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Game Recap
WSH3
FinalFri, Dec 6, 2024Every game that night
TOR1

WSH beat TOR 3-1, and the chances backed it up: 3.09 expected goals to 1.78. N. Dowd led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). C. McMichael had 5 shots on goal against our projection of 2.3. C. Lindgren stopped 20 of 21.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
WSH0123
TOR0101
  1. 2nd 1:06WSHN. Dowd0.08 xG
  2. 2nd 11:31TORJ. Tavares0.13 xG
  3. 3rd 9:51WSHC. McMichael0.30 xG
  4. 3rd 19:03WSHA. ProtasEN0.91 xG

Team Stats

WSHTOR
26Shots on goal21
3.09Expected goals1.78
70Shot attempts49
235v5 shots on goal14
0/4Power play0/2
16Hits25
13Blocked shots17
4Penalty minutes8
15Giveaways21
2Takeaways3

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

WSH 3.09 xGTOR 1.78 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdWSH goal, 1:06TOR goal, 11:31WSH goal, 9:51WSH goal, 19:03

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

WSH26 on goal, 3 scored
TOR20 on goal, 1 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

WSH Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
N. DowdC112311+2011:540:10
C. McMichaelLW101500+1019:524:12
T. WilsonRW0111210019:294:10
P. DuboisC011200+1017:202:11
A. ProtasLW101300+1015:210:00
D. StromeC0001000019:414:15
T. RaddyshRW000001+1016:181:59
L. EllerC000310-1016:150:09
A. MangiapaneLW0000310014:112:30
H. LapierreC000010-109:530:00
B. DuhaimeLW000020+109:290:00
I. MiroshnichenkoLW000110+107:561:45
M. RoyD011322+2021:410:24
J. ChychrunD000000+1222:174:09
J. CarlsonD0002240221:573:39
R. SandinD000001+2021:172:08
M. FehérváryD000101-1016:030:04
T. van RiemsdykD0001110015:060:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
C. Lindgren21201.95260:00Win
L. Thompson000–0:00

TOR Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. TavaresC1013020020:201:30
W. NylanderRW0002010021:542:12
A. MatthewsC000210-2020:201:21
M. MarnerRW000200-2019:341:26
M. KniesLW000240-2018:411:27
P. HolmbergRW000102+1216:150:14
F. MintenC000022-1011:470:44
C. DewarC0001300010:520:00
N. RobertsonLW000010-129:350:45
S. LorentzC000011-109:150:00
R. ReavesRW000041008:520:00
N. GrebenkinRW000010007:220:00
C. TanevD011101+1020:530:00
M. RiellyD000200-2021:111:06
O. Ekman-LarssonD000210+1419:400:36
C. TimminsD000102-2019:320:21
S. BenoitD000253-1019:010:03
P. MyersD0000220017:300:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
A. Stolarz25232.92059:26Loss
J. Woll000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

  • HometownDylan Strome WSH Plays near home (born in Mississauga)1 SOG
  • HometownTom Wilson WSH Plays in his hometown1 A, 1 SOG

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

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreWSH 2.9, TOR 3.3WSH 3, TOR 1
Total goals6.24
Shots on goalWSH 26.8, TOR 30.6WSH 26, TOR 21
Win chanceTOR 57%WSH won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
TOR A. Matthews4.121.22046%0
TOR W. Nylander3.521.13038%0
TOR J. Tavares3.330.93133%1
WSH C. McMichael2.350.57125%1
TOR M. Marner2.321.30031%0
WSH J. Chychrun2.100.46013%0
WSH T. Wilson2.110.57125%0
WSH J. Carlson2.020.57011%0
TOR M. Rielly2.020.61010%0
TOR M. Knies1.820.65025%0
WSH D. Strome1.710.84025%0
TOR N. Robertson1.700.35017%0
TOR O. Ekman-Larsson1.720.3808%0
WSH P. Dubois1.620.54120%0
WSH A. Protas1.630.47113%1
WSH A. Mangiapane1.400.41018%0
TOR F. Minten1.400.41016%0
TOR P. Myers1.300.1805%0
WSH M. Roy1.330.2715%0
WSH T. Raddysh1.300.28013%0
WSH L. Eller1.330.30013%0
WSH B. Duhaime1.200.22011%0
WSH T. Riemsdyk1.110.2303%0
TOR P. Holmberg1.110.37014%0
WSH N. Dowd1.030.33217%1
TOR S. Lorentz1.000.22011%0
TOR C. Dewar1.010.23010%0
WSH R. Sandin1.000.3406%0
TOR C. Timmins0.910.3306%0
WSH I. Miroshnichenko0.910.2809%0
WSH M. Fehérváry0.910.2205%0
WSH H. Lapierre0.900.32010%0
TOR S. Benoit0.820.1103%0
TOR C. Tanev0.710.2214%0
TOR N. Grebenkin0.600.1609%0
TOR R. Reaves0.500.1406%0

Shots on goal: 20 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.2 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.