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Game Recap
WSH4
Final/SOThu, Nov 17, 2022Every game that night
STL5

STL beat WSH 5-4 in a shootout despite fewer good chances: 3.24 expected goals to 5.37. WSH outshot STL 51 to 24. A. Ovechkin led the way with 3 points (1 G, 2 A). T. Greiss stopped 47 of 51.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdSOT
WSH02204
STL31015
  1. 1st 4:56STLB. Schenn0.10 xG
  2. 1st 7:10STLP. Buchnevich0.12 xG
  3. 1st 11:49STLT. KrugPP0.09 xG
  4. 2nd 15:12WSHA. Ovechkin0.22 xG
  5. 2nd 17:36WSHJ. CarlsonSH0.04 xG
  6. 2nd 18:02STLR. O'Reilly0.14 xG
  7. 3rd 15:45WSHJ. CarlsonPP0.08 xG
  8. 3rd 16:57WSHC. Sheary0.13 xG

Team Stats

WSHSTL
51Shots on goal24
5.37Expected goals3.24
86Shot attempts44
375v5 shots on goal16
1/3Power play1/4
17Hits14
10Blocked shots16
8Penalty minutes8
1Giveaways6
5Takeaways9

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

WSH 5.37 xGSTL 3.24 xGGoal

0123451st2nd3rdOTSTL goal, 4:56STL goal, 7:10STL goal, 11:49WSH goal, 15:12WSH goal, 17:36STL goal, 18:02WSH goal, 15:45WSH goal, 16:57

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

WSH51 on goal, 4 scored
STL23 on goal, 4 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

WSH Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
A. OvechkinLW123900+2221:283:02
D. StromeC0221000213:282:47
E. KuznetsovC0116000019:582:50
C. ShearyLW101100+2017:052:40
N. DowdC0113000015:060:00
L. EllerC000201-1217:551:42
M. JohanssonLW0003100017:102:49
A. ManthaRW0002010017:101:55
A. ProtasLW000110-1015:100:00
S. MilanoLW000200-2013:211:55
G. HathawayRW000541-1013:080:00
C. McMichaelLW000110008:010:00
J. CarlsonD202513+1027:464:33
N. JensenD011121+1021:140:00
E. GustafssonD0007100222:310:12
M. FehérváryD000251-1021:590:00
T. van RiemsdykD000001-1016:420:00
M. IrwinD0000110010:150:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
C. Lindgren24204.83363:47OT loss
D. Kuemper000–0:00

STL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
V. TarasenkoRW0221010017:323:06
P. BuchnevichLW1013000021:333:42
R. O'ReillyC101100+1420:250:40
R. ThomasC011200-2219:103:22
J. KyrouRW0113000017:063:22
B. SchennC1013000015:090:35
J. LeivoLW0113010014:160:22
I. BarbashevLW011020+1012:540:00
B. SaadLW000102-1216:150:31
N. AcciariC0001010012:420:00
T. PitlickC000020009:550:00
N. AlexandrovC000031009:420:00
J. FaulkD0112020026:190:35
N. LeddyD011023+1021:240:22
T. KrugD1012020020:143:32
N. MikkolaD0001020020:360:00
C. RosenD0001100019:240:05
T. TuckerD0000410013:010:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
T. Greiss51474.92264:56Win
J. Binnington000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

  • Old teamConnor McMichael STL First game against WSH since he left (his team until Apr 2026)1 SOG
  • Old teamJordan Kyrou WSH First game back in St. Louis, his team until Apr 20261 A, 3 SOG
  • Old teamCharlie Lindgren WSH Faces STL, his team until May 202220 saves on 24

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