Washington Capitals vs. New Jersey DevilsMar 19, 2019

FinalTuesday, Mar 19, 2019· Prudential Center

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
WSH	1	3	0	4		WSH	4	9	9	22
NJD	1	0	0	1		NJD	7	5	9	21

: WSH 38NJD 37
: WSH 1.88NJD 2.60
PP goals: WSH 0NJD 0
Hits: WSH 15NJD 21
Blocks: WSH 8NJD 6
PIM: WSH 4NJD 2
: WSH 45%NJD 55%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Washington Capitals beat New Jersey Devils 4–1

Washington Capitals beat New Jersey Devils 4–1 at NJD. Brett Connolly (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Kyle Palmieri (NJD) played 1:18, −17:05 down on his 18:23 season average over 73 games.

Points
Brett Connolly had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:20.Connolly
Usage
Kyle Palmieri (NJD) played 1:18, −17:05 down on his 18:23 season average over 73 games.Palmieri
New line
New look for NJD: Agostino–Rooney–Anderson skated 8:26 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (64.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Agostino Rooney Anderson
New line
New look for WSH: Dowd–Stephenson–Burakovsky skated 10:06 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Dowd Stephenson Burakovsky
Usage
Stefan Noesen (NJD) played 20:55, +8:23 up on his 12:32 season average over 40 games.Noesen
Usage
Nicklas Backstrom (WSH) played 14:37, −5:24 down on his 20:01 season average over 79 games.Backstrom
Luck
WSH scored 4 goals on 1.88 expected goals (38 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
Usage
Kenny Agostino (NJD) played 17:55, +5:05 up on his 12:50 season average over 62 games.Agostino

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 74 of 74 attempts · NJD 37 · WSH 37

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 24% of the game, NJD 35%.

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
	46	42
	2.26	3.03
	2.22	2.94
	6	6
	6	2
	13	12
	−0.072	+0.072
	24%	35%

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

L1Hagelin – Eller – Connolly
11:2644% CF
L2Dowd – Stephenson – Burakovsky
10:0657% CF
L3Ovechkin – Kuznetsov – Wilson
7:1242% CF
L4Oshie – Backstrom – Vrana
5:4271% CF
D1Niskanen – Orlov
18:1650% CF
D2Carlson – Kempny
16:4153% CF
D3Jensen – Djoos
15:1050% CF

PP1Ovechkin – Oshie – Backstrom – Carlson – Kuznetsov
1:17
PP2Ovechkin – Eller – Orlov – Wilson – Vrana
0:43
PK1FHagelin – Stephenson
1:25
PK2FDowd – Wilson
0:35
PK1DNiskanen – Carlson
1:06
PK2DJensen – Kempny
0:54

Current WSH line combinations →

New Jersey Devils

L1Zajac – Coleman – Noesen
11:4631% CF
L2Agostino – Rooney – Anderson
8:2664% CF
L3Tangradi – Gabriel – McLeod
6:5450% CF
D1Santini – Yakovlev
18:0736% CF
D2Carrick – Butcher
17:2664% CF
D3Greene – Severson
15:1142% CF

PP1Zajac – Agostino – Coleman – Severson – Carrick
2:12100% CF
PP2Stafford – Tangradi – Pietila – Butcher – Anderson
1:39
PK1FZajac – Coleman
1:13
PK2FRooney – Anderson
0:47
PK1DGreene – Severson
1:16

Current NJD line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

2:52
WSHAndre Burakovsky (Nic Dowd, Brett Connolly)wrist0.03 xG
WSH: Carlson, Orlov, Dowd, Connolly, BurakovskyNJD: Greene, Tangradi, Noesen, Severson, McLeod
WSH 1 – 0 NJD
19:59
NJDKenny Agostino (Joey Anderson)wrist0.06 xG
WSH: Niskanen, Hagelin, Kuznetsov, Wilson, KempnyNJD: Greene, Agostino, Severson, Rooney, Anderson
WSH 1 – 1 NJD

2nd period

5:57
WSHBrett Connolly (Christian Djoos, Carl Hagelin)tip-in0.07 xG
WSH: Hagelin, Eller, Jensen, Connolly, DjoosNJD: Stafford, Pietila, Coleman, Carrick, Butcher
WSH 2 – 1 NJD
12:16
WSHEvgeny Kuznetsov (Jakub Vrana, Dmitry Orlov)snap0.11 xG
WSH: Oshie, Niskanen, Orlov, Kuznetsov, VranaNJD: Greene, Agostino, Severson, Rooney, Anderson
WSH 3 – 1 NJD
13:28
WSHTom Wilson (Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom)snap0.03 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Backstrom, Carlson, Wilson, KempnyNJD: Zajac, Coleman, Noesen, Santini, Yakovlev
WSH 4 – 1 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
Carl Hagelin L	L1	0	1	1	0	0	0.13	0	0	0	15:15	—	—	36	29
Lars Eller C	L1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.03	0	0	2	15:11	—	—	55	35
Brett Connolly R	L1	1	1	2	+2	1	0.07	1	0	0	14:20	—	—	36	20
Chandler Stephenson C	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	13:53	—	—	57	89
Andre Burakovsky L	L2	1	0	1	+1	3	0.33	0	1	0	12:17	—	—	50	47
Nic Dowd C	L2	0	1	1	+1	1	0.04	3	1	0	12:03	—	—	53	89
Alex Ovechkin L	L3	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	0	0	0	18:26	—	—	39	20
Tom Wilson R	L3	1	0	1	0	2	0.16	3	2	0	17:26	—	—	40	25
Evgeny Kuznetsov C	L3	1	0	1	0	4	0.51	0	0	0	16:29	—	—	56	45
Nicklas Backstrom C	L4	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	0	0	0	14:37	—	—	45	17
T.J. Oshie R	L4	0	0	0	+1	1	0.06	0	0	0	13:55	—	—	87	84
Jakub Vrana L	L4	0	1	1	+1	3	0.29	0	0	0	13:36	—	—	83	85
Matt Niskanen D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	0	1	0	21:18	—	—	48	43
Dmitry Orlov D	D1	0	1	1	+2	0	0.00	5	1	0	21:04	—	—	50	49
John Carlson D	D2	0	0	0	+2	1	0.05	0	0	0	20:55	—	—	61	57
Michal Kempny D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	2	0	2	19:24	—	—	50	49
Nick Jensen D	D3	0	0	0	+1	2	0.05	1	1	0	19:25	—	—	46	32
Christian Djoos D	D3	0	1	1	+1	1	0.11	0	1	0	16:26	—	—	57	38

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Pheonix Copley(start)	W	21	20	1	.952	2.60	60:00

New Jersey Devils

NJD skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Stefan Noesen R	L1	0	0	0	-2	2	0.09	1	1	0	20:55	—	—	31	10
Blake Coleman L	L1	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	3	0	0	20:42	—	—	37	16
Travis Zajac C	L1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.02	0	0	0	19:41	—	—	29	12
Kenny Agostino L	L2	1	0	1	0	4	0.19	0	0	0	17:55	—	—	61	65
Joey Anderson R	L2	0	1	1	0	1	0.15	1	0	0	15:44	—	—	65	84
Kevin Rooney C	L2	0	0	0	0	3	0.63	4	1	0	14:19	—	—	72	82
Eric Tangradi L	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	0	0	16:40	—	—	47	78
Michael McLeod C	L3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.71	2	0	0	13:05	—	—	44	60
Kurtis Gabriel R	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	5	0	2	10:02	—	—	40	59
Steven Santini D	D1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.04	1	3	0	20:03	—	—	38	57
Egor Yakovlev D	D1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	0	0	18:54	—	—	36	58
Connor Carrick D	D2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.09	0	1	0	21:05	—	—	62	73
Will Butcher D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.07	1	0	0	20:02	—	—	63	69
Damon Severson D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.04	0	0	0	20:21	—	—	40	24
Andy Greene D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	0	0	18:15	—	—	38	26
Blake Pietila L	—	0	0	0	-1	1	0.43	2	0	0	14:30	—	—	36	61
Drew Stafford R	—	0	0	0	-1	1	0.07	0	0	0	14:29	—	—	47	68
Kyle Palmieri C	—	0	0	0	0	1	0.07	0	0	0	1:18	—	—	75	81

NJD goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Mackenzie Blackwood(start)	L	22	18	4	.818	1.88	60:00

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.