New Jersey Devils vs. Washington CapitalsApr 7, 2018

FinalSaturday, Apr 7, 2018· Capital One Arena

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New Jersey DevilsNJD

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Washington CapitalsWSH

5

Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
NJD	1	1	1	3		NJD	9	9	8	26
WSH	2	1	2	5		WSH	9	7	10	26

: NJD 48WSH 57
: NJD 1.43WSH 2.78
PP goals: NJD 0WSH 0
Hits: NJD 10WSH 15
Blocks: NJD 11WSH 13
PIM: NJD 8WSH 6
: NJD 41%WSH 59%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Washington Capitals beat New Jersey Devils 5–3

Washington Capitals beat New Jersey Devils 5–3 at home. Patrick Maroon (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Brett Connolly (WSH) played 17:27, +5:32 up on his 11:55 season average over 69 games.

Points
Patrick Maroon had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 15:35.Maroon
Points
Alex Ovechkin had two goals (2 points) on 8 shots in 21:00.Ovechkin
Points
Michal Kempny had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:13.Kempny
Points
Miles Wood had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 12:39.Wood
Points
Nicklas Backstrom had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:14.Backstrom
Points
Pavel Zacha had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:42.Zacha
Usage
Brett Connolly (WSH) played 17:27, +5:32 up on his 11:55 season average over 69 games.Connolly
Luck
WSH scored 5 goals on 2.78 expected goals (57 attempts), finishing well above its chances.

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

← NJD attacks left (bottom on phones)WSH attacks right (top on phones) →

WSH
NJD
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 105 of 105 attempts · WSH 57 · NJD 48

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

WSH
NJD
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

WSH pressure
NJD pressure
Goal
Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: NJD 22% of the game, WSH 38%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

WSH

NJD

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	NJD	WSH
	50	64
	1.28	3.20
	1.24	3.09
	11	14
	2	6
	20	22
	−0.037	+0.037
	22%	38%

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.

New Jersey Devils

L1Maroon – Wood – Zacha
10:4263% CF
L2Gibbons – Coleman – Noesen
10:1543% CF
L3Stafford – Bratt – Hischier
9:5235% CF
L4Boyle – Grabner – Hayes
7:2267% CF
D1Greene – Mueller
15:4920% CF
D2Moore – Severson
14:4445% CF
D3Lovejoy – Butcher
14:2265% CF

PP1Boyle – Stafford – Moore – Severson – Hischier
0:55100% CF
PP2Maroon – Noesen – Butcher – Zacha – Bratt
0:53100% CF
PK1FGibbons – Zacha
1:36
PK2FGrabner – Coleman
0:57
PK1DGreene – Lovejoy
2:07
PK2DMoore – Mueller
1:53

Current NJD line combinations →

Washington Capitals

L1Ovechkin – Kuznetsov – Wilson
11:4564% CF
L2Backstrom – Connolly – Burakovsky
11:4063% CF
L3Eller – Smith-Pelly – Vrana
9:1141% CF
L4Chiasson – Stephenson – Gersich
7:3331% CF
D1Niskanen – Orlov
18:0556% CF
D2Orpik – Jerabek
15:0145% CF
D3Carlson – Kempny
14:4162% CF

PP1Ovechkin – Backstrom – Carlson – Kuznetsov – Connolly
3:4433% CF
PP2Niskanen – Eller – Chiasson – Orlov – Burakovsky
0:16
PK1FSmith-Pelly – Stephenson
1:13
PK2FEller – Wilson
0:43
PK1DCarlson – Orlov
1:03
PK2DOrpik – Niskanen
0:53

Current WSH line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

2:21
WSHAlex Ovechkin (Evgeny Kuznetsov, Tom Wilson)slap0.04 xG
NJD: Greene, Maroon, Wood, Mueller, ZachaWSH: Ovechkin, Carlson, Kuznetsov, Wilson, Kempny
NJD 0 – 1 WSH
8:10
NJDNico Hischier (Patrick Maroon, Damon Severson)wrist0.13 xG
NJD: Lovejoy, Maroon, Severson, Bratt, HischierWSH: Ovechkin, Niskanen, Orlov, Kuznetsov, Wilson
NJD 1 – 1 WSH
19:32
WSHNicklas Backstrom (Brett Connolly, John Carlson)wrist0.13 xG
NJD: Stafford, Moore, Severson, Bratt, HischierWSH: Backstrom, Carlson, Connolly, Burakovsky, Kempny
NJD 1 – 2 WSH

2nd period

3:44
WSHMichal Kempny (Shane Gersich, Chandler Stephenson)slap0.02 xG
NJD: Boyle, Greene, Grabner, Hayes, MuellerWSH: Carlson, Chiasson, Stephenson, Gersich, Kempny
NJD 1 – 3 WSH
19:07
NJDMiles Wood (Patrick Maroon, Pavel Zacha)wrist0.15 xG
NJD: Lovejoy, Maroon, Butcher, Wood, ZachaWSH: Orpik, Chiasson, Stephenson, Gersich, Jerabek
NJD 2 – 3 WSH

3rd period

2:04
NJDPatrick Maroon (Pavel Zacha, Miles Wood)wrist0.03 xG
NJD: Lovejoy, Maroon, Butcher, Wood, ZachaWSH: Orpik, Eller, Smith-Pelly, Vrana, Jerabek
NJD 3 – 3 WSH
5:11
WSHAlex Ovechkinslap0.04 xG
NJD: Greene, Gibbons, Coleman, Noesen, MuellerWSH: Ovechkin, Niskanen, Orlov, Kuznetsov, Wilson
NJD 3 – 4 WSH
11:50
WSHAndre Burakovsky (Michal Kempny, Nicklas Backstrom)wrist0.13 xG
NJD: Grabner, Maroon, Severson, Butcher, ZachaWSH: Backstrom, Carlson, Connolly, Burakovsky, Kempny
NJD 3 – 5 WSH

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

New Jersey Devils

NJD skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Pavel Zacha C	L1	0	2	2	0	2	0.20	0	1	0	17:42	—	—	50	36
Patrick Maroon L	L1	1	2	3	+1	2	0.09	3	0	2	15:35	—	—	59	45
Miles Wood L	L1	1	1	2	+1	5	0.38	1	0	0	12:39	—	—	68	52
Brian Gibbons C	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.14	1	2	0	19:03	—	—	25	8
Blake Coleman L	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	1	0	0	17:08	—	—	30	8
Stefan Noesen R	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.03	0	0	0	13:42	—	—	42	14
Jesper Bratt L	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.05	0	0	0	14:44	—	—	40	31
Nico Hischier C	L3	1	0	1	0	3	0.23	0	2	4	14:43	—	—	34	30
Drew Stafford R	L3	0	0	0	-1	3	0.22	1	0	0	12:50	—	—	36	20
Michael Grabner L	L4	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	0	0	0	13:23	—	—	38	5
Brian Boyle C	L4	0	0	0	-1	3	0.06	0	0	0	11:15	—	—	77	68
Jimmy Hayes R	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	0	2	10:09	—	—	54	33
Mirco Mueller D	D1	0	0	0	-3	0	0.00	0	1	0	20:57	—	—	30	9
Andy Greene D	D1	0	0	0	-3	1	0.00	0	3	0	19:48	—	—	20	6
Damon Severson D	D2	0	1	1	-1	0	0.00	1	1	0	21:19	—	—	44	26
John Moore D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	0	1	0	21:06	—	—	44	19
Will Butcher D	D3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	0	0	0	18:32	—	—	67	53
Ben Lovejoy D	D3	0	0	0	+3	1	0.01	2	0	0	17:25	—	—	57	48

NJD goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Cory Schneider(start)	L	26	21	5	.808	2.78	60:00

Washington Capitals

WSH skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Alex Ovechkin L	L1	2	0	2	+1	8	1.10	0	1	0	21:00	—	—	70	78
Evgeny Kuznetsov C	L1	0	1	1	+1	3	0.10	0	1	0	19:19	—	—	66	71
Tom Wilson R	L1	0	1	1	+1	1	0.26	1	0	0	14:50	—	—	70	77
Nicklas Backstrom C	L2	1	1	2	+2	3	0.28	0	1	0	19:14	—	—	75	89
Brett Connolly R	L2	0	1	1	+2	0	0.07	1	0	0	17:27	—	—	67	85
Andre Burakovsky L	L2	1	0	1	+2	1	0.17	2	0	0	16:54	—	—	56	80
Lars Eller C	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	0	0	14:53	—	—	38	66
Devante Smith-Pelly R	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.15	1	0	0	12:54	—	—	46	74
Jakub Vrana L	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.32	0	0	0	11:31	—	—	41	69
Chandler Stephenson C	L4	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	10:42	—	—	42	53
Alex Chiasson R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	2	10:40	—	—	31	14
Shane Gersich L	L4	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	0	2	0	8:08	—	—	36	16
Dmitry Orlov D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	1	1	0	23:48	—	—	60	69
Matt Niskanen D	D1	0	0	0	0	2	0.02	1	1	2	20:54	—	—	56	63
Brooks Orpik D	D2	0	0	0	-2	2	0.06	2	3	0	17:05	—	—	43	66
Jakub Jerabek D	D2	0	0	0	-2	0	0.02	4	1	0	16:43	—	—	47	69
John Carlson D	D3	0	1	1	+4	2	0.14	1	2	0	21:45	—	—	64	83
Michal Kempny D	D3	1	1	2	+4	1	0.06	0	0	2	16:13	—	—	63	82

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Braden Holtby(start)	W	26	23	3	.885	1.43	60:00

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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.