Washington Capitals vs. Columbus Blue JacketsFeb 6, 2018
| Goals | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | Shots | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | WSH | 12 | 7 | 6 | 25 | |
| CBJ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | CBJ | 11 | 17 | 11 | 39 |
- WSH 48CBJ 67
- WSH 3.28CBJ 5.19
- PP goals
- WSH 1CBJ 0
- Hits
- WSH 13CBJ 33
- Blocks
- WSH 14CBJ 13
- PIM
- WSH 11CBJ 7
- WSH 52%CBJ 48%
Fantasy takeaways
Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.
Washington Capitals edge Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2
Washington Capitals beat Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2 at CBJ. Nicklas Backstrom (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:16 together.
- PointsNicklas Backstrom had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:12.Backstrom
- PointsAlex Ovechkin had 2 assists (2 points) on 8 shots in 18:49.Ovechkin
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- LuckCBJ scored 2 goals on 5.19 expected goals (67 attempts), well short of its chances.
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- GoalieBraden Holtby (WSH) faced 39 shots and stopped 37 (.949), +8 against a season average of 30.5; the win.Holtby
- UsageAndre Burakovsky (WSH) played 6:34, −7:24 down on his 13:58 season average over 55 games.Burakovsky
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.
Shot map, WSH at CBJ: 115 attempts, 64 on goal, 5 goals, 8.47 expected goals; best chance Pierre-Luc Dubois at 0.64 xG.
- CBJ
- WSH
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Showing 115 of 115 attempts · CBJ 67 · WSH 48
Game flow
Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.
Cumulative shot attempts
Game flow, WSH at CBJ: expected goals 5.19 to 3.28 (CBJ led the chances), shot attempts 67 to 48, 5 goals.
- CBJ
- WSH
- Goal
- Power play (shaded)
- CBJ 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 24% of the game, CBJ 45%.
Shift chart
Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.
Shifts
Shift chart, WSH at CBJ: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Sergei Bobrovsky (59:27) for CBJ and Braden Holtby (59:38) for WSH, 5 goals.
- 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).
| Stat | WSH | CBJ |
|---|---|---|
| 53 | 67 | |
| 3.42 | 5.41 | |
| 3.31 | 5.22 | |
| 12 | 14 | |
| 4 | 4 | |
| 5 | 12 | |
| +0.043 | −0.043 | |
| 24% | 45% |
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
- 13:3859% CF
- 9:4227% CF
- L3Beagle – Smith-Pelly – Stephenson8:0024% CF
- L4Eller – Connolly – Burakovsky5:2944% CF
- 17:2328% CF
- 15:0938% CF
- 12:1752% CF
- 1:16100% CF
- PK1FBeagle – Stephenson3:08
- 1:34
- 4:35
- 1:20
Columbus Blue Jackets
- 12:2138% CF
- 11:4355% CF
- L3Foligno – Bjorkstrand – Wennberg8:2172% CF
- 5:2650% CF
- 18:5838% CF
- 11:1686% CF
- 10:5275% CF
- 4:26100% CF
- PP2Jokinen – Anderson – Bjorkstrand – Werenski – Dubois1:22100% CF
- 0:39
- 0:27
- 0:59
- 0:17
Scoring summary
Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.
1st period
- 1:58WSH: Niskanen, Eller, Connolly, Djoos, BurakovskyCBJ: Foligno, Savard, Bjorkstrand, Wennberg, KukanWSH 0 – 1 CBJ
- 4:54WSH 1 – 1 CBJ
2nd period
- 5:00WSH 2 – 1 CBJ
3rd period
- 13:55WSH 2 – 2 CBJ
- 19:17WSH 3 – 2 CBJ
Box score
Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.
Washington Capitals
| Skater | Line | G | A | P | +/- | Hits | Blk | PIM | PP | SH | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicklas Backstrom C | L1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 1 | 0.26 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21:12 | — | — | 67 | 86 |
| Alex Ovechkin L | L1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 8 | 0.75 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18:49 | — | — | 69 | 81 |
| Tom Wilson R | L1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 0.26 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 18:43 | — | — | 58 | 57 |
| T.J. Oshie R | L2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:53 | — | — | 44 | 47 |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov C | L2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0.18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:25 | — | — | 35 | 30 |
| Jakub Vrana L | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0.77 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:02 | — | — | 39 | 50 |
| Chandler Stephenson C | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.02 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:03 | — | — | 22 | 16 |
| Jay Beagle C | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14:09 | — | — | 22 | 10 |
| Devante Smith-Pelly R | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12:01 | — | — | 33 | 23 |
| Lars Eller C | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:20 | — | — | 33 | 27 |
| Brett Connolly R | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10:27 | — | — | 29 | 28 |
| Andre Burakovsky L | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0.15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:34 | — | — | 36 | 21 |
| Matt Niskanen D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0.15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23:17 | — | — | 30 | 27 |
| Dmitry Orlov D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:20 | — | — | 36 | 31 |
| Brooks Orpik D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 22:56 | — | — | 46 | 33 |
| Madison Bowey D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:13 | — | — | 39 | 29 |
| John Carlson D | D3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0.15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20:55 | — | — | 59 | 48 |
| Christian Djoos D | D3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:03 | — | — | 47 | 47 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braden Holtby(start) | W | 39 | 37 | 2 | .949 | 5.19 | 59:38 |
Columbus Blue Jackets
| Skater | Line | G | A | P | +/- | Hits | Blk | PIM | PP | SH | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Dubinsky C | L1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0.20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17:49 | — | — | 46 | 40 |
| Josh Anderson R | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0.16 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 17:27 | — | — | 41 | 24 |
| Boone Jenner C | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16:20 | — | — | 43 | 32 |
| Artemi Panarin L | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:44 | — | — | 63 | 77 |
| Cam Atkinson R | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.58 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21:06 | — | — | 56 | 70 |
| Pierre-Luc Dubois C | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.73 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:11 | — | — | 61 | 73 |
| Alexander Wennberg C | L3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0.26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:59 | — | — | 71 | 71 |
| Nick Foligno L | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 0.19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16:08 | — | — | 62 | 68 |
| Oliver Bjorkstrand R | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 6 | 0.53 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13:20 | — | — | 70 | 73 |
| Matt Calvert L | L4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0.23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:33 | — | — | 61 | 69 |
| Jussi Jokinen L | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8:44 | — | — | 64 | 87 |
| Lukas Sedlak C | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6:44 | — | — | 46 | 60 |
| Seth Jones D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.27 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 27:31 | — | — | 37 | 34 |
| Zach Werenski D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 0.54 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 24:22 | — | — | 38 | 36 |
| Jack Johnson D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16:16 | — | — | 68 | 71 |
| Markus Nutivaara D | D2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0.48 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15:46 | — | — | 82 | 97 |
| David Savard D | D3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 0.31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16:19 | — | — | 59 | 52 |
| Dean Kukan D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:58 | — | — | 85 | 83 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sergei Bobrovsky(start) | L | 25 | 22 | 3 | .880 | 3.28 | 59:27 |