Montreal Canadiens vs. Washington CapitalsApr 4, 2019

FinalThursday, Apr 4, 2019· Capital One Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
MTL	1	0	0	1		MTL	15	7	12	34
WSH	1	1	0	2		WSH	9	11	11	31

: MTL 72WSH 44
: MTL 3.74WSH 2.18
PP goals: MTL 1WSH 0
Hits: MTL 22WSH 37
Blocks: MTL 8WSH 19
PIM: MTL 2WSH 2
: MTL 51%WSH 49%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Washington Capitals edge Montreal Canadiens 2–1

Washington Capitals beat Montreal Canadiens 2–1 at home. Lars Eller (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 0A. MTL scored 1 goal on 3.74 expected goals (72 attempts), well short of its chances.

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MTL scored 1 goal on 3.74 expected goals (72 attempts), well short of its chances.
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Paul Byron (MTL) played 8:59, −5:41 down on his 14:40 season average over 55 games.Byron
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Phillip Danault (MTL) played 20:55, +3:11 up on his 17:44 season average over 80 games.Danault
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Brett Kulak (MTL) played 22:00, +4:14 up on his 17:46 season average over 56 games.Kulak
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Jesperi Kotkaniemi (MTL) played 9:56, −3:51 down on his 13:47 season average over 78 games.Kotkaniemi
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Jordie Benn (MTL) played 14:22, −3:53 down on his 18:15 season average over 80 games.Benn
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Nate Thompson (MTL) played 9:02, −4:01 down on his 13:03 season average over 77 games.Thompson
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Jakub Vrana (WSH) played 17:18, +3:18 up on his 14:00 season average over 81 games.Vrana

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

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

WSH
MTL
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 116 of 116 attempts · WSH 44 · MTL 72

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

WSH
MTL
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: MTL 46% of the game, WSH 19%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

WSH

MTL

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	MTL	WSH
	84	53
	4.23	2.62
	4.06	2.55
	22	8
	4	5
	19	25
	+0.002	−0.002
	46%	19%

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.

Montreal Canadiens

L1Tatar – Gallagher – Danault
16:1276% CF
L2Weal – Armia – Drouin
13:2356% CF
L3Shaw – Lehkonen – Domi
12:0759% CF
L4Thompson – Byron – Kotkaniemi
7:3636% CF
D1Petry – Kulak
21:0360% CF
D2Weber – Mete
18:3069% CF
D3Benn – Folin
13:1653% CF

PP1Weber – Weal – Armia – Danault – Drouin
0:35100% CF
PK1FDanault – Lehkonen
1:14
PK2FThompson – Armia
0:36
PK1DFolin – Mete
1:12
PK2DPetry – Benn
0:48

Current MTL line combinations →

Washington Capitals

L1Oshie – Kuznetsov – Vrana
14:2917% CF
L2Ovechkin – Backstrom – Wilson
13:2447% CF
L3Hagelin – Eller – Connolly
13:0578% CF
L4Dowd – Boyd – Burakovsky
7:4227% CF
D1Niskanen – Orlov
20:0232% CF
D2Carlson – Jensen
13:3727% CF
D3Orpik – Djoos
10:2955% CF

PP1Ovechkin – Oshie – Backstrom – Carlson – Kuznetsov
1:10
PP2Ovechkin – Eller – Orlov – Wilson – Vrana
0:50
PK1FHagelin – Dowd
0:35
PK1DNiskanen – Carlson
0:35

Current WSH line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

18:36
WSHLars Eller (Brett Connolly, Carl Hagelin)backhand0.10 xG
MTL: Thompson, Byron, Benn, Folin, KotkaniemiWSH: Orpik, Hagelin, Eller, Connolly, Djoos
MTL 0 – 1 WSH
19:32
MTLShea WeberPP (Joel Armia, Phillip Danault)wrist0.13 xG
MTL: Weber, Weal, Armia, Danault, DrouinWSH: Niskanen, Hagelin, Carlson, Dowd
MTL 1 – 1 WSH

2nd period

2:58
WSHNic Dowd (Andre Burakovsky)snap0.16 xG
MTL: Thompson, Byron, Benn, Folin, KotkaniemiWSH: Orpik, Dowd, Boyd, Djoos, Burakovsky
MTL 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.

Montreal Canadiens

MTL skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Phillip Danault C	L1	0	1	1	0	1	0.50	1	0	0	20:55	—	—	73	68
Brendan Gallagher R	L1	0	0	0	0	4	0.34	2	1	0	19:14	—	—	74	77
Tomas Tatar L	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.23	1	1	0	17:43	—	—	76	76
Joel Armia R	L2	0	1	1	0	1	0.14	0	0	0	16:39	—	—	59	69
Jonathan Drouin L	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.11	0	0	0	16:23	—	—	60	75
Jordan Weal C	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.07	0	0	0	16:15	—	—	58	64
Max Domi C	L3	0	0	0	0	6	0.55	0	0	0	15:54	—	—	61	71
Artturi Lehkonen L	L3	0	0	0	0	6	0.43	2	0	0	15:07	—	—	63	75
Andrew Shaw R	L3	0	0	0	0	3	0.89	1	0	0	14:46	—	—	63	76
Jesperi Kotkaniemi C	L4	0	0	0	-2	2	0.01	0	1	0	9:56	—	—	29	2
Nate Thompson C	L4	0	0	0	-2	1	0.01	0	0	0	9:02	—	—	33	3
Paul Byron L	L4	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	3	1	0	8:59	—	—	31	2
Jeff Petry D	D1	0	0	0	0	3	0.15	0	1	0	24:15	—	—	60	55
Brett Kulak D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.04	4	1	0	22:00	—	—	57	50
Shea Weber D	D2	1	0	1	0	1	0.14	2	1	2	21:30	—	—	69	84
Victor Mete D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	1	0	0	20:36	—	—	67	77
Christian Folin D	D3	0	0	0	-2	1	0.12	3	0	0	15:55	—	—	47	45
Jordie Benn D	D3	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	2	1	0	14:22	—	—	50	46

MTL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Carey Price(start)	L	31	29	2	.935	2.18	58:29

Washington Capitals

WSH skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Evgeny Kuznetsov C	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	0	0	0	18:41	—	—	20	13
T.J. Oshie R	L1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	4	1	0	18:20	—	—	15	6
Jakub Vrana L	L1	0	0	0	0	3	0.14	1	1	0	17:18	—	—	20	14
Alex Ovechkin L	L2	0	0	0	0	5	0.33	4	1	0	18:00	—	—	46	41
Tom Wilson R	L2	0	0	0	0	3	0.07	7	1	0	17:25	—	—	47	50
Nicklas Backstrom C	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.18	0	0	2	16:25	—	—	42	29
Lars Eller C	L3	1	0	1	+1	3	0.30	3	1	0	17:01	—	—	71	68
Carl Hagelin L	L3	0	1	1	+1	3	0.02	0	0	0	16:11	—	—	70	59
Brett Connolly R	L3	0	1	1	+1	2	0.19	3	0	0	14:42	—	—	68	52
Nic Dowd C	L4	1	0	1	+1	2	0.59	2	0	0	9:44	—	—	37	69
Travis Boyd C	L4	0	0	0	+1	1	0.08	0	0	0	9:17	—	—	35	69
Andre Burakovsky L	L4	0	1	1	+1	1	0.15	0	0	0	8:22	—	—	27	52
Dmitry Orlov D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	0	0	23:42	—	—	34	21
Matt Niskanen D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	0	7	0	22:25	—	—	28	16
John Carlson D	D2	0	0	0	0	4	0.06	2	3	0	23:46	—	—	38	42
Nick Jensen D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3	2	0	16:41	—	—	32	26
Brooks Orpik D	D3	0	0	0	+2	0	0.00	6	1	0	17:01	—	—	53	70
Christian Djoos D	D3	0	0	0	+2	1	0.04	0	1	0	14:24	—	—	52	67

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Braden Holtby(start)	W	34	33	1	.971	3.74	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.