Washington Capitals vs. Nashville PredatorsJan 15, 2019

FinalTuesday, Jan 15, 2019· Bridgestone Arena

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Washington CapitalsWSH

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Nashville PredatorsNSH

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
WSH	0	1	1	2		WSH	8	10	10	28
NSH	2	4	1	7		NSH	9	11	9	29

: WSH 49NSH 64
: WSH 1.87NSH 3.34
PP goals: WSH 1NSH 0
Hits: WSH 27NSH 12
Blocks: WSH 18NSH 8
PIM: WSH 35NSH 19
: WSH 52%NSH 48%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Nashville Predators rout Washington Capitals 7–2

Nashville Predators beat Washington Capitals 7–2 at home. Viktor Arvidsson (NSH) led the scoring with 3G 0A. WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:54 together.

Points
Viktor Arvidsson had a hat trick (3 points) on 6 shots in 17:30.Arvidsson
Points
Nick Bonino had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:33.Bonino
Points
Mattias Ekholm had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 23:10.Ekholm
Points
Ryan Johansen had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:50.Johansen
PP1
WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:54 together.Ovechkin Oshie Backstrom Carlson Kuznetsov
Luck
NSH scored 7 goals on 3.34 expected goals (64 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
New line
New look for NSH: Bonino–Watson–Sissons skated 9:27 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (35.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Bonino Watson Sissons
New line
New look for WSH: Ovechkin–Backstrom–Wilson skated 9:02 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Ovechkin Backstrom Wilson

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 113 of 113 attempts · NSH 64 · WSH 49

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 23% of the game, NSH 45%.

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
	52	56
	1.80	2.77
	1.76	2.67
	14	12
	4	5
	16	23
	+0.017	−0.016
	23%	45%

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

L1Eller – Connolly – Burakovsky
9:2638% CF
L2Ovechkin – Backstrom – Wilson
9:0267% CF
L3Dowd – Boyd – Jaskin
8:4240% CF
L4Oshie – Kuznetsov – Vrana
8:3153% CF
D1Carlson – Kempny
13:5343% CF
D2Niskanen – Orlov
13:4350% CF
D3Orpik – Siegenthaler
8:5748% CF

PP1Ovechkin – Oshie – Backstrom – Carlson – Kuznetsov
2:5483% CF
PP2Eller – Carlson – Orlov – Connolly – Burakovsky
0:12
PK1FEller – Wilson
4:08
PK2FBoyd – Jaskin
0:45
PK1DOrpik – Siegenthaler
3:28
PK2DNiskanen – Orlov
0:41

Current WSH line combinations →

Nashville Predators

L1Smith – Jarnkrok – Fiala
10:3731% CF
L2Bonino – Watson – Sissons
9:2735% CF
L3Johansen – Forsberg – Arvidsson
8:1372% CF
L4Grimaldi – Hartman – Gaudreau
7:3673% CF
D1Subban – Josi
14:2465% CF
D2Hamhuis – Weber
13:4238% CF
D3Ellis – Ekholm
13:1960% CF

PP1Bonino – Ellis – Ekholm – Smith – Sissons
4:3091% CF
PP2Subban – Josi – Johansen – Forsberg – Arvidsson
4:23100% CF
PK1FJohansen – Arvidsson
1:08
PK2FWatson – Sissons
0:50
PK1DJosi – Ellis
1:08
PK2DHamhuis – Ekholm
0:43

Current NSH line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

3:45
NSHViktor Arvidsson (Mattias Ekholm, Filip Forsberg)wrist0.13 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Niskanen, Backstrom, Orlov, WilsonNSH: Ellis, Ekholm, Johansen, Forsberg, Arvidsson
WSH 0 – 1 NSH
10:33
NSHNick Bonino (Colton Sissons, Austin Watson)wrist0.10 xG
WSH: Orpik, Oshie, Kuznetsov, Vrana, SiegenthalerNSH: Hamhuis, Bonino, Weber, Watson, Sissons
WSH 0 – 2 NSH

2nd period

1:21
NSHViktor Arvidsson (P.K. Subban, Ryan Johansen)tip-in0.08 xG
WSH: Niskanen, Orlov, Kuznetsov, Wilson, VranaNSH: Subban, Josi, Johansen, Forsberg, Arvidsson
WSH 0 – 3 NSH
7:07
WSHNicklas BackstromPP (John Carlson, Alex Ovechkin)tip-in0.15 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson, KuznetsovNSH: Ellis, Ekholm, Watson, Sissons
WSH 1 – 3 NSH
12:08
NSHViktor ArvidssonSH (Ryan Johansen)backhand0.18 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson, KuznetsovNSH: Josi, Ellis, Johansen, Arvidsson
WSH 1 – 4 NSH
14:57
NSHRocco Grimaldibackhand0.09 xG
WSH: Orlov, Dowd, Boyd, Burakovsky, SiegenthalerNSH: Hamhuis, Weber, Grimaldi, Hartman, Gaudreau
WSH 1 – 5 NSH
19:54
NSHNick Bonino (Mattias Ekholm, Ryan Hartman)tip-in0.09 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson, KempnyNSH: Bonino, Ellis, Ekholm, Jarnkrok, Hartman
WSH 1 – 6 NSH

3rd period

7:56
NSHCalle Jarnkrok (Kevin Fiala)slap0.08 xG
WSH: Niskanen, Orlov, Dowd, Boyd, JaskinNSH: Hamhuis, Weber, Smith, Jarnkrok, Fiala
WSH 1 – 7 NSH
16:11
WSHT.J. Oshie (Evgeny Kuznetsov, Jakub Vrana)wrist0.13 xG
WSH: Orpik, Oshie, Kuznetsov, Vrana, SiegenthalerNSH: Weber, Josi, Smith, Jarnkrok, Fiala
WSH 2 – 7 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
Lars Eller C	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	2	0	0	18:23	—	—	47	10
Brett Connolly R	L1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	11:50	—	—	30	6
Andre Burakovsky L	L1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	0	0	10:49	—	—	41	13
Alex Ovechkin L	L2	0	1	1	-3	4	0.20	4	0	0	18:57	—	—	64	62
Nicklas Backstrom C	L2	1	0	1	-3	6	0.41	0	0	0	17:02	—	—	60	53
Tom Wilson R	L2	0	0	0	-2	2	0.23	2	1	15	16:13	—	—	70	71
Nic Dowd C	L3	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	2	1	0	13:22	—	—	32	42
Travis Boyd C	L3	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	1	0	0	12:51	—	—	40	43
Dmitrij Jaskin R	L3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.30	3	0	0	12:28	—	—	39	48
T.J. Oshie R	L4	1	0	1	-2	3	0.34	0	0	0	15:45	—	—	53	44
Evgeny Kuznetsov C	L4	0	1	1	-2	2	0.07	0	0	4	15:30	—	—	52	47
Jakub Vrana L	L4	0	1	1	-1	1	0.12	2	0	2	10:22	—	—	46	37
Michal Kempny D	D1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.08	0	2	0	22:52	—	—	50	46
John Carlson D	D1	0	1	1	-2	0	0.01	1	0	14	18:35	—	—	43	38
Dmitry Orlov D	D2	0	0	0	-4	1	0.02	1	1	0	21:08	—	—	50	24
Matt Niskanen D	D2	0	0	0	-3	3	0.05	0	4	0	20:07	—	—	48	27
Jonas Siegenthaler D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.02	3	7	0	19:45	—	—	48	54
Brooks Orpik D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	6	2	0	14:59	—	—	46	63

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Pheonix Copley(start)	L	29	22	7	.759	3.34	60:00

Nashville Predators

NSH skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Craig Smith C	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.10	1	1	0	17:43	—	—	33	18
Kevin Fiala L	L1	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	14:12	—	—	41	20
Calle Jarnkrok C	L1	1	0	1	+1	2	0.10	0	0	2	13:56	—	—	39	36
Nick Bonino C	L2	2	0	2	+2	4	0.29	0	0	0	20:33	—	—	36	40
Colton Sissons C	L2	0	1	1	+1	1	0.16	2	0	0	19:12	—	—	32	37
Austin Watson L	L2	0	1	1	+1	0	0.01	0	0	5	12:44	—	—	36	36
Viktor Arvidsson L	L3	3	0	3	+3	6	0.58	0	0	0	17:30	—	—	61	74
Ryan Johansen C	L3	0	2	2	+3	1	0.15	2	0	0	15:50	—	—	63	67
Filip Forsberg L	L3	0	1	1	+2	2	0.45	1	0	0	15:37	—	—	62	68
Frederick Gaudreau C	L4	0	0	0	+1	1	0.53	0	1	0	10:29	—	—	72	87
Ryan Hartman R	L4	0	1	1	+2	2	0.17	1	0	0	9:53	—	—	68	83
Rocco Grimaldi R	L4	1	0	1	+1	1	0.09	0	0	0	9:15	—	—	72	86
Roman Josi D	D1	0	0	0	+1	4	0.33	0	1	0	21:05	—	—	58	56
P.K. Subban D	D1	0	1	1	+1	0	0.03	1	1	12	20:56	—	—	67	67
Dan Hamhuis D	D2	0	0	0	+3	1	0.04	1	2	0	18:11	—	—	30	57
Yannick Weber D	D2	0	0	0	+2	0	0.01	1	0	0	14:29	—	—	36	59
Mattias Ekholm D	D3	0	2	2	+2	2	0.25	2	1	0	23:10	—	—	58	62
Ryan Ellis D	D3	0	0	0	+3	1	0.06	0	1	0	22:09	—	—	57	65

NSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Juuse Saros(start)	W	28	26	2	.929	1.87	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.