Washington Capitals vs. Calgary FlamesMar 8, 2022

FinalTuesday, Mar 8, 2022· Scotiabank Saddledome

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
WSH	0	2	3	5		WSH	9	7	11	27
CGY	1	1	2	4		CGY	9	15	11	35

: WSH 51CGY 56
: WSH 3.75CGY 2.69
PP goals: WSH 0CGY 0
Hits: WSH 12CGY 21
Blocks: WSH 8CGY 7
PIM: WSH 2CGY 6
: WSH 54%CGY 46%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Washington Capitals edge Calgary Flames 5–4

Washington Capitals beat Calgary Flames 5–4 at CGY. Nick Jensen (WSH) led the scoring with 0G 3A. New look for CGY: Mangiapane–Dube–Ruzicka skated 12:34 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (47.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
Nick Jensen had 3 assists (3 points) in 19:11.Jensen
Points
Alex Ovechkin had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:10.Ovechkin
Points
Elias Lindholm had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 21:23.Lindholm
Points
Rasmus Andersson had 2 assists (2 points) in 23:28.Andersson
New line
New look for CGY: Mangiapane–Dube–Ruzicka skated 12:34 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (47.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Mangiapane Dube Ruzicka
New line
New look for CGY: Backlund–Toffoli–Coleman skated 10:26 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (65.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Backlund Toffoli Coleman
New line
New look for CGY: Lewis–Lucic–Monahan skated 6:35 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Lewis Lucic Monahan
Goalie
Vitek Vanecek (WSH) faced 35 shots and stopped 31 (.886), +8 against a season average of 26.6; the win.Vanecek

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 107 of 107 attempts · CGY 56 · WSH 51

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 30% of the game, CGY 22%.

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
	48	62
	2.92	2.85
	2.77	2.78
	7	13
	4	4
	20	19
	−0.003	+0.003
	30%	22%

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.