Washington Capitals vs. Columbus Blue JacketsApr 23, 2018

FinalPlayoffsMonday, Apr 23, 2018· Nationwide Arena

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Washington CapitalsWSH

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Columbus Blue JacketsCBJ

3

Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
WSH	1	2	3	6		WSH	10	12	6	28
CBJ	0	1	2	3		CBJ	7	14	17	38

: WSH 42CBJ 75
: WSH 3.07CBJ 3.60
PP goals: WSH 1CBJ 0
Hits: WSH 21CBJ 26
Blocks: WSH 23CBJ 9
PIM: WSH 10CBJ 8
: WSH 45%CBJ 55%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Washington Capitals beat Columbus Blue Jackets 6–3

Washington Capitals beat Columbus Blue Jackets 6–3 at CBJ. Alex Ovechkin (WSH) led the scoring with 2G 0A. WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 4:11 together.

Points
Alex Ovechkin had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:08.Ovechkin
Points
Nick Foligno had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:41.Foligno
Points
Chandler Stephenson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:59.Stephenson
Points
Brooks Orpik had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:06.Orpik
Points
Jay Beagle had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:23.Beagle
PP1
WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 4:11 together.Ovechkin Oshie Backstrom Carlson Kuznetsov
New line
New look for CBJ: Anderson–Wennberg–Panarin skated 7:23 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (70% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Anderson Wennberg Panarin
Usage
Brandon Dubinsky (CBJ) played 4:09, −9:53 down on his 14:02 season average over 5 games.Dubinsky

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 117 of 117 attempts · CBJ 75 · WSH 42

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 21% 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

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
	36	66
	1.58	3.13
	1.48	3.09
	8	11
	2	4
	8	20
	−0.003	+0.004
	21%	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

L1Ovechkin – Kuznetsov – Wilson
10:0548% CF
L2Eller – Smith-Pelly – Connolly
9:1536% CF
L3Oshie – Backstrom – Stephenson
8:4225% CF
L4Beagle – Chiasson – Vrana
3:2733% CF
D1Niskanen – Orlov
18:3133% CF
D2Carlson – Kempny
10:4946% CF
D3Orpik – Djoos
6:0529% CF

PP1Ovechkin – Oshie – Backstrom – Carlson – Kuznetsov
4:11100% CF
PP2Niskanen – Eller – Orlov – Connolly – Vrana
0:21100% CF
PK1FBeagle – Stephenson
2:16
PK2FEller – Wilson
1:58
PK1DOrpik – Niskanen
4:08
PK2DCarlson – Orlov
3:52

Current WSH line combinations →

Columbus Blue Jackets

L1Anderson – Wennberg – Panarin
7:2370% CF
L2Foligno – Jenner – Bjorkstrand
6:0556% CF
L3Calvert – Atkinson – Dubois
4:0257% CF
L4Vanek – Dubinsky – Letestu
2:3033% CF
D1Jones – Werenski
16:2673% CF
D2Murray – Nutivaara
12:2450% CF
D3Cole – Savard
11:3363% CF

PP1Foligno – Atkinson – Jones – Wennberg – Panarin
4:5891% CF
PP2Vanek – Jenner – Bjorkstrand – Werenski – Dubois
2:30100% CF
PK1FCalvert – Wennberg
2:01
PK2FLetestu – Atkinson
1:04
PK1DCole – Savard
2:04
PK2DMurray – Jones
1:26

Current CBJ line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

12:12
WSHDmitry Orlov (Matt Niskanen, Chandler Stephenson)slap0.04 xG
WSH: Oshie, Niskanen, Backstrom, Orlov, StephensonCBJ: Foligno, Atkinson, Murray, Panarin, Nutivaara
WSH 1 – 0 CBJ

2nd period

8:40
CBJNick Foligno (Ryan Murray, Ian Cole)snap0.02 xG
WSH: Orpik, Ovechkin, Carlson, Kuznetsov, WilsonCBJ: Foligno, Cole, Savard, Jenner, Bjorkstrand
WSH 1 – 1 CBJ
12:50
WSHAlex Ovechkin (Brooks Orpik, Christian Djoos)backhand0.01 xG
WSH: Orpik, Ovechkin, Kuznetsov, Wilson, DjoosCBJ: Foligno, Cole, Savard, Jenner, Bjorkstrand
WSH 2 – 1 CBJ
18:23
WSHAlex OvechkinPP (John Carlson, Evgeny Kuznetsov)slap0.05 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson, KuznetsovCBJ: Calvert, Murray, Wennberg, Werenski
WSH 3 – 1 CBJ

3rd period

2:25
CBJPierre-Luc Dubois (Matt Calvert)slap0.08 xG
WSH: Oshie, Backstrom, Stephenson, Djoos, KempnyCBJ: Vanek, Calvert, Murray, Nutivaara, Dubois
WSH 3 – 2 CBJ
3:56
WSHDevante Smith-Pellysnap0.01 xG
WSH: Niskanen, Eller, Orlov, Smith-Pelly, ConnollyCBJ: Cole, Calvert, Atkinson, Savard, Dubois
WSH 4 – 2 CBJ
5:30
WSHChandler StephensonSH (Jay Beagle, Brooks Orpik)backhand0.20 xG
WSH: Orpik, Niskanen, Beagle, StephensonCBJ: Foligno, Atkinson, Jones, Wennberg, Panarin
WSH 5 – 2 CBJ
8:22
CBJNick Foligno (Boone Jenner, Oliver Bjorkstrand)tip-in0.09 xG
WSH: Niskanen, Eller, Orlov, Smith-Pelly, ConnollyCBJ: Foligno, Jenner, Murray, Bjorkstrand, Nutivaara
WSH 5 – 3 CBJ
19:46
WSHLars EllerEN (Jay Beagle)wrist0.43 xG
WSH: Orpik, Eller, Beagle, Carlson, WilsonCBJ: Atkinson, Jenner, Jones, Wennberg, Panarin, Dubois
WSH 6 – 3 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	1	1	0	3	0.32	0	2	2	18:25	—	—	39	77
Tom Wilson R	L1	0	0	0	+1	2	0.28	7	3	2	17:09	—	—	41	74
Alex Ovechkin L	L1	2	0	2	0	3	0.36	1	2	0	16:08	—	—	44	48
Lars Eller C	L2	1	0	1	+1	1	0.43	1	1	0	16:35	—	—	30	15
Brett Connolly R	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.13	0	1	0	13:52	—	—	50	29
Devante Smith-Pelly R	L2	1	0	1	0	1	0.01	1	0	0	13:31	—	—	33	18
Nicklas Backstrom C	L3	0	0	0	0	4	0.69	0	0	2	19:48	—	—	28	7
T.J. Oshie R	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	0	0	18:35	—	—	27	8
Chandler Stephenson C	L3	1	1	2	+1	1	0.28	1	1	2	14:59	—	—	26	20
Jay Beagle C	L4	0	2	2	+2	1	0.02	0	0	0	14:23	—	—	30	64
Alex Chiasson R	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.11	1	0	0	7:04	—	—	30	66
Jakub Vrana L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.07	1	0	0	5:35	—	—	60	65
Matt Niskanen D	D1	0	1	1	+2	1	0.02	2	4	0	26:53	—	—	33	21
Dmitry Orlov D	D1	1	0	1	+1	2	0.14	1	2	0	25:33	—	—	30	20
John Carlson D	D2	0	1	1	0	4	0.14	0	1	0	24:50	—	—	36	63
Michal Kempny D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.04	0	1	0	14:28	—	—	48	62
Brooks Orpik D	D3	0	2	2	+2	1	0.02	3	5	0	16:06	—	—	36	35
Christian Djoos D	D3	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	0	0	2	7:52	—	—	25	13

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Braden Holtby(start)	W	38	35	3	.921	3.60	60:00

Columbus Blue Jackets

CBJ skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Artemi Panarin L	L1	0	0	0	-3	2	0.25	2	0	0	25:39	—	—	72	60
Alexander Wennberg C	L1	0	0	0	-2	3	0.39	0	0	0	23:18	—	—	68	63
Josh Anderson R	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.04	6	1	2	15:50	—	—	67	42
Nick Foligno L	L2	2	0	2	-1	2	0.11	0	1	0	18:41	—	—	59	58
Boone Jenner C	L2	0	1	1	0	3	0.24	1	0	2	17:08	—	—	68	72
Oliver Bjorkstrand R	L2	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	1	0	0	10:42	—	—	57	50
Cam Atkinson R	L3	0	0	0	-4	7	1.07	1	0	0	23:55	—	—	53	72
Pierre-Luc Dubois C	L3	1	0	1	-1	3	0.20	4	0	2	17:57	—	—	68	75
Matt Calvert L	L3	0	1	1	0	2	0.18	2	0	0	15:49	—	—	69	73
Thomas Vanek L	L4	0	0	0	+1	1	0.03	1	0	0	8:35	—	—	86	94
Mark Letestu C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	5:31	—	—	33	35
Brandon Dubinsky C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	1	0	0	4:09	—	—	40	27
Seth Jones D	D1	0	0	0	-2	2	0.07	1	1	2	27:18	—	—	71	84
Zach Werenski D	D1	0	0	0	0	6	0.87	3	0	0	22:09	—	—	77	86
Ryan Murray D	D2	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	0	2	0	16:14	—	—	54	44
Markus Nutivaara D	D2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.02	0	0	0	14:06	—	—	46	40
David Savard D	D3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.07	3	1	0	15:36	—	—	65	50
Ian Cole D	D3	0	1	1	-1	1	0.03	0	3	0	14:30	—	—	63	48

CBJ goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Sergei Bobrovsky(start)	L	27	22	5	.815	2.64	57:26

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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.