New Jersey Devils vs. Washington CapitalsMar 9, 2021

Final / OTTuesday, Mar 9, 2021· Capital One Arena

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New Jersey DevilsNJD

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Washington CapitalsWSH

5

Goals	1	2	3	OT	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
NJD	0	1	3	0	4		NJD	9	6	16	0	31
WSH	1	3	0	1	5		WSH	11	13	5	1	30

: NJD 45WSH 61
: NJD 1.84WSH 2.91
PP goals: NJD 0WSH 1
Hits: NJD 18WSH 18
Blocks: NJD 17WSH 11
PIM: NJD 6WSH 8
: NJD 53%WSH 47%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Washington Capitals edge New Jersey Devils 5–4 (OT)

Washington Capitals beat New Jersey Devils 5–4 in overtime at home. Travis Zajac (NJD) led the scoring with 0G 3A. NJD scored 4 goals on 1.84 expected goals (45 attempts), finishing well above its chances.

Points
Travis Zajac had 3 assists (3 points) in 14:37.Zajac
Points
Jakub Vrana had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 12:24.Vrana
Points
Janne Kuokkanen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:07.Kuokkanen
Points
Evgeny Kuznetsov had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 12:52.Kuznetsov
Points
Nicklas Backstrom had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:09.Backstrom
Luck
NJD scored 4 goals on 1.84 expected goals (45 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
Usage
Andreas Johnsson (NJD) played 6:44, −7:21 down on his 14:05 season average over 49 games.Johnsson
New line
New look for NJD: Palmieri–Zacha–Hughes skated 6:44 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Palmieri Zacha Hughes

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 106 of 106 attempts · WSH 61 · NJD 45

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 28% of the game, WSH 48%.

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
	43	56
	1.73	2.25
	1.72	2.17
	12	2
	5	5
	19	17
	+0.085	−0.085
	28%	48%

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 – Kuokkanen – Sharangovich
10:4342% CF
L2Wood – Bastian – McLeod
7:4213% CF
L3Palmieri – Zacha – Hughes
6:4467% CF
L4Johnsson – Bratt – Maltsev
0:00
D1Severson – Smith
14:3962% CF
D2Subban – Kulikov
14:2837% CF
D3Vatanen – Murray
12:2143% CF

PP1Palmieri – Zacha – Kuokkanen – Smith – Hughes
2:55100% CF
PP2Subban – Severson – Wood – Bratt – Sharangovich
2:30100% CF
PK1FZajac – Sharangovich
2:02
PK2FBastian – McLeod
1:26
PK1DKulikov – Vatanen
2:30
PK2DSubban – Severson
1:09

Current NJD line combinations →

Washington Capitals

L1Ovechkin – Oshie – Backstrom
14:4162% CF
L2Eller – Panik – Sheary
10:5555% CF
L3Hagelin – Dowd – Hathaway
8:0362% CF
L4Kuznetsov – Vrana – Sprong
7:3567% CF
D1Schultz – Orlov
17:3252% CF
D2Carlson – Dillon
14:1561% CF
D3Chara – Jensen
13:1156% CF

PP1Ovechkin – Oshie – Backstrom – Carlson – Vrana
2:15100% CF
PP2Ovechkin – Eller – Carlson – Kuznetsov – Sprong
1:3050% CF
PK1FHagelin – Dowd
2:34
PK2FOshie – Eller
0:43
PK1DChara – Jensen
2:10
PK2DCarlson – Dillon
1:40

Current WSH line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

17:22
WSHT.J. OshiePP (Justin Schultz, Nicklas Backstrom)tip-in0.10 xG
NJD: Zajac, Subban, Severson, SharangovichWSH: Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Schultz, Vrana
NJD 0 – 1 WSH

2nd period

7:42
WSHJakub Vrana (John Carlson, Nicklas Backstrom)slap0.09 xG
NJD: Vatanen, Murray, Johnsson, HughesWSH: Backstrom, Carlson, Dillon, Vrana
NJD 0 – 2 WSH
10:36
WSHDaniel Sprong (Evgeny Kuznetsov)wrist0.09 xG
NJD: Murray, Johnsson, Bratt, Smith, HughesWSH: Ovechkin, Carlson, Dillon, Kuznetsov, Sprong
NJD 0 – 3 WSH
12:44
NJDJanne Kuokkanen (Travis Zajac)snap0.24 xG
NJD: Zajac, Subban, Kulikov, Kuokkanen, SharangovichWSH: Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson, Dillon
NJD 1 – 3 WSH
15:03
WSHDmitry Orlov (Richard Panik)wrist0.08 xG
NJD: Subban, Kulikov, McLeod, Kuokkanen, SharangovichWSH: Eller, Schultz, Orlov, Panik, Sheary
NJD 1 – 4 WSH

3rd period

5:47
NJDMiles Wood (Jesper Bratt, Ryan Murray)wrist0.14 xG
NJD: Vatanen, Murray, Wood, Bratt, MaltsevWSH: Chara, Eller, Panik, Jensen, Sheary
NJD 2 – 4 WSH
10:17
NJDYegor Sharangovich (Janne Kuokkanen, Travis Zajac)wrist0.06 xG
NJD: Zajac, Subban, Kulikov, Kuokkanen, SharangovichWSH: Eller, Carlson, Panik, Dillon, Sheary
NJD 3 – 4 WSH
12:20
NJDDamon Severson (Ty Smith, Travis Zajac)wrist0.02 xG
NJD: Zajac, Palmieri, Severson, Smith, HughesWSH: Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Schultz, Orlov
NJD 4 – 4 WSH

OT period

1:30
WSHJakub Vrana (Evgeny Kuznetsov)wrist0.19 xG
NJD: Kuokkanen, Smith, SharangovichWSH: Schultz, Kuznetsov, Vrana
NJD 4 – 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
Yegor Sharangovich C	L1	1	0	1	0	3	0.14	0	0	0	17:30	—	—	44	48
Janne Kuokkanen C	L1	1	1	2	0	2	0.25	0	2	2	15:07	—	—	43	44
Travis Zajac C	L1	0	3	3	+3	0	0.00	2	1	0	14:37	—	—	46	49
Miles Wood L	L2	1	0	1	+1	2	0.23	1	0	2	16:40	—	—	17	40
Michael McLeod C	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	3	2	0	12:21	—	—	18	30
Nathan Bastian R	L2	0	0	0	0	3	0.25	4	1	0	11:12	—	—	20	33
Kyle Palmieri C	L3	0	0	0	+1	2	0.18	2	1	0	21:31	—	—	63	36
Jack Hughes C	L3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.13	0	0	0	20:08	—	—	60	58
Pavel Zacha C	L3	0	0	0	0	3	0.13	0	0	0	19:39	—	—	58	34
Jesper Bratt L	L4	0	1	1	0	1	0.16	1	0	0	13:43	—	—	58	78
Mikhail Maltsev L	L4	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	0	0	0	11:22	—	—	65	49
Andreas Johnsson L	L4	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	1	0	0	6:44	—	—	43	45
Ty Smith D	D1	0	1	1	-1	1	0.04	0	1	0	23:23	—	—	48	28
Damon Severson D	D1	1	0	1	+1	2	0.14	0	1	0	22:41	—	—	56	39
P.K. Subban D	D2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.04	0	1	2	21:42	—	—	38	48
Dmitry Kulikov D	D2	0	0	0	+1	2	0.05	3	2	0	19:47	—	—	33	44
Sami Vatanen D	D3	0	0	0	0	4	0.07	0	3	0	16:55	—	—	44	51
Ryan Murray D	D3	0	1	1	-1	2	0.03	1	2	0	14:25	—	—	44	49

NJD goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Scott Wedgewood(start)	O	30	25	5	.833	2.91	60:46

Washington Capitals

WSH skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Alex Ovechkin L	L1	0	0	0	-1	4	0.26	0	0	0	23:47	—	—	61	47
Nicklas Backstrom C	L1	0	2	2	-1	1	0.08	0	1	0	21:09	—	—	60	45
T.J. Oshie R	L1	1	0	1	-2	3	0.26	1	1	0	20:20	—	—	60	43
Lars Eller C	L2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	2	0	2	16:04	—	—	54	46
Richard Panik R	L2	0	1	1	-1	2	0.18	3	1	0	12:24	—	—	52	50
Conor Sheary L	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.21	1	0	0	11:59	—	—	57	56
Nic Dowd C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	13:05	—	—	53	72
Carl Hagelin L	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.21	2	0	0	12:23	—	—	53	68
Garnet Hathaway R	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.14	1	1	2	10:42	—	—	50	73
Evgeny Kuznetsov C	L4	0	2	2	+2	2	0.18	0	0	0	12:52	—	—	58	77
Daniel Sprong R	L4	1	0	1	+1	1	0.14	0	0	2	12:27	—	—	69	80
Jakub Vrana L	L4	2	0	2	+2	3	0.75	1	0	0	12:24	—	—	55	67
Dmitry Orlov D	D1	1	0	1	0	4	0.31	2	2	0	21:29	—	—	51	61
Justin Schultz D	D1	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	0	1	0	20:36	—	—	53	56
John Carlson D	D2	0	1	1	0	5	0.12	1	1	0	23:22	—	—	60	64
Brenden Dillon D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.02	1	0	0	18:24	—	—	62	63
Zdeno Chara D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.01	1	2	0	17:08	—	—	56	24
Nick Jensen D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.03	1	0	2	16:21	—	—	55	25

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Vitek Vanecek(start)	W	31	27	4	.871	1.84	61:04

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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.