Washington Capitals vs. Vancouver CanucksMar 11, 2022

Final / OTFriday, Mar 11, 2022· Rogers Arena

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Washington CapitalsWSH

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Vancouver CanucksVAN

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Goals	1	2	3	OT	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
WSH	2	0	1	1	4		WSH	11	12	10	1	34
VAN	0	0	3	0	3		VAN	8	9	9	0	26

: WSH 59VAN 60
: WSH 3.56VAN 1.88
PP goals: WSH 2VAN 1
Hits: WSH 23VAN 26
Blocks: WSH 23VAN 13
PIM: WSH 6VAN 6
: WSH 33%VAN 67%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Washington Capitals edge Vancouver Canucks 4–3 (OT)

Washington Capitals beat Vancouver Canucks 4–3 in overtime at VAN. Evgeny Kuznetsov (WSH) led the scoring with 3G 0A. WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 2 power-play goals on 6 attempts in 3:14 together.

Points
Evgeny Kuznetsov had a hat trick (3 points) on 5 shots in 15:54.Kuznetsov
Points
Quinn Hughes had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 25:32.Hughes
Points
Bo Horvat had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:50.Horvat
Points
J.T. Miller had 2 assists (2 points) in 22:01.Miller
Points
John Carlson had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 25:27.Carlson
PP1
WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 2 power-play goals on 6 attempts in 3:14 together.Ovechkin Oshie Backstrom Carlson Kuznetsov
PP1
VAN's first power-play unit (Miller, Horvat, Boeser, Pettersson and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 3:19 together.Miller Horvat Boeser Pettersson Hughes
Usage
Evgeny Kuznetsov (WSH) played 15:54, −4:26 down on his 20:20 season average over 78 games.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)VAN attacks right (top on phones) →

VAN
WSH
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 119 of 119 attempts · VAN 60 · WSH 59

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 42% of the game, VAN 24%.

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
	62	67
	3.15	1.96
	3.06	1.81
	13	8
	6	5
	10	14
	−0.182	+0.182
	42%	24%

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

L1Oshie – Backstrom – Mantha
12:3247% CF
L2Eller – Wilson – McMichael
11:5268% CF
L3Ovechkin – Kuznetsov – Sheary
9:5140% CF
L4Dowd – Hathaway – Jonsson-Fjallby
9:4255% CF
D1Carlson – Fehérváry
16:4330% CF
D2Orlov – Jensen
15:0866% CF
D3Schultz – van Riemsdyk
11:4645% CF

PP1Ovechkin – Oshie – Backstrom – Carlson – Kuznetsov
3:14100% CF
PP2Ovechkin – Schultz – Wilson – Mantha – Sheary
0:32
PK1FDowd – Wilson
1:22
PK2FEller – Hathaway
0:43
PK1DJensen – van Riemsdyk
2:57
PK2DCarlson – Fehérváry
1:36

Current WSH line combinations →

Vancouver Canucks

L1Motte – Lammikko – Highmore
8:4553% CF
L2Chiasson – Horvat – Podkolzin
5:0138% CF
L3Miller – Pearson – Boeser
4:5640% CF
L4Garland – Pettersson – Hoglander
4:3545% CF
D1Myers – Ekman-Larsson
19:1055% CF
D2Hamonic – Hughes
10:2345% CF
D3Schenn – Hunt
5:1955% CF

PP1Miller – Horvat – Boeser – Pettersson – Hughes
3:19100% CF
PP2Chiasson – Ekman-Larsson – Hunt – Pearson – Garland
0:58100% CF
PK1FMiller – Motte
2:02
PK2FHorvat – Pettersson
1:27
PK1DMyers – Hamonic
1:49
PK2DSchenn – Hughes
1:22

Current VAN line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

5:34
WSHEvgeny Kuznetsov (Nick Jensen, T.J. Oshie)deflected0.12 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Orlov, Jensen, Kuznetsov, ShearyVAN: Hamonic, Hunt, Motte, Lammikko, Garland
WSH 1 – 0 VAN
6:17
WSHEvgeny KuznetsovPP (Alex Ovechkin, John Carlson)wrist0.03 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson, KuznetsovVAN: Myers, Hamonic, Miller, Motte
WSH 2 – 0 VAN

3rd period

0:57
VANQuinn Hughes (J.T. Miller, Elias Pettersson)wrist0.04 xG
WSH: Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson, Mantha, FehérváryVAN: Hamonic, Miller, Pearson, Pettersson, Hughes
WSH 2 – 1 VAN
3:19
VANBo HorvatPP (J.T. Miller, Quinn Hughes)snap0.15 xG
WSH: Jensen, Kuznetsov, van Riemsdyk, HathawayVAN: Miller, Horvat, Boeser, Pettersson, Hughes
WSH 2 – 2 VAN
4:59
VANBo Horvat (Travis Hamonic, Quinn Hughes)backhand0.08 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Schultz, Kuznetsov, Sheary, van RiemsdykVAN: Hamonic, Motte, Horvat, Boeser, Hughes
WSH 2 – 3 VAN
15:07
WSHEvgeny KuznetsovPPwrist0.58 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson, KuznetsovVAN: Schenn, Horvat, Pettersson, Hughes
WSH 3 – 3 VAN

OT period

0:42
WSHLars Eller (John Carlson, Tom Wilson)wrist0.17 xG
WSH: Eller, Carlson, WilsonVAN: Miller, Pettersson, Hughes
WSH 4 – 3 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
T.J. Oshie R	L1	0	1	1	-1	2	0.25	1	2	0	19:29	—	—	43	61
Nicklas Backstrom C	L1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	1	0	17:29	—	—	43	60
Anthony Mantha R	L1	0	0	0	-1	4	0.27	0	2	0	15:09	—	—	41	58
Tom Wilson R	L2	0	1	1	+1	1	0.00	2	1	0	17:21	—	—	67	90
Lars Eller C	L2	1	0	1	+1	1	0.30	2	0	2	16:03	—	—	64	89
Connor McMichael L	L2	0	0	0	0	3	0.57	0	1	0	13:14	—	—	73	90
Alex Ovechkin L	L3	0	1	1	0	6	0.60	0	2	0	16:53	—	—	40	49
Evgeny Kuznetsov C	L3	3	0	3	0	5	0.74	1	0	0	15:54	—	—	35	37
Conor Sheary L	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.06	0	1	2	13:08	—	—	36	43
Nic Dowd C	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.10	2	1	2	13:04	—	—	65	88
Garnet Hathaway R	L4	0	0	0	0	3	0.26	4	1	0	12:08	—	—	58	71
Axel Jonsson-Fjallby L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	2	1	0	10:56	—	—	50	71
John Carlson D	D1	0	2	2	0	1	0.03	1	2	0	25:27	—	—	34	48
Martin Fehérváry D	D1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	5	2	0	20:51	—	—	33	42
Nick Jensen D	D2	0	1	1	+1	0	0.01	2	2	0	19:38	—	—	68	77
Dmitry Orlov D	D2	0	0	0	+1	2	0.13	0	2	0	18:50	—	—	61	75
Trevor van Riemsdyk D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.08	0	1	0	16:58	—	—	44	59
Justin Schultz D	D3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.13	0	1	0	15:01	—	—	45	58

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Vitek Vanecek(start)	W	26	23	3	.885	1.88	60:42

Vancouver Canucks

VAN skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Tyler Motte C	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.33	1	2	0	15:01	—	—	55	76
Juho Lammikko C	L1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.51	1	2	0	13:35	—	—	55	74
Matthew Highmore C	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.08	2	0	0	9:56	—	—	53	84
Bo Horvat C	L2	2	0	2	+1	4	0.39	1	0	0	19:50	—	—	59	36
Vasily Podkolzin R	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	0	0	11:06	—	—	58	25
Alex Chiasson R	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	1	0	0	10:17	—	—	52	29
J.T. Miller C	L3	0	2	2	0	0	0.00	4	0	0	22:01	—	—	44	21
Brock Boeser R	L3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	0	0	0	19:38	—	—	57	38
Tanner Pearson L	L3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.01	2	0	0	16:20	—	—	52	28
Elias Pettersson C	L4	0	1	1	0	1	0.03	0	0	0	20:30	—	—	52	21
Conor Garland R	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	0	0	14:56	—	—	42	17
Nils Hoglander L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	1	0	2	7:43	—	—	47	11
Tyler Myers D	D1	0	0	0	0	2	0.07	5	1	2	22:40	—	—	58	35
Oliver Ekman-Larsson D	D1	0	0	0	0	6	0.29	0	0	2	21:48	—	—	55	37
Quinn Hughes D	D2	1	2	3	+1	1	0.04	0	2	0	25:32	—	—	51	37
Travis Hamonic D	D2	0	1	1	+1	2	0.02	1	6	0	18:32	—	—	43	37
Luke Schenn D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	5	0	0	15:13	—	—	54	44
Brad Hunt D	D3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.04	0	0	0	13:34	—	—	48	44

VAN goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Thatcher Demko(start)	O	34	30	4	.882	3.56	60:42

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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.