Boston Bruins vs. Washington CapitalsJan 30, 2021

Final / OTSaturday, Jan 30, 2021· Capital One Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	OT	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
BOS	0	1	2	0	3		BOS	19	15	9	0	43
WSH	1	2	0	1	4		WSH	7	10	5	1	23

: BOS 88WSH 43
: BOS 3.97WSH 2.43
PP goals: BOS 1WSH 1
Hits: BOS 15WSH 38
Blocks: BOS 10WSH 26
PIM: BOS 2WSH 6
: BOS 55%WSH 45%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Washington Capitals edge Boston Bruins 4–3 (OT)

Washington Capitals beat Boston Bruins 4–3 in overtime at home. Nicklas Backstrom (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Vitek Vanecek (WSH) faced 43 shots and stopped 40 (.930), +15 against a season average of 27.9; the win.

Points
Nicklas Backstrom had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 18:35.Backstrom
Points
Patrice Bergeron had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 17:59.Bergeron
Points
Alex Ovechkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:24.Ovechkin
Points
Charlie McAvoy had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 23:53.McAvoy
Goalie
Vitek Vanecek (WSH) faced 43 shots and stopped 40 (.930), +15 against a season average of 27.9; the win.Vanecek
New line
New look for BOS: Bergeron–Marchand–Pastrnak skated 11:19 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Bergeron Marchand Pastrnak
New line
New look for WSH: Ovechkin–Oshie–Panik skated 10:52 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (39.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Ovechkin Oshie Panik
Usage
Alex Ovechkin (WSH) played 14:24, −5:13 down on his 19:37 season average over 44 games.Ovechkin

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

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

WSH
BOS
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 131 of 131 attempts · WSH 43 · BOS 88

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

WSH
BOS
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: BOS 40% of the game, WSH 18%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

WSH

BOS

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	BOS	WSH
	80	47
	2.87	2.74
	2.63	2.56
	12	10
	8	2
	19	23
	+0.024	−0.024
	40%	18%

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.

Boston Bruins

L1Smith – Coyle – Frederic
11:5552% CF
L2Bergeron – Marchand – Pastrnak
11:1964% CF
L3Krejci – Ritchie – Kuhlman
10:3685% CF
L4Wagner – Kuraly – Bjork
8:1567% CF
D1Miller – Zboril
13:4150% CF
D2Clifton – Carlo
13:3854% CF
D3Lauzon – McAvoy
13:1571% CF

PP1Bergeron – Marchand – Ritchie – Pastrnak – McAvoy
4:56100% CF
PP2Krejci – Marchand – Smith – Zboril – Frederic
1:00100% CF
PK1FKuraly – Bjork
0:50
PK2FCoyle – Wagner
0:29
PK1DCarlo – Lauzon
0:50
PK2DMiller – McAvoy
0:20

Current BOS line combinations →

Washington Capitals

L1Hagelin – Dowd – Hathaway
11:3863% CF
L2Ovechkin – Oshie – Panik
10:5239% CF
L3Backstrom – Wilson – Vrana
10:4032% CF
L4Sgarbossa – Sheary – Sprong
5:5933% CF
D1Dillon – van Riemsdyk
18:3943% CF
D2Chara – Carlson
16:1629% CF
D3Jensen – Siegenthaler
12:2141% CF

PP1Ovechkin – Oshie – Backstrom – Carlson – Vrana
1:05100% CF
PP2Ovechkin – Backstrom – Carlson – Panik – Wilson
0:19100% CF
PK1FHagelin – Dowd
4:23
PK2FWilson – Hathaway
2:15
PK1DJensen – Siegenthaler
4:03
PK2DChara – Carlson
1:44

Current WSH line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

Box score

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

Boston Bruins

BOS skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Charlie Coyle C	L1	0	0	0	0	4	0.05	0	0	0	17:33	—	—	50	27
Craig Smith C	L1	0	0	0	0	3	0.19	1	0	0	17:03	—	—	49	18
Trent Frederic C	L1	0	0	0	0	3	0.29	2	1	0	15:20	—	—	55	28
David Pastrnak R	L2	0	1	1	0	5	0.74	0	0	0	20:29	—	—	71	80
Brad Marchand L	L2	1	0	1	+1	6	0.70	0	0	0	19:36	—	—	69	78
Patrice Bergeron C	L2	0	3	3	+1	3	0.56	0	0	0	17:59	—	—	69	76
Nick Ritchie L	L3	1	0	1	0	3	0.26	1	0	0	18:25	—	—	87	95
David Krejci C	L3	0	1	1	-1	6	0.32	0	1	2	18:07	—	—	75	80
Karson Kuhlman C	L3	0	0	0	-1	3	0.07	1	0	0	12:19	—	—	79	79
Anders Bjork L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	11:29	—	—	52	37
Sean Kuraly C	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.12	1	0	0	11:01	—	—	59	25
Chris Wagner R	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.07	0	0	0	10:56	—	—	58	40
Jakub Zboril D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.03	2	0	0	19:14	—	—	56	45
Kevan Miller D	D1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	1	0	0	17:57	—	—	53	23
Connor Clifton D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	4	1	0	16:56	—	—	54	47
Brandon Carlo D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	5	0	15:18	—	—	56	50
Charlie McAvoy D	D3	1	1	2	0	3	0.55	0	1	0	23:53	—	—	74	71
Jeremy Lauzon D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	1	0	16:50	—	—	73	59

BOS goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Tuukka Rask(start)	O	23	19	4	.826	2.43	60:03

Washington Capitals

WSH skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Nic Dowd C	L1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	1	0	19:01	—	—	52	56
Carl Hagelin L	L1	0	0	0	-1	4	0.73	1	0	0	18:42	—	—	54	72
Garnet Hathaway R	L1	0	0	0	+1	2	0.16	6	1	2	15:59	—	—	52	67
T.J. Oshie R	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	16:22	—	—	31	47
Alex Ovechkin L	L2	1	1	2	0	3	0.14	5	0	0	14:24	—	—	36	47
Richard Panik R	L2	1	0	1	0	5	0.60	2	2	2	13:17	—	—	43	55
Tom Wilson R	L3	0	1	1	0	2	0.09	9	0	0	19:47	—	—	25	21
Nicklas Backstrom C	L3	1	2	3	+2	1	0.17	1	0	0	18:35	—	—	29	45
Jakub Vrana L	L3	0	0	0	+2	1	0.10	1	0	2	14:58	—	—	30	30
Conor Sheary L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.23	1	1	0	10:46	—	—	27	34
Michael Sgarbossa C	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	0	0	7:22	—	—	33	31
Daniel Sprong R	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	0	0	7:03	—	—	30	31
Brenden Dillon D	D1	0	1	1	0	0	0.03	2	1	0	21:25	—	—	43	49
Trevor van Riemsdyk D	D1	1	0	1	+2	1	0.04	2	2	0	20:23	—	—	44	54
John Carlson D	D2	0	1	1	0	1	0.06	2	1	0	22:25	—	—	28	52
Zdeno Chara D	D2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.04	0	6	0	20:54	—	—	29	49
Nick Jensen D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.04	2	5	0	18:17	—	—	38	44
Jonas Siegenthaler D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	5	0	17:10	—	—	39	46

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Vitek Vanecek(start)	W	43	40	3	.930	3.97	60:28

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.

Boston Bruins vs. Washington CapitalsJan 30, 2021

Fantasy takeaways

Washington Capitals edge Boston Bruins 4–3 (OT)

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Sequence card

Lines used

Boston Bruins

Washington Capitals

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

OT period

Box score

Boston Bruins

Washington Capitals