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St. Louis Blues vs. Washington CapitalsFeb 27, 2025

Final· Capital One Arena
away
STL
5
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home
WSH
2
Goals123TShots123T
STL2215STL87419
WSH1102WSH58518
STL 39WSH 51
STL 3.67WSH 1.93
PP goals
STL 0WSH 0
Hits
STL 20WSH 18
Blocks
STL 17WSH 10
PIM
STL 4WSH 2
STL 66%WSH 34%

Fantasy takeaways

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

St. Louis Blues beat Washington Capitals 5–2

St. Louis Blues beat Washington Capitals 5–2 at WSH. Philip Broberg (STL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for WSH: Raddysh–Dubois–McMichael skated 6:54 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

  1. Points
    Philip Broberg had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:24.Broberg
  2. Points
    Connor McMichael had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:25.McMichael
  3. Points
    Jake Neighbours had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:35.Neighbours
  4. Points
    Brayden Schenn had 2 assists (2 points) in 15:39.Schenn
  5. Points
    Pavel Buchnevich had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:21.Buchnevich
  6. New line
    New look for WSH: Raddysh–Dubois–McMichael skated 6:54 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.RaddyshDuboisMcMichael
  7. New line
    New look for WSH: Dowd–Vrana–Duhaime skated 6:11 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (83.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.DowdVranaDuhaime
  8. Usage
    Colton Parayko (STL) played 19:13, −4:36 down on his 23:49 season average over 63 games.Parayko

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.

Shot map, STL at WSH: 90 attempts, 37 on goal, 7 goals, 5.60 expected goals; best chance Colton Parayko at 0.52 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← STL attacks left (bottom on phones)WSH attacks right (top on phones) →
  • WSH
  • STL
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 90 of 90 attempts · WSH 51 · STL 39

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, STL at WSH: expected goals 1.93 to 3.67 (STL led the chances), shot attempts 51 to 39, 7 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdWSHSTLBDBMHPNnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • WSH
  • STL
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
WSHSTLcontrol2nd3rdBroberg · 1st 11:14Dubois · 1st 15:04Broberg · 1st 17:45McMichael · 2nd 16:55Holloway · 2nd 17:23Parayko · 2nd 17:58Neighbours · 3rd 18:05
  • WSH pressure
  • STL pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: STL 42% of the game, WSH 28%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

Shift chart, STL at WSH: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Charlie Lindgren (58:36) for WSH and Joel Hofer (60:00) for STL, 7 goals.

WSH
STL
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
StatSTLWSH
4049
2.851.39
2.321.32
76
50
1811
+0.061−0.061
42%28%

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.

St. Louis Blues

Current STL line combinations →

Washington Capitals

Current WSH line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 11:14
    STLPhilip Broberg (Mathieu Joseph)slap0.07 xG
    STL: Schenn, Parayko, Joseph, Broberg, BolducWSH: Ovechkin, Carlson, Strome, Sandin, Protas
    STL 1 – 0 WSH
  2. 15:04
    WSHPierre-Luc Dubois (Taylor Raddysh, Connor McMichael)backhand0.17 xG
    STL: Suter, Leddy, Sundqvist, Joseph, BolducWSH: Roy, Raddysh, Dubois, Fehérváry, McMichael
    STL 1 – 1 WSH
  3. 17:45
    STLPhilip Broberg (Jake Neighbours, Pavel Buchnevich)backhand0.16 xG
    STL: Leddy, Buchnevich, Thomas, Broberg, NeighboursWSH: Ovechkin, Carlson, Strome, Fehérváry, Protas
    STL 2 – 1 WSH

2nd period

  1. 16:55
    WSHConnor McMichael (Matt Roy, Ethen Frank)snap0.06 xG
    STL: Fowler, Sundqvist, Walker, Kyrou, BrobergWSH: Mangiapane, Roy, Chychrun, McMichael, Frank
    STL 2 – 2 WSH
  2. 17:23
    STLDylan Holloway (Ryan Suter, Brayden Schenn)tip-in0.08 xG
    STL: Suter, Schenn, Leddy, Holloway, BolducWSH: Eller, Dowd, Roy, Chychrun, Protas
    STL 3 – 2 WSH
  3. 17:58
    STLColton Parayko (Pavel Buchnevich, Robert Thomas)snap0.52 xG
    STL: Fowler, Parayko, Buchnevich, Thomas, NeighboursWSH: Ovechkin, Strome, Fehérváry, Sandin, McMichael
    STL 4 – 2 WSH

3rd period

  1. 18:05
    STLJake NeighboursEN (Brayden Schenn, Radek Faksa)snap0.49 xG
    STL: Schenn, Faulk, Faksa, Broberg, NeighboursWSH: Ovechkin, Carlson, Strome, Chychrun, Dubois, McMichael
    STL 5 – 2 WSH

Box score

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

St. Louis Blues

STL skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Robert Thomas CL1011+200.1703020:49——4984
Pavel Buchnevich LL1022+240.6710219:21——5589
Jake Neighbours LL1112+320.5020017:35——5084
Dylan Holloway LL2101+120.3622015:52——3331
Brayden Schenn CL2022+300.0822015:39——4043
Jordan Kyrou RL2000-120.0601214:07——4123
Radek Faksa CL3011+100.0120013:15——4419
Alexey Toropchenko RL3000010.2120012:51——4430
Nathan Walker LL3000-110.3120012:48——4421
Oskar Sundqvist CL4000-200.0011012:42——3349
Zachary Bolduc RL4000+110.1821011:43——4367
Mathieu Joseph RL4011010.1020011:07——4360
Ryan Suter DD1011000.0100019:06——3338
Nick Leddy DD1000+100.0001018:05——4349
Philip Broberg DD2202+220.2500021:24——3850
Justin Faulk DD2000+110.0120021:13——2926
Colton Parayko DD3101+220.7203019:13——5589
Cam Fowler DD3000000.0303019:10——5888
STL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Joel Hofer(start)W18162.8891.9360:00

Washington Capitals

WSH skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Pierre-Luc Dubois CL1101010.1932020:02——6366
Connor McMichael LL1112020.3510018:25——5929
Taylor Raddysh RL1011+100.0010016:45——5531
Alex Ovechkin LL2000-440.3820020:44——4513
Dylan Strome CL2000-420.1500018:25——4812
Aliaksei Protas LL2000-320.2000014:30——6557
Nic Dowd CL3000-110.0800014:39——6050
Brandon Duhaime LL3000010.1220013:53——6759
Jakub Vrana LL3000010.091009:22——88100
Ethen Frank RL4011+100.1521013:14——5235
Andrew Mangiapane LL4000+100.0000211:38——4741
Lars Eller CL4000-100.0100011:31——4732
Matt Roy DD1011+110.0601019:24——5676
Martin Fehérváry DD1000-100.0030016:12——5927
John Carlson DD2000-310.1202023:21——5627
Rasmus Sandin DD2000-210.0220018:39——6212
Jakob Chychrun DD3000-110.0013021:22——4450
Trevor van Riemsdyk DD3000000.0001017:18——6056
WSH goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Charlie Lindgren(start)L18144.7783.1758:36

Goal anatomy

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

Philip Broberg (STL) 1st 11:14 · assists Mathieu Joseph · Forecheck turnover · carried in · 2-on-1 at the blue line · 47.3 mph shot · 7.7 s from entry to goal.

Philip Broberg · 1st 11:14 · STL

Play
turnover-forecheck
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
1 (royal road)
Shot
47.3 mph
Distance
19 ft
Entry to goal
7.7 s
Type
one-timer

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Pierre-Luc Dubois · 1st 15:04 · WSH

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
4 (royal road)
Shot
28.6 mph
Distance
2 ft
Entry to goal
4.0 s

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Philip Broberg · 1st 17:45 · STL

Play
dump-and-chase
Entry
dump
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
2 (royal road)
Shot
14.3 mph
Distance
1 ft
Entry to goal
3.2 s

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