Washington Capitals vs. Vegas Golden KnightsApr 20, 2022

Final / OTWednesday, Apr 20, 2022· T-Mobile Arena

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Washington CapitalsWSH

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Vegas Golden KnightsVGK

4

Goals	1	2	3	OT	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
WSH	1	1	1	0	3		WSH	13	8	7	0	28
VGK	1	0	2	1	4		VGK	8	9	12	1	30

: WSH 48VGK 63
: WSH 2.09VGK 1.82
PP goals: WSH 0VGK 1
Hits: WSH 37VGK 30
Blocks: WSH 21VGK 11
PIM: WSH 4VGK 2
: WSH 53%VGK 47%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Vegas Golden Knights edge Washington Capitals 4–3 (OT)

Vegas Golden Knights beat Washington Capitals 4–3 in overtime at home. Alex Ovechkin (WSH) led the scoring with 2G 1A. VGK's first power-play unit (Pacioretty, Pietrangelo, Stone, Stephenson and Eichel) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:10 together.

Points
Alex Ovechkin had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 17:29.Ovechkin
Points
Evgenii Dadonov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:34.Dadonov
Points
Evgeny Kuznetsov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:04.Kuznetsov
Points
Shea Theodore had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:55.Theodore
PP1
VGK's first power-play unit (Pacioretty, Pietrangelo, Stone, Stephenson and Eichel) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:10 together.Pacioretty Pietrangelo Stone Stephenson Eichel
Usage
Nick Jensen (WSH) played 24:57, +5:41 up on his 19:16 season average over 75 games.Jensen
Luck
VGK scored 4 goals on 1.82 expected goals (63 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
Usage
Dmitry Orlov (WSH) played 24:14, +3:19 up on his 20:55 season average over 75 games.Orlov

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 111 of 111 attempts · VGK 63 · WSH 48

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 35% of the game, VGK 33%.

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
	55	67
	2.29	1.82
	2.26	1.78
	10	12
	4	5
	7	14
	+0.002	−0.002
	35%	33%

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 – Kuznetsov – Wilson
13:0565% CF
L2Backstrom – Johansson – Sheary
11:5945% CF
L3Oshie – Eller – Mantha
9:5842% CF
L4Dowd – Larsson – Hathaway
9:3513% CF
D1Orlov – Jensen
18:1642% CF
D2Carlson – Fehérváry
15:5144% CF
D3Schultz – van Riemsdyk
9:0458% CF

PP1Ovechkin – Oshie – Backstrom – Carlson – Kuznetsov
1:5667% CF
PK1FDowd – Wilson
0:46
PK2FEller – Larsson
0:39
PK1DJensen – van Riemsdyk
1:37
PK2DCarlson – Fehérváry
0:39

Current WSH line combinations →

Vegas Golden Knights

L1Kolesar – Roy – Leschyshyn
8:5250% CF
L2Karlsson – Janmark – Amadio
8:4056% CF
L3Stone – Marchessault – Eichel
8:3040% CF
L4Dadonov – Pacioretty – Stephenson
7:5647% CF
D1Martinez – Whitecloud
14:0752% CF
D2Hutton – Theodore
10:2361% CF
D3Pietrangelo – McNabb
9:5250% CF

PP1Pacioretty – Pietrangelo – Stone – Stephenson – Eichel
1:10100% CF
PP2Dadonov – Karlsson – Marchessault – Theodore – Roy
0:45100% CF
PK1FKarlsson – Janmark
1:15
PK2FStephenson – Roy
0:39
PK1DPietrangelo – McNabb
1:54

Current VGK line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

6:18
WSHEvgeny Kuznetsov (Alex Ovechkin, Nick Jensen)wrist0.02 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Orlov, Jensen, Kuznetsov, WilsonVGK: McNabb, Stone, Marchessault, Theodore, Eichel
WSH 1 – 0 VGK
13:51
VGKAlec Martinez (Zach Whitecloud, Mattias Janmark)wrist0.01 xG
WSH: Backstrom, Schultz, Johansson, Sheary, van RiemsdykVGK: Martinez, Karlsson, Janmark, Amadio, Whitecloud
WSH 1 – 1 VGK

2nd period

2:57
WSHAlex Ovechkin (Evgeny Kuznetsov, Marcus Johansson)snap0.03 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Schultz, Johansson, Orlov, KuznetsovVGK: Martinez, Marchessault, Janmark, Kolesar, Whitecloud
WSH 2 – 1 VGK

3rd period

2:05
VGKEvgenii Dadonov (Shea Theodore)wrist0.02 xG
WSH: Orlov, Jensen, Dowd, Larsson, HathawayVGK: Dadonov, Martinez, Pietrangelo, Janmark, Eichel
WSH 2 – 2 VGK
2:54
VGKChandler StephensonPP (Max Pacioretty, Alex Pietrangelo)tip-in0.10 xG
WSH: Eller, Jensen, Wilson, van RiemsdykVGK: Pacioretty, Pietrangelo, Stone, Stephenson, Eichel
WSH 2 – 3 VGK
13:36
WSHAlex Ovechkin (Dmitry Orlov, Nicklas Backstrom)slap0.02 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Backstrom, Orlov, Jensen, ShearyVGK: Dadonov, Martinez, Janmark, Eichel, Whitecloud
WSH 3 – 3 VGK

OT period

2:09
VGKShea Theodore (Evgenii Dadonov, William Karlsson)backhand0.14 xG
WSH: Oshie, Eller, OrlovVGK: Dadonov, Karlsson, Theodore
WSH 3 – 4 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
Tom Wilson R	L1	0	0	0	+1	2	0.11	6	0	0	20:01	—	—	66	79
Evgeny Kuznetsov C	L1	1	1	2	+2	4	0.14	0	0	0	19:04	—	—	62	83
Alex Ovechkin L	L1	2	1	3	+3	6	0.44	2	0	0	17:29	—	—	57	83
Nicklas Backstrom C	L2	0	1	1	0	1	0.27	1	0	0	16:46	—	—	46	60
Conor Sheary L	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.09	2	2	0	15:18	—	—	45	62
Marcus Johansson L	L2	0	1	1	0	1	0.17	0	0	0	13:58	—	—	56	66
Lars Eller C	L3	0	0	0	-1	3	0.53	4	0	0	16:13	—	—	45	50
T.J. Oshie R	L3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.06	0	2	0	16:05	—	—	36	47
Anthony Mantha R	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.06	0	0	0	12:09	—	—	46	51
Nic Dowd C	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	1	2	12:29	—	—	19	27
Johan Larsson L	L4	0	0	0	-1	3	0.11	2	0	0	12:03	—	—	17	19
Garnet Hathaway R	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	5	3	2	11:59	—	—	22	25
Nick Jensen D	D1	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	2	2	0	24:57	—	—	44	70
Dmitry Orlov D	D1	0	1	1	+1	1	0.03	2	2	0	24:14	—	—	42	70
John Carlson D	D2	0	0	0	0	2	0.07	4	6	0	22:49	—	—	43	46
Martin Fehérváry D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	5	0	0	20:07	—	—	43	47
Trevor van Riemsdyk D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	1	0	14:30	—	—	60	38
Justin Schultz D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	1	2	0	13:53	—	—	47	30

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Ilya Samsonov(start)	O	30	26	4	.867	1.82	62:09

Vegas Golden Knights

VGK skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Nicolas Roy C	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.08	2	0	0	13:07	—	—	50	56
Keegan Kolesar R	L1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.08	6	0	0	11:11	—	—	50	55
Jake Leschyshyn C	L1	0	0	0	0	0	0.06	3	0	0	10:50	—	—	47	43
William Karlsson C	L2	0	1	1	+2	2	0.26	2	0	0	18:07	—	—	74	79
Michael Amadio R	L2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.10	1	0	0	15:26	—	—	72	75
Mattias Janmark C	L2	0	1	1	0	2	0.21	0	1	0	15:24	—	—	53	43
Mark Stone R	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.00	0	0	0	17:40	—	—	50	71
Jack Eichel C	L3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.01	0	2	0	17:16	—	—	46	15
Jonathan Marchessault R	L3	0	0	0	-2	1	0.13	3	0	0	16:07	—	—	60	72
Max Pacioretty L	L4	0	1	1	0	3	0.14	2	0	0	17:24	—	—	57	29
Chandler Stephenson C	L4	1	0	1	0	2	0.24	0	0	0	16:35	—	—	46	23
Evgenii Dadonov L	L4	1	1	2	+1	2	0.03	1	0	2	15:34	—	—	44	12
Alec Martinez D	D1	1	0	1	0	2	0.04	0	1	0	19:17	—	—	55	40
Zach Whitecloud D	D1	0	1	1	-1	0	0.00	3	0	0	15:11	—	—	52	41
Shea Theodore D	D2	1	1	2	0	3	0.22	1	1	0	20:55	—	—	58	72
Ben Hutton D	D2	0	0	0	0	3	0.08	3	3	0	19:07	—	—	58	54
Alex Pietrangelo D	D3	0	1	1	+1	2	0.08	0	1	0	26:30	—	—	57	29
Brayden McNabb D	D3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.08	3	2	0	18:56	—	—	48	26

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Logan Thompson	W	15	13	2	.867	1.21	41:59
Robin Lehner(start)	—	13	12	1	.923	0.89	20:00

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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.