Washington Capitals vs. Columbus Blue JacketsApr 17, 2018

Final / OTPlayoffsTuesday, Apr 17, 2018· Nationwide Arena

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Washington CapitalsWSH

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Columbus Blue JacketsCBJ

2

Goals	1	2	3	1OT	2OT	T		Shots	1	2	3	1OT	2OT	T
WSH	0	2	0	0	1	3		WSH	11	14	6	6	8	45
CBJ	0	1	1	0	0	2		CBJ	9	7	10	7	2	35

: WSH 90CBJ 75
: WSH 5.47CBJ 3.28
PP goals: WSH 1CBJ 0
Hits: WSH 26CBJ 36
Blocks: WSH 16CBJ 28
PIM: WSH 8CBJ 6
: WSH 46%CBJ 54%

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 (OT)

Washington Capitals beat Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2 in overtime at CBJ. Artemi Panarin (CBJ) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Matt Niskanen (WSH) played 37:17, +12:25 up on his 24:52 season average over 23 games.

Points
Artemi Panarin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 31:39.Panarin
Points
Alex Ovechkin had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 29:23.Ovechkin
Usage
Matt Niskanen (WSH) played 37:17, +12:25 up on his 24:52 season average over 23 games.Niskanen
PP1
WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 5:05 together.Ovechkin Oshie Backstrom Carlson Kuznetsov
Usage
Brandon Dubinsky (CBJ) played 24:19, +14:19 up on his 10:00 season average over 5 games.Dubinsky
Usage
Dmitry Orlov (WSH) played 36:00, +12:19 up on his 23:41 season average over 23 games.Orlov
Usage
Josh Anderson (CBJ) played 26:04, +12:22 up on his 13:42 season average over 5 games.Anderson
Goalie
Sergei Bobrovsky (CBJ) faced 45 shots and stopped 42 (.933), +8 against a season average of 36.8; the loss.Bobrovsky

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)CBJ attacks right (top on phones) →

CBJ
WSH
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 165 of 165 attempts · CBJ 75 · WSH 90

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

CBJ
WSH
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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 32% of the game, CBJ 20%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

CBJ

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	CBJ
	91	74
	5.61	3.08
	5.35	2.97
	14	8
	10	6
	13	19
	−0.035	+0.035
	32%	20%

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 – Kuznetsov – Wilson
18:4159% CF
L2Oshie – Backstrom – Vrana
14:2247% CF
L3Eller – Smith-Pelly – Connolly
12:1374% CF
L4Beagle – Chiasson – Stephenson
7:1931% CF
D1Niskanen – Orlov
27:0562% CF
D2Carlson – Kempny
20:4154% CF
D3Orpik – Djoos
15:0652% CF

PP1Ovechkin – Oshie – Backstrom – Carlson – Kuznetsov
5:0575% CF
PP2Niskanen – Eller – Orlov – Connolly – Vrana
1:3275% CF
PK1FBeagle – Stephenson
3:43
PK2FEller – Wilson
2:05
PK1DOrpik – Niskanen
3:23
PK2DCarlson – Orlov
1:56

Current WSH line combinations →

Columbus Blue Jackets

L1Atkinson – Panarin – Dubois
20:0942% CF
L2Dubinsky – Calvert – Anderson
17:5157% CF
L3Vanek – Foligno – Jenner
14:2046% CF
L4Letestu – Bjorkstrand – Milano
2:42
D1Jones – Werenski
24:1840% CF
D2Cole – Savard
22:4849% CF
D3Murray – Nutivaara
21:1752% CF

PP1Vanek – Atkinson – Jones – Panarin – Dubois
4:57100% CF
PP2Foligno – Jenner – Bjorkstrand – Milano – Werenski
1:53100% CF
PK1FCalvert – Jenner
2:32
PK2FLetestu – Atkinson
2:04
PK1DCole – Savard
3:16
PK2DMurray – Jones
2:25

Current CBJ line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

2nd period

5:52
WSHTom Wilson (Matt Niskanen, Alex Ovechkin)tip-in0.07 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Niskanen, Orlov, Kuznetsov, WilsonCBJ: Bjorkstrand, Jones, Werenski, Panarin, Dubois
WSH 1 – 0 CBJ
11:18
CBJPierre-Luc Dubois (Artemi Panarin, Seth Jones)wrist0.01 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Niskanen, Orlov, Kuznetsov, WilsonCBJ: Vanek, Jones, Werenski, Panarin, Dubois
WSH 1 – 1 CBJ
14:43
WSHJohn CarlsonPP (Nicklas Backstrom, Alex Ovechkin)slap0.07 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson, KuznetsovCBJ: Letestu, Cole, Savard
WSH 2 – 1 CBJ

3rd period

4:12
CBJArtemi Panarin (Cam Atkinson)wrist0.08 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Carlson, Orlov, Kuznetsov, WilsonCBJ: Atkinson, Murray, Panarin, Nutivaara, Dubois
WSH 2 – 2 CBJ

2OT period

9:00
WSHLars Eller (Brett Connolly, Devante Smith-Pelly)tip-in0.61 xG
WSH: Orpik, Eller, Smith-Pelly, Connolly, DjoosCBJ: Foligno, Jenner, Anderson, Jones, Werenski
WSH 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

WSH skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Evgeny Kuznetsov C	L1	0	0	0	-1	5	0.97	0	0	0	31:01	—	—	59	54
Alex Ovechkin L	L1	0	2	2	-1	5	0.37	1	0	0	29:23	—	—	59	41
Tom Wilson R	L1	1	0	1	-1	6	0.22	1	0	2	26:09	—	—	60	47
T.J. Oshie R	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.23	0	2	0	29:25	—	—	50	39
Nicklas Backstrom C	L2	0	1	1	0	1	0.25	1	0	0	27:03	—	—	48	51
Jakub Vrana L	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.14	2	0	2	22:00	—	—	52	59
Lars Eller C	L3	1	0	1	+1	4	1.41	2	0	0	22:37	—	—	67	92
Brett Connolly R	L3	0	1	1	+1	4	0.43	2	0	0	17:58	—	—	64	93
Devante Smith-Pelly R	L3	0	1	1	+1	1	0.03	1	2	0	16:31	—	—	68	95
Chandler Stephenson C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.06	0	0	0	16:33	—	—	42	48
Jay Beagle C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	15:11	—	—	33	44
Alex Chiasson R	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.10	2	2	0	10:19	—	—	38	55
Matt Niskanen D	D1	0	1	1	0	1	0.07	2	2	0	37:17	—	—	57	59
Dmitry Orlov D	D1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.17	2	2	0	36:00	—	—	64	67
John Carlson D	D2	1	0	1	-1	2	0.19	1	0	2	33:34	—	—	57	59
Michal Kempny D	D2	0	0	0	0	4	0.69	2	3	0	24:05	—	—	51	58
Brooks Orpik D	D3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.02	7	2	2	24:39	—	—	46	73
Christian Djoos D	D3	0	0	0	+1	3	0.11	0	0	0	17:17	—	—	53	71

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Braden Holtby(start)	W	35	33	2	.943	3.28	89:00

Columbus Blue Jackets

CBJ skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Cam Atkinson R	L1	0	1	1	+1	3	0.51	0	1	0	31:51	—	—	40	33
Artemi Panarin L	L1	1	1	2	+1	3	0.37	1	1	0	31:39	—	—	48	39
Pierre-Luc Dubois C	L1	1	0	1	+1	2	0.54	6	0	0	31:09	—	—	44	37
Josh Anderson R	L2	0	0	0	-1	3	0.22	4	1	2	26:04	—	—	39	40
Matt Calvert L	L2	0	0	0	0	6	0.55	4	0	0	24:50	—	—	61	74
Brandon Dubinsky C	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.05	3	1	2	24:19	—	—	49	66
Boone Jenner C	L3	0	0	0	-1	5	0.36	3	3	0	26:44	—	—	37	13
Nick Foligno L	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.04	4	1	0	26:04	—	—	42	16
Thomas Vanek L	L3	0	0	0	+1	3	0.08	1	0	0	20:57	—	—	53	22
Mark Letestu C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	8:10	—	—	43	43
Oliver Bjorkstrand R	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.06	1	0	0	8:09	—	—	50	45
Sonny Milano L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	5:55	—	—	0	0
Seth Jones D	D1	0	1	1	-1	4	0.19	0	4	0	35:04	—	—	40	19
Zach Werenski D	D1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.17	1	3	0	30:28	—	—	40	20
Ian Cole D	D2	0	0	0	0	3	0.11	3	5	0	28:50	—	—	48	43
David Savard D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	2	0	26:48	—	—	49	41
Ryan Murray D	D3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.02	1	4	2	27:04	—	—	46	54
Markus Nutivaara D	D3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.01	2	2	0	23:26	—	—	50	54

CBJ goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Sergei Bobrovsky(start)	L	45	42	3	.933	5.47	89:00

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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.