NSH
Nashville Predators
38-32-10 · W1 · L10: 5-4-1
OT
L
L
W
L
W
W
W
W
L
Final/SO
3—2
2023-12-30 · Capital One Arena
WSH
Washington Capitals
42-30-9 · W3 · L10: 7-3-0
L
L
SO
W
W
W
L
SO
W
W
WSH controlled xG 2.6 to 2.4 but NSH won on execution · NSH controlled 56.7% of 5v5 shot attempts · Decided in a shootout
xG Flow
CUMULATIVENSH xG
2.42
ACTUAL
3 — 2
WSH xG
2.56
Scoring Timeline
0.15
HIGH xG
1P 02:44Even Strength
77
Luke Evangelista(5)
R · NSH · #77
Dante Fabbro (6), Tommy Novak (11)NSH 1 - 0 WSH
0.05
MED xG
1P 06:55Power Play
59
Roman Josi(8)
D · NSH · #59
Gustav Nyquist (19), Ryan O'Reilly (16)NSH 2 - 0 WSH
0.15
HIGH xG
1P 10:25Even Strength
29
Beck Malenstyn(3)
L · WSH · #29
Nic Dowd (2), Trevor van Riemsdyk (6)NSH 2 - 1 WSH
0.75
HIGH xG
2P 14:59Even Strength
8
Alex Ovechkin(7)
L · WSH · #8
Dylan Strome (8), Aliaksei Protas (15)NSH 2 - 2 WSH
Three Stars
PUCKLAB PICKS★1
31
Hunter Shepard
G · WSH · #31
34/36 saves, .944 SV%, +0.5 GSAx
★2
30
Yaroslav Askarov
G · NSH · #30
27/29 saves, .931 SV%, +0.6 GSAx
★3
29
Beck Malenstyn
L · WSH · #29
1G, 3 SOG, 1 HIT
Team Stats
NSHWSH
36Shots29
2.42xGF2.56
56.7CF%43.3
60.7FO%39.3
1/2PP0/3
25Hits21
17Blocks21
9Giveaways13
6Takeaways7
13PIM11
Period Breakdown
| Period | NSH SOG | WSH SOG | NSH xG | WSH xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9 | 12 | 0.70 | 1.05 |
| 2nd | 13 | 3 | 0.71 | 0.91 |
| 3rd | 10 | 10 | 0.84 | 0.37 |
| OT | 2 | 2 | 0.18 | 0.23 |
| Total | 34 | 27 | 2.43 | 2.56 |
Penalties
9 TOTAL1P 06:03
Alex Ovechkincross-checking (2 min)
Drawn by Filip Forsberg1P 12:46
Michael McCarrontripping (2 min)
Drawn by Joel Edmundson1P 16:15
Michael McCarronfighting (5 min)
Drawn by Tom Wilson1P 16:15
Tom Wilsonfighting (5 min)
Drawn by Michael McCarron1P 20:00
Jeremy Lauzonroughing (2 min)
Drawn by Joel Edmundson1P 20:00
Joel Edmundsonroughing (2 min)
Drawn by Jeremy Lauzon2P 12:56
Luke Evangelistaholding (2 min)
Drawn by Nick Jensen3P 04:01
Connor McMichaelholding (2 min)
Drawn by Juuso Parssinen3P 19:00
Luke Schennhooking (2 min)
Drawn by Nicolas Aube-Kubel