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Washington Capitals vs. Montreal CanadiensDec 7, 2024

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MTL
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Goals123TShots123T
WSH0134WSH981835
MTL2002MTL105924
WSH 73MTL 52
WSH 3.64MTL 2.67
PP goals
WSH 1MTL 0
Hits
WSH 23MTL 28
Blocks
WSH 16MTL 17
PIM
WSH 4MTL 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 4–2

Washington Capitals beat Montreal Canadiens 4–2 at MTL. Tom Wilson (WSH) led the scoring with 2G 0A. WSH's first power-play unit (Carlson, Wilson, Strome, Chychrun and McMichael) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 3:54 together.

  1. Points
    Tom Wilson had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:15.Wilson
  2. Points
    Cole Caufield had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:51.Caufield
  3. Points
    Pierre-Luc Dubois had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:37.Dubois
  4. Points
    Aliaksei Protas had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:45.Protas
  5. PP1
    WSH's first power-play unit (Carlson, Wilson, Strome, Chychrun and McMichael) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 3:54 together.CarlsonWilsonStromeChychrunMcMichael
  6. Goalie
    Samuel Montembeault (MTL) faced 35 shots and stopped 31 (.886), +8 against a season average of 27.1; the loss.Montembeault
  7. Usage
    Connor McMichael (WSH) played 20:13, +3:27 up on his 16:46 season average over 81 games.McMichael
  8. Usage
    Arber Xhekaj (MTL) played 18:26, +3:52 up on his 14:34 season average over 69 games.Xhekaj

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.

Shot map, WSH at MTL: 125 attempts, 59 on goal, 6 goals, 6.32 expected goals; best chance Tom Wilson at 0.30 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← WSH attacks left (bottom on phones)MTL attacks right (top on phones) →
  • MTL
  • WSH
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 125 of 125 attempts · MTL 52 · WSH 73

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, WSH at MTL: expected goals 2.67 to 3.64 (WSH led the chances), shot attempts 52 to 73, 6 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdMTLWSHNCDWWSnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • MTL
  • WSH
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
MTLWSHcontrol2nd3rdNewhook · 1st 11:09Caufield · 1st 16:00Dubois · 2nd 0:33Wilson · 3rd 7:10Wilson · 3rd 11:48Strome · 3rd 13:49
  • 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 35% of the game, MTL 34%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

Shift chart, WSH at MTL: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Samuel Montembeault (57:33) for MTL and Logan Thompson (60:00) for WSH, 6 goals.

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
StatWSHMTL
7250
3.122.46
2.912.31
208
54
1718
−0.010+0.010
35%34%

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

Current WSH line combinations →

Montreal Canadiens

Current MTL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 11:09
    MTLAlex Newhook (Cole Caufield, Lane Hutson)snap0.07 xG
    WSH: Roy, Raddysh, Dubois, Sandin, McMichaelMTL: Matheson, Suzuki, Caufield, Newhook, Hutson
    WSH 0 – 1 MTL
  2. 16:00
    MTLCole Caufield (Nick Suzuki)wrist0.10 xG
    WSH: van Riemsdyk, Strome, Chychrun, Protas, MiroshnichenkoMTL: Savard, Suzuki, Caufield, Newhook, Xhekaj
    WSH 0 – 2 MTL

2nd period

  1. 0:33
    WSHPierre-Luc Dubois (John Carlson, Taylor Raddysh)slap0.05 xG
    WSH: Carlson, Raddysh, Dubois, Fehérváry, McMichaelMTL: Matheson, Suzuki, Caufield, Newhook, Hutson
    WSH 1 – 2 MTL

3rd period

  1. 7:10
    WSHTom Wilson (Aliaksei Protas, Matt Roy)snap0.30 xG
    WSH: Wilson, Roy, Chychrun, Dubois, ProtasMTL: Gallagher, Matheson, Anderson, Dvorak, Guhle
    WSH 2 – 2 MTL
  2. 11:48
    WSHTom Wilson (Pierre-Luc Dubois, Aliaksei Protas)snap0.25 xG
    WSH: Wilson, van Riemsdyk, Dubois, Sandin, ProtasMTL: Savard, Armia, Evans, Heineman, Xhekaj
    WSH 3 – 2 MTL
  3. 13:49
    WSHDylan StromePP (Jakob Chychrun, Connor McMichael)snap0.13 xG
    WSH: Carlson, Wilson, Strome, Chychrun, McMichaelMTL: Savard, Armia, Matheson, Evans
    WSH 4 – 2 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
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Connor McMichael LL1011020.3800020:13——5442
Pierre-Luc Dubois CL1112+230.4510016:37——7277
Taylor Raddysh RL1011000.3100014:29——3340
Nic Dowd CL2000020.0121014:43——6883
Brandon Duhaime LL2000020.1601013:37——7085
Ivan Miroshnichenko LL2000-130.362009:12——6359
Lars Eller CL3000020.1712215:45——5640
Andrew Mangiapane LL3000000.0021014:30——4831
Hendrix Lapierre CL3000000.0810011:27——4321
Tom Wilson RL4202+240.6921016:15——7376
Dylan Strome CL4101-120.4300015:48——5826
Aliaksei Protas LL4022+130.1000014:45——7673
John Carlson DD1011+140.1304223:21——6353
Martin Fehérváry DD1000+100.0143019:56——5548
Matt Roy DD2011010.0850021:52——5949
Rasmus Sandin DD2000000.0020018:28——6142
Jakob Chychrun DD3011060.2711020:13——5974
Trevor van Riemsdyk DD3000010.0202015:15——5567
WSH goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Logan Thompson(start)W24222.9172.6760:00

Montreal Canadiens

MTL skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Nick Suzuki CL1011+110.1902019:26——4640
Cole Caufield RL1112+150.4020017:51——4640
Alex Newhook CL1101+110.1820015:08——4238
Patrik Laine LL2000040.2101016:54——4176
Juraj Slafkovský LL2000020.2220016:02——4176
Kirby Dach CL2000020.2921213:49——3256
Jake Evans CL3000-100.1301015:00——3926
Joel Armia RL3000-110.0321013:48——3214
Emil Heineman LL3000-100.0620011:11——4232
Christian Dvorak CL4000-100.0011013:55——4053
Josh Anderson RL4000-110.2830213:41——4253
Brendan Gallagher RL4000-120.2520011:38——5063
Mike Matheson DD1000-120.1323026:14——3333
Lane Hutson DD1011010.0702223:57——3534
David Savard DD2000000.0011019:02——5443
Arber Xhekaj DD2000010.0141018:26——5760
Kaiden Guhle DD3000-100.0031017:30——3032
Jayden Struble DD3000010.2302013:18——4877
MTL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Samuel Montembeault(start)L35314.8863.6457:33

Goal anatomy

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

Alex Newhook (MTL) 1st 11:09 · assists Cole Caufield, Lane Hutson · Odd-man rush · carried in · 3-on-2 at the blue line · 51.9 mph shot · 3.3 s from entry to goal.

Alex Newhook · 1st 11:09 · MTL

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
0
Shot
51.9 mph
Distance
29 ft
Entry to goal
3.3 s

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Cole Caufield · 1st 16:00 · MTL

Play
turnover-forecheck
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
1
Shot
24.5 mph
Distance
27 ft
Entry to goal
8.8 s

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Tom Wilson · 3rd 7:10 · WSH

Play
rebound
Entry
pass
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
0
Shot
15.4 mph
Distance
8 ft
Entry to goal
3.8 s
Type
rebound

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