Washington Capitals vs. Tampa Bay LightningMay 23, 2018

FinalPlayoffsWednesday, May 23, 2018· Amalie Arena

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Washington CapitalsWSH

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Tampa Bay LightningTBL

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
WSH	1	2	1	4		WSH	9	6	8	23
TBL	0	0	0	0		TBL	10	12	7	29

: WSH 38TBL 60
: WSH 2.48TBL 2.03
PP goals: WSH 0TBL 0
Hits: WSH 27TBL 46
Blocks: WSH 15TBL 6
PIM: WSH 9TBL 11
: WSH 52%TBL 48%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Washington Capitals rout Tampa Bay Lightning 4–0

Washington Capitals beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–0 at TBL. Andre Burakovsky (WSH) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for TBL: Killorn–Stamkos–Kucherov skated 14:41 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (72% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
Andre Burakovsky had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 11:19.Burakovsky
Points
Tom Wilson had 2 assists (2 points) in 14:31.Wilson
New line
New look for TBL: Killorn–Stamkos–Kucherov skated 14:41 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (72% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Killorn Stamkos Kucherov
Luck
TBL scored 0 goals on 2.03 expected goals (60 attempts), well short of its chances.
Luck
WSH scored 4 goals on 2.48 expected goals (38 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
Usage
Nicklas Backstrom (WSH) played 17:27, −3:20 down on his 20:47 season average over 19 games.Backstrom
Usage
Tom Wilson (WSH) played 14:31, −3:24 down on his 17:55 season average over 20 games.Wilson
Usage
Alex Ovechkin (WSH) played 17:38, −3:14 down on his 20:52 season average over 23 games.Ovechkin

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)TBL attacks right (top on phones) →

TBL
WSH
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 98 of 98 attempts · TBL 60 · WSH 38

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

TBL
WSH
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

TBL 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 21% of the game, TBL 33%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

TBL

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	TBL
	40	68
	1.64	2.38
	1.58	2.30
	6	11
	8	5
	11	11
	+0.016	−0.016
	21%	33%

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 – Wilson
10:2875% CF
L2Oshie – Backstrom – Vrana
9:4921% CF
L3Eller – Connolly – Burakovsky
6:1950% CF
L4Beagle – Smith-Pelly – Stephenson
4:490% CF
D1Niskanen – Orlov
19:2442% CF
D2Carlson – Kempny
16:0525% CF
D3Orpik – Djoos
8:0721% CF

PP1Ovechkin – Oshie – Backstrom – Carlson – Kuznetsov
0:56100% CF
PP2Ovechkin – Backstrom – Orlov – Kuznetsov – Connolly
0:26100% CF
PK1FEller – Wilson
1:14
PK2FBeagle – Stephenson
0:39
PK1DCarlson – Orlov
0:59

Current WSH line combinations →

Tampa Bay Lightning

L1Killorn – Stamkos – Kucherov
14:4172% CF
L2Johnson – Palat – Point
13:4967% CF
L3Miller – Gourde – Cirelli
9:5363% CF
L4Kunitz – Callahan – Paquette
7:3056% CF
D1Girardi – Hedman
14:3758% CF
D2Stralman – McDonagh
11:4983% CF
D3Coburn – Sergachev
5:4578% CF

PP1Stamkos – Hedman – Kucherov – Miller – Point
1:37
PP2Killorn – Johnson – Palat – Gourde – Sergachev
0:16
PK1FCallahan – Paquette
0:55
PK2FKillorn – Cirelli
0:30
PK1DGirardi – McDonagh
1:12
PK2DCoburn – Stralman
0:30

Current TBL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

1:02
WSHAlex Ovechkin (Evgeny Kuznetsov, Tom Wilson)slap0.01 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Niskanen, Orlov, Kuznetsov, WilsonTBL: Kunitz, Callahan, Stralman, McDonagh, Paquette
WSH 1 – 0 TBL

2nd period

8:59
WSHAndre Burakovsky (Lars Eller, Tom Wilson)wrist0.08 xG
WSH: Eller, Carlson, Orlov, Wilson, BurakovskyTBL: Kunitz, Callahan, Girardi, Hedman, Paquette
WSH 2 – 0 TBL
16:31
WSHAndre Burakovsky (John Carlson)wrist0.10 xG
WSH: Eller, Carlson, Stephenson, Djoos, BurakovskyTBL: McDonagh, Johnson, Palat, Point, Sergachev
WSH 3 – 0 TBL

3rd period

16:17
WSHNicklas BackstromENwrist0.90 xG
WSH: Orpik, Oshie, Backstrom, Beagle, CarlsonTBL: Callahan, Stamkos, Hedman, Kucherov, Miller, Point
WSH 4 – 0 TBL

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
Evgeny Kuznetsov C	L1	0	1	1	+1	4	0.48	2	0	0	18:56	—	—	57	67
Alex Ovechkin L	L1	1	0	1	+1	4	0.17	5	1	0	17:38	—	—	62	72
Tom Wilson R	L1	0	2	2	+2	0	0.00	3	0	7	14:31	—	—	67	73
T.J. Oshie R	L2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.05	0	2	0	19:30	—	—	21	19
Nicklas Backstrom C	L2	1	0	1	+1	1	0.90	1	0	0	17:27	—	—	17	19
Jakub Vrana L	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.15	0	0	0	11:56	—	—	20	22
Lars Eller C	L3	0	1	1	+2	5	0.17	2	0	0	17:59	—	—	42	44
Andre Burakovsky L	L3	2	0	2	+2	2	0.18	0	0	0	11:19	—	—	39	42
Brett Connolly R	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	9:28	—	—	50	41
Jay Beagle C	L4	0	0	0	+1	0	0.01	2	1	0	15:26	—	—	15	15
Chandler Stephenson C	L4	0	0	0	+1	1	0.09	1	1	0	15:08	—	—	20	31
Devante Smith-Pelly R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	8:24	—	—	0	0
Dmitry Orlov D	D1	0	0	0	+2	0	0.04	2	1	0	25:40	—	—	45	35
Matt Niskanen D	D1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.01	0	0	2	23:36	—	—	49	43
John Carlson D	D2	0	1	1	+3	2	0.10	2	5	0	25:06	—	—	31	47
Michal Kempny D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	1	0	19:18	—	—	23	36
Brooks Orpik D	D3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	4	1	0	13:47	—	—	24	27
Christian Djoos D	D3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.12	1	1	0	10:51	—	—	39	50

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Braden Holtby(start)	W	29	29	0	.1000	2.03	60:00

Tampa Bay Lightning

TBL skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Steven Stamkos C	L1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.13	2	0	0	19:38	—	—	71	75
Nikita Kucherov R	L1	0	0	0	-1	3	0.07	1	0	2	19:29	—	—	73	78
Alex Killorn L	L1	0	0	0	0	4	0.37	4	0	0	18:11	—	—	70	77
Brayden Point C	L2	0	0	0	-2	1	0.31	0	0	2	18:30	—	—	68	69
Tyler Johnson C	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.10	3	0	0	16:59	—	—	67	69
Ondrej Palat L	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.13	4	1	0	15:56	—	—	60	61
J.T. Miller C	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.03	4	1	0	13:40	—	—	58	44
Yanni Gourde C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.13	4	0	0	13:11	—	—	70	51
Anthony Cirelli C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.08	1	0	0	13:03	—	—	68	50
Ryan Callahan R	L4	0	0	0	-3	1	0.01	4	0	0	10:43	—	—	50	43
Cedric Paquette C	L4	0	0	0	-2	1	0.07	3	0	0	10:00	—	—	46	42
Chris Kunitz L	L4	0	0	0	-2	2	0.22	5	0	0	9:13	—	—	52	46
Victor Hedman D	D1	0	0	0	-2	3	0.08	5	1	0	28:05	—	—	56	51
Dan Girardi D	D1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.05	3	1	0	20:11	—	—	60	42
Ryan McDonagh D	D2	0	0	0	-2	1	0.03	1	1	0	21:08	—	—	70	66
Anton Stralman D	D2	0	0	0	-1	3	0.11	2	0	0	21:03	—	—	78	79
Mikhail Sergachev D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	0	1	0	15:26	—	—	58	68
Braydon Coburn D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.09	0	0	7	11:54	—	—	74	74

TBL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Andrei Vasilevskiy(start)	L	22	19	3	.864	1.58	59:32

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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.