Vancouver Canucks vs. Washington CapitalsJan 9, 2018

FinalTuesday, Jan 9, 2018· Capital One Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
VAN	1	0	0	1		VAN	14	4	20	38
WSH	2	1	0	3		WSH	11	18	7	36

: VAN 73WSH 65
: VAN 2.95WSH 3.37
PP goals: VAN 1WSH 0
Hits: VAN 21WSH 24
Blocks: VAN 10WSH 22
PIM: VAN 9WSH 19
: VAN 46%WSH 54%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Washington Capitals beat Vancouver Canucks 3–1

Washington Capitals beat Vancouver Canucks 3–1 at home. Daniel Sedin (VAN) led the scoring with 1G 0A. VAN's first power-play unit (Sedin, Sedin, Edler, Granlund and Boeser) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 2:44 together.

PP1
VAN's first power-play unit (Sedin, Sedin, Edler, Granlund and Boeser) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 2:44 together.Sedin Sedin Edler Granlund Boeser
Goalie
Philipp Grubauer (WSH) faced 38 shots and stopped 37 (.974), +11 against a season average of 27.2; the win.Grubauer
Goalie
Jacob Markstrom (VAN) faced 36 shots and stopped 33 (.917), +7 against a season average of 29.1; the loss.Markstrom
New line
New look for VAN: Chaput–Baertschi–Virtanen skated 5:16 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Chaput Baertschi Virtanen
New line
New look for WSH: Beagle–Stephenson–Burakovsky skated 7:08 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (52.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Beagle Stephenson Burakovsky
Luck
VAN scored 1 goal on 2.95 expected goals (73 attempts), well short of its chances.
Usage
Nic Dowd (VAN) played 15:47, +5:21 up on his 10:26 season average over 55 games.Dowd
Usage
Ben Hutton (VAN) played 14:00, −4:29 down on his 18:29 season average over 60 games.Hutton

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

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

WSH
VAN
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 138 of 138 attempts · WSH 65 · VAN 73

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

WSH
VAN
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: VAN 25% of the game, WSH 26%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

WSH

VAN

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	VAN	WSH
	67	71
	2.80	3.51
	2.64	3.34
	12	17
	7	8
	19	13
	+0.008	−0.008
	25%	26%

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.

Vancouver Canucks

L1Vanek – Gagner – Boeser
7:3257% CF
L2Sedin – Sedin – Goldobin
6:0059% CF
L3Eriksson – Dowd – Granlund
5:2142% CF
L4Chaput – Baertschi – Virtanen
5:1633% CF
D1Edler – Stecher
17:0552% CF
D2Biega – Hutton
13:2151% CF
D3Del Zotto – Gudbranson
11:3938% CF

PP1Sedin – Sedin – Edler – Granlund – Boeser
2:4489% CF
PP2Vanek – Gagner – Del Zotto – Baertschi – Goldobin
1:49100% CF
PK1FEriksson – Dowd
2:57
PK2FChaput – Granlund
0:30
PK1DDel Zotto – Gudbranson
2:12
PK2DEdler – Stecher
1:10

Current VAN line combinations →

Washington Capitals

L1Kuznetsov – Wilson – Vrana
11:4767% CF
L2Oshie – Eller – Connolly
9:1753% CF
L3Ovechkin – Backstrom – Smith-Pelly
8:0238% CF
L4Beagle – Stephenson – Burakovsky
7:0852% CF
D1Niskanen – Orlov
16:5145% CF
D2Orpik – Bowey
13:0639% CF
D3Carlson – Djoos
12:5369% CF

PP1Ovechkin – Oshie – Backstrom – Carlson – Kuznetsov
3:04100% CF
PP2Niskanen – Eller – Orlov – Connolly – Burakovsky
0:37
PK1FEller – Wilson
2:53
PK2FBeagle – Stephenson
0:47
PK1DOrpik – Carlson
2:53
PK2DNiskanen – Orlov
1:21

Current WSH line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

8:23
VANDaniel SedinPP (Alexander Edler, Henrik Sedin)tip-in0.15 xG
VAN: Sedin, Sedin, Edler, Granlund, BoeserWSH: Orpik, Niskanen, Beagle
VAN 1 – 0 WSH
15:13
WSHJohn Carlson (Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom)slap0.01 xG
VAN: Eriksson, Del Zotto, Dowd, Gudbranson, GranlundWSH: Ovechkin, Backstrom, Carlson, Smith-Pelly, Djoos
VAN 1 – 1 WSH
17:52
WSHLars Eller (Madison Bowey)snap0.02 xG
VAN: Eriksson, Biega, Dowd, Granlund, HuttonWSH: Orpik, Oshie, Eller, Connolly, Bowey
VAN 1 – 2 WSH

2nd period

4:57
WSHEvgeny Kuznetsov (Matt Niskanen, Dmitry Orlov)wrist0.33 xG
VAN: Sedin, Del Zotto, Gudbranson, Granlund, GoldobinWSH: Niskanen, Orlov, Kuznetsov, Smith-Pelly, Vrana
VAN 1 – 3 WSH

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Vancouver Canucks

VAN skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Brock Boeser R	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.09	2	0	0	20:13	—	—	62	64
Thomas Vanek L	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.36	2	0	0	16:49	—	—	46	49
Sam Gagner C	L1	0	0	0	0	3	0.28	1	0	0	16:26	—	—	57	51
Daniel Sedin L	L2	1	0	1	0	3	0.25	0	0	0	17:55	—	—	56	58
Henrik Sedin C	L2	0	1	1	-1	1	0.06	0	0	0	17:32	—	—	50	48
Nikolay Goldobin R	L2	0	0	0	-1	3	0.61	0	0	0	16:20	—	—	43	40
Nic Dowd C	L3	0	0	0	-2	0	0.20	1	0	0	15:47	—	—	42	19
Loui Eriksson L	L3	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	1	0	0	14:55	—	—	46	44
Markus Granlund C	L3	0	0	0	-3	1	0.03	1	0	2	14:40	—	—	52	15
Sven Baertschi L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.11	0	1	0	12:37	—	—	60	49
Jake Virtanen R	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.02	1	1	0	12:05	—	—	36	29
Michael Chaput C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.02	1	0	0	8:15	—	—	41	62
Alexander Edler D	D1	0	1	1	0	7	0.22	2	2	0	26:51	—	—	54	39
Troy Stecher D	D1	0	0	0	0	2	0.09	2	1	2	22:51	—	—	54	34
Alex Biega D	D2	0	0	0	-1	5	0.53	3	0	0	16:30	—	—	53	58
Ben Hutton D	D2	0	0	0	-1	3	0.02	2	1	5	14:00	—	—	51	58
Michael Del Zotto D	D3	0	0	0	-2	2	0.05	1	2	0	18:55	—	—	40	39
Erik Gudbranson D	D3	0	0	0	-2	1	0.00	1	2	0	16:11	—	—	41	41

VAN goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jacob Markstrom(start)	L	36	33	3	.917	3.37	57:08

Washington Capitals

WSH skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Evgeny Kuznetsov C	L1	1	0	1	+1	3	0.57	1	0	0	19:26	—	—	60	76
Tom Wilson R	L1	0	0	0	0	6	0.65	7	1	0	17:49	—	—	62	75
Jakub Vrana L	L1	0	0	0	+1	6	0.54	0	0	0	12:27	—	—	70	86
T.J. Oshie R	L2	0	0	0	+1	0	0.11	0	1	0	17:39	—	—	48	55
Lars Eller C	L2	1	0	1	+1	3	0.19	0	0	0	15:55	—	—	47	34
Brett Connolly R	L2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.08	0	0	0	12:36	—	—	50	58
Alex Ovechkin L	L3	0	1	1	+1	2	0.35	4	0	0	19:25	—	—	38	38
Nicklas Backstrom C	L3	0	1	1	+1	2	0.01	1	1	0	18:02	—	—	42	60
Devante Smith-Pelly R	L3	0	0	0	+2	0	0.01	2	0	19	10:03	—	—	46	55
Jay Beagle C	L4	0	0	0	0	3	0.16	1	3	0	12:37	—	—	47	29
Andre Burakovsky L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.04	1	0	0	12:27	—	—	47	25
Chandler Stephenson C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	2	0	9:37	—	—	48	31
Matt Niskanen D	D1	0	1	1	+1	3	0.05	2	1	0	21:23	—	—	47	56
Dmitry Orlov D	D1	0	1	1	+1	1	0.21	1	2	0	20:49	—	—	44	56
Brooks Orpik D	D2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.17	3	4	0	20:49	—	—	46	47
Madison Bowey D	D2	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	1	1	0	14:44	—	—	42	43
John Carlson D	D3	1	0	1	+1	2	0.19	0	5	0	24:16	—	—	67	68
Christian Djoos D	D3	0	0	0	+1	3	0.05	0	1	0	14:38	—	—	68	70

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Philipp Grubauer(start)	W	38	37	1	.974	2.95	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.