Washington Capitals vs. Los Angeles KingsNov 29, 2023

FinalWednesday, Nov 29, 2023· Crypto.com Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
WSH	1	1	0	2		WSH	5	7	3	15
LAK	1	0	0	1		LAK	11	13	15	39

: WSH 33LAK 73
: WSH 1.83LAK 3.89
PP goals: WSH 0LAK 0
Hits: WSH 26LAK 20
Blocks: WSH 18LAK 10
PIM: WSH 6LAK 0
: WSH 40%LAK 60%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Washington Capitals edge Los Angeles Kings 2–1

Washington Capitals beat Los Angeles Kings 2–1 at LAK. Anthony Mantha (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Charlie Lindgren (WSH) faced 39 shots and stopped 38 (.974), +10 against a season average of 28.6; the win.

Points
Anthony Mantha had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 11:37.Mantha
Points
Connor McMichael had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:07.McMichael
Points
Aliaksei Protas had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 12:52.Protas
Goalie
Charlie Lindgren (WSH) faced 39 shots and stopped 38 (.974), +10 against a season average of 28.6; the win.Lindgren
Luck
LAK scored 1 goal on 3.89 expected goals (73 attempts), well short of its chances.
Usage
Alex Ovechkin (WSH) played 13:37, −5:41 down on his 19:18 season average over 78 games.Ovechkin
Usage
Carl Grundstrom (LAK) played 14:46, +3:54 up on his 10:52 season average over 49 games.Grundstrom
Luck
Quinton Byfield (LAK) generated 1.31 xG on 6 attempts without scoring; the chances were there.Byfield

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 106 of 106 attempts · LAK 73 · WSH 33

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 19% of the game, LAK 60%.

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
	40	70
	2.20	3.09
	2.08	2.97
	12	16
	5	7
	12	12
	−0.040	+0.040
	19%	60%

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

L1Dowd – Aube-Kubel – Malenstyn
11:1747% CF
L2Ovechkin – Kuznetsov – Wilson
10:3332% CF
L3Mantha – McMichael – Protas
10:0150% CF
L4Milano – Strome – Phillips
9:3725% CF
D1van Riemsdyk – Sandin
15:4438% CF
D2Carlson – Fehérváry
14:5335% CF
D3Jensen – Edmundson
12:1045% CF

PK1FDowd – Malenstyn
2:28
PK2FKuznetsov – Wilson
1:29
PK1DJensen – Edmundson
1:52
PK2Dvan Riemsdyk – Fehérváry
1:49

Current WSH line combinations →

Los Angeles Kings

L1Danault – Fiala – Moore
12:1480% CF
L2Kopitar – Kempe – Byfield
11:2480% CF
L3Grundstrom – Dubois – Laferriere
11:2348% CF
L4Lewis – Anderson-Dolan – Kaliyev
7:0242% CF
D1Doughty – Anderson
17:2075% CF
D2Gavrikov – Roy
16:4162% CF
D3Englund – Spence
11:3357% CF

PP1Kopitar – Doughty – Fiala – Kempe – Byfield
3:21100% CF
PP2Danault – Dubois – Moore – Kaliyev – Spence
2:30

Current LAK line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

9:04
LAKArthur Kaliyev (Andreas Englund, Jordan Spence)wrist0.08 xG
WSH: Mantha, van Riemsdyk, Sandin, McMichael, ProtasLAK: Lewis, Englund, Anderson-Dolan, Kaliyev, Spence
WSH 0 – 1 LAK
12:12
WSHAnthony Mantha (Connor McMichael, Aliaksei Protas)wrist0.14 xG
WSH: Carlson, Mantha, Fehérváry, McMichael, ProtasLAK: Lewis, Gavrikov, Roy, Anderson-Dolan, Kaliyev
WSH 1 – 1 LAK

2nd period

18:30
WSHConnor McMichael (Anthony Mantha, Aliaksei Protas)other0.20 xG
WSH: Jensen, Edmundson, Mantha, McMichael, ProtasLAK: Englund, Grundstrom, Dubois, Spence, Laferriere
WSH 2 – 1 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
Beck Malenstyn L	L1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	5	2	0	17:00	—	—	48	44
Nic Dowd C	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.18	1	4	2	15:34	—	—	45	38
Nicolas Aube-Kubel R	L1	0	0	0	0	0	0.07	5	0	0	14:12	—	—	38	28
Evgeny Kuznetsov C	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	0	0	17:26	—	—	23	20
Tom Wilson R	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	4	2	0	16:18	—	—	30	25
Alex Ovechkin L	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.28	2	0	0	13:37	—	—	23	22
Connor McMichael L	L3	1	1	2	+1	1	0.37	0	0	0	14:07	—	—	46	66
Aliaksei Protas L	L3	0	2	2	+1	1	0.20	0	2	0	12:52	—	—	54	80
Anthony Mantha R	L3	1	1	2	+1	4	0.45	0	0	0	11:37	—	—	46	78
Dylan Strome C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	2	16:10	—	—	29	8
Sonny Milano L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	13:01	—	—	21	0
Matthew Phillips R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	12:07	—	—	25	0
Trevor van Riemsdyk D	D1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.03	0	1	0	20:47	—	—	30	23
Rasmus Sandin D	D1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	0	1	0	20:01	—	—	42	53
John Carlson D	D2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.20	0	3	2	23:38	—	—	34	37
Martin Fehérváry D	D2	0	0	0	+1	0	0.01	3	0	0	20:47	—	—	29	25
Joel Edmundson D	D3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	3	2	0	17:30	—	—	40	53
Nick Jensen D	D3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.01	0	1	0	17:16	—	—	44	55

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Charlie Lindgren(start)	W	39	38	1	.974	3.89	60:00

Los Angeles Kings

LAK skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk		PP	SH
Kevin Fiala L	L1	0	0	0	0	4	0.24	1	0	19:44	—	—	83	87
Trevor Moore L	L1	0	0	0	0	3	0.23	2	1	19:26	—	—	72	67
Phillip Danault C	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.10	0	0	18:23	—	—	75	75
Anze Kopitar C	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.26	0	0	19:09	—	—	79	94
Adrian Kempe R	L2	0	0	0	0	7	0.57	1	0	18:30	—	—	78	95
Quinton Byfield R	L2	0	0	0	0	5	1.31	0	0	18:22	—	—	67	84
Pierre-Luc Dubois C	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.04	1	1	17:29	—	—	44	35
Carl Grundstrom R	L3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.14	3	0	14:46	—	—	50	36
Alex Laferriere R	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.18	1	0	12:40	—	—	50	42
Arthur Kaliyev R	L4	1	0	1	0	2	0.31	0	0	12:31	—	—	50	33
Jaret Anderson-Dolan C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	9:56	—	—	50	33
Trevor Lewis C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	9:25	—	—	53	36
Drew Doughty D	D1	0	0	0	0	3	0.21	0	0	27:16	—	—	78	93
Mikey Anderson D	D1	0	0	0	0	4	0.12	1	2	18:19	—	—	67	81
Vladislav Gavrikov D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.08	0	1	19:57	—	—	66	61
Matt Roy D	D2	0	0	0	-1	3	0.10	3	3	18:58	—	—	57	53
Jordan Spence D	D3	0	1	1	0	0	0.01	1	1	15:31	—	—	58	41
Andreas Englund D	D3	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	4	1	12:21	—	—	57	37

LAK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Cam Talbot(start)	L	15	13	2	.867	1.83	57:17

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Arthur Kaliyev (LAK) 1st 9:04 · assists Andreas Englund, Jordan Spence · Cycle · 62.9 mph shot.

Arthur Kaliyev · 1st 9:04 · LAK

Play: cycle
Passes: 0
Shot: 62.9 mph
Distance: 7 ft

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Anthony Mantha · 1st 12:12 · WSH

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 2-on-1
Passes: 0
Shot: 42.5 mph
Distance: 10 ft
Entry to goal: 2.5 s
Type: one-timer

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Connor McMichael · 2nd 18:30 · WSH

Play: rebound
Passes: 0
Shot: 12.0 mph
Distance: 1 ft
Type: rebound

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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.