Saturday, March 28, 2026
Final (SO)
- Expected goals, WSH–VGK
- 2.3–3.5
- all situations, empty nets out
- VGK share of xG
- 60.4%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 22–29
- WSH–VGK
- Pre-game model
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- no projection stored
The story
The Golden Knights created more, 3.4 expected goals to 2.3, and lost 5-4 in a shootout to the Capitals. Three points for Jack Eichel: one goal and two assists. Nic Dowd scored for the first time in 17 games.
- Jack EichelBig night
Three points for Jack Eichel: one goal and two assists. He has 25 goals this season. The Golden Knights fell 5-4 to the Capitals in a shootout.
- Nic DowdDrought over
Nic Dowd scored for the first time in 17 games. He has 5 goals this season. The Golden Knights lost 5-4 to the Capitals in a shootout.
- Dylan StromeDrought over
Dylan Strome scored for the first time in 17 games. He has 17 goals this season. It finished 5-4 for the Capitals in a shootout.
Shot attempts
Running count of unblocked attempts (shots on goal plus misses). Dots are goals. Hover to read any moment.
Where the shots came from
8 goals from 80 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.
Washington Capitals
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Wilson R | 24:11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.11 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| Jakob Chychrun D | 23:55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 3 | 38 |
| Rasmus Sandin D | 21:25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.07 | 1 | 1 | 39 |
| Martin Fehérváry D | 20:14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 5 | 36 |
| Connor McMichael L | 20:10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.11 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| Matt Roy D | 19:26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 | 2 | 0 | 43 |
| Dylan Strome C | 19:10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.31 | 0 | 1 | 38 |
| Anthony Beauvillier R | 19:07 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.08 | 1 | 0 | 51 |
| Trevor van Riemsdyk D | 19:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 37 |
| Pierre-Luc Dubois C | 18:17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Alex Ovechkin L | 17:35 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.27 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
| Justin Sourdif C | 17:34 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.46 | 1 | 0 | 67 |
| Brandon Duhaime L | 15:53 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.02 | 4 | 2 | 36 |
| Ryan Leonard R | 15:17 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.37 | 2 | 0 | 58 |
| Cole Hutson D | 15:11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.13 | 1 | 0 | 48 |
| Hendrix Lapierre C | 8:05 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.16 | 1 | 0 | 69 |
| Ivan Miroshnichenko L | 7:50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 69 |
| Aliaksei Protas L | 6:27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.12 | 0 | 0 | 61 |
Vegas Golden Knights
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Eichel C | 23:23 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.52 | 0 | 1 | 85 |
| Rasmus Andersson D | 23:20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.60 | 1 | 2 | 78 |
| Shea Theodore D | 22:45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.14 | 0 | 2 | 63 |
| Mitch Marner R | 22:19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.19 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
| Mark Stone R | 21:43 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.17 | 0 | 0 | 86 |
| Brayden McNabb D | 21:14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.04 | 2 | 0 | 48 |
| Noah Hanifin D | 20:45 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.10 | 1 | 1 | 46 |
| Pavel Dorofeyev R | 19:13 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.44 | 1 | 1 | 48 |
| Jeremy Lauzon D | 18:09 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.02 | 2 | 1 | 71 |
| Brett Howden C | 17:25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.02 | 1 | 0 | 42 |
| Ivan Barbashev L | 15:48 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.24 | 0 | 0 | 88 |
| Cole Smith R | 12:55 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.14 | 3 | 2 | 47 |
| Ben Hutton D | 12:29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Tomas Hertl C | 12:23 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.19 | 2 | 0 | 47 |
| Nic Dowd C | 11:56 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.16 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
| Colton Sissons C | 10:49 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 | 0 | 1 | 45 |
| Keegan Kolesar R | 10:48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 1 | 41 |
| Reilly Smith R | 9:24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.19 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
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