Chicago Blackhawks vs. Washington CapitalsNov 21, 2018

FinalWednesday, Nov 21, 2018· Capital One Arena

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Chicago BlackhawksCHI

2

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Washington CapitalsWSH

4

Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
CHI	0	1	1	2		CHI	14	10	15	39
WSH	2	1	1	4		WSH	12	9	6	27

: CHI 74WSH 52
: CHI 3.28WSH 4.34
PP goals: CHI 0WSH 1
Hits: CHI 6WSH 8
Blocks: CHI 11WSH 21
PIM: CHI 6WSH 6
: CHI 51%WSH 49%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Washington Capitals beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–2

Washington Capitals beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–2 at home. Jakub Vrana (WSH) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Braden Holtby (WSH) faced 39 shots and stopped 37 (.949), +9 against a season average of 30.4; the win.

Points
Jakub Vrana had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 12:46.Vrana
Goalie
Braden Holtby (WSH) faced 39 shots and stopped 37 (.949), +9 against a season average of 30.4; the win.Holtby
Usage
Brandon Saad (CHI) played 22:33, +4:55 up on his 17:38 season average over 79 games.Saad
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Tom Wilson (WSH) played 22:42, +4:38 up on his 18:04 season average over 62 games.Wilson
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Brent Seabrook (CHI) played 25:21, +6:20 up on his 19:01 season average over 77 games.Seabrook
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John Hayden (CHI) played 2:45, −6:32 down on his 9:17 season average over 53 games.Hayden
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Lars Eller (WSH) played 20:29, +4:00 up on his 16:29 season average over 80 games.Eller
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John Carlson (WSH) played 21:56, −3:10 down on his 25:06 season average over 79 games.Carlson

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 126 of 126 attempts · WSH 52 · CHI 74

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 38% of the game, WSH 22%.

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
	73	44
	3.02	1.97
	2.95	1.92
	7	7
	8	4
	17	14
	+0.026	−0.026
	38%	22%

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.

Chicago Blackhawks

L1Toews – Kane – Saad
14:5858% CF
L2Anisimov – Schmaltz – DeBrincat
11:4357% CF
L3Fortin – Kampf – Kahun
9:0157% CF
L4Kruger – Hayden – Martinsen
2:1288% CF
D1Keith – Seabrook
14:4575% CF
D2Gustafsson – Jokiharju
13:2454% CF
D3Forsling – Rutta
9:5454% CF

PP1Keith – Seabrook – Toews – Kane – Schmaltz
2:28100% CF
PP2Anisimov – Kane – Saad – Gustafsson – DeBrincat
1:29100% CF
PK1FKruger – Saad
1:05
PK2FToews – Kampf
0:53
PK1DKeith – Seabrook
3:15
PK2DGustafsson – Jokiharju
0:48

Current CHI line combinations →

Washington Capitals

L1Ovechkin – Backstrom – Wilson
14:1032% CF
L2Eller – Connolly – Vrana
11:2240% CF
L3Smith-Pelly – Boyd – Burakovsky
8:2142% CF
L4Dowd – Jaskin – Stephenson
6:3464% CF
D1Niskanen – Orlov
16:4635% CF
D2Carlson – Kempny
13:0245% CF
D3Djoos – Bowey
11:3344% CF

PP1Ovechkin – Backstrom – Eller – Carlson – Wilson
3:1588% CF
PP2Ovechkin – Backstrom – Eller – Orlov – Connolly
0:27100% CF
PK1FEller – Wilson
1:41
PK2FSmith-Pelly – Stephenson
1:13
PK1DNiskanen – Orlov
2:48
PK2DCarlson – Kempny
1:21

Current WSH line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

0:54
WSHTom Wilson (Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom)tip-in0.05 xG
CHI: Keith, Seabrook, Toews, Schmaltz, DeBrincatWSH: Ovechkin, Niskanen, Backstrom, Orlov, Wilson
CHI 0 – 1 WSH
6:36
WSHAndre BurakovskyPP (Jakub Vrana, Matt Niskanen)wrist0.07 xG
CHI: Keith, Seabrook, Anisimov, KampfWSH: Niskanen, Orlov, Connolly, Burakovsky, Vrana
CHI 0 – 2 WSH

2nd period

9:28
WSHMichal Kempny (Jakub Vrana, Lars Eller)slap0.03 xG
CHI: Keith, Kruger, Hayden, Martinsen, RuttaWSH: Eller, Carlson, Connolly, Vrana, Kempny
CHI 0 – 3 WSH
11:37
CHIBrandon Saad (Jonathan Toews, Duncan Keith)wrist0.08 xG
CHI: Keith, Seabrook, Toews, Kane, SaadWSH: Niskanen, Backstrom, Orlov, Jaskin, Stephenson
CHI 1 – 3 WSH

3rd period

5:23
CHIErik Gustafsson (Artem Anisimov, Nick Schmaltz)backhand0.15 xG
CHI: Anisimov, Gustafsson, Schmaltz, DeBrincat, JokiharjuWSH: Eller, Connolly, Djoos, Bowey, Vrana
CHI 2 – 3 WSH
7:12
WSHDevante Smith-Pelly (Travis Boyd, John Carlson)wrist0.16 xG
CHI: Keith, Anisimov, Kane, Saad, JokiharjuWSH: Carlson, Smith-Pelly, Boyd, Burakovsky, Kempny
CHI 2 – 4 WSH

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Chicago Blackhawks

CHI skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Patrick Kane R	L1	0	0	0	0	4	0.21	0	0	0	24:36	—	—	59	61
Jonathan Toews C	L1	0	1	1	0	2	0.47	0	1	0	23:47	—	—	59	65
Brandon Saad L	L1	1	0	1	0	2	0.15	0	0	2	22:33	—	—	59	60
Alex DeBrincat R	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.18	0	0	0	20:06	—	—	60	51
Artem Anisimov C	L2	0	1	1	0	1	0.21	1	1	0	16:46	—	—	62	49
Nick Schmaltz C	L2	0	1	1	0	3	0.20	0	0	0	15:49	—	—	64	54
David Kampf C	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.22	0	1	0	15:12	—	—	58	52
Dominik Kahun C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	13:30	—	—	56	56
Alexandre Fortin L	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.05	3	0	0	12:19	—	—	65	61
Marcus Kruger C	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.05	0	0	0	6:55	—	—	83	94
Andreas Martinsen L	L4	0	0	0	-1	2	0.12	0	0	2	4:13	—	—	75	87
John Hayden C	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.16	0	0	0	2:45	—	—	88	92
Brent Seabrook D	D1	0	0	0	0	9	0.35	0	2	0	25:21	—	—	74	74
Duncan Keith D	D1	0	1	1	-2	2	0.30	0	2	0	25:07	—	—	72	66
Erik Gustafsson D	D2	1	0	1	+1	4	0.54	0	0	0	23:24	—	—	54	58
Henri Jokiharju D	D2	0	0	0	0	3	0.04	1	2	0	17:22	—	—	56	55
Gustav Forsling D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	2	15:23	—	—	56	49
Jan Rutta D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.04	0	2	0	11:42	—	—	50	50

CHI goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Corey Crawford(start)	L	27	23	4	.852	3.19	57:11

Washington Capitals

WSH skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Tom Wilson R	L1	1	0	1	+1	2	0.66	1	2	0	22:42	—	—	29	26
Alex Ovechkin L	L1	0	1	1	+1	2	0.11	1	1	2	22:21	—	—	30	29
Nicklas Backstrom C	L1	0	1	1	0	2	0.46	0	0	0	21:58	—	—	28	26
Lars Eller C	L2	0	1	1	0	2	0.17	0	1	0	20:29	—	—	42	47
Brett Connolly R	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.20	0	0	0	14:45	—	—	35	41
Jakub Vrana L	L2	0	2	2	0	1	0.27	0	1	0	12:46	—	—	38	45
Devante Smith-Pelly R	L3	1	0	1	+1	1	0.16	0	1	0	13:39	—	—	39	45
Andre Burakovsky L	L3	1	0	1	+1	3	1.08	1	1	0	12:05	—	—	44	45
Travis Boyd C	L3	0	1	1	+1	1	0.13	0	0	2	10:04	—	—	39	42
Chandler Stephenson C	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	1	0	0	10:41	—	—	47	39
Nic Dowd C	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.08	1	0	2	8:46	—	—	53	47
Dmitrij Jaskin R	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.09	1	0	0	7:30	—	—	64	44
Dmitry Orlov D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	0	1	0	24:00	—	—	38	37
Matt Niskanen D	D1	0	1	1	0	2	0.13	1	7	0	23:47	—	—	29	20
John Carlson D	D2	0	1	1	+2	1	0.56	0	3	0	21:56	—	—	42	47
Michal Kempny D	D2	1	0	1	+2	3	0.13	1	3	0	18:23	—	—	44	55
Christian Djoos D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	0	0	14:08	—	—	30	29
Madison Bowey D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.08	0	0	0	14:03	—	—	46	55

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Braden Holtby(start)	W	39	37	2	.949	3.28	59:57

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Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.