Edgehalla

Washington Capitals vs. New Jersey DevilsFeb 22, 2020

Final· Prudential Center
Goals123TShots123T
WSH0112WSH11111335
NJD1113NJD713929
WSH 66NJD 54
WSH 3.24NJD 2.45
PP goals
WSH 1NJD 2
Hits
WSH 29NJD 20
Blocks
WSH 12NJD 18
PIM
WSH 8NJD 14
WSH 50%NJD 50%

Fantasy takeaways

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

New Jersey Devils edge Washington Capitals 3–2

New Jersey Devils beat Washington Capitals 3–2 at home. Damon Severson (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 1A. WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Wilson) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 5:13 together.

  1. Points
    Damon Severson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 26:07.Severson
  2. Points
    Jesper Bratt had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 12:13.Bratt
  3. Points
    Nikita Gusev had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:26.Gusev
  4. PP1
    WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Wilson) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 5:13 together.OvechkinOshieBackstromCarlsonWilson
  5. New line
    New look for WSH: Ovechkin–Kuznetsov–Wilson skated 8:59 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.OvechkinKuznetsovWilson
  6. New line
    New look for WSH: Oshie–Backstrom–Vrana skated 8:43 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (63.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.OshieBackstromVrana
  7. Goalie
    Mackenzie Blackwood (NJD) faced 35 shots and stopped 33 (.943), +4 against a season average of 30.9; the win.Blackwood
  8. New line
    New look for NJD: Zajac–Simmonds–Merkley skated 7:59 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (63.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.ZajacSimmondsMerkley

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.

Shot map, WSH at NJD: 120 attempts, 64 on goal, 5 goals, 5.69 expected goals; best chance Kyle Palmieri at 0.22 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← WSH attacks left (bottom on phones)NJD attacks right (top on phones) →
  • NJD
  • WSH
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 120 of 120 attempts · NJD 54 · WSH 66

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, WSH at NJD: expected goals 2.45 to 3.24 (WSH led the chances), shot attempts 54 to 66, 5 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdNJDWSHBSWOSnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • NJD
  • WSH
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
NJDWSHcontrol2nd3rdBratt · 1st 12:55Simmonds · 2nd 12:12Wilson · 2nd 14:44Ovechkin · 3rd 4:50Severson · 3rd 18:01
  • 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 47% of the game, NJD 31%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

Shift chart, WSH at NJD: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Mackenzie Blackwood (60:00) for NJD and Ilya Samsonov (57:25) for WSH, 5 goals.

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
StatWSHNJD
4248
1.531.68
1.471.67
77
12
1020
−0.012+0.013
47%31%

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

Current WSH line combinations →

New Jersey Devils

Current NJD line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 12:55
    WSH 0 – 1 NJD

2nd period

  1. 12:12
    WSH 0 – 2 NJD
  2. 14:44
    WSH 1 – 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
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Alex Ovechkin LL1101+130.5431023:46——3850
Evgeny Kuznetsov CL1011+120.1710418:05——3860
Tom Wilson RL1101+140.3640016:53——4062
Nicklas Backstrom CL2011020.2912023:30——5655
T.J. Oshie RL2000060.7010021:04——5050
Jakub Vrana LL2000030.3500016:15——6084
Brendan Leipsic LL3000000.0001010:55——5042
Garnet Hathaway RL3000010.0290010:40——4751
Nic Dowd CL3000010.0630010:16——4322
Lars Eller CL4000-100.0400015:04——4018
Carl Hagelin LL4000-120.1210012:32——4426
Richard Panik RL4000-100.001008:48——5023
Dmitry Orlov DD1000-110.0821021:40——3033
Michal Kempny DD1000010.0614217:13——3543
John Carlson DD2011050.3611024:00——5956
Brenden Dillon DD2000010.0211213:50——5337
Nick Jensen DD3011+110.0001017:09——5463
Jonas Siegenthaler DD3000020.0600013:51——4851
WSH goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Ilya Samsonov(start)L29263.8972.4557:25

New Jersey Devils

NJD skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Nico Hischier CL1000020.6310017:25——5063
Kyle Palmieri CL1011010.2221015:55——4664
Jack Hughes CL1000010.0600015:42——4051
Pavel Zacha CL2000+110.0420020:02——5370
Nikita Gusev LL2022+130.2300013:26——4773
Jesper Bratt LL2112+120.3111012:13——4772
Joey Anderson RL3000010.0101016:12——5453
Kevin Rooney CL3000030.1612014:38——5552
John Hayden CL3000010.062329:22——5552
Travis Zajac CL4000-120.1110415:02——5842
Wayne Simmonds RL4101-120.0410011:35——6241
Nick Merkley RL4000-120.2210011:09——6328
Damon Severson DD1112+130.2312026:07——5772
Dakota Mermis DD1000+120.0521219:11——6277
Mirco Mueller DD2000-100.0213023:09——5439
P.K. Subban DD2000-130.0723022:10——6332
Colton White DD3000000.0110412:00——3829
Connor Carrick DD3000000.0011211:55——3919
NJD goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Mackenzie Blackwood(start)W35332.9433.2460:00