Washington Capitals vs. Carolina HurricanesJan 3, 2020

FinalFriday, Jan 3, 2020· PNC Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
WSH	0	2	2	4		WSH	7	14	8	29
CAR	0	0	3	3		CAR	18	8	15	41

: WSH 43CAR 72
: WSH 3.54CAR 5.13
PP goals: WSH 2CAR 0
Hits: WSH 20CAR 10
Blocks: WSH 12CAR 4
PIM: WSH 24CAR 10
: WSH 38%CAR 62%

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. Lars Eller (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 4:15 together.

Points
Evgeny Kuznetsov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:18.Kuznetsov
Points
Lars Eller had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:48.Eller
Points
Andrei Svechnikov had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:04.Svechnikov
PP1
WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 4:15 together.Ovechkin Oshie Backstrom Carlson Kuznetsov
Goalie
Ilya Samsonov (WSH) faced 41 shots and stopped 38 (.927), +15 against a season average of 26.5; the win.Samsonov
Luck
CAR scored 3 goals on 5.13 expected goals (72 attempts), well short of its chances.
Usage
Teuvo Teravainen (CAR) played 22:38, +3:29 up on his 19:09 season average over 67 games.Teravainen
Usage
Nic Dowd (WSH) played 6:41, −4:14 down on his 10:55 season average over 55 games.Dowd

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 115 of 115 attempts · CAR 72 · WSH 43

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 23% of the game, CAR 54%.

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
	40	72
	2.30	5.06
	2.20	4.65
	11	18
	2	6
	14	21
	−0.095	+0.095
	23%	54%

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 – Wilson
9:4628% CF
L2Hagelin – Eller – Panik
8:2438% CF
L3Oshie – Kuznetsov – Vrana
7:4247% CF
L4Dowd – Leipsic – Hathaway
3:2150% CF
D1Carlson – Kempny
10:5930% CF
D2Orlov – Jensen
9:5144% CF
D3Gudas – Siegenthaler
5:5719% CF

PP1Ovechkin – Oshie – Backstrom – Carlson – Kuznetsov
4:1567% CF
PP2Ovechkin – Eller – Orlov – Wilson – Vrana
0:56100% CF
PK1FHagelin – Eller
2:20
PK2FDowd – Hathaway
1:15
PK1DGudas – Siegenthaler
3:23
PK2DJensen – Kempny
1:00

Current WSH line combinations →

Carolina Hurricanes

L1Niederreiter – Teravainen – Aho
11:1956% CF
L2Staal – Foegele – Svechnikov
7:0579% CF
L3Haula – Dzingel – Necas
7:0345% CF
L4Martinook – McGinn – Wallmark
5:4070% CF
D1Hamilton – Slavin
11:0367% CF
D2Edmundson – Fleury
9:2876% CF
D3Gardiner – Pesce
8:2756% CF

PP1Haula – Hamilton – Teravainen – Aho – Svechnikov
4:530% CF
PP2Gardiner – Niederreiter – Dzingel – Wallmark – Necas
3:27
PK1FStaal – McGinn
3:04
PK2FTeravainen – Aho
0:55
PK1DHamilton – Slavin
2:48
PK2DEdmundson – Pesce
2:02

Current CAR line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

2nd period

2:58
WSHRichard Panik (Lars Eller)deflected0.05 xG
WSH: Hagelin, Eller, Carlson, Panik, KempnyCAR: Gardiner, Martinook, McGinn, Pesce, Wallmark
WSH 1 – 0 CAR
5:07
WSHEvgeny KuznetsovPP (John Carlson, Nicklas Backstrom)tip-in0.31 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson, KuznetsovCAR: Staal, Hamilton, Slavin, Foegele
WSH 2 – 0 CAR

3rd period

0:39
CARJordan Staal (Brett Pesce, Andrei Svechnikov)deflected0.26 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Eller, Carlson, Wilson, KempnyCAR: Staal, Slavin, Pesce, Foegele, Svechnikov
WSH 2 – 1 CAR
2:29
WSHLars EllerPP (Alex Ovechkin, Dmitry Orlov)snap0.05 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Eller, Orlov, Wilson, VranaCAR: Staal, Edmundson, McGinn, Pesce
WSH 3 – 1 CAR
4:51
WSHJakub Vrana (Evgeny Kuznetsov, T.J. Oshie)wrist0.08 xG
WSH: Oshie, Carlson, Kuznetsov, Vrana, KempnyCAR: Staal, Edmundson, Hamilton, Foegele, Svechnikov
WSH 4 – 1 CAR
6:35
CARTeuvo Teravainen (Sebastian Aho, Andrei Svechnikov)snap0.33 xG
WSH: Dowd, Gudas, Wilson, SiegenthalerCAR: Haula, Hamilton, Teravainen, Aho, Svechnikov
WSH 4 – 2 CAR
12:35
CARRyan Dzingel (Martin Necas, Jake Gardiner)snap0.05 xG
WSH: Gudas, Wilson, Hathaway, SiegenthalerCAR: Gardiner, Niederreiter, Dzingel, Wallmark, Necas
WSH 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

WSH skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Tom Wilson R	L1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.23	3	2	2	18:51	—	—	28	17
Alex Ovechkin L	L1	0	1	1	-1	1	0.16	2	1	2	18:34	—	—	36	31
Nicklas Backstrom C	L1	0	1	1	0	0	0.22	1	0	0	17:54	—	—	33	42
Lars Eller C	L2	1	1	2	0	3	0.28	1	0	2	16:48	—	—	32	11
Carl Hagelin L	L2	0	0	0	+1	3	0.75	2	0	2	16:06	—	—	38	30
Richard Panik R	L2	1	0	1	+1	2	0.18	1	0	0	10:02	—	—	35	20
Evgeny Kuznetsov C	L3	1	1	2	+1	2	0.42	0	0	0	20:18	—	—	51	53
T.J. Oshie R	L3	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	0	1	2	16:10	—	—	48	60
Jakub Vrana L	L3	1	0	1	+1	4	0.67	0	0	0	12:15	—	—	42	49
Garnet Hathaway R	L4	0	0	0	0	3	0.33	1	1	0	11:37	—	—	41	41
Brendan Leipsic L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.09	2	0	0	8:29	—	—	47	34
Nic Dowd C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	1	10	6:41	—	—	18	15
John Carlson D	D1	0	1	1	+1	4	0.11	2	2	0	25:11	—	—	41	38
Michal Kempny D	D1	0	0	0	+1	0	0.04	0	1	0	20:35	—	—	33	29
Dmitry Orlov D	D2	0	1	1	0	1	0.01	1	2	0	22:09	—	—	46	41
Nick Jensen D	D2	0	0	0	0	2	0.03	1	0	0	16:18	—	—	42	43
Radko Gudas D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	0	1	0	19:00	—	—	19	17
Jonas Siegenthaler D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	1	0	2	12:26	—	—	18	16

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Ilya Samsonov(start)	W	41	38	3	.927	5.13	59:35

Carolina Hurricanes

CAR skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Teuvo Teravainen C	L1	1	0	1	0	2	0.40	0	0	0	22:38	—	—	71	75
Sebastian Aho C	L1	0	1	1	0	1	0.17	0	1	4	22:05	—	—	77	81
Nino Niederreiter R	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	2	1	2	17:02	—	—	57	48
Andrei Svechnikov R	L2	0	2	2	0	4	0.73	1	0	0	16:04	—	—	87	90
Jordan Staal C	L2	1	0	1	0	2	0.35	0	0	0	15:46	—	—	58	56
Warren Foegele L	L2	0	0	0	0	5	0.72	0	0	0	14:06	—	—	68	65
Erik Haula L	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.49	0	0	2	16:01	—	—	65	79
Martin Necas C	L3	0	1	1	0	1	0.36	0	1	0	14:23	—	—	61	76
Ryan Dzingel C	L3	1	0	1	0	2	0.14	1	0	0	14:07	—	—	57	66
Brock McGinn L	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.09	1	0	0	11:33	—	—	47	42
Lucas Wallmark C	L4	0	0	0	-1	3	0.68	0	0	0	10:37	—	—	72	82
Jordan Martinook L	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.02	2	0	0	8:21	—	—	73	74
Jaccob Slavin D	D1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.08	0	0	0	24:05	—	—	55	74
Dougie Hamilton D	D1	0	0	0	-1	4	0.23	0	0	2	23:00	—	—	79	87
Joel Edmundson D	D2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.01	2	1	0	16:07	—	—	62	48
Haydn Fleury D	D2	0	0	0	0	4	0.15	1	0	0	11:24	—	—	76	73
Brett Pesce D	D3	0	1	1	0	3	0.31	0	0	0	20:08	—	—	49	54
Jake Gardiner D	D3	0	1	1	-1	4	0.21	0	0	0	15:01	—	—	61	56

CAR goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Petr Mrazek(start)	L	29	25	4	.862	3.54	59:07

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.