Philadelphia Flyers vs. Washington CapitalsJan 31, 2018

FinalWednesday, Jan 31, 2018· Capital One Arena

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Philadelphia FlyersPHI

3

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Washington CapitalsWSH

5

Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
PHI	2	0	1	3		PHI	11	12	7	30
WSH	0	3	2	5		WSH	6	11	8	25

: PHI 49WSH 52
: PHI 2.13WSH 2.58
PP goals: PHI 0WSH 2
Hits: PHI 18WSH 18
Blocks: PHI 15WSH 9
PIM: PHI 11WSH 7
: PHI 58%WSH 42%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Washington Capitals beat Philadelphia Flyers 5–3

Washington Capitals beat Philadelphia Flyers 5–3 at home. Chandler Stephenson (WSH) led the scoring with 2G 0A. WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 3:45 together.

Points
Chandler Stephenson had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 10:39.Stephenson
Points
Jakub Voracek had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:03.Voracek
Points
Nolan Patrick had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:36.Patrick
Points
John Carlson had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 22:09.Carlson
Points
Lars Eller had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 10:27.Eller
PP1
WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 3:45 together.Ovechkin Oshie Backstrom Carlson Kuznetsov
New line
New look for PHI: Voracek–Simmonds–Patrick skated 12:18 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (57.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Voracek Simmonds Patrick
Luck
WSH scored 5 goals on 2.58 expected goals (52 attempts), finishing well above 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.

Strength

Period

Team

← PHI attacks left (bottom on phones)WSH attacks right (top on phones) →

WSH
PHI
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 101 of 101 attempts · WSH 52 · PHI 49

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

WSH
PHI
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

WSH pressure
PHI pressure
Goal
Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: PHI 26% of the game, WSH 29%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

WSH

PHI

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	PHI	WSH
	52	52
	2.26	2.26
	2.20	2.21
	14	11
	4	2
	23	22
	+0.077	−0.077
	26%	29%

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.

Philadelphia Flyers

L1Giroux – Couturier – Konecny
15:1659% CF
L2Voracek – Simmonds – Patrick
12:1858% CF
L3Filppula – Weal – Raffl
9:5026% CF
L4Lehtera – Laughton – Goulbourne
5:3789% CF
D1Gostisbehere – Provorov
17:5763% CF
D2MacDonald – Hagg
13:5436% CF
D3Manning – Gudas
10:1763% CF

PP1Giroux – Voracek – Simmonds – Couturier – Gostisbehere
1:1750% CF
PP2Lehtera – Weal – Konecny – Provorov – Patrick
0:43100% CF
PK1FGiroux – Couturier
1:57
PK2FFilppula – Lehtera
1:37
PK1DGudas – Provorov
2:13
PK2DMacDonald – Manning
1:13

Current PHI line combinations →

Washington Capitals

L1Ovechkin – Kuznetsov – Wilson
15:1963% CF
L2Oshie – Backstrom – Burakovsky
13:5950% CF
L3Eller – Connolly – Stephenson
7:3264% CF
L4Beagle – Chiasson – Smith-Pelly
5:348% CF
D1Niskanen – Orlov
19:2946% CF
D2Carlson – Djoos
12:4744% CF
D3Orpik – Bowey
11:5947% CF

PP1Ovechkin – Oshie – Backstrom – Carlson – Kuznetsov
3:45100% CF
PP2Niskanen – Eller – Orlov – Connolly – Burakovsky
0:35100% CF
PK1FEller – Wilson
0:49
PK2FBeagle – Stephenson
0:43
PK1DOrpik – Niskanen
1:15
PK2DOrlov – Bowey
0:43

Current WSH line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

1:18
PHINolan Patrick (Wayne Simmonds, Jakub Voracek)backhand0.10 xG
PHI: Voracek, Simmonds, Manning, Gudas, PatrickWSH: Orpik, Ovechkin, Carlson, Kuznetsov, Wilson
PHI 1 – 0 WSH
7:50
PHITravis Konecny (Sean Couturier)wrist0.04 xG
PHI: Giroux, Couturier, Gostisbehere, Konecny, ProvorovWSH: Eller, Carlson, Connolly, Stephenson, Djoos
PHI 2 – 0 WSH

2nd period

2:14
WSHChandler Stephenson (Lars Eller, John Carlson)wrist0.28 xG
PHI: Filppula, Manning, Weal, Raffl, HaggWSH: Orpik, Eller, Connolly, Stephenson, Bowey
PHI 2 – 1 WSH
3:01
WSHChandler Stephenson (Madison Bowey)backhand0.18 xG
PHI: Giroux, Lehtera, Manning, Gudas, LaughtonWSH: Orpik, Eller, Connolly, Stephenson, Bowey
PHI 2 – 2 WSH
14:32
WSHAndre BurakovskyPP (Lars Eller)tip-in0.11 xG
PHI: Filppula, Lehtera, Manning, HaggWSH: Ovechkin, Eller, Orlov, Connolly, Burakovsky
PHI 2 – 3 WSH

3rd period

5:28
WSHT.J. OshiePP (Evgeny Kuznetsov, John Carlson)wrist0.15 xG
PHI: Filppula, MacDonald, Lehtera, HaggWSH: Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson, Kuznetsov
PHI 2 – 4 WSH
9:06
WSHDevante Smith-Pelly (Christian Djoos, Jay Beagle)deflected0.12 xG
PHI: Filppula, MacDonald, Weal, Raffl, HaggWSH: Beagle, Carlson, Chiasson, Smith-Pelly, Djoos
PHI 2 – 5 WSH
10:40
PHIJakub Voracek (Ivan Provorov, Nolan Patrick)tip-in0.10 xG
PHI: Voracek, Simmonds, Gostisbehere, Provorov, PatrickWSH: Orpik, Ovechkin, Kuznetsov, Wilson, Bowey
PHI 3 – 5 WSH

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Philadelphia Flyers

PHI skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Sean Couturier C	L1	0	1	1	+1	2	0.23	2	2	0	23:47	—	—	57	84
Claude Giroux R	L1	0	0	0	0	4	0.54	0	0	0	23:18	—	—	57	76
Travis Konecny R	L1	1	0	1	+1	6	0.43	3	0	0	18:07	—	—	59	86
Wayne Simmonds R	L2	0	1	1	+2	3	0.24	3	0	0	20:06	—	—	45	51
Jakub Voracek R	L2	1	1	2	+2	1	0.10	0	0	0	20:03	—	—	54	56
Nolan Patrick C	L2	1	1	2	+2	1	0.10	0	1	2	13:36	—	—	58	81
Valtteri Filppula C	L3	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	0	0	0	14:19	—	—	25	4
Michael Raffl L	L3	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	0	1	0	12:36	—	—	23	2
Jordan Weal C	L3	0	0	0	-2	2	0.01	0	0	0	12:35	—	—	26	2
Jori Lehtera C	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	1	0	8:53	—	—	80	49
Scott Laughton C	L4	0	0	0	-1	2	0.09	1	0	0	8:17	—	—	69	36
Tyrell Goulbourne L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.05	1	0	0	6:29	—	—	90	100
Ivan Provorov D	D1	0	1	1	+2	3	0.08	1	5	0	25:49	—	—	61	84
Shayne Gostisbehere D	D1	0	0	0	+2	0	0.03	0	0	0	24:26	—	—	54	78
Andrew MacDonald D	D2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.12	0	1	2	18:48	—	—	38	34
Robert Hagg D	D2	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	4	2	2	17:04	—	—	28	14
Radko Gudas D	D3	0	0	0	0	3	0.06	1	1	0	17:47	—	—	57	53
Brandon Manning D	D3	0	0	0	-1	3	0.06	2	1	5	12:32	—	—	59	27

PHI goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Michal Neuvirth(start)	L	20	15	5	.750	2.30	49:06
Alex Lyon	—	5	5	0	.1000	0.28	8:02

Washington Capitals

WSH skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Alex Ovechkin L	L1	0	0	0	-2	2	0.33	2	0	0	23:40	—	—	63	62
Evgeny Kuznetsov C	L1	0	1	1	-2	1	0.11	0	0	0	22:27	—	—	63	63
Tom Wilson R	L1	0	0	0	-2	2	0.39	2	0	0	20:26	—	—	60	61
Nicklas Backstrom C	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.06	0	1	0	21:02	—	—	50	22
T.J. Oshie R	L2	1	0	1	0	2	0.34	1	0	0	20:48	—	—	46	20
Andre Burakovsky L	L2	1	0	1	0	1	0.11	2	1	0	16:36	—	—	50	21
Chandler Stephenson C	L3	2	0	2	+1	2	0.46	0	0	0	10:39	—	—	63	76
Lars Eller C	L3	0	2	2	+1	2	0.02	0	1	0	10:27	—	—	67	74
Brett Connolly R	L3	0	0	0	+1	2	0.03	0	1	0	9:40	—	—	67	74
Jay Beagle C	L4	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	0	0	0	10:10	—	—	12	35
Devante Smith-Pelly R	L4	1	0	1	+1	2	0.22	1	1	0	8:48	—	—	13	37
Alex Chiasson R	L4	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	0	0	5	7:04	—	—	20	32
Matt Niskanen D	D1	0	0	0	0	2	0.01	2	1	0	24:03	—	—	50	20
Dmitry Orlov D	D1	0	0	0	0	2	0.06	0	0	0	23:49	—	—	52	24
John Carlson D	D2	0	2	2	-1	1	0.12	2	1	2	22:09	—	—	51	39
Christian Djoos D	D2	0	1	1	0	1	0.03	0	0	0	13:30	—	—	44	33
Brooks Orpik D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	4	1	0	18:54	—	—	48	68
Madison Bowey D	D3	0	1	1	+1	1	0.31	2	1	0	13:48	—	—	55	77

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Braden Holtby(start)	W	30	27	3	.900	2.13	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.