Washington Capitals vs. New Jersey DevilsJan 18, 2018

Final / OTThursday, Jan 18, 2018· Prudential Center

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Washington CapitalsWSH

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New Jersey DevilsNJD

4

Goals	1	2	3	OT	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
WSH	1	1	1	0	3		WSH	5	6	8	0	19
NJD	1	2	0	1	4		NJD	12	13	6	1	32

: WSH 44NJD 56
: WSH 2.79NJD 3.72
PP goals: WSH 0NJD 0
Hits: WSH 26NJD 22
Blocks: WSH 7NJD 12
PIM: WSH 11NJD 25
: WSH 42%NJD 58%

Fantasy takeaways

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

New Jersey Devils edge Washington Capitals 4–3 (OT)

New Jersey Devils beat Washington Capitals 4–3 in overtime at home. Sami Vatanen (NJD) led the scoring with 0G 3A. Brett Connolly (WSH) played 16:05, +4:08 up on his 11:57 season average over 69 games.

Points
Sami Vatanen had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 21:52.Vatanen
Points
Brett Connolly had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:05.Connolly
Points
Taylor Hall had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:41.Hall
Usage
Brett Connolly (WSH) played 16:05, +4:08 up on his 11:57 season average over 69 games.Connolly
Usage
Nico Hischier (NJD) played 19:54, +3:38 up on his 16:16 season average over 81 games.Hischier
Usage
Miles Wood (NJD) played 9:28, −3:02 down on his 12:30 season average over 75 games.Wood
Luck
Nico Hischier (NJD) generated 1.52 xG on 7 attempts without scoring; the chances were there.Hischier
Usage
Brian Boyle (NJD) played 9:34, −3:47 down on his 13:21 season average over 68 games.Boyle

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 100 of 100 attempts · NJD 56 · WSH 44

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 28% of the game, NJD 28%.

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
	34	56
	2.44	3.68
	2.43	3.41
	7	16
	2	5
	14	24
	−0.067	+0.067
	28%	28%

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 – Smith-Pelly
9:5633% CF
L2Beagle – Chiasson – Stephenson
6:3329% CF
L3Oshie – Eller – Connolly
6:1837% CF
L4Kuznetsov – Wilson – Vrana
5:5729% CF
D1Niskanen – Orlov
14:4748% CF
D2Carlson – Djoos
12:1829% CF
D3Orpik – Bowey
10:4325% CF

PP1Ovechkin – Oshie – Backstrom – Carlson – Kuznetsov
5:59100% CF
PP2Niskanen – Eller – Orlov – Connolly – Vrana
3:09
PK1FEller – Wilson
1:29
PK2FOshie – Backstrom
0:54
PK1DOrpik – Carlson
2:49
PK2DNiskanen – Orlov
1:46

Current WSH line combinations →

New Jersey Devils

L1Hall – Bratt – Hischier
10:2972% CF
L2Stafford – Zajac – Johansson
7:0655% CF
L3Palmieri – Wood – Zacha
5:3870% CF
L4Boyle – Gibbons – Noesen
4:2957% CF
D1Greene – Vatanen
11:5360% CF
D2Moore – Severson
11:0567% CF
D3Lovejoy – Butcher
7:1783% CF

PP1Boyle – Zajac – Hall – Butcher – Bratt
2:55100% CF
PP2Stafford – Johansson – Palmieri – Vatanen – Hischier
2:2475% CF
PK1FZajac – Gibbons
2:52
PK2FPalmieri – Hischier
1:25
PK1DGreene – Lovejoy
5:43
PK2DMoore – Vatanen
3:24

Current NJD line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

8:01
NJDDrew Stafford (Marcus Johansson)backhand0.10 xG
WSH: Niskanen, Eller, Orlov, Smith-Pelly, ConnollyNJD: Stafford, Zajac, Johansson, Moore, Severson
WSH 0 – 1 NJD
12:10
WSHBrett Connolly (T.J. Oshie, Brooks Orpik)snap0.19 xG
WSH: Orpik, Oshie, Eller, Connolly, BoweyNJD: Lovejoy, Butcher, Wood, Bratt, Hischier
WSH 1 – 1 NJD

2nd period

3:33
NJDAndy Greene (Taylor Hall, Sami Vatanen)snap0.14 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Niskanen, Backstrom, Orlov, Smith-PellyNJD: Greene, Vatanen, Hall, Bratt, Hischier
WSH 1 – 2 NJD
10:55
NJDMiles Wood (Sami Vatanen, Nico Hischier)snap0.09 xG
WSH: Niskanen, Beagle, Chiasson, Orlov, StephensonNJD: Moore, Vatanen, Gibbons, Wood, Hischier
WSH 1 – 3 NJD
11:09
WSHDmitry Orlov (Alex Chiasson, Jay Beagle)slap0.06 xG
WSH: Niskanen, Beagle, Chiasson, Orlov, StephensonNJD: Palmieri, Hall, Severson, Butcher, Zacha
WSH 2 – 3 NJD

3rd period

16:12
WSHBrett Connolly (Evgeny Kuznetsov, Tom Wilson)wrist0.16 xG
WSH: Niskanen, Orlov, Kuznetsov, Connolly, WilsonNJD: Stafford, Zajac, Greene, Johansson, Vatanen
WSH 3 – 3 NJD

OT period

0:34
NJDTaylor Hall (Sami Vatanen)wrist0.15 xG
WSH: Oshie, Orlov, KuznetsovNJD: Vatanen, Hall, Zacha
WSH 3 – 4 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	0	0	0	-1	2	0.15	4	0	2	21:48	—	—	38	18
Nicklas Backstrom C	L1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.14	1	0	0	21:12	—	—	40	33
Devante Smith-Pelly R	L1	0	0	0	-2	1	0.19	4	0	0	12:35	—	—	35	22
Chandler Stephenson C	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	11:12	—	—	38	65
Jay Beagle C	L2	0	1	1	0	2	0.06	1	0	2	9:53	—	—	38	67
Alex Chiasson R	L2	0	1	1	0	1	0.07	0	0	2	9:33	—	—	27	42
Lars Eller C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.18	1	0	0	18:21	—	—	43	41
T.J. Oshie R	L3	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	17:03	—	—	39	41
Brett Connolly R	L3	2	0	2	+1	4	1.20	1	0	0	16:05	—	—	39	47
Evgeny Kuznetsov C	L4	0	1	1	0	1	0.20	1	0	0	17:52	—	—	31	45
Jakub Vrana L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	14:34	—	—	40	22
Tom Wilson R	L4	0	1	1	+1	0	0.13	3	0	5	13:53	—	—	36	46
Dmitry Orlov D	D1	1	0	1	-2	2	0.11	2	2	0	21:41	—	—	48	63
Matt Niskanen D	D1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.06	1	1	0	20:40	—	—	48	61
John Carlson D	D2	0	0	0	+1	2	0.24	1	1	0	24:04	—	—	27	61
Christian Djoos D	D2	0	0	0	+1	0	0.01	2	1	0	14:53	—	—	40	64
Brooks Orpik D	D3	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	3	2	0	17:24	—	—	24	11
Madison Bowey D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.06	0	0	0	12:59	—	—	29	11

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Braden Holtby(start)	O	32	28	4	.875	3.72	60:34

New Jersey Devils

NJD skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Nico Hischier C	L1	0	1	1	+1	5	1.52	2	2	0	19:54	—	—	70	76
Taylor Hall L	L1	1	1	2	+1	4	0.35	0	0	0	19:41	—	—	65	83
Jesper Bratt L	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.16	1	0	0	14:55	—	—	70	79
Marcus Johansson L	L2	0	1	1	0	1	0.01	0	0	0	16:38	—	—	70	60
Travis Zajac C	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	1	0	4	16:08	—	—	47	34
Drew Stafford R	L2	1	0	1	0	1	0.21	1	1	0	15:10	—	—	64	53
Pavel Zacha C	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.18	1	1	0	17:58	—	—	60	40
Kyle Palmieri C	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.12	1	1	0	14:13	—	—	60	66
Miles Wood L	L3	1	0	1	0	4	0.26	2	0	0	9:28	—	—	59	27
Brian Gibbons C	L4	0	0	0	+1	0	0.01	1	2	0	13:56	—	—	60	69
Brian Boyle C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.26	3	0	17	9:34	—	—	63	65
Stefan Noesen R	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.15	2	0	0	9:09	—	—	50	35
Andy Greene D	D1	1	0	1	0	2	0.18	0	1	0	23:39	—	—	57	77
Sami Vatanen D	D1	0	3	3	+2	2	0.03	0	1	2	21:52	—	—	52	68
John Moore D	D2	0	0	0	+2	3	0.18	0	0	0	19:04	—	—	67	42
Damon Severson D	D2	0	0	0	0	2	0.01	1	0	2	18:31	—	—	52	31
Ben Lovejoy D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.02	6	3	0	19:22	—	—	83	81
Will Butcher D	D3	0	0	0	-2	1	0.05	0	0	0	12:33	—	—	75	62

NJD goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Keith Kinkaid(start)	W	19	16	3	.842	2.79	60:27

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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.