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Game Recap
WSH8
FinalSat, Apr 16, 2022Every game that night
MTL4

WSH beat MTL 8-4, and the chances backed it up: 4.96 expected goals to 2.80. WSH outshot MTL 41 to 32. A. Mantha led the way with 4 points (2 G, 2 A). V. Vanecek stopped 28 of 32.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
WSH1348
MTL0224
  1. 1st 12:23WSHN. Dowd0.10 xG
  2. 2nd 1:56MTLJ. Evans0.02 xG
  3. 2nd 8:03WSHA. Mantha0.26 xG
  4. 2nd 8:37WSHA. Mantha0.17 xG
  5. 2nd 8:51MTLR. Poehling0.14 xG
  6. 2nd 15:36WSHA. Ovechkin0.18 xG
  7. 3rd 2:22MTLR. Poehling0.05 xG
  8. 3rd 3:08WSHG. Hathaway0.17 xG
  9. 3rd 4:30WSHD. Orlov0.04 xG
  10. 3rd 9:50WSHJ. SchultzPP0.07 xG
  11. 3rd 14:53MTLN. Suzuki0.12 xG
  12. 3rd 16:35WSHT. OshiePP0.14 xG

Team Stats

WSHMTL
41Shots on goal32
4.96Expected goals2.80
78Shot attempts53
285v5 shots on goal24
2/6Power play0/2
34Hits21
12Blocked shots18
8Penalty minutes14
9Giveaways15
11Takeaways6

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

WSH 4.96 xGMTL 2.80 xGGoal

0123451st2nd3rdWSH goal, 12:23MTL goal, 1:56WSH goal, 8:03WSH goal, 8:37MTL goal, 8:51WSH goal, 15:36MTL goal, 2:22WSH goal, 3:08WSH goal, 4:30WSH goal, 9:50MTL goal, 14:53WSH goal, 16:35

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

WSH41 on goal, 8 scored
MTL30 on goal, 4 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

WSH Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
A. ManthaRW224521+3214:041:05
E. KuznetsovC0220100019:376:38
L. EllerC022210+2014:380:00
N. DowdC112311+1012:390:01
A. OvechkinLW1014200019:507:06
T. OshieRW101550-1218:506:32
M. JohanssonLW0113000012:500:59
G. HathawayRW1013600010:590:00
J. LarssonLW0111300210:060:00
N. BackstromC000102-1217:395:59
C. ShearyLW0000000014:370:00
T. WilsonRW000351+1014:160:53
D. OrlovD134311+2018:130:30
J. CarlsonD011113+3023:566:45
J. SchultzD101400-4016:380:48
N. JensenD000211+3020:190:00
M. FehérváryD000052+3019:310:00
T. van RiemsdykD000100-3014:230:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
V. Vanecek32284.87560:00Win
I. Samsonov000–0:00

MTL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
R. PoehlingC202402+2013:020:00
C. DvorakC011002-1018:551:37
M. HoffmanC0110220216:540:37
N. SuzukiC101501-3016:221:41
J. EvansC1011100013:200:12
T. PitlickC011111+1011:210:00
J. AndersonRW000330-2415:481:43
C. CaufieldRW000400-1015:251:41
B. GallagherRW000320-1015:180:36
R. PitlickC000010-1012:420:47
J. ArmiaRW000200+1011:430:49
M. PezzettaLW000130+127:560:00
J. PetryD022222+2020:330:17
A. RomanovD011212-3023:490:00
D. SavardD011012-3222:210:00
J. EdmundsonD000230+2419:430:12
C. SchuenemanD000102-2017:300:50
C. WidemanD000112-1014:111:28
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
S. Montembeault41338.80560:00Loss
C. Price000–0:00