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2026-10-02 ·

5 – 2Final

WSH beat CAR 5–2. WSH lost the expected-goals battle 2.8 to 3.9 and won anyway, a result the shot quality did not support. The biggest swing: Alex Tuch scored at 6:33 of the first, moving WSH’s win probability from 47% to 63%. Logan Thompson saved 1.7 goals above expected.

Shots on goal
27 – 33
Expected goals
2.8 – 3.9
xG share
CAR 58%
Model before the game
CAR 54%

Win probability

The site’s win-probability model, second by second: score, time left and the manpower on the ice. Dots are goals; hover for the swing.

WSH goalCAR goal

Expected goals

Running total of each team’s shot quality (unblocked attempts). Dots are goals.

WSHCAR

Three stars, by the model

Net goals added in this game versus a league-average player: on-ice goal share, finishing, playmaking, suppression, drawn and taken penalties, faceoffs; goalies by goals saved above expected.

WSH
59:53 TOI
GSAx +1.70
+1.70
WSH
2 G, 0 A · 16:38 TOI
On-ice +0.06 · Finishing +0.64 · Penalties +0.16
+0.79
WSH
0 G, 2 A · 13:11 TOI
Finishing −0.18 · Playmaking +0.41
+0.25

Rough nights

CAR
60:00 TOI
GSAx −1.44
−1.44
CAR
0 G, 1 A · 19:27 TOI
Finishing −0.26 · Playmaking −0.10
−0.40
WSH
0 G, 0 A · 19:29 TOI
Finishing −0.12 · Playmaking −0.06 · Penalties −0.16
−0.35

Scoring

Win probability of the scoring team just before and after each goal.

TimeTeamGoalWSH–CARWin prob.
P1 6:33 WSHAlex Tuch
from Pierre-Luc Dubois, Alex Ovechkin
1–047% → 63%
P1 11:33 WSHCole Hutson
from Ilya Protas, Aliaksei Protas
2–064% → 77%
P1 14:23 WSHAlex Tuch
from Pierre-Luc Dubois, Tom Wilson
3–078% → 91%
P2 1:36 WSHJakob ChychrunPP
from Dylan Strome
4–093% → 99%
P2 16:50 CARSebastian AhoPP
from Andrei Svechnikov, Jackson Blake
4–11% → 3%
P2 16:58 WSHRyan Leonard
from Dylan Strome, Jakob Chychrun
5–197% → 99%
P3 10:50 CARLogan Stankoven
from K'Andre Miller, William Carrier
5–20% → 1%

Every player

Show both lineups

WSH

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Alex Tuch R16:382+0.79+0.06+0.64−0.03−0.00+0.16−0.04
Dylan Strome C13:112+0.25+0.01−0.18+0.41−0.01+0.00+0.03
Pierre-Luc Dubois C12:082+0.24+0.04−0.06+0.42−0.01−0.16+0.01
Jakob Chychrun D18:5111+0.20+0.01+0.36−0.00−0.01−0.16+0.00
Ryan Leonard R12:081+0.20−0.01+0.27−0.04−0.01+0.00+0.00
Ilya Protas L11:321+0.16+0.05−0.01+0.15+0.00+0.00−0.03
Vincent Desharnais D21:15+0.15+0.06−0.01+0.07+0.03+0.00+0.00
Cole Hutson D17:081+0.12+0.14+0.31−0.02+0.00−0.31+0.00
Tom Wilson R16:371+0.06+0.03−0.01+0.05−0.00+0.00−0.01
Alex Ovechkin L12:461+0.02−0.02−0.06+0.13−0.03+0.00+0.00
Aliaksei Protas L17:361−0.00+0.08−0.07−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.01
Timothy Liljegren D18:48−0.02+0.01−0.01−0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00
Anthony Beauvillier R13:55−0.04+0.01−0.17−0.04+0.00+0.16+0.00
Boone Jenner C16:18−0.05+0.03−0.12−0.05+0.00+0.00+0.09
Matt Roy D22:29−0.07−0.00−0.01−0.05−0.01+0.00+0.00
Justin Sourdif C13:00−0.09+0.01−0.01−0.07+0.00+0.00−0.02
Jordan Kyrou R12:16−0.10+0.03−0.16+0.03−0.00+0.00+0.00
Martin Fehérváry D19:29−0.35+0.01−0.12−0.06−0.01−0.16+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Logan Thompson G59:53+1.70

CAR

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
William Carrier L11:301+0.09−0.05−0.04+0.04−0.01+0.16−0.01
Sean Walker D19:05−0.02−0.05−0.04−0.06−0.03+0.16+0.00
K'Andre Miller D22:111−0.03−0.05−0.01+0.06−0.04+0.00+0.00
Logan Stankoven C20:151−0.04+0.01+0.20−0.16−0.02+0.00−0.07
Sebastian Aho C18:391−0.06−0.01+0.26−0.17−0.01−0.16+0.03
Andrei Svechnikov R19:511−0.07−0.02−0.40+0.06−0.01+0.31−0.01
Eric Robinson L11:44−0.09−0.02−0.01−0.06−0.01+0.00+0.00
Mark Jankowski L12:35−0.11−0.10−0.01−0.02+0.03+0.00−0.01
Taylor Hall L13:34−0.12−0.01−0.04−0.08−0.00+0.00+0.01
Nicolas Deslauriers L9:25−0.13−0.10−0.01−0.02−0.00+0.00+0.00
Jaccob Slavin D18:32−0.13−0.01−0.12−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Jordan Martinook L12:47−0.14+0.03−0.14−0.03−0.00+0.00+0.01
Jalen Chatfield D17:33−0.16−0.04−0.01−0.09−0.01+0.00+0.00
Shayne Gostisbehere D22:40−0.20−0.07−0.01−0.11−0.01+0.00+0.00
Charles Alexis Legault D11:07−0.20−0.01−0.03−0.01−0.00−0.16+0.00
Jordan Staal C14:54−0.25+0.04−0.20−0.09−0.00+0.00+0.01
Nikolaj Ehlers L19:02−0.29−0.02−0.34−0.08−0.00+0.16+0.00
Jackson Blake R19:271−0.40−0.04−0.26−0.10−0.00+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Brandon Bussi G60:00−1.44

Net goals for one game are noisy: a single goal against on the ice or a lucky finish moves them a lot. See the card guide and Net Goals 101 for how they are built.