Washington Capitals vs. Carolina HurricanesJan 2, 2018

Final / OTTuesday, Jan 2, 2018· PNC Arena

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Washington CapitalsWSH

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Carolina HurricanesCAR

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Goals	1	2	3	OT	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
WSH	2	1	1	1	5		WSH	7	7	11	1	26
CAR	1	1	2	0	4		CAR	13	8	16	1	38

: WSH 46CAR 72
: WSH 1.85CAR 4.59
PP goals: WSH 0CAR 1
Hits: WSH 25CAR 20
Blocks: WSH 14CAR 10
PIM: WSH 8CAR 4
: WSH 47%CAR 53%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Washington Capitals edge Carolina Hurricanes 5–4 (OT)

Washington Capitals beat Carolina Hurricanes 5–4 in overtime at CAR. Victor Rask (CAR) led the scoring with 2G 0A. WSH scored 5 goals on 1.85 expected goals (46 attempts), finishing well above its chances.

Points
Alex Ovechkin had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:01.Ovechkin
Points
Victor Rask had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:26.Rask
Points
Nicklas Backstrom had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:54.Backstrom
Luck
WSH scored 5 goals on 1.85 expected goals (46 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
Goalie
Braden Holtby (WSH) faced 38 shots and stopped 34 (.895), +7 against a season average of 30.5; the win.Holtby
New line
New look for CAR: Skinner–Di Giuseppe–Wallmark skated 5:06 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Skinner Di Giuseppe Wallmark
New line
New look for CAR: Williams–Nordstrom–Rask skated 6:05 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Williams Nordstrom Rask
Usage
Devante Smith-Pelly (WSH) played 15:38, +3:20 up on his 12:18 season average over 74 games.Smith-Pelly

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)CAR attacks right (top on phones) →

CAR
WSH
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 118 of 118 attempts · CAR 72 · WSH 46

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

CAR
WSH
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

CAR 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 17% of the game, CAR 50%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

CAR

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	CAR
	43	59
	1.64	2.88
	1.63	2.69
	8	16
	4	0
	37	31
	+0.002	−0.002
	17%	50%

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 – Smith-Pelly
13:3236% CF
L2Oshie – Kuznetsov – Vrana
10:5833% CF
L3Eller – Connolly – Wilson
8:5844% CF
L4Beagle – Chiasson – Stephenson
8:3741% CF
D1Carlson – Djoos
13:2522% CF
D2Orpik – Bowey
11:3855% CF
D3Chorney – Orlov
10:2643% CF

PP1Ovechkin – Oshie – Backstrom – Carlson – Kuznetsov
2:37100% CF
PP2Ovechkin – Eller – Orlov – Connolly – Vrana
1:07100% CF
PK1FBeagle – Chiasson
3:53
PK2FEller – Wilson
2:27
PK1DOrpik – Carlson
3:16
PK2DChorney – Orlov
1:28

Current WSH line combinations →

Carolina Hurricanes

L1Staal – Teravainen – Aho
10:5255% CF
L2McGinn – Lindholm – Ryan
7:5670% CF
L3Williams – Nordstrom – Rask
6:0571% CF
L4Skinner – Di Giuseppe – Wallmark
5:0640% CF
D1Slavin – Pesce
14:5163% CF
D2Faulk – Fleury
13:2757% CF
D3van Riemsdyk – Hanifin
12:3755% CF

PP1Staal – Faulk – Teravainen – Lindholm – Aho
3:53100% CF
PP2Williams – Skinner – Rask – Hanifin – Ryan
3:18100% CF
PK1FMcGinn – Lindholm
1:46
PK2FStaal – Nordstrom
1:37
PK1DSlavin – Pesce
1:39
PK2DFaulk – van Riemsdyk
0:38

Current CAR line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

5:21
CARVictor Raskwrist0.17 xG
WSH: Eller, Carlson, Connolly, Wilson, DjoosCAR: Williams, Nordstrom, Rask, Slavin, Pesce
WSH 0 – 1 CAR
6:39
WSHAlex Chiasson (Chandler Stephenson)wrist0.24 xG
WSH: Chorney, Beagle, Chiasson, Orlov, StephensonCAR: Faulk, Skinner, Di Giuseppe, Fleury, Wallmark
WSH 1 – 1 CAR
12:53
WSHDevante Smith-Pelly (Jay Beagle, Brooks Orpik)wrist0.09 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Beagle, Carlson, Smith-Pelly, DjoosCAR: Staal, Teravainen, van Riemsdyk, Hanifin, Aho
WSH 2 – 1 CAR

2nd period

8:48
WSHDmitry Orlov (Taylor Chorney)wrist0.01 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Chorney, Backstrom, Orlov, Smith-PellyCAR: Staal, Slavin, Pesce, Lindholm, Aho
WSH 3 – 1 CAR
11:15
CARVictor RaskPP (Justin Williams, Jeff Skinner)snap0.09 xG
WSH: Chorney, Beagle, Chiasson, OrlovCAR: Williams, Skinner, Rask, Hanifin, Ryan
WSH 3 – 2 CAR

3rd period

5:40
CARElias Lindholm (Derek Ryan)snap0.15 xG
WSH: Oshie, Chorney, Orlov, Kuznetsov, VranaCAR: Faulk, Skinner, Lindholm, Fleury, Ryan
WSH 3 – 3 CAR
7:04
CARTeuvo Teravainen (Sebastian Aho)deflected0.07 xG
WSH: Orpik, Ovechkin, Backstrom, Smith-Pelly, BoweyCAR: Staal, Teravainen, Slavin, Pesce, Aho
WSH 3 – 4 CAR
12:45
WSHAlex Ovechkin (Nicklas Backstrom)backhand0.14 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Backstrom, Carlson, Orlov, Smith-PellyCAR: Staal, Teravainen, Slavin, Pesce, Aho
WSH 4 – 4 CAR

OT period

1:57
WSHAlex Ovechkin (Nicklas Backstrom)snap0.21 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Kuznetsov, DjoosCAR: Slavin, Lindholm, Aho
WSH 5 – 4 CAR

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	2	0	2	+3	2	0.47	1	0	0	20:01	—	—	41	32
Nicklas Backstrom C	L1	0	2	2	+1	1	0.02	1	1	0	18:54	—	—	35	26
Devante Smith-Pelly R	L1	1	0	1	+2	5	0.26	3	0	0	15:38	—	—	43	36
Evgeny Kuznetsov C	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	4	16:06	—	—	35	25
T.J. Oshie R	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.11	3	0	0	15:46	—	—	29	18
Jakub Vrana L	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.07	0	0	0	15:17	—	—	37	27
Lars Eller C	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.01	3	1	0	15:40	—	—	55	36
Tom Wilson R	L3	0	0	0	-1	3	0.18	2	0	2	13:11	—	—	50	40
Brett Connolly R	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.08	1	2	0	12:45	—	—	48	32
Jay Beagle C	L4	0	1	1	+2	0	0.01	2	0	0	13:53	—	—	47	64
Alex Chiasson R	L4	1	0	1	+1	1	0.24	2	0	0	13:11	—	—	41	55
Chandler Stephenson C	L4	0	1	1	+1	1	0.13	0	0	0	9:53	—	—	47	61
John Carlson D	D1	0	0	0	+1	4	0.13	2	0	0	30:51	—	—	37	21
Christian Djoos D	D1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.05	0	1	0	17:41	—	—	23	14
Brooks Orpik D	D2	0	1	1	-1	0	0.00	2	3	2	22:28	—	—	48	34
Madison Bowey D	D2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.03	2	0	0	13:06	—	—	59	55
Dmitry Orlov D	D3	1	0	1	+2	3	0.06	0	3	0	21:13	—	—	48	57
Taylor Chorney D	D3	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	1	3	0	13:28	—	—	42	51

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Braden Holtby(start)	W	38	34	4	.895	4.59	61:57

Carolina Hurricanes

CAR skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Jordan Staal C	L1	0	0	0	-2	5	0.81	2	0	0	20:19	—	—	44	36
Sebastian Aho C	L1	0	1	1	-3	4	0.40	1	0	0	18:05	—	—	48	38
Teuvo Teravainen C	L1	1	0	1	-1	4	0.20	1	0	0	17:46	—	—	52	56
Elias Lindholm C	L2	1	0	1	-1	2	0.28	0	0	0	18:56	—	—	67	73
Derek Ryan C	L2	0	1	1	+1	2	0.61	1	0	0	16:46	—	—	77	84
Brock McGinn L	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.27	1	0	0	15:04	—	—	80	82
Victor Rask C	L3	2	0	2	+1	5	0.48	1	0	0	17:26	—	—	65	78
Justin Williams R	L3	0	1	1	+1	1	0.07	1	0	0	17:23	—	—	58	67
Joakim Nordstrom C	L3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.18	0	0	0	11:36	—	—	74	89
Jeff Skinner L	L4	0	1	1	0	4	0.50	1	1	0	16:17	—	—	50	67
Lucas Wallmark C	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.34	3	0	0	8:26	—	—	47	58
Phillip Di Giuseppe L	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.02	6	0	0	8:22	—	—	36	31
Brett Pesce D	D1	0	0	0	0	2	0.08	0	1	0	20:47	—	—	60	75
Jaccob Slavin D	D1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	2	2	20:16	—	—	63	71
Justin Faulk D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.03	0	1	0	22:30	—	—	55	58
Haydn Fleury D	D2	0	0	0	0	2	0.07	2	2	2	15:16	—	—	54	52
Noah Hanifin D	D3	0	0	0	-1	5	0.26	0	1	0	20:32	—	—	56	62
Trevor van Riemsdyk D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	2	0	16:56	—	—	54	59

CAR goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Cam Ward(start)	O	26	21	5	.808	1.85	61:47

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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.