Washington Capitals vs. New York IslandersApr 24, 2021

FinalSaturday, Apr 24, 2021· Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

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Washington CapitalsWSH

6

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New York IslandersNYI

3

Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
WSH	2	2	2	6		WSH	13	7	10	30
NYI	1	2	0	3		NYI	11	8	5	24

: WSH 55NYI 46
: WSH 2.97NYI 2.10
PP goals: WSH 0NYI 2
Hits: WSH 28NYI 36
Blocks: WSH 12NYI 12
PIM: WSH 4NYI 2
: WSH 49%NYI 51%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Washington Capitals beat New York Islanders 6–3

Washington Capitals beat New York Islanders 6–3 at NYI. Evgeny Kuznetsov (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 2A. NYI's first power-play unit (Eberle, Pageau, Barzal, Beauvillier and Dobson) scored 2 power-play goals on 4 attempts in 1:03 together.

Points
Evgeny Kuznetsov had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 13:26.Kuznetsov
Points
Daniel Sprong had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:23.Sprong
Points
Brenden Dillon had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:12.Dillon
PP1
NYI's first power-play unit (Eberle, Pageau, Barzal, Beauvillier and Dobson) scored 2 power-play goals on 4 attempts in 1:03 together.Eberle Pageau Barzal Beauvillier Dobson
Luck
WSH scored 6 goals on 2.97 expected goals (55 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
New line
New look for WSH: Kuznetsov–Wilson–Sprong skated 10:56 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (56.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Kuznetsov Wilson Sprong
Usage
Mathew Barzal (NYI) played 15:31, −3:17 down on his 18:48 season average over 54 games.Barzal
Usage
Nick Jensen (WSH) played 20:37, +3:22 up on his 17:15 season average over 52 games.Jensen

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 101 of 101 attempts · NYI 46 · WSH 55

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 43% of the game, NYI 22%.

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
	65	48
	3.56	2.03
	3.43	1.91
	13	13
	2	1
	20	17
	+0.032	−0.032
	43%	22%

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

L1Eller – Raffl – Sheary
14:3850% CF
L2Oshie – Backstrom – Mantha
13:4063% CF
L3Hagelin – Dowd – Hathaway
10:5761% CF
L4Kuznetsov – Wilson – Sprong
10:5657% CF
D1Carlson – Orlov
19:0364% CF
D2Chara – Jensen
18:1350% CF
D3Dillon – van Riemsdyk
16:4564% CF

PP1Oshie – Backstrom – Carlson – Kuznetsov – Wilson
1:11100% CF
PP2Eller – Orlov – Mantha – Sheary – Sprong
0:45
PK1FHagelin – Dowd
0:38
PK1DChara – Jensen
1:03

Current WSH line combinations →

New York Islanders

L1Bailey – Pageau – Beauvillier
14:2450% CF
L2Palmieri – Nelson – Dal Colle
11:3238% CF
L3Zajac – Eberle – Barzal
11:2950% CF
L4Clutterbuck – Martin – Cizikas
9:0829% CF
D1Pelech – Pulock
12:5244% CF
D2Leddy – Mayfield
11:4252% CF
D3Greene – Dobson
8:4155% CF

PP1Eberle – Pageau – Barzal – Beauvillier – Dobson
1:03100% CF
PK1FZajac – Pageau
1:00
PK2FClutterbuck – Cizikas
0:57
PK1DMayfield – Pelech
1:15
PK2DGreene – Dobson
0:45

Current NYI line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

2:33
WSHGarnet Hathaway (Nick Jensen)wrist0.09 xG
WSH: Chara, Hagelin, Jensen, Dowd, HathawayNYI: Greene, Clutterbuck, Martin, Cizikas, Mayfield
WSH 1 – 0 NYI
10:55
WSHT.J. Oshie (Nicklas Backstrom, Anthony Mantha)wrist0.14 xG
WSH: Oshie, Backstrom, Dillon, Mantha, van RiemsdykNYI: Clutterbuck, Martin, Cizikas, Pelech, Dobson
WSH 2 – 0 NYI
14:28
NYIAnthony BeauvillierPPbackhand0.12 xG
WSH: Chara, Hagelin, Eller, JensenNYI: Eberle, Pageau, Barzal, Beauvillier, Dobson
WSH 2 – 1 NYI

2nd period

7:37
NYIAdam PelechSHslap0.01 xG
WSH: Oshie, Carlson, Kuznetsov, Mantha, ShearyNYI: Clutterbuck, Pageau, Mayfield, Pelech
WSH 2 – 2 NYI
12:21
WSHNic Dowd (Brenden Dillon, Trevor van Riemsdyk)wrist0.03 xG
WSH: Hagelin, Dowd, Dillon, van Riemsdyk, HathawayNYI: Clutterbuck, Martin, Leddy, Cizikas, Dobson
WSH 3 – 2 NYI
14:46
WSHDaniel Sprong (Evgeny Kuznetsov, Brenden Dillon)wrist0.14 xG
WSH: Dillon, Kuznetsov, Wilson, van Riemsdyk, SprongNYI: Bailey, Mayfield, Pelech, Barzal, Beauvillier
WSH 4 – 2 NYI
17:12
NYIJean-Gabriel PageauPP (Noah Dobson, Mathew Barzal)backhand0.07 xG
WSH: Chara, Hagelin, Jensen, DowdNYI: Eberle, Pageau, Barzal, Beauvillier, Dobson
WSH 4 – 3 NYI

3rd period

7:35
WSHEvgeny Kuznetsovwrist0.03 xG
WSH: Chara, Dillon, Kuznetsov, Wilson, SprongNYI: Greene, Bailey, Nelson, Pulock, Beauvillier
WSH 5 – 3 NYI
14:43
WSHDaniel Sprong (Tom Wilson, Evgeny Kuznetsov)slap0.02 xG
WSH: Carlson, Orlov, Kuznetsov, Wilson, SprongNYI: Bailey, Pageau, Pelech, Pulock, Beauvillier
WSH 6 – 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
Lars Eller C	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.25	2	0	0	18:59	—	—	57	61
Conor Sheary L	L1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.12	0	2	0	17:30	—	—	48	52
Michael Raffl L	L1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	0	0	15:55	—	—	56	61
T.J. Oshie R	L2	1	0	1	0	2	0.33	0	0	0	16:21	—	—	65	64
Anthony Mantha R	L2	0	1	1	0	2	0.07	1	0	0	16:05	—	—	65	67
Nicklas Backstrom C	L2	0	1	1	+1	0	0.16	1	0	0	15:06	—	—	63	62
Nic Dowd C	L3	1	0	1	+2	2	0.08	2	0	0	13:40	—	—	56	63
Carl Hagelin L	L3	0	0	0	+2	2	0.31	2	0	0	13:24	—	—	64	67
Garnet Hathaway R	L3	1	0	1	+2	4	0.41	2	2	0	12:14	—	—	58	67
Daniel Sprong R	L4	2	0	2	+3	3	0.25	2	0	0	14:23	—	—	56	66
Tom Wilson R	L4	0	1	1	+3	2	0.21	2	1	0	14:03	—	—	54	65
Evgeny Kuznetsov C	L4	1	2	3	+2	1	0.22	0	0	0	13:26	—	—	57	70
Dmitry Orlov D	D1	0	0	0	+1	4	0.22	3	1	2	21:32	—	—	59	65
John Carlson D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.08	1	0	2	20:41	—	—	66	75
Nick Jensen D	D2	0	1	1	+1	3	0.07	1	2	0	20:37	—	—	42	42
Zdeno Chara D	D2	0	0	0	+2	1	0.03	3	1	0	19:42	—	—	52	56
Trevor van Riemsdyk D	D3	0	1	1	+3	1	0.06	0	2	0	18:07	—	—	63	76
Brenden Dillon D	D3	0	2	2	+4	1	0.11	4	1	0	17:12	—	—	63	68

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Ilya Samsonov(start)	W	24	21	3	.875	2.10	60:00

New York Islanders

NYI skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Jean-Gabriel Pageau C	L1	1	0	1	0	4	0.24	2	2	0	19:04	—	—	45	45
Anthony Beauvillier R	L1	1	0	1	-3	4	0.62	1	0	0	17:40	—	—	48	46
Josh Bailey R	L1	0	0	0	-3	0	0.00	0	0	0	17:37	—	—	43	45
Kyle Palmieri C	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.08	1	0	0	13:45	—	—	37	24
Michael Dal Colle L	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	1	0	13:06	—	—	41	30
Brock Nelson C	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.13	2	1	0	13:01	—	—	33	26
Travis Zajac C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	16:51	—	—	46	48
Mathew Barzal C	L3	0	1	1	-1	2	0.10	1	0	0	15:31	—	—	52	49
Jordan Eberle R	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.21	0	0	2	14:32	—	—	48	50
Casey Cizikas C	L4	0	0	0	-3	4	0.37	3	0	0	13:16	—	—	29	19
Cal Clutterbuck R	L4	0	0	0	-2	0	0.08	6	1	0	13:06	—	—	40	25
Matt Martin L	L4	0	0	0	-3	1	0.08	6	1	0	11:42	—	—	35	24
Adam Pelech D	D1	1	0	1	-2	2	0.03	2	1	0	21:20	—	—	47	49
Ryan Pulock D	D1	0	0	0	-2	1	0.01	2	1	0	19:50	—	—	35	28
Nick Leddy D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.06	2	1	0	21:11	—	—	50	43
Scott Mayfield D	D2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.03	1	1	0	19:44	—	—	44	38
Andy Greene D	D3	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	2	0	0	20:17	—	—	31	23
Noah Dobson D	D3	0	1	1	-2	1	0.05	3	2	0	16:35	—	—	46	34

NYI goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Ilya Sorokin(start)	L	30	24	6	.800	2.97	59:52

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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.