Washington Capitals vs. Pittsburgh PenguinsFeb 2, 2018

FinalFriday, Feb 2, 2018· PPG Paints Arena

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Washington CapitalsWSH

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Pittsburgh PenguinsPIT

7

Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
WSH	1	2	1	4		WSH	12	12	9	33
PIT	2	1	4	7		PIT	13	13	13	39

: WSH 54PIT 64
: WSH 3.10PIT 4.46
PP goals: WSH 0PIT 3
Hits: WSH 31PIT 29
Blocks: WSH 11PIT 14
PIM: WSH 10PIT 8
: WSH 51%PIT 49%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Washington Capitals 7–4

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Washington Capitals 7–4 at home. Evgeni Malkin (PIT) led the scoring with 2G 2A.

Points
Evgeni Malkin had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 5 shots in 19:05.Malkin
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Alex Ovechkin had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 19:51.Ovechkin
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Phil Kessel had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 17:44.Kessel
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Carl Hagelin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:08.Hagelin
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Dmitry Orlov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 23:27.Orlov
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Evgeny Kuznetsov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:58.Kuznetsov
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Jake Guentzel had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 13:42.Guentzel
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Riley Sheahan had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:35.Sheahan

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)PIT attacks right (top on phones) →

PIT
WSH
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 118 of 118 attempts · PIT 64 · WSH 54

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

PIT
WSH
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

PIT 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 27% of the game, PIT 35%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

PIT

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	PIT
	55	59
	2.98	3.44
	2.97	3.32
	13	16
	5	2
	18	13
	+0.002	−0.002
	27%	35%

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
12:5057% CF
L2Oshie – Backstrom – Burakovsky
10:2656% CF
L3Eller – Connolly – Stephenson
7:5536% CF
L4Beagle – Chiasson – Smith-Pelly
7:3033% CF
D1Niskanen – Orlov
18:2953% CF
D2Orpik – Bowey
13:0436% CF
D3Carlson – Djoos
11:5157% CF

PP1Ovechkin – Oshie – Backstrom – Carlson – Kuznetsov
3:2483% CF
PP2Ovechkin – Eller – Orlov – Connolly – Burakovsky
2:32100% CF
PK1FBeagle – Stephenson
2:38
PK2FOshie – Backstrom
1:04
PK1DOrpik – Carlson
3:28
PK2DNiskanen – Orlov
0:57

Current WSH line combinations →

Pittsburgh Penguins

L1Crosby – Rust – Simon
10:3768% CF
L2Malkin – Hornqvist – Hagelin
7:0445% CF
L3Kessel – Sheahan – Guentzel
7:0152% CF
L4Reaves – Kuhnhackl – Rowney
3:1333% CF
D1Letang – Dumoulin
16:2063% CF
D2Schultz – Maatta
13:4757% CF
D3Cole – Oleksiak
12:4635% CF

PP1Malkin – Crosby – Letang – Hornqvist – Kessel
3:16100% CF
PP2Malkin – Crosby – Kessel – Schultz – Guentzel
1:05100% CF
PK1FKuhnhackl – Rowney
2:32
PK2FHagelin – Sheahan
1:56
PK1DCole – Oleksiak
2:55
PK2DLetang – Dumoulin
2:35

Current PIT line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

2:11
PITPhil Kessel (Riley Sheahan, Jake Guentzel)wrist0.06 xG
WSH: Niskanen, Eller, Orlov, Connolly, StephensonPIT: Kessel, Cole, Sheahan, Oleksiak, Guentzel
WSH 0 – 1 PIT
15:50
PITCarl Hagelinwrist0.13 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Carlson, Kuznetsov, Wilson, DjoosPIT: Malkin, Letang, Hornqvist, Hagelin, Dumoulin
WSH 0 – 2 PIT
18:10
WSHAlex Ovechkin (Christian Djoos)wrist0.17 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Carlson, Kuznetsov, Wilson, DjoosPIT: Crosby, Letang, Dumoulin, Rust, Simon
WSH 1 – 2 PIT

2nd period

0:26
PITPatric HornqvistPP (Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin)snap0.19 xG
WSH: Orpik, Eller, Carlson, WilsonPIT: Malkin, Crosby, Letang, Hornqvist, Kessel
WSH 1 – 3 PIT
3:08
WSHDmitry Orlov (Lars Eller, Matt Niskanen)slap0.06 xG
WSH: Niskanen, Eller, Orlov, Connolly, StephensonPIT: Kessel, Cole, Dumoulin, Sheahan, Simon
WSH 2 – 3 PIT
11:57
WSHEvgeny Kuznetsov (Tom Wilson, Alex Ovechkin)wrist0.03 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Carlson, Kuznetsov, Wilson, DjoosPIT: Malkin, Letang, Hornqvist, Cole, Hagelin
WSH 3 – 3 PIT

3rd period

1:01
PITEvgeni Malkin (Phil Kessel, Olli Maatta)wrist0.20 xG
WSH: Backstrom, Carlson, Stephenson, DjoosPIT: Malkin, Kessel, Schultz, Maatta
WSH 3 – 4 PIT
1:50
WSHAlex Ovechkin (Evgeny Kuznetsov, Dmitry Orlov)snap0.05 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Oshie, Niskanen, Orlov, KuznetsovPIT: Letang, Hagelin, Dumoulin, Sheahan, Oleksiak
WSH 4 – 4 PIT
6:08
PITBryan RustPP (Kris Letang, Riley Sheahan)wrist0.27 xG
WSH: Niskanen, Eller, Orlov, WilsonPIT: Malkin, Letang, Kessel, Sheahan, Rust
WSH 4 – 5 PIT
7:59
PITPhil Kessel (Evgeni Malkin, Carl Hagelin)snap0.13 xG
WSH: Oshie, Niskanen, Eller, Orlov, BurakovskyPIT: Malkin, Kessel, Cole, Hagelin, Oleksiak
WSH 4 – 6 PIT
10:00
PITEvgeni MalkinPP (Sidney Crosby, Jake Guentzel)tip-in0.10 xG
WSH: Orpik, Oshie, Backstrom, CarlsonPIT: Malkin, Crosby, Letang, Kessel, Guentzel
WSH 4 – 7 PIT

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	2	1	3	+2	5	0.55	2	0	0	19:51	—	—	58	53
Evgeny Kuznetsov C	L1	1	1	2	+2	4	0.37	1	0	0	17:58	—	—	55	57
Tom Wilson R	L1	0	1	1	+1	1	0.47	1	0	2	15:36	—	—	55	66
Andre Burakovsky L	L2	0	0	0	-1	4	0.30	1	0	0	18:41	—	—	51	25
Nicklas Backstrom C	L2	0	0	0	-1	4	0.09	2	0	2	16:33	—	—	55	27
T.J. Oshie R	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	5	2	2	16:21	—	—	55	36
Lars Eller C	L3	0	1	1	-1	2	0.16	2	1	0	16:44	—	—	35	45
Brett Connolly R	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.12	2	0	0	13:29	—	—	36	34
Chandler Stephenson C	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.13	0	2	2	12:29	—	—	40	44
Jay Beagle C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.10	0	1	0	11:54	—	—	50	77
Devante Smith-Pelly R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	6	1	0	10:00	—	—	37	73
Alex Chiasson R	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.51	2	0	0	8:33	—	—	30	47
Dmitry Orlov D	D1	1	1	2	0	2	0.07	2	0	0	23:27	—	—	55	60
Matt Niskanen D	D1	0	1	1	0	1	0.02	0	1	0	23:04	—	—	53	42
Brooks Orpik D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3	0	0	18:52	—	—	36	31
Madison Bowey D	D2	0	0	0	0	2	0.03	1	0	2	14:06	—	—	36	31
John Carlson D	D3	0	0	0	0	3	0.09	1	3	0	21:43	—	—	54	66
Christian Djoos D	D3	0	1	1	0	1	0.09	0	0	0	13:27	—	—	57	62

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Braden Holtby(start)	L	33	27	6	.818	3.89	47:59
Philipp Grubauer	—	6	5	1	.833	0.57	12:01

Pittsburgh Penguins

PIT skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Sidney Crosby C	L1	0	2	2	-1	4	0.25	0	2	2	22:21	—	—	66	71
Bryan Rust R	L1	1	0	1	-1	5	0.72	0	0	0	16:41	—	—	67	63
Dominik Simon C	L1	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	3	1	0	13:53	—	—	62	48
Evgeni Malkin C	L2	2	2	4	+2	5	0.69	1	2	2	19:05	—	—	52	57
Carl Hagelin L	L2	1	1	2	0	2	0.61	1	0	2	14:08	—	—	39	52
Patric Hornqvist R	L2	1	0	1	0	3	0.44	1	0	0	12:07	—	—	54	57
Phil Kessel R	L3	2	1	3	+2	4	0.39	0	0	0	17:44	—	—	43	59
Riley Sheahan C	L3	0	2	2	-1	2	0.28	0	0	0	16:35	—	—	38	53
Jake Guentzel C	L3	0	2	2	+1	4	0.55	1	0	0	13:42	—	—	50	48
Tom Kuhnhackl R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.05	2	0	0	13:11	—	—	45	30
Carter Rowney C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.06	1	1	0	9:05	—	—	29	25
Ryan Reaves R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.07	2	0	0	7:52	—	—	50	56
Kris Letang D	D1	0	1	1	-2	2	0.07	3	0	2	24:02	—	—	61	70
Brian Dumoulin D	D1	0	0	0	-2	1	0.12	1	1	0	21:00	—	—	60	63
Justin Schultz D	D2	0	0	0	+1	3	0.04	0	0	0	18:33	—	—	57	44
Olli Maatta D	D2	0	1	1	+1	2	0.04	7	1	0	15:47	—	—	58	44
Jamie Oleksiak D	D3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.08	4	4	0	19:15	—	—	37	56
Ian Cole D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	2	2	0	16:59	—	—	31	51

PIT goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Matt Murray(start)	W	33	29	4	.879	3.10	60:00

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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.