Washington Capitals vs. Carolina HurricanesJan 12, 2018
| Goals | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | Shots | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | WSH | 12 | 7 | 8 | 27 | |
| CAR | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | CAR | 10 | 18 | 11 | 39 |
- WSH 62CAR 59
- WSH 3.69CAR 3.76
- PP goals
- WSH 1CAR 2
- Hits
- WSH 22CAR 13
- Blocks
- WSH 7CAR 16
- PIM
- WSH 10CAR 8
- WSH 53%CAR 47%
Fantasy takeaways
Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.
Washington Capitals edge Carolina Hurricanes 4–3
Washington Capitals beat Carolina Hurricanes 4–3 at CAR. Alex Ovechkin (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 2A. CAR's first power-play unit (Williams, Staal, Faulk, Teravainen and Aho) scored 2 power-play goals on 7 attempts in 3:16 together.
- PointsAlex Ovechkin had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 22:34.Ovechkin
- PointsJordan Staal had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:29.Staal
- PointsSebastian Aho had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:04.Aho
- PP1CAR's first power-play unit (Williams, Staal, Faulk, Teravainen and Aho) scored 2 power-play goals on 7 attempts in 3:16 together.WilliamsStaalFaulkTeravainenAho
- GoaliePhilipp Grubauer (WSH) faced 39 shots and stopped 36 (.923), +12 against a season average of 27.2; the win.Grubauer
- New lineNew look for CAR: Kruger–Di Giuseppe–Jooris skated 6:34 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.KrugerDi GiuseppeJooris
- New line
- UsageJordan Staal (CAR) played 22:29, +3:16 up on his 19:13 season average over 78 games.Staal
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 CAR: 121 attempts, 66 on goal, 7 goals, 7.46 expected goals; best chance Marcus Kruger at 0.62 xG.
- CAR
- WSH
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Showing 121 of 121 attempts · CAR 59 · WSH 62
Game flow
Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.
Cumulative shot attempts
Game flow, WSH at CAR: expected goals 3.76 to 3.69 (CAR led the chances), shot attempts 59 to 62, 7 goals.
- CAR
- WSH
- Goal
- Power play (shaded)
- 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 30% of the game, CAR 32%.
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 CAR: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Cam Ward (59:47) for CAR and Philipp Grubauer (60:00) for WSH, 7 goals.
- 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).
| Stat | WSH | CAR |
|---|---|---|
| 54 | 54 | |
| 2.09 | 2.88 | |
| 2.08 | 2.81 | |
| 8 | 17 | |
| 6 | 12 | |
| 30 | 29 | |
| +0.038 | −0.037 | |
| 30% | 32% |
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-Pelly12:3657% CF
- 10:2540% CF
- 9:3441% CF
- L4Beagle – Chiasson – Stephenson7:2367% CF
- 17:2057% CF
- 12:5552% CF
- 10:1740% CF
- 5:05100% CF
- 1:41100% CF
- 1:44
- 1:35
- 2:24
- 0:00
Carolina Hurricanes
- L1Staal – Teravainen – Aho12:2571% CF
- 10:1855% CF
- 9:0941% CF
- L4Kruger – Di Giuseppe – Jooris6:3463% CF
- 16:4349% CF
- D2van Riemsdyk – Hanifin15:1152% CF
- 7:3730% CF
- PP1Williams – Staal – Faulk – Teravainen – Aho3:16100% CF
- 1:53100% CF
- 3:52
- 2:54
- PK1DSlavin – van Riemsdyk4:49
- 1:01
Scoring summary
Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.
1st period
- 3:20WSH 0 – 1 CAR
- 7:25WSH 1 – 1 CAR
2nd period
- 0:28WSH 2 – 1 CAR
- 8:50WSH 2 – 2 CAR
3rd period
- 1:49WSH 2 – 3 CAR
- 16:52WSH: Oshie, Niskanen, Eller, Orlov, ConnollyCAR: Kruger, Di Giuseppe, Jooris, van Riemsdyk, HanifinWSH 3 – 3 CAR
- 19:58WSH 4 – 3 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
| Skater | Line | G | A | P | +/- | Hits | Blk | PIM | PP | SH | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Ovechkin L | L1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 3 | 0.77 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22:34 | — | — | 54 | 57 |
| Nicklas Backstrom C | L1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 0.35 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21:20 | — | — | 56 | 58 |
| Devante Smith-Pelly R | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.40 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13:59 | — | — | 55 | 48 |
| T.J. Oshie R | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:38 | — | — | 39 | 18 |
| Lars Eller C | L2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 0.48 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16:38 | — | — | 50 | 33 |
| Brett Connolly R | L2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0.23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:51 | — | — | 53 | 31 |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov C | L3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17:24 | — | — | 32 | 17 |
| Tom Wilson R | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12:39 | — | — | 46 | 39 |
| Jakub Vrana L | L3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 0.52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:46 | — | — | 41 | 13 |
| Jay Beagle C | L4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0.32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11:35 | — | — | 60 | 77 |
| Alex Chiasson R | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:33 | — | — | 63 | 70 |
| Chandler Stephenson C | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:33 | — | — | 56 | 53 |
| Dmitry Orlov D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22:56 | — | — | 56 | 32 |
| Matt Niskanen D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 3 | 0.03 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 22:18 | — | — | 58 | 39 |
| John Carlson D | D2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 0.15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24:33 | — | — | 45 | 53 |
| Christian Djoos D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:56 | — | — | 55 | 56 |
| Brooks Orpik D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.00 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17:20 | — | — | 29 | 3 |
| Madison Bowey D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:12 | — | — | 42 | 31 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philipp Grubauer(start) | W | 39 | 36 | 3 | .923 | 3.76 | 60:00 |
Carolina Hurricanes
| Skater | Line | G | A | P | +/- | Hits | Blk | PIM | PP | SH | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Staal C | L1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 0.38 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 22:29 | — | — | 57 | 62 |
| Sebastian Aho C | L1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:04 | — | — | 63 | 62 |
| Teuvo Teravainen C | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:27 | — | — | 65 | 62 |
| Justin Williams R | L2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 0.04 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:49 | — | — | 47 | 45 |
| Victor Rask C | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 0.33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:13 | — | — | 47 | 45 |
| Brock McGinn L | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0.12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:59 | — | — | 43 | 41 |
| Jeff Skinner L | L3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 6 | 0.56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:06 | — | — | 39 | 59 |
| Lee Stempniak R | L3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0.69 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:35 | — | — | 35 | 63 |
| Lucas Wallmark C | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10:01 | — | — | 44 | 64 |
| Marcus Kruger C | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:32 | — | — | 50 | 67 |
| Josh Jooris R | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:47 | — | — | 60 | 67 |
| Phillip Di Giuseppe L | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.01 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8:23 | — | — | 67 | 72 |
| Jaccob Slavin D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 0.07 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25:36 | — | — | 50 | 52 |
| Justin Faulk D | D1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 6 | 0.18 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24:59 | — | — | 53 | 50 |
| Trevor van Riemsdyk D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0.06 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21:53 | — | — | 52 | 72 |
| Noah Hanifin D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 0.07 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20:21 | — | — | 55 | 71 |
| Haydn Fleury D | D3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13:39 | — | — | 31 | 17 |
| Klas Dahlbeck D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0.01 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10:23 | — | — | 42 | 59 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Ward(start) | L | 27 | 23 | 4 | .852 | 3.69 | 59:47 |