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Washington Capitals vs. Tampa Bay Lightning Recap Aug 3, 2020

Final / SOPlayoffs· Scotiabank Arena
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WSH
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TBL
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Goals1231OT2OTSOTShots1231OT2OTT
WSH0200002WSH712113033
TBL1100013TBL9883028
WSH 56TBL 50
WSH 3.49TBL 2.59
PP goals
WSH 1TBL 0
Hits
WSH 44TBL 45
Blocks
WSH 13TBL 12
PIM
WSH 11TBL 19
WSH 48%TBL 52%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Tampa Bay Lightning edge Washington Capitals 3–2 (SO)

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Washington Capitals 3–2 in a shootout at home. Evgeny Kuznetsov (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Dmitry Orlov (WSH) played 27:53, +4:26 up on his 23:27 season average over 7 games.

  1. Usage
    Dmitry Orlov (WSH) played 27:53, +4:26 up on his 23:27 season average over 7 games.Orlov
  2. Usage
    Richard Panik (WSH) played 14:49, +3:56 up on his 10:53 season average over 7 games.Panik
  3. Usage
    Nikita Kucherov (TBL) played 18:27, −3:22 down on his 21:49 season average over 24 games.Kucherov
  4. Usage
    Ondrej Palat (TBL) played 16:08, −4:59 down on his 21:07 season average over 24 games.Palat
  5. Usage
    Ilya Kovalchuk (WSH) played 17:05, +4:44 up on his 12:21 season average over 7 games.Kovalchuk
  6. Usage
    Yanni Gourde (TBL) played 14:16, −4:13 down on his 18:29 season average over 24 games.Gourde
  7. Usage
    Anthony Cirelli (TBL) played 17:01, −3:15 down on his 20:16 season average over 24 games.Cirelli
  8. Usage
    Barclay Goodrow (TBL) played 15:07, −3:16 down on his 18:23 season average over 24 games.Goodrow

Three stars

  1. ★ First starNikita KucherovTBL · R · 1 G
  2. ★★ Second starDmitry OrlovWSH · D · 1 A
  3. ★★★ Third starRyan McDonaghTBL · D · 1 A

Officials

Referees: Eric Furlatt (#27), Trevor Hanson (#14) · Linesmen: Derek Nansen (#70), Matt MacPherson (#83)

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.

Shot map, WSH at TBL: 106 attempts, 61 on goal, 4 goals, 6.08 expected goals; best chance T.J. Oshie at 0.83 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← WSH attacks left (bottom on phones)TBL attacks right (top on phones) →
  • TBL
  • WSH
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 106 of 106 attempts · TBL 50 · WSH 56

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, WSH at TBL: expected goals 2.59 to 3.49 (WSH led the chances), shot attempts 50 to 56, 4 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdOTTBLWSHKSPKnet xGcumulative expected goals · 65:00
  • TBL
  • WSH
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
TBLWSHcontrol2nd3rdOTKucherov · 1st 12:53Stephens · 2nd 7:48Panik · 2nd 17:24Kuznetsov · 2nd 19:32
  • 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 34% of the game, TBL 22%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

Shift chart, WSH at TBL: 38 players over 65:00; most ice Andrei Vasilevskiy (65:00) for TBL and Braden Holtby (64:56) for WSH, 4 goals.

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
StatWSHTBL
5040
2.461.47
2.421.16
116
12
413
−0.023+0.023
34%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

Current WSH line combinations →

Tampa Bay Lightning

Current TBL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 12:53
    TBLNikita KucherovSH (Brayden Point)wrist0.06 xG
    WSH: Kovalchuk, Hagelin, Eller, Jensen, KempnyTBL: Shattenkirk, Kucherov, Goodrow, Point, Sergachev
    WSH 0 – 1 TBL

2nd period

  1. 7:48
    TBLMitchell Stephens (Ryan McDonagh, Patrick Maroon)tip-in0.14 xG
    WSH: Panik, Dowd, Gudas, Hathaway, SiegenthalerTBL: Maroon, McDonagh, Paquette, Cernak, Stephens
    WSH 0 – 2 TBL
  2. 17:24
    WSHRichard Panik (Radko Gudas, Lars Eller)backhand0.39 xG
    WSH: Hagelin, Eller, Panik, Gudas, KempnyTBL: Maroon, McDonagh, Bogosian, Paquette, Stephens
    WSH 1 – 2 TBL
  3. 19:32
    WSHEvgeny KuznetsovPP (Dmitry Orlov, Nicklas Backstrom)wrist0.05 xG
    WSH: Ovechkin, Backstrom, Orlov, Kuznetsov, WilsonTBL: Killorn, McDonagh, Cernak, Cirelli
    WSH 2 – 2 TBL

Decided in the shootout: WSH 2 – 3 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
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Alex Ovechkin LL1000030.2660021:29——5062
Evgeny Kuznetsov CL1101030.2720019:21——5063
Tom Wilson RL1000000.0062417:50——4457
Lars Eller CL2011010.1950017:11——6562
Ilya Kovalchuk LL2000-130.3100017:05——6553
Carl Hagelin LL2000010.1510013:56——6561
Nicklas Backstrom CL3011010.0000017:34——5063
Jakub Vrana LL3000020.1620016:47——5061
T.J. Oshie RL3000021.0121715:50——5361
Richard Panik RL4101010.3901014:49——6782
Garnet Hathaway RL4000-120.3062011:59——5563
Nic Dowd CL4000-120.1110011:20——6568
Dmitry Orlov DD1011020.0511027:53——5861
Brenden Dillon DD1000020.1151020:20——6371
Michal Kempny DD2000030.0731021:11——5259
Radko Gudas DD2011010.0511017:48——5046
Nick Jensen DD3000-120.0313016:50——5080
Jonas Siegenthaler DD3000-120.0320014:48——5066
WSH goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Braden Holtby(start)O28262.9292.5964:56

Tampa Bay Lightning

TBL skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Brayden Point CL1011+110.0002219:09——5041
Nikita Kucherov RL1101+120.1010218:27——5443
Ondrej Palat LL1000020.3401016:08——5041
Anthony Cirelli CL2000010.0260217:01——4732
Alex Killorn LL2000000.0030017:00——5037
Tyler Johnson CL2000020.2001215:41——5342
Blake Coleman LL3000010.0460016:29——4053
Barclay Goodrow CL3000+120.6520015:07——3347
Yanni Gourde CL3000000.0731714:16——4354
Cedric Paquette CL4000010.0170012:33——2818
Patrick Maroon LL4011010.0331011:26——4126
Mitchell Stephens CL4101020.1940010:03——4126
Ryan McDonagh DD1011020.0643023:23——2527
Erik Cernak DD1000+100.0001220:42——2640
Mikhail Sergachev DD2000+130.1110221:10——5229
Kevin Shattenkirk DD2000+120.0311017:14——4832
Victor Hedman DD3000030.0321023:38——5547
Zach Bogosian DD3000-130.7020019:18——5041
TBL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Andrei Vasilevskiy(start)W33312.9393.4965:00