Washington Capitals vs. Ottawa SenatorsDec 29, 2018

FinalSaturday, Dec 29, 2018· Canadian Tire Centre

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Washington CapitalsWSH

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Ottawa SenatorsOTT

2

Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
WSH	2	1	0	3		WSH	10	7	7	24
OTT	0	1	1	2		OTT	7	13	13	33

: WSH 50OTT 65
: WSH 1.51OTT 3.76
PP goals: WSH 0OTT 0
Hits: WSH 22OTT 21
Blocks: WSH 21OTT 16
PIM: WSH 14OTT 22
: WSH 43%OTT 57%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Washington Capitals edge Ottawa Senators 3–2

Washington Capitals beat Ottawa Senators 3–2 at OTT. Mark Stone (OTT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Evgeny Kuznetsov (WSH) played 14:17, −4:34 down on his 18:51 season average over 75 games.

Points
Colin White had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:01.White
Points
Mark Stone had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 21:55.Stone
Points
Tom Wilson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:04.Wilson
Points
Tyler Lewington had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:28.Lewington
Points
Brady Tkachuk had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:00.Tkachuk
Usage
Evgeny Kuznetsov (WSH) played 14:17, −4:34 down on his 18:51 season average over 75 games.Kuznetsov
Luck
OTT scored 2 goals on 3.76 expected goals (65 attempts), well short of its chances.
Usage
Colin White (OTT) played 20:01, +3:52 up on his 16:09 season average over 70 games.White

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)OTT attacks right (top on phones) →

OTT
WSH
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 115 of 115 attempts · OTT 65 · WSH 50

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

OTT
WSH
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

OTT 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 14% of the game, OTT 41%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

OTT

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	OTT
	59	72
	1.81	3.84
	1.77	3.65
	12	19
	6	8
	23	36
	−0.059	+0.060
	14%	41%

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 – Oshie – Backstrom
14:2744% CF
L2Eller – Connolly – Burakovsky
12:1762% CF
L3Kuznetsov – Wilson – Vrana
10:3532% CF
L4Dowd – Smith-Pelly – Stephenson
9:5728% CF
D1Carlson – Kempny
19:2041% CF
D2Orlov – Bowey
14:5638% CF
D3Lewington – Siegenthaler
10:2255% CF

PK1FEller – Wilson
0:54
PK2FDowd – Stephenson
0:47
PK1DOrlov – Lewington
1:06
PK2DCarlson – Kempny
0:54

Current WSH line combinations →

Ottawa Senators

L1Stone – White – Tkachuk
9:2170% CF
L2Smith – Duchene – Dzingel
4:3825% CF
L3Ryan – Boedker – Tierney
3:2020% CF
L4Pyatt – Paul – Rodewald
3:1625% CF
D1Ceci – Lajoie
18:5553% CF
D2Borowiecki – DeMelo
9:2878% CF
D3Harpur – Wolanin
8:2854% CF

PP1Ryan – Duchene – Stone – White – Lajoie
0:56100% CF
PP2Boedker – Dzingel – Tierney – Wolanin – Tkachuk
0:410% CF

Current OTT line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

7:12
WSHTom Wilson (Evgeny Kuznetsov, Tyler Lewington)wrist0.14 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Kuznetsov, Wilson, Lewington, SiegenthalerOTT: Dzingel, Ceci, White, Lajoie, Tkachuk
WSH 1 – 0 OTT
16:00
WSHTyler Lewington (Nicklas Backstrom, Jonas Siegenthaler)wrist0.10 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Lewington, SiegenthalerOTT: Smith, Duchene, Dzingel, DeMelo, Wolanin
WSH 2 – 0 OTT

2nd period

1:01
WSHMadison Bowey (Tom Wilson)slap0.04 xG
WSH: Orlov, Kuznetsov, Wilson, Bowey, VranaOTT: Ryan, Duchene, DeMelo, Tierney, Lajoie
WSH 3 – 0 OTT
4:22
OTTColin White (Mark Stone, Brady Tkachuk)wrist0.31 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Orlov, BoweyOTT: Borowiecki, Stone, DeMelo, White, Tkachuk
WSH 3 – 1 OTT

3rd period

16:30
OTTMark Stone (Brady Tkachuk, Colin White)wrist0.08 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Orlov, Kuznetsov, Wilson, BoweyOTT: Stone, DeMelo, White, Lajoie, Tkachuk
WSH 3 – 2 OTT

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
T.J. Oshie R	L1	0	0	0	0	0	0.12	2	1	0	19:17	—	—	44	17
Alex Ovechkin L	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.12	2	1	0	18:58	—	—	45	30
Nicklas Backstrom C	L1	0	1	1	0	2	0.15	2	1	0	18:33	—	—	50	32
Lars Eller C	L2	0	0	0	0	3	0.25	0	0	0	14:35	—	—	54	47
Brett Connolly R	L2	0	0	0	0	3	0.09	0	0	0	13:20	—	—	63	65
Andre Burakovsky L	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.03	1	0	0	13:14	—	—	62	64
Tom Wilson R	L3	1	1	2	+1	2	0.18	3	0	0	15:04	—	—	41	40
Evgeny Kuznetsov C	L3	0	1	1	+1	2	0.02	1	0	0	14:17	—	—	38	28
Jakub Vrana L	L3	0	0	0	+1	2	0.14	0	0	0	13:59	—	—	41	25
Nic Dowd C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	3	0	12:35	—	—	35	20
Chandler Stephenson C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.12	0	0	0	12:17	—	—	33	20
Devante Smith-Pelly R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	0	0	11:42	—	—	30	19
John Carlson D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	4	0	26:06	—	—	41	25
Michal Kempny D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	1	6	0	23:58	—	—	45	31
Dmitry Orlov D	D2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.02	2	0	0	22:00	—	—	43	27
Madison Bowey D	D2	1	0	1	-1	3	0.15	2	3	9	18:16	—	—	34	15
Jonas Siegenthaler D	D3	0	1	1	+2	0	0.00	3	1	0	15:21	—	—	56	47
Tyler Lewington D	D3	1	1	2	+2	2	0.12	0	1	5	14:28	—	—	58	54

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Pheonix Copley(start)	W	33	31	2	.939	3.76	60:00

Ottawa Senators

OTT skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Mark Stone R	L1	1	1	2	+2	6	0.64	2	1	0	21:55	—	—	76	87
Colin White C	L1	1	1	2	+1	5	0.60	0	0	0	20:01	—	—	74	75
Brady Tkachuk L	L1	0	2	2	+1	3	0.62	1	0	17	13:00	—	—	71	67
Matt Duchene C	L2	0	0	0	-2	3	0.42	0	1	0	23:27	—	—	53	74
Ryan Dzingel C	L2	0	0	0	-2	1	0.16	0	0	0	17:07	—	—	39	36
Zack Smith C	L2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	4	1	5	15:02	—	—	48	62
Chris Tierney C	L3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.21	2	1	0	16:41	—	—	44	66
Mikkel Boedker L	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	14:55	—	—	20	13
Bobby Ryan R	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.05	2	2	0	12:47	—	—	50	71
Jack Rodewald R	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.16	1	1	0	9:55	—	—	53	92
Tom Pyatt L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.11	0	1	0	9:37	—	—	50	76
Nick Paul L	L4	0	0	0	0	3	0.33	1	0	0	8:53	—	—	79	98
Maxime Lajoie D	D1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.04	2	2	0	23:25	—	—	56	61
Cody Ceci D	D1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.14	0	0	0	22:59	—	—	53	60
Mark Borowiecki D	D2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.14	3	2	0	18:27	—	—	61	85
Dylan DeMelo D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.12	1	1	0	17:07	—	—	65	69
Ben Harpur D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	1	2	0	18:45	—	—	39	66
Christian Wolanin D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.02	0	1	0	17:07	—	—	52	65

OTT goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Marcus Hogberg(start)	L	24	21	3	.875	1.51	58:50

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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.