Edgehalla

Washington Capitals vs. Columbus Blue JacketsJan 31, 2023

Final / OT· Nationwide Arena
Goals123OTTShots123OTT
WSH21014WSH11913134
CBJ11103CBJ91213034
WSH 60CBJ 66
WSH 3.40CBJ 2.21
PP goals
WSH 0CBJ 0
Hits
WSH 15CBJ 37
Blocks
WSH 22CBJ 18
PIM
WSH 8CBJ 8
WSH 54%CBJ 46%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Washington Capitals edge Columbus Blue Jackets 4–3 (OT)

Washington Capitals beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–3 in overtime at CBJ. Trevor van Riemsdyk (WSH) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for WSH: Oshie–Backstrom–Johansson skated 11:55 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (30.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

  1. Points
    Trevor van Riemsdyk had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:51.van Riemsdyk
  2. Points
    Evgeny Kuznetsov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:05.Kuznetsov
  3. Points
    Erik Gustafsson had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:34.Gustafsson
  4. New line
    New look for WSH: Oshie–Backstrom–Johansson skated 11:55 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (30.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.OshieBackstromJohansson
  5. New line
    New look for WSH: Ovechkin–Sheary–Strome skated 5:31 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (27.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.OvechkinShearyStrome
  6. Usage
    Jack Roslovic (CBJ) played 9:19, −7:13 down on his 16:32 season average over 76 games.Roslovic
  7. Usage
    Gavin Bayreuther (CBJ) played 12:06, −3:55 down on his 16:01 season average over 50 games.Bayreuther
  8. Usage
    Dylan Strome (WSH) played 11:18, −5:27 down on his 16:45 season average over 80 games.Strome

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.

Shot map, WSH at CBJ: 126 attempts, 68 on goal, 7 goals, 5.61 expected goals; best chance Nicklas Backstrom at 0.35 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← WSH attacks left (bottom on phones)CBJ attacks right (top on phones) →
  • CBJ
  • WSH
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 126 of 126 attempts · CBJ 66 · WSH 60

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, WSH at CBJ: expected goals 2.21 to 3.40 (WSH led the chances), shot attempts 66 to 60, 7 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdOTCBJWSHHVRPVRRGKnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:26
  • CBJ
  • WSH
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
CBJWSHcontrol2nd3rdOTHathaway · 1st 5:06van Riemsdyk · 1st 14:28Peeke · 1st 14:40van Riemsdyk · 2nd 8:26Robinson · 2nd 11:03Gaudreau · 3rd 12:44Kuznetsov · OT 0:26
  • 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 28% 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

Shift chart, WSH at CBJ: 38 players over 60:26; most ice Joonas Korpisalo (60:26) for CBJ and Charlie Lindgren (60:26) for WSH, 7 goals.

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
StatWSHCBJ
5973
2.502.44
2.362.40
1411
15
1419
+0.039−0.039
28%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

Current WSH line combinations →

Columbus Blue Jackets

Current CBJ line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

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
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Nicklas Backstrom CL1000-130.5701017:46——4059
T.J. Oshie RL1000030.4520017:46——4244
Marcus Johansson LL1011+110.0010216:49——4654
Evgeny Kuznetsov CL2112+110.0612216:05——5361
Sonny Milano LL2000-120.3400013:11——4466
Anthony Mantha RL2000-100.0010012:37——4650
Alex Ovechkin LL3000-130.1511016:30——3725
Conor Sheary LL3000-110.2101212:37——4039
Dylan Strome CL3000-110.0502011:18——4844
Lars Eller CL4011+220.5300016:53——4131
Nicolas Aube-Kubel RL4011+210.0311014:10——4437
Garnet Hathaway RL4101+230.3541010:55——5268
Trevor van Riemsdyk DD1202030.2705019:51——6548
Erik Gustafsson DD1022+150.1200019:34——6350
Dmitry Orlov DD2000000.0004025:36——2116
Nick Jensen DD2011010.1002023:17——3350
Martin Fehérváry DD3000030.1532220:46——4465
Matt Irwin DD3000010.021009:37——5680
WSH goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Charlie Lindgren(start)W34313.9122.2160:26

Columbus Blue Jackets

CBJ skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Johnny Gaudreau LL1101+120.1900020:21——6053
Patrik Laine LL1011+130.3701020:00——6053
Boone Jenner CL1000+230.4762019:32——6887
Sean Kuraly CL2000030.0752015:35——6991
Eric Robinson LL2101+130.4841014:54——7193
Mathieu Olivier RL2011-130.0831214:43——6368
Kirill Marchenko RL3000-120.1501216:30——4121
Cole Sillinger CL3000-120.0103016:14——3719
Kent Johnson CL3000-110.0101215:16——4125
Jack Roslovic CL4000-100.000009:19——5030
Emil Bemstrom CL4000-100.080107:43——5030
Liam Foudy CL4000-110.032006:41——5030
Erik Gudbranson DD1000+140.0430024:23——5269
Tim Berni DD1000+110.0171021:12——5168
Andrew Peeke DD2101+130.0731023:55——6239
Vladislav Gavrikov DD2000010.0111223:49——6340
Marcus Bjork DD3000-200.0310013:05——5247
Gavin Bayreuther DD3011-220.1022012:06——4641
CBJ goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Joonas Korpisalo(start)O34304.8823.4060:26