Montreal Canadiens vs. Washington CapitalsOct 31, 2024

FinalThursday, Oct 31, 2024· Capital One Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
MTL	0	3	0	3		MTL	6	6	3	15
WSH	0	3	3	6		WSH	7	13	14	34

: MTL 50WSH 85
: MTL 1.59WSH 4.61
PP goals: MTL 1WSH 1
Hits: MTL 23WSH 22
Blocks: MTL 24WSH 22
PIM: MTL 15WSH 15
: MTL 61%WSH 39%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Washington Capitals beat Montreal Canadiens 6–3

Washington Capitals beat Montreal Canadiens 6–3 at home. Alex Ovechkin (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 2A. WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Carlson, Wilson, Dubois and McMichael) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 5:06 together.

Points
Alex Ovechkin had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 17:30.Ovechkin
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Aliaksei Protas had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:47.Protas
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Nick Suzuki had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:15.Suzuki
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Tom Wilson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:18.Wilson
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Dylan Strome had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:44.Strome
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Lane Hutson had 2 assists (2 points) in 19:00.Hutson
Points
Trevor van Riemsdyk had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:09.van Riemsdyk
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WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Carlson, Wilson, Dubois and McMichael) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 5:06 together.Ovechkin Carlson Wilson Dubois McMichael

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 135 of 135 attempts · WSH 85 · MTL 50

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 18% of the game, WSH 56%.

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
	35	74
	0.74	3.68
	0.74	3.45
	4	20
	1	4
	14	29
	+0.090	−0.090
	18%	56%

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 – Caufield – Heineman
9:2026% CF
L2Dach – Newhook – Slafkovský
7:5956% CF
L3Gallagher – Anderson – Evans
6:1318% CF
L4Armia – Dvorak – Kapanen
3:4327% CF
D1Matheson – Guhle
14:1743% CF
D2Savard – Hutson
12:3115% CF
D3Struble – Barron
7:0956% CF

PP1Matheson – Suzuki – Dach – Caufield – Slafkovský
6:2789% CF
PP2Armia – Suzuki – Dach – Caufield – Hutson
1:35100% CF
PK1FArmia – Evans
3:18
PK2FDvorak – Kapanen
1:10
PK1DSavard – Matheson
2:41
PK2DGuhle – Barron
1:24

Current MTL line combinations →

Washington Capitals

L1Wilson – Dubois – McMichael
9:1471% CF
L2Ovechkin – Strome – Protas
7:10100% CF
L3Dowd – Raddysh – Duhaime
6:4985% CF
L4Sgarbossa – Vrana – Mangiapane
6:1529% CF
D1Carlson – Fehérváry
11:5284% CF
D2van Riemsdyk – Alexeyev
6:5980% CF
D3McIlrath – Sandin
5:0671% CF

PP1Ovechkin – Carlson – Wilson – Dubois – McMichael
5:0691% CF
PP2Ovechkin – Vrana – Mangiapane – Strome – Sandin
1:54100% CF
PK1FDowd – Duhaime
3:32
PK2FWilson – McMichael
1:02
PK1DCarlson – Fehérváry
6:03
PK2Dvan Riemsdyk – Sandin
0:59

Current WSH line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

2nd period

3:21
WSHTom WilsonPP (Alex Ovechkin, John Carlson)tip-in0.11 xG
MTL: Savard, Armia, Matheson, EvansWSH: Ovechkin, Carlson, Wilson, Dubois, McMichael
MTL 0 – 1 WSH
9:52
MTLCole CaufieldPP (Nick Suzuki)wrist0.09 xG
MTL: Gallagher, Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson, SlafkovskýWSH: Carlson, Dowd, Wilson, Fehérváry
MTL 1 – 1 WSH
10:31
MTLBrendan Gallagher (Lane Hutson, Christian Dvorak)tip-in0.06 xG
MTL: Savard, Gallagher, Dvorak, Evans, HutsonWSH: Wilson, van Riemsdyk, Dubois, Sandin, McMichael
MTL 2 – 1 WSH
11:45
WSHBrandon Duhaime (Taylor Raddysh, Trevor van Riemsdyk)snap0.06 xG
MTL: Gallagher, Matheson, Anderson, Evans, GuhleWSH: Carlson, Dowd, Raddysh, Duhaime, Fehérváry
MTL 2 – 2 WSH
12:39
WSHJakub Vranasnap0.15 xG
MTL: Armia, Dvorak, Struble, Barron, KapanenWSH: Carlson, Sgarbossa, Vrana, Fehérváry, Protas
MTL 2 – 3 WSH
18:00
MTLNick Suzuki (David Savard, Lane Hutson)slap0.04 xG
MTL: Savard, Suzuki, Caufield, Heineman, HutsonWSH: van Riemsdyk, Strome, Raddysh, Fehérváry, Protas
MTL 3 – 3 WSH

3rd period

4:21
WSHConnor McMichael (Trevor van Riemsdyk, Tom Wilson)backhand0.18 xG
MTL: Savard, Suzuki, Caufield, Heineman, HutsonWSH: Wilson, van Riemsdyk, Dubois, Alexeyev, McMichael
MTL 3 – 4 WSH
4:57
WSHAliaksei Protas (Alex Ovechkin, Dylan Strome)backhand0.05 xG
MTL: Gallagher, Anderson, Evans, Struble, BarronWSH: Ovechkin, Carlson, Strome, Sandin, Protas
MTL 3 – 5 WSH
12:27
WSHAlex Ovechkin (Aliaksei Protas, Dylan Strome)snap0.12 xG
MTL: Matheson, Anderson, Evans, Guhle, HeinemanWSH: Ovechkin, van Riemsdyk, Strome, Alexeyev, Protas
MTL 3 – 6 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
Cole Caufield R	L1	1	0	1	0	2	0.48	0	0	0	21:31	—	—	19	8
Nick Suzuki C	L1	1	1	2	0	1	0.12	3	3	0	21:15	—	—	30	15
Emil Heineman L	L1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	1	1	0	11:29	—	—	36	25
Juraj Slafkovský L	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.11	3	0	2	19:17	—	—	48	25
Kirby Dach C	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.29	0	1	0	18:39	—	—	48	25
Alex Newhook C	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.10	0	0	0	15:59	—	—	45	32
Jake Evans C	L3	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	0	1	0	14:40	—	—	17	12
Brendan Gallagher R	L3	1	0	1	-1	1	0.06	1	0	0	12:57	—	—	16	16
Josh Anderson R	L3	0	0	0	-3	1	0.08	5	1	9	10:49	—	—	21	13
Joel Armia R	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.00	2	1	0	13:25	—	—	32	20
Oliver Kapanen C	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	1	0	10:53	—	—	37	18
Christian Dvorak C	L4	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	10:12	—	—	24	7
Mike Matheson D	D1	0	0	0	-2	2	0.23	0	5	2	27:46	—	—	37	24
Kaiden Guhle D	D1	0	0	0	-2	1	0.03	4	3	2	21:31	—	—	36	21
David Savard D	D2	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	0	5	0	20:46	—	—	17	13
Lane Hutson D	D2	0	2	2	+1	0	0.05	2	1	0	19:00	—	—	14	11
Justin Barron D	D3	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	1	1	0	10:52	—	—	48	17
Jayden Struble D	D3	0	0	0	-2	2	0.03	1	0	0	10:31	—	—	50	17

MTL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Cayden Primeau(start)	L	34	28	6	.824	4.61	60:00

Washington Capitals

WSH skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Connor McMichael L	L1	1	0	1	0	5	0.49	0	0	2	18:41	—	—	64	81
Tom Wilson R	L1	1	1	2	0	5	0.73	2	0	7	17:18	—	—	73	81
Pierre-Luc Dubois C	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.35	2	0	0	17:05	—	—	62	82
Alex Ovechkin L	L2	1	2	3	+2	1	0.20	0	0	0	17:30	—	—	71	91
Aliaksei Protas L	L2	1	1	2	+2	1	0.18	1	0	2	14:47	—	—	84	96
Dylan Strome C	L2	0	2	2	+1	2	0.57	0	0	2	14:44	—	—	79	87
Nic Dowd C	L3	0	0	0	+1	4	0.41	2	3	0	16:58	—	—	89	95
Brandon Duhaime L	L3	1	0	1	+1	3	0.21	4	1	2	14:00	—	—	86	96
Taylor Raddysh R	L3	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	12:10	—	—	82	92
Andrew Mangiapane L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	1	0	0	14:01	—	—	42	49
Jakub Vrana L	L4	1	0	1	+1	2	0.37	0	0	0	10:07	—	—	43	63
Michael Sgarbossa C	L4	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	0	1	0	8:03	—	—	33	51
John Carlson D	D1	0	1	1	+3	2	0.60	1	3	0	28:30	—	—	78	94
Martin Fehérváry D	D1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.22	3	2	0	23:44	—	—	75	85
Trevor van Riemsdyk D	D2	0	2	2	0	2	0.03	1	3	0	18:09	—	—	54	63
Alexander Alexeyev D	D2	0	0	0	+2	1	0.01	1	3	0	13:17	—	—	67	92
Rasmus Sandin D	D3	0	0	0	0	2	0.15	2	6	0	17:38	—	—	63	69
Dylan McIlrath D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.06	2	0	0	11:49	—	—	65	87

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Charlie Lindgren(start)	W	15	12	3	.800	1.59	59:46

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Tom Wilson (WSH PP) 2nd 3:21 · assists Alex Ovechkin, John Carlson · Deflection · 36.3 mph shot.

Tom Wilson · 2nd 3:21 · WSH PP

Play: deflection
Passes: 4 (royal road)
Shot: 36.3 mph
Distance: 16 ft
Type: deflection

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Cole Caufield · 2nd 9:52 · MTL PP

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 6-on-3
Passes: 0
Shot: 58.2 mph
Distance: 31 ft
Entry to goal: 1.9 s

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Brendan Gallagher · 2nd 10:31 · MTL

Play: deflection
Passes: 0
Shot: 65.0 mph
Distance: 47 ft

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Brandon Duhaime · 2nd 11:45 · WSH

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 2-on-1
Passes: 2
Shot: 42.1 mph
Distance: 35 ft
Entry to goal: 5.4 s

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Jakub Vrana · 2nd 12:39 · WSH

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 33.0 mph
Distance: 13 ft
Type: one-timer

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Nick Suzuki · 2nd 18:00 · MTL

Play: cycle
Passes: 3 (royal road)
Shot: 64.6 mph
Distance: 37 ft
Type: one-timer

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Connor McMichael · 3rd 4:21 · WSH

Play: rebound
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 20.2 mph
Distance: 3 ft
Entry to goal: 6.8 s
Type: rebound

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Aliaksei Protas · 3rd 4:57 · WSH

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 2 (royal road)
Shot: 14.6 mph
Distance: 9 ft
Entry to goal: 3.6 s

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Alex Ovechkin · 3rd 12:27 · WSH

Play: dump-and-chase
Entry: dump
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 44.6 mph
Distance: 11 ft
Entry to goal: 8.1 s

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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.