Washington Capitals vs. Vegas Golden KnightsFeb 17, 2020

FinalMonday, Feb 17, 2020· T-Mobile Arena

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Washington CapitalsWSH

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Vegas Golden KnightsVGK

3

Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
WSH	0	0	2	2		WSH	12	6	9	27
VGK	2	1	0	3		VGK	15	8	6	29

: WSH 60VGK 44
: WSH 1.91VGK 3.08
PP goals: WSH 1VGK 0
Hits: WSH 47VGK 27
Blocks: WSH 8VGK 16
PIM: WSH 4VGK 6
: WSH 38%VGK 63%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Vegas Golden Knights edge Washington Capitals 3–2

Vegas Golden Knights beat Washington Capitals 3–2 at home. T.J. Oshie (WSH) led the scoring with 2G 0A. WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Vrana) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 3:04 together.

Points
T.J. Oshie had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:09.Oshie
Points
Jakub Vrana had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:35.Vrana
PP1
WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Vrana) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 3:04 together.Ovechkin Oshie Backstrom Carlson Vrana
Usage
Nick Holden (VGK) played 23:58, +5:12 up on his 18:46 season average over 60 games.Holden
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Max Pacioretty (VGK) played 14:54, −3:04 down on his 17:58 season average over 70 games.Pacioretty
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Tomas Nosek (VGK) played 14:45, +3:12 up on his 11:33 season average over 66 games.Nosek
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Jon Merrill (VGK) played 14:00, −4:14 down on his 18:14 season average over 48 games.Merrill
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Brayden McNabb (VGK) played 23:02, +3:04 up on his 19:58 season average over 70 games.McNabb

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 104 of 104 attempts · VGK 44 · WSH 60

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 28% of the game, VGK 27%.

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
	60	46
	1.73	2.39
	1.70	2.30
	13	13
	5	1
	16	11
	−0.076	+0.077
	28%	27%

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
12:0771% CF
L2Oshie – Eller – Vrana
10:2460% CF
L3Hagelin – Panik – Boyd
9:5142% CF
L4Dowd – Leipsic – Hathaway
6:4333% CF
D1Carlson – Kempny
10:1850% CF
D2Orlov – Jensen
10:1652% CF
D3Gudas – Siegenthaler
8:1738% CF

PP1Ovechkin – Oshie – Backstrom – Carlson – Vrana
3:0475% CF
PP2Ovechkin – Eller – Orlov – Boyd – Wilson
1:44100% CF
PK1FHagelin – Dowd
2:40
PK2FPanik – Hathaway
0:22
PK1DJensen – Kempny
1:48
PK2DGudas – Siegenthaler
1:48

Current WSH line combinations →

Vegas Golden Knights

L1Stastny – Smith – Marchessault
11:4742% CF
L2Pacioretty – Stone – Karlsson
10:5776% CF
L3Reaves – Carrier – Nosek
9:4135% CF
L4Eakin – Stephenson – Glass
8:4064% CF
D1Holden – Theodore
15:5856% CF
D2McNabb – Schmidt
15:1738% CF
D3Merrill – Whitecloud
11:1750% CF

PP1Smith – Karlsson – Stephenson – Schmidt – Glass
2:00
PP2Stastny – Pacioretty – Stone – Marchessault – Theodore
1:40100% CF
PK1FStastny – Smith
1:31
PK2FStone – Karlsson
1:27
PK1DHolden – McNabb
2:25
PK2DMerrill – Whitecloud
0:52

Current VGK line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

3:43
VGKNick Holden (William Carrier, Tomas Nosek)wrist0.16 xG
WSH: Carlson, Orlov, Dowd, Leipsic, HathawayVGK: Reaves, Holden, Theodore, Carrier, Nosek
WSH 0 – 1 VGK
17:17
VGKReilly Smith (Jonathan Marchessault, Paul Stastny)wrist0.10 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Orlov, JensenVGK: Stastny, Holden, Smith, Marchessault, Theodore
WSH 0 – 2 VGK

2nd period

14:06
VGKMax Pacioretty (William Karlsson)wrist0.18 xG
WSH: Oshie, Eller, Gudas, Vrana, SiegenthalerVGK: Pacioretty, Holden, Stone, Karlsson, Theodore
WSH 0 – 3 VGK

3rd period

8:47
WSHT.J. Oshie (Dmitry Orlov, Jakub Vrana)wrist0.04 xG
WSH: Oshie, Eller, Orlov, Gudas, VranaVGK: Reaves, Holden, McNabb, Carrier, Nosek
WSH 1 – 3 VGK
10:40
WSHT.J. OshiePP (Jakub Vrana, John Carlson)wrist0.10 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson, VranaVGK: Holden, McNabb, Stone, Karlsson
WSH 2 – 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
Alex Ovechkin L	L1	0	0	0	-1	4	0.41	5	2	0	21:39	—	—	69	58
Nicklas Backstrom C	L1	0	0	0	-1	3	0.05	1	0	0	19:57	—	—	67	58
Tom Wilson R	L1	0	0	0	0	3	0.15	8	0	0	19:36	—	—	73	63
T.J. Oshie R	L2	2	0	2	-1	2	0.35	2	0	0	18:09	—	—	60	42
Lars Eller C	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.15	2	0	0	17:21	—	—	61	44
Jakub Vrana L	L2	0	2	2	0	1	0.01	0	0	0	16:35	—	—	52	40
Carl Hagelin L	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.12	1	1	0	15:33	—	—	50	36
Travis Boyd C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.12	0	0	0	14:26	—	—	50	33
Richard Panik R	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	3	0	0	13:41	—	—	38	26
Nic Dowd C	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.13	9	0	0	10:59	—	—	36	26
Brendan Leipsic L	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	1	0	8:25	—	—	43	27
Garnet Hathaway R	L4	0	0	0	-1	2	0.10	6	1	0	7:45	—	—	36	27
John Carlson D	D1	0	1	1	-1	1	0.11	3	0	2	24:18	—	—	52	28
Michal Kempny D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	16:41	—	—	47	47
Dmitry Orlov D	D2	0	1	1	-1	3	0.18	2	1	2	24:33	—	—	65	47
Nick Jensen D	D2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	0	0	16:47	—	—	53	39
Radko Gudas D	D3	0	0	0	0	2	0.03	2	0	0	17:50	—	—	63	59
Jonas Siegenthaler D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.00	0	1	0	13:16	—	—	41	28

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Braden Holtby(start)	L	29	26	3	.897	2.28	58:29

Vegas Golden Knights

VGK skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Paul Stastny C	L1	0	1	1	+1	3	0.26	0	0	0	17:54	—	—	30	28
Reilly Smith R	L1	1	0	1	+1	2	0.92	1	1	0	17:05	—	—	40	34
Jonathan Marchessault R	L1	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	2	0	0	16:34	—	—	30	28
Mark Stone R	L2	0	0	0	+1	0	0.03	1	2	0	17:54	—	—	52	82
William Karlsson C	L2	0	1	1	+1	0	0.34	0	1	0	17:51	—	—	72	98
Max Pacioretty L	L2	1	0	1	+1	4	0.37	1	0	0	14:54	—	—	70	96
Tomas Nosek L	L3	0	1	1	0	2	0.10	1	1	0	14:45	—	—	29	47
Ryan Reaves R	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	4	1	0	11:01	—	—	32	48
William Carrier L	L3	0	1	1	0	2	0.20	7	1	0	9:48	—	—	35	48
Chandler Stephenson C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.06	0	0	0	15:10	—	—	53	89
Cody Glass C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	0	0	0	13:04	—	—	47	83
Cody Eakin C	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.22	1	0	2	12:19	—	—	62	89
Nick Holden D	D1	1	0	1	+2	4	0.27	2	1	0	23:58	—	—	49	61
Shea Theodore D	D1	0	0	0	+3	2	0.12	1	0	0	20:45	—	—	51	70
Brayden McNabb D	D2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.08	4	5	0	23:02	—	—	33	43
Nate Schmidt D	D2	0	0	0	0	3	0.06	0	2	0	20:53	—	—	35	56
Jon Merrill D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	2	0	4	14:00	—	—	47	57
Zach Whitecloud D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.02	0	1	0	13:41	—	—	47	57

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Marc-Andre Fleury(start)	W	27	25	2	.926	1.91	60:00

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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.