Washington Capitals vs. Carolina HurricanesDec 14, 2018

Final / SOFriday, Dec 14, 2018· PNC Arena

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Washington CapitalsWSH

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Carolina HurricanesCAR

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Goals	1	2	3	OT	SO	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
WSH	1	3	1	0	1	6		WSH	10	11	7	1	29
CAR	2	2	1	0	0	5		CAR	10	6	10	1	27

: WSH 62CAR 64
: WSH 2.45CAR 3.16
PP goals: WSH 1CAR 3
Hits: WSH 25CAR 26
Blocks: WSH 21CAR 16
PIM: WSH 14CAR 6
: WSH 42%CAR 58%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Washington Capitals edge Carolina Hurricanes 6–5 (SO)

Washington Capitals beat Carolina Hurricanes 6–5 in a shootout at CAR. Sebastian Aho (CAR) led the scoring with 2G 2A. CAR's first power-play unit (Faulk, Teravainen, Aho, Kuokkanen and Svechnikov) scored 2 power-play goals on 5 attempts in 4:09 together.

Points
Sebastian Aho had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 6 shots in 23:53.Aho
Points
Alex Ovechkin had a hat trick (3 points) on 5 shots in 21:10.Ovechkin
Points
Teuvo Teravainen had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 21:48.Teravainen
Points
John Carlson had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 25:47.Carlson
Points
Nic Dowd had 3 assists (3 points) in 11:06.Dowd
PP1
CAR's first power-play unit (Faulk, Teravainen, Aho, Kuokkanen and Svechnikov) scored 2 power-play goals on 5 attempts in 4:09 together.Faulk Teravainen Aho Kuokkanen Svechnikov
PP1
WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:32 together.Ovechkin Oshie Backstrom Carlson Kuznetsov
Usage
Andrei Svechnikov (CAR) played 22:33, +8:00 up on his 14:33 season average over 81 games.Svechnikov

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 126 of 126 attempts · CAR 64 · WSH 62

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 27% of the game, CAR 27%.

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
	61	49
	2.16	2.35
	2.09	2.30
	13	12
	8	2
	36	26
	−0.070	+0.070
	27%	27%

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 – Oshie – Backstrom
10:4353% CF
L2Kuznetsov – Wilson – Vrana
8:4359% CF
L3Eller – Smith-Pelly – Connolly
8:3453% CF
L4Dowd – Boyd – Jaskin
7:0250% CF
D1Niskanen – Orlov
15:1468% CF
D2Carlson – Kempny
13:5164% CF
D3Bowey – Siegenthaler
8:2150% CF

PP1Ovechkin – Oshie – Backstrom – Carlson – Kuznetsov
1:32100% CF
PP2Niskanen – Eller – Orlov – Connolly – Vrana
0:36100% CF
PK1FEller – Wilson
2:13
PK2FDowd – Jaskin
1:17
PK1DCarlson – Siegenthaler
1:43
PK2DNiskanen – Kempny
1:35

Current WSH line combinations →

Carolina Hurricanes

L1Teravainen – Martinook – Aho
12:2350% CF
L2Williams – Wallmark – Svechnikov
11:5941% CF
L3Rask – Di Giuseppe – Foegele
7:2146% CF
L4McGinn – Bishop – Kuokkanen
6:0843% CF
D1Slavin – Pesce
16:0546% CF
D2Hamilton – van Riemsdyk
13:1857% CF
D3de Haan – Faulk
13:1236% CF

PP1Faulk – Teravainen – Aho – Kuokkanen – Svechnikov
4:0971% CF
PP2Williams – Rask – Hamilton – Slavin – Wallmark
3:23100% CF
PK1FMcGinn – Wallmark
1:19
PK2FMartinook – Foegele
0:30
PK1DSlavin – Pesce
1:19
PK2Dde Haan – Faulk
0:40

Current CAR line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

0:47
CARJordan Martinook (Sebastian Aho, Calvin de Haan)backhand0.04 xG
WSH: Niskanen, Orlov, Kuznetsov, Wilson, VranaCAR: de Haan, Faulk, Teravainen, Martinook, Aho
WSH 0 – 1 CAR
3:56
WSHAlex Ovechkin (Jonas Siegenthaler, Nic Dowd)slap0.05 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Dowd, Boyd, Bowey, SiegenthalerCAR: de Haan, Faulk, Rask, Di Giuseppe, Svechnikov
WSH 1 – 1 CAR
13:18
CARSebastian AhoSH (Teuvo Teravainen)backhand0.22 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Backstrom, Carlson, Kuznetsov, ConnollyCAR: Teravainen, Slavin, Pesce, Aho
WSH 1 – 2 CAR

2nd period

4:39
CARSebastian AhoPP (Justin Faulk, Teuvo Teravainen)slap0.05 xG
WSH: Niskanen, Smith-Pelly, Boyd, KempnyCAR: Faulk, Teravainen, Aho, Kuokkanen, Svechnikov
WSH 1 – 3 CAR
6:41
CARTeuvo TeravainenPP (Andrei Svechnikov, Sebastian Aho)snap0.16 xG
WSH: Niskanen, Orlov, Dowd, JaskinCAR: Faulk, Teravainen, Aho, Kuokkanen, Svechnikov
WSH 1 – 4 CAR
12:37
WSHTom Wilson (Evgeny Kuznetsov)wrist0.06 xG
WSH: Carlson, Orlov, Kuznetsov, Wilson, VranaCAR: de Haan, Faulk, Teravainen, Martinook, Aho
WSH 2 – 4 CAR
17:25
WSHAlex Ovechkin (Nic Dowd, John Carlson)snap0.08 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Oshie, Dowd, Bowey, SiegenthalerCAR: Hamilton, McGinn, Slavin, Bishop, Kuokkanen
WSH 3 – 4 CAR
18:19
WSHTravis Boyd (John Carlson, Nic Dowd)tip-in0.05 xG
WSH: Carlson, Orlov, Dowd, Boyd, JaskinCAR: de Haan, Faulk, Teravainen, Martinook, Bishop
WSH 4 – 4 CAR

3rd period

9:49
WSHAlex OvechkinPP (John Carlson, Nicklas Backstrom)slap0.04 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson, KuznetsovCAR: McGinn, Slavin, Pesce, Wallmark
WSH 5 – 4 CAR
13:48
CARJustin WilliamsPPbackhand0.06 xG
WSH: Niskanen, Backstrom, Orlov, BoydCAR: Williams, Rask, Hamilton, Slavin, Wallmark
WSH 5 – 5 CAR

Decided in the shootout: WSH 6 – 5 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	3	0	3	+1	5	0.90	2	0	2	21:10	—	—	49	41
T.J. Oshie R	L1	0	0	0	+1	4	0.31	2	1	2	19:43	—	—	58	45
Nicklas Backstrom C	L1	0	1	1	-1	0	0.00	1	0	0	18:35	—	—	54	45
Evgeny Kuznetsov C	L2	0	1	1	-1	5	0.17	0	1	0	18:21	—	—	58	39
Jakub Vrana L	L2	0	0	0	0	4	0.15	1	0	0	16:03	—	—	59	41
Tom Wilson R	L2	1	0	1	0	3	0.29	0	0	2	15:37	—	—	57	43
Lars Eller C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	16:28	—	—	48	60
Brett Connolly R	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.06	0	0	0	12:08	—	—	60	83
Devante Smith-Pelly R	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.13	4	0	0	11:57	—	—	55	81
Nic Dowd C	L4	0	3	3	+3	0	0.00	3	0	0	11:06	—	—	64	72
Dmitrij Jaskin R	L4	0	0	0	+1	0	0.01	2	1	0	9:06	—	—	50	40
Travis Boyd C	L4	1	0	1	+2	1	0.06	0	0	0	8:57	—	—	58	57
Matt Niskanen D	D1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.02	1	1	2	24:57	—	—	61	34
Dmitry Orlov D	D1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.04	1	2	0	24:49	—	—	61	62
John Carlson D	D2	0	3	3	+1	3	0.29	3	5	0	25:47	—	—	66	73
Michal Kempny D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	2	2	2	21:46	—	—	63	60
Jonas Siegenthaler D	D3	0	1	1	+2	0	0.00	2	3	0	15:01	—	—	41	27
Madison Bowey D	D3	0	0	0	+2	0	0.03	1	4	4	13:13	—	—	39	32

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Braden Holtby(start)	W	27	22	5	.815	3.16	65:00

Carolina Hurricanes

CAR skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Sebastian Aho C	L1	2	2	4	+1	6	0.86	2	0	0	23:53	—	—	50	74
Teuvo Teravainen C	L1	1	2	3	0	1	0.27	0	0	0	21:48	—	—	48	71
Jordan Martinook L	L1	1	0	1	-1	4	0.49	3	2	2	15:30	—	—	47	63
Andrei Svechnikov R	L2	0	1	1	-1	2	0.10	3	0	0	22:33	—	—	36	48
Lucas Wallmark C	L2	0	0	0	0	3	0.56	1	0	0	21:22	—	—	42	54
Justin Williams R	L2	1	0	1	0	3	0.29	0	0	0	19:34	—	—	46	54
Victor Rask C	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.10	2	0	0	14:06	—	—	42	33
Phillip Di Giuseppe L	L3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.28	3	0	0	11:26	—	—	45	26
Warren Foegele L	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	1	1	2	9:34	—	—	50	26
Janne Kuokkanen C	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.09	0	0	0	12:23	—	—	47	53
Brock McGinn L	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	0	0	9:57	—	—	40	32
Clark Bishop C	L4	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	2	0	0	8:18	—	—	37	18
Jaccob Slavin D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	0	4	0	25:51	—	—	41	39
Brett Pesce D	D1	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	1	2	0	20:13	—	—	43	55
Dougie Hamilton D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.03	0	3	2	20:14	—	—	55	75
Trevor van Riemsdyk D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	14:48	—	—	58	79
Justin Faulk D	D3	0	1	1	-2	2	0.08	3	0	0	23:12	—	—	36	22
Calvin de Haan D	D3	0	1	1	-2	0	0.01	4	3	0	17:26	—	—	35	33

CAR goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Scott Darling(start)	O	29	24	5	.828	2.45	64:58

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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.