Washington Capitals vs. Nashville PredatorsFeb 15, 2022

FinalTuesday, Feb 15, 2022· Bridgestone Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
WSH	1	0	3	4		WSH	10	10	8	28
NSH	0	0	1	1		NSH	15	8	11	34

: WSH 49NSH 72
: WSH 2.64NSH 2.79
PP goals: WSH 1NSH 0
Hits: WSH 21NSH 37
Blocks: WSH 17NSH 9
PIM: WSH 4NSH 8
: WSH 45%NSH 55%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Washington Capitals beat Nashville Predators 4–1

Washington Capitals beat Nashville Predators 4–1 at NSH. Alex Ovechkin (WSH) led the scoring with 2G 0A. WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Backstrom, Carlson, Kuznetsov and Wilson) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:52 together.

Points
Alex Ovechkin had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:55.Ovechkin
PP1
WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Backstrom, Carlson, Kuznetsov and Wilson) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:52 together.Ovechkin Backstrom Carlson Kuznetsov Wilson
Usage
Justin Schultz (WSH) played 4:50, −12:15 down on his 17:05 season average over 73 games.Schultz
New line
New look for NSH: Johansen–Kunin–Tolvanen skated 9:35 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (68.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Johansen Kunin Tolvanen
New line
New look for WSH: Backstrom–Sheary–Snively skated 8:50 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (38.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Backstrom Sheary Snively
Luck
NSH scored 1 goal on 2.79 expected goals (72 attempts), well short of its chances.
Usage
Alex Ovechkin (WSH) played 16:55, −3:42 down on his 20:37 season average over 76 games.Ovechkin
Usage
Joe Snively (WSH) played 14:31, +3:14 up on his 11:17 season average over 11 games.Snively

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 121 of 121 attempts · NSH 72 · 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 22% of the game, NSH 33%.

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
	50	77
	2.47	3.00
	2.38	2.88
	8	10
	4	11
	12	16
	−0.045	+0.045
	22%	33%

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

L1Hagelin – Dowd – Hathaway
13:1950% CF
L2Eller – Sprong – McMichael
10:3341% CF
L3Ovechkin – Kuznetsov – Wilson
9:1133% CF
L4Backstrom – Sheary – Snively
8:5038% CF
D1Carlson – Fehérváry
12:1627% CF
D2Orlov – Jensen
12:0548% CF
D3Schultz – van Riemsdyk
4:5033% CF

PP1Ovechkin – Backstrom – Carlson – Kuznetsov – Wilson
3:52100% CF
PP2Ovechkin – Eller – Carlson – Sheary – Snively
0:44100% CF
PK1FHagelin – Dowd
0:51
PK2FEller – Kuznetsov
0:25
PK1DJensen – van Riemsdyk
0:26
PK2DCarlson – Orlov
0:25

Current WSH line combinations →

Nashville Predators

L1Duchene – Granlund – Forsberg
15:0455% CF
L2Sissons – Trenin – Jeannot
10:4268% CF
L3Johansen – Kunin – Tolvanen
9:3568% CF
L4McCarron – Tomasino – Smith
7:2370% CF
D1Josi – Fabbro
16:4161% CF
D2Ekholm – Carrier
14:5756% CF
D3Borowiecki – Benning
10:2172% CF

PP1Josi – Duchene – Johansen – Granlund – Forsberg
1:16100% CF
PK1FSissons – Jeannot
2:35
PK2FMcCarron – Trenin
1:02
PK1DEkholm – Carrier
3:10
PK2DBorowiecki – Benning
1:11

Current NSH line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

4:17
WSHJoe Snively (Conor Sheary, Dmitry Orlov)wrist0.22 xG
WSH: Backstrom, Orlov, Jensen, Sheary, SnivelyNSH: Josi, Johansen, Kunin, Fabbro, Tolvanen
WSH 1 – 0 NSH

3rd period

2:43
NSHMichael McCarron (Roman Josi, Dante Fabbro)deflected0.14 xG
WSH: Eller, van Riemsdyk, Sprong, Fehérváry, McMichaelNSH: Josi, McCarron, Fabbro, Tomasino, Smith
WSH 1 – 1 NSH
3:27
WSHNick Jensen (Garnet Hathaway, Carl Hagelin)snap0.14 xG
WSH: Hagelin, Orlov, Jensen, Dowd, HathawayNSH: Josi, Duchene, Granlund, Forsberg, Fabbro
WSH 2 – 1 NSH
4:33
WSHAlex OvechkinPP (John Carlson, Tom Wilson)slap0.06 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Backstrom, Carlson, Kuznetsov, WilsonNSH: Ekholm, Sissons, Carrier, Jeannot
WSH 3 – 1 NSH
18:37
WSHAlex OvechkinENwrist0.28 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Orlov, Jensen, Kuznetsov, FehérváryNSH: Josi, Duchene, Johansen, Granlund, Forsberg, Jeannot
WSH 4 – 1 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
Nic Dowd C	L1	0	0	0	+1	3	0.20	5	1	0	18:06	—	—	50	82
Carl Hagelin L	L1	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	1	1	0	16:52	—	—	48	78
Garnet Hathaway R	L1	0	1	1	+1	0	0.01	0	0	0	14:56	—	—	48	82
Lars Eller C	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.18	2	2	0	13:58	—	—	42	41
Daniel Sprong R	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.15	0	0	0	11:47	—	—	39	41
Connor McMichael L	L2	0	0	0	-1	6	0.47	1	0	0	11:16	—	—	43	44
Evgeny Kuznetsov C	L3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.01	0	0	0	17:08	—	—	27	6
Alex Ovechkin L	L3	2	0	2	+1	4	0.50	2	1	0	16:55	—	—	33	11
Tom Wilson R	L3	0	1	1	0	1	0.01	3	2	0	16:29	—	—	33	7
Nicklas Backstrom C	L4	0	0	0	+1	1	0.17	1	0	0	15:57	—	—	35	62
Joe Snively C	L4	1	0	1	+1	2	0.35	0	0	2	14:31	—	—	37	62
Conor Sheary L	L4	0	1	1	+1	2	0.10	1	2	0	12:48	—	—	41	70
John Carlson D	D1	0	1	1	0	3	0.20	0	1	0	25:09	—	—	38	28
Martin Fehérváry D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3	3	0	21:48	—	—	26	9
Dmitry Orlov D	D2	0	1	1	+3	1	0.07	1	2	0	23:39	—	—	51	67
Nick Jensen D	D2	1	0	1	+3	1	0.19	1	0	2	21:33	—	—	43	70
Trevor van Riemsdyk D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.04	0	2	0	18:18	—	—	41	35
Justin Schultz D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	4:50	—	—	33	21

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Ilya Samsonov(start)	W	34	33	1	.971	2.79	60:00

Nashville Predators

NSH skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Mikael Granlund C	L1	0	0	0	-2	2	0.13	0	0	4	22:04	—	—	54	49
Matt Duchene C	L1	0	0	0	-2	3	0.26	0	0	0	21:43	—	—	53	46
Filip Forsberg L	L1	0	0	0	-2	6	0.31	4	1	0	19:40	—	—	57	48
Tanner Jeannot L	L2	0	0	0	-1	3	0.17	1	0	0	19:11	—	—	65	59
Colton Sissons C	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.46	3	0	0	16:16	—	—	65	59
Yakov Trenin C	L2	0	0	0	0	3	0.30	4	1	2	15:42	—	—	65	59
Ryan Johansen C	L3	0	0	0	-2	1	0.01	0	0	0	15:05	—	—	67	48
Eeli Tolvanen R	L3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.11	2	1	0	11:59	—	—	62	47
Luke Kunin C	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.25	2	0	0	11:45	—	—	65	47
Michael McCarron C	L4	1	0	1	+1	1	0.15	4	0	2	9:10	—	—	58	72
Cole Smith R	L4	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	5	0	0	8:16	—	—	58	67
Philip Tomasino R	L4	0	0	0	+1	2	0.07	1	0	0	7:56	—	—	64	70
Roman Josi D	D1	0	1	1	-2	2	0.25	2	0	0	25:27	—	—	58	48
Dante Fabbro D	D1	0	1	1	-1	3	0.19	3	0	0	19:01	—	—	63	60
Mattias Ekholm D	D2	0	0	0	0	2	0.06	1	2	0	22:17	—	—	56	52
Alexandre Carrier D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	2	4	0	21:55	—	—	51	48
Mark Borowiecki D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.02	2	0	0	14:21	—	—	72	65
Matt Benning D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	1	0	0	13:38	—	—	74	68

NSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Juuse Saros(start)	L	27	24	3	.889	2.37	57:55

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.