Washington Capitals vs. New York IslandersDec 11, 2017

FinalMonday, Dec 11, 2017· Barclays Center

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New York IslandersNYI

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
WSH	0	0	1	1		WSH	7	15	10	32
NYI	1	2	0	3		NYI	10	10	9	29

: WSH 57NYI 54
: WSH 3.22NYI 5.29
PP goals: WSH 0NYI 0
Hits: WSH 20NYI 21
Blocks: WSH 8NYI 17
PIM: WSH 6NYI 4
: WSH 50%NYI 50%

Fantasy takeaways

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

New York Islanders beat Washington Capitals 3–1

New York Islanders beat Washington Capitals 3–1 at home. Andrew Ladd (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 0A. NYI scored 3 goals on 5.29 expected goals (54 attempts), well short of its chances.

Luck
NYI scored 3 goals on 5.29 expected goals (54 attempts), well short of its chances.
Luck
WSH scored 1 goal on 3.22 expected goals (57 attempts), well short of its chances.
Usage
Jordan Eberle (NYI) played 12:56, −3:10 down on his 16:06 season average over 80 games.Eberle
Luck
Anders Lee (NYI) generated 1.44 xG on 6 attempts without scoring; the chances were there.Lee
Usage
Matt Niskanen (WSH) played 18:29, −4:11 down on his 22:40 season average over 67 games.Niskanen
Usage
Brett Connolly (WSH) played 15:22, +3:25 up on his 11:57 season average over 69 games.Connolly
Usage
Madison Bowey (WSH) played 16:58, +3:19 up on his 13:39 season average over 50 games.Bowey
Usage
Anthony Beauvillier (NYI) played 11:21, −3:13 down on his 14:34 season average over 70 games.Beauvillier

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)NYI attacks right (top on phones) →

NYI
WSH
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 111 of 111 attempts · NYI 54 · WSH 57

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

NYI
WSH
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

NYI 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 22% of the game, NYI 40%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

NYI

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	NYI
	54	50
	2.87	3.96
	2.79	3.65
	8	24
	2	5
	22	16
	−0.018	+0.018
	22%	40%

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
9:3556% CF
L2Eller – Connolly – Burakovsky
6:3836% CF
L3Beagle – Smith-Pelly – Stephenson
6:0667% CF
L4Chiasson – Kuznetsov – Vrana
3:5950% CF
D1Niskanen – Orlov
13:0755% CF
D2Orpik – Bowey
12:2858% CF
D3Carlson – Djoos
11:2250% CF

PP1Ovechkin – Backstrom – Carlson – Kuznetsov – Connolly
2:29100% CF
PP2Ovechkin – Eller – Orlov – Burakovsky – Vrana
1:310% CF
PK1FBeagle – Chiasson
2:43
PK2FEller – Wilson
1:01
PK1DOrpik – Carlson
3:02
PK2DNiskanen – Orlov
2:29

Current WSH line combinations →

New York Islanders

L1Bailey – Tavares – Lee
10:2668% CF
L2Nelson – Ho-Sang – Beauvillier
9:3635% CF
L3Ladd – Eberle – Barzal
9:2553% CF
L4Chimera – Clutterbuck – Cizikas
8:4860% CF
D1Leddy – Mayfield
15:4052% CF
D2de Haan – Pelech
15:1357% CF
D3Seidenberg – Pulock
12:5436% CF

PP1Bailey – Tavares – Leddy – Lee – Barzal
3:3475% CF
PP2Ladd – Eberle – Nelson – Pulock – Ho-Sang
1:34100% CF
PK1FClutterbuck – Cizikas
2:29
PK2FLadd – Tavares
0:34
PK1DSeidenberg – Mayfield
1:44
PK2Dde Haan – Pelech
1:26

Current NYI line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

2:36
NYIBrock Nelson (Cal Clutterbuck, Jason Chimera)wrist0.04 xG
WSH: Niskanen, Eller, Chiasson, Djoos, BurakovskyNYI: Chimera, Clutterbuck, de Haan, Nelson, Pelech
WSH 0 – 1 NYI

2nd period

0:36
NYIAndrew Ladd (Calvin de Haan, Jordan Eberle)wrist0.18 xG
WSH: Orpik, Ovechkin, Backstrom, Carlson, WilsonNYI: Ladd, Eberle, de Haan, Pelech, Barzal
WSH 0 – 2 NYI
1:34
NYIJohn Tavares (Josh Bailey, Anders Lee)wrist0.12 xG
WSH: Niskanen, Eller, Orlov, Connolly, BurakovskyNYI: Seidenberg, Bailey, Tavares, Lee, Pulock
WSH 0 – 3 NYI

3rd period

8:23
WSHDmitry Orlov (Chandler Stephenson, Jay Beagle)snap0.07 xG
WSH: Niskanen, Beagle, Orlov, Smith-Pelly, StephensonNYI: Seidenberg, Bailey, Tavares, Lee, Pulock
WSH 1 – 3 NYI

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	0	0	0	-1	6	0.62	0	0	0	22:26	—	—	55	39
Nicklas Backstrom C	L1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.10	2	0	4	20:16	—	—	47	31
Tom Wilson R	L1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.04	6	1	0	18:07	—	—	48	24
Brett Connolly R	L2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.13	0	0	0	15:22	—	—	33	39
Lars Eller C	L2	0	0	0	-2	3	0.19	0	0	2	15:22	—	—	52	50
Andre Burakovsky L	L2	0	0	0	-2	2	0.38	1	0	0	13:18	—	—	44	45
Chandler Stephenson C	L3	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	1	0	0	12:12	—	—	48	45
Devante Smith-Pelly R	L3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	1	2	0	11:15	—	—	65	76
Jay Beagle C	L3	0	1	1	+1	0	0.05	0	0	0	10:33	—	—	69	77
Evgeny Kuznetsov C	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.33	2	1	0	19:30	—	—	45	51
Jakub Vrana L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.07	1	0	0	13:38	—	—	80	69
Alex Chiasson R	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.19	1	0	0	11:40	—	—	39	29
Dmitry Orlov D	D1	1	0	1	0	4	0.22	3	1	0	21:56	—	—	61	41
Matt Niskanen D	D1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.14	1	0	0	18:29	—	—	48	28
Brooks Orpik D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.03	0	2	0	19:04	—	—	53	47
Madison Bowey D	D2	0	0	0	0	3	0.16	1	0	0	16:58	—	—	56	46
John Carlson D	D3	0	0	0	-1	5	0.27	0	0	0	23:32	—	—	47	48
Christian Djoos D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.32	0	1	0	13:35	—	—	42	41

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Philipp Grubauer	—	17	17	0	.1000	2.68	35:13
Braden Holtby(start)	L	12	9	3	.750	1.68	21:34

New York Islanders

NYI skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
John Tavares C	L1	1	0	1	0	3	0.73	0	0	2	18:44	—	—	59	57
Josh Bailey R	L1	0	1	1	0	1	0.30	1	3	0	17:51	—	—	58	57
Anders Lee L	L1	0	1	1	0	4	1.44	3	0	2	16:30	—	—	65	67
Joshua Ho-Sang R	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	14:44	—	—	38	43
Brock Nelson C	L2	1	0	1	+1	2	0.15	0	1	0	13:49	—	—	41	48
Anthony Beauvillier R	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.23	1	0	0	11:21	—	—	38	39
Andrew Ladd L	L3	1	0	1	+1	6	0.94	1	0	0	17:46	—	—	37	58
Mathew Barzal C	L3	0	0	0	+1	2	0.26	0	1	0	15:08	—	—	46	70
Jordan Eberle R	L3	0	1	1	+1	2	0.34	0	0	0	12:56	—	—	48	71
Casey Cizikas C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.14	2	0	0	15:42	—	—	43	49
Cal Clutterbuck R	L4	0	1	1	+1	1	0.17	3	0	0	15:07	—	—	57	62
Jason Chimera L	L4	0	1	1	+1	1	0.08	0	0	0	12:21	—	—	53	59
Nick Leddy D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	21:31	—	—	52	56
Scott Mayfield D	D1	0	0	0	0	3	0.20	4	2	0	19:09	—	—	53	55
Calvin de Haan D	D2	0	1	1	+2	1	0.15	2	2	0	20:01	—	—	58	77
Adam Pelech D	D2	0	0	0	+2	0	0.06	0	1	0	19:39	—	—	57	77
Ryan Pulock D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.06	1	0	0	16:52	—	—	41	48
Dennis Seidenberg D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.05	1	6	0	16:49	—	—	33	36

NYI goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jaroslav Halak(start)	W	32	31	1	.969	3.22	60:00

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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.