Washington Capitals vs. Los Angeles KingsMar 8, 2018

FinalThursday, Mar 8, 2018· STAPLES Center

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Los Angeles KingsLAK

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
WSH	0	1	0	1		WSH	8	13	5	26
LAK	1	1	1	3		LAK	14	9	6	29

: WSH 56LAK 55
: WSH 2.07LAK 2.59
PP goals: WSH 0LAK 0
Hits: WSH 30LAK 20
Blocks: WSH 8LAK 13
PIM: WSH 4LAK 8
: WSH 33%LAK 67%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Los Angeles Kings beat Washington Capitals 3–1

Los Angeles Kings beat Washington Capitals 3–1 at home. Jeff Carter (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for LAK: Lewis–Kempe–Amadio skated 6:21 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
Jeff Carter had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:40.Carter
New line
New look for LAK: Lewis–Kempe–Amadio skated 6:21 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Lewis Kempe Amadio
Usage
Brooks Orpik (WSH) played 15:46, −3:39 down on his 19:25 season average over 80 games.Orpik
Usage
Brett Connolly (WSH) played 17:29, +5:34 up on his 11:55 season average over 69 games.Connolly
Usage
Jake Muzzin (LAK) played 16:37, −5:06 down on his 21:43 season average over 73 games.Muzzin
Usage
Alex Ovechkin (WSH) played 24:25, +4:20 up on his 20:05 season average over 81 games.Ovechkin
Usage
Alex Chiasson (WSH) played 7:47, −4:03 down on his 11:50 season average over 60 games.Chiasson
Usage
Matt Niskanen (WSH) played 19:32, −3:07 down on his 22:39 season average over 67 games.Niskanen

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)LAK attacks right (top on phones) →

LAK
WSH
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 111 of 111 attempts · LAK 55 · WSH 56

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

LAK
WSH
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

LAK 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 31% of the game, LAK 31%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

LAK

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	LAK
	55	62
	1.82	2.03
	1.75	2.00
	11	14
	4	1
	8	12
	−0.072	+0.072
	31%	31%

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 – Connolly – Burakovsky
11:5957% CF
L2Ovechkin – Backstrom – Wilson
10:5344% CF
L3Oshie – Kuznetsov – Vrana
10:1545% CF
L4Beagle – Chiasson – Smith-Pelly
6:3620% CF
D1Niskanen – Orlov
17:0352% CF
D2Carlson – Kempny
15:4147% CF
D3Orpik – Jerabek
13:1139% CF

PP1Ovechkin – Oshie – Backstrom – Carlson – Kuznetsov
3:27100% CF
PP2Ovechkin – Eller – Orlov – Connolly – Burakovsky
1:5350% CF
PK1FBeagle – Smith-Pelly
0:54
PK2FEller – Wilson
0:43
PK1DOrpik – Niskanen
1:21
PK2DCarlson – Orlov
0:38

Current WSH line combinations →

Los Angeles Kings

L1Brown – Kopitar – Iafallo
12:4650% CF
L2Thompson – Mitchell – Clifford
8:4282% CF
L3Carter – Toffoli – Pearson
8:2742% CF
L4Lewis – Kempe – Amadio
6:2171% CF
D1Phaneuf – Martinez
17:5265% CF
D2Doughty – Forbort
17:1344% CF
D3Muzzin – Folin
11:5553% CF

PP1Phaneuf – Carter – Brown – Kopitar – Doughty
1:050% CF
PP2Phaneuf – Doughty – Toffoli – Pearson – Amadio
0:37
PK1FThompson – Mitchell
1:19
PK2FBrown – Kopitar
1:13
PK1DDoughty – Forbort
3:28
PK2DMuzzin – Martinez
1:19

Current LAK line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

15:25
LAKJeff Carter (Alec Martinez, Tanner Pearson)wrist0.04 xG
WSH: Oshie, Carlson, Kuznetsov, Vrana, KempnyLAK: Phaneuf, Carter, Martinez, Toffoli, Pearson
WSH 0 – 1 LAK

2nd period

5:52
WSHJakub Vrana (T.J. Oshie, Brooks Orpik)wrist0.05 xG
WSH: Orpik, Oshie, Kuznetsov, Vrana, JerabekLAK: Carter, Muzzin, Doughty, Toffoli, Pearson
WSH 1 – 1 LAK
9:32
LAKTrevor Lewis (Jeff Carter)wrist0.02 xG
WSH: Orpik, Backstrom, Chiasson, Smith-Pelly, JerabekLAK: Phaneuf, Carter, Lewis, Martinez, Pearson
WSH 1 – 2 LAK

3rd period

18:42
LAKKyle CliffordEN (Anze Kopitar, Derek Forbort)wrist0.64 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson, Kuznetsov, ConnollyLAK: Mitchell, Kopitar, Doughty, Clifford, Forbort
WSH 1 – 3 LAK

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
Brett Connolly R	L1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	2	1	2	17:29	—	—	56	63
Lars Eller C	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.26	3	0	0	16:09	—	—	59	73
Andre Burakovsky L	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.10	0	0	0	15:40	—	—	58	63
Alex Ovechkin L	L2	0	0	0	-1	3	0.48	3	0	0	24:25	—	—	58	52
Nicklas Backstrom C	L2	0	0	0	-2	2	0.03	0	1	0	20:03	—	—	38	37
Tom Wilson R	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	7	1	2	15:11	—	—	48	44
Evgeny Kuznetsov C	L3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.19	0	0	0	21:07	—	—	54	57
T.J. Oshie R	L3	0	1	1	-1	2	0.27	0	0	0	18:03	—	—	53	57
Jakub Vrana L	L3	1	0	1	0	1	0.15	0	0	0	11:06	—	—	48	53
Jay Beagle C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	10:19	—	—	19	16
Devante Smith-Pelly R	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	1	0	0	10:04	—	—	17	9
Alex Chiasson R	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	5	0	0	7:47	—	—	21	15
Dmitry Orlov D	D1	0	0	0	0	2	0.10	2	0	0	22:43	—	—	52	49
Matt Niskanen D	D1	0	0	0	0	2	0.03	3	1	0	19:32	—	—	50	35
John Carlson D	D2	0	0	0	-2	2	0.14	0	1	0	22:52	—	—	50	56
Michal Kempny D	D2	0	0	0	-1	3	0.10	1	1	0	17:21	—	—	50	47
Brooks Orpik D	D3	0	1	1	0	1	0.01	1	0	0	15:46	—	—	38	41
Jakub Jerabek D	D3	0	0	0	0	2	0.20	1	1	0	14:22	—	—	41	48

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Philipp Grubauer(start)	L	28	26	2	.929	1.95	58:01

Los Angeles Kings

LAK skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Anze Kopitar C	L1	0	1	1	+1	0	0.02	0	1	0	21:31	—	—	46	55
Dustin Brown R	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.28	1	1	0	19:54	—	—	50	61
Alex Iafallo L	L1	0	0	0	0	3	0.14	0	1	0	14:58	—	—	44	56
Torrey Mitchell C	L2	0	0	0	+1	3	0.06	1	0	2	13:27	—	—	71	44
Kyle Clifford L	L2	1	0	1	+1	2	0.81	2	1	4	12:46	—	—	67	52
Nate Thompson C	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.26	0	0	0	11:34	—	—	60	38
Jeff Carter C	L3	1	1	2	+1	3	0.21	2	0	0	17:40	—	—	49	53
Tyler Toffoli C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.07	1	0	0	13:47	—	—	41	43
Tanner Pearson L	L3	0	1	1	+1	1	0.11	1	0	0	13:24	—	—	49	52
Trevor Lewis C	L4	1	0	1	+1	4	0.25	1	1	0	12:18	—	—	60	65
Michael Amadio R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	11:37	—	—	67	77
Adrian Kempe R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	0	0	10:58	—	—	57	40
Alec Martinez D	D1	0	1	1	+2	2	0.03	2	1	2	22:02	—	—	62	76
Dion Phaneuf D	D1	0	0	0	+2	1	0.03	2	1	0	21:52	—	—	66	81
Drew Doughty D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.09	0	1	0	24:12	—	—	40	41
Derek Forbort D	D2	0	1	1	+1	1	0.10	1	0	0	21:48	—	—	44	49
Jake Muzzin D	D3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.06	3	2	0	16:37	—	—	54	43
Christian Folin D	D3	0	0	0	0	2	0.08	0	3	0	13:35	—	—	49	42

LAK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jonathan Quick(start)	W	26	25	1	.962	2.07	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.