Washington Capitals vs. Pittsburgh PenguinsMar 12, 2019

FinalTuesday, Mar 12, 2019· PPG Paints Arena

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Washington CapitalsWSH

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Pittsburgh PenguinsPIT

5

Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
WSH	1	1	1	3		WSH	9	15	17	41
PIT	0	3	2	5		PIT	9	12	9	30

: WSH 74PIT 46
: WSH 2.96PIT 3.23
PP goals: WSH 1PIT 2
Hits: WSH 34PIT 42
Blocks: WSH 6PIT 21
PIM: WSH 8PIT 4
: WSH 46%PIT 54%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Washington Capitals 5–3

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Washington Capitals 5–3 at home. Jakub Vrana (WSH) led the scoring with 2G 0A. PIT won it by committee.

Points
Jakub Vrana had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 14:52.Vrana
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Sidney Crosby had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:25.Crosby
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Jared McCann had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:24.McCann
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Phil Kessel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:37.Kessel
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Evgeni Malkin had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:14.Malkin
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Justin Schultz had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:40.Schultz
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Nicklas Backstrom had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:09.Backstrom
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T.J. Oshie had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:18.Oshie

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 120 of 120 attempts · PIT 46 · WSH 74

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 48% of the game, PIT 20%.

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
	76	44
	2.93	2.19
	2.85	2.10
	12	14
	8	6
	20	17
	−0.065	+0.065
	48%	20%

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

L1Oshie – Backstrom – Vrana
12:2770% CF
L2Ovechkin – Kuznetsov – Wilson
10:4454% CF
L3Hagelin – Eller – Connolly
8:1074% CF
L4Dowd – Boyd – Burakovsky
4:5763% CF
D1Niskanen – Orlov
16:1765% CF
D2Carlson – Kempny
14:3860% CF
D3Orpik – Jensen
10:0656% CF

PP1Ovechkin – Oshie – Backstrom – Carlson – Kuznetsov
2:01100% CF
PP2Ovechkin – Eller – Carlson – Wilson – Vrana
0:46100% CF
PK1FHagelin – Eller
1:28
PK2FDowd – Wilson
0:26
PK1DNiskanen – Carlson
2:06
PK2DOrpik – Jensen
1:25

Current WSH line combinations →

Pittsburgh Penguins

L1Crosby – Guentzel – McCann
12:3840% CF
L2Malkin – Kessel – Blueger
10:4443% CF
L3Hornqvist – Bjugstad – Simon
7:3327% CF
L4Cullen – Wilson – Blandisi
3:250% CF
D1Gudbranson – Pettersson
15:1538% CF
D2Johnson – Schultz
15:0727% CF
D3Dumoulin – Trotman
10:1129% CF

PP1Malkin – Crosby – Kessel – Schultz – Pettersson
1:53100% CF
PP2Crosby – Hornqvist – Schultz – Guentzel – Pettersson
1:160% CF
PK1FCullen – Blueger
1:06
PK2FCrosby – McCann
0:30
PK1DJohnson – Dumoulin
1:49
PK2DGudbranson – Pettersson
0:55

Current PIT line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

19:27
WSHJakub Vrana (Nicklas Backstrom, T.J. Oshie)snap0.01 xG
WSH: Oshie, Niskanen, Backstrom, Orlov, VranaPIT: Crosby, Johnson, Schultz, Guentzel, McCann
WSH 1 – 0 PIT

2nd period

10:24
WSHJakub Vrana (Dmitry Orlov, T.J. Oshie)wrist0.01 xG
WSH: Oshie, Niskanen, Backstrom, Orlov, VranaPIT: Malkin, Kessel, Gudbranson, McCann, Pettersson
WSH 2 – 0 PIT
12:37
PITJake Guentzel (Jared McCann)wrist0.13 xG
WSH: Orpik, Ovechkin, Jensen, Kuznetsov, ConnollyPIT: Crosby, Johnson, Schultz, Guentzel, McCann
WSH 2 – 1 PIT
13:24
PITSidney Crosby (Justin Schultz)wrist0.08 xG
WSH: Hagelin, Eller, Carlson, Connolly, KempnyPIT: Crosby, Johnson, Schultz, Blueger, Guentzel
WSH 2 – 2 PIT
14:25
PITSidney CrosbyPP (Phil Kessel, Evgeni Malkin)snap0.15 xG
WSH: Niskanen, Eller, Carlson, WilsonPIT: Malkin, Crosby, Hornqvist, Kessel, Schultz
WSH 2 – 3 PIT

3rd period

11:56
PITPhil KesselPP (Justin Schultz, Evgeni Malkin)wrist0.08 xG
WSH: Orpik, Eller, Jensen, WilsonPIT: Malkin, Crosby, Kessel, Schultz, Pettersson
WSH 2 – 4 PIT
14:02
WSHJohn CarlsonPP (Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom)snap0.03 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson, KuznetsovPIT: Cullen, Johnson, Dumoulin, Blueger
WSH 3 – 4 PIT
19:04
PITJared McCannENwrist0.23 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson, Kuznetsov, WilsonPIT: Hornqvist, Dumoulin, Bjugstad, Gudbranson, McCann
WSH 3 – 5 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
Nicklas Backstrom C	L1	0	2	2	+1	2	0.28	2	0	2	20:09	—	—	74	68
T.J. Oshie R	L1	0	2	2	+1	3	0.29	1	0	0	19:18	—	—	74	68
Jakub Vrana L	L1	2	0	2	+2	4	0.09	1	0	0	14:52	—	—	72	64
Alex Ovechkin L	L2	0	1	1	-2	5	0.64	8	0	2	19:01	—	—	53	42
Tom Wilson R	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.06	9	1	2	18:56	—	—	50	39
Evgeny Kuznetsov C	L2	0	0	0	-2	2	0.08	0	1	0	17:27	—	—	49	36
Lars Eller C	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	1	0	2	16:09	—	—	71	78
Carl Hagelin L	L3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.03	1	1	0	13:13	—	—	67	75
Brett Connolly R	L3	0	0	0	-2	4	0.59	2	0	0	13:07	—	—	70	67
Andre Burakovsky L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.13	0	0	0	10:24	—	—	57	55
Travis Boyd C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	8:17	—	—	67	58
Nic Dowd C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.06	2	0	0	6:47	—	—	63	60
Matt Niskanen D	D1	0	0	0	+2	3	0.04	2	1	0	22:27	—	—	67	64
Dmitry Orlov D	D1	0	1	1	+2	4	0.23	1	1	0	20:17	—	—	63	63
John Carlson D	D2	1	0	1	-2	4	0.28	1	1	0	25:32	—	—	64	58
Michal Kempny D	D2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.12	1	0	0	17:56	—	—	62	49
Brooks Orpik D	D3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.02	2	0	0	15:27	—	—	60	54
Nick Jensen D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	0	0	14:09	—	—	56	32

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Braden Holtby(start)	L	29	25	4	.862	2.28	58:39

Pittsburgh Penguins

PIT skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Sidney Crosby C	L1	2	0	2	+1	3	0.53	2	1	0	21:25	—	—	44	62
Jake Guentzel C	L1	1	0	1	+1	1	0.13	4	0	2	18:22	—	—	39	57
Jared McCann L	L1	1	1	2	0	3	0.26	3	2	0	17:24	—	—	35	44
Evgeni Malkin C	L2	0	2	2	-1	1	0.26	1	1	0	20:14	—	—	33	33
Phil Kessel R	L2	1	1	2	-1	1	0.13	0	0	0	19:37	—	—	31	29
Teddy Blueger C	L2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.10	2	1	0	15:15	—	—	40	35
Nick Bjugstad C	L3	0	0	0	+1	8	0.52	5	2	0	16:51	—	—	34	32
Patric Hornqvist R	L3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.72	4	0	0	13:29	—	—	28	21
Dominik Simon C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.13	2	0	0	10:42	—	—	46	62
Matt Cullen C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	11:45	—	—	47	54
Garrett Wilson L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	2	0	0	6:13	—	—	33	18
Joseph Blandisi C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	2	0	0	3:50	—	—	20	18
Erik Gudbranson D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.06	2	3	2	22:43	—	—	51	63
Marcus Pettersson D	D1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.05	3	1	0	20:44	—	—	38	51
Justin Schultz D	D2	0	2	2	+1	3	0.21	0	3	0	22:40	—	—	27	31
Jack Johnson D	D2	0	0	0	+1	0	0.07	2	4	0	18:50	—	—	27	35
Brian Dumoulin D	D3	0	0	0	+1	2	0.01	4	0	0	21:17	—	—	44	42
Zach Trotman D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	3	2	0	13:33	—	—	31	29

PIT goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Matt Murray(start)	W	41	38	3	.927	2.96	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.