Washington Capitals vs. New Jersey DevilsOct 13, 2017

FinalFriday, Oct 13, 2017· Prudential Center

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Washington CapitalsWSH

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New Jersey DevilsNJD

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
WSH	1	2	2	5		WSH	8	12	8	28
NJD	0	1	1	2		NJD	8	9	6	23

: WSH 52NJD 46
: WSH 4.28NJD 2.53
PP goals: WSH 3NJD 1
Hits: WSH 27NJD 22
Blocks: WSH 9NJD 9
PIM: WSH 30NJD 22
: WSH 41%NJD 59%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Washington Capitals beat New Jersey Devils 5–2

Washington Capitals beat New Jersey Devils 5–2 at NJD. Nicklas Backstrom (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 3A. WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 3 power-play goals on 8 attempts in 6:06 together.

Points
Nicklas Backstrom had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 18:19.Backstrom
Points
T.J. Oshie had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 18:10.Oshie
PP1
WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 3 power-play goals on 8 attempts in 6:06 together.Ovechkin Oshie Backstrom Carlson Kuznetsov
Points
Alex Ovechkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:00.Ovechkin
Points
Kyle Palmieri had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:07.Palmieri
Points
Evgeny Kuznetsov had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:47.Kuznetsov
PP1
NJD's first power-play unit (Hayes, Henrique, Palmieri, Hall and Butcher) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 3:23 together.Hayes Henrique Palmieri Hall Butcher
Usage
Matt Niskanen (WSH) played 12:18, −10:28 down on his 22:46 season average over 67 games.Niskanen

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)NJD attacks right (top on phones) →

NJD
WSH
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 98 of 98 attempts · NJD 46 · WSH 52

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

NJD
WSH
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

NJD 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 53% of the game, NJD 18%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

NJD

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	NJD
	52	44
	4.17	2.31
	4.05	2.25
	6	7
	6	5
	14	8
	−0.042	+0.042
	53%	18%

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 – Kuznetsov – Vrana
9:3241% CF
L2Eller – Connolly – Wilson
8:3653% CF
L3Oshie – Backstrom – Burakovsky
8:2360% CF
L4Beagle – Chiasson – Smith-Pelly
7:1164% CF
D1Niskanen – Orlov
10:1633% CF
D2Carlson – Djoos
6:3777% CF
D3Orpik – Ness
6:2950% CF

PP1Ovechkin – Oshie – Backstrom – Carlson – Kuznetsov
6:06100% CF
PP2Chiasson – Orlov – Connolly – Djoos – Vrana
1:05100% CF
PK1FBeagle – Smith-Pelly
3:05
PK2FEller – Wilson
1:28
PK1DOrpik – Carlson
1:59
PK2DNiskanen – Orlov
1:16

Current WSH line combinations →

New Jersey Devils

L1Palmieri – Hall – Zacha
9:0767% CF
L2Gibbons – Coleman – Noesen
7:5247% CF
L3Hayes – Henrique – Wood
7:2833% CF
L4Johansson – Bratt – Hischier
6:5550% CF
D1Greene – Santini
14:4736% CF
D2Moore – Severson
13:3047% CF
D3Prout – Butcher
13:0344% CF

PP1Hayes – Henrique – Palmieri – Hall – Butcher
3:23100% CF
PP2Johansson – Severson – Zacha – Bratt – Hischier
2:48100% CF
PK1FHenrique – Bratt
3:09
PK2FJohansson – Gibbons
0:00
PK1DGreene – Santini
6:06
PK2DMoore – Severson
0:53

Current NJD line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

14:49
WSHT.J. Oshie (Nicklas Backstrom)snap0.15 xG
WSH: Orpik, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson, BurakovskyNJD: Johansson, Moore, Hall, Severson, Hischier
WSH 1 – 0 NJD

2nd period

8:01
WSHAlex OvechkinPP (Nicklas Backstrom, John Carlson)wrist0.07 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson, KuznetsovNJD: Greene, Henrique, Gibbons, Santini
WSH 2 – 0 NJD
16:28
NJDTaylor HallPP (Kyle Palmieri, Will Butcher)wrist0.10 xG
WSH: Eller, Carlson, Orlov, WilsonNJD: Hayes, Henrique, Palmieri, Hall, Butcher
WSH 2 – 1 NJD
19:00
WSHJakub Vrana (Devante Smith-Pelly, Evgeny Kuznetsov)tip-in0.08 xG
WSH: Carlson, Orlov, Kuznetsov, Smith-Pelly, VranaNJD: Greene, Palmieri, Hall, Santini, Zacha
WSH 3 – 1 NJD

3rd period

0:53
NJDKyle Palmieri (Damon Severson, John Moore)backhand0.45 xG
WSH: Oshie, Backstrom, Orlov, Djoos, BurakovskyNJD: Palmieri, Moore, Hall, Severson, Zacha
WSH 3 – 2 NJD
5:26
WSHT.J. OshiePP (Nicklas Backstrom, Evgeny Kuznetsov)snap0.12 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson, KuznetsovNJD: Greene, Henrique, Gibbons, Santini
WSH 4 – 2 NJD
7:02
WSHNicklas BackstromPP (Alex Ovechkin, T.J. Oshie)tip-in0.12 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson, KuznetsovNJD: Henrique, Moore, Severson, Bratt
WSH 5 – 2 NJD

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	1	1	2	0	4	1.21	1	0	0	19:00	—	—	42	65
Evgeny Kuznetsov C	L1	0	2	2	+1	1	0.13	1	0	0	18:47	—	—	44	66
Jakub Vrana L	L1	1	0	1	+1	3	0.16	1	0	0	12:56	—	—	46	66
Lars Eller C	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.27	2	0	2	14:44	—	—	53	75
Tom Wilson R	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.23	3	0	5	13:47	—	—	53	60
Brett Connolly R	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3	0	0	11:25	—	—	53	75
Nicklas Backstrom C	L3	1	3	4	0	3	0.39	1	0	0	18:19	—	—	57	63
T.J. Oshie R	L3	2	1	3	0	3	0.60	0	1	0	18:10	—	—	55	63
Andre Burakovsky L	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.09	0	0	17	9:48	—	—	65	55
Jay Beagle C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.07	2	1	0	14:31	—	—	62	61
Devante Smith-Pelly R	L4	0	1	1	+1	2	0.16	0	0	0	14:26	—	—	61	63
Alex Chiasson R	L4	0	0	0	0	3	0.39	3	0	0	13:28	—	—	67	74
Dmitry Orlov D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.14	3	2	2	21:05	—	—	42	56
Matt Niskanen D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	0	0	12:18	—	—	33	33
John Carlson D	D2	0	1	1	+2	3	0.40	1	1	0	27:26	—	—	67	81
Christian Djoos D	D2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.03	0	0	2	17:04	—	—	58	51
Brooks Orpik D	D3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	4	3	2	22:04	—	—	54	73
Aaron Ness D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	0	1	0	13:55	—	—	54	71

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Braden Holtby(start)	W	23	21	2	.913	2.53	60:00

New Jersey Devils

NJD skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Kyle Palmieri C	L1	1	1	2	0	3	0.73	4	1	2	18:07	—	—	52	44
Taylor Hall L	L1	1	0	1	-1	2	0.44	0	0	0	17:17	—	—	58	51
Pavel Zacha C	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.37	2	0	4	16:23	—	—	52	63
Brian Gibbons C	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.18	0	0	0	12:21	—	—	50	21
Blake Coleman L	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.05	4	0	14	9:59	—	—	44	19
Stefan Noesen R	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.04	1	0	0	9:49	—	—	47	23
Adam Henrique C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	0	0	22:20	—	—	42	15
Jimmy Hayes R	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.10	2	0	0	16:00	—	—	35	9
Miles Wood L	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.01	0	2	0	10:49	—	—	38	10
Marcus Johansson L	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.19	0	0	0	16:51	—	—	41	36
Jesper Bratt L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.05	0	0	0	16:07	—	—	42	44
Nico Hischier C	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.15	0	0	0	13:57	—	—	40	41
Andy Greene D	D1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.06	1	2	0	22:20	—	—	44	21
Steven Santini D	D1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	3	1	0	21:47	—	—	36	13
Damon Severson D	D2	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	19:30	—	—	53	45
John Moore D	D2	0	1	1	0	2	0.08	1	1	0	15:31	—	—	48	42
Will Butcher D	D3	0	1	1	0	2	0.05	0	1	0	19:02	—	—	46	45
Dalton Prout D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	2	1	2	14:27	—	—	50	43

NJD goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Cory Schneider(start)	L	28	23	5	.821	4.28	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.