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Game Recap
WSH3
MIN5
MIN beat WSH 5-3, and the chances backed it up: 3.68 expected goals to 1.82. M. Boldy scored three for MIN. M. Fleury stopped 33 of 36.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| MIN | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
- 1st 0:50MINM. Boldy0.28 xG
- 1st 4:36MINM. Boldy0.06 xG
- 2nd 5:34WSHA. OvechkinPP0.04 xG
- 2nd 10:14MINR. Reaves0.08 xG
- 3rd 3:46MINB. Duhaime0.05 xG
- 3rd 12:33WSHA. OvechkinPP0.05 xG
- 3rd 13:58MINM. Boldy0.19 xG
- 3rd 16:26WSHD. Strome0.03 xG
Team Stats
WSHMIN
36Shots on goal40
1.82Expected goals3.68
53Shot attempts59
185v5 shots on goal33
2/4Power play0/3
28Hits13
9Blocked shots11
40Penalty minutes22
8Giveaways10
5Takeaways4
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
WSH 1.82 xGMIN 3.68 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 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:56 | 3:58 |
| T. Wilson | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 10 | 20:01 | 1:10 |
| D. Strome | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:36 | 2:08 |
| N. Backstrom | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 18:18 | 2:53 |
| N. Dowd | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:00 | 0:08 |
| T. Oshie | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | -1 | 19 | 14:43 | 3:00 |
| C. Sheary | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 13:49 | 1:07 |
| E. Kuznetsov | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 13:41 | 2:04 |
| A. Protas | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 13:35 | 0:00 |
| C. Smith | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 13:00 | 0:00 |
| S. Milano | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:46 | 0:00 |
| N. Aube-Kubel | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:34 | 0:00 |
| R. Sandin | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 24:38 | 3:10 |
| A. Alexeyev | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 22:14 | 0:00 |
| T. van Riemsdyk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 21:58 | 1:00 |
| M. Fehérváry | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 21:11 | 0:12 |
| M. Irwin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 7 | 11:41 | 0:00 |
| G. Carlsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 9:43 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Lindgren | 40 | 35 | 5 | .875 | 56:23 | Loss |
| Z. Fucale | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
MIN Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Boldy | LW | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 19:53 | 3:21 |
| M. Johansson | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 13:10 | 1:39 |
| R. Hartman | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 19:20 | 3:34 |
| J. Eriksson Ek | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 19:20 | 2:54 |
| F. Gaudreau | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 16:13 | 1:17 |
| O. Sundqvist | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 11:42 | 1:01 |
| B. Duhaime | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 11:38 | 0:06 |
| M. Shaw | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11:27 | 0:00 |
| R. Reaves | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 10:18 | 0:00 |
| M. Zuccarello | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:32 | 3:41 |
| S. Steel | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 14:58 | 0:00 |
| C. Dewar | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9:32 | 0:00 |
| J. Brodin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 23:59 | 0:59 |
| M. Dumba | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +3 | 7 | 20:03 | 0:00 |
| J. Spurgeon | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:48 | 1:04 |
| J. Klingberg | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:26 | 3:34 |
| J. Middleton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 17:43 | 0:00 |
| A. Goligoski | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 16:32 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Fleury | 36 | 33 | 3 | .917 | 59:18 | Win |
| F. Gustavsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.