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Game Recap
WSH1
FinalSun, Apr 6, 2025Every game that night
NYI4

NYI beat WSH 4-1, and the chances backed it up: 3.82 expected goals to 2.14. M. Gatcomb led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). T. Raddysh had 5 shots on goal against our projection of 1.1. I. Sorokin stopped 28 of 29.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
WSH0101
NYI2114
  1. 1st 7:06NYIB. Horvat0.16 xG
  2. 1st 9:00NYIM. Gatcomb0.10 xG
  3. 2nd 7:26WSHA. OvechkinPP0.04 xG
  4. 2nd 10:26NYIM. Gatcomb0.17 xG
  5. 3rd 4:20NYIJ. Pageau0.59 xG

Team Stats

WSHNYI
29Shots on goal22
2.14Expected goals3.82
60Shot attempts64
275v5 shots on goal19
1/2Power play0/2
20Hits26
22Blocked shots18
4Penalty minutes4
13Giveaways11
8Takeaways5

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

WSH 2.14 xGNYI 3.82 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdNYI goal, 7:06NYI goal, 9:00WSH goal, 7:26NYI goal, 10:26NYI goal, 4:20

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

WSH29 on goal, 1 scored
NYI22 on goal, 4 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

WSH Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
T. WilsonRW011130-1018:172:01
A. OvechkinLW101500-1016:102:17
D. StromeC011211-1015:172:01
C. McMichaelLW000100-1017:390:16
P. DuboisC000201-1216:200:16
R. LeonardRW000151-1014:210:00
B. DuhaimeLW000020-1013:540:00
N. DowdC000101-1213:480:00
A. MangiapaneLW000010-1013:440:16
L. EllerC000120-1012:500:00
A. BeauvillierRW0001130012:490:00
T. RaddyshRW000510-2011:110:00
J. CarlsonD000103-1021:222:01
M. FehérváryD000102-2020:310:00
M. RoyD000123-3020:280:00
R. SandinD000114-2020:230:16
J. ChychrunD0003120019:372:01
T. van RiemsdykD0002010017:190:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
C. Lindgren22184.81860:00Loss
H. Shepard000–0:00

NYI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
K. MacLeanC022031+2011:070:00
M. GatcombC202461+2011:000:00
B. HorvatC101211+1018:372:13
A. LeeLW011111+1016:472:09
J. PageauC101202+1016:381:14
S. HolmstromRW011110+2016:211:17
M. MartinLW011020+209:390:00
K. PalmieriC0001000218:122:43
M. TsyplakovRW000311+1016:110:42
C. CizikasC0000120214:430:27
P. EngvallLW0000210014:260:26
H. FaschingRW0001200013:460:21
A. RomanovD011222+2020:340:00
T. DeAngeloD000302+2024:062:45
N. DobsonD0000010019:303:34
S. MayfieldD0000120019:010:00
R. PulockD000131+2018:411:06
A. PelechD000100+2018:150:18
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
I. Sorokin29281.96660:00Win
M. Hogberg000–0:00

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreWSH 3.2, NYI 3.0WSH 1, NYI 4
Total goals6.35
Shots on goalWSH 27.7, NYI 29.0WSH 29, NYI 22
Win chanceWSH 53%NYI won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
WSH A. Ovechkin3.450.91137%1
NYI B. Horvat2.820.72131%1
NYI A. Lee2.510.56125%0
WSH J. Chychrun2.430.56015%0
NYI K. Palmieri2.310.65027%0
NYI N. Dobson2.200.55012%0
NYI T. DeAngelo2.230.56013%0
WSH T. Wilson2.110.69128%0
WSH J. Carlson2.110.63010%0
WSH P. Dubois1.820.70023%0
WSH D. Strome1.820.82125%0
WSH C. McMichael1.810.48019%0
WSH A. Beauvillier1.610.29013%0
NYI P. Engvall1.600.35015%0
NYI A. Pelech1.610.3104%0
NYI J. Pageau1.520.50117%1
NYI A. Romanov1.420.2616%0
NYI M. Tsyplakov1.330.39011%0
NYI S. Holmstrom1.310.49121%0
NYI R. Pulock1.310.3108%0
WSH M. Roy1.210.3305%0
NYI C. Cizikas1.200.27011%0
WSH T. Raddysh1.150.26010%0
NYI H. Fasching1.110.24010%0
WSH L. Eller1.110.24010%0
WSH A. Mangiapane1.100.34015%0
WSH B. Duhaime1.000.23011%0
WSH T. Riemsdyk1.020.2703%0
WSH R. Sandin1.010.3505%0
WSH M. Fehérváry0.910.2906%0
WSH N. Dowd0.910.31015%0
NYI M. Gatcomb0.840.24214%2
NYI K. MacLean0.800.1729%0
NYI S. Mayfield0.700.1303%0
NYI M. Martin0.600.1015%0

Shots on goal: 22 of 35 players within one of their projection; they took 0.1 fewer than projected on average.

Our projections as they stood at puck drop. One game says little about a model; Model Notes has how it tests over thousands.