Edgehalla

Washington Capitals vs. Vegas Golden KnightsDec 2, 2023

Final· T-Mobile Arena
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WSH
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VGK
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Goals123TShots123T
WSH0011WSH541322
VGK1124VGK1018836
WSH 59VGK 60
WSH 2.29VGK 3.95
PP goals
WSH 0VGK 1
Hits
WSH 21VGK 25
Blocks
WSH 9VGK 22
PIM
WSH 10VGK 4
WSH 58%VGK 42%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Vegas Golden Knights beat Washington Capitals 4–1

Vegas Golden Knights beat Washington Capitals 4–1 at home. Jack Eichel (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Darcy Kuemper (WSH) faced 35 shots and stopped 32 (.914), +7 against a season average of 28.5; the loss.

  1. Points
    Jack Eichel had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:08.Eichel
  2. Points
    Jonathan Marchessault had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:18.Marchessault
  3. Goalie
    Darcy Kuemper (WSH) faced 35 shots and stopped 32 (.914), +7 against a season average of 28.5; the loss.Kuemper
  4. New line
    New look for WSH: Kuznetsov–Milano–Lapierre skated 4:50 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (41.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.KuznetsovMilanoLapierre
  5. Usage
    Alex Ovechkin (WSH) played 15:32, −3:44 down on his 19:16 season average over 78 games.Ovechkin
  6. Usage
    Chandler Stephenson (VGK) played 15:26, −3:05 down on his 18:31 season average over 74 games.Stephenson
  7. Usage
    Connor McMichael (WSH) played 12:47, −3:15 down on his 16:02 season average over 79 games.McMichael
  8. PP1
    VGK's PP1 (Pietrangelo, Stone, Karlsson, Marchessault and Eichel) went scoreless in 4:26 of 5v4 time with 7 attempts.PietrangeloStoneKarlssonMarchessaultEichel

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.

Shot map, WSH at VGK: 119 attempts, 58 on goal, 5 goals, 6.24 expected goals; best chance Jonathan Marchessault at 0.57 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← WSH attacks left (bottom on phones)VGK attacks right (top on phones) →
  • VGK
  • WSH
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 119 of 119 attempts · VGK 60 · WSH 59

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, WSH at VGK: expected goals 3.95 to 2.29 (VGK led the chances), shot attempts 60 to 59, 5 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdVGKWSHMESWMnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • VGK
  • WSH
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
VGKWSHcontrol2nd3rdMarchessault · 1st 8:53Eichel · 2nd 7:56Stone · 3rd 0:49Wilson · 3rd 16:46Marchessault · 3rd 18:03
  • 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 31% 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

Shift chart, WSH at VGK: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Logan Thompson (59:16) for VGK and Darcy Kuemper (59:26) for WSH, 5 goals.

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
StatWSHVGK
6156
2.233.00
2.182.86
1014
66
1019
+0.038−0.037
31%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

Current WSH line combinations →

Vegas Golden Knights

Current VGK line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 8:53
    VGKJonathan MarchessaultPP (Jack Eichel, Logan Thompson)wrist0.10 xG
    WSH: Kuznetsov, van Riemsdyk, Fehérváry, McMichaelVGK: Stone, Karlsson, Marchessault, Hutton, Eichel
    WSH 0 – 1 VGK

2nd period

  1. 7:56
    VGKJack Eichel (Ben Hutton)wrist0.14 xG
    WSH: Carlson, Mantha, Fehérváry, McMichael, ProtasVGK: Pietrangelo, Stone, Hutton, Barbashev, Eichel
    WSH 0 – 2 VGK

3rd period

  1. 0:49
    VGKMark Stone (Jack Eichel, Ivan Barbashev)wrist0.09 xG
    WSH: Ovechkin, Wilson, van Riemsdyk, Sandin, McMichaelVGK: Pietrangelo, Stone, Hutton, Barbashev, Eichel
    WSH 0 – 3 VGK
  2. 16:46
    WSHTom Wilson (Dylan Strome, John Carlson)slap0.19 xG
    WSH: Ovechkin, Carlson, Wilson, Strome, McMichael, ProtasVGK: Pietrangelo, McNabb, Stephenson, Roy, Howden
    WSH 1 – 3 VGK
  3. 18:03
    VGKJonathan MarchessaultEN (Paul Cotter, William Karlsson)wrist0.57 xG
    WSH: Ovechkin, Carlson, Wilson, Strome, McMichael, ProtasVGK: Pietrangelo, McNabb, Karlsson, Marchessault, Cotter
    WSH 1 – 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
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Tom Wilson RL1101-120.3620217:49——4331
Dylan Strome CL1011030.5801017:05——5863
Alex Ovechkin LL1000-110.1130015:32——4834
Anthony Mantha RL2000-110.1810014:14——5441
Aliaksei Protas LL2000-130.2211013:16——6256
Connor McMichael LL2000-200.0000012:47——4228
Evgeny Kuznetsov CL3000000.0701215:20——3214
Hendrix Lapierre CL3000020.2600013:01——4833
Sonny Milano LL3000000.0010012:18——5039
Nic Dowd CL4000010.1321017:03——6580
Beck Malenstyn LL4000000.0040214:33——7176
Nicolas Aube-Kubel RL4000000.0320012:02——6972
John Carlson DD1011-110.0500423:08——5036
Martin Fehérváry DD1000-130.2021021:11——5849
Rasmus Sandin DD2000-110.0210020:10——3927
Trevor van Riemsdyk DD2000-130.0900019:53——4255
Nick Jensen DD3000000.0013018:18——5840
Joel Edmundson DD3000010.0111015:41——6267
WSH goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Darcy Kuemper(start)L35323.9143.3859:26

Vegas Golden Knights

VGK skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Nicolas Roy CL1000-130.2711017:21——5566
Keegan Kolesar RL1000000.0042013:34——4864
William Carrier LL1000020.1000213:07——5980
Jonathan Marchessault RL2202+151.2920218:18——6266
William Karlsson CL2011+140.3300016:51——5466
Paul Cotter LL2011+120.0370013:41——4758
Jack Eichel CL3123+230.3502019:08——4564
Mark Stone RL3101+230.5201017:42——4266
Ivan Barbashev LL3011+200.1701014:58——4564
Chandler Stephenson CL4000-110.0401015:26——3927
Michael Amadio RL4000020.0802013:44——3725
Brett Howden CL4000-100.0001011:07——4028
Brayden McNabb DD1000010.0423019:38——4150
Kaedan Korczak DD1000020.1230017:00——4351
Zach Whitecloud DD2000020.1642018:21——5362
Nicolas Hague DD2000030.0513017:18——5667
Alex Pietrangelo DD3000+230.3602023:00——4657
Ben Hutton DD3011+200.0211018:19——4855
VGK goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Logan Thompson(start)W22211.9552.2959:16

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Jonathan Marchessault (VGK PP) 1st 8:53 · assists Jack Eichel, Logan Thompson · Odd-man rush · carried in · 4-on-3 at the blue line · 66.0 mph shot · 3.3 s from entry to goal.

Jack Eichel · 2nd 7:56 · VGK

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
loose
Odd man
1-on-0
Passes
0
Shot
65.0 mph
Distance
17 ft
Entry to goal
2.7 s

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