Washington Capitals vs. Columbus Blue JacketsDec 12, 2024

Final / OTThursday, Dec 12, 2024· Nationwide Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	OT	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
WSH	0	0	1	1	2		WSH	11	13	12	1	37
CBJ	0	1	0	0	1		CBJ	6	16	8	3	33

: WSH 73CBJ 60
: WSH 3.44CBJ 3.77
PP goals: WSH 0CBJ 1
Hits: WSH 12CBJ 19
Blocks: WSH 14CBJ 15
PIM: WSH 10CBJ 2
: WSH 61%CBJ 39%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Washington Capitals edge Columbus Blue Jackets 2–1 (OT)

Washington Capitals beat Columbus Blue Jackets 2–1 in overtime at CBJ. Aliaksei Protas (WSH) led the scoring with 2G 0A. CBJ's first power-play unit (Monahan, Werenski, Marchenko, Voronkov and Johnson) scored 1 power-play goal on 17 attempts in 5:16 together.

Points
Aliaksei Protas had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:12.Protas
Points
Jakob Chychrun had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:03.Chychrun
PP1
CBJ's first power-play unit (Monahan, Werenski, Marchenko, Voronkov and Johnson) scored 1 power-play goal on 17 attempts in 5:16 together.Monahan Werenski Marchenko Voronkov Johnson
New line
New look for WSH: Strome–Raddysh–McMichael skated 13:05 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (64.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Strome Raddysh McMichael
New line
New look for CBJ: Olivier–Aston-Reese–Fantilli skated 10:58 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (30.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Olivier Aston-Reese Fantilli
Luck
CBJ scored 1 goal on 3.77 expected goals (60 attempts), well short of its chances.
Goalie
Jet Greaves (CBJ) faced 37 shots and stopped 35 (.946), +6 against a season average of 30.8; the overtime loss.Greaves
New line
New look for CBJ: Marchenko–Voronkov–Sillinger skated 10:21 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (42.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Marchenko Voronkov Sillinger

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 133 of 133 attempts · CBJ 60 · WSH 73

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 30% of the game, CBJ 30%.

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
	78	46
	3.13	2.16
	2.93	2.03
	14	11
	4	5
	24	16
	+0.068	−0.067
	30%	30%

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

L1Strome – Raddysh – McMichael
13:0565% CF
L2Wilson – Dubois – Protas
11:1263% CF
L3Eller – Mangiapane – Lapierre
7:4558% CF
L4Dowd – Duhaime – Miroshnichenko
6:4558% CF
D1Roy – Sandin
11:3723% CF
D2Carlson – Chychrun
8:5796% CF
D3van Riemsdyk – Fehérváry
5:4350% CF

PP1Carlson – Wilson – Strome – Chychrun – McMichael
1:08100% CF
PP2Carlson – Dowd – Chychrun – Dubois – McMichael
0:05100% CF
PK1FDowd – Duhaime
3:24
PK2FWilson – Protas
1:15
PK1DCarlson – Fehérváry
2:56
PK2DRoy – Sandin
0:44

Current WSH line combinations →

Columbus Blue Jackets

L1van Riemsdyk – Monahan – Johnson
12:3541% CF
L2Olivier – Aston-Reese – Fantilli
10:5830% CF
L3Marchenko – Voronkov – Sillinger
10:2142% CF
L4Kuraly – Labanc – Pyyhtia
7:1527% CF
D1Werenski – Fabbro
19:5950% CF
D2Severson – Provorov
17:0424% CF
D3Johnson – Christiansen
9:4923% CF

PP1Monahan – Werenski – Marchenko – Voronkov – Johnson
5:16100% CF
PP2van Riemsdyk – Labanc – Provorov – Sillinger – Fantilli
0:45100% CF
PK1FOlivier – Pyyhtia
0:44
PK2FMonahan – Aston-Reese
0:20
PK1DJohnson – Fabbro
1:04
PK2DSeverson – Provorov
0:06

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
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Connor McMichael L	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.33	0	0	0	19:30	—	—	65	55
Dylan Strome C	L1	0	1	1	+1	2	0.45	0	0	0	19:25	—	—	69	58
Taylor Raddysh R	L1	0	0	0	0	6	0.26	1	0	0	15:21	—	—	68	60
Pierre-Luc Dubois C	L2	0	1	1	+1	3	0.06	1	1	0	16:50	—	—	65	75
Aliaksei Protas L	L2	2	0	2	+2	4	0.40	0	1	0	16:12	—	—	68	74
Tom Wilson R	L2	0	0	0	+1	3	0.41	0	0	0	15:26	—	—	65	73
Lars Eller C	L3	0	0	0	0	4	0.56	1	0	0	15:18	—	—	60	46
Andrew Mangiapane L	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.22	0	0	0	12:12	—	—	61	53
Hendrix Lapierre C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.03	0	0	0	8:55	—	—	50	33
Nic Dowd C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	4	14:56	—	—	56	68
Brandon Duhaime L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	2	1	0	13:59	—	—	56	66
Ivan Miroshnichenko L	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.25	1	1	0	7:36	—	—	64	73
Matt Roy D	D1	0	0	0	0	2	0.04	3	2	0	21:54	—	—	24	13
Rasmus Sandin D	D1	0	0	0	0	2	0.03	1	2	0	21:21	—	—	53	47
John Carlson D	D2	0	0	0	+1	2	0.13	0	3	0	22:55	—	—	86	95
Jakob Chychrun D	D2	0	2	2	+2	2	0.26	2	1	2	20:03	—	—	83	82
Martin Fehérváry D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	2	19:28	—	—	52	51
Trevor van Riemsdyk D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	0	0	2	17:10	—	—	76	87

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Charlie Lindgren(start)	W	33	32	1	.970	3.77	62:23

Columbus Blue Jackets

CBJ skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Sean Monahan C	L1	0	1	1	0	5	0.56	0	0	0	22:25	—	—	39	37
Kent Johnson C	L1	0	1	1	0	1	0.36	0	1	0	20:19	—	—	44	44
James van Riemsdyk L	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.26	0	0	0	17:00	—	—	40	39
Adam Fantilli C	L2	0	0	0	-2	2	0.18	1	1	0	17:07	—	—	36	23
Mathieu Olivier R	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	6	1	0	16:05	—	—	32	31
Zachary Aston-Reese L	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.47	0	1	0	15:26	—	—	38	50
Kirill Marchenko R	L3	0	0	0	0	5	0.78	1	0	0	18:03	—	—	32	45
Dmitri Voronkov L	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.27	1	0	0	17:26	—	—	48	50
Cole Sillinger C	L3	0	0	0	-1	3	0.08	0	0	0	16:01	—	—	36	46
Kevin Labanc R	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	2	0	0	9:46	—	—	37	50
Sean Kuraly C	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.23	5	1	0	9:46	—	—	43	60
Mikael Pyyhtia L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	2	0	9:33	—	—	24	4
Zach Werenski D	D1	1	0	1	0	6	0.53	0	1	2	27:47	—	—	52	68
Dante Fabbro D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	1	3	0	23:03	—	—	51	70
Ivan Provorov D	D2	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	2	2	0	22:08	—	—	27	9
Damon Severson D	D2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	1	0	20:49	—	—	30	12
Jake Christiansen D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	11:18	—	—	19	7
Jack Johnson D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	0	1	0	11:07	—	—	21	13

CBJ goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jet Greaves(start)	O	37	35	2	.946	3.44	62:23

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Zach Werenski (CBJ PP) 2nd 14:12 · assists Kent Johnson, Sean Monahan · Forecheck turnover · 78.0 mph shot.

Zach Werenski · 2nd 14:12 · CBJ PP

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 2
Shot: 78.0 mph
Distance: 44 ft

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Aliaksei Protas · 3rd 0:31 · WSH

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 70.5 mph
Distance: 28 ft
Entry to goal: 2.7 s
Type: one-timer

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Aliaksei Protas · OT 2:23 · WSH

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 72.3 mph
Distance: 40 ft
Entry to goal: 3.9 s

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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.

Washington Capitals vs. Columbus Blue JacketsDec 12, 2024

Fantasy takeaways

Washington Capitals edge Columbus Blue Jackets 2–1 (OT)

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Sequence card

Lines used

Washington Capitals

Columbus Blue Jackets

Scoring summary

2nd period

3rd period

OT period

Box score

Washington Capitals

Columbus Blue Jackets

Goal anatomy

Zach Werenski · 2nd 14:12 · CBJ PP

Aliaksei Protas · 3rd 0:31 · WSH

Aliaksei Protas · OT 2:23 · WSH