New Jersey Devils vs. Washington CapitalsMar 26, 2021

FinalFriday, Mar 26, 2021· Capital One Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
NJD	0	0	0	0		NJD	8	11	5	24
WSH	2	0	2	4		WSH	9	5	17	31

: NJD 53WSH 51
: NJD 2.29WSH 3.19
PP goals: NJD 0WSH 0
Hits: NJD 10WSH 14
Blocks: NJD 10WSH 15
PIM: NJD 4WSH 6
: NJD 53%WSH 47%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Washington Capitals rout New Jersey Devils 4–0

Washington Capitals beat New Jersey Devils 4–0 at home. Alex Ovechkin (WSH) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for NJD: Wood–Zacha–Bratt skated 7:41 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (30% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
Alex Ovechkin had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:50.Ovechkin
Points
Conor Sheary had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 11:32.Sheary
Points
Evgeny Kuznetsov had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:20.Kuznetsov
Points
Tom Wilson had 2 assists (2 points) in 15:34.Wilson
New line
New look for NJD: Wood–Zacha–Bratt skated 7:41 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (30% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Wood Zacha Bratt
Luck
NJD scored 0 goals on 2.29 expected goals (53 attempts), well short of its chances.
Usage
Jack Hughes (NJD) played 11:48, −7:24 down on his 19:12 season average over 55 games.Hughes
Usage
Nicklas Backstrom (WSH) played 15:07, −3:33 down on his 18:40 season average over 54 games.Backstrom

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 104 of 104 attempts · WSH 51 · NJD 53

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 27% 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
	50	48
	2.30	2.77
	2.17	2.74
	10	13
	2	8
	20	25
	−0.002	+0.002
	27%	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 – Kuokkanen – Sharangovich
12:1670% CF
L2Wood – Zacha – Bratt
7:4130% CF
L3Johnsson – McLeod – Boqvist
2:5360% CF
L4Palmieri – Maltsev – Hughes
2:4933% CF
D1Vatanen – Murray
16:2755% CF
D2Subban – Kulikov
13:1041% CF
D3Severson – Smith
13:0058% CF

PP1Palmieri – Zacha – Bratt – Kuokkanen – Smith
3:45100% CF
PP2Subban – Severson – Wood – Boqvist – Hughes
1:54100% CF
PK1FZajac – Zacha
2:21
PK2FMcLeod – Sharangovich
0:53
PK1DKulikov – Vatanen
2:21
PK2DSubban – Severson
1:14

Current NJD line combinations →

Washington Capitals

L1Ovechkin – Kuznetsov – Sprong
12:0039% CF
L2Hagelin – Dowd – Hathaway
11:2256% CF
L3Backstrom – Wilson – Sheary
8:2744% CF
L4Oshie – Panik – Vrana
6:4255% CF
D1Schultz – Orlov
16:3232% CF
D2Carlson – Dillon
13:4948% CF
D3Chara – Jensen
12:4982% CF

PP1Ovechkin – Oshie – Backstrom – Carlson – Kuznetsov
2:22100% CF
PP2Ovechkin – Schultz – Kuznetsov – Wilson – Sheary
1:14100% CF
PK1FHagelin – Dowd
2:38
PK2FWilson – Hathaway
2:02
PK1DCarlson – Dillon
1:52
PK2DChara – Jensen
1:39

Current WSH line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

5:58
WSHAlex Ovechkin (Evgeny Kuznetsov)wrist0.17 xG
NJD: Subban, Kulikov, Johnsson, Sharangovich, HughesWSH: Chara, Ovechkin, Jensen, Kuznetsov, Sprong
NJD 0 – 1 WSH
11:50
WSHNicklas Backstrom (Tom Wilson, Conor Sheary)wrist0.14 xG
NJD: Severson, Johnsson, Boqvist, Smith, HughesWSH: Backstrom, Schultz, Orlov, Wilson, Sheary
NJD 0 – 2 WSH

3rd period

7:13
WSHConor Sheary (Tom Wilson)wrist0.10 xG
NJD: Subban, Murray, Johnsson, McLeod, MaltsevWSH: Backstrom, Orlov, Jensen, Wilson, Sheary
NJD 0 – 3 WSH
16:28
WSHAlex Ovechkin (Evgeny Kuznetsov, T.J. Oshie)slap0.08 xG
NJD: Subban, Kulikov, Zacha, Bratt, BoqvistWSH: Chara, Ovechkin, Oshie, Jensen, Kuznetsov
NJD 0 – 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	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Yegor Sharangovich C	L1	-1	2	0.62	0	0	0	17:54	—	—	62	63
Travis Zajac C	L1	0	1	0.20	1	3	0	16:57	—	—	65	71
Janne Kuokkanen C	L1	0	1	0.07	0	2	0	16:06	—	—	67	76
Pavel Zacha C	L2	-1	1	0.01	0	1	0	20:30	—	—	30	9
Jesper Bratt L	L2	-1	0	0.00	0	0	0	18:18	—	—	39	10
Miles Wood L	L2	0	3	0.12	0	0	2	17:45	—	—	50	40
Andreas Johnsson L	L3	-3	1	0.16	1	0	0	11:41	—	—	38	27
Michael McLeod C	L3	-1	2	0.27	3	0	0	11:07	—	—	53	69
Jesper Boqvist C	L3	-2	1	0.16	1	0	0	10:54	—	—	39	34
Kyle Palmieri C	L4	0	2	0.07	1	0	0	13:51	—	—	64	52
Mikhail Maltsev L	L4	-1	1	0.11	0	0	0	13:04	—	—	53	56
Jack Hughes C	L4	-2	1	0.23	0	0	0	11:48	—	—	41	17
Sami Vatanen D	D1	0	1	0.01	0	1	0	21:08	—	—	56	47
Ryan Murray D	D1	-1	0	0.00	0	1	0	19:18	—	—	53	47
P.K. Subban D	D2	-3	4	0.08	1	1	0	20:06	—	—	41	48
Dmitry Kulikov D	D2	-2	1	0.05	1	0	0	17:38	—	—	42	47
Damon Severson D	D3	-1	1	0.03	1	0	2	19:18	—	—	60	42
Ty Smith D	D3	-1	1	0.10	0	1	0	18:52	—	—	55	39

NJD goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Scott Wedgewood(start)	L	31	27	4	.871	3.19	59:45

Washington Capitals

WSH skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Alex Ovechkin L	L1	2	0	2	+2	4	0.51	0	0	0	18:50	—	—	43	46
Evgeny Kuznetsov C	L1	0	2	2	+2	4	0.34	0	1	0	17:20	—	—	44	42
Daniel Sprong R	L1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.08	0	0	0	14:31	—	—	35	37
Carl Hagelin L	L2	0	0	0	0	3	0.36	0	0	0	17:08	—	—	57	76
Nic Dowd C	L2	0	0	0	0	3	0.47	0	2	0	16:50	—	—	52	81
Garnet Hathaway R	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	4	1	0	15:38	—	—	57	77
Tom Wilson R	L3	0	2	2	+2	0	0.00	0	1	0	15:34	—	—	47	40
Nicklas Backstrom C	L3	1	0	1	+2	3	0.34	0	0	0	15:07	—	—	50	41
Conor Sheary L	L3	1	1	2	+2	3	0.22	1	0	2	11:32	—	—	47	45
T.J. Oshie R	L4	0	1	1	+1	1	0.14	1	1	0	14:50	—	—	59	61
Jakub Vrana L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.36	0	0	0	10:35	—	—	54	60
Richard Panik R	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	1	0	0	10:04	—	—	46	51
Justin Schultz D	D1	0	0	0	+1	2	0.05	0	2	0	20:16	—	—	31	24
Dmitry Orlov D	D1	0	0	0	+2	2	0.11	2	2	2	19:56	—	—	37	29
John Carlson D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.09	0	1	0	22:12	—	—	45	54
Brenden Dillon D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	4	1	0	19:20	—	—	46	52
Zdeno Chara D	D3	0	0	0	+2	2	0.13	0	0	2	17:34	—	—	79	97
Nick Jensen D	D3	0	0	0	+3	1	0.01	1	3	0	17:03	—	—	84	97

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Ilya Samsonov(start)	W	24	24	0	.1000	2.29	59:40

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.