Washington Capitals vs. Toronto Maple LeafsNov 25, 2017

FinalSaturday, Nov 25, 2017· Air Canada Centre

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Washington CapitalsWSH

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Toronto Maple LeafsTOR

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
WSH	2	1	1	4		WSH	7	10	4	21
TOR	0	0	2	2		TOR	11	11	7	29

: WSH 43TOR 56
: WSH 2.57TOR 2.55
PP goals: WSH 1TOR 0
Hits: WSH 37TOR 26
Blocks: WSH 12TOR 12
PIM: WSH 2TOR 6
: WSH 42%TOR 58%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Washington Capitals beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2

Washington Capitals beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2 at TOR. Alex Ovechkin (WSH) led the scoring with 3G 0A. WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 2:44 together.

Points
Alex Ovechkin had a hat trick (3 points) on 4 shots in 18:44.Ovechkin
Points
T.J. Oshie had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 16:21.Oshie
Points
Nicklas Backstrom had 2 assists (2 points) in 17:26.Backstrom
PP1
WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 2:44 together.Ovechkin Oshie Backstrom Carlson Kuznetsov
New line
New look for WSH: Eller–Smith-Pelly–Graovac skated 7:53 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (22.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Eller Smith-Pelly Graovac
Usage
Dmitry Orlov (WSH) played 26:25, +3:20 up on his 23:05 season average over 81 games.Orlov
Usage
Jay Beagle (WSH) played 15:45, +3:21 up on his 12:24 season average over 78 games.Beagle
Usage
Tyler Graovac (WSH) played 9:24, +3:20 up on his 6:05 season average over 4 games.Graovac

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)TOR attacks right (top on phones) →

TOR
WSH
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 99 of 99 attempts · TOR 56 · WSH 43

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

TOR
WSH
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

TOR 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, TOR 43%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

TOR

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	TOR
	41	61
	1.43	2.46
	1.43	2.38
	5	8
	6	8
	22	26
	−0.035	+0.035
	19%	43%

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 – Backstrom – Wilson
11:3367% CF
L2Oshie – Kuznetsov – Vrana
11:3042% CF
L3Beagle – Chiasson – Stephenson
10:2741% CF
L4Eller – Smith-Pelly – Graovac
7:5322% CF
D1Niskanen – Orlov
20:5440% CF
D2Orpik – Carlson
17:0842% CF
D3Chorney – Bowey
9:4847% CF

PP1Ovechkin – Oshie – Backstrom – Carlson – Kuznetsov
2:44100% CF
PP2Niskanen – Eller – Chiasson – Orlov – Stephenson
1:15100% CF
PK1FBeagle – Chiasson
1:23
PK2FEller – Wilson
0:23
PK1DOrpik – Carlson
1:23
PK2DNiskanen – Chorney
0:33

Current WSH line combinations →

Toronto Maple Leafs

L1van Riemsdyk – Bozak – Marner
11:5676% CF
L2Marleau – Komarov – Kadri
11:5433% CF
L3Hyman – Nylander – Matthews
7:2353% CF
L4Moore – Martin – Brown
5:4225% CF
D1Gardiner – Zaitsev
17:0765% CF
D2Hainsey – Rielly
14:5152% CF
D3Polak – Borgman
12:3758% CF

PP1Marleau – Komarov – Gardiner – Nylander – Matthews
1:2767% CF
PP2van Riemsdyk – Bozak – Kadri – Rielly – Marner
0:21
PK1FKomarov – Hyman
2:17
PK2FMoore – Brown
1:41
PK1DHainsey – Zaitsev
3:02
PK2DPolak – Rielly
0:51

Current TOR line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

12:43
WSHAlex Ovechkin (Nicklas Backstrom)snap0.10 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Chorney, Backstrom, Wilson, BoweyTOR: Marleau, Hainsey, Komarov, Kadri, Rielly
WSH 1 – 0 TOR
19:13
WSHAlex OvechkinPP (T.J. Oshie)slap0.13 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson, KuznetsovTOR: Moore, Polak, Komarov, Zaitsev
WSH 2 – 0 TOR

2nd period

11:02
WSHJakub Vrana (T.J. Oshie, Matt Niskanen)snap0.15 xG
WSH: Oshie, Niskanen, Orlov, Kuznetsov, VranaTOR: Gardiner, Hyman, Nylander, Matthews, Zaitsev
WSH 3 – 0 TOR

3rd period

1:24
TORJake Gardiner (Auston Matthews, Zach Hyman)slap0.04 xG
WSH: Orpik, Carlson, Kuznetsov, Smith-Pelly, GraovacTOR: Gardiner, Hyman, Brown, Matthews, Zaitsev
WSH 3 – 1 TOR
6:09
TORNikita Zaitsev (William Nylander, Dominic Moore)backhand0.03 xG
WSH: Chorney, Beagle, Chiasson, Stephenson, BoweyTOR: Marleau, Moore, Gardiner, Nylander, Zaitsev
WSH 3 – 2 TOR
19:51
WSHAlex OvechkinEN (T.J. Oshie, Nicklas Backstrom)backhand0.95 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Oshie, Niskanen, Backstrom, OrlovTOR: van Riemsdyk, Bozak, Kadri, Rielly, Nylander, Marner
WSH 4 – 2 TOR

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
Alex Ovechkin L	L1	3	0	3	+2	4	1.31	2	0	0	18:44	—	—	63	58
Nicklas Backstrom C	L1	0	2	2	+2	0	0.04	3	0	0	17:26	—	—	46	32
Tom Wilson R	L1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.01	2	0	0	16:36	—	—	63	49
Evgeny Kuznetsov C	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.27	0	0	0	18:41	—	—	46	57
T.J. Oshie R	L2	0	3	3	+2	1	0.08	2	0	0	16:21	—	—	43	57
Jakub Vrana L	L2	1	0	1	+1	1	0.15	0	1	0	12:59	—	—	45	47
Jay Beagle C	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.10	4	0	0	15:45	—	—	42	41
Alex Chiasson R	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.07	2	0	0	14:29	—	—	40	37
Chandler Stephenson C	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.12	2	1	0	14:24	—	—	40	37
Lars Eller C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	1	0	0	13:52	—	—	23	17
Devante Smith-Pelly R	L4	0	0	0	-1	2	0.07	2	1	2	12:33	—	—	24	16
Tyler Graovac C	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.09	2	0	0	9:24	—	—	24	16
Dmitry Orlov D	D1	0	0	0	+2	1	0.05	4	2	0	26:25	—	—	38	35
Matt Niskanen D	D1	0	1	1	+2	0	0.04	2	2	0	24:14	—	—	38	34
John Carlson D	D2	0	0	0	-1	3	0.07	2	1	0	22:38	—	—	44	21
Brooks Orpik D	D2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.04	6	1	0	19:57	—	—	42	12
Taylor Chorney D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	2	0	11:59	—	—	40	65
Madison Bowey D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.03	0	1	0	11:33	—	—	40	58

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Braden Holtby(start)	W	29	27	2	.931	2.55	60:00

Toronto Maple Leafs

TOR skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
James van Riemsdyk L	L1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.09	2	0	0	15:01	—	—	77	85
Tyler Bozak C	L1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.04	1	0	0	14:53	—	—	75	83
Mitch Marner R	L1	0	0	0	-1	3	0.43	0	1	0	14:49	—	—	71	82
Leo Komarov R	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.22	5	0	0	16:29	—	—	33	36
Patrick Marleau C	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	0	1	2	16:11	—	—	41	41
Nazem Kadri C	L2	0	0	0	-2	1	0.14	2	1	0	14:57	—	—	35	35
Zach Hyman L	L3	0	1	1	0	0	0.08	0	0	0	18:28	—	—	64	73
Auston Matthews C	L3	0	1	1	0	5	0.49	0	0	0	18:28	—	—	61	65
William Nylander R	L3	0	1	1	-1	2	0.21	0	0	0	14:23	—	—	70	68
Connor Brown R	L4	0	0	0	+1	1	0.01	0	0	0	16:39	—	—	55	59
Dominic Moore C	L4	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	2	0	0	11:34	—	—	63	58
Matt Martin L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.10	5	0	2	8:56	—	—	42	34
Nikita Zaitsev D	D1	1	0	1	+1	1	0.03	2	1	0	23:49	—	—	60	70
Jake Gardiner D	D1	1	0	1	+1	3	0.18	0	1	0	23:14	—	—	71	76
Morgan Rielly D	D2	0	0	0	-2	1	0.05	0	3	0	20:56	—	—	56	50
Ron Hainsey D	D2	0	0	0	-1	5	0.20	1	2	2	20:36	—	—	50	50
Roman Polak D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.04	3	2	0	14:46	—	—	62	68
Andreas Borgman D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.24	3	0	0	13:40	—	—	59	65

TOR goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Curtis McElhinney(start)	L	20	17	3	.850	1.62	58:03

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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.