Washington Capitals vs. Dallas StarsDec 19, 2017

Final / OTTuesday, Dec 19, 2017· American Airlines Center

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Goals	1	2	3	OT	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
WSH	1	1	1	1	4		WSH	9	5	12	2	28
DAL	1	1	1	0	3		DAL	11	14	10	1	36

: WSH 56DAL 70
: WSH 3.12DAL 3.50
PP goals: WSH 0DAL 1
Hits: WSH 24DAL 19
Blocks: WSH 21DAL 15
PIM: WSH 12DAL 10
: WSH 50%DAL 50%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Washington Capitals edge Dallas Stars 4–3 (OT)

Washington Capitals beat Dallas Stars 4–3 in overtime at DAL. Andre Burakovsky (WSH) led the scoring with 2G 1A. DAL's first power-play unit (Radulov, Benn, Seguin, Klingberg and Honka) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 3:30 together.

Points
Andre Burakovsky had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 13:18.Burakovsky
Points
Alexander Radulov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:36.Radulov
Points
Brett Connolly had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 12:54.Connolly
Points
Lars Eller had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:03.Eller
PP1
DAL's first power-play unit (Radulov, Benn, Seguin, Klingberg and Honka) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 3:30 together.Radulov Benn Seguin Klingberg Honka
New line
New look for DAL: Seguin–Shore–Janmark skated 10:16 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Seguin Shore Janmark
New line
New look for DAL: Radulov–Benn–Elie skated 9:14 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (42.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Radulov Benn Elie
Goalie
Braden Holtby (WSH) faced 36 shots and stopped 33 (.917), +5 against a season average of 30.5; the win.Holtby

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)DAL attacks right (top on phones) →

DAL
WSH
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 126 of 126 attempts · DAL 70 · WSH 56

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

DAL
WSH
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

DAL 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 32% of the game, DAL 33%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

DAL

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	DAL
	48	64
	2.22	3.02
	2.16	2.93
	8	20
	7	4
	8	12
	+0.024	−0.024
	32%	33%

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.