Washington Capitals vs. Vegas Golden KnightsJun 7, 2018

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
WSH	0	2	2	4		WSH	9	11	13	33
VGK	0	3	0	3		VGK	7	13	11	31

: WSH 55VGK 54
: WSH 2.40VGK 2.20
PP goals: WSH 1VGK 1
Hits: WSH 27VGK 39
Blocks: WSH 13VGK 11
PIM: WSH 8VGK 12
: WSH 48%VGK 52%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Washington Capitals edge Vegas Golden Knights 4–3

Washington Capitals beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–3 at VGK. Reilly Smith (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. VGK's first power-play unit (Smith, Karlsson, Marchessault, Theodore and Tuch) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 1:44 together.

Points
Reilly Smith had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:31.Smith
PP1
VGK's first power-play unit (Smith, Karlsson, Marchessault, Theodore and Tuch) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 1:44 together.Smith Karlsson Marchessault Theodore Tuch
PP1
WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 4:08 together.Ovechkin Oshie Backstrom Carlson Kuznetsov
New line
New look for VGK: Perron–Tatar–Eakin skated 9:53 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Perron Tatar Eakin
New line
New look for VGK: Carrier–Bellemare–Nosek skated 5:37 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Carrier Bellemare Nosek
Usage
Shea Theodore (VGK) played 26:09, +4:35 up on his 21:34 season average over 19 games.Theodore
Usage
Colin Miller (VGK) played 15:30, −3:49 down on his 19:19 season average over 19 games.Miller
Usage
Jakub Vrana (WSH) played 15:33, +3:46 up on his 11:47 season average over 22 games.Vrana

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 109 of 109 attempts · VGK 54 · WSH 55

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 38% of the game, VGK 25%.

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
	52	54
	1.98	1.44
	1.96	1.40
	11	10
	4	5
	25	31
	−0.053	+0.053
	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.

Washington Capitals

L1Oshie – Backstrom – Vrana
11:5719% CF
L2Ovechkin – Kuznetsov – Wilson
11:0863% CF
L3Eller – Connolly – Burakovsky
8:0786% CF
L4Beagle – Smith-Pelly – Stephenson
7:1260% CF
D1Niskanen – Orlov
19:3845% CF
D2Carlson – Kempny
15:3353% CF
D3Orpik – Djoos
9:1156% CF

PP1Ovechkin – Oshie – Backstrom – Carlson – Kuznetsov
4:08100% CF
PP2Ovechkin – Eller – Carlson – Connolly – Vrana
1:24100% CF
PK1FBeagle – Stephenson
1:54
PK2FEller – Wilson
1:25
PK1DOrpik – Niskanen
2:18

Current WSH line combinations →

Vegas Golden Knights

L1Smith – Karlsson – Marchessault
12:2442% CF
L2Perron – Tatar – Eakin
9:5357% CF
L3Neal – Haula – Tuch
9:4877% CF
L4Carrier – Bellemare – Nosek
5:3744% CF
D1Schmidt – Theodore
18:5761% CF
D2Engelland – McNabb
10:4435% CF
D3Sbisa – Miller
9:5250% CF

PP1Smith – Karlsson – Marchessault – Theodore – Tuch
1:44100% CF
PP2Neal – Perron – Haula – Miller – Schmidt
1:41100% CF
PK1FSmith – Karlsson
2:24
PK2FBellemare – Nosek
2:22
PK1DEngelland – McNabb
3:36
PK2DSbisa – Schmidt
1:55

Current VGK line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

2nd period

6:24
WSHJakub Vrana (Tom Wilson, Evgeny Kuznetsov)wrist0.12 xG
WSH: Niskanen, Orlov, Kuznetsov, Wilson, VranaVGK: Engelland, Perron, McNabb, Tatar, Eakin
WSH 1 – 0 VGK
9:40
VGKNate Schmidt (Reilly Smith, Jonathan Marchessault)deflected0.09 xG
WSH: Oshie, Niskanen, Backstrom, Orlov, VranaVGK: Smith, Karlsson, Marchessault, Schmidt, Theodore
WSH 1 – 1 VGK
10:14
WSHAlex OvechkinPP (Nicklas Backstrom, John Carlson)slap0.06 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson, KuznetsovVGK: Engelland, Eakin, Haula, Schmidt
WSH 2 – 1 VGK
12:56
VGKDavid Perron (Tomas Tatar, Colin Miller)deflected0.09 xG
WSH: Beagle, Smith-Pelly, Stephenson, Djoos, KempnyVGK: Perron, Sbisa, Tatar, Eakin, Miller
WSH 2 – 2 VGK
19:31
VGKReilly SmithPP (Alex Tuch, Shea Theodore)wrist0.55 xG
WSH: Orpik, Beagle, Carlson, StephensonVGK: Smith, Karlsson, Marchessault, Theodore, Tuch
WSH 2 – 3 VGK

3rd period

9:52
WSHDevante Smith-Pelly (Brooks Orpik)wrist0.08 xG
WSH: Orpik, Beagle, Smith-Pelly, Stephenson, DjoosVGK: Neal, Sbisa, Haula, Miller, Tuch
WSH 3 – 3 VGK
12:23
WSHLars Eller (Brett Connolly, Andre Burakovsky)wrist0.15 xG
WSH: Eller, Carlson, Connolly, Burakovsky, KempnyVGK: Sbisa, Miller, Carrier, Bellemare, Nosek
WSH 4 – 3 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
T.J. Oshie R	L1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	2	0	20:16	—	—	19	18
Nicklas Backstrom C	L1	0	1	1	-1	2	0.48	0	0	0	19:28	—	—	17	8
Jakub Vrana L	L1	1	0	1	0	2	0.22	1	0	0	15:33	—	—	27	29
Evgeny Kuznetsov C	L2	0	1	1	+1	2	0.10	1	0	0	21:02	—	—	50	69
Alex Ovechkin L	L2	1	0	1	0	5	0.40	2	1	2	19:51	—	—	52	68
Tom Wilson R	L2	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	6	1	0	16:30	—	—	61	89
Lars Eller C	L3	1	0	1	+1	5	0.63	2	0	0	14:55	—	—	75	93
Brett Connolly R	L3	0	1	1	+1	1	0.02	1	0	0	11:10	—	—	80	93
Andre Burakovsky L	L3	0	1	1	+1	2	0.02	2	0	0	9:38	—	—	87	100
Jay Beagle C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.13	0	1	2	13:23	—	—	50	49
Devante Smith-Pelly R	L4	1	0	1	0	3	0.16	2	0	0	10:10	—	—	50	48
Chandler Stephenson C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	0	0	0	9:52	—	—	53	46
Matt Niskanen D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	2	0	24:06	—	—	45	61
Dmitry Orlov D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	21:47	—	—	43	61
John Carlson D	D2	0	1	1	+1	3	0.03	1	0	0	25:04	—	—	53	65
Michal Kempny D	D2	0	0	0	0	2	0.06	2	3	0	15:59	—	—	50	53
Brooks Orpik D	D3	0	1	1	+1	1	0.00	5	1	2	18:00	—	—	52	59
Christian Djoos D	D3	0	0	0	0	4	0.14	0	1	2	9:34	—	—	50	44

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Braden Holtby(start)	W	31	28	3	.903	2.20	59:57

Vegas Golden Knights

VGK skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
William Karlsson C	L1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.14	1	0	0	21:07	—	—	42	47
Reilly Smith R	L1	1	1	2	+1	3	0.63	1	1	2	19:31	—	—	38	38
Jonathan Marchessault R	L1	0	1	1	+1	2	0.06	4	1	0	18:36	—	—	38	33
David Perron L	L2	1	0	1	0	4	0.35	3	0	0	16:59	—	—	56	50
Cody Eakin C	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.10	4	0	0	14:35	—	—	41	34
Tomas Tatar L	L2	0	1	1	0	0	0.08	2	0	2	12:08	—	—	46	39
Erik Haula L	L3	0	0	0	-1	3	0.11	3	0	0	16:50	—	—	68	45
James Neal L	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	3	0	0	15:54	—	—	80	83
Alex Tuch R	L3	0	1	1	-1	3	0.29	2	0	2	13:55	—	—	74	80
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare L	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	2	2	0	10:20	—	—	40	3
Tomas Nosek L	L4	0	0	0	-1	2	0.08	0	0	0	10:12	—	—	36	23
William Carrier L	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	4	0	0	7:22	—	—	36	3
Nate Schmidt D	D1	1	0	1	+1	4	0.12	0	2	0	27:17	—	—	62	62
Shea Theodore D	D1	0	1	1	+1	2	0.09	1	2	2	26:09	—	—	61	60
Deryk Engelland D	D2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.03	2	2	0	17:46	—	—	37	20
Brayden McNabb D	D2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	4	1	2	16:58	—	—	33	19
Colin Miller D	D3	0	1	1	-1	3	0.12	1	0	2	15:30	—	—	55	46
Luca Sbisa D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	2	0	0	14:32	—	—	41	43

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Marc-Andre Fleury(start)	L	33	29	4	.879	2.06	57:56

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.