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Game Recap
WSH4
NSH1
WSH beat NSH 4-1, with the chances close: 2.39 expected goals to 2.83. A. Ovechkin led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). I. Samsonov stopped 33 of 34.
Team Stats
WSHNSH
28Shots on goal34
2.39Expected goals2.83
48Shot attempts72
245v5 shots on goal29
1/4Power play0/2
21Hits37
17Blocked shots9
4Penalty minutes8
7Giveaways9
3Takeaways7
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
WSH 2.39 xGNSH 2.83 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 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 16:55 | 5:06 |
| C. Hagelin | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 16:52 | 0:09 |
| T. Wilson | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:29 | 4:01 |
| G. Hathaway | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 14:56 | 0:09 |
| J. Snively | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 14:31 | 1:18 |
| C. Sheary | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 12:48 | 0:56 |
| N. Dowd | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 18:06 | 0:09 |
| E. Kuznetsov | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:08 | 4:23 |
| N. Backstrom | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 15:57 | 4:05 |
| L. Eller | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 13:58 | 1:16 |
| D. Sprong | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 11:47 | 0:02 |
| C. McMichael | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 11:16 | 0:02 |
| J. Carlson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25:09 | 4:41 |
| D. Orlov | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 0 | 23:39 | 0:47 |
| N. Jensen | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 2 | 21:33 | 0:22 |
| M. Fehérváry | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21:48 | 0:02 |
| T. van Riemsdyk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 18:18 | 0:02 |
| J. Schultz | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4:50 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I. Samsonov | 34 | 33 | 1 | .971 | 60:00 | Win |
| P. Copley | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
NSH Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. McCarron | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 9:10 | 0:00 |
| M. Granlund | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 22:04 | 2:51 |
| M. Duchene | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 21:43 | 2:51 |
| F. Forsberg | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 19:40 | 2:51 |
| T. Jeannot | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 19:11 | 1:35 |
| C. Sissons | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:16 | 0:00 |
| Y. Trenin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15:42 | 0:00 |
| R. Johansen | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 15:05 | 2:51 |
| E. Tolvanen | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 11:59 | 0:00 |
| L. Kunin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 11:45 | 0:00 |
| C. Smith | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 8:16 | 0:00 |
| P. Tomasino | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 7:56 | 0:00 |
| R. Josi | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 25:27 | 2:51 |
| D. Fabbro | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 19:01 | 0:00 |
| M. Ekholm | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22:17 | 0:00 |
| A. Carrier | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21:55 | 0:00 |
| M. Borowiecki | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:21 | 0:00 |
| M. Benning | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:38 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Saros | 27 | 24 | 3 | .889 | 57:55 | Loss |
| D. Rittich | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |