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Washington Capitals vs. Buffalo SabresApr 11, 2024

Final· KeyBank Center
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WSH
2
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BUF
4
Goals123TShots123T
WSH0112WSH114924
BUF1124BUF56617
WSH 60BUF 50
WSH 2.21BUF 3.30
PP goals
WSH 0BUF 0
Hits
WSH 37BUF 25
Blocks
WSH 16BUF 13
PIM
WSH 12BUF 12
WSH 70%BUF 30%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Buffalo Sabres beat Washington Capitals 4–2

Buffalo Sabres beat Washington Capitals 4–2 at home. Jordan Greenway (BUF) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Alexander Alexeyev (WSH) played 21:21, +7:51 up on his 13:30 season average over 38 games.

  1. Points
    Henri Jokiharju had 2 assists (2 points) in 18:27.Jokiharju
  2. Points
    John Carlson had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 24:54.Carlson
  3. Points
    Jordan Greenway had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:31.Greenway
  4. Usage
    Alexander Alexeyev (WSH) played 21:21, +7:51 up on his 13:30 season average over 38 games.Alexeyev
  5. New line
    New look for BUF: Greenway–Cozens–Quinn skated 8:17 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.GreenwayCozensQuinn
  6. New line
    New look for BUF: Skinner–Krebs–Benson skated 8:29 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (70% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.SkinnerKrebsBenson
  7. Usage
    Connor Clifton (BUF) played 20:53, +4:23 up on his 16:30 season average over 78 games.Clifton
  8. Usage
    Peyton Krebs (BUF) played 15:32, +3:04 up on his 12:28 season average over 79 games.Krebs

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 BUF: 110 attempts, 41 on goal, 6 goals, 5.51 expected goals; best chance Dylan Cozens at 0.60 xG.

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

Showing 110 of 110 attempts · BUF 50 · WSH 60

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, WSH at BUF: expected goals 3.30 to 2.21 (BUF led the chances), shot attempts 50 to 60, 6 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdBUFWSHBTMQCWnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • BUF
  • WSH
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
BUFWSHcontrol2nd3rdBenson · 1st 19:00Tuch · 2nd 12:37McMichael · 2nd 14:36Quinn · 3rd 9:46Cozens · 3rd 17:43Wilson · 3rd 19:00
  • BUF 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 34% of the game, BUF 35%.

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 BUF: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (60:00) for BUF and Charlie Lindgren (57:38) for WSH, 6 goals.

BUF
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
StatWSHBUF
6652
2.521.83
2.351.76
145
44
611
+0.095−0.095
34%35%

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 →

Buffalo Sabres

Current BUF line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 19:00
    BUFZach Benson (Jeff Skinner, Peyton Krebs)tip-in0.05 xG
    WSH: Pacioretty, van Riemsdyk, Milano, Lapierre, IorioBUF: Skinner, Clague, Jokiharju, Krebs, Benson
    WSH 0 – 1 BUF

2nd period

  1. 12:37
    BUFAlex Tuch (Henri Jokiharju, Tage Thompson)wrist0.08 xG
    WSH: Ovechkin, Oshie, Carlson, Fehérváry, McMichaelBUF: Tuch, Thompson, Jokiharju, Bryson, Peterka
    WSH 0 – 2 BUF
  2. 14:36
    WSHConnor McMichael (Max Pacioretty, John Carlson)tip-in0.08 xG
    WSH: Oshie, Pacioretty, Carlson, McMichael, IorioBUF: Girgensons, Clague, Jost, Rousek, Power
    WSH 1 – 2 BUF

3rd period

  1. 9:46
    BUFJack Quinn (Connor Clifton, Jordan Greenway)wrist0.15 xG
    WSH: Oshie, Pacioretty, Jensen, van Riemsdyk, StromeBUF: Clifton, Greenway, Cozens, Quinn, Power
    WSH 1 – 3 BUF
  2. 17:43
    BUFDylan CozensEN (Jordan Greenway, Henri Jokiharju)wrist0.60 xG
    WSH: Ovechkin, Oshie, Pacioretty, Carlson, Wilson, StromeBUF: Clifton, Tuch, Greenway, Jokiharju, Cozens
    WSH 1 – 4 BUF
  3. 19:00
    WSHTom Wilson (John Carlson, Alex Ovechkin)tip-in0.07 xG
    WSH: Ovechkin, Oshie, Pacioretty, Carlson, Wilson, StromeBUF: Clifton, Greenway, Thompson, Jokiharju, Peterka
    WSH 2 – 4 BUF

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
Dylan Strome CL1000-110.1002020:00——6978
Tom Wilson RL1101020.1631716:51——7287
Aliaksei Protas LL1000020.5611015:25——7694
Nic Dowd CL2000010.0130012:10——5049
Beck Malenstyn LL2000000.0730012:10——5558
Nicolas Aube-Kubel RL2000010.0350012:07——6970
Max Pacioretty LL3011-130.2182515:19——3741
Sonny Milano LL3000-100.0000014:28——4334
Hendrix Lapierre CL3000-110.1411013:19——3836
Alex Ovechkin LL4011-130.0620017:21——5749
T.J. Oshie RL4000-110.2531017:06——4246
Connor McMichael LL4101030.2010015:50——5755
Nick Jensen DD1000-120.0413024:36——6049
Alexander Alexeyev DD1000020.1433021:21——6582
John Carlson DD2022010.1700024:54——6068
Martin Fehérváry DD2000-100.0032020:38——5762
Trevor van Riemsdyk DD3000-210.0600016:49——4646
Vincent Iorio DD3000000.000009:58——2921
WSH goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Charlie Lindgren(start)L16133.8131.6557:38

Buffalo Sabres

BUF skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Alex Tuch RL1101+230.3312018:41——3834
JJ Peterka RL1000010.2310018:36——3733
Tage Thompson CL1011010.4712518:15——3533
Lukas Rousek RL2000-100.0010012:09——5328
Zemgus Girgensons CL2000-100.0000011:47——5031
Tyson Jost CL2000-120.1121011:00——5632
Peyton Krebs CL3011+100.0040015:32——5064
Jeff Skinner LL3011+100.6910015:29——4754
Zach Benson LL3101+110.0510013:28——6782
Jordan Greenway LL4022+120.1830516:31——4851
Dylan Cozens CL4101+210.6200016:09——4652
Jack Quinn RL4101+110.1500014:19——3650
Owen Power DD1000010.0211022:55——3832
Rasmus Dahlin DD1000030.3332221:26——3729
Connor Clifton DD2011+100.0523020:53——4462
Jacob Bryson DD2000+100.0011017:58——4148
Henri Jokiharju DD3022+200.0021018:27——5254
Kale Clague DD3000010.0710016:25——5559
BUF goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen(start)W24222.9172.2160:00

Goal anatomy

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

Dylan Cozens (BUF EN) 3rd 17:43 · assists Jordan Greenway, Henri Jokiharju · Point shot · 38.7 mph shot.

Alex Tuch · 2nd 12:37 · BUF

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
3
Shot
66.2 mph
Distance
38 ft
Entry to goal
3.8 s

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Connor McMichael · 2nd 14:36 · WSH

Play
deflection
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
0
Shot
21.0 mph
Distance
7 ft
Entry to goal
2.8 s

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Jack Quinn · 3rd 9:46 · BUF

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
1
Shot
62.8 mph
Distance
25 ft
Entry to goal
3.8 s

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