Washington Capitals vs. New York RangersMay 5, 2021

FinalWednesday, May 5, 2021· Madison Square Garden

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
WSH	0	3	1	4		WSH	11	14	10	35
NYR	0	0	2	2		NYR	11	3	7	21

: WSH 67NYR 35
: WSH 4.38NYR 1.45
PP goals: WSH 2NYR 0
Hits: WSH 11NYR 18
Blocks: WSH 8NYR 16
PIM: WSH 56NYR 85
: WSH 65%NYR 35%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Washington Capitals beat New York Rangers 4–2

Washington Capitals beat New York Rangers 4–2 at NYR. T.J. Oshie (WSH) led the scoring with 3G 0A. WSH's first power-play unit (Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson, Orlov and Mantha) scored 1 power-play goal on 14 attempts in 8:15 together.

Points
T.J. Oshie had a hat trick (3 points) on 7 shots in 22:06.Oshie
Points
Dmitry Orlov had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 26:13.Orlov
Points
Zac Jones had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:40.Jones
PP1
WSH's first power-play unit (Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson, Orlov and Mantha) scored 1 power-play goal on 14 attempts in 8:15 together.Oshie Backstrom Carlson Orlov Mantha
New line
New look for NYR: Strome–Zibanejad–Buchnevich skated 4:00 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (28.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Strome Zibanejad Buchnevich
Usage
Tom Wilson (WSH) played 2:36, −14:14 down on his 16:50 season average over 46 games.Wilson
New line
New look for WSH: Backstrom–Raffl–Mantha skated 4:37 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Backstrom Raffl Mantha
Usage
Dmitry Orlov (WSH) played 26:13, +6:32 up on his 19:41 season average over 50 games.Orlov

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 35 · WSH 67

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 71% of the game, NYR 9%.

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
	53	26
	2.46	0.88
	2.35	0.87
	18	2
	2	5
	16	14
	+0.129	−0.129
	71%	9%

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
7:2177% CF
L2Backstrom – Raffl – Mantha
4:3775% CF
L3Oshie – Eller – Sheary
3:4756% CF
D1Carlson – Orlov
8:3157% CF
D2Dillon – van Riemsdyk
8:3071% CF
D3Chara – Jensen
7:0754% CF

PP1Oshie – Backstrom – Carlson – Orlov – Mantha
8:1593% CF
PP2Chara – Eller – Raffl – Sheary – van Riemsdyk
3:1871% CF
PK1FBackstrom – Hagelin
0:49
PK2FDowd – Hathaway
0:47
PK1DChara – Jensen
0:54
PK2DCarlson – Orlov
0:49

Current WSH line combinations →

New York Rangers

L1Strome – Zibanejad – Buchnevich
4:0029% CF
L2Chytil – Kakko – Lafrenière
3:5550% CF
L3Di Giuseppe – Rooney – Barron
2:38100% CF
D1Fox – Miller
14:3052% CF
D2Hajek – Jones
9:5023% CF
D3Smith – Bitetto
6:3029% CF

PP1Blackwell – Zibanejad – Buchnevich – Fox – Lafrenière
1:50100% CF
PP2Strome – Chytil – Kravtsov – Kakko – Jones
1:01100% CF
PK1FBlackwell – Zibanejad
4:29
PK2FStrome – Barron
2:49
PK1DFox – Miller
6:29
PK2DSmith – Hajek
2:07

Current NYR line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

2nd period

0:12
WSHT.J. OshiePP (Brenden Dillon, Trevor van Riemsdyk)wrist0.14 xG
WSH: Oshie, Eller, Dillon, Sheary, van RiemsdykNYR: Strome, Zibanejad, Fox, Miller
WSH 1 – 0 NYR
8:26
WSHT.J. OshiePP (Dmitry Orlov, Nicklas Backstrom)slap0.13 xG
WSH: Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson, Orlov, ManthaNYR: Strome, Rooney, Fox, Miller
WSH 2 – 0 NYR
14:48
WSHNic Dowd (John Carlson, Dmitry Orlov)tip-in0.09 xG
WSH: Hagelin, Carlson, Orlov, Dowd, HathawayNYR: Smith, Bitetto, Strome, Zibanejad, Kakko
WSH 3 – 0 NYR

3rd period

1:15
NYRAlexis Lafrenière (Filip Chytil, Zac Jones)wrist0.07 xG
WSH: Oshie, Eller, Carlson, Orlov, ShearyNYR: Blackwell, Hajek, Chytil, Jones, Lafrenière
WSH 3 – 1 NYR
18:20
WSHT.J. OshieEN (Carl Hagelin, Dmitry Orlov)wrist0.54 xG
WSH: Oshie, Hagelin, Eller, Carlson, OrlovNYR: Blackwell, Zibanejad, Fox, Kravtsov, Kakko, Lafrenière
WSH 4 – 1 NYR
18:44
NYRMorgan Barron (Zac Jones, Libor Hajek)wrist0.08 xG
WSH: Chara, Eller, Jensen, Raffl, HathawayNYR: Di Giuseppe, Rooney, Hajek, Barron, Jones
WSH 4 – 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
Carl Hagelin L	L1	0	1	1	+2	1	0.09	0	0	7	12:31	—	—	79	90
Nic Dowd C	L1	1	0	1	+1	3	0.49	2	0	5	12:08	—	—	71	89
Garnet Hathaway R	L1	0	0	0	0	3	0.17	2	1	5	11:24	—	—	71	82
Nicklas Backstrom C	L2	0	1	1	0	1	0.20	0	1	0	22:19	—	—	67	69
Anthony Mantha R	L2	0	0	0	0	5	0.31	1	0	2	21:32	—	—	68	71
Michael Raffl L	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.17	0	0	5	18:34	—	—	71	67
T.J. Oshie R	L3	3	0	3	0	7	1.50	0	1	0	22:06	—	—	61	55
Conor Sheary L	L3	0	0	0	-1	3	0.28	0	0	0	19:57	—	—	58	68
Lars Eller C	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.30	2	0	5	19:40	—	—	68	69
Dmitry Orlov D	D1	0	3	3	+1	3	0.26	0	3	0	26:13	—	—	58	58
John Carlson D	D1	0	1	1	+1	3	0.12	0	0	0	23:07	—	—	63	59
Trevor van Riemsdyk D	D2	0	1	1	0	2	0.15	0	0	0	20:55	—	—	74	93
Brenden Dillon D	D2	0	1	1	0	0	0.01	2	1	0	19:34	—	—	73	91
Nick Jensen D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.03	0	0	0	17:16	—	—	67	81
Zdeno Chara D	D3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.10	0	1	12	14:45	—	—	60	72
Daniel Carr L	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.20	2	0	0	11:32	—	—	75	80
Tom Wilson R	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	15	2:36	—	—	67	100

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Vitek Vanecek(start)	W	21	19	2	.905	1.45	59:57

New York Rangers

NYR skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Mika Zibanejad C	L1	0	0	0	-2	3	0.25	1	2	0	24:12	—	—	39	25
Ryan Strome C	L1	0	0	0	-1	4	0.03	0	0	17	17:45	—	—	37	10
Pavel Buchnevich L	L1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	0	19	12:02	—	—	36	36
Kaapo Kakko R	L2	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	0	0	0	15:51	—	—	39	27
Alexis Lafrenière L	L2	1	0	1	0	1	0.12	2	0	0	15:01	—	—	50	45
Filip Chytil C	L2	0	1	1	+1	1	0.13	0	1	0	14:07	—	—	33	33
Morgan Barron C	L3	1	0	1	+1	1	0.08	3	0	0	18:00	—	—	30	39
Kevin Rooney C	L3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	2	0	15	13:37	—	—	25	20
Phillip Di Giuseppe L	L3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.03	0	1	7	8:37	—	—	57	48
Adam Fox D	D1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.07	3	1	0	27:57	—	—	52	67
K'Andre Miller D	D1	0	0	0	0	2	0.01	3	4	0	23:53	—	—	48	43
Libor Hajek D	D2	0	1	1	+2	0	0.00	0	2	0	19:20	—	—	21	21
Zac Jones D	D2	0	2	2	+2	2	0.16	0	2	0	18:40	—	—	23	18
Brendan Smith D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.10	0	0	17	13:34	—	—	17	17
Anthony Bitetto D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	1	5	12:16	—	—	36	22
Colin Blackwell C	—	0	0	0	0	2	0.20	0	0	5	17:48	—	—	14	10
Vitali Kravtsov R	—	0	0	0	-1	1	0.14	0	2	0	13:17	—	—	18	3
Julien Gauthier R	—	0	0	0	0	1	0.13	1	0	0	0:43	—	—	67	100

NYR goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Alexandar Georgiev(start)	L	34	31	3	.912	3.85	58:31

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.