Washington Capitals vs. Columbus Blue JacketsJan 5, 2023

FinalThursday, Jan 5, 2023· Nationwide Arena

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Washington CapitalsWSH

6

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Columbus Blue JacketsCBJ

2

Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
WSH	0	4	2	6		WSH	13	16	8	37
CBJ	1	1	0	2		CBJ	8	8	11	27

: WSH 69CBJ 50
: WSH 3.13CBJ 2.08
PP goals: WSH 2CBJ 0
Hits: WSH 16CBJ 14
Blocks: WSH 12CBJ 18
PIM: WSH 4CBJ 6
: WSH 65%CBJ 35%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Washington Capitals rout Columbus Blue Jackets 6–2

Washington Capitals beat Columbus Blue Jackets 6–2 at CBJ. Dylan Strome (WSH) led the scoring with 0G 3A. WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Kuznetsov, Gustafsson and Strome) scored 2 power-play goals on 6 attempts in 1:35 together.

Points
Dylan Strome had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 15:19.Strome
Points
T.J. Oshie had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:21.Oshie
Points
Emil Bemstrom had 2 assists (2 points) in 13:03.Bemstrom
Points
Evgeny Kuznetsov had 2 assists (2 points) in 18:55.Kuznetsov
PP1
WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Kuznetsov, Gustafsson and Strome) scored 2 power-play goals on 6 attempts in 1:35 together.Ovechkin Oshie Kuznetsov Gustafsson Strome
New line
New look for CBJ: Nyquist–Roslovic–Laine skated 15:33 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (53.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Nyquist Roslovic Laine
New line
New look for CBJ: Kuraly–Olivier–Meyer skated 11:21 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (35.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Kuraly Olivier Meyer
Luck
WSH scored 6 goals on 3.13 expected goals (69 attempts), finishing well above its chances.

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 119 of 119 attempts · CBJ 50 · WSH 69

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 47% of the game, CBJ 17%.

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
	71	55
	2.92	2.29
	2.75	2.22
	10	11
	2	5
	14	7
	+0.084	−0.084
	47%	17%

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 – Sheary
12:5144% CF
L2Eller – Johansson – Aube-Kubel
12:2562% CF
L3Oshie – Milano – Strome
9:4760% CF
L4Mantha – Hathaway – Protas
8:5861% CF
D1Orlov – Jensen
16:5458% CF
D2Fehérváry – Alexeyev
16:2244% CF
D3Gustafsson – van Riemsdyk
14:0157% CF

PP1Ovechkin – Oshie – Kuznetsov – Gustafsson – Strome
1:3586% CF
PK1FEller – Sheary
1:15
PK2FJohansson – Hathaway
0:32
PK1DJensen – van Riemsdyk
1:04
PK2DOrlov – Fehérváry
0:48

Current WSH line combinations →

Columbus Blue Jackets

L1Nyquist – Roslovic – Laine
15:3353% CF
L2Kuraly – Olivier – Meyer
11:2136% CF
L3Gaudreau – Bemstrom – Johnson
10:5147% CF
L4Foudy – Marchenko – Sillinger
9:2764% CF
D1Gavrikov – Peeke
16:1757% CF
D2Gudbranson – Berni
15:2958% CF
D3Bayreuther – Boqvist
14:4031% CF

PP1Nyquist – Gaudreau – Roslovic – Laine – Boqvist
1:080% CF
PP2Gavrikov – Bemstrom – Marchenko – Johnson – Sillinger
0:52
PK1FKuraly – Sillinger
0:54
PK2FNyquist – Roslovic
0:27
PK1DGudbranson – Peeke
0:54

Current CBJ line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

5:19
CBJJohnny Gaudreau (Emil Bemstrom)snap0.16 xG
WSH: Eller, Johansson, Aube-Kubel, Fehérváry, AlexeyevCBJ: Gudbranson, Gaudreau, Bemstrom, Berni, Johnson
WSH 0 – 1 CBJ

2nd period

1:51
WSHT.J. Oshie (Nick Jensen, Dmitry Orlov)snap0.02 xG
WSH: Oshie, Orlov, Jensen, Milano, StromeCBJ: Gudbranson, Gaudreau, Bemstrom, Berni, Johnson
WSH 1 – 1 CBJ
11:15
WSHNicolas Aube-Kubelsnap0.17 xG
WSH: Eller, Johansson, Gustafsson, Aube-Kubel, AlexeyevCBJ: Nyquist, Roslovic, Laine, Peeke, Bayreuther
WSH 2 – 1 CBJ
12:59
CBJGavin Bayreuther (Adam Boqvist, Emil Bemstrom)slap0.02 xG
WSH: Oshie, Jensen, Kuznetsov, van Riemsdyk, MilanoCBJ: Gaudreau, Bayreuther, Bemstrom, Boqvist, Johnson
WSH 2 – 2 CBJ
17:20
WSHMartin Fehérváry (Dylan Strome, Alexander Alexeyev)deflected0.06 xG
WSH: Oshie, Milano, Strome, Fehérváry, AlexeyevCBJ: Gavrikov, Foudy, Marchenko, Berni, Sillinger
WSH 3 – 2 CBJ
18:57
WSHGarnet Hathaway (Anthony Mantha, Aliaksei Protas)snap0.15 xG
WSH: Gustafsson, Mantha, van Riemsdyk, Hathaway, ProtasCBJ: Gaudreau, Gavrikov, Olivier, Berni, Johnson
WSH 4 – 2 CBJ

3rd period

6:41
WSHT.J. OshiePP (Dylan Strome, Evgeny Kuznetsov)wrist0.06 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Oshie, Kuznetsov, Gustafsson, StromeCBJ: Nyquist, Roslovic, Gavrikov, Peeke
WSH 5 – 2 CBJ
13:05
WSHAlex OvechkinPP (Dylan Strome, Evgeny Kuznetsov)slap0.14 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Oshie, Kuznetsov, Gustafsson, StromeCBJ: Gudbranson, Kuraly, Peeke, Sillinger
WSH 6 – 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	2	2	-1	0	0.17	0	0	2	18:55	—	—	42	50
Alex Ovechkin L	L1	1	0	1	0	2	0.33	4	0	0	18:08	—	—	45	53
Conor Sheary L	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.12	1	0	0	17:19	—	—	41	45
Lars Eller C	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.20	1	0	0	16:05	—	—	67	48
Nicolas Aube-Kubel R	L2	1	0	1	0	2	0.19	2	0	0	15:14	—	—	68	48
Marcus Johansson L	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.05	0	0	0	15:01	—	—	67	41
T.J. Oshie R	L3	2	0	2	+1	4	0.53	2	1	0	15:21	—	—	57	74
Dylan Strome C	L3	0	3	3	+2	3	0.17	0	1	0	15:19	—	—	62	67
Sonny Milano L	L3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.28	0	0	0	13:15	—	—	60	68
Anthony Mantha R	L4	0	1	1	+1	3	0.31	0	0	0	12:31	—	—	59	62
Aliaksei Protas L	L4	0	1	1	+1	3	0.04	0	0	0	10:09	—	—	58	60
Garnet Hathaway R	L4	1	0	1	+1	1	0.21	1	1	0	10:05	—	—	61	62
Nick Jensen D	D1	0	1	1	0	3	0.04	0	2	0	21:31	—	—	62	49
Dmitry Orlov D	D1	0	1	1	+1	1	0.03	1	2	0	21:05	—	—	58	46
Alexander Alexeyev D	D2	0	1	1	+1	2	0.03	1	2	0	19:20	—	—	48	48
Martin Fehérváry D	D2	1	0	1	0	3	0.22	2	3	2	19:06	—	—	46	38
Erik Gustafsson D	D3	0	0	0	+2	2	0.09	1	0	0	19:00	—	—	58	69
Trevor van Riemsdyk D	D3	0	0	0	0	3	0.13	0	0	0	18:36	—	—	61	66

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Darcy Kuemper(start)	W	27	25	2	.926	2.08	60:00

Columbus Blue Jackets

CBJ skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Gustav Nyquist R	L1	0	0	0	-1	3	0.09	0	2	0	20:57	—	—	51	41
Jack Roslovic C	L1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.13	0	0	0	20:18	—	—	53	38
Patrik Laine L	L1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.24	1	0	0	19:00	—	—	55	45
Sean Kuraly C	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.03	1	0	0	14:23	—	—	31	25
Mathieu Olivier R	L2	0	0	0	-1	3	0.06	0	2	2	14:18	—	—	29	22
Carson Meyer R	L2	0	0	0	0	3	0.16	1	1	0	12:05	—	—	35	26
Johnny Gaudreau L	L3	1	0	1	0	3	0.38	0	1	0	15:02	—	—	33	52
Kent Johnson C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.11	0	0	0	13:25	—	—	39	56
Emil Bemstrom C	L3	0	2	2	+1	0	0.00	0	0	0	13:03	—	—	44	56
Cole Sillinger C	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	0	0	12:31	—	—	60	69
Kirill Marchenko R	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.21	1	1	0	12:26	—	—	56	64
Liam Foudy C	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.18	1	0	0	11:02	—	—	64	69
Vladislav Gavrikov D	D1	0	0	0	-2	1	0.21	1	0	2	22:06	—	—	46	34
Andrew Peeke D	D1	0	0	0	-1	3	0.16	1	2	0	22:02	—	—	49	37
Erik Gudbranson D	D2	0	0	0	0	2	0.02	4	2	0	20:46	—	—	53	53
Tim Berni D	D2	0	0	0	-2	2	0.05	1	2	2	18:52	—	—	48	49
Gavin Bayreuther D	D3	1	0	1	0	1	0.02	1	2	0	17:20	—	—	30	41
Adam Boqvist D	D3	0	1	1	+1	0	0.03	0	3	0	17:04	—	—	31	49

CBJ goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Elvis Merzlikins(start)	L	37	31	6	.838	3.13	59:45

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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.