Washington Capitals vs. Pittsburgh PenguinsApr 1, 2018

FinalSunday, Apr 1, 2018· PPG Paints Arena

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Pittsburgh PenguinsPIT

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
WSH	1	1	1	3		WSH	13	11	10	34
PIT	0	0	1	1		PIT	11	15	11	37

: WSH 57PIT 59
: WSH 3.50PIT 4.98
PP goals: WSH 0PIT 0
Hits: WSH 33PIT 30
Blocks: WSH 15PIT 12
PIM: WSH 12PIT 24
: WSH 49%PIT 51%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Washington Capitals beat Pittsburgh Penguins 3–1

Washington Capitals beat Pittsburgh Penguins 3–1 at PIT. Patric Hornqvist (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 0A. PIT scored 1 goal on 4.98 expected goals (59 attempts), well short of its chances.

Luck
PIT scored 1 goal on 4.98 expected goals (59 attempts), well short of its chances.
Usage
Jay Beagle (WSH) played 3:22, −9:12 down on his 12:34 season average over 78 games.Beagle
Goalie
Philipp Grubauer (WSH) faced 37 shots and stopped 36 (.973), +10 against a season average of 27.2; the win.Grubauer
Usage
Matt Niskanen (WSH) played 18:28, −4:12 down on his 22:40 season average over 67 games.Niskanen
Usage
Dmitry Orlov (WSH) played 20:06, −3:04 down on his 23:10 season average over 81 games.Orlov
Usage
Matt Hunwick (PIT) played 12:02, −5:37 down on his 17:39 season average over 41 games.Hunwick
Luck
Sidney Crosby (PIT) generated 1.60 xG on 8 attempts without scoring; the chances were there.Crosby
Usage
Jakub Vrana (WSH) played 8:19, −4:14 down on his 12:33 season average over 72 games.Vrana

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 116 of 116 attempts · PIT 59 · WSH 57

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 34% of the game, PIT 36%.

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
	48	40
	2.32	1.90
	2.25	1.89
	10	8
	5	4
	16	12
	+0.022	−0.022
	34%	36%

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
11:4955% CF
L2Oshie – Backstrom – Burakovsky
10:3363% CF
L3Eller – Smith-Pelly – Vrana
6:5831% CF
L4Beagle – Connolly – Stephenson
1:150% CF
D1Carlson – Kempny
12:5168% CF
D2Niskanen – Orlov
12:4038% CF
D3Orpik – Jerabek
10:4853% CF

PP1Ovechkin – Oshie – Backstrom – Carlson – Kuznetsov
6:23100% CF
PP2Niskanen – Eller – Orlov – Connolly – Burakovsky
1:28100% CF
PK1FEller – Smith-Pelly
2:02
PK2FOshie – Backstrom
1:10
PK1DOrpik – Niskanen
4:04
PK2DCarlson – Orlov
2:05

Current WSH line combinations →

Pittsburgh Penguins

L1Crosby – Rust – Guentzel
11:0557% CF
L2Malkin – Kessel – Hagelin
7:1358% CF
L3Kuhnhackl – Jooris – Aston-Reese
5:3942% CF
L4Hornqvist – Sheahan – Sheary
5:1833% CF
D1Letang – Dumoulin
13:5242% CF
D2Schultz – Maatta
10:1559% CF
D3Hunwick – Oleksiak
9:5242% CF

PP1Malkin – Crosby – Hornqvist – Kessel – Schultz
6:01100% CF
PP2Letang – Sheahan – Maatta – Guentzel – Sheary
1:43100% CF
PK1FHagelin – Sheahan
2:40
PK2FKuhnhackl – Aston-Reese
1:02
PK1DLetang – Dumoulin
3:24
PK2DOleksiak – Maatta
1:12

Current PIT line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

6:25
WSHT.J. Oshie (Andre Burakovsky, John Carlson)wrist0.09 xG
WSH: Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson, Burakovsky, KempnyPIT: Malkin, Hunwick, Kessel, Hagelin, Oleksiak
WSH 1 – 0 PIT

2nd period

13:46
WSHDmitry Orlov (Evgeny Kuznetsov)wrist0.09 xG
WSH: Carlson, Orlov, Kuznetsov, Wilson, StephensonPIT: Malkin, Crosby, Letang, Kessel, Maatta
WSH 2 – 0 PIT

3rd period

0:23
WSHTom Wilson (Matt Niskanen)tip-in0.04 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Niskanen, Orlov, Kuznetsov, WilsonPIT: Letang, Hagelin, Dumoulin, Sheahan, Aston-Reese
WSH 3 – 0 PIT
16:15
PITPatric Hornqvist (Evgeni Malkin, Carl Hagelin)wrist0.11 xG
WSH: Niskanen, Eller, Orlov, Smith-Pelly, VranaPIT: Malkin, Hornqvist, Hagelin, Schultz, Maatta
WSH 3 – 1 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	0	0	0	+1	4	0.70	4	0	2	22:47	—	—	54	32
Evgeny Kuznetsov C	L1	0	1	1	+2	6	0.21	0	0	0	20:50	—	—	56	35
Tom Wilson R	L1	1	0	1	+2	3	0.40	3	1	2	16:51	—	—	59	33
Nicklas Backstrom C	L2	0	0	0	+1	3	0.14	1	0	0	21:59	—	—	62	88
T.J. Oshie R	L2	1	0	1	+1	2	0.21	2	1	2	18:57	—	—	65	96
Andre Burakovsky L	L2	0	1	1	+1	3	0.37	1	1	0	16:05	—	—	70	96
Lars Eller C	L3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.53	2	2	0	15:31	—	—	37	37
Devante Smith-Pelly R	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.04	7	1	2	13:25	—	—	48	44
Jakub Vrana L	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	1	0	0	8:19	—	—	39	15
Chandler Stephenson C	L4	0	0	0	+1	2	0.17	1	0	2	8:54	—	—	67	72
Brett Connolly R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.05	0	0	0	8:39	—	—	56	68
Jay Beagle C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	3:22	—	—	33	37
John Carlson D	D1	0	1	1	+2	2	0.08	0	3	0	25:58	—	—	71	52
Michal Kempny D	D1	0	0	0	+1	2	0.03	3	2	0	16:57	—	—	63	42
Dmitry Orlov D	D2	1	0	1	+1	1	0.09	1	1	0	20:06	—	—	46	53
Matt Niskanen D	D2	0	1	1	0	0	0.03	1	0	2	18:28	—	—	42	41
Brooks Orpik D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	3	2	0	18:44	—	—	57	83
Jakub Jerabek D	D3	0	0	0	0	2	0.44	2	0	0	14:28	—	—	52	72

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Philipp Grubauer(start)	W	37	36	1	.973	4.98	59:40

Pittsburgh Penguins

PIT skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Sidney Crosby C	L1	0	0	0	-1	7	1.60	1	0	0	21:42	—	—	47	50
Jake Guentzel C	L1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	4	1	0	17:03	—	—	46	60
Bryan Rust R	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.10	3	0	0	15:32	—	—	54	56
Evgeni Malkin C	L2	0	1	1	-1	6	0.87	0	2	14	20:22	—	—	44	52
Phil Kessel R	L2	0	0	0	-2	3	0.23	0	0	0	18:28	—	—	44	18
Carl Hagelin L	L2	0	1	1	-1	0	0.00	1	1	2	15:18	—	—	44	52
Tom Kuhnhackl R	L3	0	0	0	0	3	0.02	3	0	0	9:43	—	—	43	21
Josh Jooris R	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	2	0	0	8:23	—	—	46	21
Zachary Aston-Reese L	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.02	4	0	2	7:51	—	—	39	16
Riley Sheahan C	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	2	0	0	17:02	—	—	33	10
Patric Hornqvist R	L4	1	0	1	+1	6	1.12	5	1	4	16:00	—	—	39	51
Conor Sheary L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	0	0	2	11:42	—	—	56	13
Kris Letang D	D1	0	0	0	-2	3	0.17	0	2	0	25:08	—	—	41	58
Brian Dumoulin D	D1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.62	0	3	0	21:57	—	—	41	58
Justin Schultz D	D2	0	0	0	+1	2	0.17	1	1	0	18:43	—	—	53	41
Olli Maatta D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	1	0	0	17:05	—	—	60	39
Jamie Oleksiak D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	0	0	17:27	—	—	41	11
Matt Hunwick D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	2	1	0	12:02	—	—	42	10

PIT goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Matt Murray(start)	L	34	31	3	.912	3.50	59:31

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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.