Washington Capitals vs. Calgary FlamesOct 27, 2018

Final / SOSaturday, Oct 27, 2018· Scotiabank Saddledome

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Goals	1	2	3	OT	SO	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
WSH	2	1	0	0	1	4		WSH	10	8	8	1	27
CGY	2	0	1	0	0	3		CGY	9	6	11	4	30

: WSH 54CGY 54
: WSH 3.08CGY 2.74
PP goals: WSH 1CGY 1
Hits: WSH 21CGY 22
Blocks: WSH 13CGY 13
PIM: WSH 8CGY 4
: WSH 45%CGY 55%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Washington Capitals edge Calgary Flames 4–3 (SO)

Washington Capitals beat Calgary Flames 4–3 in a shootout at CGY. Mark Giordano (CGY) led the scoring with 0G 2A. CGY's first power-play unit (Giordano, Gaudreau, Lindholm, Monahan and Tkachuk) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:02 together.

Points
Evgeny Kuznetsov had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:17.Kuznetsov
Points
Johnny Gaudreau had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:04.Gaudreau
Points
Mark Giordano had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 28:46.Giordano
PP1
CGY's first power-play unit (Giordano, Gaudreau, Lindholm, Monahan and Tkachuk) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:02 together.Giordano Gaudreau Lindholm Monahan Tkachuk
PP1
WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:18 together.Ovechkin Oshie Backstrom Carlson Kuznetsov
New line
New look for CGY: Backlund–Czarnik–Tkachuk skated 9:24 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Backlund Czarnik Tkachuk
New line
New look for WSH: Ovechkin–Kuznetsov–Vrana skated 12:58 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Ovechkin Kuznetsov Vrana
New line
New look for CGY: Gaudreau–Monahan–Bennett skated 8:30 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (31.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Gaudreau Monahan Bennett

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)CGY attacks right (top on phones) →

CGY
WSH
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 108 of 108 attempts · CGY 54 · WSH 54

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

CGY
WSH
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

CGY 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 38% of the game, CGY 25%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

CGY

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	CGY
	53	46
	2.90	2.04
	2.84	2.02
	10	13
	5	0
	29	24
	−0.025	+0.025
	38%	25%

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.