Washington Capitals vs. Pittsburgh PenguinsMay 1, 2018

FinalPlayoffsTuesday, May 1, 2018· PPG Paints Arena

away

home

Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
WSH	0	2	2	4		WSH	7	5	10	22
PIT	0	3	0	3		PIT	9	10	3	22

: WSH 48PIT 48
: WSH 2.12PIT 2.73
PP goals: WSH 1PIT 1
Hits: WSH 41PIT 52
Blocks: WSH 12PIT 12
PIM: WSH 12PIT 10
: WSH 39%PIT 61%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Washington Capitals edge Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3

Washington Capitals beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 at PIT. Nicklas Backstrom (WSH) led the scoring with 0G 3A. WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 5:35 together.

Points
Nicklas Backstrom had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 22:29.Backstrom
Points
Alex Ovechkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:24.Ovechkin
Points
Jake Guentzel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:07.Guentzel
Points
Sidney Crosby had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:41.Crosby
PP1
WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 5:35 together.Ovechkin Oshie Backstrom Carlson Kuznetsov
New line
New look for PIT: Malkin–Rust–Simon skated 5:05 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Malkin Rust Simon
New line
New look for PIT: Brassard–Kessel–Sheary skated 4:52 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Brassard Kessel Sheary
Usage
Dominik Simon (PIT) played 5:58, −6:53 down on his 12:51 season average over 7 games.Simon

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 96 of 96 attempts · PIT 48 · WSH 48

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 24% of the game, PIT 38%.

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
	41	38
	1.65	2.08
	1.60	2.07
	12	4
	8	0
	17	11
	−0.067	+0.067
	24%	38%

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
11:5665% CF
L2Oshie – Backstrom – Stephenson
6:3313% CF
L3Beagle – Chiasson – Vrana
3:1150% CF
L4Eller – Smith-Pelly – Connolly
2:3533% CF
D1Carlson – Kempny
14:4155% CF
D2Niskanen – Orlov
13:4848% CF
D3Orpik – Djoos
7:1444% CF

PP1Ovechkin – Oshie – Backstrom – Carlson – Kuznetsov
5:3591% CF
PP2Niskanen – Eller – Orlov – Connolly – Vrana
0:50100% CF
PK1FBeagle – Stephenson
2:02
PK2FEller – Wilson
1:28
PK1DOrpik – Niskanen
3:31
PK2DCarlson – Orlov
1:03

Current WSH line combinations →

Pittsburgh Penguins

L1Crosby – Hornqvist – Guentzel
12:2050% CF
L2Malkin – Rust – Simon
5:0567% CF
L3Brassard – Kessel – Sheary
4:5250% CF
L4Sheahan – Kuhnhackl – Aston-Reese
0:00
D1Letang – Dumoulin
13:1350% CF
D2Schultz – Maatta
10:4533% CF
D3Oleksiak – Ruhwedel
5:1633% CF

PP1Malkin – Crosby – Hornqvist – Kessel – Schultz
4:3390% CF
PP2Brassard – Schultz – Maatta – Sheary – Aston-Reese
0:59
PK1FSheahan – Rust
4:53
PK2FKuhnhackl – Aston-Reese
0:51
PK1DLetang – Dumoulin
3:36
PK2DMaatta – Ruhwedel
2:07

Current PIT line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

2nd period

0:48
WSHJohn CarlsonPP (Nicklas Backstrom, Alex Ovechkin)slap0.08 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson, KuznetsovPIT: Letang, Dumoulin, Sheahan, Rust
WSH 1 – 0 PIT
4:33
PITJake Guentzel (Justin Schultz, Sidney Crosby)tip-in0.06 xG
WSH: Eller, Carlson, Smith-Pelly, Connolly, KempnyPIT: Crosby, Hornqvist, Schultz, Oleksiak, Guentzel
WSH 1 – 1 PIT
6:49
PITPatric HornqvistPP (Evgeni Malkin, Phil Kessel)wrist0.12 xG
WSH: Beagle, Carlson, Orlov, StephensonPIT: Malkin, Crosby, Letang, Hornqvist, Kessel
WSH 1 – 2 PIT
11:04
WSHChandler Stephenson (T.J. Oshie, Nicklas Backstrom)snap0.13 xG
WSH: Oshie, Backstrom, Orlov, Stephenson, DjoosPIT: Malkin, Schultz, Rust, Oleksiak, Simon
WSH 2 – 2 PIT
16:27
PITSidney Crosby (Jake Guentzel, Kris Letang)snap0.10 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Niskanen, Orlov, KuznetsovPIT: Crosby, Letang, Maatta, Guentzel
WSH 2 – 3 PIT

3rd period

5:06
WSHMatt Niskanen (Dmitry Orlov, Tom Wilson)slap0.03 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Niskanen, Orlov, Kuznetsov, WilsonPIT: Malkin, Letang, Dumoulin, Sheahan, Rust
WSH 3 – 3 PIT
18:53
WSHAlex Ovechkin (Nicklas Backstrom)wrist0.05 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Backstrom, Carlson, Wilson, KempnyPIT: Crosby, Letang, Hornqvist, Maatta, Guentzel
WSH 4 – 3 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
Evgeny Kuznetsov C	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.19	4	0	0	21:34	—	—	59	56
Alex Ovechkin L	L1	1	1	2	+1	2	0.37	4	0	2	20:24	—	—	65	64
Tom Wilson R	L1	0	1	1	+2	1	0.05	9	0	2	17:25	—	—	58	59
Nicklas Backstrom C	L2	0	3	3	+2	2	0.35	0	1	0	22:29	—	—	52	43
T.J. Oshie R	L2	0	1	1	+1	1	0.05	1	0	2	22:05	—	—	50	41
Chandler Stephenson C	L2	1	0	1	+1	1	0.13	1	0	0	14:43	—	—	31	15
Jakub Vrana L	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.43	0	0	0	10:21	—	—	53	74
Jay Beagle C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	10:20	—	—	33	51
Alex Chiasson R	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	5:48	—	—	43	65
Lars Eller C	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.11	2	0	0	14:15	—	—	50	32
Devante Smith-Pelly R	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.04	4	1	0	10:36	—	—	46	13
Brett Connolly R	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	2	0	2	6:42	—	—	57	40
John Carlson D	D1	1	0	1	0	4	0.18	2	2	0	29:17	—	—	48	47
Michal Kempny D	D1	0	0	0	0	2	0.01	2	0	2	17:41	—	—	59	57
Matt Niskanen D	D2	1	0	1	0	3	0.19	1	1	0	21:12	—	—	52	38
Dmitry Orlov D	D2	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	3	3	0	20:39	—	—	45	33
Brooks Orpik D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	5	4	2	15:59	—	—	54	58
Christian Djoos D	D3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	0	0	0	9:17	—	—	55	50

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Braden Holtby(start)	W	22	19	3	.864	2.73	60:00

Pittsburgh Penguins

PIT skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Sidney Crosby C	L1	1	1	2	+1	2	0.36	1	0	0	20:41	—	—	52	51
Patric Hornqvist R	L1	1	0	1	0	2	0.36	3	0	2	19:36	—	—	41	39
Jake Guentzel C	L1	1	1	2	+1	1	0.06	3	0	0	16:07	—	—	46	43
Evgeni Malkin C	L2	0	1	1	-2	2	0.35	3	0	2	19:07	—	—	43	67
Bryan Rust R	L2	0	0	0	-2	2	0.63	4	3	0	17:21	—	—	36	65
Dominik Simon C	L2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	2	0	0	5:58	—	—	67	84
Phil Kessel R	L3	0	1	1	0	1	0.07	0	0	0	19:21	—	—	44	30
Derick Brassard C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.06	2	0	0	14:32	—	—	59	50
Conor Sheary L	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.11	1	0	0	12:50	—	—	73	67
Riley Sheahan C	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	3	1	0	15:11	—	—	28	27
Tom Kuhnhackl R	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	6	0	2	8:45	—	—	73	77
Zachary Aston-Reese L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	0	0	5:37	—	—	50	66
Kris Letang D	D1	0	1	1	-1	0	0.04	6	2	2	26:53	—	—	49	61
Brian Dumoulin D	D1	0	0	0	-1	3	0.27	3	1	0	19:59	—	—	52	68
Justin Schultz D	D2	0	1	1	0	4	0.27	1	1	0	23:12	—	—	42	64
Olli Maatta D	D2	0	0	0	0	2	0.07	0	1	0	21:46	—	—	43	52
Chad Ruhwedel D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	8	3	0	12:32	—	—	62	20
Jamie Oleksiak D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.07	4	0	2	11:12	—	—	58	49

PIT goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Matt Murray(start)	L	22	18	4	.818	2.12	59:22

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.