Montreal Canadiens vs. Washington CapitalsFeb 20, 2020

Final / OTThursday, Feb 20, 2020· Capital One Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	OT	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
MTL	1	1	1	1	4		MTL	7	17	7	1	32
WSH	1	1	1	0	3		WSH	9	12	11	0	32

: MTL 63WSH 52
: MTL 3.23WSH 2.36
PP goals: MTL 0WSH 0
Hits: MTL 17WSH 23
Blocks: MTL 14WSH 12
PIM: MTL 2WSH 2
: MTL 60%WSH 40%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Montreal Canadiens edge Washington Capitals 4–3 (OT)

Montreal Canadiens beat Washington Capitals 4–3 in overtime at WSH. Ben Chiarot (MTL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Brett Kulak (MTL) played 27:21, +10:24 up on his 16:57 season average over 55 games.

Points
Ben Chiarot had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 28:05.Chiarot
Points
Nicklas Backstrom had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:24.Backstrom
Usage
Brett Kulak (MTL) played 27:21, +10:24 up on his 16:57 season average over 55 games.Kulak
Usage
Xavier Ouellet (MTL) played 1:04, −14:00 down on his 15:04 season average over 11 games.Ouellet
New line
New look for MTL: Kovalchuk–Byron–Domi skated 11:15 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Kovalchuk Byron Domi
Usage
Ben Chiarot (MTL) played 28:05, +5:01 up on his 23:04 season average over 68 games.Chiarot
New line
New look for MTL: Thompson–Weal–Cousins skated 10:07 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Thompson Weal Cousins
New line
New look for WSH: Dowd–Boyd–Hathaway skated 7:26 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Dowd Boyd Hathaway

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 115 of 115 attempts · WSH 52 · MTL 63

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 33% of the game, WSH 22%.

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
	70	53
	2.97	2.21
	2.82	2.15
	17	14
	5	4
	35	24
	+0.078	−0.078
	33%	22%

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.