Washington Capitals vs. Pittsburgh PenguinsFeb 14, 2021

FinalSunday, Feb 14, 2021· PPG Paints Arena

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Washington CapitalsWSH

3

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Pittsburgh PenguinsPIT

6

Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
WSH	1	2	0	3		WSH	9	14	8	31
PIT	2	2	2	6		PIT	10	11	17	38

: WSH 56PIT 53
: WSH 2.50PIT 3.21
PP goals: WSH 1PIT 1
Hits: WSH 30PIT 26
Blocks: WSH 8PIT 17
PIM: WSH 4PIT 8
: WSH 38%PIT 62%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Washington Capitals 6–3

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Washington Capitals 6–3 at home. Bryan Rust (PIT) led the scoring with 2G 1A. PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Letang, Rust and Guentzel) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 2:04 together.

Points
Bryan Rust had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 20:37.Rust
Points
Jake Guentzel had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 18:14.Guentzel
Points
Sidney Crosby had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:09.Crosby
Points
Cody Ceci had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:04.Ceci
Points
Kris Letang had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 23:43.Letang
PP1
PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Letang, Rust and Guentzel) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 2:04 together.Malkin Crosby Letang Rust Guentzel
New line
New look for WSH: Oshie–Kuznetsov–Vrana skated 11:15 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (68.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Oshie Kuznetsov Vrana
Luck
PIT scored 6 goals on 3.21 expected goals (53 attempts), finishing well above its chances.

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 109 of 109 attempts · PIT 53 · 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 41% of the game, PIT 24%.

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
	50	49
	2.12	1.70
	2.07	1.68
	12	7
	2	4
	11	12
	−0.133	+0.133
	41%	24%

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 – Backstrom – Wilson
13:4738% CF
L2Oshie – Kuznetsov – Vrana
11:1568% CF
L3Eller – Panik – Sheary
8:0367% CF
L4Hagelin – Dowd – Hathaway
7:1015% CF
D1Carlson – Dillon
16:3356% CF
D2Orlov – Jensen
12:2047% CF
D3Chara – Schultz
9:5940% CF

PP1Ovechkin – Oshie – Backstrom – Carlson – Vrana
3:0078% CF
PP2Ovechkin – Eller – Schultz – Kuznetsov – Wilson
2:3088% CF
PK1FHagelin – Eller
1:10
PK2FDowd – Wilson
0:46
PK1DCarlson – Dillon
1:13
PK2DChara – Jensen
1:06

Current WSH line combinations →

Pittsburgh Penguins

L1Crosby – Rust – Guentzel
15:0455% CF
L2Blueger – Tanev – Aston-Reese
10:5164% CF
L3Malkin – Zucker – Kapanen
10:1647% CF
L4Sceviour – Jankowski – Lafferty
5:5538% CF
D1Matheson – Marino
17:0144% CF
D2Letang – Joseph
15:4450% CF
D3Ceci – Ruhwedel
11:0438% CF

PP1Malkin – Crosby – Letang – Rust – Guentzel
2:04100% CF
PP2Zucker – Jankowski – Matheson – Kapanen – Marino
0:23
PK1FJankowski – Aston-Reese
2:28
PK2FBlueger – Tanev
2:09
PK1DLetang – Marino
1:00
PK2DRuhwedel – Joseph
0:37

Current PIT line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

5:18
WSHEvgeny KuznetsovPP (Justin Schultz, Lars Eller)snap0.07 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Eller, Schultz, Kuznetsov, WilsonPIT: Letang, Sceviour, Marino, Aston-Reese
WSH 1 – 0 PIT
10:29
PITBryan Rust (Mike Matheson, Sidney Crosby)tip-in0.05 xG
WSH: Hagelin, Orlov, Jensen, Dowd, HathawayPIT: Crosby, Rust, Matheson, Guentzel, Marino
WSH 1 – 1 PIT
11:01
PITBrandon Tanev (Cody Ceci, Chad Ruhwedel)wrist0.11 xG
WSH: Chara, Hagelin, Schultz, Dowd, HathawayPIT: Ceci, Blueger, Ruhwedel, Tanev, Aston-Reese
WSH 1 – 2 PIT

2nd period

3:26
WSHJakub Vranabackhand0.12 xG
WSH: Oshie, Carlson, Dillon, Kuznetsov, VranaPIT: Crosby, Rust, Guentzel, Marino, Joseph
WSH 2 – 2 PIT
6:44
PITBryan RustPP (Kris Letang, Jake Guentzel)wrist0.08 xG
WSH: Hagelin, Eller, Carlson, DillonPIT: Malkin, Crosby, Letang, Rust, Guentzel
WSH 2 – 3 PIT
10:44
PITJake Guentzel (Bryan Rust, Cody Ceci)wrist0.03 xG
WSH: Chara, Ovechkin, Eller, Carlson, WilsonPIT: Crosby, Rust, Matheson, Ceci, Guentzel
WSH 2 – 4 PIT
17:49
WSHNicklas Backstrom (Alex Ovechkin, John Carlson)backhand0.15 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Backstrom, Carlson, Dillon, WilsonPIT: Malkin, Letang, Zucker, Rust, Joseph
WSH 3 – 4 PIT

3rd period

18:57
PITZachary Aston-ReeseEN (Kris Letang, Tristan Jarry)wrist0.52 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson, Kuznetsov, WilsonPIT: Letang, Ceci, Blueger, Tanev, Aston-Reese
WSH 3 – 5 PIT
19:11
PITSidney CrosbyEN (Jake Guentzel)wrist0.62 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson, Kuznetsov, WilsonPIT: Crosby, Rust, Matheson, Guentzel, Marino
WSH 3 – 6 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	1	1	-2	3	0.53	6	1	0	25:46	—	—	38	41
Nicklas Backstrom C	L1	1	0	1	-1	1	0.15	1	0	2	21:20	—	—	36	35
Tom Wilson R	L1	0	0	0	-2	2	0.11	5	0	0	20:50	—	—	38	38
T.J. Oshie R	L2	0	0	0	-1	5	0.40	3	1	0	19:27	—	—	67	72
Evgeny Kuznetsov C	L2	1	0	1	-1	1	0.07	0	0	0	18:24	—	—	73	79
Jakub Vrana L	L2	1	0	1	+1	3	0.20	2	0	0	16:37	—	—	70	73
Lars Eller C	L3	0	1	1	-1	2	0.05	2	0	0	15:56	—	—	58	68
Richard Panik R	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.26	0	0	0	10:56	—	—	64	67
Conor Sheary L	L3	0	0	0	0	4	0.38	0	0	0	9:55	—	—	63	69
Carl Hagelin L	L4	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	1	1	0	9:37	—	—	21	13
Nic Dowd C	L4	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	0	0	2	9:10	—	—	21	12
Garnet Hathaway R	L4	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	2	1	0	8:32	—	—	21	13
John Carlson D	D1	0	1	1	-1	2	0.14	1	1	0	27:20	—	—	50	68
Brenden Dillon D	D1	0	0	0	+2	1	0.05	3	2	0	19:04	—	—	56	76
Dmitry Orlov D	D2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	1	0	18:50	—	—	50	61
Nick Jensen D	D2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	0	0	15:26	—	—	61	61
Justin Schultz D	D3	0	1	1	-1	3	0.16	0	0	0	16:48	—	—	42	28
Zdeno Chara D	D3	0	0	0	-2	2	0.02	2	0	0	14:16	—	—	48	27

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Vitek Vanecek(start)	L	36	32	4	.889	2.07	59:19

Pittsburgh Penguins

PIT skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Bryan Rust R	L1	2	1	3	+1	6	0.39	0	0	0	20:37	—	—	54	48
Jake Guentzel C	L1	1	2	3	+2	4	0.35	2	0	0	18:14	—	—	55	50
Sidney Crosby C	L1	1	1	2	+2	4	1.08	0	1	0	18:09	—	—	57	50
Teddy Blueger C	L2	0	0	0	+2	0	0.00	2	2	0	17:40	—	—	57	60
Brandon Tanev L	L2	1	0	1	+2	2	0.12	3	1	0	17:11	—	—	53	66
Zachary Aston-Reese L	L2	1	0	1	+2	3	0.54	2	1	0	15:21	—	—	54	66
Evgeni Malkin C	L3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.04	3	0	0	14:06	—	—	46	35
Jason Zucker L	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.10	3	1	2	12:58	—	—	40	27
Kasperi Kapanen R	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.08	0	2	0	12:37	—	—	48	43
Mark Jankowski L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	1	1	0	10:55	—	—	33	14
Colton Sceviour C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.08	4	0	0	8:38	—	—	50	40
Sam Lafferty C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	7:21	—	—	33	11
John Marino D	D1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.01	1	1	0	23:04	—	—	36	29
Mike Matheson D	D1	0	1	1	+3	3	0.07	0	1	0	21:55	—	—	54	76
Kris Letang D	D2	0	2	2	0	2	0.09	3	2	4	23:43	—	—	53	30
Pierre-Olivier Joseph D	D2	0	0	0	-2	3	0.07	0	1	0	19:26	—	—	49	32
Cody Ceci D	D3	0	2	2	+3	3	0.17	1	3	0	17:04	—	—	52	63
Chad Ruhwedel D	D3	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	0	0	2	15:17	—	—	43	63

PIT goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Tristan Jarry(start)	W	31	28	3	.903	2.50	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.