WSH
Washington Capitals
42-30-9 · W3 · L10: 7-3-0
SO
L
L
SO
W
W
W
L
SO
W
Final
4—3
2024-01-02 · PPG Paints Arena
PIT
Pittsburgh Penguins
41-24-16 · L2 · L10: 6-4-0
W
W
W
OT
W
W
L
W
W
L
WSH dominated expected goals 3.8 to 3.7
xG Flow
CUMULATIVEWSH xG
3.80
ACTUAL
4 — 3
PIT xG
3.75
Scoring Timeline
0.72
HIGH xG
43
Tom Wilson(11)
R · WSH · #43
Rasmus Sandin (9), Ethan Bear (1)WSH 1 - 0 PIT
0.67
HIGH xG
29
Beck Malenstyn(4)
L · WSH · #29
Nic Dowd (3)WSH 2 - 0 PIT
0.46
HIGH xG
42
Martin Fehérváry(2)
D · WSH · #42
Dylan Strome (9), Hendrix Lapierre (4)WSH 3 - 0 PIT
0.68
HIGH xG
8
Alex Ovechkin(8)
L · WSH · #8
Rasmus Sandin (10), Anthony Mantha (6)WSH 4 - 0 PIT
0.59
HIGH xG
67
Rickard Rakell(3)
R · PIT · #67
Erik Karlsson (18), P.O Joseph (2)WSH 4 - 1 PIT
0.26
HIGH xG
87
Sidney Crosby(21)
C · PIT · #87
Jake Guentzel (25), Evgeni Malkin (18)WSH 4 - 2 PIT
0.75
HIGH xG
59
Jake Guentzel(17)
C · PIT · #59
Sidney Crosby (17), Rickard Rakell (8)WSH 4 - 3 PIT
Three Stars
PUCKLAB PICKS★1
35
Darcy Kuemper
G · WSH · #35
32/35 saves, .914 SV%, +0.8 GSAx
★2
39
Alex Nedeljkovic
G · PIT · #39
14/15 saves, .933 SV%, -0.1 GSAx
★3
59
Jake Guentzel
C · PIT · #59
1G, 1A, 5 SOG, 1 HIT
Team Stats
WSHPIT
22Shots35
3.80xGF3.74
35.8CF%64.2
44.8FO%55.2
1/2PP1/3
17Hits31
23Blocks9
6Giveaways14
7Takeaways11
6PIM4
Period Breakdown
| Period | WSH SOG | PIT SOG | WSH xG | PIT xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 | 5 | 2.69 | 0.94 |
| 2nd | 8 | 14 | 0.57 | 1.87 |
| 3rd | 3 | 13 | 0.54 | 0.94 |
| Total | 18 | 32 | 3.80 | 3.75 |
Penalties
5 TOTAL1P 17:45
Valtteri Puustinenslashing (2 min)
Drawn by John Carlson2P 07:32
Joel Edmundsonhooking (2 min)
Drawn by Jansen Harkins2P 14:45
Jeff Carterslashing (2 min)
Drawn by Nick Jensen3P 05:28
Martin Fehérváryholding (2 min)
Drawn by Rickard Rakell3P 10:40
Ethan Bearholding (2 min)
Drawn by Evgeni Malkin