Washington Capitals vs. Pittsburgh PenguinsOct 4, 2018

Final / OTThursday, Oct 4, 2018· PPG Paints Arena

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Washington CapitalsWSH

6

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Pittsburgh PenguinsPIT

7

Goals	1	2	3	OT	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
WSH	3	1	2	0	6		WSH	10	16	10	0	36
PIT	2	3	1	1	7		PIT	5	23	11	2	41

: WSH 56PIT 75
: WSH 2.87PIT 4.41
PP goals: WSH 0PIT 2
Hits: WSH 32PIT 21
Blocks: WSH 18PIT 12
PIM: WSH 12PIT 4
: WSH 47%PIT 53%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Pittsburgh Penguins edge Washington Capitals 7–6 (OT)

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Washington Capitals 7–6 in overtime at home. Kris Letang (PIT) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

Points
Kris Letang had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 25:41.Letang
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T.J. Oshie had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 18:31.Oshie
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Evgeni Malkin had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 21:43.Malkin
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Jake Guentzel had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:48.Guentzel
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John Carlson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 28:02.Carlson
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Brian Dumoulin had 2 assists (2 points) in 16:07.Dumoulin
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Justin Schultz had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:38.Schultz
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Phil Kessel had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:36.Kessel

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 131 of 131 attempts · PIT 75 · WSH 56

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 21% of the game, PIT 42%.

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	71
	2.67	4.15
	2.63	3.80
	10	26
	4	10
	23	12
	−0.021	+0.021
	21%	42%

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 – Connolly
12:5744% CF
L2Oshie – Backstrom – Vrana
12:1650% CF
L3Eller – Stephenson – Burakovsky
6:4517% CF
L4Dowd – Smith-Pelly – Walker
5:2167% CF
D1Niskanen – Orlov
15:5147% CF
D2Carlson – Djoos
15:3050% CF
D3Orpik – Bowey
8:0631% CF

PP1Ovechkin – Oshie – Backstrom – Carlson – Kuznetsov
2:5180% CF
PP2Ovechkin – Eller – Carlson – Connolly – Vrana
0:580% CF
PK1FDowd – Smith-Pelly
3:20
PK2FEller – Stephenson
2:01
PK1DNiskanen – Orlov
4:30
PK2DOrpik – Carlson
4:26

Current WSH line combinations →

Pittsburgh Penguins

L1Crosby – Hornqvist – Guentzel
13:0467% CF
L2Malkin – Kessel – Hagelin
12:3744% CF
L3Brassard – Rust – Simon
7:3582% CF
L4Cullen – Sheahan – Sprong
3:330% CF
D1Johnson – Maatta
15:2857% CF
D2Letang – Dumoulin
14:1858% CF
D3Schultz – Oleksiak
11:4848% CF

PP1Malkin – Crosby – Letang – Hornqvist – Kessel
6:2182% CF
PP2Johnson – Brassard – Schultz – Guentzel – Sprong
2:4860% CF
PK1FCullen – Brassard
0:58
PK2FHagelin – Sheahan
0:53
PK1DLetang – Dumoulin
1:42
PK2DJohnson – Maatta
1:11

Current PIT line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

1:49
PITJamie Oleksiak (Evgeni Malkin, Phil Kessel)snap0.03 xG
WSH: Carlson, Kuznetsov, Connolly, Stephenson, DjoosPIT: Malkin, Kessel, Hagelin, Schultz, Oleksiak
WSH 0 – 1 PIT
3:30
WSHJakub Vrana (Nicklas Backstrom, T.J. Oshie)wrist0.06 xG
WSH: Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson, Djoos, VranaPIT: Cullen, Johnson, Sheahan, Maatta, Sprong
WSH 1 – 1 PIT
4:18
WSHBrooks Orpikslap0.02 xG
WSH: Orpik, Ovechkin, Kuznetsov, Connolly, BoweyPIT: Malkin, Letang, Kessel, Hagelin, Dumoulin
WSH 2 – 1 PIT
7:27
PITJake GuentzelPP (Daniel Sprong, Justin Schultz)wrist0.10 xG
WSH: Orlov, Kuznetsov, Bowey, WalkerPIT: Johnson, Brassard, Schultz, Guentzel, Sprong
WSH 2 – 2 PIT
8:00
WSHAlex Ovechkin (Christian Djoos, Evgeny Kuznetsov)tip-in0.06 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Carlson, Kuznetsov, Connolly, DjoosPIT: Cullen, Letang, Dumoulin, Sheahan, Rust
WSH 3 – 2 PIT

2nd period

0:30
PITKris Letang (Sidney Crosby, Brian Dumoulin)snap0.03 xG
WSH: Oshie, Niskanen, Backstrom, Orlov, VranaPIT: Crosby, Letang, Hornqvist, Dumoulin, Guentzel
WSH 3 – 3 PIT
3:54
WSHJohn Carlson (Brett Connolly)snap0.03 xG
WSH: Carlson, Orlov, Kuznetsov, Connolly, VranaPIT: Crosby, Hornqvist, Schultz, Oleksiak, Guentzel
WSH 4 – 3 PIT
15:09
PITJake Guentzel (Justin Schultz, Patric Hornqvist)tip-in0.04 xG
WSH: Niskanen, Eller, Orlov, Stephenson, BurakovskyPIT: Crosby, Hornqvist, Schultz, Oleksiak, Guentzel
WSH 4 – 4 PIT
16:58
PITDerick Brassard (Dominik Simon, Brian Dumoulin)backhand0.10 xG
WSH: Orpik, Ovechkin, Kuznetsov, Connolly, BoweyPIT: Letang, Brassard, Dumoulin, Rust, Simon
WSH 4 – 5 PIT

3rd period

2:45
PITEvgeni Malkin (Kris Letang, Sidney Crosby)wrist0.09 xG
WSH: Niskanen, Eller, Orlov, Connolly, StephensonPIT: Malkin, Crosby, Johnson, Letang, Kessel
WSH 4 – 6 PIT
13:01
WSHT.J. Oshiesnap0.16 xG
WSH: Orpik, Oshie, Niskanen, Backstrom, VranaPIT: Malkin, Kessel, Hagelin, Schultz, Oleksiak
WSH 5 – 6 PIT
13:22
WSHT.J. Oshie (John Carlson)tip-in0.04 xG
WSH: Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson, Djoos, VranaPIT: Letang, Brassard, Dumoulin, Rust, Simon
WSH 6 – 6 PIT

OT period

1:20
PITKris LetangPP (Evgeni Malkin, Phil Kessel)slap0.11 xG
WSH: Orpik, Niskanen, EllerPIT: Malkin, Crosby, Letang, Kessel
WSH 6 – 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
Evgeny Kuznetsov C	L1	0	1	1	+1	3	0.35	3	1	2	24:12	—	—	46	39
Alex Ovechkin L	L1	1	0	1	+1	3	0.60	3	0	0	20:07	—	—	43	31
Brett Connolly R	L1	0	1	1	0	3	0.22	2	0	2	18:24	—	—	47	44
Nicklas Backstrom C	L2	0	1	1	+2	4	0.22	0	0	0	18:47	—	—	50	41
T.J. Oshie R	L2	2	1	3	+2	3	0.35	4	3	0	18:31	—	—	50	46
Jakub Vrana L	L2	1	0	1	+3	3	0.10	1	0	2	15:17	—	—	53	52
Lars Eller C	L3	0	0	0	-2	2	0.11	1	0	2	12:19	—	—	33	38
Chandler Stephenson C	L3	0	0	0	-3	0	0.00	1	2	0	11:39	—	—	10	4
Andre Burakovsky L	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	1	0	10:16	—	—	25	12
Nic Dowd C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	10:07	—	—	55	60
Devante Smith-Pelly R	L4	0	0	0	0	4	0.32	2	1	0	9:37	—	—	54	61
Nathan Walker L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.06	1	0	0	6:29	—	—	58	56
Dmitry Orlov D	D1	0	0	0	-2	5	0.41	2	1	0	24:22	—	—	44	41
Matt Niskanen D	D1	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	1	1	2	22:07	—	—	50	47
John Carlson D	D2	1	1	2	+3	4	0.10	0	3	0	28:02	—	—	46	34
Christian Djoos D	D2	0	1	1	+2	0	0.00	2	0	0	16:52	—	—	54	41
Brooks Orpik D	D3	1	0	1	+1	1	0.02	5	2	0	16:01	—	—	29	34
Madison Bowey D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	2	2	11:11	—	—	30	23

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Braden Holtby(start)	O	41	34	7	.829	4.41	61:20

Pittsburgh Penguins

PIT skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Sidney Crosby C	L1	0	2	2	+2	5	0.70	1	1	0	22:01	—	—	65	70
Patric Hornqvist R	L1	0	1	1	+1	4	0.44	1	0	0	19:42	—	—	67	64
Jake Guentzel C	L1	2	0	2	+1	5	0.48	1	0	0	18:48	—	—	65	67
Evgeni Malkin C	L2	1	2	3	0	2	0.46	1	0	0	21:43	—	—	43	52
Phil Kessel R	L2	0	2	2	0	2	0.19	0	1	2	21:36	—	—	46	58
Carl Hagelin L	L2	0	0	0	-1	3	0.43	3	0	2	14:29	—	—	41	50
Bryan Rust R	L3	0	0	0	-1	3	0.31	1	0	0	14:40	—	—	69	81
Derick Brassard C	L3	1	0	1	0	6	0.42	2	0	0	14:28	—	—	74	81
Dominik Simon C	L3	0	1	1	-1	2	0.34	2	0	0	9:51	—	—	79	86
Riley Sheahan C	L4	0	0	0	-2	2	0.21	0	1	0	12:41	—	—	35	34
Matt Cullen C	L4	0	0	0	-2	1	0.16	0	0	0	9:43	—	—	37	38
Daniel Sprong R	L4	0	1	1	-1	0	0.00	0	0	0	6:47	—	—	25	21
Jack Johnson D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	2	0	21:58	—	—	58	63
Olli Maatta D	D1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.02	3	2	0	19:09	—	—	61	68
Kris Letang D	D2	2	1	3	0	3	0.16	2	2	0	25:41	—	—	59	72
Brian Dumoulin D	D2	0	2	2	-1	0	0.00	0	1	0	16:07	—	—	56	69
Justin Schultz D	D3	0	2	2	0	1	0.05	0	2	0	17:38	—	—	50	42
Jamie Oleksiak D	D3	1	0	1	0	1	0.03	2	0	0	13:59	—	—	52	45

PIT goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Matt Murray(start)	W	36	30	6	.833	2.87	61:20

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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.