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Game Recap
WSH1
VGK4
VGK beat WSH 4-1, and the chances backed it up: 3.49 expected goals to 2.23. VGK outshot WSH 36 to 22. J. Eichel led the way with 3 points (1 G, 2 A). L. Thompson stopped 21 of 22.
Team Stats
WSHVGK
22Shots on goal36
2.23Expected goals3.49
59Shot attempts58
185v5 shots on goal29
0/1Power play1/4
21Hits25
9Blocked shots22
10Penalty minutes4
4Giveaways3
5Takeaways13
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
WSH 2.23 xGVGK 3.49 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Wilson | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 17:49 | 1:10 |
| D. Strome | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:05 | 0:49 |
| N. Dowd | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:03 | 0:00 |
| A. Ovechkin | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:32 | 2:00 |
| E. Kuznetsov | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15:20 | 1:11 |
| B. Malenstyn | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:33 | 0:00 |
| A. Mantha | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:14 | 1:09 |
| A. Protas | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 13:16 | 0:00 |
| H. Lapierre | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:01 | 0:50 |
| C. McMichael | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 12:47 | 0:51 |
| S. Milano | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:18 | 0:00 |
| N. Aube-Kubel | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:02 | 0:00 |
| J. Carlson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 23:08 | 1:30 |
| M. Fehérváry | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 21:11 | 0:00 |
| R. Sandin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 20:10 | 0:30 |
| T. van Riemsdyk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 19:53 | 0:00 |
| N. Jensen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18:18 | 0:00 |
| J. Edmundson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:41 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Kuemper | 35 | 32 | 3 | .914 | 59:26 | Loss |
| H. Shepard | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
VGK Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Eichel | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 19:08 | 5:54 |
| J. Marchessault | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 18:18 | 5:09 |
| M. Stone | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 17:42 | 5:40 |
| W. Karlsson | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:51 | 4:17 |
| I. Barbashev | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 14:58 | 1:49 |
| P. Cotter | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 13:41 | 0:00 |
| N. Roy | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 17:21 | 1:23 |
| C. Stephenson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 15:26 | 2:20 |
| M. Amadio | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:44 | 1:08 |
| K. Kolesar | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:34 | 0:00 |
| W. Carrier | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:07 | 0:00 |
| B. Howden | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 11:07 | 0:00 |
| B. Hutton | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 18:19 | 1:48 |
| A. Pietrangelo | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 23:00 | 5:26 |
| B. McNabb | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19:38 | 0:00 |
| Z. Whitecloud | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18:21 | 0:13 |
| N. Hague | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17:18 | 0:03 |
| K. Korczak | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:00 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. Thompson | 22 | 21 | 1 | .955 | 59:16 | Win |
| J. Patera | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.