Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Washington CapitalsFeb 9, 2018

FinalFriday, Feb 9, 2018· Capital One Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
CBJ	1	1	0	2		CBJ	9	13	15	37
WSH	2	2	0	4		WSH	6	5	6	17

: CBJ 79WSH 50
: CBJ 2.86WSH 2.95
PP goals: CBJ 0WSH 1
Hits: CBJ 25WSH 20
Blocks: CBJ 13WSH 21
PIM: CBJ 8WSH 6
: CBJ 54%WSH 46%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Washington Capitals beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–2

Washington Capitals beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–2 at home. Evgeny Kuznetsov (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for CBJ: Dubinsky–Calvert–Anderson skated 7:41 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
Evgeny Kuznetsov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:10.Kuznetsov
Points
Lars Eller had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:15.Eller
New line
New look for CBJ: Dubinsky–Calvert–Anderson skated 7:41 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Dubinsky Calvert Anderson
Goalie
Braden Holtby (WSH) faced 37 shots and stopped 35 (.946), +6 against a season average of 30.5; the win.Holtby
New line
New look for WSH: Eller–Chiasson–Connolly skated 7:50 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (21.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Eller Chiasson Connolly
Usage
Boone Jenner (CBJ) played 9:25, −7:08 down on his 16:33 season average over 74 games.Jenner
PP1
CBJ's PP1 (Foligno, Atkinson, Jones, Wennberg and Panarin) went scoreless in 4:38 of 5v4 time with 17 attempts.Foligno Atkinson Jones Wennberg Panarin
PP1
WSH's PP1 (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) went scoreless in 3:59 of 5v4 time with 5 attempts.Ovechkin Oshie Backstrom Carlson Kuznetsov

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

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

WSH
CBJ
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 129 of 129 attempts · WSH 50 · CBJ 79

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

WSH
CBJ
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: CBJ 35% of the game, WSH 27%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

WSH

CBJ

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	CBJ	WSH
	67	49
	1.88	2.21
	1.79	2.15
	10	11
	2	2
	13	17
	+0.004	−0.004
	35%	27%

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.

Columbus Blue Jackets

L1Foligno – Bjorkstrand – Wennberg
8:1781% CF
L2Dubinsky – Calvert – Anderson
7:4160% CF
L3Atkinson – Panarin – Dubois
7:2950% CF
L4Jokinen – Sedlak – Jenner
6:2069% CF
D1Johnson – Nutivaara
14:4256% CF
D2Jones – Werenski
14:2958% CF
D3Savard – Kukan
10:4263% CF

PP1Foligno – Atkinson – Jones – Wennberg – Panarin
4:38100% CF
PP2Jokinen – Anderson – Bjorkstrand – Werenski – Dubois
0:59100% CF
PK1FDubinsky – Calvert
2:23
PK2FJokinen – Atkinson
1:59
PK1DJohnson – Savard
3:43
PK2DJones – Werenski
2:29

Current CBJ line combinations →

Washington Capitals

L1Ovechkin – Backstrom – Wilson
12:1130% CF
L2Oshie – Kuznetsov – Vrana
11:0770% CF
L3Eller – Chiasson – Connolly
7:5021% CF
L4Beagle – Smith-Pelly – Stephenson
7:1933% CF
D1Niskanen – Orlov
17:3248% CF
D2Carlson – Djoos
12:0234% CF
D3Orpik – Bowey
11:2033% CF

PP1Ovechkin – Oshie – Backstrom – Carlson – Kuznetsov
3:5983% CF
PP2Ovechkin – Eller – Carlson – Connolly – Vrana
1:08
PK1FBeagle – Stephenson
2:11
PK2FEller – Wilson
1:14
PK1DOrpik – Niskanen
2:41
PK2DCarlson – Orlov
0:37

Current WSH line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

5:09
WSHJohn Carlson (Evgeny Kuznetsov, Jakub Vrana)wrist0.12 xG
CBJ: Calvert, Savard, Anderson, Wennberg, KukanWSH: Oshie, Carlson, Kuznetsov, Djoos, Vrana
CBJ 0 – 1 WSH
6:28
CBJPierre-Luc Duboiswrist0.14 xG
CBJ: Johnson, Atkinson, Panarin, Nutivaara, DuboisWSH: Ovechkin, Backstrom, Carlson, Wilson, Djoos
CBJ 1 – 1 WSH
19:58
WSHEvgeny Kuznetsov (Lars Eller, Matt Niskanen)slap0.07 xG
CBJ: Dubinsky, Calvert, Bjorkstrand, Werenski, NutivaaraWSH: Orpik, Niskanen, Eller, Kuznetsov, Wilson
CBJ 1 – 2 WSH

2nd period

0:27
CBJArtemi Panarin (Seth Jones)tip-in0.07 xG
CBJ: Foligno, Jones, Wennberg, Werenski, PanarinWSH: Ovechkin, Niskanen, Backstrom, Orlov, Wilson
CBJ 2 – 2 WSH
4:38
WSHJay Beagle (Chandler Stephenson, Devante Smith-Pelly)wrist0.14 xG
CBJ: Bjorkstrand, Jones, Werenski, Panarin, DuboisWSH: Niskanen, Beagle, Orlov, Smith-Pelly, Stephenson
CBJ 2 – 3 WSH
6:06
WSHLars EllerPP (T.J. Oshie)wrist0.11 xG
CBJ: Dubinsky, Johnson, Calvert, JonesWSH: Ovechkin, Oshie, Eller, Orlov, Kuznetsov
CBJ 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.

Columbus Blue Jackets

CBJ skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Nick Foligno L	L1	0	0	0	+1	4	0.17	3	1	2	19:02	—	—	76	76
Alexander Wennberg C	L1	0	0	0	0	0	0.05	0	1	0	18:31	—	—	67	59
Oliver Bjorkstrand R	L1	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	3	0	0	14:12	—	—	71	48
Josh Anderson R	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.24	1	1	0	15:22	—	—	42	32
Brandon Dubinsky C	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.02	0	0	0	14:59	—	—	50	49
Matt Calvert L	L2	0	0	0	-2	1	0.06	1	0	0	13:14	—	—	50	33
Artemi Panarin L	L3	1	0	1	+1	1	0.31	0	1	2	22:25	—	—	46	40
Cam Atkinson R	L3	0	0	0	+1	4	0.42	2	0	0	18:35	—	—	47	61
Pierre-Luc Dubois C	L3	1	0	1	0	3	0.42	3	0	0	14:54	—	—	48	43
Jussi Jokinen L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	0	0	0	12:53	—	—	61	43
Boone Jenner C	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.12	1	1	0	9:25	—	—	55	42
Lukas Sedlak C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.07	3	0	2	6:28	—	—	71	50
Jack Johnson D	D1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.02	0	4	0	20:54	—	—	53	46
Markus Nutivaara D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	1	1	0	17:35	—	—	54	50
Seth Jones D	D2	0	1	1	0	6	0.43	1	1	0	25:32	—	—	57	47
Zach Werenski D	D2	0	0	0	-1	4	0.31	3	1	0	21:42	—	—	59	49
David Savard D	D3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.05	2	1	0	17:50	—	—	61	36
Dean Kukan D	D3	0	0	0	-1	4	0.12	1	0	2	11:32	—	—	66	43

CBJ goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Sergei Bobrovsky(start)	L	17	13	4	.765	2.65	58:37

Washington Capitals

WSH skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Alex Ovechkin L	L1	0	0	0	-2	0	0.12	1	2	0	20:45	—	—	33	19
Nicklas Backstrom C	L1	0	0	0	-2	0	0.19	0	0	0	19:55	—	—	29	19
Tom Wilson R	L1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.11	4	0	2	15:34	—	—	35	25
Evgeny Kuznetsov C	L2	1	1	2	+2	4	0.80	2	0	2	20:10	—	—	69	86
T.J. Oshie R	L2	0	1	1	+1	0	0.22	2	0	0	18:47	—	—	71	85
Jakub Vrana L	L2	0	1	1	+1	2	0.36	0	0	0	14:52	—	—	68	81
Lars Eller C	L3	1	1	2	+1	2	0.51	1	3	0	14:15	—	—	33	51
Brett Connolly R	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.08	0	1	0	10:55	—	—	32	51
Alex Chiasson R	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	9:05	—	—	19	42
Jay Beagle C	L4	1	0	1	+1	1	0.14	1	1	0	14:00	—	—	37	59
Chandler Stephenson C	L4	0	1	1	+1	1	0.05	0	3	0	11:01	—	—	38	67
Devante Smith-Pelly R	L4	0	1	1	+1	0	0.02	2	0	0	10:08	—	—	39	67
Dmitry Orlov D	D1	0	0	0	0	2	0.11	1	1	0	22:50	—	—	53	59
Matt Niskanen D	D1	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	1	1	2	21:57	—	—	53	70
John Carlson D	D2	1	0	1	0	4	0.21	0	2	0	24:05	—	—	39	59
Christian Djoos D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.04	1	0	0	13:27	—	—	33	43
Brooks Orpik D	D3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	4	5	0	18:45	—	—	35	41
Madison Bowey D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	13:29	—	—	38	37

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Braden Holtby(start)	W	37	35	2	.946	2.86	60:00

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.