Washington Capitals vs. Boston BruinsJan 10, 2019

FinalThursday, Jan 10, 2019· TD Garden

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Washington CapitalsWSH

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Boston BruinsBOS

2

Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
WSH	1	1	2	4		WSH	5	7	10	22
BOS	0	1	1	2		BOS	17	11	13	41

: WSH 39BOS 74
: WSH 2.33BOS 3.00
PP goals: WSH 0BOS 1
Hits: WSH 32BOS 25
Blocks: WSH 18BOS 7
PIM: WSH 8BOS 4
: WSH 34%BOS 66%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Washington Capitals beat Boston Bruins 4–2

Washington Capitals beat Boston Bruins 4–2 at BOS. Alex Ovechkin (WSH) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Braden Holtby (WSH) faced 41 shots and stopped 39 (.951), +11 against a season average of 30.4; the win.

Points
Alex Ovechkin had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:58.Ovechkin
Points
T.J. Oshie had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:49.Oshie
Goalie
Braden Holtby (WSH) faced 41 shots and stopped 39 (.951), +11 against a season average of 30.4; the win.Holtby
Usage
Tom Wilson (WSH) played 23:28, +5:25 up on his 18:03 season average over 62 games.Wilson
New line
New look for WSH: Eller–Connolly–Boyd skated 8:41 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (30.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Eller Connolly Boyd
Usage
T.J. Oshie (WSH) played 14:49, −3:51 down on his 18:40 season average over 68 games.Oshie
Luck
WSH scored 4 goals on 2.33 expected goals (39 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
Usage
Nicklas Backstrom (WSH) played 16:32, −3:28 down on his 20:00 season average over 79 games.Backstrom

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)BOS attacks right (top on phones) →

BOS
WSH
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 113 of 113 attempts · BOS 74 · WSH 39

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

BOS
WSH
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

BOS 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 15% of the game, BOS 46%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

BOS

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	BOS
	36	66
	1.55	1.97
	1.49	1.89
	12	10
	4	11
	11	26
	−0.158	+0.158
	15%	46%

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
14:1840% CF
L2Oshie – Backstrom – Vrana
9:4633% CF
L3Eller – Connolly – Boyd
8:4131% CF
L4Dowd – Smith-Pelly – Stephenson
4:2522% CF
D1Carlson – Kempny
13:2218% CF
D2Niskanen – Orlov
10:1738% CF
D3Orpik – Siegenthaler
6:5350% CF

PP1Ovechkin – Backstrom – Carlson – Kuznetsov – Wilson
2:56100% CF
PP2Niskanen – Orlov – Boyd – Wilson – Vrana
1:040% CF
PK1FEller – Wilson
3:13
PK2FSmith-Pelly – Stephenson
1:57
PK1DOrpik – Carlson
4:23
PK2DNiskanen – Kempny
2:11

Current WSH line combinations →

Boston Bruins

L1Bergeron – Marchand – Pastrnak
10:5367% CF
L2Wagner – Kuraly – Acciari
10:0673% CF
L3Donato – Heinen – Forsbacka Karlsson
8:2478% CF
L4Backes – Krejci – DeBrusk
5:3775% CF
D1Chara – Carlo
15:0658% CF
D2Miller – Grzelcyk
12:2467% CF
D3Moore – Krug
9:3578% CF

PP1Bergeron – Marchand – Krug – Pastrnak – DeBrusk
4:39100% CF
PP2Backes – Krejci – Moore – Grzelcyk – Donato
2:2150% CF
PK1FBergeron – Marchand
1:47
PK2FKuraly – Acciari
0:50
PK1DChara – Miller
2:19
PK2DMoore – Carlo
0:36

Current BOS line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

6:38
WSHJakub Vrana (T.J. Oshie)wrist0.07 xG
WSH: Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson, Vrana, KempnyBOS: Bergeron, Marchand, Moore, Krug, Pastrnak
WSH 1 – 0 BOS

2nd period

14:11
BOSRyan Donato (Torey Krug, Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson)wrist0.01 xG
WSH: Niskanen, Eller, Orlov, Smith-Pelly, StephensonBOS: Moore, Krug, Donato, Heinen, Forsbacka Karlsson
WSH 1 – 1 BOS
14:50
WSHAlex Ovechkin (Tom Wilson)wrist0.07 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Kuznetsov, Wilson, Siegenthaler, KempnyBOS: Chara, Wagner, Kuraly, Carlo, Acciari
WSH 2 – 1 BOS

3rd period

4:37
BOSDavid KrejciPP (Danton Heinen, David Backes)slap0.04 xG
WSH: Orpik, Niskanen, Eller, WilsonBOS: Backes, Krejci, Grzelcyk, Donato, Heinen
WSH 2 – 2 BOS
5:46
WSHNicklas Backstrom (T.J. Oshie, Jonas Siegenthaler)wrist0.01 xG
WSH: Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson, Vrana, KempnyBOS: Bergeron, Marchand, Miller, Grzelcyk, Pastrnak
WSH 3 – 2 BOS
18:25
WSHAlex OvechkinENwrist0.42 xG
WSH: Orpik, Ovechkin, Carlson, Kuznetsov, WilsonBOS: Bergeron, Backes, Krejci, Marchand, Krug, Pastrnak
WSH 4 – 2 BOS

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
Tom Wilson R	L1	0	1	1	+2	2	0.12	5	2	0	23:28	—	—	44	43
Alex Ovechkin L	L1	2	0	2	+2	5	0.77	4	1	0	20:58	—	—	43	52
Evgeny Kuznetsov C	L1	0	0	0	+2	0	0.05	2	0	0	20:01	—	—	39	43
Nicklas Backstrom C	L2	1	0	1	+2	1	0.01	1	0	0	16:32	—	—	40	50
T.J. Oshie R	L2	0	2	2	+2	3	0.21	3	1	0	14:49	—	—	41	51
Jakub Vrana L	L2	1	0	1	+2	3	0.20	2	0	0	14:09	—	—	33	35
Lars Eller C	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.32	0	1	2	15:16	—	—	25	28
Brett Connolly R	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	2	12:07	—	—	30	37
Travis Boyd C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.14	0	0	0	11:28	—	—	31	26
Chandler Stephenson C	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.02	2	1	0	9:22	—	—	27	61
Devante Smith-Pelly R	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.07	1	1	0	9:19	—	—	19	41
Nic Dowd C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.29	2	1	0	6:58	—	—	36	65
John Carlson D	D1	0	0	0	+3	0	0.05	1	2	0	26:55	—	—	21	17
Michal Kempny D	D1	0	0	0	+3	0	0.00	1	5	2	20:28	—	—	22	29
Matt Niskanen D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	1	1	0	20:09	—	—	38	45
Dmitry Orlov D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.03	2	0	0	17:25	—	—	44	52
Brooks Orpik D	D3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.01	3	2	0	18:52	—	—	46	75
Jonas Siegenthaler D	D3	0	1	1	+1	1	0.03	1	0	2	13:29	—	—	56	64

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Braden Holtby(start)	W	41	39	2	.951	3.00	59:36

Boston Bruins

BOS skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Brad Marchand L	L1	0	0	0	-3	2	0.22	0	0	0	23:01	—	—	62	69
David Pastrnak R	L1	0	0	0	-3	6	0.58	1	1	0	21:38	—	—	57	58
Patrice Bergeron C	L1	0	0	0	-3	4	0.42	2	0	2	20:43	—	—	69	77
Sean Kuraly C	L2	0	0	0	-1	4	0.12	2	0	0	14:08	—	—	68	59
Chris Wagner R	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.27	7	0	0	12:54	—	—	65	54
Noel Acciari C	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.10	4	0	0	12:38	—	—	57	40
Ryan Donato C	L3	1	0	1	+1	7	0.42	0	0	0	15:28	—	—	68	55
Danton Heinen L	L3	0	1	1	+1	1	0.02	1	0	0	12:28	—	—	68	58
Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson C	L3	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	0	0	0	11:22	—	—	70	59
David Krejci C	L4	1	0	1	-1	2	0.05	0	0	0	15:59	—	—	60	28
Jake DeBrusk L	L4	0	0	0	0	4	0.32	0	0	0	13:00	—	—	75	71
David Backes R	L4	0	1	1	-1	0	0.01	1	0	0	12:41	—	—	58	19
Zdeno Chara D	D1	0	0	0	-1	3	0.10	1	3	0	19:49	—	—	59	48
Brandon Carlo D	D1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.01	2	0	2	18:48	—	—	63	52
Matt Grzelcyk D	D2	0	0	0	-1	3	0.24	1	1	0	19:19	—	—	58	50
Kevan Miller D	D2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	2	1	0	17:36	—	—	68	86
Torey Krug D	D3	0	1	1	-1	2	0.12	1	0	0	19:59	—	—	78	66
John Moore D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	16:04	—	—	67	44

BOS goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jaroslav Halak(start)	L	21	18	3	.857	1.91	58:25

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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.