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Game Recap
WSH4
FLA5
FLA beat WSH 5-4, and the chances backed it up: 4.73 expected goals to 2.84. FLA outshot WSH 51 to 27. A. Ekblad led the way with 3 points (0 G, 3 A). S. Bobrovsky stopped 23 of 27.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| FLA | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
- 1st 5:52WSHC. McMichael0.04 xG
- 1st 6:03WSHB. Malenstyn0.12 xG
- 1st 6:55FLAJ. Thornton0.09 xG
- 2nd 6:40WSHL. Eller0.14 xG
- 2nd 12:40WSHN. Jensen0.08 xG
- 3rd 3:23FLAR. Lomberg0.13 xG
- 3rd 6:09FLAE. LuostarinenSH0.16 xG
- 3rd 12:01FLAS. BennettPP0.18 xG
- 3rd 19:45FLAS. ReinhartPP0.15 xG
Team Stats
WSHFLA
27Shots on goal51
2.84Expected goals4.73
44Shot attempts73
235v5 shots on goal39
0/2Power play2/4
35Hits35
7Blocked shots10
12Penalty minutes8
7Giveaways13
9Takeaways16
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
WSH 2.84 xGFLA 4.73 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. Wilson | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | +1 | 4 | 18:40 | 2:14 |
| L. Eller | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 16:47 | 1:46 |
| C. Hagelin | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:19 | 0:02 |
| N. Dowd | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 15:26 | 0:00 |
| C. McMichael | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 11:36 | 0:00 |
| B. Malenstyn | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10:35 | 0:00 |
| B. Leason | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 8:02 | 0:00 |
| E. Kuznetsov | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 21:11 | 2:30 |
| A. Ovechkin | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 20:23 | 3:43 |
| A. Protas | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:13 | 2:14 |
| G. Hathaway | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14:08 | 0:00 |
| M. Sgarbossa | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 9:12 | 1:30 |
| D. Orlov | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 20:03 | 1:46 |
| N. Jensen | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 19:53 | 0:00 |
| T. van Riemsdyk | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:34 | 0:00 |
| J. Carlson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 23:34 | 2:14 |
| M. Fehérváry | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | -1 | 2 | 20:39 | 0:15 |
| D. Cholowski | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14:44 | 1:46 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I. Samsonov | 51 | 46 | 5 | .902 | 59:45 | Loss |
| V. Vanecek | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
FLA Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Huberdeau | LW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:36 | 3:27 |
| R. Lomberg | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 15:30 | 0:00 |
| E. Luostarinen | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 13:26 | 0:00 |
| S. Bennett | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:13 | 3:27 |
| S. Reinhart | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 16:39 | 3:27 |
| P. Hornqvist | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 15:39 | 1:49 |
| J. Thornton | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:42 | 1:49 |
| A. Lundell | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 16:48 | 0:00 |
| C. Verhaeghe | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 16:26 | 1:49 |
| F. Vatrano | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 12:18 | 1:49 |
| O. Tippett | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:18 | 3:27 |
| M. Mamin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:16 | 0:00 |
| A. Ekblad | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 26:48 | 3:27 |
| M. Weegar | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 23:20 | 0:00 |
| B. Montour | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:19 | 1:49 |
| R. Gudas | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 17:18 | 0:00 |
| L. Carlsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:45 | 0:00 |
| M. Kiersted | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 13:46 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Bobrovsky | 27 | 23 | 4 | .852 | 59:53 | Win |
| S. Knight | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.