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Game Recap
WSH4
SJS0
WSH beat SJS 4-0 despite fewer good chances: 1.62 expected goals to 2.94. A. Ovechkin led the way with 3 points (2 G, 1 A). I. Samsonov stopped 22 of 22.
Team Stats
WSHSJS
21Shots on goal22
1.62Expected goals2.94
33Shot attempts50
175v5 shots on goal13
1/3Power play0/4
39Hits40
10Blocked shots4
8Penalty minutes6
6Giveaways11
8Takeaways14
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
WSH 1.62 xGSJS 2.94 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 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 18:47 | 2:55 |
| C. Sheary | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 15:24 | 2:55 |
| N. Dowd | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 16:06 | 0:00 |
| T. Oshie | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14:15 | 2:55 |
| D. Sprong | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 10:51 | 0:00 |
| A. Protas | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 9:40 | 0:00 |
| E. Kuznetsov | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 19:39 | 2:55 |
| T. Wilson | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:21 | 0:00 |
| C. McMichael | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:04 | 0:00 |
| C. Hagelin | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13:05 | 0:00 |
| A. Jonsson-Fjallby | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:55 | 0:00 |
| G. Hathaway | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 12:36 | 0:00 |
| J. Carlson | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 21:01 | 2:55 |
| N. Jensen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 21:59 | 0:00 |
| T. van Riemsdyk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20:40 | 0:00 |
| M. Fehérváry | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 19:03 | 0:00 |
| D. Orlov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:55 | 0:00 |
| J. Schultz | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16:39 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I. Samsonov | 22 | 22 | 0 | 1.000 | 60:00 | Win |
| V. Vanecek | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
SJS Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Hertl | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:07 | 3:15 |
| L. Couture | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 20:37 | 3:42 |
| T. Meier | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 19:35 | 3:42 |
| N. Gregor | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19:05 | 2:23 |
| A. Barabanov | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:03 | 1:50 |
| N. Bonino | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 14:17 | 2:38 |
| R. Balcers | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 13:53 | 2:02 |
| M. Nieto | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:23 | 0:00 |
| J. Weatherby | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:00 | 2:18 |
| A. Cogliano | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:22 | 0:00 |
| J. Gadjovich | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 8:32 | 0:00 |
| J. Dahlen | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:36 | 0:00 |
| B. Burns | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 25:50 | 3:12 |
| E. Karlsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 23:17 | 3:52 |
| M. Ferraro | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 20:29 | 0:00 |
| J. Middleton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:14 | 0:28 |
| M. Vlasic | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:28 | 0:00 |
| R. Simek | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:09 | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.