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Game Recap
WSH4
Final/OTWed, Dec 15, 2021Every game that night
CHI5

CHI beat WSH 5-4 in overtime despite fewer good chances: 2.55 expected goals to 3.93. WSH outshot CHI 46 to 28. A. DeBrincat led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). M. Fleury stopped 42 of 46.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
WSH02204
CHI03115
  1. 2nd 3:36WSHA. OvechkinPP0.06 xG
  2. 2nd 13:55CHIA. DeBrincatPP0.20 xG
  3. 2nd 14:13CHIP. KurashevPP0.15 xG
  4. 2nd 14:29CHIM. Entwistle0.01 xG
  5. 2nd 19:18WSHD. Sprong0.08 xG
  6. 3rd 11:57WSHL. Eller0.16 xG
  7. 3rd 15:00CHIA. DeBrincatPP0.16 xG
  8. 3rd 19:57WSHC. Sheary0.08 xG
  9. OT 1:21CHIC. Jones0.04 xG

Team Stats

WSHCHI
46Shots on goal28
3.93Expected goals2.55
71Shot attempts48
335v5 shots on goal18
1/3Power play3/6
29Hits20
14Blocked shots16
12Penalty minutes6
5Giveaways8
11Takeaways9

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

WSH 3.93 xGCHI 2.55 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdOTWSH goal, 3:36CHI goal, 13:55CHI goal, 14:13CHI goal, 14:29WSH goal, 19:18WSH goal, 11:57CHI goal, 15:00WSH goal, 19:57CHI goal, 1:21

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

WSH46 on goal, 4 scored
CHI25 on goal, 5 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

WSH Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
A. OvechkinLW11210200221:515:08
T. OshieRW022010+1220:583:34
L. EllerC112311+3220:531:58
C. ShearyLW1125010019:083:17
N. BackstromC0115200018:143:34
D. SprongRW101601+1214:561:41
C. HagelinLW000020+1013:500:07
N. DowdC0001400212:520:00
B. MalenstynLW0001510011:080:00
C. McMichaelLW0006000010:180:00
A. ProtasLW000101008:100:00
M. SgarbossaC000100007:480:00
J. CarlsonD011224+2027:193:30
M. FehérváryD000130+1221:170:00
D. OrlovD0001310019:461:41
N. JensenD0002410018:090:00
J. SchultzD000000-1015:061:45
T. van RiemsdykD0001030014:340:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
I. Samsonov28235.82159:34OT loss
V. Vanecek000–0:00

CHI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
P. KaneRW022211-1024:507:17
A. DeBrincatRW202302-1022:516:45
B. HagelLW022221+1018:463:27
K. DachC0223100017:152:54
D. StromeC011101-2020:024:00
J. ToewsC011200+1217:235:14
P. KurashevC101100-1014:192:41
D. KubalikLW011100-1013:382:15
M. EntwistleRW101230028:200:00
B. ConnollyRW0000100011:322:58
R. CarpenterC0002110010:570:00
J. SlavinLW000000006:380:00
C. JonesD112121+1014:312:31
S. JonesD0005300027:416:43
C. MurphyD000024-2023:530:00
C. de HaanD0002000217:400:01
J. McCabeD000013-3016:310:12
R. StillmanD000132+1011:530:12
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
M. Fleury46424.91361:21Win
K. Lankinen000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

  • Old teamDylan Strome WSH Faces CHI, his team until Apr 20221 A, 1 SOG

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