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Game Recap
WSH2
MIN3
MIN beat WSH 3-2 in a shootout despite fewer good chances: 2.00 expected goals to 2.71. WSH outshot MIN 31 to 22. K. Kahkonen stopped 29 of 31.
Team Stats
WSHMIN
31Shots on goal22
2.71Expected goals2.00
56Shot attempts50
215v5 shots on goal17
1/5Power play0/1
8Hits15
17Blocked shots13
2Penalty minutes10
1Giveaways6
6Takeaways6
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
WSH 2.71 xGMIN 2.00 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 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 23:17 | 7:57 |
| E. Kuznetsov | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 21:37 | 6:08 |
| L. Eller | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 20:49 | 6:05 |
| C. Sheary | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 15:22 | 1:52 |
| C. McMichael | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 11:44 | 0:00 |
| T. Wilson | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:00 | 5:29 |
| N. Dowd | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 17:48 | 0:04 |
| C. Hagelin | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 17:36 | 0:04 |
| G. Hathaway | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 15:40 | 0:04 |
| D. Sprong | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:00 | 2:31 |
| M. Sgarbossa | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8:24 | 0:00 |
| A. Protas | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8:01 | 0:00 |
| N. Jensen | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 19:06 | 0:04 |
| J. Carlson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 26:37 | 6:28 |
| D. Orlov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 23:20 | 1:55 |
| J. Schultz | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18:14 | 1:32 |
| M. Fehérváry | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 17:11 | 0:07 |
| T. van Riemsdyk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 14:38 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z. Fucale | 22 | 21 | 1 | .955 | 64:36 | OT loss |
| I. Samsonov | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
MIN Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Zuccarello | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 25:17 | 2:00 |
| M. Foligno | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 21:15 | 0:00 |
| K. Fiala | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 6 | 17:49 | 2:00 |
| R. Hartman | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 27:22 | 2:00 |
| M. Boldy | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 20:54 | 2:00 |
| F. Gaudreau | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:03 | 0:00 |
| M. Rossi | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 14:51 | 0:00 |
| N. Sturm | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:03 | 0:00 |
| C. Dewar | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:47 | 0:00 |
| K. Rau | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 7:41 | 0:00 |
| V. Rask | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:40 | 0:00 |
| R. Pitlick | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5:35 | 0:00 |
| M. Dumba | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27:20 | 0:00 |
| D. Kulikov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23:03 | 0:00 |
| J. Merrill | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21:37 | 0:00 |
| J. Benn | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 20:54 | 0:00 |
| C. Addison | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 15:57 | 2:00 |
| D. Mermis | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 12:54 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Kahkonen | 31 | 29 | 2 | .935 | 63:54 | Win |
| A. Hammond | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |