New Jersey Devils vs. Washington CapitalsFeb 21, 2021

FinalSunday, Feb 21, 2021· Capital One Arena

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New Jersey DevilsNJD

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Washington CapitalsWSH

4

Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
NJD	1	1	1	3		NJD	10	5	11	26
WSH	0	1	3	4		WSH	11	15	15	41

: NJD 63WSH 67
: NJD 2.72WSH 3.61
PP goals: NJD 1WSH 3
Hits: NJD 19WSH 12
Blocks: NJD 10WSH 15
PIM: NJD 8WSH 6
: NJD 46%WSH 54%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Washington Capitals edge New Jersey Devils 4–3

Washington Capitals beat New Jersey Devils 4–3 at home. T.J. Oshie (WSH) led the scoring with 2G 1A. WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Vrana) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:09 together.

Points
T.J. Oshie had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 17:12.Oshie
Points
Andreas Johnsson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:09.Johnsson
Points
John Carlson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:49.Carlson
Points
Kyle Palmieri had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:27.Palmieri
Points
Nicklas Backstrom had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:01.Backstrom
PP1
WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Vrana) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:09 together.Ovechkin Oshie Backstrom Carlson Vrana
Goalie
Aaron Dell (NJD) faced 41 shots and stopped 37 (.902), +19 against a season average of 22.0; the loss.Dell
New line
New look for NJD: Zajac–Gusev–Maltsev skated 9:57 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (47.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Zajac Gusev Maltsev

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 130 of 130 attempts · WSH 67 · NJD 63

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 31% of the game, WSH 41%.

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
	59	68
	2.35	3.01
	2.28	2.92
	8	16
	1	0
	11	14
	−0.029	+0.030
	31%	41%

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

L1Palmieri – Johnsson – Hughes
12:5041% CF
L2Zajac – Gusev – Maltsev
9:5748% CF
L3Zacha – Bratt – Hischier
9:5543% CF
L4Wood – Bastian – McLeod
8:4043% CF
D1Severson – Smith
14:2665% CF
D2Kulikov – Vatanen
14:0640% CF
D3Subban – Murray
12:2540% CF

PP1Zajac – Severson – Gusev – Smith – Hughes
2:30100% CF
PP2Subban – Palmieri – Johnsson – Zacha – Hischier
2:29100% CF
PK1FBastian – McLeod
1:19
PK2FZajac – Maltsev
0:45
PK1DSubban – Kulikov
2:09
PK2DMurray – Severson
2:09

Current NJD line combinations →

Washington Capitals

L1Hagelin – Dowd – Hathaway
10:4554% CF
L2Kuznetsov – Sheary – Vrana
9:4386% CF
L3Oshie – Backstrom – Panik
8:1561% CF
L4Ovechkin – Eller – Wilson
7:2533% CF
D1Schultz – Orlov
16:4553% CF
D2Carlson – Dillon
13:2745% CF
D3Chara – Jensen
13:0965% CF

PP1Ovechkin – Oshie – Backstrom – Carlson – Vrana
2:0980% CF
PP2Ovechkin – Eller – Schultz – Kuznetsov – Wilson
1:47100% CF
PK1FHagelin – Dowd
1:41
PK2FEller – Wilson
0:57
PK1DCarlson – Dillon
3:09
PK2DOrlov – Jensen
0:46

Current WSH line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

9:35
NJDAndreas JohnssonPP (Kyle Palmieri, Pavel Zacha)wrist0.14 xG
NJD: Subban, Palmieri, Johnsson, Zacha, HischierWSH: Chara, Orlov, Wilson, Hathaway
NJD 1 – 0 WSH

2nd period

3:55
NJDJack Hughes (Andreas Johnsson, Kyle Palmieri)backhand0.08 xG
NJD: Palmieri, Kulikov, Vatanen, Johnsson, HughesWSH: Hagelin, Jensen, Dowd, Dillon, Hathaway
NJD 2 – 0 WSH
13:38
WSHT.J. OshiePP (John Carlson, Nicklas Backstrom)tip-in0.10 xG
NJD: Zajac, Murray, Severson, ZachaWSH: Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson, Vrana
NJD 2 – 1 WSH

3rd period

9:16
WSHJohn Carlson (Brenden Dillon, Jakub Vrana)wrist0.03 xG
NJD: Zajac, Kulikov, Vatanen, Gusev, MaltsevWSH: Carlson, Dillon, Kuznetsov, Sheary, Vrana
NJD 2 – 2 WSH
11:53
WSHT.J. OshiePP (Evgeny Kuznetsov, Lars Eller)wrist0.09 xG
NJD: Subban, Kulikov, McLeod, MaltsevWSH: Ovechkin, Oshie, Eller, Orlov, Kuznetsov
NJD 2 – 3 WSH
16:56
WSHAlex OvechkinPP (T.J. Oshie, Nicklas Backstrom)wrist0.11 xG
NJD: Zajac, Kulikov, Severson, BrattWSH: Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson, Schultz
NJD 2 – 4 WSH
19:48
NJDNikita Gusev (Damon Severson)wrist0.13 xG
NJD: Palmieri, Severson, Gusev, Johnsson, Smith, HughesWSH: Chara, Oshie, Backstrom, Eller, Carlson
NJD 3 – 4 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
Jack Hughes C	L1	1	0	1	+2	3	0.57	0	0	0	19:37	—	—	42	50
Andreas Johnsson L	L1	1	1	2	+2	2	0.19	0	1	0	19:09	—	—	39	49
Kyle Palmieri C	L1	0	2	2	+2	3	0.35	2	1	2	18:27	—	—	42	45
Travis Zajac C	L2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.19	1	1	0	16:06	—	—	50	44
Nikita Gusev L	L2	1	0	1	0	3	0.25	0	0	0	15:07	—	—	52	47
Mikhail Maltsev L	L2	0	0	0	-1	3	0.17	0	0	0	12:24	—	—	50	44
Pavel Zacha C	L3	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	16:41	—	—	54	46
Jesper Bratt L	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.32	1	0	0	15:00	—	—	45	48
Nico Hischier C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.14	0	1	0	14:52	—	—	50	42
Michael McLeod C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	11:51	—	—	44	27
Nathan Bastian R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.03	2	1	0	11:04	—	—	47	25
Miles Wood L	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.06	0	0	2	10:42	—	—	47	21
Damon Severson D	D1	0	1	1	+1	1	0.05	1	0	0	23:52	—	—	63	53
Ty Smith D	D1	0	0	0	+1	2	0.10	2	0	0	20:16	—	—	59	58
Dmitry Kulikov D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.13	3	0	0	19:43	—	—	40	35
Sami Vatanen D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	1	1	2	16:11	—	—	37	32
P.K. Subban D	D3	0	0	0	0	2	0.13	0	2	0	19:47	—	—	42	51
Ryan Murray D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	6	2	2	17:31	—	—	33	36

NJD goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Aaron Dell(start)	L	41	37	4	.902	3.22	57:15

Washington Capitals

WSH skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Nic Dowd C	L1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.08	0	1	0	15:53	—	—	56	61
Carl Hagelin L	L1	0	0	0	-1	4	0.35	0	0	0	15:35	—	—	52	53
Garnet Hathaway R	L1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.48	2	2	2	12:51	—	—	54	60
Evgeny Kuznetsov C	L2	0	1	1	+1	2	0.14	0	0	0	12:48	—	—	83	99
Jakub Vrana L	L2	0	1	1	+1	4	0.20	0	0	0	12:45	—	—	76	78
Conor Sheary L	L2	0	0	0	+1	0	0.30	0	0	0	11:46	—	—	76	91
T.J. Oshie R	L3	2	1	3	-1	4	0.44	0	1	0	17:12	—	—	52	58
Nicklas Backstrom C	L3	0	2	2	-1	2	0.14	0	0	0	15:01	—	—	48	45
Richard Panik R	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.27	0	0	0	12:18	—	—	60	81
Lars Eller C	L4	0	1	1	-1	0	0.00	1	1	0	19:12	—	—	35	34
Tom Wilson R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	1	0	0	16:43	—	—	36	26
Alex Ovechkin L	L4	1	0	1	0	2	0.40	2	0	0	16:43	—	—	32	23
Dmitry Orlov D	D1	0	0	0	0	5	0.07	1	1	0	20:06	—	—	50	55
Justin Schultz D	D1	0	0	0	0	2	0.03	0	3	0	20:02	—	—	59	78
John Carlson D	D2	1	1	2	0	4	0.52	1	0	0	21:49	—	—	43	39
Brenden Dillon D	D2	0	1	1	0	2	0.04	0	4	0	18:39	—	—	41	36
Zdeno Chara D	D3	0	0	0	-1	5	0.13	1	0	2	18:29	—	—	68	70
Nick Jensen D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.01	3	2	2	16:48	—	—	57	45

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Craig Anderson(start)	W	26	23	3	.885	2.72	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.