Washington Capitals vs. Ottawa SenatorsJan 16, 2025

Final / OTThursday, Jan 16, 2025· Canadian Tire Centre

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Goals	1	2	3	OT	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
WSH	0	0	0	1	1		WSH	6	5	11	4	26
OTT	0	0	0	0	0		OTT	8	9	7	0	24

: WSH 49OTT 55
: WSH 1.85OTT 2.02
PP goals: WSH 0OTT 0
Hits: WSH 25OTT 20
Blocks: WSH 18OTT 12
PIM: WSH 10OTT 6
: WSH 53%OTT 48%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Washington Capitals edge Ottawa Senators 1–0 (OT)

Washington Capitals beat Ottawa Senators 1–0 in overtime at OTT. Alex Ovechkin (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for OTT: Amadio–Highmore–Ostapchuk skated 4:56 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

New line
New look for OTT: Amadio–Highmore–Ostapchuk skated 4:56 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Amadio Highmore Ostapchuk
Luck
OTT scored 0 goals on 2.02 expected goals (55 attempts), well short of its chances.
Usage
Tyler Kleven (OTT) played 21:47, +7:25 up on his 14:22 season average over 78 games.Kleven
Usage
Michael Amadio (OTT) played 8:17, −5:54 down on his 14:11 season average over 71 games.Amadio
Usage
Taylor Raddysh (WSH) played 7:34, −4:51 down on his 12:25 season average over 79 games.Raddysh
Usage
Ethen Frank (WSH) played 6:53, −4:07 down on his 11:00 season average over 23 games.Frank
Usage
Aliaksei Protas (WSH) played 19:47, +3:22 up on his 16:25 season average over 75 games.Protas
Usage
Brady Tkachuk (OTT) played 21:49, +3:38 up on his 18:11 season average over 71 games.Tkachuk

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 104 of 104 attempts · OTT 55 · WSH 49

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 18% of the game, OTT 45%.

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
	41	53
	1.24	1.66
	1.19	1.58
	10	6
	2	0
	18	25
	−0.004	+0.004
	18%	45%

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

L1Dowd – Mangiapane – Duhaime
9:5538% CF
L2Wilson – Strome – McMichael
8:0343% CF
L3Ovechkin – Dubois – Protas
6:3340% CF
L4Eller – Raddysh – Frank
5:3633% CF
D1Roy – Fehérváry
13:5841% CF
D2van Riemsdyk – Chychrun
9:0436% CF
D3Carlson – Sandin
8:2860% CF

PP1Ovechkin – Carlson – Wilson – Strome – Chychrun
1:01100% CF
PP2Ovechkin – Mangiapane – Dubois – Sandin – McMichael
0:47100% CF
PK1FDowd – Duhaime
2:28
PK2FEller – Protas
1:12
PK1DCarlson – Fehérváry
2:52
PK2Dvan Riemsdyk – Roy
2:30

Current WSH line combinations →

Ottawa Senators

L1Norris – Batherson – Tkachuk
11:3745% CF
L2Cousins – Pinto – Greig
10:4682% CF
L3Giroux – Gaudette – Stützle
7:5764% CF
L4Amadio – Highmore – Ostapchuk
4:5660% CF
D1Jensen – Kleven
16:2360% CF
D2Sanderson – Zub
15:0457% CF
D3Sebrango – Matinpalo
10:0456% CF

PP1Norris – Batherson – Tkachuk – Sanderson – Stützle
3:1580% CF
PP2Giroux – Jensen – Gaudette – Pinto – Greig
2:150% CF
PK1FPinto – Greig
1:08
PK2FHighmore – Norris
0:36
PK1DSanderson – Zub
1:12
PK2DJensen – Kleven
0:32

Current OTT line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

OT period

3:07
WSHAlex Ovechkin (Rasmus Sandin)snap0.04 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Dubois, SandinOTT: Giroux, Pinto, Sanderson
WSH 1 – 0 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
Nic Dowd C	L1	0	0	0	0	0	0.04	3	1	2	18:03	—	—	48	52
Brandon Duhaime L	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.07	3	0	0	14:46	—	—	39	62
Andrew Mangiapane L	L1	0	0	0	0	3	0.32	1	2	0	13:44	—	—	56	70
Dylan Strome C	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.14	0	1	2	17:43	—	—	44	38
Tom Wilson R	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.20	3	0	6	17:14	—	—	38	36
Connor McMichael L	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	1	0	0	17:10	—	—	33	30
Aliaksei Protas L	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.08	0	0	0	19:47	—	—	57	49
Pierre-Luc Dubois C	L3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.04	1	0	0	18:53	—	—	42	47
Alex Ovechkin L	L3	1	0	1	+1	3	0.26	0	0	0	16:34	—	—	39	37
Lars Eller C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.09	1	1	0	10:48	—	—	46	29
Taylor Raddysh R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	7:34	—	—	33	10
Ethen Frank R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	6:53	—	—	38	10
Matt Roy D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	5	3	0	22:19	—	—	44	55
Martin Fehérváry D	D1	0	0	0	0	3	0.06	3	4	0	20:23	—	—	39	29
Jakob Chychrun D	D2	0	0	0	0	4	0.31	1	1	0	20:25	—	—	38	20
Trevor van Riemsdyk D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	17:23	—	—	37	18
John Carlson D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	1	2	0	21:22	—	—	53	61
Rasmus Sandin D	D3	0	1	1	+1	2	0.16	1	1	0	20:27	—	—	57	66

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Logan Thompson(start)	W	24	24	0	.1000	2.02	63:00

Ottawa Senators

OTT skaters
Skater	Line	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Brady Tkachuk L	L1	0	5	0.36	5	0	2	21:49	—	—	50	62
Drake Batherson R	L1	0	2	0.18	2	0	0	19:39	—	—	48	55
Josh Norris C	L1	0	1	0.19	3	0	0	19:00	—	—	42	38
Shane Pinto C	L2	-1	0	0.20	0	1	0	20:10	—	—	77	82
Ridly Greig C	L2	0	1	0.14	0	0	2	16:43	—	—	71	68
Nick Cousins C	L2	0	2	0.15	4	0	0	14:58	—	—	79	70
Tim Stützle C	L3	0	1	0.21	1	1	0	20:37	—	—	55	50
Claude Giroux R	L3	-1	2	0.21	0	1	2	17:51	—	—	61	56
Adam Gaudette R	L3	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	12:29	—	—	50	24
Matthew Highmore C	L4	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	8:36	—	—	50	51
Michael Amadio R	L4	0	0	0.05	0	0	0	8:17	—	—	50	65
Zack Ostapchuk C	L4	0	1	0.18	1	0	0	7:51	—	—	36	55
Nick Jensen D	D1	0	1	0.01	1	0	0	23:00	—	—	64	73
Tyler Kleven D	D1	0	3	0.04	1	4	0	21:47	—	—	55	54
Jake Sanderson D	D2	-1	0	0.01	0	3	0	26:50	—	—	50	53
Artem Zub D	D2	0	2	0.03	1	1	0	21:48	—	—	57	50
Nikolas Matinpalo D	D3	0	3	0.04	0	0	0	12:18	—	—	46	51
Donovan Sebrango D	D3	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	11:38	—	—	67	71

OTT goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Leevi Meriläinen(start)	O	26	25	1	.962	1.85	63:07

Goal anatomy

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

Alex Ovechkin (WSH) OT 3:07 · assists Rasmus Sandin · Odd-man rush · carried in · 2-on-1 at the blue line · 66.8 mph shot · 1.5 s from entry to goal.

Alex Ovechkin · OT 3:07 · WSH

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 2-on-1
Passes: 1
Shot: 66.8 mph
Distance: 39 ft
Entry to goal: 1.5 s

Watch on NHL.com → · Tracking-derived via NHL EDGE

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.