Washington Capitals vs. Montreal CanadiensFeb 10, 2022

FinalThursday, Feb 10, 2022· Centre Bell

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
WSH	2	2	1	5		WSH	11	8	4	23
MTL	0	2	0	2		MTL	10	18	16	44

: WSH 37MTL 68
: WSH 2.83MTL 2.54
PP goals: WSH 0MTL 1
Hits: WSH 15MTL 32
Blocks: WSH 15MTL 11
PIM: WSH 10MTL 6
: WSH 51%MTL 49%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Washington Capitals beat Montreal Canadiens 5–2

Washington Capitals beat Montreal Canadiens 5–2 at MTL. Joe Snively (WSH) led the scoring with 2G 1A. MTL's first power-play unit (Hoffman, Wideman, Toffoli, Suzuki and Caufield) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 4:34 together.

Points
Joe Snively had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 12:46.Snively
Points
Evgeny Kuznetsov had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:22.Kuznetsov
Points
Justin Schultz had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 16:27.Schultz
PP1
MTL's first power-play unit (Hoffman, Wideman, Toffoli, Suzuki and Caufield) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 4:34 together.Hoffman Wideman Toffoli Suzuki Caufield
Goalie
Ilya Samsonov (WSH) faced 44 shots and stopped 42 (.955), +18 against a season average of 26.0; the win.Samsonov
Luck
WSH scored 5 goals on 2.83 expected goals (37 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
New line
New look for MTL: Byron–Hoffman–Gallagher skated 6:44 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (41.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Byron Hoffman Gallagher
New line
New look for WSH: Eller–Leason–McMichael skated 7:25 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (46.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Eller Leason McMichael

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 105 of 105 attempts · MTL 68 · WSH 37

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 27% of the game, MTL 37%.

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
	34	59
	1.80	2.19
	1.78	2.09
	6	12
	2	5
	23	13
	+0.010	−0.010
	27%	37%

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.