Washington Capitals vs. Pittsburgh PenguinsFeb 1, 2022

Final / OTTuesday, Feb 1, 2022· PPG Paints Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	OT	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
WSH	2	1	0	1	4		WSH	10	7	12	3	32
PIT	2	1	0	0	3		PIT	12	23	10	2	47

: WSH 52PIT 79
: WSH 3.31PIT 4.59
PP goals: WSH 1PIT 3
Hits: WSH 28PIT 20
Blocks: WSH 17PIT 12
PIM: WSH 10PIT 4
: WSH 49%PIT 51%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Washington Capitals edge Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 (OT)

Washington Capitals beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 in overtime at PIT. Jake Guentzel (PIT) led the scoring with 0G 3A. PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Letang, Rust and Guentzel) scored 3 power-play goals on 12 attempts in 5:42 together.

Points
Jake Guentzel had 3 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 23:21.Guentzel
Points
Bryan Rust had two goals (2 points) on 9 shots in 21:07.Rust
Points
Dmitry Orlov had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:22.Orlov
PP1
PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Letang, Rust and Guentzel) scored 3 power-play goals on 12 attempts in 5:42 together.Malkin Crosby Letang Rust Guentzel
Points
Sidney Crosby had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 23:49.Crosby
Goalie
Ilya Samsonov (WSH) faced 45 shots and stopped 43 (.956), +19 against a season average of 26.0; the win.Samsonov
New line
New look for WSH: Ovechkin–Kuznetsov–Sheary skated 6:40 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (58.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Ovechkin Kuznetsov Sheary
New line
New look for PIT: Carter–Rodrigues–Zohorna skated 9:08 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Carter Rodrigues Zohorna

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 79 · WSH 52

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 28% of the game, PIT 43%.

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
	42	71
	1.90	3.03
	1.86	2.83
	10	11
	6	7
	17	23
	−0.035	+0.035
	28%	43%

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.