Washington Capitals vs. Montreal CanadiensMar 24, 2018

FinalSaturday, Mar 24, 2018· Centre Bell

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Washington CapitalsWSH

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Montreal CanadiensMTL

4

Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
WSH	3	1	2	6		WSH	10	10	10	30
MTL	1	1	2	4		MTL	9	5	7	21

: WSH 53MTL 47
: WSH 3.96MTL 1.77
PP goals: WSH 2MTL 1
Hits: WSH 21MTL 34
Blocks: WSH 14MTL 13
PIM: WSH 6MTL 6
: WSH 57%MTL 43%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Washington Capitals beat Montreal Canadiens 6–4

Washington Capitals beat Montreal Canadiens 6–4 at MTL. Nicklas Backstrom (WSH) led the scoring with 0G 4A. WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 2 power-play goals on 6 attempts in 2:03 together.

Points
Nicklas Backstrom had 4 assists (4 points) on 1 shot in 17:04.Backstrom
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Charles Hudon had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:02.Hudon
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Evgeny Kuznetsov had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:06.Kuznetsov
Points
Tom Wilson had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:55.Wilson
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Andre Burakovsky had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:06.Burakovsky
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John Carlson had 2 assists (2 points) on 6 shots in 21:04.Carlson
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Logan Shaw had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:34.Shaw
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WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 2 power-play goals on 6 attempts in 2:03 together.Ovechkin Oshie Backstrom Carlson Kuznetsov

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)MTL attacks right (top on phones) →

MTL
WSH
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 100 of 100 attempts · MTL 47 · WSH 53

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

MTL
WSH
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

MTL 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 40% of the game, MTL 16%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

MTL

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	MTL
	52	43
	1.85	1.32
	1.83	1.29
	10	6
	2	7
	23	14
	+0.043	−0.043
	40%	16%

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
14:0150% CF
L2Oshie – Backstrom – Burakovsky
11:1067% CF
L3Beagle – Chiasson – Stephenson
8:4267% CF
L4Eller – Connolly – Vrana
7:2640% CF
D1Niskanen – Orlov
17:1160% CF
D2Carlson – Kempny
14:2250% CF
D3Orpik – Jerabek
12:4858% CF

PP1Ovechkin – Oshie – Backstrom – Carlson – Kuznetsov
2:03100% CF
PP2Ovechkin – Eller – Orlov – Connolly – Burakovsky
0:32
PK1FBeagle – Stephenson
1:59
PK2FOshie – Backstrom
0:51
PK1DOrpik – Niskanen
3:12
PK2DCarlson – Orlov
1:41

Current WSH line combinations →

Montreal Canadiens

L1Galchenyuk – de la Rose – Lehkonen
11:3345% CF
L2Byron – Gallagher – Drouin
11:2753% CF
L3Shaw – Hudon – Scherbak
9:3244% CF
L4Deslauriers – McCarron – Carr
8:1446% CF
D1Benn – Lernout
17:3330% CF
D2Petry – Reilly
15:1155% CF
D3Alzner – Juulsen
13:3753% CF

PP1Petry – Byron – Gallagher – Galchenyuk – Drouin
3:0367% CF
PP2Reilly – Hudon – Lehkonen – Carr – Scherbak
1:34100% CF
PK1FDeslauriers – de la Rose
0:50
PK2FByron – Shaw
0:44
PK1DAlzner – Juulsen
1:57
PK2DBenn – Lernout
0:44

Current MTL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

8:35
MTLAlex Galchenyuk (Jacob de la Rose)backhand0.11 xG
WSH: Niskanen, Eller, Orlov, Connolly, VranaMTL: Petry, Reilly, Galchenyuk, de la Rose, Lehkonen
WSH 0 – 1 MTL
11:11
WSHEvgeny KuznetsovPP (John Carlson, Nicklas Backstrom)wrist0.04 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson, KuznetsovMTL: Alzner, Deslauriers, de la Rose, Juulsen
WSH 1 – 1 MTL
14:49
WSHTom Wilson (Nicklas Backstrom)wrist0.07 xG
WSH: Orpik, Niskanen, Backstrom, Wilson, BurakovskyMTL: Benn, Galchenyuk, de la Rose, Lehkonen, Lernout
WSH 2 – 1 MTL
18:11
WSHTom Wilson (Nicklas Backstrom, Andre Burakovsky)wrist0.15 xG
WSH: Backstrom, Carlson, Wilson, Burakovsky, KempnyMTL: Petry, Reilly, Galchenyuk, Lehkonen, Drouin
WSH 3 – 1 MTL

2nd period

4:52
WSHJay Beagle (Dmitry Orlov, Alex Chiasson)tip-in0.06 xG
WSH: Niskanen, Beagle, Chiasson, Orlov, StephensonMTL: Byron, Benn, Gallagher, Drouin, Lernout
WSH 4 – 1 MTL
19:58
MTLCharles Hudon (Jordie Benn, Logan Shaw)tip-in0.04 xG
WSH: Niskanen, Eller, Orlov, Connolly, VranaMTL: Benn, Shaw, Hudon, Drouin, Lernout
WSH 4 – 2 MTL

3rd period

1:10
WSHEvgeny KuznetsovPP (Nicklas Backstrom, John Carlson)tip-in0.15 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson, KuznetsovMTL: Alzner, Shaw, Lehkonen, Juulsen
WSH 5 – 2 MTL
4:52
WSHJakub Jerabek (Andre Burakovsky, T.J. Oshie)wrist0.03 xG
WSH: Orpik, Oshie, Backstrom, Burakovsky, JerabekMTL: Benn, Shaw, Hudon, Scherbak, Lernout
WSH 6 – 2 MTL
9:28
MTLCharles Hudon (Mike Reilly, Logan Shaw)wrist0.01 xG
WSH: Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson, Vrana, KempnyMTL: Petry, Shaw, Reilly, Hudon, Scherbak
WSH 6 – 3 MTL
18:03
MTLBrendan GallagherPP (Jonathan Drouin, Jeff Petry)deflected0.14 xG
WSH: Orpik, Niskanen, Beagle, StephensonMTL: Petry, Byron, Gallagher, Galchenyuk, Drouin
WSH 6 – 4 MTL

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	0	0	0	0	4	1.10	1	1	2	19:38	—	—	52	62
Evgeny Kuznetsov C	L1	2	0	2	0	4	0.29	0	0	0	18:06	—	—	50	47
Tom Wilson R	L1	2	0	2	+2	3	1.20	2	0	4	16:55	—	—	50	61
Nicklas Backstrom C	L2	0	4	4	+2	1	0.09	0	0	0	17:04	—	—	61	66
T.J. Oshie R	L2	0	1	1	0	1	0.18	1	1	0	17:00	—	—	60	64
Andre Burakovsky L	L2	0	2	2	+3	1	0.10	4	0	0	14:06	—	—	71	70
Jay Beagle C	L3	1	0	1	+1	2	0.31	0	1	0	14:06	—	—	56	63
Chandler Stephenson C	L3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	0	0	0	13:05	—	—	62	76
Alex Chiasson R	L3	0	1	1	+1	1	0.13	2	1	0	12:42	—	—	62	72
Lars Eller C	L4	0	0	0	-2	1	0.13	2	0	0	14:23	—	—	47	39
Brett Connolly R	L4	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	1	1	0	11:09	—	—	41	27
Jakub Vrana L	L4	0	0	0	-3	1	0.08	0	0	0	9:30	—	—	37	36
Matt Niskanen D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	2	5	0	23:20	—	—	56	62
Dmitry Orlov D	D1	0	1	1	-1	1	0.01	2	2	0	21:33	—	—	55	58
John Carlson D	D2	0	2	2	0	6	0.08	1	1	0	21:04	—	—	48	47
Michal Kempny D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.19	0	0	0	16:25	—	—	54	53
Brooks Orpik D	D3	0	0	0	+2	1	0.01	3	1	0	19:56	—	—	55	68
Jakub Jerabek D	D3	1	0	1	+1	1	0.03	0	0	0	15:00	—	—	64	80

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Philipp Grubauer(start)	W	21	17	4	.810	1.77	60:00

Montreal Canadiens

MTL skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Alex Galchenyuk C	L1	1	0	1	-1	3	0.42	2	2	0	17:56	—	—	46	54
Artturi Lehkonen L	L1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.03	0	0	0	16:45	—	—	44	46
Jacob de la Rose L	L1	0	1	1	0	1	0.11	2	1	0	15:12	—	—	40	45
Jonathan Drouin L	L2	0	1	1	-1	1	0.06	0	0	2	18:37	—	—	50	37
Brendan Gallagher R	L2	1	0	1	-1	3	0.29	1	0	0	18:22	—	—	45	39
Paul Byron L	L2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	2	0	0	18:11	—	—	47	16
Charles Hudon L	L3	2	0	2	+1	4	0.27	4	0	0	15:02	—	—	45	32
Logan Shaw R	L3	0	2	2	+1	1	0.04	1	0	2	14:34	—	—	50	40
Nikita Scherbak R	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.12	0	0	2	14:23	—	—	40	29
Daniel Carr L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.20	0	0	0	12:54	—	—	47	48
Nicolas Deslauriers L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	4	0	0	11:46	—	—	50	46
Michael McCarron C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	7	1	0	10:16	—	—	47	48
Jordie Benn D	D1	0	1	1	-2	0	0.01	1	3	0	19:48	—	—	30	16
Brett Lernout D	D1	0	0	0	-2	2	0.15	4	1	0	19:09	—	—	32	27
Jeff Petry D	D2	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	2	0	0	21:09	—	—	52	60
Mike Reilly D	D2	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	0	3	0	19:41	—	—	57	72
Noah Juulsen D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	2	1	0	18:07	—	—	56	32
Karl Alzner D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	2	1	0	17:07	—	—	47	24

MTL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Carey Price(start)	L	30	24	6	.800	2.16	58:15

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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.