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Washington Capitals vs. Florida PanthersFeb 8, 2024

Final· Amerant Bank Arena
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WSH
2
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FLA
4
Goals123TShots123T
WSH1102WSH134623
FLA0224FLA13121641
WSH 53FLA 89
WSH 2.32FLA 5.04
PP goals
WSH 1FLA 1
Hits
WSH 22FLA 23
Blocks
WSH 27FLA 20
PIM
WSH 12FLA 8
WSH 52%FLA 48%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Florida Panthers beat Washington Capitals 4–2

Florida Panthers beat Washington Capitals 4–2 at home. Matthew Tkachuk (FLA) led the scoring with 1G 2A. FLA's first power-play unit (Verhaeghe, Barkov, Reinhart, Montour and Tkachuk) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 5:14 together.

  1. Points
    Matthew Tkachuk had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 17:47.Tkachuk
  2. PP1
    FLA's first power-play unit (Verhaeghe, Barkov, Reinhart, Montour and Tkachuk) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 5:14 together.VerhaegheBarkovReinhartMontourTkachuk
  3. Goalie
    Darcy Kuemper (WSH) faced 40 shots and stopped 37 (.925), +12 against a season average of 28.5; the loss.Kuemper
  4. New line
    New look for WSH: Dowd–Malenstyn–Phillips skated 7:28 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (28.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.DowdMalenstynPhillips
  5. Usage
    Eetu Luostarinen (FLA) played 12:57, −3:01 down on his 15:58 season average over 81 games.Luostarinen
  6. Usage
    Oliver Ekman-Larsson (FLA) played 14:33, −3:54 down on his 18:27 season average over 79 games.Ekman-Larsson
  7. Luck
    Beck Malenstyn (WSH) generated 1.10 xG on 3 attempts without scoring; the chances were there.Malenstyn
  8. Shots
    Aaron Ekblad (FLA) led everyone with 7 shot on goals without scoring.Ekblad

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 FLA: 142 attempts, 64 on goal, 6 goals, 7.37 expected goals; best chance Beck Malenstyn at 0.65 xG.

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

Showing 142 of 142 attempts · FLA 89 · WSH 53

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, WSH at FLA: expected goals 5.04 to 2.32 (FLA led the chances), shot attempts 89 to 53, 6 goals.

0.02.04.06.01st2nd3rdFLAWSHOTMRLLnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • FLA
  • WSH
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
FLAWSHcontrol2nd3rdOvechkin · 1st 16:38Tkachuk · 2nd 4:29Mantha · 2nd 14:03Reinhart · 2nd 17:32Lomberg · 3rd 14:28Luostarinen · 3rd 19:06
  • FLA 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 11% of the game, FLA 50%.

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 FLA: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Sergei Bobrovsky (60:00) for FLA and Darcy Kuemper (59:28) for WSH, 6 goals.

FLA
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
StatWSHFLA
4784
2.003.73
1.953.52
825
15
611
−0.001+0.001
11%50%

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 →

Florida Panthers

Current FLA line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 16:38
    WSHAlex OvechkinPP (Rasmus Sandin, Connor McMichael)slap0.06 xG
    WSH: Ovechkin, Wilson, Mantha, Sandin, McMichaelFLA: Ekblad, Forsling, Stenlund, Luostarinen
    WSH 1 – 0 FLA

2nd period

  1. 4:29
    FLAMatthew Tkachuk (Gustav Forsling)wrist0.30 xG
    WSH: Pacioretty, Jensen, Malenstyn, Fehérváry, McMichaelFLA: Verhaeghe, Ekblad, Forsling, Stenlund, Tkachuk
    WSH 1 – 1 FLA
  2. 14:03
    WSHAnthony Mantha (Michael Sgarbossa, Aliaksei Protas)tip-in0.09 xG
    WSH: Carlson, Sgarbossa, Mantha, Bear, ProtasFLA: Ekman-Larsson, Kulikov, Verhaeghe, Stenlund, Tkachuk
    WSH 2 – 1 FLA
  3. 17:32
    FLASam ReinhartPP (Matthew Tkachuk, Carter Verhaeghe)tip-in0.13 xG
    WSH: Carlson, Jensen, Dowd, MalenstynFLA: Verhaeghe, Barkov, Reinhart, Montour, Tkachuk
    WSH 2 – 2 FLA

3rd period

  1. 14:28
    FLARyan Lomberg (Dmitry Kulikov)snap0.25 xG
    WSH: Ovechkin, Carlson, Wilson, Strome, SandinFLA: Ekman-Larsson, Kulikov, Stenlund, Lomberg, Gadjovich
    WSH 2 – 3 FLA
  2. 19:06
    FLAEetu LuostarinenEN (Matthew Tkachuk)wrist0.64 xG
    WSH: Ovechkin, Oshie, Mantha, Strome, Sandin, McMichaelFLA: Kulikov, Bennett, Mikkola, Tkachuk, Luostarinen
    WSH 2 – 4 FLA

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 LL1101-230.1011019:30——3224
Tom Wilson RL1000-130.2821218:56——3530
Dylan Strome CL1000-220.2102018:21——2929
Beck Malenstyn LL2000-121.1040214:32——4664
Nic Dowd CL2000000.0300412:42——5259
Matthew Phillips RL2000010.041008:54——3839
Connor McMichael LL3011-210.0001018:46——2034
T.J. Oshie RL3000-120.1211217:02——2319
Max Pacioretty LL3000-110.0510012:54——307
Anthony Mantha RL4101010.1020014:43——4718
Aliaksei Protas LL4011+130.0911013:02——4021
Michael Sgarbossa CL4011+100.001009:19——5524
John Carlson DD1000020.0806026:19——2013
Rasmus Sandin DD1011-200.0036019:38——2243
Nick Jensen DD2000-100.0013017:52——5555
Joel Edmundson DD2000020.0310016:24——5767
Martin Fehérváry DD3000-100.0113217:32——4026
Ethan Bear DD3000+100.1022015:51——3945
WSH goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Darcy Kuemper(start)L40373.9254.4159:31

Florida Panthers

FLA skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Aleksander Barkov CL1000010.0700021:55——6691
Sam Reinhart CL1101020.3501021:54——6387
Evan Rodrigues CL1000020.1730016:36——5828
Matthew Tkachuk LL2123+130.7202217:47——5565
Carter Verhaeghe CL2011000.0901017:41——5062
Sam Bennett CL2000+110.4511016:34——4742
Kevin Stenlund CL3000+150.3000012:32——8160
Ryan Lomberg LL3101+110.294008:37——87100
Jonah Gadjovich LL3000+130.331028:26——8897
Anton Lundell CL4000020.2302013:31——6067
Eetu Luostarinen CL4101+110.7200012:57——6884
Nick Cousins CL4000000.0012011:09——6780
Brandon Montour DD1000050.1903222:53——6972
Niko Mikkola DD1000+110.0242019:23——5758
Aaron Ekblad DD2000+170.7042022:49——5348
Gustav Forsling DD2011+110.0514020:32——6086
Oliver Ekman-Larsson DD3000040.2830214:33——7358
Dmitry Kulikov DD3011+120.0810014:33——7981
FLA goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Sergei Bobrovsky(start)W23212.9132.3260:00

Goal anatomy

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

Alex Ovechkin (WSH PP) 1st 16:38 · assists Rasmus Sandin, Connor McMichael · Forecheck turnover · 58.4 mph shot.

Alex Ovechkin · 1st 16:38 · WSH PP

Play
turnover-forecheck
Passes
2 (royal road)
Shot
58.4 mph
Distance
40 ft
Type
one-timer

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Anthony Mantha · 2nd 14:03 · WSH

Play
deflection
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
1
Shot
21.1 mph
Distance
10 ft
Entry to goal
2.9 s

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Eetu Luostarinen · 3rd 19:06 · FLA EN

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
1
Shot
61.5 mph
Distance
43 ft
Entry to goal
1.4 s

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