Washington Capitals vs. Columbus Blue JacketsDec 8, 2018

FinalSaturday, Dec 8, 2018· Nationwide Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
WSH	3	0	1	4		WSH	13	8	7	28
CBJ	0	0	0	0		CBJ	9	8	11	28

: WSH 53CBJ 53
: WSH 2.75CBJ 2.55
PP goals: WSH 0CBJ 0
Hits: WSH 5CBJ 16
Blocks: WSH 9CBJ 13
PIM: WSH 8CBJ 6
: WSH 44%CBJ 56%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Washington Capitals rout Columbus Blue Jackets 4–0

Washington Capitals beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–0 at CBJ. Alex Ovechkin (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for CBJ: Dubinsky–Nash–Hannikainen skated 6:42 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
Alex Ovechkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:07.Ovechkin
Points
Travis Boyd had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:34.Boyd
New line
New look for CBJ: Dubinsky–Nash–Hannikainen skated 6:42 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Dubinsky Nash Hannikainen
Luck
CBJ scored 0 goals on 2.55 expected goals (53 attempts), well short of its chances.
Usage
Travis Boyd (WSH) played 13:34, +3:49 up on his 9:45 season average over 52 games.Boyd
Usage
Evgeny Kuznetsov (WSH) played 15:21, −3:29 down on his 18:50 season average over 75 games.Kuznetsov
Usage
John Carlson (WSH) played 21:24, −3:43 down on his 25:07 season average over 79 games.Carlson
Usage
Anthony Duclair (CBJ) played 7:49, −4:57 down on his 12:46 season average over 73 games.Duclair

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 106 of 106 attempts · CBJ 53 · WSH 53

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 46% of the game, CBJ 23%.

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
	55	46
	2.79	1.31
	2.66	1.27
	8	2
	1	0
	8	2
	−0.033	+0.033
	46%	23%

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 – Backstrom – Burakovsky
11:3663% CF
L2Kuznetsov – Connolly – Vrana
10:3538% CF
L3Eller – Smith-Pelly – Stephenson
9:4647% CF
L4Dowd – Boyd – Jaskin
8:0079% CF
D1Niskanen – Orlov
13:4040% CF
D2Bowey – Siegenthaler
12:0550% CF
D3Carlson – Kempny
11:5365% CF

PP1Ovechkin – Backstrom – Carlson – Kuznetsov – Connolly
4:0583% CF
PP2Ovechkin – Eller – Orlov – Burakovsky – Vrana
1:55
PK1FEller – Smith-Pelly
2:46
PK2FBoyd – Stephenson
2:20
PK1DCarlson – Kempny
1:54
PK2DNiskanen – Siegenthaler
1:53

Current WSH line combinations →

Columbus Blue Jackets

L1Dubinsky – Nash – Hannikainen
6:4250% CF
L2Atkinson – Panarin – Dubois
6:3038% CF
L3Foligno – Jenner – Anderson
4:5450% CF
L4Duclair – Bjorkstrand – Wennberg
0:00
D1Murray – Jones
13:1836% CF
D2Savard – Nutivaara
12:1843% CF
D3Harrington – Werenski
10:3047% CF

PP1Jenner – Anderson – Bjorkstrand – Werenski – Panarin
3:10
PP2Foligno – Atkinson – Jones – Wennberg – Dubois
2:4186% CF
PK1FJenner – Anderson
1:44
PK2FDubinsky – Foligno
1:02
PK1DMurray – Jones
3:50
PK2DSavard – Werenski
1:04

Current CBJ line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

1:42
WSHBrett Connolly (Jakub Vrana, Evgeny Kuznetsov)wrist0.05 xG
WSH: Carlson, Kuznetsov, Connolly, Vrana, KempnyCBJ: Dubinsky, Harrington, Duclair, Wennberg, Werenski
WSH 1 – 0 CBJ
10:19
WSHDmitrij Jaskin (Travis Boyd, Dmitry Orlov)deflected0.07 xG
WSH: Niskanen, Orlov, Dowd, Boyd, JaskinCBJ: Dubinsky, Murray, Duclair, Jones, Wennberg
WSH 2 – 0 CBJ
19:41
WSHAlex Ovechkin (Michal Kempny, John Carlson)wrist0.11 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Backstrom, Carlson, Burakovsky, KempnyCBJ: Atkinson, Jones, Werenski, Panarin, Dubois
WSH 3 – 0 CBJ

3rd period

11:04
WSHTravis Boyd (Alex Ovechkin, Nic Dowd)wrist0.04 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Niskanen, Dowd, Boyd, KempnyCBJ: Foligno, Atkinson, Jenner, Murray, Jones
WSH 4 – 0 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
Alex Ovechkin L	L1	1	1	2	+2	5	0.49	1	2	0	20:07	—	—	67	83
Nicklas Backstrom C	L1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.46	0	0	0	18:25	—	—	62	80
Andre Burakovsky L	L1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.20	0	0	4	15:25	—	—	65	83
Brett Connolly R	L2	1	0	1	+1	1	0.13	0	0	0	15:22	—	—	38	37
Evgeny Kuznetsov C	L2	0	1	1	+1	2	0.16	0	1	2	15:21	—	—	40	47
Jakub Vrana L	L2	0	1	1	+1	1	0.04	0	1	0	14:08	—	—	38	37
Lars Eller C	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.13	0	0	0	17:17	—	—	44	43
Devante Smith-Pelly R	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.08	0	0	0	13:52	—	—	44	59
Chandler Stephenson C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.06	0	0	0	13:15	—	—	41	59
Travis Boyd C	L4	1	1	2	+2	2	0.17	0	0	0	13:34	—	—	75	88
Dmitrij Jaskin R	L4	1	0	1	+1	4	0.44	1	0	0	10:33	—	—	75	71
Nic Dowd C	L4	0	1	1	+2	0	0.14	0	0	0	10:26	—	—	78	89
Dmitry Orlov D	D1	0	1	1	+1	1	0.02	0	0	2	21:35	—	—	42	42
Matt Niskanen D	D1	0	0	0	+2	0	0.00	1	0	0	19:40	—	—	52	62
Madison Bowey D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	1	1	0	16:45	—	—	56	60
Jonas Siegenthaler D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	0	1	0	16:25	—	—	45	41
John Carlson D	D3	0	1	1	+2	4	0.17	0	1	0	21:24	—	—	61	78
Michal Kempny D	D3	0	1	1	+3	1	0.02	1	2	0	18:48	—	—	69	81

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Braden Holtby(start)	W	28	28	0	.1000	2.55	59:40

Columbus Blue Jackets

CBJ skaters
Skater	Line	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Brandon Dubinsky C	L1	-2	1	0.01	2	0	0	12:20	—	—	42	18
Riley Nash C	L1	0	0	0.04	0	0	0	10:29	—	—	50	33
Markus Hannikainen L	L1	0	0	0.00	3	0	0	10:06	—	—	50	33
Artemi Panarin L	L2	-1	3	0.10	0	0	0	21:15	—	—	47	23
Cam Atkinson R	L2	-2	2	0.36	2	0	2	19:12	—	—	32	47
Pierre-Luc Dubois C	L2	-1	1	0.50	0	0	2	16:08	—	—	26	31
Nick Foligno L	L3	-1	2	0.15	3	2	0	17:39	—	—	41	70
Josh Anderson R	L3	0	1	0.05	2	1	0	15:53	—	—	39	21
Boone Jenner C	L3	-1	0	0.01	2	0	2	15:45	—	—	53	78
Alexander Wennberg C	L4	-2	0	0.11	0	0	0	18:24	—	—	57	43
Oliver Bjorkstrand R	L4	0	4	0.17	0	0	0	15:20	—	—	67	49
Anthony Duclair L	L4	-2	0	0.00	0	1	0	7:49	—	—	36	17
Seth Jones D	D1	-3	8	0.43	0	3	0	26:07	—	—	42	42
Ryan Murray D	D1	-2	2	0.08	0	2	0	20:46	—	—	47	39
David Savard D	D2	0	1	0.02	0	1	0	17:36	—	—	46	34
Markus Nutivaara D	D2	0	2	0.30	0	0	0	16:47	—	—	52	29
Zach Werenski D	D3	-2	1	0.09	0	2	0	20:58	—	—	38	17
Scott Harrington D	D3	-1	0	0.12	2	1	0	11:26	—	—	50	29

CBJ goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Joonas Korpisalo	—	15	14	1	.933	2.01	40:00
Sergei Bobrovsky(start)	L	13	10	3	.769	0.73	20:00

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.