
| E. Gustafsson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 22:06 | 0:34 |
| M. Fehérváry | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 24:44 | 0:00 |
| T. van Riemsdyk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 22:29 | 0:08 |
| M. Irwin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 14:21 | 0:00 |
| D. McIlrath | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 11:13 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Kuemper | 19 | 14 | 5 | .737 | 30:07 | Loss |
| C. Lindgren | 18 | 16 | 2 | .889 | 29:53 |
BUF Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Cozens | C | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 4 | 15:41 | 4:03 |
| C. Mittelstadt | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 14:36 | 0:46 |
| V. Hinostroza | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 14:22 | 0:00 |
| J. Quinn | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 5 | 13:22 | 0:50 |
| J. Skinner | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 20:38 | 4:45 |
| T. Thompson | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 19:41 | 4:06 |
| K. Okposo | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 15:18 | 0:35 |
| T. Jost | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 13:36 | 0:00 |
| Z. Girgensons | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 12:12 | 0:00 |
| V. Olofsson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 16:24 | 4:10 |
| P. Krebs | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:02 | 1:19 |
| J. Peterka | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:42 | 0:45 |
| O. Power | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 27:43 | 4:08 |
| M. Samuelsson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 22:10 | 0:00 |
| I. Lyubushkin | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17:56 | 0:00 |
| H. Jokiharju | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 23:40 | 1:19 |
| J. Bryson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 13:44 | 0:34 |
| K. Clague | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 9:59 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U. Luukkonen | 30 | 26 | 4 | .867 | 60:00 | Win |
| E. Comrie | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |