Boston Bruins vs. Washington CapitalsMay 15, 2021

Final / OTPlayoffsSaturday, May 15, 2021· Capital One Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	1OT	T		Shots	1	2	3	1OT	T
BOS	1	1	0	0	2		BOS	7	9	8	2	26
WSH	1	1	0	1	3		WSH	11	11	9	1	32

: BOS 63WSH 66
: BOS 2.94WSH 1.88
PP goals: BOS 1WSH 0
Hits: BOS 41WSH 51
Blocks: BOS 19WSH 16
PIM: BOS 2WSH 8
: BOS 60%WSH 40%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Washington Capitals edge Boston Bruins 3–2 (OT)

Washington Capitals beat Boston Bruins 3–2 in overtime at home. Tom Wilson (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. T.J. Oshie (WSH) played 13:40, −6:10 down on his 19:50 season average over 4 games.

Points
Tom Wilson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:31.Wilson
Points
T.J. Oshie had 2 assists (2 points) in 13:40.Oshie
Usage
T.J. Oshie (WSH) played 13:40, −6:10 down on his 19:50 season average over 4 games.Oshie
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Alex Ovechkin (WSH) played 18:26, −4:24 down on his 22:50 season average over 4 games.Ovechkin
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Tom Wilson (WSH) played 16:31, −3:16 down on his 19:47 season average over 4 games.Wilson
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Brandon Carlo (BOS) played 17:42, −5:30 down on his 23:12 season average over 7 games.Carlo
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Mike Reilly (BOS) played 16:37, −5:22 down on his 21:59 season average over 10 games.Reilly
Usage
Matt Grzelcyk (BOS) played 24:52, +5:12 up on his 19:40 season average over 10 games.Grzelcyk

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 129 of 129 attempts · WSH 66 · BOS 63

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 28% of the game, WSH 14%.

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
	62	70
	2.67	2.08
	2.61	2.00
	10	5
	5	6
	14	13
	+0.067	−0.067
	28%	14%

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

L1Bergeron – Marchand – Pastrnak
14:5260% CF
L2Krejci – Smith – Hall
13:1355% CF
L3Wagner – Lazar – DeBrusk
9:0247% CF
L4Coyle – Kuraly – Ritchie
8:4026% CF
D1Grzelcyk – McAvoy
19:2761% CF
D2Miller – Lauzon
17:3837% CF
D3Reilly – Carlo
15:1246% CF

PP1Bergeron – Marchand – Grzelcyk – Ritchie – Pastrnak
4:2557% CF
PP2Krejci – Smith – Coyle – Hall – McAvoy
2:1150% CF
PK1FCoyle – Kuraly
0:39
PK2FWagner – Lazar
0:35
PK1DCarlo – McAvoy
1:00
PK2DMiller – Reilly
0:35

Current BOS line combinations →

Washington Capitals

L1Ovechkin – Backstrom – Mantha
13:4174% CF
L2Eller – Raffl – Sheary
12:0241% CF
L3Hagelin – Dowd – Hathaway
9:3053% CF
L4Oshie – Wilson – Sprong
7:0955% CF
D1Carlson – Orlov
18:1541% CF
D2Schultz – Dillon
16:2352% CF
D3Chara – Jensen
12:5261% CF

PP1Ovechkin – Oshie – Backstrom – Carlson – Mantha
1:20100% CF
PP2Ovechkin – Eller – Schultz – Wilson – Sheary
0:37100% CF
PK1FHagelin – Dowd
2:18
PK2FEller – Wilson
1:30
PK1DChara – Jensen
3:58
PK2DCarlson – Dillon
1:28

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
Brad Marchand L	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.24	0	1	0	23:07	—	—	56	72
David Pastrnak R	L1	0	1	1	0	6	0.66	0	0	0	21:31	—	—	64	78
Patrice Bergeron C	L1	0	0	0	0	0	0.23	0	2	0	21:03	—	—	60	73
David Krejci C	L2	0	0	0	-2	2	0.47	0	2	0	19:16	—	—	50	60
Craig Smith C	L2	0	0	0	-2	1	0.18	2	0	0	18:59	—	—	49	52
Taylor Hall L	L2	0	0	0	-2	2	0.16	3	0	0	17:49	—	—	56	57
Jake DeBrusk L	L3	1	0	1	+1	1	0.13	1	0	0	12:00	—	—	41	50
Chris Wagner R	L3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.10	8	1	0	11:37	—	—	47	57
Curtis Lazar C	L3	0	1	1	+1	0	0.11	2	0	0	10:57	—	—	47	56
Charlie Coyle C	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	2	2	0	15:06	—	—	27	24
Nick Ritchie L	L4	1	0	1	-1	1	0.17	4	0	0	14:38	—	—	27	21
Sean Kuraly C	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.05	6	2	0	13:29	—	—	31	20
Matt Grzelcyk D	D1	0	0	0	-1	3	0.06	0	0	0	24:52	—	—	61	72
Charlie McAvoy D	D1	0	1	1	-1	5	0.27	2	1	0	23:57	—	—	59	76
Kevan Miller D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.03	3	1	0	19:33	—	—	34	37
Jeremy Lauzon D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.02	8	4	2	19:12	—	—	34	40
Brandon Carlo D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.07	0	2	0	17:42	—	—	46	49
Mike Reilly D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	16:37	—	—	43	47

BOS goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Tuukka Rask(start)	L	32	29	3	.906	1.88	64:41

Washington Capitals

WSH skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Nicklas Backstrom C	L1	0	0	0	+1	4	0.19	4	0	0	19:05	—	—	59	52
Alex Ovechkin L	L1	0	1	1	+1	4	0.38	4	1	0	18:26	—	—	66	59
Anthony Mantha R	L1	0	1	1	+1	1	0.01	4	1	0	17:18	—	—	72	62
Lars Eller C	L2	0	0	0	0	3	0.28	1	0	0	19:52	—	—	47	37
Michael Raffl L	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.14	6	0	2	16:14	—	—	40	30
Conor Sheary L	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	0	0	14:19	—	—	42	34
Nic Dowd C	L3	1	0	1	+1	2	0.24	4	0	0	15:59	—	—	52	42
Carl Hagelin L	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.01	1	0	0	15:28	—	—	55	34
Garnet Hathaway R	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.02	4	1	0	12:12	—	—	50	30
Tom Wilson R	L4	1	1	2	+1	4	0.13	3	0	0	16:31	—	—	44	50
T.J. Oshie R	L4	0	2	2	+1	0	0.01	4	0	0	13:40	—	—	50	55
Daniel Sprong R	L4	0	1	1	0	2	0.12	0	0	0	9:12	—	—	53	52
Dmitry Orlov D	D1	0	0	0	0	2	0.05	1	3	2	24:51	—	—	50	34
John Carlson D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	0	1	2	22:56	—	—	40	25
Justin Schultz D	D2	0	0	0	+2	0	0.10	0	2	2	21:12	—	—	58	57
Brenden Dillon D	D2	1	0	1	+1	2	0.07	6	3	0	20:18	—	—	52	61
Nick Jensen D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.02	4	3	0	20:02	—	—	62	54
Zdeno Chara D	D3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.06	3	1	0	19:07	—	—	62	53

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Craig Anderson	W	22	21	1	.955	2.48	51:31
Vitek Vanecek(start)	—	4	3	1	.750	0.47	13:10

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 CapitalsMay 15, 2021

Fantasy takeaways

Washington Capitals edge Boston Bruins 3–2 (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

OT period

Box score

Boston Bruins

Washington Capitals