Game Recap: WSH 0, STL 3, January 20, 2024

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Game Recap

WSH0

FinalSat, Jan 20, 2024Every game that night

STL3

STL beat WSH 3-0, with the chances close: 2.25 expected goals to 1.87. STL outshot WSH 29 to 18. R. Thomas led the way with 2 points (0 G, 2 A). J. Binnington stopped 18 of 18.

Scoring

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
WSH	0	0	0	0
STL	1	1	1	3

1st 2:37STLC. ParaykoSH0.02 xG
2nd 7:44STLB. Schenn0.14 xG
3rd 15:51STLJ. NeighboursPP0.11 xG

Team Stats

WSHSTL

18Shots on goal29

1.87Expected goals2.25

46Shot attempts55

135v5 shots on goal21

0/3Power play1/2

15Hits21

15Blocked shots13

20Penalty minutes22

4Giveaways8

10Takeaways15

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

WSH 1.87 xGSTL 2.25 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

WSH18 on goal, 0 scored

STL28 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

WSH Skaters

Player	Pos	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
A. Ovechkin	LW	2	2	1	-1	0	21:45	5:57
T. Wilson	RW	1	4	2	0	12	18:32	2:08
C. McMichael	LW	1	0	1	-1	2	17:27	0:00
N. Dowd	C	1	1	0	-1	4	17:17	0:00
E. Kuznetsov	C	0	0	0	0	0	16:09	2:12
M. Pacioretty	LW	2	0	0	-1	0	15:55	3:49
A. Protas	LW	0	0	2	-1	0	15:03	0:00
T. Oshie	RW	0	1	1	-1	0	15:01	3:42
D. Strome	C	2	0	0	-1	0	14:28	3:52
A. Mantha	RW	2	0	0	0	0	11:19	2:12
B. Malenstyn	LW	1	3	0	0	0	10:10	0:00
N. Aube-Kubel	RW	0	2	0	0	0	9:03	0:00
J. Carlson	D	1	0	0	-1	0	25:25	3:30
N. Jensen	D	1	0	2	-1	0	19:46	0:20
M. Fehérváry	D	1	1	0	0	2	19:25	0:05
E. Bear	D	2	0	2	0	0	17:05	2:10
A. Alexeyev	D	1	0	2	-1	0	16:16	0:03
J. Edmundson	D	0	1	2	0	0	15:50	0:00

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
C. Lindgren	29	26	3	.897	59:38	Loss
D. Kuemper	0	0	0	–	0:00

STL Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
R. Thomas	C	0	2	2	2	1	1	+2	14	18:37	2:08
P. Buchnevich	LW	0	1	1	3	0	2	+1	2	17:53	2:02
J. Kyrou	RW	0	1	1	2	0	0	+1	0	17:30	2:02
B. Schenn	C	1	0	1	5	3	1	+2	0	16:09	0:49
J. Neighbours	LW	1	0	1	2	3	0	0	0	15:28	2:05
B. Saad	LW	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16:34	0:46
K. Hayes	RW	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	15:00	0:43
N. Walker	LW	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	12:45	0:00
A. Toropchenko	RW	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	12:10	0:00
O. Sundqvist	C	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	12:08	0:49
N. Alexandrov	C	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	10:40	0:00
A. Gaudette	RW	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	10:37	0:00
J. Faulk	D	0	1	1	4	0	1	+1	0	23:52	1:37
C. Parayko	D	1	0	1	3	0	1	+1	0	21:23	0:00
T. Krug	D	0	0	0	2	0	2	+1	0	22:35	1:14
N. Leddy	D	0	0	0	1	0	1	+1	0	20:29	0:00
M. Kessel	D	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	15:17	0:00
M. Scandella	D	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	13:52	0:00

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
J. Binnington	18	18	0	1.000	59:26	Win
J. Hofer	0	0	0	–	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, 2 SOG
Old teamCharlie Lindgren WSH Faces STL, his team until May 202226 saves on 29

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