Washington Capitals vs. Vancouver CanucksOct 26, 2017

FinalThursday, Oct 26, 2017· Rogers Arena

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Washington CapitalsWSH

2

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Vancouver CanucksVAN

6

Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
WSH	0	1	1	2		WSH	4	8	15	27
VAN	3	2	1	6		VAN	15	9	6	30

: WSH 52VAN 52
: WSH 2.51VAN 3.08
PP goals: WSH 0VAN 3
Hits: WSH 22VAN 16
Blocks: WSH 10VAN 11
PIM: WSH 27VAN 11
: WSH 44%VAN 56%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Vancouver Canucks rout Washington Capitals 6–2

Vancouver Canucks beat Washington Capitals 6–2 at home. Sven Baertschi (VAN) led the scoring with 2G 1A. VAN's first power-play unit (Baertschi, Pouliot, Hutton, Horvat and Boeser) scored 2 power-play goals on 6 attempts in 3:20 together.

Points
Sven Baertschi had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 15:29.Baertschi
Points
Brock Boeser had 3 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 15:18.Boeser
Points
Bo Horvat had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:27.Horvat
Points
Derek Dorsett had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:16.Dorsett
PP1
VAN's first power-play unit (Baertschi, Pouliot, Hutton, Horvat and Boeser) scored 2 power-play goals on 6 attempts in 3:20 together.Baertschi Pouliot Hutton Horvat Boeser
New line
New look for WSH: Oshie–Wilson–Stephenson skated 6:07 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (58.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Oshie Wilson Stephenson
Luck
VAN scored 6 goals on 3.08 expected goals (52 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
New line
New look for WSH: Eller–Connolly–Vrana skated 4:37 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Eller Connolly Vrana

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)VAN attacks right (top on phones) →

VAN
WSH
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 104 of 104 attempts · VAN 52 · WSH 52

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

VAN
WSH
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

VAN 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 38% of the game, VAN 38%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

VAN

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	VAN
	53	40
	2.35	2.17
	2.29	2.13
	10	7
	7	1
	10	12
	−0.069	+0.069
	38%	38%

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 – Chiasson – Kuznetsov
9:4650% CF
L2Oshie – Wilson – Stephenson
6:0758% CF
L3Eller – Connolly – Vrana
4:3750% CF
L4Beagle – Smith-Pelly – Walker
4:3380% CF
D1Carlson – Djoos
8:1156% CF
D2Orpik – Bowey
7:4744% CF
D3Chorney – Orlov
6:3150% CF

PP1Ovechkin – Oshie – Carlson – Chiasson – Kuznetsov
3:17100% CF
PP2Ovechkin – Carlson – Kuznetsov – Wilson – Vrana
0:34
PK1FBeagle – Chiasson
2:50
PK2FEller – Wilson
2:14
PK1DOrpik – Carlson
3:46
PK2DChorney – Orlov
0:46

Current WSH line combinations →

Vancouver Canucks

L1Dorsett – Sutter – Granlund
13:0257% CF
L2Baertschi – Horvat – Boeser
10:5933% CF
L3Vanek – Gagner – Burmistrov
8:1531% CF
L4Sedin – Sedin – Virtanen
7:2057% CF
D1Del Zotto – Gudbranson
15:1432% CF
D2Tanev – Hutton
13:4661% CF
D3Biega – Pouliot
9:5629% CF

PP1Baertschi – Pouliot – Hutton – Horvat – Boeser
3:20100% CF
PP2Sedin – Sedin – Vanek – Gagner – Del Zotto
2:12100% CF
PK1FDorsett – Sutter
2:24
PK2FGranlund – Horvat
1:15
PK1DDel Zotto – Tanev
3:02
PK2DPouliot – Hutton
0:31

Current VAN line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

12:53
VANThomas Vanek (Sam Gagner, Alexander Burmistrov)wrist0.07 xG
WSH: Eller, Carlson, Connolly, Djoos, VranaVAN: Vanek, Biega, Gagner, Burmistrov, Pouliot
WSH 0 – 1 VAN
15:03
VANBo HorvatPP (Sven Baertschi, Brock Boeser)wrist0.05 xG
WSH: Chorney, Beagle, Orlov, Smith-PellyVAN: Del Zotto, Baertschi, Hutton, Horvat, Boeser
WSH 0 – 2 VAN
18:43
VANMarkus Granlund (Derek Dorsett)wrist0.03 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Carlson, Chiasson, Orlov, KuznetsovVAN: Dorsett, Sutter, Tanev, Granlund, Hutton
WSH 0 – 3 VAN

2nd period

9:41
VANSven BaertschiPP (Derrick Pouliot, Brock Boeser)deflected0.03 xG
WSH: Eller, Orlov, Wilson, BoweyVAN: Baertschi, Pouliot, Hutton, Horvat, Boeser
WSH 0 – 4 VAN
15:00
VANDerek Dorsett (Brandon Sutter, Chris Tanev)backhand0.07 xG
WSH: Orpik, Ovechkin, Chiasson, Kuznetsov, BoweyVAN: Dorsett, Sutter, Tanev, Granlund, Hutton
WSH 0 – 5 VAN
15:17
WSHEvgeny Kuznetsov (Alex Ovechkin, John Carlson)wrist0.03 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Carlson, Chiasson, Kuznetsov, DjoosVAN: Dorsett, Sutter, Tanev, Granlund, Hutton
WSH 1 – 5 VAN

3rd period

10:29
VANSven BaertschiPP (Bo Horvat, Brock Boeser)wrist0.54 xG
WSH: Orpik, Beagle, Chiasson, BoweyVAN: Baertschi, Pouliot, Hutton, Horvat, Boeser
WSH 1 – 6 VAN
17:52
WSHChandler Stephenson (Jay Beagle, Madison Bowey)wrist0.08 xG
WSH: Chorney, Beagle, Stephenson, Bowey, WalkerVAN: Sedin, Sedin, Pouliot, Hutton, Virtanen
WSH 2 – 6 VAN

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
Evgeny Kuznetsov C	L1	1	0	1	-1	6	0.40	2	0	2	22:12	—	—	40	45
Alex Ovechkin L	L1	0	1	1	-1	3	0.23	1	0	2	21:32	—	—	40	49
Alex Chiasson R	L1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.15	1	1	0	17:36	—	—	46	42
T.J. Oshie R	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.07	2	0	0	18:35	—	—	65	42
Chandler Stephenson C	L2	1	0	1	+1	2	0.14	0	0	0	13:20	—	—	64	49
Tom Wilson R	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.09	4	1	19	12:33	—	—	62	44
Lars Eller C	L3	0	0	0	-1	3	0.33	2	0	0	15:07	—	—	64	63
Jakub Vrana L	L3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.23	0	0	0	13:23	—	—	65	73
Brett Connolly R	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	0	0	5:19	—	—	33	38
Devante Smith-Pelly R	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.29	2	2	0	13:13	—	—	78	70
Jay Beagle C	L4	0	1	1	+1	1	0.02	0	1	0	12:49	—	—	75	53
Nathan Walker L	L4	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	4	0	0	9:37	—	—	86	60
John Carlson D	D1	0	1	1	-1	4	0.30	0	1	0	27:07	—	—	64	57
Christian Djoos D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.05	0	1	2	17:25	—	—	59	54
Brooks Orpik D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.00	2	3	0	19:07	—	—	52	32
Madison Bowey D	D2	0	1	1	0	0	0.08	1	0	0	14:54	—	—	46	46
Dmitry Orlov D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.11	0	0	0	21:14	—	—	70	76
Taylor Chorney D	D3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	0	0	2	16:00	—	—	40	32

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Braden Holtby(start)	L	22	17	5	.773	2.06	35:00
Philipp Grubauer	—	8	7	1	.875	1.02	25:00

Vancouver Canucks

VAN skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Brandon Sutter C	L1	0	1	1	+1	1	0.09	1	0	0	19:58	—	—	54	56
Markus Granlund C	L1	1	0	1	+1	2	0.06	0	0	0	18:37	—	—	62	60
Derek Dorsett R	L1	1	1	2	+1	2	0.20	4	0	0	17:16	—	—	54	57
Bo Horvat C	L2	1	1	2	0	2	0.13	0	1	0	17:27	—	—	36	58
Sven Baertschi L	L2	2	1	3	0	4	0.68	0	1	0	15:29	—	—	32	54
Brock Boeser R	L2	0	3	3	0	4	0.51	0	0	0	15:18	—	—	35	54
Sam Gagner C	L3	0	1	1	+1	2	0.34	1	0	4	12:23	—	—	32	34
Thomas Vanek L	L3	1	0	1	+1	1	0.07	0	0	0	11:48	—	—	33	35
Alexander Burmistrov C	L3	0	1	1	+1	1	0.08	1	0	0	11:15	—	—	37	35
Daniel Sedin L	L4	0	0	0	-1	2	0.36	0	0	0	12:47	—	—	44	48
Henrik Sedin C	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	0	0	12:46	—	—	36	43
Jake Virtanen R	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	1	0	10:55	—	—	60	52
Michael Del Zotto D	D1	0	0	0	0	3	0.10	1	3	0	26:15	—	—	31	45
Erik Gudbranson D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.32	2	2	5	17:06	—	—	39	56
Ben Hutton D	D2	0	0	0	0	3	0.09	0	0	0	23:11	—	—	58	61
Chris Tanev D	D2	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	1	1	0	21:41	—	—	58	61
Derrick Pouliot D	D3	0	1	1	0	1	0.03	0	1	0	15:36	—	—	30	20
Alex Biega D	D3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.01	4	1	2	14:12	—	—	25	19

VAN goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Anders Nilsson(start)	W	27	25	2	.926	2.51	60:00

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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.