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Washington Capitals vs. Ottawa SenatorsJan 1, 2026

Final· Canadian Tire Centre
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WSH
3
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OTT
4
Goals123TShots123T
WSH2013WSH167629
OTT0224OTT6151132
WSH 53OTT 67
WSH 2.06OTT 3.94
PP goals
WSH 1OTT 0
Hits
WSH 15OTT 32
Blocks
WSH 19OTT 14
PIM
WSH 17OTT 17
WSH 51%OTT 49%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Ottawa Senators edge Washington Capitals 4–3

Ottawa Senators beat Washington Capitals 4–3 at home. Tom Wilson (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Wilson, Strome, Chychrun and Leonard) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 4:00 together.

  1. Points
    Tom Wilson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:51.Wilson
  2. Points
    Justin Sourdif had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:25.Sourdif
  3. Points
    Shane Pinto had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:54.Pinto
  4. PP1
    WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Wilson, Strome, Chychrun and Leonard) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 4:00 together.OvechkinWilsonStromeChychrunLeonard
  5. Usage
    Nick Cousins (OTT) played 6:43, −4:46 down on his 11:29 season average over 80 games.Cousins
  6. Usage
    Aliaksei Protas (WSH) played 14:55, −3:22 down on his 18:17 season average over 75 games.Protas
  7. Usage
    Tom Wilson (WSH) played 22:51, +3:26 up on his 19:25 season average over 71 games.Wilson
  8. Usage
    Jordan Spence (OTT) played 14:23, −4:24 down on his 18:47 season average over 72 games.Spence

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 OTT: 120 attempts, 61 on goal, 7 goals, 6.01 expected goals; best chance Ridly Greig at 0.47 xG.

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

Showing 120 of 120 attempts · OTT 67 · WSH 53

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, WSH at OTT: expected goals 3.94 to 2.06 (OTT led the chances), shot attempts 67 to 53, 7 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdOTTWSHWSJGPPZnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • OTT
  • WSH
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
OTTWSHcontrol2nd3rdWilson · 1st 8:13Strome · 1st 18:59Jensen · 2nd 7:42Greig · 2nd 19:31Perron · 3rd 2:47Protas · 3rd 15:53Zetterlund · 3rd 17:38
  • 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 26% of the game, OTT 52%.

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 OTT: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Leevi Meriläinen (60:00) for OTT and Logan Thompson (57:45) for WSH, 7 goals.

OTT
WSH
goals / penalties
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

OTT skaters (rows) against WSH skaters (columns) at 5v5. Square size is time together; colour is xGF% from the OTT side.

Matchup matrix

Head-to-head matrix, OTT rows versus WSH columns: 249 matchups; most common Chabot vs Roy, 9:05 at 95% xGF.

OTT ↓ · WSH →WilsonMcMichaelSourdifFrankDuhaimeLapierreStromeOvechkinProtasDowdBeauvillierLeonardCarlsonSandinChychrunRoyFehérváryRiemsdykL1 PintoL1 GirouxL1 AmadioL2 StützleL2 TkachukL2 ZetterlundL3 CozensL3 BathersonL3 PerronL4 GreigL4 HallidayL4 CousinsD1 ChabotD1 JensenD2 SandersonD2 ZubD3 SpenceD3 Kleven
OTT xGF% 4060square size = TOI together · blank = under 1:00

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
StatWSHOTT
4454
1.732.74
1.662.60
1010
04
2217
+0.002−0.002
26%52%

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 →

Ottawa Senators

Current OTT line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 8:13
    WSHTom Wilson (Justin Sourdif)wrist0.47 xG
    WSH: Wilson, Roy, Chychrun, McMichael, SourdifOTT: Jensen, Cousins, Batherson, Kleven, Stützle
    WSH 1 – 0 OTT
  2. 18:59
    WSHDylan StromePP (Ryan Leonard, Jakob Chychrun)wrist0.07 xG
    WSH: Ovechkin, Wilson, Strome, Chychrun, LeonardOTT: Giroux, Sanderson, Stützle, Zub
    WSH 2 – 0 OTT

2nd period

  1. 7:42
    OTTNick Jensen (Jake Sanderson, Shane Pinto)wrist0.05 xG
    WSH: Ovechkin, Carlson, Strome, Chychrun, ProtasOTT: Jensen, Amadio, Pinto, Greig, Sanderson
    WSH 2 – 1 OTT
  2. 19:31
    OTTRidly Greig (Shane Pinto, Michael Amadio)deflected0.18 xG
    WSH: Ovechkin, van Riemsdyk, Strome, Fehérváry, ProtasOTT: Jensen, Amadio, Chabot, Pinto, Greig
    WSH 2 – 2 OTT

3rd period

  1. 2:47
    OTTDavid Perron (Stephen Halliday, Nick Cousins)snap0.16 xG
    WSH: Carlson, Dowd, Beauvillier, Sandin, LeonardOTT: Perron, Jensen, Cousins, Chabot, Halliday
    WSH 2 – 3 OTT
  2. 15:53
    WSHAliaksei Protas (Justin Sourdif, Tom Wilson)wrist0.14 xG
    WSH: Carlson, Wilson, Chychrun, Protas, SourdifOTT: Jensen, Amadio, Chabot, Pinto, Greig
    WSH 3 – 3 OTT
  3. 17:38
    OTTFabian Zetterlund (Thomas Chabot, Tim Stützle)snap0.20 xG
    WSH: Wilson, Strome, Roy, Fehérváry, McMichaelOTT: Giroux, Jensen, Chabot, Zetterlund, Stützle
    WSH 3 – 4 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
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Tom Wilson RL1112+130.5231022:51——5364
Connor McMichael LL1000000.0301218:21——2941
Justin Sourdif CL1022+210.1510513:25——4158
Ethen Frank RL2000020.2400011:34——5042
Brandon Duhaime LL2000000.001008:37——6784
Hendrix Lapierre CL2000020.161107:12——6068
Dylan Strome CL3101-340.2000218:47——4112
Alex Ovechkin LL3000-240.2140216:33——5025
Aliaksei Protas LL3101-130.2701014:55——5226
Nic Dowd CL4000-100.0011017:29——4725
Anthony Beauvillier RL4000-120.0911215:27——4122
Ryan Leonard RL4011-100.0010012:58——2516
John Carlson DD1000-120.0205023:15——4436
Rasmus Sandin DD1000-110.0210018:05——4524
Jakob Chychrun DD2011+120.0800023:25——5254
Matt Roy DD2000000.0102221:38——4345
Martin Fehérváry DD3000-230.0313016:04——3923
Trevor van Riemsdyk DD3000-100.0303211:39——4225
WSH goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Logan Thompson(start)L32284.8753.1457:45

Ottawa Senators

OTT skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Shane Pinto CL1022+110.0610018:54——5568
Claude Giroux RL1000+120.0200016:56——4753
Michael Amadio RL1011+100.0030016:06——5676
Tim Stützle CL2011020.0941021:23——6355
Brady Tkachuk LL2000030.2731017:45——6069
Fabian Zetterlund LL2101+120.2821010:30——6392
Dylan Cozens CL3000040.2511018:16——3953
Drake Batherson RL3000-110.1930516:07——5235
David Perron LL3101+150.5640212:35——6980
Ridly Greig CL4101+140.9920015:08——4865
Stephen Halliday CL4011+110.271106:54——6285
Nick Cousins CL4011010.050146:43——4734
Thomas Chabot DD1011+200.0712022:54——5877
Nick Jensen DD1101+220.0921218:10——5051
Jake Sanderson DD2011+120.6713025:44——6782
Artem Zub DD2000010.0000418:55——5877
Jordan Spence DD3000010.0801014:23——5976
Tyler Kleven DD3000-100.0241013:31——3833
OTT goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Leevi Meriläinen(start)W29263.8972.0660:00

Goal anatomy

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

Tom Wilson (WSH) 1st 8:13 · assists Justin Sourdif · Rebound · 47.8 mph shot.

Nick Jensen · 2nd 7:42 · OTT

Play
rebound
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-1
Passes
1
Shot
38.1 mph
Distance
37 ft
Entry to goal
6.9 s
Type
rebound

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Ridly Greig · 2nd 19:31 · OTT

Play
deflection
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
3
Shot
2.2 mph
Distance
7 ft
Entry to goal
11.2 s

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Aliaksei Protas · 3rd 15:53 · WSH

Play
dump-and-chase
Entry
dump
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
4 (royal road)
Shot
59.4 mph
Distance
24 ft
Entry to goal
6.5 s

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Fabian Zetterlund · 3rd 17:38 · OTT

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
1 (royal road)
Shot
70.5 mph
Distance
11 ft
Entry to goal
6.0 s
Type
one-timer

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