Game Recap: WSH 3, VGK 4 (OT), April 20, 2022

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Game Recap

WSH3

Final/OTWed, Apr 20, 2022Every game that night

VGK4

VGK beat WSH 4-3 in overtime, with the chances close: 1.76 expected goals to 2.13. A. Ovechkin led the way with 3 points (2 G, 1 A). L. Thompson stopped 13 of 15.

Scoring

	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	T
WSH	1	1	1	0	3
VGK	1	0	2	1	4

1st 6:18WSHE. Kuznetsov0.03 xG
1st 13:51VGKA. Martinez0.01 xG
2nd 2:57WSHA. Ovechkin0.03 xG
3rd 2:05VGKE. Dadonov0.02 xG
3rd 2:54VGKC. StephensonPP0.05 xG
3rd 13:36WSHA. Ovechkin0.02 xG
OT 2:09VGKS. Theodore0.14 xG

Team Stats

WSHVGK

28Shots on goal30

2.13Expected goals1.76

46Shot attempts63

275v5 shots on goal26

0/1Power play1/2

37Hits30

21Blocked shots11

4Penalty minutes2

3Giveaways5

2Takeaways10

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

WSH 2.13 xGVGK 1.76 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

WSH27 on goal, 3 scored

VGK30 on goal, 4 scored

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	6	2	0	+3	0	17:29	1:57
E. Kuznetsov	C	1	1	2	4	0	0	+2	0	19:04	1:58
N. Backstrom	C	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	16:46	2:00
M. Johansson	LW	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	13:58	0:00
T. Wilson	RW	0	0	0	2	6	0	+1	0	20:01	0:02
L. Eller	C	0	0	0	3	4	0	-1	0	16:13	0:04
T. Oshie	RW	0	0	0	2	0	2	-1	0	16:05	1:56
C. Sheary	LW	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	15:18	0:00
N. Dowd	C	0	0	0	0	1	1	-1	2	12:29	0:00
A. Mantha	RW	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	12:09	0:00
J. Larsson	LW	0	0	0	3	2	0	-1	0	12:03	0:00
G. Hathaway	RW	0	0	0	0	5	3	-1	2	11:59	0:00
N. Jensen	D	0	1	1	0	2	2	+1	0	24:57	0:00
D. Orlov	D	0	1	1	1	2	2	+1	0	24:14	0:03
J. Carlson	D	0	0	0	2	4	6	0	0	22:49	2:00
M. Fehérváry	D	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	20:07	0:00
T. van Riemsdyk	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	-1	0	14:30	0:00
J. Schultz	D	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	13:53	0:00

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
I. Samsonov	30	26	4	.867	62:09	OT loss
V. Vanecek	0	0	0	–	0:00

VGK Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
E. Dadonov	LW	1	1	2	2	1	0	+1	2	15:34	0:51
W. Karlsson	C	0	1	1	2	2	0	+2	0	18:07	1:07
M. Pacioretty	LW	0	1	1	3	2	0	0	0	17:24	1:28
C. Stephenson	C	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	16:35	1:10
M. Janmark	C	0	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	15:24	0:00
M. Stone	RW	0	0	0	1	0	0	-1	0	17:40	1:15
J. Eichel	C	0	0	0	2	0	2	-1	0	17:16	1:32
J. Marchessault	RW	0	0	0	1	3	0	-2	0	16:07	0:55
M. Amadio	RW	0	0	0	1	1	0	+1	0	15:26	0:00
N. Roy	C	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	13:07	1:04
K. Kolesar	RW	0	0	0	1	6	0	-1	0	11:11	0:04
J. Leschyshyn	C	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	10:50	0:00
S. Theodore	D	1	1	2	3	1	1	0	0	20:55	1:02
A. Pietrangelo	D	0	1	1	2	0	1	+1	0	26:30	1:21
A. Martinez	D	1	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	19:17	0:00
Z. Whitecloud	D	0	1	1	0	3	0	-1	0	15:11	0:06
B. Hutton	D	0	0	0	3	3	3	0	0	19:07	0:00
B. McNabb	D	0	0	0	2	3	2	-1	0	18:56	0:00

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
R. Lehner	13	12	1	.923	20:00
L. Thompson	15	13	2	.867	41:59	Win

Storylines That Played Out

Old teamLogan Thompson WSH Faces VGK, his team until May 202413 saves on 15, the win
Old teamNic Dowd VGK Faces WSH, his team until Mar 20260 SOG

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