Washington Capitals vs. Detroit Red WingsJan 6, 2019

FinalSunday, Jan 6, 2019· Little Caesars Arena

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Detroit Red WingsDET

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
WSH	1	0	2	3		WSH	13	6	15	34
DET	1	1	0	2		DET	9	10	6	25

: WSH 64DET 47
: WSH 3.84DET 1.85
PP goals: WSH 0DET 0
Hits: WSH 20DET 9
Blocks: WSH 11DET 14
PIM: WSH 10DET 8
: WSH 41%DET 59%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Washington Capitals edge Detroit Red Wings 3–2

Washington Capitals beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2 at DET. Evgeny Kuznetsov (WSH) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Christoffer Ehn (DET) played 7:14, −3:26 down on his 10:40 season average over 59 games.

Points
Evgeny Kuznetsov had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:28.Kuznetsov
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Christoffer Ehn (DET) played 7:14, −3:26 down on his 10:40 season average over 59 games.Ehn
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Luke Witkowski (DET) played 12:54, +3:24 up on his 9:30 season average over 33 games.Witkowski
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Chandler Stephenson (WSH) played 9:03, −3:07 down on his 12:10 season average over 63 games.Stephenson
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Nick Jensen (DET) played 22:57, +3:08 up on his 19:49 season average over 79 games.Jensen
PP1
DET's PP1 (Kronwall, Nielsen, Vanek, Nyquist and Larkin) went scoreless in 3:28 of 5v4 time with 3 attempts.Kronwall Nielsen Vanek Nyquist Larkin
PP1
WSH's PP1 (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) went scoreless in 6:09 of 5v4 time with 5 attempts.Ovechkin Oshie Backstrom Carlson Kuznetsov

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)DET attacks right (top on phones) →

DET
WSH
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 111 of 111 attempts · DET 47 · WSH 64

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

DET
WSH
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

DET 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 40% of the game, DET 21%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

DET

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	DET
	64	50
	3.76	2.04
	3.45	1.96
	22	7
	6	5
	16	18
	−0.084	+0.084
	40%	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

L1Eller – Connolly – Burakovsky
10:2823% CF
L2Ovechkin – Kuznetsov – Wilson
10:2556% CF
L3Oshie – Backstrom – Vrana
9:1163% CF
L4Smith-Pelly – Boyd – Stephenson
4:4263% CF
D1Niskanen – Orlov
14:4738% CF
D2Carlson – Kempny
14:4069% CF
D3Orpik – Siegenthaler
11:3444% CF

PP1Ovechkin – Oshie – Backstrom – Carlson – Kuznetsov
6:0983% CF
PK1FEller – Wilson
2:15
PK2FSmith-Pelly – Stephenson
2:07
PK1DOrpik – Niskanen
3:28
PK2DCarlson – Kempny
1:00

Current WSH line combinations →

Detroit Red Wings

L1Nyquist – Bertuzzi – Larkin
11:0057% CF
L2Helm – Glendening – Athanasiou
9:2738% CF
L3Nielsen – Vanek – Mantha
4:0333% CF
L4Abdelkader – de la Rose – Ehn
3:1325% CF
D1Jensen – Cholowski
15:3643% CF
D2Ericsson – Hronek
13:0248% CF

PP1Kronwall – Nielsen – Vanek – Nyquist – Larkin
3:2875% CF
PP2Abdelkader – Athanasiou – Bertuzzi – Mantha – Cholowski
1:22
PK1FHelm – Glendening
2:56
PK2FAbdelkader – de la Rose
2:24
PK1DEricsson – Jensen
2:48
PK2DWitkowski – Hronek
1:08

Current DET line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

6:57
WSHTom Wilson (Evgeny Kuznetsov)wrist0.19 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Carlson, Kuznetsov, Wilson, KempnyDET: Nielsen, Ericsson, Vanek, Jensen, Mantha
WSH 1 – 0 DET
14:08
DETAnthony Manthabackhand0.13 xG
WSH: Oshie, Niskanen, Eller, Orlov, VranaDET: Kronwall, Nielsen, Vanek, Mantha, Cholowski
WSH 1 – 1 DET

2nd period

6:48
DETFilip Hronek (Dylan Larkin, Gustav Nyquist)tip-in0.07 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Carlson, Kuznetsov, Wilson, KempnyDET: Nyquist, Jensen, Bertuzzi, Larkin, Hronek
WSH 1 – 2 DET

3rd period

6:19
WSHTravis Boyd (Alex Ovechkin, Brett Connolly)snap0.15 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Niskanen, Orlov, Connolly, BoydDET: Kronwall, Abdelkader, Witkowski, Athanasiou, Ehn
WSH 2 – 2 DET
16:08
WSHMichal Kempny (Matt Niskanen, Evgeny Kuznetsov)wrist0.02 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Niskanen, Kuznetsov, Wilson, KempnyDET: Ericsson, Nyquist, Bertuzzi, Larkin, Hronek
WSH 3 – 2 DET

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
Lars Eller C	L1	0	0	0	-1	3	0.15	0	2	0	16:52	—	—	48	54
Brett Connolly R	L1	0	1	1	+1	1	0.08	0	1	0	14:23	—	—	39	52
Andre Burakovsky L	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.15	0	0	0	13:37	—	—	35	38
Alex Ovechkin L	L2	0	1	1	+2	4	0.36	0	0	2	20:57	—	—	60	81
Tom Wilson R	L2	1	0	1	+1	4	0.91	1	2	0	17:55	—	—	54	76
Evgeny Kuznetsov C	L2	0	2	2	+1	5	0.32	0	0	0	17:28	—	—	59	82
Nicklas Backstrom C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.16	0	0	0	20:49	—	—	63	77
T.J. Oshie R	L3	0	0	0	-1	3	0.66	3	0	6	17:39	—	—	67	72
Jakub Vrana L	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.15	1	1	0	11:41	—	—	52	58
Devante Smith-Pelly R	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.24	3	0	0	10:14	—	—	75	61
Travis Boyd C	L4	1	0	1	+1	1	0.15	0	0	0	9:15	—	—	58	35
Chandler Stephenson C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.22	1	0	0	9:03	—	—	77	45
Matt Niskanen D	D1	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	2	1	0	20:00	—	—	44	39
Dmitry Orlov D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.02	3	2	0	18:42	—	—	43	30
John Carlson D	D2	0	0	0	0	5	0.20	1	1	0	25:50	—	—	68	85
Michal Kempny D	D2	1	0	1	+1	2	0.04	1	0	0	19:04	—	—	71	86
Brooks Orpik D	D3	0	0	0	0	2	0.03	4	0	0	16:31	—	—	48	69
Jonas Siegenthaler D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	2	13:56	—	—	47	48

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Braden Holtby(start)	W	25	23	2	.920	1.85	60:00

Detroit Red Wings

DET skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Dylan Larkin C	L1	0	1	1	0	1	0.09	0	1	2	22:00	—	—	55	54
Gustav Nyquist R	L1	0	1	1	0	2	0.12	0	0	0	18:52	—	—	58	54
Tyler Bertuzzi L	L1	0	0	0	0	0	0.08	0	1	0	14:36	—	—	61	50
Luke Glendening C	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	16:42	—	—	42	22
Darren Helm C	L2	0	0	0	0	3	0.14	1	0	0	16:31	—	—	36	18
Andreas Athanasiou C	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.12	0	1	2	15:13	—	—	42	28
Anthony Mantha R	L3	1	0	1	0	2	0.31	0	0	0	15:13	—	—	39	32
Frans Nielsen C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.15	0	2	0	14:59	—	—	35	31
Thomas Vanek L	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	1	0	0	14:22	—	—	39	33
Justin Abdelkader L	L4	0	0	0	-1	3	0.16	2	0	0	14:26	—	—	44	49
Jacob de la Rose L	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.25	2	1	0	10:23	—	—	35	48
Christoffer Ehn C	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.10	0	1	0	7:14	—	—	41	50
Nick Jensen D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.02	1	3	0	22:57	—	—	36	34
Dennis Cholowski D	D1	0	0	0	+1	0	0.02	0	0	0	19:07	—	—	44	48
Filip Hronek D	D2	1	0	1	0	3	0.08	0	0	0	18:49	—	—	50	17
Jonathan Ericsson D	D2	0	0	0	-2	2	0.08	0	0	2	18:34	—	—	38	12
Niklas Kronwall D	—	0	0	0	0	2	0.08	0	3	2	21:57	—	—	52	55
Luke Witkowski D	—	0	0	0	-1	1	0.04	1	0	0	12:54	—	—	50	47

DET goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jimmy Howard(start)	L	34	31	3	.912	3.62	58:41

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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.