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Game Recap
WSH2
LAK4
LAK beat WSH 4-2, and the chances backed it up: 5.36 expected goals to 2.79. LAK outshot WSH 41 to 22. A. Kempe led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). P. Copley stopped 20 of 22.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| LAK | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
- 2nd 11:39WSHR. Sandin0.12 xG
- 2nd 13:18LAKV. Gavrikov0.24 xG
- 2nd 19:27LAKP. Danault0.06 xG
- 3rd 2:31WSHA. OvechkinPP0.19 xG
- 3rd 7:52LAKM. Anderson0.25 xG
- 3rd 19:58LAKA. KempeEN0.83 xG
Team Stats
WSHLAK
22Shots on goal41
2.79Expected goals5.36
42Shot attempts66
155v5 shots on goal33
1/5Power play0/5
20Hits26
11Blocked shots9
10Penalty minutes10
11Giveaways5
3Takeaways3
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
WSH 2.79 xGLAK 5.36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Ovechkin | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 17:47 | 4:33 |
| D. Strome | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:10 | 1:53 |
| N. Backstrom | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:43 | 3:04 |
| S. Milano | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:02 | 0:05 |
| E. Kuznetsov | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 2 | 19:06 | 3:14 |
| T. Wilson | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 18:27 | 1:32 |
| T. Oshie | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:44 | 2:57 |
| A. Mantha | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:42 | 1:52 |
| C. Sheary | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:13 | 0:06 |
| N. Dowd | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:34 | 0:04 |
| N. Aube-Kubel | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:54 | 0:04 |
| C. Smith | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 10:21 | 0:00 |
| R. Sandin | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25:06 | 3:11 |
| T. van Riemsdyk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 25:33 | 1:20 |
| A. Alexeyev | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 20:39 | 0:24 |
| V. Iorio | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 15:57 | 0:07 |
| M. Irwin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 14:27 | 0:04 |
| G. Carlsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 11:35 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Kuemper | 40 | 37 | 3 | .925 | 58:00 | Loss |
| C. Lindgren | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
LAK Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Kempe | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 20:12 | 4:18 |
| V. Arvidsson | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 17:09 | 1:51 |
| K. Fiala | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 18:46 | 4:07 |
| P. Danault | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 18:42 | 2:05 |
| A. Iafallo | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 15:39 | 1:56 |
| Q. Byfield | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:12 | 1:36 |
| A. Kopitar | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 20:36 | 4:13 |
| G. Vilardi | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16:03 | 4:16 |
| B. Lizotte | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:56 | 0:00 |
| R. Kupari | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:51 | 0:00 |
| Z. MacEwen | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 5:52 | 0:03 |
| C. Grundstrom | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:47 | 0:00 |
| V. Gavrikov | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 21:21 | 0:14 |
| M. Roy | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 19:00 | 0:56 |
| M. Anderson | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 18:22 | 0:00 |
| D. Doughty | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 28:07 | 4:15 |
| A. Edler | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15:03 | 0:00 |
| S. Durzi | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:36 | 1:10 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. Copley | 22 | 20 | 2 | .909 | 60:00 | Win |
| J. Korpisalo | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.