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Washington Capitals vs. Utah Hockey ClubNov 18, 2024

Final· Delta Center
away
WSH
6
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UTA
2
Goals123TShots123T
WSH3126WSH810624
UTA1102UTA118726
WSH 36UTA 71
WSH 2.36UTA 4.46
PP goals
WSH 1UTA 0
Hits
WSH 14UTA 10
Blocks
WSH 20UTA 6
PIM
WSH 15UTA 13
WSH 47%UTA 53%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Washington Capitals rout Utah Hockey Club 6–2

Washington Capitals beat Utah Hockey Club 6–2 at UTA. Alex Ovechkin (WSH) led the scoring with 2G 0A. WSH scored 6 goals on 2.36 expected goals (36 attempts), finishing well above its chances.

  1. Points
    Alex Ovechkin had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:06.Ovechkin
  2. Points
    Brandon Duhaime had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:57.Duhaime
  3. Points
    Dylan Strome had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:30.Strome
  4. Luck
    WSH scored 6 goals on 2.36 expected goals (36 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
  5. Luck
    UTA scored 2 goals on 4.46 expected goals (71 attempts), well short of its chances.
  6. Usage
    Jack McBain (UTA) played 9:36, −4:01 down on his 13:37 season average over 81 games.McBain
  7. Usage
    Alex Ovechkin (WSH) played 14:06, −3:41 down on his 17:47 season average over 64 games.Ovechkin
  8. Usage
    Alexander Kerfoot (UTA) played 19:27, +4:15 up on his 15:12 season average over 80 games.Kerfoot

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 UTA: 107 attempts, 50 on goal, 8 goals, 6.82 expected goals; best chance Nick Bjugstad at 0.64 xG.

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

Showing 107 of 107 attempts · UTA 71 · WSH 36

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, WSH at UTA: expected goals 4.46 to 2.36 (UTA led the chances), shot attempts 71 to 36, 8 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.05.01st2nd3rdUTAWSHMSDOOBDPnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • UTA
  • WSH
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
UTAWSHcontrol2nd3rdMcBain · 1st 3:05Strome · 1st 7:46Dowd · 1st 7:56Ovechkin · 1st 11:05Ovechkin · 2nd 5:38Bjugstad · 2nd 11:44Duhaime · 3rd 7:30Protas · 3rd 9:56
  • UTA 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 19% of the game, UTA 51%.

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 UTA: 39 players over 60:00; most ice Karel Vejmelka (34:22) for UTA and Charlie Lindgren (60:00) for WSH, 8 goals.

UTA
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
StatWSHUTA
2954
1.642.94
1.602.79
28
22
2023
−0.036+0.036
19%51%

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 →

Utah Mammoth

Current UTA line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 3:05
    UTAJack McBain (Kevin Stenlund, Ian Cole)snap0.07 xG
    WSH: Eller, van Riemsdyk, Vrana, Mangiapane, FehérváryUTA: Cole, Stenlund, Carcone, McBain, Lamoureux
    WSH 0 – 1 UTA
  2. 7:46
    WSHDylan Stromewrap-around0.11 xG
    WSH: Ovechkin, Eller, Strome, Chychrun, SandinUTA: Cole, Stenlund, Carcone, McBain, Lamoureux
    WSH 1 – 1 UTA
  3. 7:56
    WSHNic Dowd (Brandon Duhaime, Taylor Raddysh)snap0.18 xG
    WSH: Carlson, Dowd, Raddysh, Duhaime, FehérváryUTA: Bjugstad, Maatta, Schmaltz, Keller, Sergachev
    WSH 2 – 1 UTA
  4. 11:05
    WSHAlex Ovechkin (Pierre-Luc Dubois)snap0.13 xG
    WSH: Ovechkin, Vrana, Mangiapane, Chychrun, DuboisUTA: Cole, Bjugstad, Schmaltz, Sergachev, Välimäki
    WSH 3 – 1 UTA

2nd period

  1. 5:38
    WSHAlex OvechkinPP (John Carlson, Dylan Strome)slap0.11 xG
    WSH: Ovechkin, Carlson, Wilson, Strome, DuboisUTA: Cole, Kerfoot, Sergachev
    WSH 4 – 1 UTA
  2. 11:44
    UTANick Bjugstad (Nick Schmaltz, Clayton Keller)snap0.64 xG
    WSH: Dowd, Roy, Chychrun, Raddysh, DuhaimeUTA: Bjugstad, Schmaltz, Keller, Sergachev, Välimäki
    WSH 4 – 2 UTA

3rd period

  1. 7:30
    WSHBrandon Duhaime (Trevor van Riemsdyk, Lars Eller)wrist0.03 xG
    WSH: Dowd, Vrana, Roy, Duhaime, SandinUTA: Cole, Maccelli, Guenther, Cooley, Lamoureux
    WSH 5 – 2 UTA
  2. 9:56
    WSHAliaksei Protas (Andrew Mangiapane)snap0.04 xG
    WSH: van Riemsdyk, Mangiapane, Strome, Fehérváry, ProtasUTA: Cole, Bjugstad, Schmaltz, Keller, Lamoureux
    WSH 6 – 2 UTA

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 RL1000010.2541916:57——2623
Connor McMichael LL1000000.0001016:41——1835
Pierre-Luc Dubois CL1011+110.2321015:02——2549
Andrew Mangiapane LL2011+120.3400014:35——4471
Lars Eller CL2011030.2000012:03——3154
Jakub Vrana LL2000+100.0000210:57——2948
Nic Dowd CL3101+130.2601015:36——4124
Brandon Duhaime LL3112+110.0400013:57——4726
Taylor Raddysh RL3011010.0420011:22——3531
Dylan Strome CL4112+220.1901014:30——5040
Aliaksei Protas LL4101+120.3000014:12——3310
Alex Ovechkin LL4202+230.2610214:06——6465
Rasmus Sandin DD1000+200.0031018:45——3645
Matt Roy DD1000000.0103018:12——3621
Martin Fehérváry DD2000+110.0310020:39——5072
Trevor van Riemsdyk DD2011000.0004018:01——2938
John Carlson DD3011+130.1205221:34——3746
Jakob Chychrun DD3000+110.1012018:51——1718
WSH goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Charlie Lindgren(start)W26242.9234.4660:00

Utah Mammoth

UTA skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Clayton Keller RL1011-140.6200020:41——6266
Nick Schmaltz CL1011-220.5000020:18——5866
Nick Bjugstad CL1101-220.6720010:48——5360
Alexander Kerfoot CL2000000.0001019:27——6790
Lawson Crouse LL2000000.0320216:22——6475
Barrett Hayton CL2000010.4101014:08——6585
Dylan Guenther RL3000-141.0200018:06——7365
Matias Maccelli LL3000-120.2800016:43——6748
Logan Cooley CL3000-110.2510016:22——7158
Kevin Stenlund CL4011020.1000012:51——7351
Michael Carcone LL4000010.0400011:21——8063
Jack McBain CL4101020.112079:36——6448
Ian Cole DD1011-300.0001017:37——6451
Maveric Lamoureux DD1000-210.0100214:49——6336
Juuso Välimäki DD2000000.0000217:16——6478
Michael Kesselring DD2000020.1310015:32——8592
Mikhail Sergachev DD3000-110.1420025:04——5059
Olli Maatta DD3000-110.1703017:12——6547
UTA goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Karel Vejmelka—1192.8180.9934:22
Connor Ingram(start)L1394.6921.3725:38

Goal anatomy

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

Jack McBain (UTA) 1st 3:05 · assists Kevin Stenlund, Ian Cole · Forecheck turnover · 7.1 mph shot.

Nic Dowd · 1st 7:56 · WSH

Play
rebound
Entry
pass
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
0
Shot
34.5 mph
Distance
5 ft
Entry to goal
3.1 s
Type
one-timer, rebound

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Alex Ovechkin · 1st 11:05 · WSH

Play
dump-and-chase
Entry
dump
Odd man
No
Passes
1 (royal road)
Shot
76.5 mph
Distance
33 ft
Entry to goal
7.1 s

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