New Jersey Devils vs. Washington CapitalsMar 26, 2022

FinalSaturday, Mar 26, 2022· Capital One Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
NJD	0	2	1	3		NJD	10	12	16	38
WSH	0	1	3	4		WSH	7	9	6	22

: NJD 77WSH 46
: NJD 3.60WSH 2.49
PP goals: NJD 0WSH 1
Hits: NJD 20WSH 25
Blocks: NJD 8WSH 18
PIM: NJD 11WSH 11
: NJD 57%WSH 43%

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. Jack Hughes (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 1A. WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:51 together.

Points
Jack Hughes had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 23:33.Hughes
Points
Nicklas Backstrom had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:25.Backstrom
Points
John Carlson had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 24:11.Carlson
PP1
WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:51 together.Ovechkin Oshie Backstrom Carlson Kuznetsov
Goalie
Vitek Vanecek (WSH) faced 38 shots and stopped 35 (.921), +11 against a season average of 26.6; the win.Vanecek
Usage
Michael McLeod (NJD) played 6:08, −7:17 down on his 13:25 season average over 76 games.McLeod
New line
New look for WSH: Wilson–Sheary–McMichael skated 6:14 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Wilson Sheary McMichael
Usage
Jack Hughes (NJD) played 23:33, +4:04 up on his 19:29 season average over 48 games.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 123 of 123 attempts · WSH 46 · NJD 77

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 37% of the game, WSH 19%.

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
	68	46
	3.06	2.09
	3.03	2.03
	11	5
	6	5
	20	19
	+0.087	−0.087
	37%	19%

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

L1Sharangovich – Hughes – Mercer
13:5244% CF
L2Tatar – Bratt – Hischier
12:4162% CF
L3Vesey – Johnsson – Boqvist
10:4675% CF
L4Greer – Bastian – McLeod
4:0256% CF
D1Severson – Graves
15:4758% CF
D2Hamilton – Siegenthaler
14:2857% CF
D3Subban – Smith
14:0372% CF

PP1Hamilton – Severson – Bratt – Hischier – Hughes
3:0480% CF
PP2Tatar – Bastian – Smith – Sharangovich – Mercer
0:44
PK1FHischier – Sharangovich
1:28
PK2FVesey – McLeod
1:01
PK1DSeverson – Siegenthaler
1:50
PK2DSubban – Hamilton
0:00

Current NJD line combinations →

Washington Capitals

L1Eller – Hathaway – Jonsson-Fjallby
10:4855% CF
L2Ovechkin – Johansson – Kuznetsov
8:2136% CF
L3Oshie – Backstrom – Mantha
6:4427% CF
L4Wilson – Sheary – McMichael
6:1450% CF
D1Carlson – Fehérváry
13:3750% CF
D2Orlov – Jensen
9:3839% CF
D3Schultz – Kempny
7:0921% CF

PP1Ovechkin – Oshie – Backstrom – Carlson – Kuznetsov
1:5160% CF
PP2Ovechkin – Schultz – Johansson – Wilson – Mantha
1:08100% CF
PK1FEller – Wilson
2:17
PK2FKuznetsov – Hathaway
0:34
PK1DJensen – Fehérváry
2:58
PK2DCarlson – Orlov
0:27

Current WSH line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

2nd period

0:55
NJDJack Hughes (Yegor Sharangovich, Dawson Mercer)wrist0.04 xG
NJD: Hamilton, Siegenthaler, Sharangovich, Hughes, MercerWSH: Eller, Jensen, Jonsson-Fjallby, Fehérváry
NJD 1 – 0 WSH
2:47
WSHTom Wilson (Conor Sheary, John Carlson)wrist0.22 xG
NJD: Graves, Greer, Bratt, McLeod, SmithWSH: Orlov, Jensen, Wilson, Sheary, McMichael
NJD 1 – 1 WSH
7:17
NJDDamon Severson (Ryan Graves, Jesper Boqvist)slap0.06 xG
NJD: Vesey, Severson, Johnsson, Graves, BoqvistWSH: Oshie, Schultz, Orlov, Mantha, Hathaway
NJD 2 – 1 WSH

3rd period

2:08
WSHConnor McMichael (Justin Schultz, John Carlson)snap0.25 xG
NJD: Vesey, Johnsson, Graves, Siegenthaler, BoqvistWSH: Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson, Schultz, McMichael
NJD 2 – 2 WSH
6:56
WSHNicklas Backstrom (Anthony Mantha)wrist0.04 xG
NJD: Hamilton, Siegenthaler, Sharangovich, Hughes, MercerWSH: Backstrom, Carlson, Wilson, Mantha, Fehérváry
NJD 2 – 3 WSH
11:48
WSHAlex OvechkinPP (Evgeny Kuznetsov, Nicklas Backstrom)snap0.16 xG
NJD: Severson, Siegenthaler, Hischier, SharangovichWSH: Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson, Kuznetsov
NJD 2 – 4 WSH
19:28
NJDJesper Bratt (Jack Hughes, Nico Hischier)wrist0.06 xG
NJD: Hamilton, Severson, Bratt, Bastian, Hischier, HughesWSH: Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson, Mantha, Fehérváry
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	1	2	+1	3	0.59	0	1	0	23:33	—	—	44	65
Yegor Sharangovich C	L1	0	1	1	0	3	0.28	0	0	0	19:12	—	—	47	67
Dawson Mercer C	L1	0	1	1	0	4	0.24	0	1	0	18:29	—	—	50	72
Nico Hischier C	L2	0	1	1	+1	4	0.54	2	0	0	21:19	—	—	64	55
Jesper Bratt L	L2	1	0	1	0	4	0.46	1	0	0	20:52	—	—	62	53
Tomas Tatar L	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.15	1	0	0	15:31	—	—	67	55
Andreas Johnsson L	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.12	2	0	0	13:49	—	—	73	70
Jimmy Vesey L	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.16	0	0	0	13:14	—	—	76	75
Jesper Boqvist C	L3	0	1	1	0	1	0.20	0	0	0	12:46	—	—	75	75
Nathan Bastian R	L4	0	0	0	+1	0	0.15	3	0	0	9:25	—	—	39	31
Michael McLeod C	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.02	0	1	7	6:08	—	—	55	22
A.J. Greer L	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	3	1	0	6:03	—	—	36	16
Damon Severson D	D1	1	0	1	+2	4	0.25	1	1	0	25:01	—	—	56	49
Ryan Graves D	D1	0	1	1	-1	2	0.03	2	0	2	20:03	—	—	57	43
Dougie Hamilton D	D2	0	0	0	+1	2	0.14	1	1	0	22:10	—	—	58	76
Jonas Siegenthaler D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	2	1	0	19:36	—	—	52	76
P.K. Subban D	D3	0	0	0	0	4	0.16	1	0	0	16:14	—	—	68	70
Ty Smith D	D3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.09	1	1	2	15:58	—	—	70	63

NJD goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Nico Daws(start)	L	22	18	4	.818	2.49	57:29

Washington Capitals

WSH skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Lars Eller C	L1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.46	3	0	0	16:28	—	—	48	66
Garnet Hathaway R	L1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.19	3	0	0	14:38	—	—	56	69
Axel Jonsson-Fjallby L	L1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.13	0	1	0	12:38	—	—	46	60
Evgeny Kuznetsov C	L2	0	1	1	0	1	0.01	1	1	0	18:00	—	—	36	21
Alex Ovechkin L	L2	1	0	1	+1	2	0.30	3	0	2	17:32	—	—	23	13
Marcus Johansson L	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.12	2	2	0	16:36	—	—	28	14
Nicklas Backstrom C	L3	1	1	2	+1	1	0.17	0	0	0	14:25	—	—	35	25
T.J. Oshie R	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.02	2	0	0	13:46	—	—	22	5
Anthony Mantha R	L3	0	1	1	-1	2	0.07	2	0	0	13:39	—	—	35	22
Tom Wilson R	L4	1	0	1	+2	4	0.40	1	0	0	15:33	—	—	55	56
Conor Sheary L	L4	0	1	1	+1	1	0.13	2	2	0	13:55	—	—	50	51
Connor McMichael L	L4	1	0	1	+2	2	0.29	0	0	0	12:05	—	—	44	58
John Carlson D	D1	0	2	2	+1	3	0.06	0	2	2	24:11	—	—	50	59
Martin Fehérváry D	D1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.05	3	2	0	21:18	—	—	47	54
Dmitry Orlov D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	1	2	0	23:12	—	—	39	34
Nick Jensen D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	2	7	16:58	—	—	38	40
Justin Schultz D	D3	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	1	2	0	16:32	—	—	32	23
Michal Kempny D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.05	1	2	0	14:44	—	—	31	39

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Vitek Vanecek(start)	W	38	35	3	.921	3.60	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.