Washington Capitals vs. Nashville PredatorsNov 14, 2017

FinalTuesday, Nov 14, 2017· Bridgestone Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
WSH	0	3	0	3		WSH	3	14	12	29
NSH	2	4	0	6		NSH	18	7	6	31

: WSH 61NSH 58
: WSH 2.13NSH 2.89
PP goals: WSH 1NSH 1
Hits: WSH 24NSH 18
Blocks: WSH 16NSH 19
PIM: WSH 10NSH 6
: WSH 44%NSH 56%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Nashville Predators beat Washington Capitals 6–3

Nashville Predators beat Washington Capitals 6–3 at home. T.J. Oshie (WSH) led the scoring with 2G 0A. NSH's first power-play unit (Turris, Josi, Ekholm, Sissons and Fiala) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 3:10 together.

Points
T.J. Oshie had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:28.Oshie
Points
Kevin Fiala had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 14:58.Fiala
Points
Mattias Ekholm had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:26.Ekholm
Points
Colton Sissons had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:45.Sissons
Points
John Carlson had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 25:26.Carlson
PP1
NSH's first power-play unit (Turris, Josi, Ekholm, Sissons and Fiala) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 3:10 together.Turris Josi Ekholm Sissons Fiala
PP1
WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 3:25 together.Ovechkin Oshie Backstrom Carlson Kuznetsov
Luck
NSH scored 6 goals on 2.89 expected goals (58 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)NSH attacks right (top on phones) →

NSH
WSH
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 119 of 119 attempts · NSH 58 · WSH 61

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

NSH
WSH
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

NSH 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 26% of the game, NSH 38%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

NSH

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	NSH
	66	52
	2.18	2.60
	2.09	2.57
	7	10
	7	8
	13	14
	−0.033	+0.033
	26%	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 – Smith-Pelly
13:4361% CF
L2Eller – Wilson – Vrana
12:4475% CF
L3Oshie – Backstrom – Stephenson
8:2150% CF
L4Beagle – Chiasson – Connolly
6:2654% CF
D1Niskanen – Orlov
10:4885% CF
D2Orpik – Bowey
8:2025% CF
D3Carlson – Djoos
3:1378% CF

PP1Ovechkin – Oshie – Backstrom – Carlson – Kuznetsov
3:2586% CF
PK1FEller – Wilson
2:42
PK2FBeagle – Chiasson
2:08
PK1DOrpik – Carlson
2:54
PK2DNiskanen – Orlov
2:01

Current WSH line combinations →

Nashville Predators

L1Johansen – Forsberg – Arvidsson
12:3052% CF
L2Turris – Smith – Fiala
10:4850% CF
L3McLeod – Bonino – Watson
8:1211% CF
L4Jarnkrok – Salomaki – Sissons
6:4167% CF
D1Emelin – Subban
16:3035% CF
D2Irwin – Bitetto
15:1031% CF
D3Josi – Ekholm
13:0767% CF

PP1Turris – Josi – Ekholm – Sissons – Fiala
3:10100% CF
PP2Subban – Smith – Johansen – Forsberg – Arvidsson
3:04100% CF
PK1FWatson – Sissons
2:22
PK2FJarnkrok – Arvidsson
0:42
PK1DJosi – Ekholm
2:17
PK2DEmelin – Subban
1:03

Current NSH line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

11:48
NSHCraig Smith (Kevin Fiala, Anthony Bitetto)tip-in0.10 xG
WSH: Niskanen, Beagle, Chiasson, Orlov, ConnollyNSH: Turris, Smith, Irwin, Bitetto, Forsberg, Fiala
WSH 0 – 1 NSH
17:43
NSHNick Bonino (Roman Josi, Calle Jarnkrok)tip-in0.06 xG
WSH: Orpik, Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, CarlsonNSH: Bonino, Josi, Ekholm, Jarnkrok, Salomaki
WSH 0 – 2 NSH

2nd period

4:29
WSHT.J. OshiePP (John Carlson, Evgeny Kuznetsov)tip-in0.10 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson, KuznetsovNSH: Emelin, Subban, Johansen, Arvidsson
WSH 1 – 2 NSH
6:28
WSHAlex Chiasson (Brett Connolly, John Carlson)slap0.04 xG
WSH: Beagle, Carlson, Chiasson, Connolly, DjoosNSH: McLeod, Bonino, Irwin, Watson, Bitetto
WSH 2 – 2 NSH
6:45
NSHFilip Forsbergwrist0.21 xG
WSH: Orpik, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson, StephensonNSH: Josi, Ekholm, Johansen, Forsberg, Arvidsson
WSH 2 – 3 NSH
9:04
NSHKevin Fiala (Mattias Ekholm)tip-in0.05 xG
WSH: Beagle, Carlson, Chiasson, Connolly, DjoosNSH: Turris, Josi, Ekholm, Smith, Fiala
WSH 2 – 4 NSH
9:21
WSHT.J. Oshie (Chandler Stephenson, Nicklas Backstrom)wrist0.10 xG
WSH: Oshie, Niskanen, Backstrom, Orlov, StephensonNSH: Josi, Ekholm, Johansen, Forsberg, Arvidsson
WSH 3 – 4 NSH
14:06
NSHMiikka Salomaki (Colton Sissons, Matt Irwin)wrist0.04 xG
WSH: Eller, Orlov, Wilson, Bowey, VranaNSH: Irwin, Jarnkrok, Bitetto, Salomaki, Sissons
WSH 3 – 5 NSH
18:00
NSHMattias EkholmPP (Kyle Turris, Colton Sissons)slap0.07 xG
WSH: Orpik, Beagle, Carlson, ChiassonNSH: Turris, Josi, Ekholm, Sissons, Fiala
WSH 3 – 6 NSH

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	0	0	-1	8	0.63	5	0	2	20:31	—	—	54	66
Evgeny Kuznetsov C	L1	0	1	1	0	2	0.31	2	0	2	19:16	—	—	55	43
Devante Smith-Pelly R	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	1	0	0	15:32	—	—	58	43
Lars Eller C	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.13	1	1	0	17:46	—	—	69	57
Tom Wilson R	L2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	4	0	0	17:26	—	—	70	59
Jakub Vrana L	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.29	1	0	0	13:15	—	—	72	62
T.J. Oshie R	L3	2	0	2	-1	2	0.32	0	2	2	16:28	—	—	39	32
Nicklas Backstrom C	L3	0	1	1	-1	0	0.07	1	0	0	16:22	—	—	42	33
Chandler Stephenson C	L3	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	8:59	—	—	50	31
Jay Beagle C	L4	0	0	0	-1	2	0.06	0	0	0	10:38	—	—	53	53
Alex Chiasson R	L4	1	0	1	-1	1	0.04	1	1	0	10:10	—	—	57	59
Brett Connolly R	L4	0	1	1	-1	0	0.00	2	2	0	8:52	—	—	53	18
Dmitry Orlov D	D1	0	0	0	-1	3	0.10	3	1	0	27:07	—	—	67	54
Matt Niskanen D	D1	0	0	0	0	4	0.12	0	1	2	20:33	—	—	77	90
Brooks Orpik D	D2	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	3	3	2	20:26	—	—	32	23
Madison Bowey D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.02	0	2	0	17:17	—	—	35	28
John Carlson D	D3	0	2	2	-2	1	0.02	0	2	0	25:26	—	—	56	42
Christian Djoos D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	5:48	—	—	67	43

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Braden Holtby(start)	L	25	19	6	.760	2.45	40:00
Philipp Grubauer	—	6	6	0	.1000	0.44	20:00

Nashville Predators

NSH skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Filip Forsberg L	L1	1	0	1	+1	5	0.78	1	1	0	20:05	—	—	52	63
Ryan Johansen C	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.70	1	0	0	19:02	—	—	45	61
Viktor Arvidsson L	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.10	0	0	0	18:00	—	—	48	69
Kyle Turris C	L2	0	1	1	+2	1	0.25	0	0	0	16:43	—	—	55	58
Craig Smith C	L2	1	0	1	+2	1	0.23	0	1	0	16:01	—	—	50	56
Kevin Fiala L	L2	1	1	2	+2	4	0.24	0	1	2	14:58	—	—	52	56
Austin Watson L	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	2	2	0	14:42	—	—	19	14
Nick Bonino C	L3	1	0	1	0	2	0.07	0	2	0	12:13	—	—	19	14
Cody McLeod L	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	6	1	2	9:45	—	—	14	16
Colton Sissons C	L4	0	2	2	+1	2	0.05	2	2	0	14:45	—	—	52	46
Calle Jarnkrok C	L4	0	1	1	+2	3	0.08	0	0	2	12:47	—	—	59	57
Miikka Salomaki R	L4	1	0	1	+2	2	0.06	1	1	0	9:32	—	—	70	76
P.K. Subban D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	1	0	0	22:47	—	—	35	34
Alexei Emelin D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3	2	0	19:38	—	—	38	35
Matt Irwin D	D2	0	1	1	+1	1	0.02	0	1	0	16:55	—	—	30	69
Anthony Bitetto D	D2	0	1	1	+1	1	0.02	1	3	0	16:48	—	—	33	71
Mattias Ekholm D	D3	1	1	2	+2	4	0.17	0	1	0	21:26	—	—	66	69
Roman Josi D	D3	0	1	1	+2	2	0.10	0	1	0	19:22	—	—	67	65

NSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Pekka Rinne(start)	W	29	26	3	.897	2.13	59:46

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.