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New Jersey Devils vs. Washington CapitalsFeb 20, 2024

Final· Capital One Arena
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NJD
2
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WSH
6
Goals123TShots123T
NJD1012NJD10171239
WSH1146WSH871126
NJD 71WSH 56
NJD 3.88WSH 4.20
PP goals
NJD 0WSH 1
Hits
NJD 17WSH 17
Blocks
NJD 16WSH 15
PIM
NJD 2WSH 4
NJD 62%WSH 38%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Washington Capitals rout New Jersey Devils 6–2

Washington Capitals beat New Jersey Devils 6–2 at home. Alex Ovechkin (WSH) led the scoring with 2G 1A. Charlie Lindgren (WSH) faced 39 shots and stopped 37 (.949), +10 against a season average of 28.6; the win.

  1. Points
    Alex Ovechkin had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 17:59.Ovechkin
  2. Points
    Dylan Strome had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:12.Strome
  3. Points
    Connor McMichael had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:20.McMichael
  4. Goalie
    Charlie Lindgren (WSH) faced 39 shots and stopped 37 (.949), +10 against a season average of 28.6; the win.Lindgren
  5. Usage
    Nic Dowd (WSH) played 6:20, −9:01 down on his 15:21 season average over 63 games.Dowd
  6. Usage
    Michael Sgarbossa (WSH) played 15:46, +5:00 up on his 10:46 season average over 24 games.Sgarbossa
  7. New line
    New look for NJD: Lazar–Meier–Holtz skated 7:15 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (16.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.LazarMeierHoltz
  8. Luck
    NJD scored 2 goals on 3.88 expected goals (71 attempts), well short of its chances.

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.

Shot map, NJD at WSH: 127 attempts, 65 on goal, 8 goals, 8.08 expected goals; best chance Dylan Strome at 0.87 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← NJD attacks left (bottom on phones)WSH attacks right (top on phones) →
  • WSH
  • NJD
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 127 of 127 attempts · WSH 56 · NJD 71

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, NJD at WSH: expected goals 4.20 to 3.88 (WSH led the chances), shot attempts 56 to 71, 8 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.05.01st2nd3rdWSHNJDMHMSOSHOnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • WSH
  • NJD
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
WSHNJDcontrol2nd3rdMcMichael · 1st 0:39Holtz · 1st 15:06McMichael · 2nd 4:17Strome · 3rd 4:10Ovechkin · 3rd 8:44Sgarbossa · 3rd 12:27Haula · 3rd 15:34Ovechkin · 3rd 19:27
  • 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 41% of the game, WSH 27%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

Shift chart, NJD at WSH: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Charlie Lindgren (60:00) for WSH and Nico Daws (59:47) for NJD, 8 goals.

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
StatNJDWSH
6864
3.694.64
3.594.32
1313
86
1417
+0.091−0.091
41%27%

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

Current NJD line combinations →

Washington Capitals

Current WSH line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 0:39
    WSHConnor McMichael (Aliaksei Protas, Rasmus Sandin)wrist0.47 xG
    NJD: Smith, Haula, Toffoli, Hughes, HughesWSH: Mantha, van Riemsdyk, Sandin, McMichael, Protas
    NJD 0 – 1 WSH
  2. 15:06
    NJDAlexander Holtz (Simon Nemec)wrist0.31 xG
    NJD: Palat, Hischier, Holtz, Hughes, NemecWSH: Ovechkin, Oshie, Edmundson, Strome, Bear
    NJD 1 – 1 WSH

2nd period

  1. 4:17
    WSHConnor McMichaelwrist0.07 xG
    NJD: Smith, Nosek, Bastian, Mercer, NemecWSH: Oshie, Bear, Sandin, McMichael, Protas
    NJD 1 – 2 WSH

3rd period

  1. 4:10
    WSHDylan Strome (Alex Ovechkin, Sonny Milano)wrist0.87 xG
    NJD: Smith, Bastian, Hughes, Mercer, HughesWSH: Ovechkin, Jensen, Milano, Strome, Sandin
    NJD 1 – 3 WSH
  2. 8:44
    WSHAlex Ovechkin (Dylan Strome)snap0.07 xG
    NJD: Smith, Lazar, Meier, Bastian, NemecWSH: Ovechkin, Oshie, Jensen, Strome, Sandin
    NJD 1 – 4 WSH
  3. 12:27
    WSHMichael Sgarbossa (John Carlson, Max Pacioretty)wrist0.35 xG
    NJD: Lazar, Siegenthaler, Meier, Holtz, HughesWSH: Pacioretty, Carlson, Sgarbossa, van Riemsdyk, Milano
    NJD 1 – 5 WSH
  4. 15:34
    NJDErik Haula (Tyler Toffoli, Brendan Smith)backhand0.18 xG
    NJD: Smith, Haula, Toffoli, Hughes, NemecWSH: Carlson, Sgarbossa, Mantha, van Riemsdyk, Protas
    NJD 2 – 5 WSH
  5. 19:27
    WSHAlex OvechkinPP (Dylan Strome, T.J. Oshie)wrist0.28 xG
    NJD: Haula, Miller, Bahl, MercerWSH: Ovechkin, Oshie, Pacioretty, Strome, Sandin
    NJD 2 – 6 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
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Jack Hughes CL1000-170.2801021:44——5535
Tyler Toffoli CL1011060.5631019:48——6356
Erik Haula LL1101030.3212019:09——5845
Nico Hischier CL2000+150.7200018:36——6361
Jesper Bratt LL2000040.4700017:31——6661
Ondrej Palat LL2000+110.1232013:48——5757
Timo Meier RL3000-210.0800016:16——4648
Curtis Lazar CL3000-220.5321014:46——4554
Alexander Holtz RL3101020.3400014:07——2526
Dawson Mercer CL4000-210.0200011:19——5436
Tomas Nosek LL4000-100.002007:51——318
Nathan Bastian RL4000-320.032207:12——335
Luke Hughes DD1000-220.0700024:59——5034
Jonas Siegenthaler DD1000-100.3002218:50——5046
Kevin Bahl DD2000010.0312019:48——7382
Colin Miller DD2000020.0120018:46——7681
Simon Nemec DD3011000.0003018:26——3955
Brendan Smith DD3011-300.0010015:29——2816
NJD goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Nico Daws(start)L26206.7694.2059:47

Washington Capitals

WSH skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Alex Ovechkin LL1213+150.6820217:59——4051
Dylan Strome CL1123+121.0602016:12——4354
T.J. Oshie RL1011+110.2202216:04——4235
Michael Sgarbossa CL2101040.7000015:46——4565
Max Pacioretty LL2011+130.2920013:59——4675
Sonny Milano LL2011+200.0000012:54——5887
Connor McMichael LL3202+230.8310017:20——6271
Aliaksei Protas LL3011+130.2301014:49——5452
Anthony Mantha RL3000000.0001013:17——4454
Tom Wilson RL4000020.0422018:02——5031
Beck Malenstyn LL4000000.0031015:07——5839
Nic Dowd CL4000000.001106:20——394
John Carlson DD1011000.0013024:32——4847
Trevor van Riemsdyk DD1000+100.0010023:19——4662
Nick Jensen DD2000+200.0212021:38——4672
Rasmus Sandin DD2011+410.0210020:11——5477
Joel Edmundson DD3000-110.0010016:19——4224
Ethan Bear DD3000010.1010012:12——5029
WSH goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Charlie Lindgren(start)W39372.9493.8860:00

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Connor McMichael (WSH) 1st 0:39 · assists Aliaksei Protas, Rasmus Sandin · Rebound · carried in · 3-on-2 at the blue line · 33.3 mph shot · 3.2 s from entry to goal.

Connor McMichael · 1st 0:39 · WSH

Play
rebound
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
0
Shot
33.3 mph
Distance
9 ft
Entry to goal
3.2 s
Type
rebound

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Erik Haula · 3rd 15:34 · NJD

Play
rush
Entry
pass
Odd man
No
Passes
2
Shot
24.1 mph
Distance
7 ft
Entry to goal
2.5 s

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Alex Ovechkin · 3rd 19:27 · WSH PP

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
4-on-2
Passes
1
Shot
38.5 mph
Distance
8 ft
Entry to goal
4.7 s

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