Washington Capitals vs. Boston BruinsMay 19, 2021

Final / OTPlayoffsWednesday, May 19, 2021· TD Garden

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Goals	1	2	3	1OT	2OT	T		Shots	1	2	3	1OT	2OT	T
WSH	0	2	0	0	0	2		WSH	4	16	9	5	3	37
BOS	0	1	1	0	1	3		BOS	10	11	3	17	2	43

: WSH 69BOS 84
: WSH 3.01BOS 5.02
PP goals: WSH 1BOS 1
Hits: WSH 57BOS 60
Blocks: WSH 20BOS 14
PIM: WSH 10BOS 8
: WSH 52%BOS 48%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Boston Bruins edge Washington Capitals 3–2 (OT)

Boston Bruins beat Washington Capitals 3–2 in overtime at home. Craig Smith (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 1A. BOS's first power-play unit (Bergeron, Krejci, Marchand, Pastrnak and McAvoy) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 5:07 together.

Points
Craig Smith had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 22:17.Smith
PP1
BOS's first power-play unit (Bergeron, Krejci, Marchand, Pastrnak and McAvoy) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 5:07 together.Bergeron Krejci Marchand Pastrnak McAvoy
New line
New look for WSH: Ovechkin–Oshie–Kuznetsov skated 17:10 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (55.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Ovechkin Oshie Kuznetsov
Goalie
Ilya Samsonov (WSH) faced 43 shots and stopped 40 (.930), +10 against a season average of 33.0; the loss.Samsonov
Usage
Dmitry Orlov (WSH) played 32:08, +10:52 up on his 21:16 season average over 4 games.Orlov
Usage
Charlie McAvoy (BOS) played 33:52, +7:56 up on his 25:56 season average over 10 games.McAvoy
Usage
Alex Ovechkin (WSH) played 27:54, +7:26 up on his 20:28 season average over 4 games.Ovechkin
Usage
David Krejci (BOS) played 29:27, +10:13 up on his 19:14 season average over 10 games.Krejci

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 153 of 153 attempts · BOS 84 · WSH 69

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 17% of the game, BOS 36%.

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
	67	76
	2.21	3.52
	2.16	3.40
	8	7
	7	6
	24	19
	+0.039	−0.039
	17%	36%

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 – Oshie – Kuznetsov
17:1056% CF
L2Backstrom – Wilson – Mantha
14:5146% CF
L3Hagelin – Dowd – Hathaway
12:2142% CF
L4Raffl – Sheary – Carr
9:4867% CF
D1Carlson – Orlov
21:1756% CF
D2Schultz – Dillon
17:0544% CF
D3Chara – Jensen
14:4764% CF

PP1Ovechkin – Oshie – Backstrom – Carlson – Kuznetsov
5:0771% CF
PP2Ovechkin – Schultz – Wilson – Mantha – Sheary
4:0457% CF
PK1FHagelin – Dowd
1:26
PK2FWilson – Hathaway
0:50
PK1DChara – Jensen
3:04
PK2DCarlson – Dillon
1:25

Current WSH line combinations →

Boston Bruins

L1Krejci – Smith – Hall
18:1535% CF
L2Bergeron – Marchand – Pastrnak
15:1371% CF
L3Coyle – Ritchie – DeBrusk
10:3846% CF
L4Wagner – Kuraly – Lazar
9:5441% CF
D1Grzelcyk – McAvoy
20:4063% CF
D2Reilly – Carlo
20:3146% CF
D3Miller – Clifton
17:4842% CF

PP1Bergeron – Krejci – Marchand – Pastrnak – McAvoy
5:07100% CF
PP2Smith – Coyle – Hall – Grzelcyk – Ritchie
1:3467% CF
PK1FWagner – Lazar
3:08
PK2FCoyle – Kuraly
3:00
PK1DCarlo – McAvoy
2:55
PK2DMiller – Clifton
2:20

Current BOS line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

2nd period

8:21
WSHAlex OvechkinPP (Anthony Mantha)snap0.11 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Schultz, Wilson, Mantha, ShearyBOS: Wagner, Clifton, Lazar, McAvoy
WSH 1 – 0 BOS
9:17
BOSTaylor Hall (Craig Smith, Kevan Miller)wrist0.11 xG
WSH: Backstrom, Hagelin, Carlson, Orlov, WilsonBOS: Krejci, Smith, Hall, Miller, Clifton
WSH 1 – 1 BOS
18:15
WSHNic Dowd (Garnet Hathaway)tip-in0.03 xG
WSH: Chara, Hagelin, Jensen, Dowd, HathawayBOS: Coyle, Reilly, Pastrnak, Carlo, DeBrusk
WSH 2 – 1 BOS

3rd period

11:32
BOSBrad MarchandPP (Patrice Bergeron, Charlie McAvoy)wrist0.11 xG
WSH: Chara, Backstrom, Hagelin, JensenBOS: Bergeron, Krejci, Marchand, Pastrnak, McAvoy
WSH 2 – 2 BOS

2OT period

5:48
BOSCraig Smithwrap-around0.08 xG
WSH: Chara, Oshie, Schultz, Raffl, ShearyBOS: Smith, Coyle, Hall, Miller, Clifton
WSH 2 – 3 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
Alex Ovechkin L	L1	1	0	1	0	4	0.49	4	1	2	27:54	—	—	53	27
Evgeny Kuznetsov C	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	1	0	0	26:41	—	—	56	28
T.J. Oshie R	L1	0	0	0	-1	3	0.31	5	1	0	26:10	—	—	54	25
Tom Wilson R	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.29	6	2	0	25:56	—	—	44	47
Nicklas Backstrom C	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.18	2	1	0	24:10	—	—	41	35
Anthony Mantha R	L2	0	1	1	0	4	0.30	4	0	0	22:39	—	—	50	49
Nic Dowd C	L3	1	0	1	+1	1	0.12	7	2	2	20:53	—	—	33	43
Carl Hagelin L	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.14	2	1	0	18:52	—	—	41	39
Garnet Hathaway R	L3	0	1	1	+1	1	0.09	7	1	0	16:27	—	—	36	37
Conor Sheary L	L4	0	0	0	-1	2	0.20	1	0	0	19:37	—	—	44	39
Michael Raffl L	L4	0	0	0	-1	4	0.07	3	0	0	17:13	—	—	44	40
Daniel Carr L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.06	1	0	2	10:33	—	—	71	63
John Carlson D	D1	0	0	0	-1	3	0.18	2	2	2	33:40	—	—	48	38
Dmitry Orlov D	D1	0	0	0	-1	4	0.28	4	5	0	32:08	—	—	46	42
Justin Schultz D	D2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.23	2	1	0	29:06	—	—	37	30
Brenden Dillon D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	3	1	0	25:14	—	—	38	30
Nick Jensen D	D3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.00	2	1	0	22:17	—	—	63	53
Zdeno Chara D	D3	0	0	0	0	2	0.02	1	1	2	20:07	—	—	56	45

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Ilya Samsonov(start)	L	43	40	3	.930	5.02	85:45

Boston Bruins

BOS skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
David Krejci C	L1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.10	0	0	0	29:27	—	—	41	43
Taylor Hall L	L1	1	0	1	+2	2	0.17	1	2	0	25:04	—	—	40	42
Craig Smith C	L1	1	1	2	+2	4	0.37	3	3	0	22:17	—	—	39	36
David Pastrnak R	L2	0	0	0	-1	9	1.09	4	1	0	25:48	—	—	67	82
Brad Marchand L	L2	1	0	1	0	3	0.48	3	1	2	25:42	—	—	71	85
Patrice Bergeron C	L2	0	1	1	0	7	1.18	1	1	0	24:36	—	—	69	84
Charlie Coyle C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.18	5	1	0	20:50	—	—	50	56
Jake DeBrusk L	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.10	2	0	0	17:44	—	—	50	55
Nick Ritchie L	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.14	7	0	0	16:09	—	—	56	59
Curtis Lazar C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	6	1	0	17:16	—	—	43	39
Sean Kuraly C	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.40	7	1	2	15:58	—	—	40	35
Chris Wagner R	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.12	4	0	0	14:42	—	—	44	43
Charlie McAvoy D	D1	0	1	1	0	3	0.19	3	0	0	33:52	—	—	58	73
Matt Grzelcyk D	D1	0	0	0	0	2	0.10	1	0	2	26:15	—	—	64	75
Brandon Carlo D	D2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	5	0	0	28:23	—	—	45	40
Mike Reilly D	D2	0	0	0	-1	4	0.19	2	1	2	24:47	—	—	50	51
Kevan Miller D	D3	0	1	1	+2	1	0.04	3	0	0	27:36	—	—	46	52
Connor Clifton D	D3	0	0	0	+2	0	0.14	3	2	0	23:09	—	—	39	51

BOS goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Tuukka Rask(start)	W	37	35	2	.946	3.01	85:48

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.