GRIT & GF

Wednesday, October 7, 2026

Pittsburgh Penguins

Washington Capitals

Expected goals, PIT–WSH
3.1–3.8
all situations, empty nets out
WSH share of xG
55.2%
50% is even
Shots on goal
30–27
PIT–WSH
Pre-game model
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no projection stored

The story

The Capitals won 5-3 and earned it, out-chancing the Penguins 3.9 to 3.1 in expected goals. The Capitals scored three straight at one stage. Three points for Tom Wilson: one goal and two assists. Egor Chinakhov had 10 shot attempts.

  • Tom WilsonBig night

    Three points for Tom Wilson: one goal and two assists. He has 1 goal this season. He played 19:49 and had two shots on goal. It finished 5-3 for the Capitals.

  • Egor Chinakhov had 10 shot attempts. Two reached the net and none went in. He came in averaging 3.7 attempts a game. The Penguins lost 5-3 to the Capitals.

  • Alex Ovechkin had 9 shot attempts. Two got through to the goalie, and none went in. He came in averaging 2.5 attempts a game. The Capitals beat the Penguins 5-3.

  • Alex TuchVolume

    Alex Tuch had 9 shot attempts. Six reached the net and one went in. He came in averaging 4.0 attempts a game. His goal stood up as the winner. The Capitals beat the Penguins 5-3.

Shot attempts

Running count of unblocked attempts (shots on goal plus misses). Dots are goals. Hover to read any moment.

PITWSH

Where the shots came from

8 goals from 87 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.

GoalShot or miss
← PIT shootingWSH shooting →

Pittsburgh Penguins

SkaterTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkxGF%
Erik Karlsson D24:440040.130138
Ben Kindel C19:360120.200163
Rickard Rakell R19:220030.221229
Bryan Rust R19:091030.300348
Sidney Crosby C19:070020.160128
Samuel Girard D19:000110.060056
Declan Carlile D18:040000.000338
Kaedan Korczak D17:230110.141367
Evgeni Malkin C17:220010.180065
Kris Letang D17:160030.142155
Trevor van Riemsdyk D16:240010.000142
Egor Chinakhov R15:290020.500075
Tommy Novak C15:171030.470268
Ville Koivunen R14:080010.090256
Hendrix Lapierre C13:020010.241033
Connor Dewar C11:110000.000034
Blake Lizotte C10:530110.222177
Nick Robertson L8:321010.060031

Washington Capitals

SkaterTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkxGF%
Jakob Chychrun D25:220010.061162
Martin Fehérváry D23:560000.011151
Vincent Desharnais D21:030000.001251
Tom Wilson R19:491220.192369
Alex Tuch R18:351060.751259
Boone Jenner C17:520020.192349
Pierre-Luc Dubois C17:411130.680075
Timothy Liljegren D17:030010.020254
Cole Hutson D16:290130.250246
Aliaksei Protas L16:040010.050019
Justin Sourdif C15:080000.154144
Alex Ovechkin L14:050020.461047
Ryan Leonard R13:531020.404066
Dylan Strome C13:310110.370056
Jordan Kyrou R11:580110.06007
Ilya Protas L11:440010.13007
Anthony Beauvillier R10:461010.094050
Dylan McIlrath D9:010000.001059

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.