Washington Capitals vs. Chicago BlackhawksFeb 17, 2018

FinalSaturday, Feb 17, 2018· United Center

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Washington CapitalsWSH

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Chicago BlackhawksCHI

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
WSH	1	0	0	1		WSH	6	6	8	20
CHI	3	3	1	7		CHI	21	12	11	44

: WSH 40CHI 67
: WSH 1.92CHI 3.96
PP goals: WSH 0CHI 1
Hits: WSH 35CHI 18
Blocks: WSH 17CHI 15
PIM: WSH 25CHI 11
: WSH 52%CHI 48%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Chicago Blackhawks rout Washington Capitals 7–1

Chicago Blackhawks beat Washington Capitals 7–1 at home. Jonathan Toews (CHI) led the scoring with 1G 2A. CHI's first power-play unit (Seabrook, Anisimov, Kane, Hinostroza and Schmaltz) scored 1 power-play goal on 1 attempt in 1:50 together.

Points
Jonathan Toews had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 16:59.Toews
Points
Brandon Saad had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:46.Saad
Points
Patrick Kane had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 17:20.Kane
Points
Ryan Hartman had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 12:41.Hartman
Points
Vinnie Hinostroza had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:34.Hinostroza
PP1
CHI's first power-play unit (Seabrook, Anisimov, Kane, Hinostroza and Schmaltz) scored 1 power-play goal on 1 attempt in 1:50 together.Seabrook Anisimov Kane Hinostroza Schmaltz
Luck
CHI scored 7 goals on 3.97 expected goals (67 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
New line
New look for WSH: Oshie–Chiasson–Kuznetsov skated 10:24 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Oshie Chiasson Kuznetsov

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)CHI attacks right (top on phones) →

CHI
WSH
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 107 of 107 attempts · CHI 67 · WSH 40

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

CHI
WSH
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

CHI 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 15% of the game, CHI 46%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

CHI

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	CHI
	44	67
	2.13	3.68
	2.09	3.39
	10	20
	2	5
	28	19
	+0.004	−0.004
	15%	46%

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 – Backstrom – Wilson
11:1239% CF
L2Oshie – Chiasson – Kuznetsov
10:2450% CF
L3Beagle – Smith-Pelly – Stephenson
7:4440% CF
L4Eller – Connolly – Burakovsky
7:3158% CF
D1Niskanen – Orlov
17:0643% CF
D2Carlson – Djoos
12:3855% CF
D3Orpik – Bowey
12:3411% CF

PP1Ovechkin – Oshie – Backstrom – Carlson – Kuznetsov
1:420% CF
PP2Orpik – Eller – Connolly – Burakovsky – Bowey
0:360% CF
PK1FBeagle – Stephenson
1:46
PK2FEller – Wilson
1:44
PK1DOrpik – Niskanen
3:19
PK2DCarlson – Orlov
1:43

Current WSH line combinations →

Chicago Blackhawks

L1Toews – Wingels – Saad
10:0753% CF
L2Anisimov – Kane – Schmaltz
10:0052% CF
L3Bouma – Hinostroza – Kampf
9:4376% CF
L4Sharp – Hartman – DeBrincat
9:4175% CF
D1Keith – Oesterle
14:2853% CF
D2Murphy – Dahlstrom
13:5243% CF
D3Seabrook – Kempny
10:4264% CF

PP1Seabrook – Anisimov – Kane – Hinostroza – Schmaltz
1:50100% CF
PP2Keith – Toews – Wingels – Saad – DeBrincat
1:27
PK1FSchmaltz – Kampf
1:00
PK2FAnisimov – Wingels
0:24
PK1DKeith – Seabrook
2:05
PK2DDahlstrom – Kempny
0:34

Current CHI line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

6:19
CHIJonathan Toews (Brandon Saad)wrist0.01 xG
WSH: Eller, Carlson, Connolly, Djoos, BurakovskyCHI: Keith, Toews, Wingels, Saad, Oesterle
WSH 0 – 1 CHI
10:03
WSHTom Wilson (Matt Niskanen)tip-in0.05 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Niskanen, Backstrom, Orlov, WilsonCHI: Seabrook, Wingels, Saad, Murphy, Kampf
WSH 1 – 1 CHI
12:47
CHIBrandon Saad (Vinnie Hinostroza, Jonathan Toews)wrist0.06 xG
WSH: Orpik, Beagle, Smith-Pelly, Stephenson, BoweyCHI: Saad, Murphy, Hinostroza, Dahlstrom, Kampf
WSH 1 – 2 CHI
19:58
CHINick Schmaltz (Carl Dahlstrom, Brent Seabrook)wrist0.02 xG
WSH: Niskanen, Eller, Carlson, Connolly, BurakovskyCHI: Seabrook, Anisimov, Kane, Dahlstrom, Schmaltz
WSH 1 – 3 CHI

2nd period

16:22
CHIPatrick Kane (Jonathan Toews)wrist0.03 xG
WSH: Orpik, Ovechkin, Beagle, Wilson, BoweyCHI: Keith, Anisimov, Toews, Kane, Oesterle
WSH 1 – 4 CHI
17:32
CHIRyan Hartman (Michal Kempny)backhand0.10 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Oshie, Niskanen, Orlov, KuznetsovCHI: Sharp, Seabrook, Hartman, DeBrincat, Kempny
WSH 1 – 5 CHI
18:29
CHIArtem AnisimovPP (Vinnie Hinostroza, Patrick Kane)wrist0.14 xG
WSH: Orpik, Niskanen, Eller, WilsonCHI: Seabrook, Anisimov, Kane, Hinostroza, Schmaltz
WSH 1 – 6 CHI

3rd period

8:22
CHIAlex DeBrincat (Ryan Hartman, Patrick Sharp)backhand0.08 xG
WSH: Eller, Carlson, Connolly, Djoos, BurakovskyCHI: Sharp, Seabrook, Hartman, DeBrincat, Kempny
WSH 1 – 7 CHI

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
Alex Ovechkin L	L1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	4	0	4	18:22	—	—	31	11
Nicklas Backstrom C	L1	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	0	2	0	17:35	—	—	33	13
Tom Wilson R	L1	1	0	1	0	2	0.14	6	0	12	14:39	—	—	30	14
Evgeny Kuznetsov C	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.02	2	1	0	16:55	—	—	37	42
T.J. Oshie R	L2	0	0	0	-1	3	0.30	1	1	0	15:56	—	—	34	29
Alex Chiasson R	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	0	0	14:37	—	—	54	46
Jay Beagle C	L3	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	1	0	2	12:53	—	—	38	20
Devante Smith-Pelly R	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	2	0	5	12:50	—	—	35	22
Chandler Stephenson C	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.15	2	0	0	12:17	—	—	33	17
Lars Eller C	L4	0	0	0	-3	3	0.67	1	1	0	13:54	—	—	56	62
Andre Burakovsky L	L4	0	0	0	-3	0	0.09	1	0	0	12:51	—	—	63	87
Brett Connolly R	L4	0	0	0	-3	2	0.13	2	0	0	10:01	—	—	54	81
Matt Niskanen D	D1	0	1	1	-1	2	0.10	2	2	0	24:52	—	—	44	32
Dmitry Orlov D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3	2	0	24:12	—	—	44	26
John Carlson D	D2	0	0	0	-3	2	0.15	0	2	0	20:10	—	—	43	60
Christian Djoos D	D2	0	0	0	-2	2	0.14	0	0	2	16:04	—	—	60	74
Brooks Orpik D	D3	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	3	5	0	17:36	—	—	10	9
Madison Bowey D	D3	0	0	0	-2	1	0.02	3	1	0	15:23	—	—	23	14

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Braden Holtby(start)	L	33	27	6	.818	2.71	40:00
Philipp Grubauer	—	11	10	1	.909	1.25	20:00

Chicago Blackhawks

CHI skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Jonathan Toews C	L1	1	2	3	+2	3	0.31	1	1	0	16:59	—	—	55	75
Brandon Saad L	L1	1	1	2	+1	3	0.25	0	0	2	15:46	—	—	44	61
Tommy Wingels C	L1	0	0	0	0	0	0.12	3	1	0	12:29	—	—	53	57
Patrick Kane R	L2	1	1	2	+2	7	0.58	0	0	0	17:20	—	—	58	62
Nick Schmaltz C	L2	1	0	1	+1	2	0.11	0	2	0	16:45	—	—	50	46
Artem Anisimov C	L2	1	0	1	+2	1	0.14	0	0	0	16:18	—	—	56	55
Vinnie Hinostroza C	L3	0	2	2	+1	4	0.23	1	1	2	15:34	—	—	63	74
David Kampf C	L3	0	0	0	0	3	0.21	0	0	0	13:50	—	—	67	71
Lance Bouma L	L3	0	0	0	0	6	0.78	2	1	0	13:14	—	—	69	78
Alex DeBrincat R	L4	1	0	1	+2	1	0.08	1	1	0	13:48	—	—	65	54
Ryan Hartman R	L4	1	1	2	+2	2	0.22	1	0	2	12:41	—	—	72	55
Patrick Sharp L	L4	0	1	1	+2	4	0.48	0	0	0	11:57	—	—	77	54
Duncan Keith D	D1	0	0	0	+2	1	0.12	1	4	0	22:30	—	—	59	87
Jordan Oesterle D	D1	0	0	0	+2	0	0.09	0	0	0	20:42	—	—	58	78
Carl Dahlstrom D	D2	0	1	1	+2	1	0.10	1	0	0	20:26	—	—	55	49
Connor Murphy D	D2	0	0	0	0	2	0.07	3	2	5	16:21	—	—	51	49
Brent Seabrook D	D3	0	1	1	+2	1	0.03	1	0	0	19:23	—	—	71	84
Michal Kempny D	D3	0	1	1	+2	3	0.06	3	2	0	18:01	—	—	69	67

CHI goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Anton Forsberg(start)	W	20	19	1	.950	1.92	59:56

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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.