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Philadelphia Flyers vs. Washington CapitalsMar 20, 2025

Final· Capital One Arena
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PHI
2
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WSH
3
Goals123TShots123T
PHI0022PHI571729
WSH1203WSH68216
PHI 65WSH 37
PHI 3.78WSH 2.00
PP goals
PHI 0WSH 0
Hits
PHI 18WSH 13
Blocks
PHI 13WSH 13
PIM
PHI 2WSH 2
PHI 50%WSH 50%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Washington Capitals edge Philadelphia Flyers 3–2

Washington Capitals beat Philadelphia Flyers 3–2 at home. Ryan Poehling (PHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for PHI: Couturier–Konecny–Lycksell skated 8:49 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

  1. Points
    Ryan Poehling had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:14.Poehling
  2. Points
    Anthony Beauvillier had 2 assists (2 points) in 15:34.Beauvillier
  3. New line
    New look for PHI: Couturier–Konecny–Lycksell skated 8:49 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.CouturierKonecnyLycksell
  4. New line
    New look for PHI: Tippett–Poehling–Michkov skated 6:20 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (0% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.TippettPoehlingMichkov
  5. Usage
    Sean Couturier (PHI) played 22:24, +5:10 up on his 17:14 season average over 78 games.Couturier
  6. Luck
    PHI scored 2 goals on 3.78 expected goals (65 attempts), well short of its chances.
  7. Usage
    Olle Lycksell (PHI) played 17:03, +5:27 up on his 11:36 season average over 18 games.Lycksell
  8. Usage
    Nic Dowd (WSH) played 19:04, +3:56 up on his 15:08 season average over 81 games.Dowd

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, PHI at WSH: 102 attempts, 45 on goal, 5 goals, 5.78 expected goals; best chance Sean Couturier at 0.61 xG.

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

Showing 102 of 102 attempts · WSH 37 · PHI 65

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, PHI at WSH: expected goals 2.00 to 3.78 (PHI led the chances), shot attempts 37 to 65, 5 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdWSHPHIODMPCnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • WSH
  • PHI
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
WSHPHIcontrol2nd3rdOvechkin · 1st 14:25Duhaime · 2nd 1:56Mangiapane · 2nd 11:06Poehling · 3rd 5:10Couturier · 3rd 17:24
  • 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 41% 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

Shift chart, PHI at WSH: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Charlie Lindgren (60:00) for WSH and Samuel Ersson (56:36) for PHI, 5 goals.

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
StatPHIWSH
5440
2.791.72
2.501.68
114
75
2925
+0.018−0.018
41%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

Current PHI line combinations →

Washington Capitals

Current WSH line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 14:25
    WSHAlex Ovechkin (Aliaksei Protas, Trevor van Riemsdyk)slap0.03 xG
    PHI: Seeler, Cates, Brink, Drysdale, FoersterWSH: Ovechkin, van Riemsdyk, Chychrun, Dubois, Protas
    PHI 0 – 1 WSH

2nd period

  1. 1:56
    WSHBrandon Duhaime (Matt Roy, Anthony Beauvillier)tip-in0.07 xG
    PHI: Seeler, Tippett, Poehling, Drysdale, MichkovWSH: Dowd, Beauvillier, Roy, Duhaime, Fehérváry
    PHI 0 – 2 WSH
  2. 11:06
    WSHAndrew Mangiapane (Anthony Beauvillier)snap0.20 xG
    PHI: Sanheim, Poehling, Brink, Andrae, FoersterWSH: Eller, van Riemsdyk, Mangiapane, Beauvillier, Chychrun
    PHI 0 – 3 WSH

3rd period

  1. 5:10
    PHIRyan Poehlingunknown0.18 xG
    PHI: Tippett, Poehling, Zamula, Pelletier, AndraeWSH: Wilson, van Riemsdyk, Strome, Chychrun, McMichael
    PHI 1 – 3 WSH
  2. 17:24
    PHISean Couturier (Ryan Poehling, Owen Tippett)wrist0.61 xG
    PHI: Couturier, Konecny, Tippett, Poehling, Drysdale, MichkovWSH: Ovechkin, Carlson, Dowd, Dubois, Sandin
    PHI 2 – 3 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
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Noah Cates LL1000-120.3700018:42——7291
Tyson Foerster RL1000-210.2731218:11——7071
Bobby Brink RL1000-200.0010015:45——5854
Sean Couturier CL2101+150.9301022:24——6769
Travis Konecny RL2000+120.4410022:18——5567
Olle Lycksell RL2000010.1710017:03——6379
Matvei Michkov RL3000020.0500020:01——5553
Ryan Poehling CL3112020.5712016:14——3037
Owen Tippett RL3011+130.2000016:02——5659
Jakob Pelletier LL4000+110.052009:21——6362
Rodrigo Abols CL4000020.400007:29——5851
Nicolas Deslauriers LL4000000.002005:10——4749
Travis Sanheim DD1000-100.0102021:52——6662
Cam York DD1000020.0410019:00——6475
Jamie Drysdale DD2000-120.1911022:31——5452
Nick Seeler DD2000-220.0331015:35——5554
Emil Andrae DD3000010.0723017:21——4655
Egor Zamula DD3000+100.0002016:25——5674
PHI goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Samuel Ersson(start)L16133.8131.5756:36

Washington Capitals

WSH skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Nic Dowd CL1000000.0010019:04——2713
Anthony Beauvillier RL1022+200.0520015:34——4133
Brandon Duhaime LL1101+110.0741014:55——2613
Lars Eller CL2000+110.1300012:15——6063
Andrew Mangiapane LL2101+110.3400011:22——5664
Taylor Raddysh RL2000020.2610010:48——6158
Pierre-Luc Dubois CL3000000.0000016:08——5056
Alex Ovechkin LL3101040.1920015:36——4220
Aliaksei Protas LL3011+110.0200015:30——4757
Tom Wilson RL4000-110.1010216:45——2929
Dylan Strome CL4000-100.0000015:01——3822
Connor McMichael LL4000-110.1400014:30——5025
Matt Roy DD1011+110.4602020:58——5942
Martin Fehérváry DD1000+100.0013017:48——5049
John Carlson DD2000-120.2004021:53——3938
Rasmus Sandin DD2000-110.0410021:19——5045
Jakob Chychrun DD3000+100.0001019:34——3225
Trevor van Riemsdyk DD3011+100.0002017:00——3135
WSH goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Charlie Lindgren(start)W28272.9643.7860:00

Goal anatomy

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

Alex Ovechkin (WSH) 1st 14:25 · assists Aliaksei Protas, Trevor van Riemsdyk · Rebound · 12.2 mph shot.

Andrew Mangiapane · 2nd 11:06 · WSH

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
0
Shot
47.9 mph
Distance
20 ft
Entry to goal
2.7 s

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Ryan Poehling · 3rd 5:10 · PHI

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
2
Shot
16.5 mph
Distance
3 ft
Entry to goal
3.6 s

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