New Jersey Devils vs. Washington CapitalsMar 8, 2019

FinalFriday, Mar 8, 2019· Capital One Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
NJD	0	0	0	0		NJD	10	10	5	25
WSH	1	0	2	3		WSH	11	13	12	36

: NJD 55WSH 69
: NJD 2.22WSH 3.75
PP goals: NJD 0WSH 1
Hits: NJD 23WSH 16
Blocks: NJD 16WSH 20
PIM: NJD 8WSH 12
: NJD 50%WSH 50%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Washington Capitals beat New Jersey Devils 3–0

Washington Capitals beat New Jersey Devils 3–0 at home. Lars Eller (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 0A. WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 1 power-play goal on 14 attempts in 6:20 together.

PP1
WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 1 power-play goal on 14 attempts in 6:20 together.Ovechkin Oshie Backstrom Carlson Kuznetsov
New line
New look for NJD: Zajac–Palmieri–Agostino skated 8:57 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (61.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Zajac Palmieri Agostino
Luck
NJD scored 0 goals on 2.22 expected goals (55 attempts), well short of its chances.
Goalie
Mackenzie Blackwood (NJD) faced 35 shots and stopped 33 (.943), +6 against a season average of 29.1; the loss.Blackwood
New line
New look for NJD: Pietila–Gabriel–Quenneville skated 4:31 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (0% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Pietila Gabriel Quenneville
New line
New look for NJD: Stafford–Coleman–Noesen skated 6:07 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (91.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Stafford Coleman Noesen
Usage
Michal Kempny (WSH) played 15:11, −4:04 down on his 19:15 season average over 70 games.Kempny
Usage
Andre Burakovsky (WSH) played 7:39, −3:31 down on his 11:10 season average over 75 games.Burakovsky

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 124 of 124 attempts · WSH 69 · NJD 55

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 34% of the game, WSH 36%.

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
	44	60
	1.58	1.99
	1.54	1.80
	6	4
	5	1
	14	13
	−0.012	+0.012
	34%	36%

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

L1Zajac – Palmieri – Agostino
8:5761% CF
L2Lappin – Anderson – McLeod
7:1721% CF
L3Stafford – Coleman – Noesen
6:0792% CF
L4Pietila – Gabriel – Quenneville
4:310% CF
D1Carrick – Butcher
12:3454% CF
D2Santini – Yakovlev
10:1030% CF
D3Greene – Severson
9:1846% CF

PP1Zajac – Palmieri – Coleman – Severson – Quenneville
6:4086% CF
PP2Stafford – Agostino – Carrick – Butcher – Lappin
2:37100% CF
PK1FPietila – Anderson
2:01
PK2FZajac – Coleman
1:49
PK1DGreene – Severson
4:25
PK2DCarrick – Santini
0:42

Current NJD line combinations →

Washington Capitals

L1Ovechkin – Kuznetsov – Wilson
9:3145% CF
L2Oshie – Backstrom – Vrana
7:3889% CF
L3Hagelin – Eller – Connolly
6:2271% CF
L4Dowd – Boyd – Burakovsky
4:2220% CF
D1Niskanen – Orlov
9:1653% CF
D2Carlson – Kempny
8:4358% CF
D3Orpik – Jensen
8:1165% CF

PP1Ovechkin – Oshie – Backstrom – Carlson – Kuznetsov
6:2093% CF
PP2Niskanen – Eller – Orlov – Wilson – Vrana
0:43100% CF
PK1FHagelin – Eller
4:07
PK2FBackstrom – Wilson
1:23
PK1DNiskanen – Carlson
3:50
PK2DOrpik – Jensen
2:01

Current WSH line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

2:40
WSHAndre Burakovsky (Michal Kempny, Travis Boyd)wrist0.07 xG
NJD: Greene, Pietila, Gabriel, Severson, QuennevilleWSH: Carlson, Dowd, Boyd, Burakovsky, Kempny
NJD 0 – 1 WSH

3rd period

4:35
WSHNicklas BackstromPP (John Carlson, Evgeny Kuznetsov)tip-in0.13 xG
NJD: Greene, Coleman, Severson, McLeodWSH: Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson, Kuznetsov
NJD 0 – 2 WSH
19:01
WSHLars EllerENbackhand0.90 xG
NJD: Zajac, Palmieri, Coleman, Noesen, Severson, QuennevilleWSH: Orpik, Hagelin, Eller, Carlson
NJD 0 – 3 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	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Travis Zajac C	L1	-1	1	0.09	1	1	0	23:36	—	—	44	59
Kyle Palmieri C	L1	-1	3	0.33	1	1	2	21:48	—	—	48	62
Kenny Agostino L	L1	0	1	0.22	6	0	2	14:25	—	—	60	57
Joey Anderson R	L2	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	15:28	—	—	30	21
Nick Lappin R	L2	0	2	0.00	1	0	0	14:33	—	—	30	20
Michael McLeod C	L2	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	13:16	—	—	20	17
Blake Coleman L	L3	-1	5	0.39	3	1	2	20:03	—	—	65	78
Stefan Noesen R	L3	-1	3	0.28	1	1	0	12:30	—	—	58	65
Drew Stafford R	L3	0	2	0.33	0	0	0	12:07	—	—	67	77
John Quenneville C	L4	-2	0	0.08	1	0	0	15:24	—	—	29	10
Blake Pietila L	L4	-1	1	0.01	3	3	0	12:35	—	—	35	7
Kurtis Gabriel R	L4	-1	0	0.00	0	1	2	5:32	—	—	10	0
Connor Carrick D	D1	0	0	0.01	1	1	0	18:29	—	—	50	70
Will Butcher D	D1	0	2	0.16	0	0	0	18:12	—	—	53	69
Steven Santini D	D2	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	16:38	—	—	24	28
Egor Yakovlev D	D2	0	0	0.00	1	2	0	15:05	—	—	39	21
Damon Severson D	D3	-2	3	0.21	0	0	0	24:02	—	—	46	31
Andy Greene D	D3	-1	2	0.12	1	3	0	18:11	—	—	41	36

NJD goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Mackenzie Blackwood(start)	L	35	33	2	.943	2.86	59:04

Washington Capitals

WSH skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Alex Ovechkin L	L1	0	0	0	0	5	0.21	1	0	0	20:34	—	—	46	39
Evgeny Kuznetsov C	L1	0	1	1	0	2	0.45	1	1	0	19:21	—	—	39	18
Tom Wilson R	L1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3	0	0	17:08	—	—	48	27
Nicklas Backstrom C	L2	1	0	1	0	4	0.27	0	0	0	18:38	—	—	86	80
T.J. Oshie R	L2	0	0	0	0	3	0.50	0	2	2	18:02	—	—	67	60
Jakub Vrana L	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.08	0	0	4	10:36	—	—	86	74
Lars Eller C	L3	1	0	1	+1	7	1.41	1	0	0	17:34	—	—	73	81
Carl Hagelin L	L3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	1	0	0	16:56	—	—	64	85
Brett Connolly R	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.29	0	0	0	10:48	—	—	78	90
Nic Dowd C	L4	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	0	1	2	9:53	—	—	17	38
Andre Burakovsky L	L4	1	0	1	+1	3	0.21	0	0	0	7:39	—	—	50	61
Travis Boyd C	L4	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	0	0	0	7:08	—	—	40	45
Matt Niskanen D	D1	0	0	0	0	4	0.09	2	5	2	22:34	—	—	45	39
Dmitry Orlov D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.03	4	1	0	16:49	—	—	60	55
John Carlson D	D2	0	1	1	+2	1	0.06	1	6	0	23:56	—	—	60	56
Michal Kempny D	D2	0	1	1	+1	1	0.01	1	2	2	15:11	—	—	60	59
Brooks Orpik D	D3	0	0	0	+1	2	0.01	1	1	0	18:20	—	—	56	62
Nick Jensen D	D3	0	0	0	0	3	0.12	0	1	0	17:11	—	—	61	66

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Braden Holtby(start)	W	25	25	0	.1000	2.22	60:00

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.