Washington Capitals vs. Columbus Blue JacketsApr 19, 2018

FinalPlayoffsThursday, Apr 19, 2018· Nationwide Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
WSH	1	1	2	4		WSH	12	13	8	33
CBJ	0	0	1	1		CBJ	7	8	9	24

: WSH 56CBJ 57
: WSH 2.67CBJ 2.94
PP goals: WSH 1CBJ 0
Hits: WSH 19CBJ 25
Blocks: WSH 20CBJ 14
PIM: WSH 6CBJ 6
: WSH 64%CBJ 36%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Washington Capitals beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–1

Washington Capitals beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–1 at CBJ. Evgeny Kuznetsov (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 3A. WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 1:40 together.

Points
Evgeny Kuznetsov had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 5 shots in 20:44.Kuznetsov
Points
Alex Ovechkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:07.Ovechkin
Points
Tom Wilson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 19:44.Wilson
PP1
WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 1:40 together.Ovechkin Oshie Backstrom Carlson Kuznetsov
Usage
T.J. Oshie (WSH) played 15:11, −5:18 down on his 20:29 season average over 23 games.Oshie
Luck
CBJ scored 1 goal on 2.94 expected goals (57 attempts), well short of its chances.
Usage
Matt Calvert (CBJ) played 11:30, −6:55 down on his 18:25 season average over 5 games.Calvert
Usage
Ian Cole (CBJ) played 14:05, −6:21 down on his 20:26 season average over 5 games.Cole

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 113 of 113 attempts · CBJ 57 · WSH 56

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 35% of the game, CBJ 25%.

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
	54	60
	1.73	3.26
	1.69	3.18
	13	12
	11	6
	19	14
	+0.084	−0.084
	35%	25%

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
13:5960% CF
L2Oshie – Backstrom – Stephenson
8:2383% CF
L3Eller – Smith-Pelly – Connolly
6:4531% CF
L4Beagle – Chiasson – Vrana
3:3625% CF
D1Niskanen – Orlov
18:0164% CF
D2Carlson – Kempny
13:0248% CF
D3Orpik – Djoos
10:0322% CF

PP1Ovechkin – Oshie – Backstrom – Carlson – Kuznetsov
1:40100% CF
PP2Ovechkin – Eller – Orlov – Connolly – Vrana
0:50
PK1FBeagle – Stephenson
1:34
PK2FBackstrom – Smith-Pelly
0:45
PK1DOrpik – Niskanen
2:18
PK2DCarlson – Orlov
1:45

Current WSH line combinations →

Columbus Blue Jackets

L1Atkinson – Panarin – Dubois
8:4072% CF
L2Dubinsky – Calvert – Anderson
4:5164% CF
L3Vanek – Foligno – Jenner
3:1250% CF
L4Letestu – Bjorkstrand – Milano
1:260% CF
D1Jones – Werenski
18:3255% CF
D2Murray – Nutivaara
15:1052% CF
D3Cole – Savard
12:1055% CF

PP1Vanek – Atkinson – Jones – Panarin – Dubois
2:18100% CF
PP2Foligno – Jenner – Bjorkstrand – Milano – Werenski
1:37100% CF
PK1FFoligno – Anderson
0:51
PK2FLetestu – Atkinson
0:47
PK1DMurray – Jones
1:17
PK2DCole – Savard
1:13

Current CBJ line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

6:16
WSHTom Wilson (Evgeny Kuznetsov)slap0.04 xG
WSH: Orpik, Carlson, Kuznetsov, Wilson, StephensonCBJ: Vanek, Foligno, Cole, Savard, Jenner
WSH 1 – 0 CBJ

2nd period

9:19
WSHT.J. OshiePP (Evgeny Kuznetsov, Alex Ovechkin)wrist0.05 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson, KuznetsovCBJ: Dubinsky, Atkinson, Murray, Jones
WSH 2 – 0 CBJ

3rd period

2:49
WSHAlex Ovechkin (Evgeny Kuznetsov, Tom Wilson)wrist0.10 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Niskanen, Orlov, Kuznetsov, WilsonCBJ: Vanek, Dubinsky, Letestu, Cole, Savard
WSH 3 – 0 CBJ
6:22
CBJBoone Jenner (Josh Anderson)tip-in0.03 xG
WSH: Niskanen, Backstrom, Beagle, Orlov, StephensonCBJ: Jenner, Anderson, Jones, Milano, Werenski
WSH 3 – 1 CBJ
17:41
WSHEvgeny KuznetsovENwrist0.73 xG
WSH: Orpik, Niskanen, Eller, Kuznetsov, WilsonCBJ: Foligno, Atkinson, Jenner, Jones, Milano, Panarin
WSH 4 – 1 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	1	3	4	+3	5	0.87	1	0	2	20:44	—	—	50	68
Tom Wilson R	L1	1	1	2	+3	7	0.39	3	0	2	19:44	—	—	56	84
Alex Ovechkin L	L1	1	1	2	+1	4	0.34	0	0	0	19:07	—	—	58	74
Nicklas Backstrom C	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.11	0	2	0	19:26	—	—	50	25
Chandler Stephenson C	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.08	0	1	0	17:02	—	—	59	52
T.J. Oshie R	L2	1	0	1	0	3	0.40	2	0	0	15:11	—	—	55	34
Lars Eller C	L3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.06	2	1	2	12:51	—	—	38	20
Brett Connolly R	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	2	0	11:20	—	—	38	9
Devante Smith-Pelly R	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	2	0	10:08	—	—	27	0
Jay Beagle C	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.11	0	0	0	12:36	—	—	39	36
Alex Chiasson R	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.08	0	0	0	11:47	—	—	46	32
Jakub Vrana L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	1	0	0	6:41	—	—	25	5
Matt Niskanen D	D1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.02	1	0	0	24:29	—	—	64	47
Dmitry Orlov D	D1	0	0	0	0	2	0.09	1	2	0	24:10	—	—	65	45
John Carlson D	D2	0	0	0	+1	3	0.10	1	3	0	20:58	—	—	50	48
Michal Kempny D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	2	2	0	18:14	—	—	42	22
Brooks Orpik D	D3	0	0	0	+2	0	0.00	2	4	0	17:01	—	—	33	32
Christian Djoos D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	12:36	—	—	21	7

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Braden Holtby(start)	W	24	23	1	.958	2.94	59:55

Columbus Blue Jackets

CBJ skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Cam Atkinson R	L1	0	0	0	-1	3	0.67	1	0	0	22:48	—	—	55	70
Artemi Panarin L	L1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.16	1	1	4	20:56	—	—	59	72
Pierre-Luc Dubois C	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.11	0	0	0	19:10	—	—	58	70
Josh Anderson R	L2	0	1	1	+1	1	0.19	2	0	0	17:04	—	—	57	67
Brandon Dubinsky C	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.06	0	1	2	11:50	—	—	44	40
Matt Calvert L	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.13	3	0	0	11:30	—	—	52	47
Nick Foligno L	L3	0	0	0	-2	3	0.30	3	1	0	19:06	—	—	44	66
Boone Jenner C	L3	1	0	1	-1	4	0.93	4	1	0	17:44	—	—	50	83
Thomas Vanek L	L3	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	0	0	0	10:01	—	—	48	66
Oliver Bjorkstrand R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.06	0	0	0	12:15	—	—	44	28
Sonny Milano L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	11:09	—	—	73	96
Mark Letestu C	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	1	0	7:27	—	—	40	39
Seth Jones D	D1	0	0	0	0	2	0.12	2	4	0	26:22	—	—	52	61
Zach Werenski D	D1	0	0	0	+1	3	0.17	3	1	0	23:43	—	—	56	63
Ryan Murray D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	1	1	0	18:34	—	—	50	61
Markus Nutivaara D	D2	0	0	0	0	2	0.03	1	1	0	17:22	—	—	48	60
David Savard D	D3	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	2	0	0	15:34	—	—	56	76
Ian Cole D	D3	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	1	2	0	14:05	—	—	52	76

CBJ goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Sergei Bobrovsky(start)	L	32	29	3	.906	1.94	58:50

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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.