Saturday, April 4, 2026
- Expected goals, BUF–WSH
- 3.7–3.1
- all situations, empty nets out
- WSH share of xG
- 45.6%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 39–28
- BUF–WSH
- Pre-game model
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- no projection stored
The story
The Capitals beat the Sabres 6-2 while losing the expected-goals count 3.0 to 3.7. Tom Wilson has scored in 3 straight games. Connor McMichael scored the winner. Jakob Chychrun had one goal and one assist.
- Tom WilsonStreak
Tom Wilson has scored in 3 straight games. That was his 29th goal of the season. He played 17:19 and had one shot on goal. The Capitals beat the Sabres 6-2.
Shot attempts
Running count of unblocked attempts (shots on goal plus misses). Dots are goals. Hover to read any moment.
BUFWSH
0204060
BUF 48
WSH 45
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Where the shots came from
8 goals from 93 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.
GoalShot or miss
← BUF shootingWSH shooting →
Buffalo Sabres
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmus Dahlin D | 22:28 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.27 | 1 | 0 | 65 |
| Bowen Byram D | 20:59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 29 |
| Owen Power D | 20:22 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Mattias Samuelsson D | 19:54 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.01 | 0 | 2 | 56 |
| Tage Thompson C | 19:20 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.60 | 1 | 1 | 40 |
| Jack Quinn R | 18:27 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.59 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| Jason Zucker L | 18:20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.19 | 1 | 0 | 47 |
| Ryan McLeod C | 16:53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 46 |
| Alex Tuch R | 16:20 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.23 | 0 | 2 | 76 |
| Josh Norris C | 15:48 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.54 | 1 | 1 | 32 |
| Zach Benson L | 15:20 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.42 | 0 | 1 | 51 |
| Zach Metsa D | 15:15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 | 0 | 1 | 51 |
| Jordan Greenway L | 13:32 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.01 | 1 | 1 | 29 |
| Logan Stanley D | 13:18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | 62 |
| Josh Doan R | 12:57 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.17 | 1 | 0 | 43 |
| Beck Malenstyn L | 12:27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.30 | 4 | 0 | 44 |
| Tyson Kozak C | 12:15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 1 | 49 |
| Peyton Krebs C | 12:05 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.22 | 3 | 0 | 75 |
Washington Capitals
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Fehérváry D | 21:10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 4 | 48 |
| Matt Roy D | 20:56 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 3 | 1 | 44 |
| Rasmus Sandin D | 20:25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.08 | 2 | 2 | 50 |
| Jakob Chychrun D | 19:40 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.25 | 1 | 0 | 57 |
| Cole Hutson D | 18:58 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
| Tom Wilson R | 17:19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.32 | 1 | 0 | 50 |
| Alex Ovechkin L | 17:01 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0.60 | 1 | 0 | 62 |
| Dylan Strome C | 16:38 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.48 | 0 | 1 | 57 |
| Aliaksei Protas L | 16:15 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.25 | 0 | 1 | 35 |
| Trevor van Riemsdyk D | 16:11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 48 |
| Connor McMichael L | 16:03 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0.74 | 1 | 2 | 64 |
| Anthony Beauvillier R | 15:44 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Justin Sourdif C | 15:25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.13 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
| Pierre-Luc Dubois C | 12:58 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.07 | 0 | 1 | 85 |
| Ryan Leonard R | 12:55 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.06 | 2 | 0 | 19 |
| Brandon Duhaime L | 11:43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.05 | 1 | 0 | 35 |
| Hendrix Lapierre C | 11:05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 31 |
| Ethen Frank R | 9:34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 | 0 | 1 | 31 |
Pro: expected goals, minute by minute
The minute-by-minute expected goals flow is part of Pro
The game measured in chance quality, minute by minute, which shows when it tilted and toward whom.