Washington Capitals vs. New Jersey DevilsOct 25, 2023

FinalWednesday, Oct 25, 2023· Prudential Center

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
WSH	3	0	3	6		WSH	8	7	10	25
NJD	0	4	0	4		NJD	2	14	6	22

: WSH 51NJD 58
: WSH 3.26NJD 3.57
PP goals: WSH 1NJD 0
Hits: WSH 25NJD 33
Blocks: WSH 19NJD 11
PIM: WSH 2NJD 6
: WSH 46%NJD 54%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Washington Capitals beat New Jersey Devils 6–4

Washington Capitals beat New Jersey Devils 6–4 at NJD. Tyler Toffoli (NJD) led the scoring with 2G 1A. WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Carlson, Kuznetsov and Strome) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 4:30 together.

Points
Tyler Toffoli had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 18:02.Toffoli
Points
Jack Hughes had 3 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 21:18.Hughes
Points
Dylan Strome had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:12.Strome
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Alex Ovechkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:05.Ovechkin
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Anthony Mantha had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:18.Mantha
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Timo Meier had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:18.Meier
Points
Evgeny Kuznetsov had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 24:20.Kuznetsov
PP1
WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Carlson, Kuznetsov and Strome) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 4:30 together.Ovechkin Oshie Carlson Kuznetsov Strome

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 109 of 109 attempts · NJD 58 · WSH 51

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 33% of the game, NJD 49%.

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
	50	61
	2.43	4.07
	2.35	3.80
	10	17
	6	2
	16	24
	−0.049	+0.049
	33%	49%

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 – Wilson – Strome
12:0465% CF
L2Oshie – Kuznetsov – Milano
11:2047% CF
L3Backstrom – Phillips – McMichael
4:4733% CF
L4Mantha – Malenstyn – Protas
4:1675% CF
D1Carlson – Fehérváry
12:1758% CF
D2van Riemsdyk – Sandin
10:2543% CF
D3Jensen – Alexeyev
6:0086% CF

PP1Ovechkin – Oshie – Carlson – Kuznetsov – Strome
4:3088% CF
PK1FWilson – McMichael
1:09
PK2FKuznetsov – Malenstyn
0:46
PK1DCarlson – Jensen
1:25
PK2Dvan Riemsdyk – Fehérváry
0:30

Current WSH line combinations →

New Jersey Devils

L1Toffoli – Meier – Hughes
13:3264% CF
L2Palat – Bratt – Hischier
11:1862% CF
L3Lazar – Bastian – McLeod
8:4242% CF
L4Haula – Mercer – Holtz
6:4427% CF
D1Marino – Bahl
15:0257% CF
D2Hamilton – Hughes
13:0571% CF
D3Smith – Siegenthaler
3:4033% CF

PP1Toffoli – Bratt – Hischier – Hughes – Hughes
1:26100% CF
PP2Palat – Hamilton – Meier – Mercer – Holtz
0:30
PK1FHaula – Mercer
2:18
PK2FBratt – Hischier
0:41
PK1DSiegenthaler – Marino
2:18
PK2DSmith – Bahl
0:00

Current NJD line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

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
Dylan Strome C	L1	2	0	2	0	3	0.55	0	1	0	21:12	—	—	49	35
Tom Wilson R	L1	0	1	1	0	1	0.14	3	2	0	20:17	—	—	45	29
Alex Ovechkin L	L1	1	1	2	+2	4	0.83	2	0	0	20:05	—	—	58	44
Evgeny Kuznetsov C	L2	0	2	2	-1	2	0.27	1	0	0	24:20	—	—	34	23
T.J. Oshie R	L2	0	1	1	-1	2	0.32	3	0	0	20:38	—	—	36	30
Sonny Milano L	L2	1	0	1	-2	1	0.07	1	1	2	17:01	—	—	38	36
Connor McMichael L	L3	1	0	1	+1	2	0.37	0	0	0	13:54	—	—	46	60
Nicklas Backstrom C	L3	0	1	1	+1	1	0.25	0	0	0	12:40	—	—	43	75
Matthew Phillips R	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	5:38	—	—	30	52
Anthony Mantha R	L4	1	1	2	+2	3	0.29	0	1	0	13:18	—	—	58	55
Beck Malenstyn L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	3	1	0	8:20	—	—	46	13
Aliaksei Protas L	L4	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	0	0	0	5:22	—	—	75	29
John Carlson D	D1	0	1	1	0	3	0.05	3	1	0	27:59	—	—	56	45
Martin Fehérváry D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.06	7	4	0	22:14	—	—	49	32
Trevor van Riemsdyk D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	2	0	19:17	—	—	41	27
Rasmus Sandin D	D2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	2	0	17:43	—	—	41	42
Nick Jensen D	D3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.03	0	2	0	18:21	—	—	35	35
Alexander Alexeyev D	D3	0	0	0	+2	1	0.01	0	1	0	9:41	—	—	67	81

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Hunter Shepard(start)	W	22	18	4	.818	3.57	60:00

New Jersey Devils

NJD skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Jack Hughes C	L1	0	3	3	+1	4	0.21	0	0	0	21:18	—	—	63	73
Timo Meier R	L1	1	1	2	+1	2	0.32	5	0	0	18:18	—	—	65	66
Tyler Toffoli C	L1	2	1	3	+2	2	0.73	3	0	0	18:02	—	—	62	64
Jesper Bratt L	L2	0	1	1	-2	0	0.00	1	1	0	17:22	—	—	67	65
Nico Hischier C	L2	1	0	1	-2	3	0.62	0	0	2	16:54	—	—	59	55
Ondrej Palat L	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.26	3	0	0	13:37	—	—	64	66
Michael McLeod C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.06	2	0	0	14:18	—	—	44	12
Curtis Lazar C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	4	1	0	11:48	—	—	43	6
Nathan Bastian R	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.65	2	1	2	10:56	—	—	47	73
Erik Haula L	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.08	1	1	0	13:58	—	—	44	68
Dawson Mercer C	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	1	2	13:29	—	—	41	75
Alexander Holtz R	L4	0	0	0	-2	1	0.29	0	0	0	10:57	—	—	29	52
John Marino D	D1	0	1	1	0	0	0.01	0	2	0	22:12	—	—	62	55
Kevin Bahl D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.09	5	0	0	18:31	—	—	55	42
Luke Hughes D	D2	0	1	1	0	2	0.23	1	0	0	23:56	—	—	70	80
Dougie Hamilton D	D2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	1	0	22:50	—	—	52	78
Jonas Siegenthaler D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3	2	0	15:04	—	—	26	47
Brendan Smith D	D3	0	0	0	0	2	0.02	2	1	0	14:47	—	—	47	45

NJD goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Vitek Vanecek	L	16	14	2	.875	1.78	37:13
Akira Schmid(start)	—	8	5	3	.625	0.91	20:00

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Anthony Mantha (WSH) 1st 6:37 · assists Aliaksei Protas · Odd-man rush · carried in · 3-on-2 at the blue line · 61.7 mph shot · 5.6 s from entry to goal.

Anthony Mantha · 1st 6:37 · WSH

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 0
Shot: 61.7 mph
Distance: 17 ft
Entry to goal: 5.6 s

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Dylan Strome · 1st 15:52 · WSH

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 3 (royal road)
Shot: 17.3 mph
Distance: 6 ft
Entry to goal: 4.0 s

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Sonny Milano · 1st 17:28 · WSH

Play: rush
Entry: loose
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 55.4 mph
Distance: 22 ft
Entry to goal: 2.4 s

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Nico Hischier · 2nd 6:42 · NJD

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 27.0 mph
Distance: 9 ft

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Tyler Toffoli · 2nd 10:01 · NJD

Play: rebound
Passes: 0
Shot: 14.6 mph
Distance: 8 ft
Type: rebound

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Dylan Strome · 3rd 0:18 · WSH PP

Play: rebound
Entry: carry
Odd man: 5-on-4
Passes: 0
Shot: 25.4 mph
Distance: 6 ft
Entry to goal: 2.5 s
Type: one-timer, rebound

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Connor McMichael · 3rd 2:09 · WSH

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 2-on-1
Passes: 0
Shot: 7.8 mph
Distance: 7 ft
Entry to goal: 3.4 s

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Alex Ovechkin · 3rd 18:25 · WSH EN

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 2-on-1
Passes: 0
Shot: 56.6 mph
Distance: 48 ft
Entry to goal: 1.1 s

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Tyler Toffoli · 2nd 4:31 · NJD

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 53.2 mph
Distance: 15 ft

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Timo Meier · 2nd 5:19 · NJD

Play: deflection
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 3
Shot: 13.6 mph
Distance: 5 ft
Entry to goal: 4.1 s
Type: rebound

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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.

Washington Capitals vs. New Jersey DevilsOct 25, 2023

Fantasy takeaways

Washington Capitals beat New Jersey Devils 6–4

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Sequence card

Lines used

Washington Capitals

New Jersey Devils

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Box score

Washington Capitals

New Jersey Devils

Goal anatomy

Anthony Mantha · 1st 6:37 · WSH

Dylan Strome · 1st 15:52 · WSH

Sonny Milano · 1st 17:28 · WSH

Nico Hischier · 2nd 6:42 · NJD

Tyler Toffoli · 2nd 10:01 · NJD

Dylan Strome · 3rd 0:18 · WSH PP

Connor McMichael · 3rd 2:09 · WSH

Alex Ovechkin · 3rd 18:25 · WSH EN

Tyler Toffoli · 2nd 4:31 · NJD

Timo Meier · 2nd 5:19 · NJD