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Game Recap
WSH2
NYI0
WSH beat NYI 2-0, and the chances backed it up: 4.36 expected goals to 2.81. WSH outshot NYI 36 to 23. V. Vanecek stopped 23 of 23.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| NYI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- 1st 4:35WSHT. Wilson0.11 xG
- 3rd 19:49WSHA. OvechkinEN0.93 xG
Team Stats
WSHNYI
36Shots on goal23
4.36Expected goals2.81
57Shot attempts43
315v5 shots on goal13
0/2Power play0/3
20Hits26
11Blocked shots14
6Penalty minutes4
6Giveaways13
2Takeaways5
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
WSH 4.36 xGNYI 2.81 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Wilson | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 22:45 | 3:18 |
| A. Ovechkin | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 19:19 | 4:00 |
| N. Backstrom | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 17:55 | 3:01 |
| E. Kuznetsov | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:14 | 3:33 |
| A. Protas | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 13:55 | 0:42 |
| L. Eller | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:49 | 0:59 |
| N. Dowd | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:21 | 0:00 |
| G. Hathaway | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:05 | 0:00 |
| B. Leason | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:16 | 0:00 |
| D. Sprong | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:35 | 0:27 |
| C. McMichael | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:45 | 0:00 |
| T. Oshie | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1:46 | 0:00 |
| J. Carlson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23:48 | 3:10 |
| M. Fehérváry | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 21:56 | 0:00 |
| N. Jensen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 19:30 | 0:08 |
| T. van Riemsdyk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 18:41 | 0:00 |
| J. Schultz | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16:37 | 0:42 |
| M. Irwin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:43 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V. Vanecek | 23 | 23 | 0 | 1.000 | 60:00 | Win |
| I. Samsonov | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
NYI Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Barzal | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 21:40 | 4:27 |
| A. Lee | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 18:21 | 3:27 |
| O. Wahlstrom | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:42 | 4:06 |
| B. Nelson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:22 | 2:27 |
| J. Pageau | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:10 | 3:32 |
| J. Bailey | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:49 | 1:44 |
| A. Beauvillier | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:21 | 1:33 |
| Z. Parise | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:03 | 2:22 |
| C. Cizikas | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:50 | 0:01 |
| K. Bellows | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:17 | 0:00 |
| C. Clutterbuck | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:33 | 0:00 |
| M. Martin | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:17 | 0:00 |
| N. Dobson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 23:36 | 4:27 |
| S. Mayfield | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19:45 | 0:20 |
| Z. Chara | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18:14 | 0:00 |
| A. Pelech | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:26 | 0:11 |
| R. Salo | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 16:54 | 1:23 |
| A. Greene | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 2 | 16:37 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Varlamov | 35 | 34 | 1 | .971 | 58:03 | Loss |
| I. Sorokin | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.