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Game Recap
WSH4
FinalFri, Nov 12, 2021Every game that night
CBJ3

WSH beat CBJ 4-3 despite fewer good chances: 2.06 expected goals to 2.98. S. Kuraly led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). I. Samsonov stopped 26 of 29.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
WSH1214
CBJ1203
  1. 1st 2:33CBJS. Kuraly0.05 xG
  2. 1st 10:19WSHA. Ovechkin0.02 xG
  3. 2nd 0:24WSHG. Hathaway0.16 xG
  4. 2nd 7:23WSHG. Hathaway0.15 xG
  5. 2nd 8:11CBJS. Kuraly0.06 xG
  6. 2nd 8:33CBJG. Nyquist0.11 xG
  7. 3rd 18:38WSHC. Sheary0.13 xG

Team Stats

WSHCBJ
28Shots on goal29
2.06Expected goals2.98
50Shot attempts59
275v5 shots on goal26
0/1Power play0/2
27Hits12
16Blocked shots13
4Penalty minutes2
2Giveaways7
3Takeaways9

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

WSH 2.06 xGCBJ 2.98 xGGoal

00.511.522.531st2nd3rdCBJ goal, 2:33WSH goal, 10:19WSH goal, 0:24WSH goal, 7:23CBJ goal, 8:11CBJ goal, 8:33WSH goal, 18:38

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

WSH28 on goal, 4 scored
CBJ29 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

WSH Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
A. OvechkinLW112420+2021:541:35
G. HathawayRW202371+2017:170:00
L. EllerC022210+2016:160:00
E. KuznetsovC011300+1222:141:35
T. WilsonRW011034+1020:351:35
C. ShearyLW1012000013:381:35
A. Jonsson-FjallbyLW0111100013:030:00
D. SprongRW000401-2012:460:00
C. HagelinLW0000000012:380:00
C. McMichaelLW000111-1011:370:00
A. ProtasLW000020-108:480:00
B. LeasonRW000010-106:380:00
N. JensenD011312+2019:430:00
D. OrlovD011132+2219:400:00
J. CarlsonD0002010023:151:35
T. van RiemsdykD0001110020:110:00
M. FehérváryD000030-1019:160:00
J. SchultzD000113-1016:310:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
I. Samsonov29263.89760:00Win
Z. Fucale000–0:00

CBJ Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
S. KuralyC202330+2016:030:00
B. JennerC011400-1019:362:35
O. BjorkstrandRW011220-1018:462:49
A. TexierLW011311+2018:020:00
G. NyquistRW101200-1017:410:46
J. VoracekRW011100-1016:022:49
E. RobinsonLW011110+1015:000:00
C. SillingerC000200-2015:312:35
E. ChinakhovRW000101-2013:020:46
G. HofmannC0000200012:000:46
J. RoslovicC0002000011:070:46
K. StenlundC0001120010:520:00
Z. WerenskiD0003010025:172:49
V. GavrikovD000001-2021:310:00
J. BeanD0003020021:261:00
G. BayreutherD000113-2220:540:14
A. PeekeD000012+1014:280:00
G. CarlssonD000000+1011:480:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Korpisalo28244.85758:54Loss
E. Merzlikins000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

  • Old teamBoone Jenner WSH First game back in Columbus, his team until Apr 20261 A, 4 SOG

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