Washington Capitals vs. Vegas Golden KnightsMay 30, 2018

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
WSH	1	2	0	3		WSH	11	9	6	26
VGK	1	1	0	2		VGK	10	14	15	39

: WSH 44VGK 69
: WSH 2.35VGK 3.09
PP goals: WSH 1VGK 1
Hits: WSH 46VGK 39
Blocks: WSH 18VGK 8
PIM: WSH 14VGK 23
: WSH 42%VGK 58%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Washington Capitals edge Vegas Golden Knights 3–2

Washington Capitals beat Vegas Golden Knights 3–2 at VGK. Lars Eller (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 2A. VGK's first power-play unit (Smith, Karlsson, Marchessault, Theodore and Tuch) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 3:32 together.

Points
Lars Eller had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 18:37.Eller
Points
Andre Burakovsky had 2 assists (2 points) in 10:54.Burakovsky
PP1
VGK's first power-play unit (Smith, Karlsson, Marchessault, Theodore and Tuch) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 3:32 together.Smith Karlsson Marchessault Theodore Tuch
PP1
WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Eller and Carlson) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:36 together.Ovechkin Oshie Backstrom Eller Carlson
Usage
Evgeny Kuznetsov (WSH) played 4:26, −16:49 down on his 21:15 season average over 23 games.Kuznetsov
Goalie
Braden Holtby (WSH) faced 39 shots and stopped 37 (.949), +11 against a season average of 27.8; the win.Holtby
Usage
Alex Ovechkin (WSH) played 17:16, −3:37 down on his 20:53 season average over 23 games.Ovechkin
Usage
Luca Sbisa (VGK) played 13:15, −3:07 down on his 16:22 season average over 11 games.Sbisa

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)VGK attacks right (top on phones) →

VGK
WSH
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 113 of 113 attempts · VGK 69 · WSH 44

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

VGK
WSH
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

VGK 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 22% of the game, VGK 44%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

VGK

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	VGK
	46	58
	2.26	1.60
	2.26	1.54
	8	8
	4	2
	17	23
	−0.063	+0.063
	22%	44%

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 – Backstrom – Wilson
7:3236% CF
L2Oshie – Eller – Vrana
5:4863% CF
L3Beagle – Smith-Pelly – Stephenson
5:3650% CF
L4Kuznetsov – Connolly – Burakovsky
0:00
D1Niskanen – Orlov
16:3841% CF
D2Carlson – Kempny
11:5961% CF
D3Orpik – Djoos
8:1353% CF

PP1Ovechkin – Oshie – Backstrom – Eller – Carlson
1:36100% CF
PP2Ovechkin – Oshie – Eller – Orlov – Burakovsky
0:14
PK1FBeagle – Stephenson
1:36
PK2FSmith-Pelly – Wilson
1:21
PK1DOrpik – Niskanen
2:51
PK2DCarlson – Orlov
1:04

Current WSH line combinations →

Vegas Golden Knights

L1Smith – Karlsson – Marchessault
10:3569% CF
L2Neal – Perron – Haula
9:3753% CF
L3Eakin – Carpenter – Tuch
8:3246% CF
L4Reaves – Bellemare – Nosek
4:4450% CF
D1McNabb – Schmidt
15:2052% CF
D2Engelland – Theodore
12:2654% CF
D3Sbisa – Miller
11:1359% CF

PP1Smith – Karlsson – Marchessault – Theodore – Tuch
3:32100% CF
PP2Neal – Perron – Haula – Miller – Schmidt
2:28100% CF
PK1FBellemare – Nosek
0:55
PK2FSmith – Karlsson
0:32
PK1DEngelland – McNabb
1:50

Current VGK line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

7:58
VGKJames Neal (Luca Sbisa, Colin Miller)wrist0.03 xG
WSH: Eller, Orlov, Connolly, Burakovsky, KempnyVGK: Neal, Perron, Sbisa, Haula, Miller
WSH 0 – 1 VGK
17:27
WSHLars Eller (Michal Kempny, Andre Burakovsky)wrist0.10 xG
WSH: Eller, Carlson, Burakovsky, KempnyVGK: Haula, Miller, Marchessault, Theodore
WSH 1 – 1 VGK

2nd period

5:38
WSHAlex OvechkinPP (Lars Eller, Nicklas Backstrom)snap0.17 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Eller, CarlsonVGK: Engelland, McNabb, Bellemare, Nosek
WSH 2 – 1 VGK
9:41
WSHBrooks Orpik (Lars Eller, Andre Burakovsky)deflected0.05 xG
WSH: Orpik, Eller, Connolly, Djoos, BurakovskyVGK: Engelland, Eakin, Marchessault, Theodore, Tuch
WSH 3 – 1 VGK
17:47
VGKShea TheodorePP (Reilly Smith, William Karlsson)wrist0.05 xG
WSH: Orpik, Niskanen, Beagle, StephensonVGK: Smith, Karlsson, Marchessault, Theodore, Tuch
WSH 3 – 2 VGK

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
Nicklas Backstrom C	L1	0	1	1	0	3	0.61	2	1	2	19:46	—	—	41	60
Tom Wilson R	L1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	6	0	2	17:51	—	—	41	20
Alex Ovechkin L	L1	1	0	1	0	3	0.25	5	1	0	17:16	—	—	32	16
T.J. Oshie R	L2	0	0	0	0	3	0.24	0	4	4	18:43	—	—	47	81
Lars Eller C	L2	1	2	3	+1	1	0.13	6	0	2	18:37	—	—	52	70
Jakub Vrana L	L2	0	0	0	0	3	0.83	2	1	0	12:56	—	—	58	88
Jay Beagle C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.05	0	2	0	15:30	—	—	32	25
Chandler Stephenson C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	2	0	0	14:52	—	—	43	19
Devante Smith-Pelly R	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3	1	0	10:49	—	—	44	27
Andre Burakovsky L	L4	0	2	2	+1	0	0.00	1	1	0	10:54	—	—	44	22
Brett Connolly R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	4	0	0	7:31	—	—	47	17
Evgeny Kuznetsov C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	4:26	—	—	40	49
Matt Niskanen D	D1	0	0	0	0	3	0.09	4	1	0	27:13	—	—	38	73
Dmitry Orlov D	D1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	0	1	2	22:10	—	—	38	74
John Carlson D	D2	0	0	0	+1	2	0.03	2	2	0	24:04	—	—	48	29
Michal Kempny D	D2	0	1	1	0	2	0.01	2	0	0	16:54	—	—	56	39
Brooks Orpik D	D3	1	0	1	+1	3	0.08	6	2	2	19:13	—	—	40	34
Christian Djoos D	D3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	0	1	0	9:07	—	—	50	54

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Braden Holtby(start)	W	39	37	2	.949	3.09	60:00

Vegas Golden Knights

VGK skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
William Karlsson C	L1	0	1	1	0	2	0.16	2	1	0	22:46	—	—	55	25
Jonathan Marchessault R	L1	0	0	0	-2	9	0.35	2	0	0	20:50	—	—	62	32
Reilly Smith R	L1	0	1	1	0	3	0.34	4	0	0	20:27	—	—	71	28
James Neal L	L2	1	0	1	+1	3	0.14	4	0	0	17:07	—	—	61	55
David Perron L	L2	0	0	0	+1	0	0.04	1	0	0	15:52	—	—	53	53
Erik Haula L	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.13	1	0	17	15:11	—	—	58	67
Alex Tuch R	L3	0	0	0	-1	4	0.71	3	1	2	16:31	—	—	43	55
Cody Eakin C	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.00	2	0	0	14:36	—	—	55	35
Ryan Carpenter C	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.36	2	0	0	12:53	—	—	58	78
Tomas Nosek L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.11	0	0	0	8:05	—	—	47	38
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.09	1	1	0	7:34	—	—	56	91
Ryan Reaves R	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.06	3	1	2	6:56	—	—	50	47
Nate Schmidt D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	1	0	0	22:48	—	—	58	54
Brayden McNabb D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	7	1	0	20:47	—	—	50	63
Shea Theodore D	D2	1	0	1	-2	2	0.11	0	0	0	22:04	—	—	53	26
Deryk Engelland D	D2	0	0	0	-1	3	0.06	1	2	2	18:01	—	—	56	24
Colin Miller D	D3	0	1	1	0	4	0.35	1	0	0	19:51	—	—	65	64
Luca Sbisa D	D3	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	4	1	0	13:15	—	—	56	70

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Marc-Andre Fleury(start)	L	26	23	3	.885	2.35	58:01

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.