Washington Capitals vs. Nashville PredatorsJan 11, 2025

FinalSaturday, Jan 11, 2025· Bridgestone Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
WSH	0	1	3	4		WSH	5	3	8	16
NSH	0	1	0	1		NSH	8	12	13	33

: WSH 45NSH 76
: WSH 2.94NSH 3.25
PP goals: WSH 1NSH 1
Hits: WSH 12NSH 18
Blocks: WSH 27NSH 15
PIM: WSH 6NSH 4
: WSH 49%NSH 51%

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 1G 1A. NSH's first power-play unit (Stamkos, Josi, O'Reilly, Marchessault and Forsberg) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:15 together.

Points
Alex Ovechkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:31.Ovechkin
PP1
NSH's first power-play unit (Stamkos, Josi, O'Reilly, Marchessault and Forsberg) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:15 together.Stamkos Josi O'Reilly Marchessault Forsberg
PP1
WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Carlson, Wilson, Strome and Chychrun) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 2:02 together.Ovechkin Carlson Wilson Strome Chychrun
Luck
NSH scored 1 goal on 3.25 expected goals (76 attempts), well short of its chances.
New line
New look for NSH: Novak–L'Heureux–Svechkov skated 7:50 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (73.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Novak L'Heureux Svechkov
Usage
Alex Ovechkin (WSH) played 14:31, −3:16 down on his 17:47 season average over 64 games.Ovechkin
Usage
Aliaksei Protas (WSH) played 20:58, +4:34 up on his 16:24 season average over 75 games.Protas

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 76 · WSH 45

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 13% of the game, NSH 48%.

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
	48	82
	1.41	3.51
	1.37	3.32
	4	12
	2	7
	18	18
	−0.006	+0.006
	13%	48%

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

L1Wilson – Dubois – Protas
12:4263% CF
L2Ovechkin – Strome – McMichael
8:5017% CF
L3Dowd – Mangiapane – Duhaime
7:0950% CF
L4Eller – Raddysh – Frank
6:1633% CF
D1Roy – Fehérváry
11:1732% CF
D2Carlson – Chychrun
8:4241% CF
D3van Riemsdyk – Sandin
2:5625% CF

PP1Ovechkin – Carlson – Wilson – Strome – Chychrun
2:02100% CF
PP2Ovechkin – Mangiapane – Strome – Sandin – McMichael
1:04100% CF
PK1FDowd – Duhaime
1:25
PK2FWilson – Protas
1:14
PK1DCarlson – Fehérváry
1:30
PK2Dvan Riemsdyk – Roy
0:51

Current WSH line combinations →

Nashville Predators

L1Stamkos – Marchessault – Forsberg
12:4550% CF
L2Nyquist – O'Reilly – Hinostroza
10:0763% CF
L3Jankowski – Sissons – McCarron
9:1168% CF
L4Novak – L'Heureux – Svechkov
7:5074% CF
D1Josi – Barron
17:1660% CF
D2Skjei – Blankenburg
15:3872% CF
D3Schenn – Stastney
11:2766% CF

PP1Stamkos – Josi – O'Reilly – Marchessault – Forsberg
2:15100% CF
PP2Nyquist – Skjei – Hinostroza – Novak – L'Heureux
0:22100% CF
PK1FSissons – McCarron
1:21
PK2FNyquist – O'Reilly
0:34
PK1DSchenn – Josi
1:21
PK2DSkjei – Blankenburg
1:07

Current NSH line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

2nd period

9:03
WSHTom WilsonPP (Dylan Strome, Alex Ovechkin)wrist0.15 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Carlson, Wilson, Strome, ChychrunNSH: O'Reilly, Skjei, McCarron, Blankenburg
WSH 1 – 0 NSH
16:14
NSHFilip ForsbergPP (Jonathan Marchessault, Roman Josi)wrist0.07 xG
WSH: Carlson, Wilson, Fehérváry, ProtasNSH: Stamkos, Josi, O'Reilly, Marchessault, Forsberg
WSH 1 – 1 NSH

3rd period

8:30
WSHEthen Frank (Matt Roy, Martin Fehérváry)wrist0.08 xG
WSH: Eller, Roy, Raddysh, Fehérváry, FrankNSH: Skjei, Novak, L'Heureux, Svechkov, Blankenburg
WSH 2 – 1 NSH
14:54
WSHAndrew Mangiapane (Brandon Duhaime, John Carlson)backhand0.12 xG
WSH: Carlson, Dowd, Mangiapane, Duhaime, FehérváryNSH: Stamkos, Marchessault, Skjei, Forsberg, Stastney
WSH 3 – 1 NSH
19:01
WSHAlex OvechkinENsnap0.97 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Carlson, Wilson, Dubois, SandinNSH: Stamkos, Josi, O'Reilly, Marchessault, Forsberg, McCarron
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
Aliaksei Protas L	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.07	0	2	0	20:58	—	—	42	22
Tom Wilson R	L1	1	0	1	+1	3	0.46	2	1	0	20:10	—	—	48	36
Pierre-Luc Dubois C	L1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.07	0	1	0	17:52	—	—	55	28
Connor McMichael L	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.07	0	1	2	16:45	—	—	23	22
Dylan Strome C	L2	0	1	1	0	0	0.08	1	2	0	14:47	—	—	24	28
Alex Ovechkin L	L2	1	1	2	+1	2	0.98	0	2	0	14:31	—	—	17	4
Nic Dowd C	L3	0	0	0	+1	3	0.15	0	2	0	15:39	—	—	38	40
Brandon Duhaime L	L3	0	1	1	+1	0	0.63	2	2	0	13:08	—	—	44	47
Andrew Mangiapane L	L3	1	0	1	+1	1	0.13	0	0	0	11:39	—	—	54	45
Lars Eller C	L4	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	1	1	0	11:34	—	—	38	24
Taylor Raddysh R	L4	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	0	0	2	10:34	—	—	30	18
Ethen Frank R	L4	1	0	1	+1	1	0.22	1	0	0	10:21	—	—	28	27
Matt Roy D	D1	0	1	1	+1	0	0.02	1	4	0	21:58	—	—	28	13
Martin Fehérváry D	D1	0	1	1	+2	0	0.00	3	1	2	21:42	—	—	35	19
John Carlson D	D2	0	1	1	+2	0	0.02	0	1	0	21:23	—	—	48	45
Jakob Chychrun D	D2	0	0	0	0	2	0.02	1	1	0	18:30	—	—	49	42
Rasmus Sandin D	D3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	0	3	0	19:40	—	—	29	29
Trevor van Riemsdyk D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	0	3	0	15:50	—	—	37	28

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Logan Thompson(start)	W	33	32	1	.970	3.25	60:00

Nashville Predators

NSH skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Steven Stamkos C	L1	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	0	1	0	20:03	—	—	58	71
Jonathan Marchessault R	L1	0	1	1	-2	6	0.79	1	0	0	19:20	—	—	53	68
Filip Forsberg L	L1	1	0	1	-2	5	0.23	1	1	0	19:01	—	—	47	66
Ryan O'Reilly C	L2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.05	0	3	0	17:42	—	—	50	58
Gustav Nyquist R	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	15:07	—	—	70	68
Vinnie Hinostroza C	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.15	1	0	0	13:14	—	—	57	59
Colton Sissons C	L3	0	0	0	0	3	0.55	1	0	0	14:55	—	—	72	82
Michael McCarron C	L3	0	0	0	-1	4	0.07	1	1	0	14:54	—	—	73	80
Mark Jankowski L	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.04	1	0	0	12:54	—	—	61	63
Tommy Novak C	L4	0	0	0	-1	3	0.46	0	0	0	13:50	—	—	82	88
Zachary L'Heureux L	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.06	3	0	0	11:10	—	—	71	76
Fedor Svechkov C	L4	0	0	0	-1	2	0.39	1	0	0	10:00	—	—	70	72
Roman Josi D	D1	0	1	1	-1	1	0.11	0	3	2	26:35	—	—	62	72
Justin Barron D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	4	2	0	18:40	—	—	63	78
Brady Skjei D	D2	0	0	0	-2	0	0.01	0	0	0	21:25	—	—	58	68
Nick Blankenburg D	D2	0	0	0	-1	3	0.17	3	0	2	18:30	—	—	73	83
Spencer Stastney D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	2	0	16:41	—	—	61	62
Luke Schenn D	D3	0	0	0	0	2	0.14	1	2	0	14:10	—	—	65	59

NSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Juuse Saros(start)	L	15	12	3	.800	1.46	58:42

Goal anatomy

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

Tom Wilson (WSH PP) 2nd 9:03 · assists Dylan Strome, Alex Ovechkin · Forecheck turnover · 28.4 mph shot.

Tom Wilson · 2nd 9:03 · WSH PP

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 28.4 mph
Distance: 13 ft

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Filip Forsberg · 2nd 16:14 · NSH PP

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: loose
Odd man: 4-on-3
Passes: 2
Shot: 49.9 mph
Distance: 27 ft
Entry to goal: 3.1 s

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Ethen Frank · 3rd 8:30 · WSH

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: pass
Odd man: 1-on-0
Passes: 2
Shot: 41.8 mph
Distance: 15 ft
Entry to goal: 2.6 s

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Andrew Mangiapane · 3rd 14:54 · WSH

Play: rebound
Passes: 0
Shot: 26.4 mph
Distance: 14 ft
Type: rebound

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Alex Ovechkin · 3rd 19:01 · WSH EN

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 1-on-0
Passes: 0
Shot: 28.8 mph
Distance: 6 ft
Entry to goal: 2.4 s

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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.