Washington Capitals vs. Carolina HurricanesNov 28, 2021

FinalSunday, Nov 28, 2021· PNC Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
WSH	0	2	2	4		WSH	7	11	7	25
CAR	0	0	2	2		CAR	10	9	13	32

: WSH 52CAR 64
: WSH 4.25CAR 3.26
PP goals: WSH 1CAR 0
Hits: WSH 30CAR 23
Blocks: WSH 13CAR 14
PIM: WSH 8CAR 12
: WSH 45%CAR 55%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Washington Capitals beat Carolina Hurricanes 4–2

Washington Capitals beat Carolina Hurricanes 4–2 at CAR. John Carlson (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Aliaksei Protas (WSH) played 17:27, +5:48 up on his 11:39 season average over 32 games.

Points
John Carlson had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 26:54.Carlson
Points
Dmitry Orlov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:02.Orlov
Points
Tom Wilson had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:19.Wilson
Usage
Aliaksei Protas (WSH) played 17:27, +5:48 up on his 11:39 season average over 32 games.Protas
New line
New look for CAR: Niederreiter–Trocheck–Jarvis skated 7:24 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (36.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Niederreiter Trocheck Jarvis
New line
New look for WSH: Eller–Wilson–McMichael skated 8:57 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Eller Wilson McMichael
Usage
Alex Ovechkin (WSH) played 23:32, +3:00 up on his 20:32 season average over 76 games.Ovechkin
Usage
John Carlson (WSH) played 26:54, +3:08 up on his 23:46 season average over 77 games.Carlson

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 116 of 116 attempts · CAR 64 · WSH 52

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 37% of the game, CAR 34%.

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
	48	60
	2.32	3.31
	2.23	3.09
	10	14
	6	10
	17	13
	−0.067	+0.067
	37%	34%

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 – Kuznetsov – Protas
13:0950% CF
L2Hagelin – Dowd – Hathaway
11:1448% CF
L3Eller – Wilson – McMichael
8:5733% CF
L4Sgarbossa – Malenstyn – Leason
5:3036% CF
D1Carlson – Fehérváry
12:5643% CF
D2Orlov – Jensen
12:0544% CF
D3van Riemsdyk – Cholowski
11:0139% CF

PP1Ovechkin – Carlson – Kuznetsov – Wilson – Protas
5:1250% CF
PP2Ovechkin – Eller – Carlson – Orlov – Sgarbossa
2:3167% CF
PK1FKuznetsov – Wilson
1:19
PK2FHagelin – Dowd
1:17
PK1DJensen – van Riemsdyk
3:11
PK2DCarlson – Fehérváry
2:17

Current WSH line combinations →

Carolina Hurricanes

L1Teravainen – Aho – Necas
11:3552% CF
L2Staal – Fast – Svechnikov
10:4067% CF
L3Niederreiter – Trocheck – Jarvis
7:2436% CF
L4Martinook – Lorentz – Kotkaniemi
7:0157% CF
D1Skjei – Pesce
13:5752% CF
D2Slavin – DeAngelo
11:2665% CF
D3Cole – Smith
10:4553% CF

PP1Trocheck – Teravainen – DeAngelo – Aho – Svechnikov
3:3086% CF
PP2Staal – Niederreiter – Pesce – Necas – Jarvis
2:08100% CF
PK1FStaal – Trocheck
1:49
PK2FFast – Necas
1:19
PK1DCole – Slavin
4:55
PK2DSmith – Pesce
1:08

Current CAR line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

2nd period

11:58
WSHAlex Ovechkin (Dmitry Orlov, Tom Wilson)wrist0.11 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Eller, Orlov, Jensen, WilsonCAR: Staal, Fast, Skjei, Pesce, Svechnikov
WSH 1 – 0 CAR
12:57
WSHAliaksei Protas (John Carlson)wrist0.02 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Carlson, Kuznetsov, Fehérváry, ProtasCAR: Niederreiter, Trocheck, Slavin, DeAngelo, Necas
WSH 2 – 0 CAR

3rd period

6:22
CARJesperi Kotkaniemi (Jordan Martinook)snap0.30 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Kuznetsov, van Riemsdyk, Cholowski, ProtasCAR: Skjei, Martinook, Pesce, Lorentz, Kotkaniemi
WSH 2 – 1 CAR
13:32
CARNino Niederreiter (Martin Necas, Brett Pesce)wrist0.17 xG
WSH: Hagelin, Eller, Jensen, van Riemsdyk, FehérváryCAR: Staal, Niederreiter, Pesce, Necas, Jarvis
WSH 2 – 2 CAR
17:05
WSHDmitry OrlovPP (Tom Wilson, John Carlson)wrist0.13 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Carlson, Orlov, Kuznetsov, WilsonCAR: Skjei, Teravainen, Pesce, Jarvis
WSH 3 – 2 CAR
18:19
WSHJohn CarlsonENwrist0.45 xG
WSH: Hagelin, Carlson, Orlov, Dowd, HathawayCAR: Staal, Trocheck, Teravainen, DeAngelo, Aho, Svechnikov
WSH 4 – 2 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	1	0	1	+1	4	1.11	1	0	0	23:32	—	—	54	57
Evgeny Kuznetsov C	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.26	0	2	2	23:27	—	—	50	56
Aliaksei Protas L	L1	1	0	1	0	4	0.43	1	0	0	17:27	—	—	48	53
Carl Hagelin L	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.15	0	0	0	15:52	—	—	48	41
Garnet Hathaway R	L2	0	0	0	+1	3	0.19	2	1	0	14:56	—	—	45	37
Nic Dowd C	L2	0	0	0	+1	3	0.17	2	1	0	14:46	—	—	50	42
Tom Wilson R	L3	0	2	2	+1	1	0.67	4	2	2	18:19	—	—	46	43
Lars Eller C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	1	2	15:48	—	—	35	29
Connor McMichael L	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.18	1	0	0	10:00	—	—	37	29
Michael Sgarbossa C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	9:43	—	—	40	39
Beck Malenstyn L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.18	5	2	0	8:00	—	—	31	30
Brett Leason R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	5:51	—	—	36	38
John Carlson D	D1	1	2	3	+2	2	0.61	1	1	0	26:54	—	—	51	59
Martin Fehérváry D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	2	2	19:24	—	—	43	45
Dmitry Orlov D	D2	1	1	2	+2	1	0.13	1	0	0	21:02	—	—	47	37
Nick Jensen D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.17	6	0	0	19:39	—	—	42	33
Trevor van Riemsdyk D	D3	0	0	0	-2	1	0.01	0	1	0	15:43	—	—	32	18
Dennis Cholowski D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	0	0	13:37	—	—	46	42

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Ilya Samsonov(start)	W	32	30	2	.938	3.26	60:00

Carolina Hurricanes

CAR skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Teuvo Teravainen C	L1	0	0	0	-1	4	0.31	0	0	2	21:05	—	—	57	42
Sebastian Aho C	L1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.34	2	1	2	20:38	—	—	54	32
Martin Necas C	L1	0	1	1	0	2	0.06	2	1	0	18:23	—	—	55	42
Jordan Staal C	L2	0	0	0	-1	3	0.38	3	0	0	19:32	—	—	65	86
Andrei Svechnikov R	L2	0	0	0	-2	2	0.24	2	0	0	17:38	—	—	61	79
Jesper Fast R	L2	0	0	0	-1	3	0.56	1	2	0	14:22	—	—	63	79
Vincent Trocheck C	L3	0	0	0	-2	1	0.11	2	1	0	18:17	—	—	40	49
Nino Niederreiter R	L3	1	0	1	0	2	0.33	1	1	0	12:53	—	—	47	64
Seth Jarvis R	L3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.08	0	0	2	10:19	—	—	47	63
Steven Lorentz C	L4	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	3	0	0	9:28	—	—	56	69
Jesperi Kotkaniemi C	L4	1	0	1	+1	3	0.33	1	1	0	9:22	—	—	56	69
Jordan Martinook L	L4	0	1	1	+1	2	0.11	2	1	0	8:35	—	—	60	71
Brett Pesce D	D1	0	1	1	+1	2	0.10	0	0	0	20:06	—	—	54	56
Brady Skjei D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.07	0	0	4	19:48	—	—	49	47
Jaccob Slavin D	D2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.06	0	3	0	20:10	—	—	68	91
Tony DeAngelo D	D2	0	0	0	-2	0	0.06	0	2	0	19:45	—	—	54	65
Ian Cole D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	1	1	0	18:47	—	—	56	58
Brendan Smith D	D3	0	0	0	0	3	0.10	3	0	2	13:34	—	—	50	46

CAR goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Frederik Andersen(start)	L	24	21	3	.875	2.81	57:39

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.