Washington Capitals vs. Chicago BlackhawksDec 10, 2023

FinalSunday, Dec 10, 2023· United Center

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
WSH	0	3	1	4		WSH	9	7	11	27
CHI	0	1	1	2		CHI	10	12	12	34

: WSH 55CHI 62
: WSH 2.69CHI 2.35
PP goals: WSH 0CHI 0
Hits: WSH 19CHI 18
Blocks: WSH 15CHI 15
PIM: WSH 32CHI 6
: WSH 40%CHI 60%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Washington Capitals beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–2

Washington Capitals beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–2 at CHI. Nic Dowd (WSH) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Anthony Mantha (WSH) played 10:57, −3:19 down on his 14:16 season average over 73 games.

Points
Nic Dowd had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:50.Dowd
Points
Philipp Kurashev had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:28.Kurashev
Points
Beck Malenstyn had 2 assists (2 points) in 13:34.Malenstyn
Points
Connor Bedard had 2 assists (2 points) on 6 shots in 21:34.Bedard
Usage
Anthony Mantha (WSH) played 10:57, −3:19 down on his 14:16 season average over 73 games.Mantha
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Taylor Raddysh (CHI) played 20:13, +4:24 up on his 15:49 season average over 72 games.Raddysh
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Louis Crevier (CHI) played 12:03, −3:47 down on his 15:50 season average over 23 games.Crevier
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Lukas Reichel (CHI) played 10:48, −3:22 down on his 14:10 season average over 64 games.Reichel

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 117 of 117 attempts · CHI 62 · WSH 55

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 31% of the game, CHI 19%.

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
	54	52
	2.88	1.28
	2.73	1.18
	16	6
	4	11
	14	20
	−0.054	+0.054
	31%	19%

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 – Wilson – Strome
10:1057% CF
L2Oshie – Kuznetsov – Milano
8:3973% CF
L3Dowd – Aube-Kubel – Malenstyn
8:3359% CF
L4Mantha – McMichael – Protas
7:5557% CF
D1van Riemsdyk – Sandin
14:3469% CF
D2Carlson – Fehérváry
11:1048% CF
D3Jensen – Edmundson
11:1050% CF

PP1Ovechkin – Oshie – Carlson – Wilson – Strome
2:0983% CF
PP2Ovechkin – Kuznetsov – Mantha – Sandin – McMichael
0:46100% CF
PK1FKuznetsov – Wilson
2:22
PK2FDowd – Malenstyn
2:02
PK1DCarlson – Jensen
2:33
PK2Dvan Riemsdyk – Fehérváry
0:38

Current WSH line combinations →

Chicago Blackhawks

L1Foligno – Dickinson – Anderson
9:4133% CF
L2Beauvillier – Kurashev – Bedard
9:2943% CF
L3Johnson – Raddysh – Guttman
7:5655% CF
L4Entwistle – Johnson – Reichel
6:3744% CF
D1Jones – Phillips
12:1358% CF
D2Murphy – Zaitsev
11:1652% CF
D3Vlasic – Crevier
8:5535% CF

PP1Johnson – Jones – Raddysh – Kurashev – Bedard
4:58100% CF
PP2Foligno – Beauvillier – Guttman – Vlasic – Reichel
1:26
PK1FDickinson – Johnson
0:36
PK2FRaddysh – Entwistle
0:26
PK1DMurphy – Vlasic
0:56
PK2DJones – Phillips
0:44

Current CHI line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

2nd period

6:49
CHIPhilipp Kurashev (Seth Jones, Connor Bedard)tip-in0.09 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, van Riemsdyk, Strome, Sandin, ProtasCHI: Jones, Beauvillier, Kurashev, Phillips, Bedard
WSH 0 – 1 CHI
8:11
WSHAnthony Mantha (Connor McMichael)backhand0.14 xG
WSH: Jensen, Edmundson, Mantha, McMichael, ProtasCHI: Beauvillier, Zaitsev, Kurashev, Vlasic, Bedard
WSH 1 – 1 CHI
13:50
WSHDylan Strome (Joel Edmundson, Alex Ovechkin)tip-in0.06 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Oshie, Edmundson, van Riemsdyk, StromeCHI: Murphy, Beauvillier, Guttman, Vlasic, Reichel
WSH 2 – 1 CHI
15:23
WSHNic Dowd (Beck Malenstyn, Nick Jensen)wrist0.20 xG
WSH: Jensen, Dowd, Edmundson, Aube-Kubel, MalenstynCHI: Murphy, Zaitsev, Entwistle, Johnson, Reichel
WSH 3 – 1 CHI

3rd period

15:58
WSHNic Dowd (Nicolas Aube-Kubel, Beck Malenstyn)wrist0.17 xG
WSH: Carlson, Dowd, Aube-Kubel, Malenstyn, FehérváryCHI: Johnson, Jones, Beauvillier, Guttman, Vlasic
WSH 4 – 1 CHI
18:18
CHIConnor Murphy (Connor Bedard, Philipp Kurashev)snap0.17 xG
WSH: Jensen, Kuznetsov, Sandin, ProtasCHI: Murphy, Kurashev, Crevier, Bedard
WSH 4 – 2 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	1	1	0	2	0.08	1	1	0	18:04	—	—	51	73
Dylan Strome C	L1	1	0	1	0	3	0.24	0	0	0	17:02	—	—	46	57
Tom Wilson R	L1	0	0	0	0	4	0.60	4	2	14	16:38	—	—	52	65
Evgeny Kuznetsov C	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.17	0	0	0	17:21	—	—	56	71
T.J. Oshie R	L2	0	0	0	+1	2	0.14	2	1	10	15:05	—	—	62	73
Sonny Milano L	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.05	1	0	0	10:15	—	—	62	89
Nic Dowd C	L3	2	0	2	+2	4	0.71	0	0	0	15:50	—	—	55	84
Beck Malenstyn L	L3	0	2	2	+2	0	0.00	6	2	4	13:34	—	—	52	82
Nicolas Aube-Kubel R	L3	0	1	1	+2	2	0.29	3	1	0	10:34	—	—	53	81
Connor McMichael L	L4	0	1	1	+1	1	0.01	0	0	0	14:42	—	—	53	66
Aliaksei Protas L	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.07	0	0	0	11:24	—	—	38	28
Anthony Mantha R	L4	1	0	1	+1	2	0.19	0	0	0	10:57	—	—	44	63
Rasmus Sandin D	D1	0	0	0	-2	1	0.02	2	0	0	21:07	—	—	65	71
Trevor van Riemsdyk D	D1	0	0	0	0	2	0.02	0	2	0	21:03	—	—	63	54
John Carlson D	D2	0	0	0	+1	0	0.04	0	2	2	23:51	—	—	39	75
Martin Fehérváry D	D2	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	0	2	2	17:08	—	—	43	63
Nick Jensen D	D3	0	1	1	+1	0	0.01	0	1	0	19:34	—	—	50	79
Joel Edmundson D	D3	0	1	1	+3	0	0.05	0	1	0	14:56	—	—	45	77

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Darcy Kuemper(start)	W	34	32	2	.941	2.35	60:00

Chicago Blackhawks

CHI skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Nick Foligno L	L1	0	0	0	0	3	0.04	5	1	4	16:17	—	—	48	16
Jason Dickinson C	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.07	1	2	0	14:40	—	—	40	26
Joey Anderson R	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.11	0	0	2	12:40	—	—	41	27
Connor Bedard C	L2	0	2	2	+1	6	0.41	0	0	0	21:34	—	—	50	25
Philipp Kurashev C	L2	1	1	2	+1	2	0.13	0	0	0	20:28	—	—	52	26
Anthony Beauvillier R	L2	0	0	0	-2	2	0.20	0	2	0	16:13	—	—	50	24
Taylor Raddysh R	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.33	0	0	0	20:13	—	—	63	45
Tyler Johnson C	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.01	0	0	0	16:40	—	—	50	18
Cole Guttman C	L3	0	0	0	-2	1	0.02	0	0	0	13:54	—	—	48	23
MacKenzie Entwistle R	L4	0	0	0	-1	2	0.16	2	0	0	11:00	—	—	56	56
Lukas Reichel L	L4	0	0	0	-2	1	0.16	0	3	0	10:48	—	—	43	42
Reese Johnson C	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.00	3	0	0	8:43	—	—	44	44
Seth Jones D	D1	0	1	1	0	5	0.20	0	3	0	25:29	—	—	59	48
Isaak Phillips D	D1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.01	2	0	0	18:12	—	—	52	49
Connor Murphy D	D2	1	0	1	-1	4	0.42	0	2	0	18:28	—	—	50	15
Nikita Zaitsev D	D2	0	0	0	-2	0	0.04	2	0	0	17:04	—	—	52	17
Alex Vlasic D	D3	0	0	0	-3	1	0.01	3	1	0	21:02	—	—	43	19
Louis Crevier D	D3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.01	0	1	0	12:03	—	—	36	21

CHI goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Arvid Soderblom(start)	L	27	23	4	.852	2.69	58:32

Goal anatomy

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

Philipp Kurashev (CHI) 2nd 6:49 · assists Seth Jones, Connor Bedard · Deflection · 26.7 mph shot.

Philipp Kurashev · 2nd 6:49 · CHI

Play: deflection
Passes: 4 (royal road)
Shot: 26.7 mph
Distance: 4 ft
Type: one-timer

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Anthony Mantha · 2nd 8:11 · WSH

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: loose
Odd man: 2-on-1
Passes: 0
Shot: 27.2 mph
Distance: 2 ft
Entry to goal: 2.6 s

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Dylan Strome · 2nd 13:50 · WSH

Play: deflection
Entry: carry
Odd man: 4-on-3
Passes: 2 (royal road)
Shot: 18.8 mph
Distance: 3 ft
Entry to goal: 7.7 s

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Nic Dowd · 2nd 15:23 · WSH

Play: rebound
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 4.2 mph
Distance: 7 ft
Entry to goal: 6.7 s
Type: rebound

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Nic Dowd · 3rd 15:58 · WSH

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 32.0 mph
Distance: 26 ft

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Connor Murphy · 3rd 18:18 · CHI

Play: turnover-forecheck
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 43.9 mph
Distance: 17 ft
Entry to goal: 6.7 s
Type: one-timer

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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.