Game Recap: WSH 6, PIT 0, March 7, 2024

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Game Recap

WSH6

FinalThu, Mar 7, 2024Every game that night

PIT0

WSH beat PIT 6-0, with the chances close: 3.12 expected goals to 2.69. PIT outshot WSH 39 to 29. D. Strome led the way with 3 points (0 G, 3 A). C. Lindgren stopped 39 of 39.

Scoring

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
WSH	1	4	1	6
PIT	0	0	0	0

1st 1:51WSHT. WilsonSH0.01 xG
2nd 0:30WSHA. OvechkinPP0.46 xG
2nd 3:16WSHN. Jensen0.15 xG
2nd 8:50WSHH. Lapierre0.11 xG
2nd 16:21WSHI. Miroshnichenko0.38 xG
3rd 2:13WSHS. Milano0.07 xG

Team Stats

WSHPIT

29Shots on goal39

3.12Expected goals2.69

56Shot attempts73

225v5 shots on goal24

1/5Power play0/4

13Hits23

20Blocked shots13

13Penalty minutes15

8Giveaways11

2Takeaways8

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

WSH 3.12 xGPIT 2.69 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

WSH29 on goal, 6 scored

PIT39 on goal, 0 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

WSH Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
D. Strome	C	0	3	3	2	0	3	+2	0	13:33	3:28
A. Ovechkin	LW	1	1	2	1	0	1	+1	0	18:43	8:03
B. Malenstyn	LW	0	2	2	3	2	1	+2	5	15:19	0:07
S. Milano	LW	1	1	2	2	0	0	+2	0	14:55	4:28
T. Wilson	RW	1	0	1	1	1	1	+1	0	15:41	1:21
H. Lapierre	C	1	0	1	1	1	0	+1	0	14:00	4:04
I. Miroshnichenko	LW	1	0	1	3	1	0	+2	2	12:27	1:05
C. McMichael	LW	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	18:22	4:02
M. Pacioretty	LW	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	2	15:10	4:18
A. Protas	LW	0	0	0	0	0	1	+1	0	14:21	0:58
M. Sgarbossa	C	0	0	0	3	0	0	+1	0	14:14	1:57
N. Aube-Kubel	RW	0	0	0	1	4	1	+1	0	13:16	0:00
J. Carlson	D	0	1	1	1	1	3	+3	0	22:30	3:17
N. Jensen	D	1	0	1	3	0	1	+2	0	21:33	0:10
T. van Riemsdyk	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	+3	0	18:59	0:37
A. Alexeyev	D	0	1	1	1	1	3	+1	0	15:14	1:07
R. Sandin	D	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	2	21:06	4:03
E. Bear	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	+1	0	12:43	0:00

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
C. Lindgren	39	39	0	1.000	59:54	Win
H. Shepard	0	0	0	–	0:00

PIT Skaters

Player	Pos	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
L. Eller	C	4	1	0	0	0	21:13	4:53
E. Malkin	C	0	0	0	-3	2	19:30	3:11
V. Puustinen	RW	1	1	0	-2	0	19:19	4:55
R. Smith	RW	2	1	1	-1	0	19:14	2:59
S. Crosby	C	8	1	0	-3	0	18:46	5:24
R. Rakell	RW	5	2	0	0	0	17:11	4:38
N. Acciari	C	1	2	2	-2	0	16:15	0:22
J. Carter	C	4	1	0	-1	0	13:55	2:38
J. Gruden	LW	1	3	0	0	0	10:09	0:00
E. Bemstrom	C	6	0	1	-2	0	10:06	2:09
J. Puljujarvi	RW	0	4	0	-2	0	8:19	0:21
J. Harkins	C	0	1	0	0	7	4:30	0:00
E. Karlsson	D	2	1	1	0	0	23:56	5:30
M. Pettersson	D	1	1	3	0	0	22:24	0:31
K. Letang	D	2	2	2	-4	0	22:09	2:29
P. Joseph	D	0	0	1	-3	0	15:52	0:00
C. Ruhwedel	D	1	2	1	-1	2	14:49	0:00
R. Graves	D	1	0	1	-1	4	13:53	0:00

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
T. Jarry	22	18	4	.818	28:43	Loss
A. Nedeljkovic	7	5	2	.714	31:10

Storylines That Played Out

BirthdayDylan Strome WSH Turns 27 that day3 A, 2 SOG

As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.