Washington Capitals vs. Arizona CoyotesDec 22, 2017

Final / OTFriday, Dec 22, 2017· Gila River Arena

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Washington CapitalsWSH

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Arizona CoyotesARI

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Goals	1	2	3	OT	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
WSH	0	1	1	0	2		WSH	2	9	5	1	17
ARI	0	0	2	1	3		ARI	5	6	10	6	27

: WSH 58ARI 52
: WSH 2.27ARI 2.69
PP goals: WSH 0ARI 1
Hits: WSH 17ARI 33
Blocks: WSH 13ARI 19
PIM: WSH 4ARI 4
: WSH 57%ARI 43%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Arizona Coyotes edge Washington Capitals 3–2 (OT)

Arizona Coyotes beat Washington Capitals 3–2 in overtime at home. Clayton Keller (ARI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for ARI: Rinaldo–Archibald–Dvorak skated 10:49 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (43.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
Clayton Keller had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 19:37.Keller
Points
Evgeny Kuznetsov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:02.Kuznetsov
Points
Alex Goligoski had 2 assists (2 points) in 23:49.Goligoski
New line
New look for ARI: Rinaldo–Archibald–Dvorak skated 10:49 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (43.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Rinaldo Archibald Dvorak
Usage
John Carlson (WSH) played 29:26, +4:43 up on his 24:43 season average over 81 games.Carlson
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Christian Fischer (ARI) played 17:14, +3:22 up on his 13:52 season average over 78 games.Fischer
Usage
Josh Archibald (ARI) played 16:11, +4:20 up on his 11:51 season average over 41 games.Archibald
Usage
Nick Cousins (ARI) played 8:12, −4:44 down on his 12:56 season average over 70 games.Cousins

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)ARI attacks right (top on phones) →

ARI
WSH
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 110 of 110 attempts · ARI 52 · WSH 58

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

ARI
WSH
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

ARI 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 30% of the game, ARI 36%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

ARI

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	ARI
	62	41
	2.12	1.77
	2.00	1.73
	10	11
	1	1
	6	11
	+0.043	−0.043
	30%	36%

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 – Backstrom – Wilson
13:0758% CF
L2Oshie – Kuznetsov – Vrana
10:1975% CF
L3Eller – Connolly – Burakovsky
9:5663% CF
L4Beagle – Chiasson – Stephenson
8:2946% CF
D1Niskanen – Orlov
20:1066% CF
D2Carlson – Djoos
13:1254% CF
D3Orpik – Chorney
8:2356% CF

PP1Ovechkin – Oshie – Backstrom – Carlson – Kuznetsov
3:1471% CF
PP2Niskanen – Eller – Orlov – Connolly – Burakovsky
0:46
PK1FEller – Wilson
1:21
PK2FBeagle – Chiasson
0:47
PK1DOrpik – Carlson
1:31
PK2DNiskanen – Orlov
0:25

Current WSH line combinations →

Arizona Coyotes

L1Domi – Fischer – Keller
12:0535% CF
L2Stepan – Rieder – Perlini
11:5118% CF
L3Rinaldo – Archibald – Dvorak
10:4943% CF
L4Richardson – Cousins – Martinook
7:5160% CF
D1Demers – Ekman-Larsson
18:3047% CF
D2Goligoski – Chychrun
17:1942% CF
D3Schenn – Connauton
12:0022% CF

PP1Stepan – Ekman-Larsson – Domi – Fischer – Keller
2:30100% CF
PP2Goligoski – Archibald – Perlini – Dvorak – Chychrun
1:06100% CF
PK1FRichardson – Martinook
2:11
PK2FRinaldo – Rieder
1:24
PK1DGoligoski – Schenn
2:05
PK2DDemers – Ekman-Larsson
1:30

Current ARI line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

2nd period

5:40
WSHT.J. Oshie (Jakub Vrana, Evgeny Kuznetsov)wrist0.33 xG
WSH: Oshie, Niskanen, Orlov, Kuznetsov, VranaARI: Goligoski, Domi, Fischer, Keller, Chychrun
WSH 1 – 0 ARI

3rd period

1:28
ARIChristian DvorakPP (Alex Goligoski, Jakob Chychrun)wrist0.05 xG
WSH: Niskanen, Beagle, Chiasson, OrlovARI: Goligoski, Archibald, Perlini, Dvorak, Chychrun
WSH 1 – 1 ARI
4:32
WSHEvgeny Kuznetsov (Christian Djoos, John Carlson)wrist0.09 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Carlson, Kuznetsov, Wilson, DjoosARI: Goligoski, Rinaldo, Archibald, Dvorak, Chychrun
WSH 2 – 1 ARI
18:59
ARIChristian Fischer (Clayton Keller, Jason Demers)wrist0.09 xG
WSH: Niskanen, Eller, Orlov, Kuznetsov, WilsonARI: Goligoski, Demers, Stepan, Domi, Fischer, Keller
WSH 2 – 2 ARI

OT period

4:33
ARIClayton Keller (Max Domi, Alex Goligoski)wrist0.07 xG
WSH: Oshie, Backstrom, CarlsonARI: Goligoski, Domi, Keller
WSH 2 – 3 ARI

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	+1	2	0.13	0	0	0	21:21	—	—	64	40
Nicklas Backstrom C	L1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.13	1	2	0	19:58	—	—	50	28
Tom Wilson R	L1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	18:15	—	—	63	36
Evgeny Kuznetsov C	L2	1	1	2	+1	3	0.25	0	0	0	21:02	—	—	71	88
T.J. Oshie R	L2	1	0	1	0	1	0.61	0	2	0	19:37	—	—	60	88
Jakub Vrana L	L2	0	1	1	+1	1	0.19	0	0	0	12:34	—	—	64	86
Lars Eller C	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.03	1	2	0	15:50	—	—	67	34
Andre Burakovsky L	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.15	1	0	0	13:06	—	—	65	33
Brett Connolly R	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.08	1	0	0	11:39	—	—	63	30
Jay Beagle C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.06	2	0	0	12:07	—	—	47	23
Chandler Stephenson C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	12:07	—	—	50	26
Alex Chiasson R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	1	0	2	11:22	—	—	50	25
Dmitry Orlov D	D1	0	0	0	0	2	0.08	0	3	0	24:29	—	—	63	59
Matt Niskanen D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	1	2	0	23:52	—	—	67	59
John Carlson D	D2	0	1	1	0	2	0.47	1	1	0	29:26	—	—	54	53
Christian Djoos D	D2	0	1	1	+1	3	0.04	0	0	0	15:25	—	—	59	49
Brooks Orpik D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	7	0	0	17:15	—	—	60	56
Taylor Chorney D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	0	0	2	10:38	—	—	64	39

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Philipp Grubauer(start)	O	27	24	3	.889	2.69	64:33

Arizona Coyotes

ARI skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Clayton Keller R	L1	1	1	2	+1	6	0.63	0	0	0	19:37	—	—	32	35
Max Domi C	L1	0	1	1	+1	3	0.28	0	2	0	18:42	—	—	36	35
Christian Fischer R	L1	1	0	1	0	2	0.21	1	0	0	17:14	—	—	38	37
Derek Stepan C	L2	0	0	0	+1	4	0.23	1	3	2	19:50	—	—	29	55
Tobias Rieder L	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.31	3	1	0	17:46	—	—	22	49
Brendan Perlini L	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	15:45	—	—	27	16
Josh Archibald R	L3	0	0	0	-1	3	0.30	2	0	0	16:11	—	—	48	45
Christian Dvorak C	L3	1	0	1	-1	1	0.10	3	0	2	16:02	—	—	50	46
Zac Rinaldo C	L3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.38	5	0	0	14:16	—	—	48	54
Jordan Martinook L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.09	1	0	0	12:16	—	—	50	72
Brad Richardson R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	12:02	—	—	43	68
Nick Cousins C	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.09	2	1	0	8:12	—	—	60	73
Oliver Ekman-Larsson D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	3	1	0	26:32	—	—	46	61
Jason Demers D	D1	0	1	1	+1	0	0.02	1	2	0	20:55	—	—	45	61
Alex Goligoski D	D2	0	2	2	0	0	0.00	4	1	0	23:49	—	—	46	39
Jakob Chychrun D	D2	0	1	1	-2	0	0.02	1	1	0	22:27	—	—	40	34
Luke Schenn D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	4	3	0	14:43	—	—	22	56
Kevin Connauton D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	4	0	13:37	—	—	25	65

ARI goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Scott Wedgewood(start)	W	17	15	2	.882	2.27	64:16

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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.