Washington Capitals vs. San Jose SharksFeb 14, 2019

FinalThursday, Feb 14, 2019· SAP Center at San Jose

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
WSH	2	2	1	5		WSH	15	9	5	29
SJS	1	0	0	1		SJS	10	10	6	26

: WSH 53SJS 60
: WSH 2.53SJS 1.83
PP goals: WSH 1SJS 0
Hits: WSH 20SJS 20
Blocks: WSH 21SJS 17
PIM: WSH 2SJS 8
: WSH 44%SJS 56%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Washington Capitals rout San Jose Sharks 5–1

Washington Capitals beat San Jose Sharks 5–1 at SJS. T.J. Oshie (WSH) led the scoring with 2G 1A. WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 4:17 together.

Points
T.J. Oshie had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 21:22.Oshie
Points
Alex Ovechkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:38.Ovechkin
Points
Jakub Vrana had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:38.Vrana
Points
Tom Wilson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:03.Wilson
Points
Nicklas Backstrom had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:07.Backstrom
PP1
WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 4:17 together.Ovechkin Oshie Backstrom Carlson Kuznetsov
Luck
WSH scored 5 goals on 2.53 expected goals (53 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
New line
New look for WSH: Smith-Pelly–Jaskin–Stephenson skated 8:09 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Smith-Pelly Jaskin Stephenson

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)SJS attacks right (top on phones) →

SJS
WSH
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 113 of 113 attempts · SJS 60 · WSH 53

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

SJS
WSH
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

SJS 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 28% of the game, SJS 26%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

SJS

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	SJS
	52	61
	1.62	1.83
	1.59	1.81
	8	8
	7	1
	18	10
	−0.053	+0.053
	28%	26%

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

L1Oshie – Backstrom – Vrana
11:5646% CF
L2Ovechkin – Kuznetsov – Wilson
11:4344% CF
L3Smith-Pelly – Jaskin – Stephenson
8:0940% CF
L4Eller – Connolly – Burakovsky
7:5963% CF
D1Niskanen – Orlov
18:1647% CF
D2Carlson – Kempny
14:3650% CF
D3Orpik – Djoos
8:1858% CF

PP1Ovechkin – Oshie – Backstrom – Carlson – Kuznetsov
4:1788% CF
PP2Ovechkin – Eller – Orlov – Wilson – Vrana
1:42
PK1FOshie – Backstrom
0:40
PK2FSmith-Pelly – Stephenson
0:40
PK1DOrpik – Niskanen
0:40
PK2DCarlson – Kempny
0:40

Current WSH line combinations →

San Jose Sharks

L1Pavelski – Couture – Meier
11:4064% CF
L2Kane – Donskoi – Hertl
9:0156% CF
L3Goodrow – Karlsson – Radil
9:0056% CF
L4Thornton – Sorensen – Labanc
8:5435% CF
D1Braun – Dillon
13:2762% CF
D2Burns – Simek
8:4947% CF
D3Vlasic – Heed
7:3236% CF

PP1Burns – Pavelski – Couture – Hertl – Labanc
1:240% CF
PP2Thornton – Vlasic – Kane – Heed – Meier
0:36
PK1FCouture – Hertl
2:22
PK2FGoodrow – Karlsson
2:04
PK1DVlasic – Braun
3:35
PK2DBurns – Simek
1:04

Current SJS line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

2:06
SJSKevin Labanc (Joe Thornton, Tim Heed)wrist0.12 xG
WSH: Eller, Carlson, Connolly, Burakovsky, KempnySJS: Thornton, Vlasic, Sorensen, Heed, Labanc
WSH 0 – 1 SJS
3:38
WSHT.J. OshiePP (Alex Ovechkin, John Carlson)backhand0.03 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson, KuznetsovSJS: Vlasic, Couture, Hertl, Simek
WSH 1 – 1 SJS
11:33
WSHJakub Vrana (T.J. Oshie, Nicklas Backstrom)wrist0.04 xG
WSH: Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson, Vrana, KempnySJS: Burns, Vlasic, Kane, Donskoi, Hertl
WSH 2 – 1 SJS

2nd period

4:14
WSHAlex Ovechkin (Evgeny Kuznetsov, Tom Wilson)wrist0.04 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Niskanen, Orlov, Kuznetsov, WilsonSJS: Braun, Dillon, Donskoi, Hertl, Meier
WSH 3 – 1 SJS
18:02
WSHT.J. Oshie (Jakub Vrana, Nicklas Backstrom)wrist0.16 xG
WSH: Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson, Vrana, KempnySJS: Burns, Kane, Dillon, Donskoi, Hertl
WSH 4 – 1 SJS

3rd period

17:25
WSHTom WilsonENwrist0.97 xG
WSH: Oshie, Niskanen, Backstrom, Orlov, WilsonSJS: Burns, Pavelski, Couture, Kane, Heed, Hertl
WSH 5 – 1 SJS

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	2	1	3	+3	3	0.22	2	1	0	21:22	—	—	45	36
Nicklas Backstrom C	L1	0	2	2	+3	1	0.04	0	0	0	20:07	—	—	50	42
Jakub Vrana L	L1	1	1	2	+2	3	0.06	0	2	0	15:38	—	—	39	31
Evgeny Kuznetsov C	L2	0	1	1	+1	2	0.19	0	0	0	19:43	—	—	47	56
Alex Ovechkin L	L2	1	1	2	+1	4	0.45	0	0	0	18:38	—	—	50	56
Tom Wilson R	L2	1	1	2	+2	4	1.11	2	2	0	18:03	—	—	47	53
Chandler Stephenson C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	11:33	—	—	25	24
Dmitrij Jaskin R	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	2	0	0	11:08	—	—	39	51
Devante Smith-Pelly R	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	2	0	0	10:17	—	—	36	67
Lars Eller C	L4	0	0	0	-1	3	0.07	2	2	0	13:50	—	—	53	40
Brett Connolly R	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.13	0	0	0	12:21	—	—	50	47
Andre Burakovsky L	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	2	1	0	11:24	—	—	58	50
Matt Niskanen D	D1	0	0	0	+2	2	0.07	2	2	0	23:19	—	—	44	60
Dmitry Orlov D	D1	0	0	0	+2	1	0.00	2	2	0	22:52	—	—	47	64
John Carlson D	D2	0	1	1	+1	1	0.01	1	4	0	22:41	—	—	46	32
Michal Kempny D	D2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.07	2	3	2	19:04	—	—	46	40
Brooks Orpik D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	1	1	0	13:36	—	—	39	39
Christian Djoos D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.05	0	0	0	12:24	—	—	50	65

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Braden Holtby(start)	W	26	25	1	.962	1.83	60:00

San Jose Sharks

SJS skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Logan Couture C	L1	0	0	0	-1	3	0.31	0	0	0	19:15	—	—	62	59
Joe Pavelski C	L1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.18	1	0	2	18:32	—	—	63	57
Timo Meier R	L1	0	0	0	-1	6	0.24	1	1	0	13:54	—	—	62	61
Tomas Hertl C	L2	0	0	0	-4	0	0.11	0	1	0	17:42	—	—	50	37
Evander Kane L	L2	0	0	0	-3	2	0.24	4	0	0	17:40	—	—	52	46
Joonas Donskoi R	L2	0	0	0	-3	0	0.06	0	0	0	10:20	—	—	53	45
Barclay Goodrow C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	4	2	0	13:29	—	—	50	46
Melker Karlsson C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	13:04	—	—	42	38
Lukas Radil C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	4	0	0	11:17	—	—	67	60
Joe Thornton C	L4	0	1	1	+1	0	0.06	1	0	2	14:28	—	—	42	54
Kevin Labanc R	L4	1	0	1	+1	2	0.21	0	0	0	14:05	—	—	46	46
Marcus Sorensen L	L4	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	0	2	0	13:04	—	—	42	53
Brenden Dillon D	D1	0	0	0	-2	1	0.04	3	1	2	21:17	—	—	54	51
Justin Braun D	D1	0	0	0	-1	3	0.07	0	2	0	20:38	—	—	64	66
Brent Burns D	D2	0	0	0	-3	6	0.22	2	4	0	25:35	—	—	58	40
Radim Simek D	D2	0	0	0	0	2	0.07	0	0	2	14:34	—	—	55	58
Marc-Edouard Vlasic D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	3	0	19:46	—	—	52	55
Tim Heed D	D3	0	1	1	0	0	0.01	0	0	0	17:33	—	—	42	47

SJS goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Martin Jones(start)	L	28	24	4	.857	1.56	57:36

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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.