Washington Capitals vs. Vegas Golden KnightsJan 21, 2023

FinalSaturday, Jan 21, 2023· T-Mobile Arena

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Washington CapitalsWSH

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Vegas Golden KnightsVGK

6

Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
WSH	0	1	1	2		WSH	6	8	8	22
VGK	2	3	1	6		VGK	10	11	6	27

: WSH 47VGK 52
: WSH 1.59VGK 2.92
PP goals: WSH 0VGK 0
Hits: WSH 40VGK 28
Blocks: WSH 9VGK 17
PIM: WSH 4VGK 8
: WSH 43%VGK 57%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Vegas Golden Knights rout Washington Capitals 6–2

Vegas Golden Knights beat Washington Capitals 6–2 at home. Nicolas Roy (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 2A. New look for WSH: Oshie–Sheary–Strome skated 8:52 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
Nicolas Roy had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 15:16.Roy
Points
Paul Cotter had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 11:43.Cotter
Points
Alec Martinez had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:09.Martinez
Points
Alex Pietrangelo had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:39.Pietrangelo
Points
Chandler Stephenson had 2 assists (2 points) in 18:53.Stephenson
New line
New look for WSH: Oshie–Sheary–Strome skated 8:52 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Oshie Sheary Strome
Luck
VGK scored 6 goals on 2.92 expected goals (52 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
New line
New look for VGK: Kessel–Froese–Rondbjerg skated 8:33 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (28.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Kessel Froese Rondbjerg

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 99 of 99 attempts · VGK 52 · WSH 47

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 23% of the game, VGK 41%.

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
	44	56
	1.34	3.10
	1.25	2.98
	6	11
	0	5
	13	25
	−0.044	+0.044
	23%	41%

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

L1Johansson – Kuznetsov – Hathaway
11:2336% CF
L2Oshie – Sheary – Strome
8:5267% CF
L3Backstrom – Wilson – Milano
8:4346% CF
L4Eller – Mantha – Aube-Kubel
7:4756% CF
D1Gustafsson – van Riemsdyk
12:0653% CF
D2Orlov – Jensen
8:1423% CF
D3Fehérváry – Alexeyev
7:4927% CF

PP1Oshie – Backstrom – Johansson – Wilson – Gustafsson
2:57100% CF
PP2Orlov – Kuznetsov – Sheary – Milano – Strome
1:36100% CF
PK1FEller – Wilson
0:39
PK1DJensen – van Riemsdyk
0:39

Current WSH line combinations →

Vegas Golden Knights

L1Stephenson – Amadio – Eichel
13:1667% CF
L2Smith – Karlsson – Marchessault
11:2559% CF
L3Kolesar – Roy – Cotter
9:1965% CF
L4Kessel – Froese – Rondbjerg
8:3329% CF
D1McNabb – Korczak
15:3356% CF
D2Hutton – Hague
15:1958% CF
D3Martinez – Pietrangelo
15:0052% CF

PP1Kessel – Smith – Karlsson – Marchessault – Hutton
0:39100% CF
PK1FStephenson – Roy
2:02
PK2FSmith – Karlsson
1:29
PK1DPietrangelo – McNabb
1:49
PK2DHague – Korczak
0:44

Current VGK line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

2:17
VGKAlec Martinez (Chandler Stephenson, Alex Pietrangelo)wrist0.01 xG
WSH: Johansson, Kuznetsov, Hathaway, Fehérváry, AlexeyevVGK: Martinez, Pietrangelo, Stephenson, Amadio, Eichel
WSH 0 – 1 VGK
7:36
VGKNicolas Roy (Jonathan Marchessault, Alec Martinez)wrist0.16 xG
WSH: Backstrom, Jensen, Wilson, Gustafsson, MilanoVGK: Martinez, Pietrangelo, Marchessault, Roy, Cotter
WSH 0 – 2 VGK

2nd period

2:15
VGKMichael Amadio (Chandler Stephenson)wrist0.14 xG
WSH: Orlov, Jensen, Mantha, Aube-Kubel, StromeVGK: Martinez, Pietrangelo, Stephenson, Amadio, Eichel
WSH 0 – 3 VGK
12:04
VGKByron Froese (Jonas Rondbjerg, Alex Pietrangelo)wrist0.11 xG
WSH: Backstrom, Wilson, Milano, Fehérváry, AlexeyevVGK: Martinez, Pietrangelo, Froese, Marchessault, Rondbjerg
WSH 0 – 4 VGK
13:38
VGKPaul Cotter (Nicolas Roy)backhand0.12 xG
WSH: Eller, Orlov, Jensen, Mantha, Aube-KubelVGK: Martinez, Pietrangelo, Kolesar, Roy, Cotter
WSH 0 – 5 VGK
18:20
WSHT.J. Oshie (Erik Gustafsson, Dylan Strome)tip-in0.06 xG
WSH: Oshie, Gustafsson, Sheary, van Riemsdyk, StromeVGK: Hutton, Amadio, Roy, Hague, Cotter
WSH 1 – 5 VGK

3rd period

3:59
VGKPaul Cotter (Keegan Kolesar, Nicolas Roy)backhand0.13 xG
WSH: Orlov, Wilson, Milano, Strome, AlexeyevVGK: Hutton, Kolesar, Roy, Hague, Cotter
WSH 1 – 6 VGK
10:41
WSHMarcus Johansson (Trevor van Riemsdyk, Evgeny Kuznetsov)tip-in0.04 xG
WSH: Johansson, Kuznetsov, van Riemsdyk, Hathaway, FehérváryVGK: McNabb, Smith, Karlsson, Marchessault, Korczak
WSH 2 – 6 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
Marcus Johansson L	L1	1	0	1	0	1	0.04	0	0	0	15:59	—	—	40	19
Evgeny Kuznetsov C	L1	0	1	1	0	3	0.14	2	0	0	15:40	—	—	38	17
Garnet Hathaway R	L1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	9	2	0	13:00	—	—	36	16
Dylan Strome C	L2	0	1	1	-1	1	0.11	0	0	0	17:06	—	—	50	24
T.J. Oshie R	L2	1	0	1	+1	2	0.13	3	1	0	16:37	—	—	56	38
Conor Sheary L	L2	0	0	0	+1	2	0.07	3	0	0	15:56	—	—	56	44
Tom Wilson R	L3	0	0	0	-3	0	0.00	3	0	2	15:57	—	—	47	28
Nicklas Backstrom C	L3	0	0	0	-2	2	0.15	0	0	0	15:25	—	—	44	31
Sonny Milano L	L3	0	0	0	-3	2	0.18	2	1	0	13:19	—	—	47	25
Anthony Mantha R	L4	0	0	0	-2	2	0.25	2	0	2	15:06	—	—	39	40
Lars Eller C	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	2	0	0	14:39	—	—	44	52
Nicolas Aube-Kubel R	L4	0	0	0	-2	1	0.17	1	0	0	12:37	—	—	50	47
Erik Gustafsson D	D1	0	1	1	0	3	0.10	0	0	0	20:04	—	—	54	40
Trevor van Riemsdyk D	D1	0	1	1	+2	1	0.01	0	1	0	18:41	—	—	42	30
Dmitry Orlov D	D2	0	0	0	-3	0	0.09	4	2	0	22:07	—	—	38	18
Nick Jensen D	D2	0	0	0	-3	0	0.00	3	1	0	20:00	—	—	41	23
Martin Fehérváry D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.10	2	1	0	17:48	—	—	46	41
Alexander Alexeyev D	D3	0	0	0	-3	1	0.05	4	0	0	16:31	—	—	42	34

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Darcy Kuemper(start)	L	18	14	4	.778	2.25	32:04
Charlie Lindgren	—	9	7	2	.778	0.67	27:24

Vegas Golden Knights

VGK skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Chandler Stephenson C	L1	0	2	2	+2	0	0.09	0	1	0	18:53	—	—	62	78
Jack Eichel C	L1	0	0	0	+2	0	0.01	0	2	0	17:01	—	—	65	82
Michael Amadio R	L1	1	0	1	+1	3	0.44	0	0	0	14:42	—	—	64	75
William Karlsson C	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.16	1	0	0	17:13	—	—	55	64
Reilly Smith R	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.20	2	0	0	16:12	—	—	53	58
Jonathan Marchessault R	L2	0	1	1	+1	1	0.34	0	0	0	15:57	—	—	63	68
Nicolas Roy C	L3	1	2	3	+2	1	0.16	1	0	0	15:16	—	—	61	71
Paul Cotter L	L3	2	0	2	+2	5	0.62	3	0	0	11:43	—	—	64	73
Keegan Kolesar R	L3	0	1	1	+2	2	0.26	4	0	2	10:58	—	—	62	73
Jonas Rondbjerg R	L4	0	1	1	+1	1	0.16	1	1	0	11:53	—	—	41	69
Phil Kessel R	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	0	0	2	11:09	—	—	33	56
Byron Froese C	L4	1	0	1	+1	2	0.19	1	1	0	11:08	—	—	33	56
Brayden McNabb D	D1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.02	4	1	2	20:57	—	—	54	73
Kaedan Korczak D	D1	0	0	0	-1	5	0.17	2	1	0	19:17	—	—	59	76
Nicolas Hague D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	4	3	2	19:49	—	—	57	68
Ben Hutton D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	2	1	0	18:04	—	—	59	70
Alex Pietrangelo D	D3	0	2	2	+5	1	0.00	0	2	0	21:39	—	—	52	66
Alec Martinez D	D3	1	1	2	+5	1	0.07	3	4	0	20:09	—	—	53	66

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Logan Thompson(start)	W	22	20	2	.909	1.59	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.