Washington Capitals vs. Colorado AvalancheNov 15, 2024

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
WSH	2	2	1	5		WSH	5	8	7	20
COL	1	1	0	2		COL	5	9	5	19

: WSH 45COL 64
: WSH 2.86COL 1.95
PP goals: WSH 1COL 0
Hits: WSH 18COL 15
Blocks: WSH 18COL 14
PIM: WSH 2COL 4
: WSH 51%COL 49%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Washington Capitals beat Colorado Avalanche 5–2

Washington Capitals beat Colorado Avalanche 5–2 at COL. Connor McMichael (WSH) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for COL: Drouin–Nichushkin–Mittelstadt skated 11:24 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (73.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
Connor McMichael had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:07.McMichael
Points
Parker Kelly had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 8:41.Kelly
Points
Pierre-Luc Dubois had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:52.Dubois
New line
New look for COL: Drouin–Nichushkin–Mittelstadt skated 11:24 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (73.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Drouin Nichushkin Mittelstadt
Usage
Nikolai Kovalenko (COL) played 6:31, −5:56 down on his 12:27 season average over 56 games.Kovalenko
Luck
WSH scored 5 goals on 2.86 expected goals (45 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
New line
New look for COL: O'Connor–Kiviranta–Ivan skated 9:42 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.O'Connor Kiviranta Ivan
New line
New look for COL: Wood–Kelly–Kovalenko skated 5:10 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (83.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Wood Kelly Kovalenko

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

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

COL
WSH
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 109 of 109 attempts · COL 64 · WSH 45

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

COL
WSH
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: WSH 30% of the game, COL 35%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

COL

WSH

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	WSH	COL
	47	65
	1.41	1.64
	1.36	1.63
	4	4
	2	1
	19	17
	−0.002	+0.002
	30%	35%

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.

Washington Capitals

L1Ovechkin – Strome – Protas
12:2846% CF
L2Wilson – Dubois – McMichael
10:3944% CF
L3Eller – Vrana – Mangiapane
8:3233% CF
L4Dowd – Raddysh – Duhaime
8:1921% CF
D1Roy – Sandin
16:4237% CF
D2Carlson – Chychrun
14:5819% CF
D3van Riemsdyk – Fehérváry
14:1454% CF

PP1Ovechkin – Carlson – Wilson – Strome – McMichael
2:18100% CF
PP2Ovechkin – Vrana – Mangiapane – Chychrun – Dubois
0:53100% CF
PK1FDowd – Duhaime
1:25
PK2FEller – Protas
0:15
PK1DCarlson – Fehérváry
1:40
PK2Dvan Riemsdyk – Roy
0:11

Current WSH line combinations →

Colorado Avalanche

L1Lehkonen – MacKinnon – Rantanen
12:3954% CF
L2Drouin – Nichushkin – Mittelstadt
11:2474% CF
L3O'Connor – Kiviranta – Ivan
9:4256% CF
L4Wood – Kelly – Kovalenko
5:1083% CF
D1Toews – Makar
15:5660% CF
D2Manson – Girard
10:4659% CF
D3de Haan – Malinski
7:2476% CF

PP1Lehkonen – MacKinnon – Rantanen – Mittelstadt – Makar
1:59100% CF
PK1FKelly – O'Connor
1:04
PK2FWood – Nichushkin
0:37
PK1DToews – Makar
2:08
PK2DManson – Girard
1:35

Current COL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

Box score

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

Washington Capitals

WSH skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Dylan Strome C	L1	0	1	1	+2	1	0.18	1	1	0	19:00	—	—	48	54
Alex Ovechkin L	L1	0	1	1	+1	1	0.09	2	1	0	18:50	—	—	46	40
Aliaksei Protas L	L1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	18:06	—	—	46	41
Tom Wilson R	L2	0	1	1	+3	1	0.05	2	2	0	18:02	—	—	48	72
Connor McMichael L	L2	2	0	2	+3	2	0.99	0	1	0	16:07	—	—	50	71
Pierre-Luc Dubois C	L2	0	2	2	+2	1	0.07	0	1	0	15:52	—	—	54	71
Andrew Mangiapane L	L3	0	0	0	+1	2	0.24	2	0	2	14:54	—	—	39	71
Lars Eller C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	11:57	—	—	23	53
Jakub Vrana L	L3	1	0	1	0	2	0.19	1	0	0	11:49	—	—	17	48
Nic Dowd C	L4	0	0	0	-2	1	0.00	2	2	0	13:58	—	—	29	8
Taylor Raddysh R	L4	0	0	0	-2	0	0.03	3	0	0	12:27	—	—	48	28
Brandon Duhaime L	L4	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	0	1	0	10:41	—	—	25	5
Matt Roy D	D1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.02	1	1	0	20:28	—	—	38	37
Rasmus Sandin D	D1	1	0	1	+1	3	0.88	1	1	0	19:06	—	—	39	39
John Carlson D	D2	0	1	1	+2	2	0.01	0	2	0	22:28	—	—	26	46
Jakob Chychrun D	D2	1	0	1	+1	2	0.08	1	1	0	18:14	—	—	23	33
Martin Fehérváry D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	1	0	19:43	—	—	54	54
Trevor van Riemsdyk D	D3	0	1	1	+1	1	0.03	0	2	0	16:18	—	—	57	56

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Charlie Lindgren(start)	W	19	17	2	.895	1.95	60:00

Colorado Avalanche

COL skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Artturi Lehkonen L	L1	0	0	0	-2	1	0.11	1	0	0	22:10	—	—	52	21
Nathan MacKinnon C	L1	0	0	0	-2	0	0.12	0	0	0	22:06	—	—	53	35
Mikko Rantanen R	L1	0	0	0	-2	1	0.32	1	0	0	21:31	—	—	50	31
Jonathan Drouin L	L2	0	0	0	-2	0	0.22	0	0	0	19:49	—	—	54	68
Valeri Nichushkin R	L2	0	0	0	-3	1	0.20	0	1	0	19:27	—	—	68	64
Casey Mittelstadt C	L2	0	0	0	-2	1	0.12	1	0	2	19:25	—	—	55	60
Logan O'Connor R	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.01	0	1	0	14:17	—	—	48	22
Joel Kiviranta L	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	2	0	11:55	—	—	52	20
Ivan Ivan C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.04	0	0	0	10:44	—	—	56	23
Parker Kelly C	L4	1	1	2	+2	2	0.02	0	0	0	8:41	—	—	83	96
Miles Wood L	L4	0	1	1	+2	1	0.05	2	0	0	7:53	—	—	80	97
Nikolai Kovalenko R	L4	1	0	1	+2	2	0.32	2	0	0	6:31	—	—	80	95
Cale Makar D	D1	0	0	0	-1	3	0.20	1	3	0	26:47	—	—	48	47
Devon Toews D	D1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.06	0	2	0	23:01	—	—	59	64
Samuel Girard D	D2	0	1	1	-1	2	0.11	1	3	0	20:27	—	—	50	38
Josh Manson D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	4	0	0	17:30	—	—	58	41
Sam Malinski D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	0	1	0	15:40	—	—	69	72
Calvin de Haan D	D3	0	0	0	0	2	0.02	1	1	2	11:29	—	—	74	74

COL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Trent Miner	—	13	12	1	.923	0.71	34:58
Justus Annunen(start)	L	6	3	3	.500	0.77	21:53

Goal anatomy

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

Parker Kelly (COL) 1st 2:00 · assists Samuel Girard · Forecheck turnover · 52.4 mph shot.

Parker Kelly · 1st 2:00 · COL

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 1 (royal road)
Shot: 52.4 mph
Distance: 45 ft

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Jakub Vrana · 1st 4:25 · WSH PP

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 2 (royal road)
Shot: 72.9 mph
Distance: 51 ft
Entry to goal: 4.8 s
Type: one-timer

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Connor McMichael · 1st 7:48 · WSH

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 1
Shot: 65.7 mph
Distance: 38 ft
Type: one-timer

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Connor McMichael · 2nd 1:53 · WSH

Play: rush
Entry: loose
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 31.0 mph
Distance: 15 ft
Entry to goal: 6.2 s

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Nikolai Kovalenko · 2nd 4:03 · COL

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 2
Shot: 29.7 mph
Distance: 7 ft

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Jakob Chychrun · 2nd 9:21 · WSH

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 3-on-1
Passes: 0
Shot: 71.0 mph
Distance: 41 ft
Entry to goal: 2.5 s

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Rasmus Sandin · 3rd 19:57 · WSH EN

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 1 (royal road)
Shot: 74.9 mph
Distance: 55 ft

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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.

Washington Capitals vs. Colorado AvalancheNov 15, 2024

Fantasy takeaways

Washington Capitals beat Colorado Avalanche 5–2

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Sequence card

Lines used

Washington Capitals

Colorado Avalanche

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Box score

Washington Capitals

Colorado Avalanche

Goal anatomy

Parker Kelly · 1st 2:00 · COL

Jakub Vrana · 1st 4:25 · WSH PP

Connor McMichael · 1st 7:48 · WSH

Connor McMichael · 2nd 1:53 · WSH

Nikolai Kovalenko · 2nd 4:03 · COL

Jakob Chychrun · 2nd 9:21 · WSH

Rasmus Sandin · 3rd 19:57 · WSH EN