Philadelphia Flyers vs. Washington CapitalsJan 8, 2019

FinalTuesday, Jan 8, 2019· 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	1	0	2	3		PHI	11	12	17	40
WSH	1	3	1	5		WSH	4	13	8	25

: PHI 65WSH 53
: PHI 2.24WSH 3.23
PP goals: PHI 0WSH 1
Hits: PHI 23WSH 15
Blocks: PHI 14WSH 19
PIM: PHI 23WSH 15
: PHI 70%WSH 30%

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. Jakub Vrana (WSH) led the scoring with 2G 1A. New look for PHI: Simmonds–Laughton–Raffl skated 7:02 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (81.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
Jakub Vrana had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 14:20.Vrana
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Jakub Voracek had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 16:23.Voracek
Points
T.J. Oshie had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:31.Oshie
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John Carlson had 2 assists (2 points) in 24:20.Carlson
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Lars Eller had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:08.Eller
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Sean Couturier had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 23:53.Couturier
New line
New look for PHI: Simmonds–Laughton–Raffl skated 7:02 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (81.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Simmonds Laughton Raffl
New line
New look for WSH: Oshie–Eller–Vrana skated 9:21 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (57.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Oshie Eller Vrana

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 118 of 118 attempts · WSH 53 · PHI 65

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 30% of the game, WSH 34%.

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	46
	0.90	1.81
	0.89	1.76
	6	13
	5	4
	22	16
	+0.159	−0.159
	30%	34%

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
9:0556% CF
L2Simmonds – Laughton – Raffl
7:0282% CF
L3van Riemsdyk – Weise – Varone
6:5460% CF
L4Voracek – Lindblom – Patrick
4:2288% CF
D1Sanheim – Provorov
13:2258% CF
D2Hagg – Folin
10:5939% CF
D3Gudas – Gostisbehere
10:3068% CF

PP1Giroux – Voracek – Simmonds – Couturier – Gostisbehere
5:17100% CF
PP2van Riemsdyk – Sanheim – Konecny – Provorov – Patrick
2:4367% CF
PK1FGiroux – Couturier
2:21
PK2FLaughton – Lindblom
1:49
PK1DGudas – Provorov
3:35
PK2DFolin – Sanheim
1:03

Current PHI line combinations →

Washington Capitals

L1Ovechkin – Kuznetsov – Wilson
10:2647% CF
L2Oshie – Eller – Vrana
9:2158% CF
L3Connolly – Boyd – Burakovsky
7:2433% CF
L4Dowd – Smith-Pelly – Stephenson
6:5258% CF
D1Niskanen – Orlov
11:5752% CF
D2Carlson – Kempny
11:2062% CF
D3Orpik – Siegenthaler
7:1522% CF

PP1Ovechkin – Oshie – Eller – Carlson – Kuznetsov
5:1160% CF
PP2Ovechkin – Carlson – Boyd – Wilson – Vrana
0:4667% CF
PK1FEller – Wilson
3:19
PK2FSmith-Pelly – Stephenson
1:35
PK1DNiskanen – Carlson
1:43
PK2DOrlov – Kempny
0:19

Current WSH line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

4:21
WSHTom Wilson (Jakub Vrana, Lars Eller)tip-in0.03 xG
PHI: Voracek, Sanheim, Lindblom, Provorov, PatrickWSH: Orpik, Kuznetsov, Wilson, Vrana, Siegenthaler
PHI 0 – 1 WSH
9:28
PHIJakub Voracek (Oskar Lindblom)wrist0.10 xG
PHI: Voracek, Gudas, Couturier, Gostisbehere, LindblomWSH: Carlson, Connolly, Boyd, Burakovsky, Kempny
PHI 1 – 1 WSH

2nd period

9:19
WSHT.J. Oshie (Lars Eller, John Carlson)tip-in0.05 xG
PHI: Simmonds, Laughton, Raffl, Hagg, FolinWSH: Oshie, Eller, Carlson, Vrana, Kempny
PHI 1 – 2 WSH
11:22
WSHJakub Vranawrist0.16 xG
PHI: Giroux, Couturier, Sanheim, Konecny, ProvorovWSH: Oshie, Eller, Carlson, Vrana, Kempny
PHI 1 – 3 WSH
15:55
WSHJakub VranaPP (Travis Boyd, John Carlson)wrist0.06 xG
PHI: Laughton, Folin, Sanheim, LindblomWSH: Ovechkin, Carlson, Boyd, Wilson, Vrana
PHI 1 – 4 WSH

3rd period

16:33
PHIWayne Simmonds (Jakub Voracek, Sean Couturier)wrist0.14 xG
PHI: Giroux, van Riemsdyk, Voracek, Simmonds, Couturier, GostisbehereWSH: Orpik, Ovechkin, Carlson, Kuznetsov, Vrana
PHI 2 – 4 WSH
19:53
PHIClaude Giroux (Sean Couturier, Jakub Voracek)slap0.11 xG
PHI: Giroux, van Riemsdyk, Voracek, Couturier, ProvorovWSH: Orpik, Eller, Carlson, Wilson
PHI 3 – 4 WSH
19:57
WSHT.J. OshieENwrist0.40 xG
PHI: Giroux, van Riemsdyk, Voracek, Couturier, Gostisbehere, ProvorovWSH: Orpik, Oshie, Eller, Carlson
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	2	2	+1	3	0.22	1	1	0	23:53	—	—	54	35
Claude Giroux R	L1	1	0	1	0	6	0.21	0	0	0	23:45	—	—	53	30
Travis Konecny R	L1	0	0	0	-1	4	0.18	3	0	2	16:49	—	—	50	27
Wayne Simmonds R	L2	1	0	1	0	5	0.77	2	0	10	16:25	—	—	63	48
Scott Laughton C	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.05	3	1	0	13:57	—	—	48	40
Michael Raffl L	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.09	1	0	0	11:39	—	—	56	47
James van Riemsdyk L	L3	0	0	0	+1	2	0.05	0	0	0	18:41	—	—	43	20
Dale Weise R	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	12:16	—	—	50	26
Phil Varone C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	1	1	0	8:40	—	—	54	19
Jakub Voracek R	L4	1	2	3	+1	4	0.19	1	0	0	16:23	—	—	56	35
Nolan Patrick C	L4	0	0	0	-1	2	0.09	0	0	0	11:59	—	—	56	15
Oskar Lindblom L	L4	0	1	1	0	1	0.17	0	0	0	8:31	—	—	80	77
Ivan Provorov D	D1	0	0	0	-2	2	0.03	0	2	2	26:02	—	—	53	40
Travis Sanheim D	D1	0	0	0	-2	0	0.01	0	1	0	19:58	—	—	58	38
Christian Folin D	D2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.04	2	2	0	14:28	—	—	44	26
Robert Hagg D	D2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	4	2	2	14:09	—	—	36	22
Shayne Gostisbehere D	D3	0	0	0	+1	3	0.14	1	3	2	21:37	—	—	57	39
Radko Gudas D	D3	0	0	0	+1	3	0.01	4	1	5	16:13	—	—	69	44

PHI goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Mike McKenna(start)	L	24	20	4	.833	2.22	56:52

Washington Capitals

WSH skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Alex Ovechkin L	L1	0	0	0	-1	5	0.32	2	1	0	22:30	—	—	42	47
Evgeny Kuznetsov C	L1	0	0	0	0	3	0.31	0	0	2	22:04	—	—	45	55
Tom Wilson R	L1	1	0	1	0	1	0.14	2	2	2	19:18	—	—	50	61
Lars Eller C	L2	0	2	2	+2	2	0.30	1	0	0	19:08	—	—	52	74
T.J. Oshie R	L2	2	0	2	+3	3	1.26	1	0	0	18:31	—	—	55	81
Jakub Vrana L	L2	2	1	3	+2	4	0.24	0	0	0	14:20	—	—	60	82
Brett Connolly R	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.08	0	0	0	11:41	—	—	35	49
Travis Boyd C	L3	0	1	1	-1	1	0.14	0	0	0	10:56	—	—	33	62
Andre Burakovsky L	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.05	0	2	2	8:25	—	—	31	66
Chandler Stephenson C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.06	0	1	0	11:22	—	—	54	91
Devante Smith-Pelly R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	0	7	10:17	—	—	57	88
Nic Dowd C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.26	2	1	0	8:22	—	—	53	88
Dmitry Orlov D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	2	1	0	23:04	—	—	50	67
Matt Niskanen D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	1	3	0	21:39	—	—	48	80
John Carlson D	D2	0	2	2	0	0	0.02	0	3	0	24:20	—	—	62	75
Michal Kempny D	D2	0	0	0	+1	2	0.02	1	2	0	18:55	—	—	56	65
Jonas Siegenthaler D	D3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	0	2	0	13:50	—	—	32	57
Brooks Orpik D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	1	2	12:59	—	—	15	37

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Pheonix Copley(start)	W	40	37	3	.925	2.24	59:47

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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.