Washington Capitals vs. Edmonton OilersOct 28, 2017

FinalSaturday, Oct 28, 2017· Rogers Place

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Washington CapitalsWSH

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Edmonton OilersEDM

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
WSH	1	1	3	5		WSH	12	12	7	31
EDM	2	0	0	2		EDM	16	14	10	40

: WSH 57EDM 76
: WSH 3.88EDM 4.51
PP goals: WSH 0EDM 0
Hits: WSH 26EDM 26
Blocks: WSH 24EDM 12
PIM: WSH 10EDM 2
: WSH 39%EDM 61%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Washington Capitals beat Edmonton Oilers 5–2

Washington Capitals beat Edmonton Oilers 5–2 at EDM. Alex Ovechkin (WSH) led the scoring with 0G 3A. New look for WSH: Ovechkin–Kuznetsov–Smith-Pelly skated 11:46 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
Alex Ovechkin had 3 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 16:22.Ovechkin
Points
Evgeny Kuznetsov had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:24.Kuznetsov
Points
Lars Eller had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 13:30.Eller
Points
Madison Bowey had 2 assists (2 points) in 13:46.Bowey
New line
New look for WSH: Ovechkin–Kuznetsov–Smith-Pelly skated 11:46 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Ovechkin Kuznetsov Smith-Pelly
Goalie
Braden Holtby (WSH) faced 40 shots and stopped 38 (.950), +9 against a season average of 30.5; the win.Holtby
New line
New look for WSH: Oshie–Backstrom–Vrana skated 11:43 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (41.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Oshie Backstrom Vrana
Luck
EDM scored 2 goals on 4.51 expected goals (76 attempts), well short of its chances.

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)EDM attacks right (top on phones) →

EDM
WSH
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 133 of 133 attempts · EDM 76 · WSH 57

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

EDM
WSH
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

EDM 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 28% of the game, EDM 40%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

EDM

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	EDM
	64	74
	3.46	4.89
	3.34	4.65
	18	17
	6	7
	20	22
	−0.078	+0.078
	28%	40%

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 – Smith-Pelly
11:4660% CF
L2Oshie – Backstrom – Vrana
11:4341% CF
L3Eller – Wilson – Stephenson
8:3762% CF
L4Peluso – Beagle – Chiasson
4:1667% CF
D1Orpik – Carlson
15:0135% CF
D2Orlov – Bowey
8:3864% CF
D3Chorney – Djoos
6:0938% CF

PK1FBeagle – Chiasson
1:50
PK2FSmith-Pelly – Wilson
1:34
PK1DOrpik – Carlson
2:56
PK2DChorney – Orlov
2:35

Current WSH line combinations →

Edmonton Oilers

L1Maroon – Draisaitl – McDavid
12:5938% CF
L2Lucic – Nugent-Hopkins – Strome
12:0062% CF
L3Letestu – Kassian – Caggiula
9:3931% CF
L4Jokinen – Khaira – Slepyshev
6:4769% CF
D1Larsson – Klefbom
18:2149% CF
D2Benning – Nurse
12:0470% CF
D3Russell – Gryba
8:2929% CF

PP1Lucic – Letestu – Klefbom – Draisaitl – McDavid
3:04100% CF
PP2Maroon – Nugent-Hopkins – Strome – Benning – Caggiula
1:50100% CF

Current EDM line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

12:16
EDMPatrick Maroon (Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl)wrist0.02 xG
WSH: Oshie, Chorney, Backstrom, Orlov, VranaEDM: Russell, Maroon, Benning, Draisaitl, McDavid
WSH 0 – 1 EDM
17:55
EDMAdam Larsson (Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Ryan Strome)snap0.12 xG
WSH: Orpik, Beagle, Chiasson, Orlov, Smith-PellyEDM: Lucic, Nugent-Hopkins, Larsson, Strome, Nurse
WSH 0 – 2 EDM
19:42
WSHDevante Smith-Pelly (John Carlson, Alex Ovechkin)snap0.03 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Carlson, Kuznetsov, Smith-Pelly, DjoosEDM: Lucic, Nugent-Hopkins, Larsson, Strome, Klefbom
WSH 1 – 2 EDM

2nd period

10:32
WSHLars Eller (Madison Bowey, Alex Ovechkin)slap0.07 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Eller, Orlov, Wilson, Stephenson, BoweyEDM: Jokinen, Khaira, Benning, Slepyshev, Nurse
WSH 2 – 2 EDM

3rd period

0:30
WSHEvgeny Kuznetsov (Alex Ovechkin, Madison Bowey)tip-in0.08 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Orlov, Kuznetsov, Smith-Pelly, BoweyEDM: Lucic, Nugent-Hopkins, Larsson, Strome, Klefbom
WSH 3 – 2 EDM
15:56
WSHEvgeny Kuznetsovbackhand0.04 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Oshie, Chorney, Kuznetsov, DjoosEDM: Letestu, Kassian, Larsson, Klefbom, Caggiula
WSH 4 – 2 EDM
19:41
WSHJay BeagleEN (Lars Eller)wrist0.76 xG
WSH: Orpik, Eller, Beagle, Carlson, ChiassonEDM: Lucic, Letestu, Maroon, Klefbom, Draisaitl, McDavid
WSH 5 – 2 EDM

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
Devante Smith-Pelly R	L1	1	0	1	+1	3	0.26	1	4	0	18:30	—	—	44	36
Evgeny Kuznetsov C	L1	2	0	2	+3	5	0.49	1	0	0	17:24	—	—	49	41
Alex Ovechkin L	L1	0	3	3	+4	5	0.58	4	0	0	16:22	—	—	55	40
T.J. Oshie R	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.05	2	1	0	18:50	—	—	43	32
Nicklas Backstrom C	L2	0	0	0	-1	3	0.23	0	1	0	18:06	—	—	42	35
Jakub Vrana L	L2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.16	1	0	0	13:20	—	—	42	34
Tom Wilson R	L3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.11	3	0	0	15:04	—	—	52	54
Lars Eller C	L3	1	1	2	+2	6	0.82	2	1	6	13:30	—	—	54	65
Chandler Stephenson C	L3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.05	0	1	0	10:08	—	—	50	54
Jay Beagle C	L4	1	0	1	0	1	0.76	2	0	0	12:17	—	—	20	17
Alex Chiasson R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	0	0	11:54	—	—	40	38
Anthony Peluso R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3	0	4	4:45	—	—	50	16
John Carlson D	D1	0	1	1	+2	3	0.14	1	4	0	28:51	—	—	40	26
Brooks Orpik D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.02	1	5	0	27:47	—	—	41	45
Dmitry Orlov D	D2	0	0	0	0	2	0.01	0	4	0	22:52	—	—	58	67
Madison Bowey D	D2	0	2	2	+2	0	0.01	0	1	0	13:46	—	—	55	63
Christian Djoos D	D3	0	0	0	+2	1	0.17	0	0	0	13:53	—	—	52	36
Taylor Chorney D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	3	2	0	12:51	—	—	33	27

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Braden Holtby(start)	W	40	38	2	.950	4.51	59:50

Edmonton Oilers

EDM skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Leon Draisaitl C	L1	0	1	1	0	3	0.34	0	0	0	22:19	—	—	45	47
Connor McDavid C	L1	0	1	1	0	4	0.87	1	1	0	21:33	—	—	49	57
Patrick Maroon L	L1	1	0	1	0	2	0.03	2	0	2	19:31	—	—	41	28
Milan Lucic L	L2	0	0	0	-2	3	0.76	4	0	0	18:24	—	—	56	67
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins C	L2	0	1	1	-1	3	0.24	0	1	0	18:01	—	—	63	69
Ryan Strome C	L2	0	1	1	-1	0	0.04	0	0	0	16:33	—	—	61	69
Mark Letestu C	L3	0	0	0	-2	0	0.18	1	0	0	18:19	—	—	35	27
Drake Caggiula L	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.11	4	0	0	14:07	—	—	47	69
Zack Kassian R	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.08	2	0	0	11:47	—	—	40	32
Anton Slepyshev L	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.10	1	0	0	10:39	—	—	75	93
Jujhar Khaira L	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.07	0	2	0	9:11	—	—	68	83
Jussi Jokinen L	L4	0	0	0	-1	4	0.58	0	0	0	8:24	—	—	74	92
Oscar Klefbom D	D1	0	0	0	-4	6	0.36	0	1	0	26:12	—	—	50	64
Adam Larsson D	D1	1	0	1	-2	2	0.28	5	2	0	22:21	—	—	50	69
Matt Benning D	D2	0	0	0	0	6	0.29	1	1	0	19:08	—	—	70	76
Darnell Nurse D	D2	0	0	0	0	3	0.19	1	0	0	18:51	—	—	70	74
Kris Russell D	D3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	1	4	0	12:52	—	—	38	24
Eric Gryba D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	3	0	0	12:12	—	—	43	36

EDM goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Cam Talbot(start)	L	30	26	4	.867	3.12	57:36

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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.