Montreal Canadiens vs. Washington CapitalsDec 31, 2022

FinalSaturday, Dec 31, 2022· Capital One Arena

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Montreal CanadiensMTL

2

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Washington CapitalsWSH

9

Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
MTL	0	2	0	2		MTL	13	12	8	33
WSH	2	3	4	9		WSH	9	13	18	40

: MTL 60WSH 67
: MTL 2.89WSH 5.09
PP goals: MTL 1WSH 2
Hits: MTL 22WSH 24
Blocks: MTL 14WSH 15
PIM: MTL 12WSH 8
: MTL 49%WSH 51%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Washington Capitals rout Montreal Canadiens 9–2

Washington Capitals beat Montreal Canadiens 9–2 at home. Alex Ovechkin (WSH) led the scoring with 3G 0A.

Points
Alex Ovechkin had a hat trick (3 points) on 5 shots in 19:31.Ovechkin
Points
Erik Gustafsson had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 21:27.Gustafsson
Points
Marcus Johansson had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 17:48.Johansson
Points
Evgeny Kuznetsov had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 18:49.Kuznetsov
Points
Cole Caufield had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 15:52.Caufield
Points
Nic Dowd had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:03.Dowd
Points
Aliaksei Protas had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 10:32.Protas
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Conor Sheary had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:36.Sheary

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 127 of 127 attempts · WSH 67 · MTL 60

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 25% of the game, WSH 44%.

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
	61	62
	2.72	4.84
	2.54	4.59
	16	18
	5	2
	22	14
	+0.037	−0.036
	25%	44%

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

L1Suzuki – Dach – Caufield
12:3763% CF
L2Hoffman – Anderson – Drouin
9:4840% CF
L3Gallagher – Dvorak – Slafkovský
8:2047% CF
L4Armia – Evans – Pezzetta
8:0050% CF
D1Kovacevic – Harris
15:2051% CF
D2Wideman – Xhekaj
14:2437% CF
D3Edmundson – Barron
11:5354% CF

PP1Gallagher – Dvorak – Suzuki – Dach – Caufield
0:54
PP2Hoffman – Anderson – Drouin – Xhekaj – Slafkovský
0:42100% CF
PK1FArmia – Dvorak
3:37
PK2FEvans – Pezzetta
0:41
PK1DEdmundson – Kovacevic
3:20
PK2DHarris – Barron
0:39

Current MTL line combinations →

Washington Capitals

L1Dowd – Hathaway – Protas
9:4864% CF
L2Mantha – Milano – Strome
9:4459% CF
L3Eller – Johansson – Snively
6:1563% CF
L4Ovechkin – Kuznetsov – Sheary
5:4229% CF
D1Orlov – Jensen
14:5944% CF
D2Irwin – Fehérváry
14:0350% CF
D3Gustafsson – van Riemsdyk
13:2559% CF

PP1Ovechkin – Johansson – Kuznetsov – Gustafsson – Strome
5:0191% CF
PP2Ovechkin – Orlov – Mantha – Sheary – Milano
0:53100% CF
PK1FEller – Sheary
0:40
PK2FDowd – Hathaway
0:39
PK1DIrwin – Fehérváry
1:02
PK2DJensen – van Riemsdyk
0:39

Current WSH line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

0:32
WSHErik Gustafsson (Evgeny Kuznetsov, Conor Sheary)snap0.23 xG
MTL: Hoffman, Edmundson, Anderson, Drouin, BarronWSH: Ovechkin, Kuznetsov, Gustafsson, Sheary, van Riemsdyk
MTL 0 – 1 WSH
4:32
WSHGarnet Hathaway (Aliaksei Protas, Nic Dowd)tip-in0.05 xG
MTL: Wideman, Suzuki, Dach, Caufield, XhekajWSH: Dowd, Irwin, Hathaway, Fehérváry, Protas
MTL 0 – 2 WSH

2nd period

4:02
MTLCole CaufieldPP (Nick Suzuki, Kirby Dach)snap0.20 xG
MTL: Hoffman, Suzuki, Dach, CaufieldWSH: Jensen, Dowd, van Riemsdyk
MTL 1 – 2 WSH
8:31
WSHNic Dowd (Aliaksei Protas, Erik Gustafsson)snap0.26 xG
MTL: Hoffman, Anderson, Drouin, Kovacevic, HarrisWSH: Dowd, Gustafsson, van Riemsdyk, Hathaway, Protas
MTL 1 – 3 WSH
9:06
WSHAlex Ovechkin (Trevor van Riemsdyk, Lars Eller)slap0.07 xG
MTL: Edmundson, Suzuki, Harris, CaufieldWSH: Ovechkin, Eller, Gustafsson, van Riemsdyk
MTL 1 – 4 WSH
12:39
MTLCole Caufieldsnap0.11 xG
MTL: Edmundson, Suzuki, Dach, Caufield, BarronWSH: Ovechkin, Eller, Johansson, Jensen, Gustafsson
MTL 2 – 4 WSH
19:21
WSHDylan StromePP (Evgeny Kuznetsov, Marcus Johansson)snap0.24 xG
MTL: Edmundson, Armia, Dvorak, KovacevicWSH: Ovechkin, Johansson, Orlov, Kuznetsov, Strome
MTL 2 – 5 WSH

3rd period

1:22
WSHAlex OvechkinPP (Erik Gustafsson, Marcus Johansson)slap0.06 xG
MTL: Edmundson, Anderson, Evans, KovacevicWSH: Ovechkin, Johansson, Kuznetsov, Gustafsson, Strome
MTL 2 – 6 WSH
5:31
WSHMarcus Johansson (Evgeny Kuznetsov, Martin Fehérváry)snap0.14 xG
MTL: Hoffman, Wideman, Anderson, Evans, XhekajWSH: Johansson, Irwin, Kuznetsov, Fehérváry, Snively
MTL 2 – 7 WSH
15:43
WSHAnthony Manthawrist0.27 xG
MTL: Edmundson, Armia, Evans, Pezzetta, BarronWSH: Gustafsson, Mantha, Milano, Strome, Fehérváry
MTL 2 – 8 WSH
16:35
WSHAlex Ovechkin (Conor Sheary)wrist0.19 xG
MTL: Gallagher, Dvorak, Kovacevic, Harris, SlafkovskýWSH: Ovechkin, Eller, Orlov, Jensen, Sheary
MTL 2 – 9 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
Kirby Dach C	L1	0	1	1	0	4	0.50	2	0	0	17:26	—	—	57	43
Nick Suzuki C	L1	0	1	1	-1	2	0.17	0	1	2	17:24	—	—	62	50
Cole Caufield R	L1	2	0	2	-1	5	0.48	1	0	0	15:52	—	—	64	50
Josh Anderson R	L2	0	0	0	-3	3	0.26	2	0	2	16:06	—	—	43	25
Mike Hoffman C	L2	0	0	0	-3	1	0.03	0	0	0	14:09	—	—	43	16
Jonathan Drouin L	L2	0	0	0	-2	3	0.28	2	0	0	13:54	—	—	42	27
Christian Dvorak C	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.09	0	3	2	16:24	—	—	42	29
Juraj Slafkovský L	L3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.02	3	0	0	12:28	—	—	48	20
Brendan Gallagher R	L3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.09	0	0	2	10:34	—	—	56	31
Joel Armia R	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.18	1	0	0	15:45	—	—	37	33
Jake Evans C	L4	0	0	0	-2	1	0.17	0	0	0	13:52	—	—	43	41
Michael Pezzetta L	L4	0	0	0	-1	2	0.17	2	1	0	10:29	—	—	50	53
Johnathan Kovacevic D	D1	0	0	0	-2	2	0.11	3	0	2	20:19	—	—	50	41
Jordan Harris D	D1	0	0	0	-3	1	0.03	0	4	0	20:06	—	—	57	50
Arber Xhekaj D	D2	0	0	0	-2	2	0.12	5	0	0	18:18	—	—	38	16
Chris Wideman D	D2	0	0	0	-2	0	0.02	1	1	2	16:01	—	—	36	10
Joel Edmundson D	D3	0	0	0	-2	3	0.19	0	4	0	21:57	—	—	59	48
Justin Barron D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	0	0	18:48	—	—	54	31

MTL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jake Allen(start)	L	40	31	9	.775	5.09	60:00

Washington Capitals

WSH skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Nic Dowd C	L1	1	1	2	+2	2	0.35	3	2	0	13:03	—	—	58	79
Garnet Hathaway R	L1	1	0	1	+2	6	0.76	1	1	2	12:12	—	—	58	78
Aliaksei Protas L	L1	0	2	2	+2	3	0.23	2	0	0	10:32	—	—	61	85
Dylan Strome C	L2	1	0	1	+1	4	0.36	0	1	0	17:41	—	—	56	56
Sonny Milano L	L2	0	0	0	+1	2	0.22	4	0	0	14:14	—	—	61	59
Anthony Mantha R	L2	1	0	1	+1	1	0.46	0	0	0	14:13	—	—	56	54
Marcus Johansson L	L3	1	2	3	0	1	0.14	0	0	0	17:48	—	—	48	65
Lars Eller C	L3	0	1	1	+1	5	0.68	1	1	2	14:59	—	—	53	74
Joe Snively C	L3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.35	1	2	0	12:25	—	—	54	72
Alex Ovechkin L	L4	3	0	3	+2	5	0.51	0	0	2	19:31	—	—	30	44
Evgeny Kuznetsov C	L4	0	3	3	+2	1	0.19	0	0	0	18:49	—	—	25	35
Conor Sheary L	L4	0	2	2	+2	1	0.10	1	0	0	13:36	—	—	36	65
Dmitry Orlov D	D1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.09	2	0	0	20:21	—	—	45	52
Nick Jensen D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.14	3	2	0	19:51	—	—	42	55
Martin Fehérváry D	D2	0	1	1	+3	1	0.04	1	1	2	18:00	—	—	47	67
Matt Irwin D	D2	0	0	0	+2	2	0.06	4	4	0	16:14	—	—	55	73
Erik Gustafsson D	D3	1	2	3	+3	2	0.42	1	1	0	21:27	—	—	56	65
Trevor van Riemsdyk D	D3	0	1	1	+3	1	0.01	0	0	0	18:20	—	—	59	73

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Charlie Lindgren(start)	W	33	31	2	.939	2.89	60:00

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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.