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Washington Capitals vs. Nashville PredatorsDec 16, 2023

Final· Bridgestone Arena
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WSH
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NSH
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Goals123TShots123T
WSH0101WSH413522
NSH1113NSH86923
WSH 61NSH 42
WSH 3.08NSH 1.95
PP goals
WSH 1NSH 1
Hits
WSH 20NSH 29
Blocks
WSH 11NSH 18
PIM
WSH 6NSH 8
WSH 61%NSH 39%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Nashville Predators beat Washington Capitals 3–1

Nashville Predators beat Washington Capitals 3–1 at home. T.J. Oshie (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 0A. NSH's first power-play unit (Josi, Nyquist, O'Reilly, Forsberg and Sissons) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:40 together.

  1. PP1
    NSH's first power-play unit (Josi, Nyquist, O'Reilly, Forsberg and Sissons) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:40 together.JosiNyquistO'ReillyForsbergSissons
  2. New line
    New look for WSH: Oshie–Kuznetsov–Snively skated 8:46 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.OshieKuznetsovSnively
  3. Luck
    WSH scored 1 goal on 3.08 expected goals (61 attempts), well short of its chances.
  4. Usage
    Alex Ovechkin (WSH) played 23:07, +3:57 up on his 19:10 season average over 78 games.Ovechkin
  5. Usage
    Filip Forsberg (NSH) played 15:13, −3:44 down on his 18:57 season average over 81 games.Forsberg
  6. Usage
    Joel Edmundson (WSH) played 12:28, −4:17 down on his 16:45 season average over 52 games.Edmundson
  7. Usage
    Nick Jensen (WSH) played 15:02, −4:39 down on his 19:41 season average over 77 games.Jensen
  8. Usage
    Beck Malenstyn (WSH) played 10:18, −4:00 down on his 14:18 season average over 80 games.Malenstyn

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.

Shot map, WSH at NSH: 103 attempts, 45 on goal, 4 goals, 5.03 expected goals; best chance T.J. Oshie at 0.78 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← WSH attacks left (bottom on phones)NSH attacks right (top on phones) →
  • NSH
  • WSH
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 103 of 103 attempts · NSH 42 · WSH 61

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, WSH at NSH: expected goals 1.95 to 3.08 (WSH led the chances), shot attempts 42 to 61, 4 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdNSHWSHSOTTnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • NSH
  • WSH
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
NSHWSHcontrol2nd3rdSissons · 1st 5:03Oshie · 2nd 5:16Tomasino · 2nd 13:26Trenin · 3rd 3:41
  • 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 35% of the game, NSH 19%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

Shift chart, WSH at NSH: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Juuse Saros (60:00) for NSH and Charlie Lindgren (57:39) for WSH, 4 goals.

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
StatWSHNSH
5242
1.571.78
1.331.71
118
54
3725
+0.052−0.052
35%19%

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

Current WSH line combinations →

Nashville Predators

Current NSH line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 5:03
    NSHColton SissonsPP (Roman Josi, Filip Forsberg)tip-in0.12 xG
    WSH: Carlson, Jensen, Kuznetsov, WilsonNSH: Josi, Nyquist, O'Reilly, Forsberg, Sissons
    WSH 0 – 1 NSH

2nd period

  1. 5:16
    WSHT.J. OshiePP (Dylan Strome, Alex Ovechkin)wrist0.78 xG
    WSH: Ovechkin, Oshie, Carlson, Kuznetsov, StromeNSH: Schenn, Sissons, Lauzon
    WSH 1 – 1 NSH
  2. 13:26
    NSHPhilip Tomasino (Cole Smith)backhand0.14 xG
    WSH: Oshie, Jensen, Kuznetsov, Edmundson, McMichaelNSH: McDonagh, Josi, McCarron, Tomasino, Smith
    WSH 1 – 2 NSH

3rd period

  1. 3:41
    NSHYakov Trenin (Alexandre Carrier, Michael McCarron)deflected0.16 xG
    WSH: Ovechkin, Oshie, Jensen, Edmundson, StromeNSH: McCarron, Lauzon, Trenin, Carrier, Tomasino
    WSH 1 – 3 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
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Alex Ovechkin LL1011-160.5821223:07——5854
Dylan Strome CL1011-120.2000220:32——5957
Tom Wilson RL1000040.3932020:13——5260
Connor McMichael LL2000-100.2000015:24——6757
Anthony Mantha RL2000000.0000014:53——6756
Aliaksei Protas LL2000010.0300012:11——7265
T.J. Oshie RL3101-231.0840018:51——6837
Evgeny Kuznetsov CL3000-110.1100018:00——5631
Joe Snively CL3000000.0000012:48——5634
Nic Dowd CL4000000.0000011:57——254
Beck Malenstyn LL4000000.0010010:18——110
Nicolas Aube-Kubel RL4000000.001008:42——200
Rasmus Sandin DD1000010.0602022:23——3936
Trevor van Riemsdyk DD1000010.0001220:03——4235
Nick Jensen DD2000-200.0010015:02——6748
Joel Edmundson DD2000-200.0001012:28——6431
John Carlson DD3000010.3913025:39——6361
Martin Fehérváry DD3000020.0371016:49——6255
WSH goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Charlie Lindgren(start)L23203.8701.9557:39

Nashville Predators

NSH skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Ryan O'Reilly CL1000000.0701017:58——6160
Gustav Nyquist RL1000000.0000015:44——5048
Filip Forsberg LL1011010.1120015:13——5753
Luke Evangelista RL2000040.3510013:13——3842
Tommy Novak CL2000010.2500013:04——3042
Juuso Parssinen CL2000000.0001012:13——2940
Colton Sissons CL3101010.1322017:49——3357
Yakov Trenin CL3101+110.1820016:25——3862
Cody Glass CL3000000.0010214:32——3130
Cole Smith RL4011+130.0961215:38——5261
Philip Tomasino RL4101+210.1401011:40——6186
Michael McCarron CL4011+230.2240010:38——5072
Ryan McDonagh DD1000+110.0500223:05——3645
Roman Josi DD1011+130.1611022:05——4245
Jeremy Lauzon DD2000+100.0064021:14——4053
Alexandre Carrier DD2011+120.1704219:05——4457
Luke Schenn DD3000020.0440016:49——6570
Tyson Barrie DD3000000.0003015:42——5655
NSH goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Juuse Saros(start)W22211.9553.0860:00

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Yakov Trenin (NSH) 3rd 3:41 · assists Alexandre Carrier, Michael McCarron · Deflection · 8.0 mph shot.

Philip Tomasino · 2nd 13:26 · NSH

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
1-on-0
Passes
1 (royal road)
Shot
21.6 mph
Distance
26 ft
Entry to goal
2.3 s

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