Washington Capitals vs. New York RangersMar 3, 2019

Final / SOSunday, Mar 3, 2019· Madison Square Garden

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Goals	1	2	3	OT	SO	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
WSH	2	0	0	0	1	3		WSH	9	20	8	2	39
NYR	1	1	0	0	0	2		NYR	11	7	4	2	24

: WSH 60NYR 42
: WSH 2.73NYR 1.86
PP goals: WSH 0NYR 0
Hits: WSH 29NYR 32
Blocks: WSH 9NYR 12
PIM: WSH 4NYR 8
: WSH 40%NYR 60%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Washington Capitals edge New York Rangers 3–2 (SO)

Washington Capitals beat New York Rangers 3–2 in a shootout at NYR. Pavel Buchnevich (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Alexandar Georgiev (NYR) faced 39 shots and stopped 37 (.949), +7 against a season average of 32.0; the overtime loss.

Goalie
Alexandar Georgiev (NYR) faced 39 shots and stopped 37 (.949), +7 against a season average of 32.0; the overtime loss.Georgiev
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Ryan Strome (NYR) played 20:11, +4:40 up on his 15:31 season average over 80 games.Strome
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Andre Burakovsky (WSH) played 6:58, −4:13 down on his 11:11 season average over 75 games.Burakovsky
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Libor Hajek (NYR) played 12:10, −5:27 down on his 17:37 season average over 4 games.Hajek
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Kevin Shattenkirk (NYR) played 13:56, −5:05 down on his 19:01 season average over 72 games.Shattenkirk
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Brett Howden (NYR) played 10:16, −4:45 down on his 15:01 season average over 65 games.Howden
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Marc Staal (NYR) played 23:54, +4:32 up on his 19:22 season average over 78 games.Staal
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Brendan Smith (NYR) played 11:27, −3:54 down on his 15:21 season average over 62 games.Smith

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)NYR attacks right (top on phones) →

NYR
WSH
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 102 of 102 attempts · NYR 42 · WSH 60

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

NYR
WSH
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

NYR 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, NYR 21%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

NYR

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	NYR
	59	40
	2.60	1.82
	2.51	1.81
	14	10
	5	2
	25	30
	−0.060	+0.060
	35%	21%

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 – Wilson
11:5848% CF
L2Hagelin – Eller – Connolly
10:5760% CF
L3Oshie – Backstrom – Vrana
10:4480% CF
L4Dowd – Boyd – Burakovsky
5:5933% CF
D1Niskanen – Orlov
14:5880% CF
D2Carlson – Kempny
12:1163% CF
D3Orpik – Jensen
11:0345% CF

PP1Ovechkin – Oshie – Backstrom – Carlson – Kuznetsov
6:1267% CF
PP2Ovechkin – Eller – Carlson – Wilson – Vrana
0:43
PK1FHagelin – Dowd
1:23
PK2FEller – Wilson
0:42
PK1DOrpik – Niskanen
1:37
PK2DCarlson – Jensen
0:55

Current WSH line combinations →

New York Rangers

L1Fast – Strome – Namestnikov
10:5755% CF
L2Kreider – Zibanejad – Vesey
9:5432% CF
L3Buchnevich – Lemieux – Andersson
4:2717% CF
D1Staal – DeAngelo
15:0860% CF
D2Skjei – Pionk
12:0347% CF
D3Shattenkirk – Hajek
8:3643% CF

PP1Kreider – Zibanejad – Vesey – Buchnevich – DeAngelo
2:0350% CF
PP2Shattenkirk – Strome – Namestnikov – Chytil – Pionk
0:46100% CF
PK1FZibanejad – Namestnikov
3:30
PK2FFast – Strome
1:53
PK1DStaal – Pionk
3:42
PK2DSmith – Skjei
0:33

Current NYR line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

0:45
NYRRyan Strome (Chris Kreider)wrist0.06 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Niskanen, Backstrom, Orlov, WilsonNYR: Kreider, Fast, Strome, Hajek, Pionk
WSH 0 – 1 NYR
2:03
WSHCarl Hagelin (Lars Eller, Brooks Orpik)wrist0.05 xG
WSH: Orpik, Hagelin, Eller, Jensen, ConnollyNYR: Shattenkirk, Buchnevich, Lemieux, Hajek, Andersson
WSH 1 – 1 NYR
10:02
WSHAndre Burakovsky (Nic Dowd, Travis Boyd)wrist0.07 xG
WSH: Orpik, Jensen, Dowd, Boyd, BurakovskyNYR: Staal, Buchnevich, DeAngelo, Lemieux, Andersson
WSH 2 – 1 NYR

2nd period

14:20
NYRPavel Buchnevich (Filip Chytil, Tony DeAngelo)wrist0.11 xG
WSH: Eller, Carlson, Orlov, Boyd, BurakovskyNYR: Staal, Buchnevich, DeAngelo, Howden, Chytil
WSH 2 – 2 NYR

Decided in the shootout: WSH 3 – 2 NYR.

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	6	0.47	1	1	0	23:35	—	—	52	56
Evgeny Kuznetsov C	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.06	0	0	0	21:50	—	—	46	52
Tom Wilson R	L1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.15	4	0	2	17:31	—	—	50	37
Lars Eller C	L2	0	1	1	0	5	0.38	2	0	0	19:25	—	—	64	72
Carl Hagelin L	L2	1	0	1	+1	2	0.08	0	0	0	16:36	—	—	65	74
Brett Connolly R	L2	0	0	0	+1	4	0.34	2	0	0	12:39	—	—	65	71
Nicklas Backstrom C	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.12	1	1	0	22:01	—	—	77	68
T.J. Oshie R	L3	0	0	0	0	3	0.40	3	2	0	21:47	—	—	76	79
Jakub Vrana L	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.07	0	0	0	15:22	—	—	73	70
Nic Dowd C	L4	0	1	1	+1	2	0.16	0	0	0	8:11	—	—	46	40
Travis Boyd C	L4	0	1	1	0	0	0.01	0	2	0	7:21	—	—	50	21
Andre Burakovsky L	L4	1	0	1	0	2	0.12	0	0	0	6:58	—	—	47	20
Dmitry Orlov D	D1	0	0	0	-2	2	0.09	3	0	0	22:31	—	—	67	65
Matt Niskanen D	D1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	2	0	0	20:33	—	—	68	71
John Carlson D	D2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.24	1	1	0	26:02	—	—	55	45
Michal Kempny D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3	1	0	16:13	—	—	64	55
Nick Jensen D	D3	0	0	0	+2	3	0.04	3	1	2	17:05	—	—	55	66
Brooks Orpik D	D3	0	1	1	+2	0	0.00	4	0	0	15:20	—	—	35	38

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Braden Holtby(start)	W	24	22	2	.917	1.86	65:00

New York Rangers

NYR skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Ryan Strome C	L1	1	0	1	+1	1	0.06	1	0	0	20:11	—	—	43	28
Vladislav Namestnikov C	L1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	19:47	—	—	53	34
Jesper Fast R	L1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.11	2	1	0	16:53	—	—	50	45
Mika Zibanejad C	L2	0	0	0	0	4	0.25	3	2	0	23:10	—	—	34	36
Chris Kreider L	L2	0	1	1	+1	1	0.06	2	2	0	19:09	—	—	33	43
Jimmy Vesey L	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.18	0	0	0	18:21	—	—	30	34
Pavel Buchnevich L	L3	1	0	1	-1	2	0.25	1	0	0	16:54	—	—	35	26
Lias Andersson C	L3	0	0	0	-2	1	0.18	3	0	0	9:16	—	—	42	71
Brendan Lemieux L	L3	0	0	0	-2	3	0.27	3	1	0	8:02	—	—	33	52
Marc Staal D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	1	0	23:54	—	—	53	57
Tony DeAngelo D	D1	0	1	1	0	4	0.11	0	3	4	21:47	—	—	46	46
Neal Pionk D	D2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.07	2	0	0	24:14	—	—	48	37
Brady Skjei D	D2	0	0	0	0	2	0.10	4	1	0	24:02	—	—	32	29
Kevin Shattenkirk D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	2	0	0	13:56	—	—	31	50
Libor Hajek D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	0	0	0	12:10	—	—	37	39
Filip Chytil C	—	0	1	1	+1	1	0.03	1	0	2	13:31	—	—	47	44
Brendan Smith D	—	0	0	0	0	1	0.08	2	1	2	11:27	—	—	35	48
Brett Howden C	—	0	0	0	+1	0	0.10	3	0	0	10:16	—	—	50	41

NYR goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Alexandar Georgiev(start)	O	39	37	2	.949	2.73	65:00

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.