Chicago Blackhawks vs. Washington CapitalsDec 6, 2017

FinalWednesday, Dec 6, 2017· Capital One Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
CHI	1	0	1	2		CHI	16	16	7	39
WSH	3	1	2	6		WSH	11	6	8	25

: CHI 68WSH 46
: CHI 2.07WSH 2.74
PP goals: CHI 0WSH 1
Hits: CHI 17WSH 15
Blocks: CHI 10WSH 20
PIM: CHI 8WSH 12
: CHI 55%WSH 45%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Washington Capitals rout Chicago Blackhawks 6–2

Washington Capitals beat Chicago Blackhawks 6–2 at home. Tom Wilson (WSH) led the scoring with 2G 2A. WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Backstrom, Carlson, Kuznetsov and Connolly) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 3:04 together.

Points
Tom Wilson had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 16:53.Wilson
Points
Alex Ovechkin had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 6 shots in 16:55.Ovechkin
Points
Nicklas Backstrom had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 17:56.Backstrom
PP1
WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Backstrom, Carlson, Kuznetsov and Connolly) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 3:04 together.Ovechkin Backstrom Carlson Kuznetsov Connolly
New line
New look for CHI: Anisimov–Kane–Saad skated 9:46 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Anisimov Kane Saad
Luck
WSH scored 6 goals on 2.74 expected goals (46 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
New line
New look for CHI: Bouma–Schmaltz–DeBrincat skated 9:04 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Bouma Schmaltz DeBrincat
New line
New look for WSH: Chiasson–Kuznetsov–Vrana skated 11:08 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (29.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Chiasson Kuznetsov Vrana

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Strength

Period

Team

← CHI attacks left (bottom on phones)WSH attacks right (top on phones) →

WSH
CHI
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 114 of 114 attempts · WSH 46 · CHI 68

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

WSH
CHI
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

WSH pressure
CHI pressure
Goal
Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: CHI 47% of the game, WSH 29%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

WSH

CHI

goals / penalties

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
Goal
Penalty

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
Stat	CHI	WSH
	60	38
	1.67	2.05
	1.65	1.92
	7	10
	2	4
	25	18
	+0.037	−0.037
	47%	29%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.