Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Washington CapitalsNov 4, 2023

FinalSaturday, Nov 4, 2023· Capital One Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
CBJ	0	1	0	1		CBJ	13	8	14	35
WSH	2	0	0	2		WSH	8	12	7	27

: CBJ 72WSH 54
: CBJ 2.71WSH 3.07
PP goals: CBJ 0WSH 0
Hits: CBJ 14WSH 25
Blocks: CBJ 13WSH 25
PIM: CBJ 8WSH 10
: CBJ 51%WSH 49%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Washington Capitals edge Columbus Blue Jackets 2–1

Washington Capitals beat Columbus Blue Jackets 2–1 at home. Dmitri Voronkov (CBJ) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for CBJ: Bemstrom–Chinakhov–Sillinger skated 10:40 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

New line
New look for CBJ: Bemstrom–Chinakhov–Sillinger skated 10:40 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Bemstrom Chinakhov Sillinger
Usage
Trevor van Riemsdyk (WSH) played 1:34, −17:21 down on his 18:55 season average over 69 games.van Riemsdyk
Goalie
Charlie Lindgren (WSH) faced 35 shots and stopped 34 (.971), +6 against a season average of 28.6; the win.Lindgren
New line
New look for CBJ: Marchenko–Voronkov–Fantilli skated 8:21 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (59.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Marchenko Voronkov Fantilli
New line
New look for WSH: Malenstyn–Phillips–Lapierre skated 5:53 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Malenstyn Phillips Lapierre
Luck
CBJ scored 1 goal on 2.71 expected goals (72 attempts), well short of its chances.
Usage
Johnny Gaudreau (CBJ) played 11:55, −6:59 down on his 18:54 season average over 80 games.Gaudreau
Usage
Nick Jensen (WSH) played 23:51, +4:17 up on his 19:34 season average over 77 games.Jensen

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 126 of 126 attempts · WSH 54 · CBJ 72

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 36% of the game, WSH 37%.

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
	59	52
	2.19	2.39
	2.13	2.19
	12	13
	6	6
	23	25
	+0.017	−0.017
	36%	37%

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

L1Bemstrom – Chinakhov – Sillinger
10:4047% CF
L2Kuraly – Danforth – Texier
8:4150% CF
L3Marchenko – Voronkov – Fantilli
8:2159% CF
L4Gaudreau – Jenner – Roslovic
7:5245% CF
D1Severson – Werenski
14:4745% CF
D2Gudbranson – Bean
11:2257% CF
D3Provorov – Jiricek
11:0038% CF

PP1Gaudreau – Jenner – Roslovic – Werenski – Marchenko
3:3780% CF
PP2Severson – Provorov – Voronkov – Chinakhov – Fantilli
1:44100% CF
PK1FKuraly – Texier
2:07
PK2FDanforth – Sillinger
2:06
PK1DGudbranson – Provorov
2:48
PK2DSeverson – Werenski
1:41

Current CBJ line combinations →

Washington Capitals

L1Ovechkin – Wilson – Strome
9:5240% CF
L2Mantha – McMichael – Protas
8:2567% CF
L3Oshie – Kuznetsov – Milano
7:4926% CF
L4Malenstyn – Phillips – Lapierre
5:5364% CF
D1Carlson – Fehérváry
7:2257% CF
D2Jensen – Sandin
6:4965% CF

PP1Ovechkin – Oshie – Carlson – Kuznetsov – Strome
4:3850% CF
PP2Wilson – Milano – Phillips – Sandin – McMichael
0:570% CF
PK1FKuznetsov – Malenstyn
3:28
PK2FWilson – McMichael
1:48
PK1DCarlson – Jensen
2:33
PK2DAlexeyev – Sandin
1:37

Current WSH line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

12:21
WSHTom Wilsonwrist0.19 xG
CBJ: Gaudreau, Jenner, Severson, Roslovic, WerenskiWSH: Ovechkin, Wilson, Strome, Fehérváry, Sandin
CBJ 0 – 1 WSH
17:21
WSHSonny Milano (Nick Jensen, Rasmus Sandin)wrist0.11 xG
CBJ: Provorov, Bemstrom, Chinakhov, Sillinger, JiricekWSH: Oshie, Jensen, Kuznetsov, Milano, Sandin
CBJ 0 – 2 WSH

2nd period

1:38
CBJDmitri Voronkov (Kirill Marchenko, David Jiricek)tip-in0.10 xG
CBJ: Provorov, Marchenko, Voronkov, Jiricek, FantilliWSH: Ovechkin, Jensen, Wilson, Strome, Alexeyev
CBJ 1 – 2 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
Egor Chinakhov R	L1	0	0	0	-1	5	0.19	0	2	0	18:14	—	—	56	48
Emil Bemstrom C	L1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	2	0	0	15:55	—	—	48	42
Cole Sillinger C	L1	0	0	0	-1	4	0.46	1	1	0	15:20	—	—	45	41
Sean Kuraly C	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.03	4	0	0	12:37	—	—	48	36
Justin Danforth R	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.14	4	1	0	12:31	—	—	52	39
Alexandre Texier L	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.29	0	0	0	12:08	—	—	52	37
Kirill Marchenko R	L3	0	1	1	+1	4	0.62	0	1	0	17:26	—	—	59	68
Dmitri Voronkov L	L3	1	0	1	+1	3	0.29	1	2	0	15:26	—	—	52	67
Adam Fantilli C	L3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.00	0	0	0	15:02	—	—	54	69
Boone Jenner C	L4	0	0	0	-1	6	0.36	0	0	0	18:08	—	—	65	53
Jack Roslovic C	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.06	0	0	2	16:43	—	—	57	47
Johnny Gaudreau L	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.02	0	0	0	11:55	—	—	50	40
Zach Werenski D	D1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.09	0	0	0	25:23	—	—	49	48
Damon Severson D	D1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.03	0	3	0	22:08	—	—	42	49
Erik Gudbranson D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	18:40	—	—	71	53
Jake Bean D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.05	1	0	6	13:23	—	—	56	44
Ivan Provorov D	D3	0	0	0	0	2	0.05	1	0	0	22:52	—	—	56	54
David Jiricek D	D3	0	1	1	0	1	0.02	0	2	0	12:06	—	—	41	37

CBJ goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Elvis Merzlikins(start)	L	27	25	2	.926	2.78	58:03

Washington Capitals

WSH skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Alex Ovechkin L	L1	0	0	0	0	3	0.29	2	0	0	20:41	—	—	46	38
Dylan Strome C	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.13	0	1	0	18:37	—	—	40	34
Tom Wilson R	L1	1	0	1	0	2	0.67	4	1	2	18:36	—	—	41	23
Connor McMichael L	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.06	0	1	0	15:25	—	—	70	95
Aliaksei Protas L	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.09	1	0	0	12:18	—	—	60	93
Anthony Mantha R	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.33	0	1	0	11:41	—	—	70	95
Evgeny Kuznetsov C	L3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.31	0	3	2	21:34	—	—	27	30
T.J. Oshie R	L3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.10	0	4	2	15:26	—	—	25	29
Sonny Milano L	L3	1	0	1	+1	1	0.11	1	0	0	11:28	—	—	27	28
Beck Malenstyn L	L4	0	0	0	0	3	0.31	6	1	0	14:52	—	—	57	79
Matthew Phillips R	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.14	0	1	0	9:42	—	—	63	73
Hendrix Lapierre C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	0	0	0	7:46	—	—	62	79
John Carlson D	D1	0	0	0	0	4	0.39	0	4	2	28:30	—	—	43	47
Martin Fehérváry D	D1	0	0	0	+1	2	0.04	5	0	2	20:03	—	—	53	59
Rasmus Sandin D	D2	0	1	1	+2	1	0.01	2	3	0	24:19	—	—	57	52
Nick Jensen D	D2	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	2	2	0	23:51	—	—	39	50
Alexander Alexeyev D	—	0	0	0	-1	1	0.04	2	3	0	16:00	—	—	46	56
Trevor van Riemsdyk D	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	1:34	—	—	0	0

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Charlie Lindgren(start)	W	35	34	1	.971	2.71	59:37

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Tom Wilson (WSH) 1st 12:21 · unassisted · Odd-man rush · carried in · 4-on-3 at the blue line · 23.4 mph shot · 3.5 s from entry to goal.

Tom Wilson · 1st 12:21 · WSH

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 4-on-3
Passes: 0
Shot: 23.4 mph
Distance: 15 ft
Entry to goal: 3.5 s

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Sonny Milano · 1st 17:21 · WSH

Play: cycle
Passes: 4 (royal road)
Shot: 28.7 mph
Distance: 6 ft

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Dmitri Voronkov · 2nd 1:38 · CBJ

Play: deflection
Passes: 0
Shot: 25.3 mph
Distance: 39 ft

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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.