Vegas Golden Knights vs. Washington CapitalsJun 2, 2018

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
VGK	0	0	1	1		VGK	5	8	9	22
WSH	0	2	1	3		WSH	7	14	5	26

: VGK 62WSH 58
: VGK 2.02WSH 3.49
PP goals: VGK 0WSH 0
Hits: VGK 31WSH 38
Blocks: VGK 9WSH 26
PIM: VGK 8WSH 4
: VGK 37%WSH 63%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Washington Capitals beat Vegas Golden Knights 3–1

Washington Capitals beat Vegas Golden Knights 3–1 at home. Evgeny Kuznetsov (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Alex Ovechkin (WSH) played 17:28, −3:24 down on his 20:52 season average over 23 games.

Points
Evgeny Kuznetsov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:52.Kuznetsov
Points
Jay Beagle had 2 assists (2 points) in 13:25.Beagle
Usage
Alex Ovechkin (WSH) played 17:28, −3:24 down on his 20:52 season average over 23 games.Ovechkin
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John Carlson (WSH) played 22:23, −3:24 down on his 25:47 season average over 23 games.Carlson
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Brooks Orpik (WSH) played 11:57, −5:05 down on his 17:02 season average over 23 games.Orpik
Usage
Chandler Stephenson (WSH) played 10:28, −4:50 down on his 15:18 season average over 23 games.Stephenson
Usage
David Perron (VGK) played 13:20, −3:27 down on his 16:47 season average over 14 games.Perron
Usage
James Neal (VGK) played 13:48, −3:28 down on his 17:16 season average over 19 games.Neal

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

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

WSH
VGK
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 120 of 120 attempts · WSH 58 · VGK 62

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

WSH
VGK
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: VGK 22% of the game, WSH 37%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

WSH

VGK

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	VGK	WSH
	58	49
	1.39	2.08
	1.38	2.01
	7	8
	2	2
	32	18
	−0.126	+0.126
	22%	37%

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.

Vegas Golden Knights

L1Smith – Karlsson – Marchessault
10:5372% CF
L2Eakin – Carpenter – Tuch
10:4747% CF
L3Neal – Perron – Haula
9:4435% CF
L4Reaves – Bellemare – Nosek
6:4062% CF
D1McNabb – Schmidt
12:5954% CF
D2Sbisa – Miller
12:2957% CF
D3Engelland – Theodore
11:4248% CF

PP1Smith – Karlsson – Marchessault – Theodore – Tuch
2:14100% CF
PP2Neal – Perron – Haula – Miller – Schmidt
0:48100% CF
PK1FSmith – Karlsson
2:19
PK2FBellemare – Nosek
2:15
PK1DEngelland – McNabb
3:55
PK2DSbisa – Schmidt
1:09

Current VGK line combinations →

Washington Capitals

L1Ovechkin – Kuznetsov – Wilson
9:4252% CF
L2Eller – Connolly – Burakovsky
9:0963% CF
L3Oshie – Backstrom – Vrana
9:0950% CF
L4Beagle – Smith-Pelly – Stephenson
6:5536% CF
D1Niskanen – Orlov
19:0738% CF
D2Carlson – Kempny
14:1062% CF
D3Orpik – Djoos
8:0136% CF

PP1Ovechkin – Oshie – Backstrom – Carlson – Kuznetsov
4:10100% CF
PP2Ovechkin – Eller – Orlov – Connolly – Vrana
1:510% CF
PK1FEller – Wilson
1:51
PK2FBeagle – Stephenson
1:11
PK1DOrpik – Niskanen
2:24
PK2DCarlson – Orlov
0:38

Current WSH line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

2nd period

1:10
WSHAlex Ovechkin (John Carlson, Evgeny Kuznetsov)backhand0.05 xG
VGK: Neal, Perron, McNabb, Haula, SchmidtWSH: Ovechkin, Carlson, Kuznetsov, Wilson, Kempny
VGK 0 – 1 WSH
12:50
WSHEvgeny Kuznetsov (Jay Beagle, T.J. Oshie)snap0.11 xG
VGK: Neal, Perron, Haula, Miller, TheodoreWSH: Oshie, Niskanen, Beagle, Orlov, Kuznetsov
VGK 0 – 2 WSH

3rd period

3:29
VGKTomas Nosek (Pierre-Edouard Bellemare)wrist0.10 xG
VGK: Engelland, Reaves, Theodore, Bellemare, NosekWSH: Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson, Vrana, Kempny
VGK 1 – 2 WSH
13:53
WSHDevante Smith-Pelly (Jay Beagle)wrist0.11 xG
VGK: Engelland, Neal, Perron, Haula, TheodoreWSH: Niskanen, Beagle, Orlov, Smith-Pelly, Stephenson
VGK 1 – 3 WSH

Box score

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

Vegas Golden Knights

VGK skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
William Karlsson C	L1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	0	0	20:35	—	—	68	52
Reilly Smith R	L1	0	0	0	0	0	0.09	4	0	2	18:59	—	—	65	45
Jonathan Marchessault R	L1	0	0	0	0	4	0.57	2	0	0	17:17	—	—	78	74
Alex Tuch R	L2	0	0	0	0	4	0.66	0	0	0	16:58	—	—	57	84
Cody Eakin C	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.15	1	0	0	16:22	—	—	52	59
Ryan Carpenter C	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	15:28	—	—	55	51
Erik Haula L	L3	0	0	0	-3	2	0.05	2	0	2	14:17	—	—	45	13
James Neal L	L3	0	0	0	-3	0	0.02	1	0	0	13:48	—	—	38	10
David Perron L	L3	0	0	0	-3	0	0.00	0	0	0	13:20	—	—	32	7
Tomas Nosek L	L4	1	0	1	+1	2	0.14	2	0	0	11:03	—	—	57	68
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare L	L4	0	1	1	+1	1	0.02	1	2	0	9:55	—	—	60	71
Ryan Reaves R	L4	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	2	0	0	8:32	—	—	62	68
Nate Schmidt D	D1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.02	0	1	0	21:18	—	—	53	32
Brayden McNabb D	D1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	4	2	0	20:49	—	—	50	39
Colin Miller D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.12	1	1	0	20:30	—	—	60	34
Luca Sbisa D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	3	0	0	16:36	—	—	58	50
Deryk Engelland D	D3	0	0	0	0	3	0.10	4	2	2	20:29	—	—	52	46
Shea Theodore D	D3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.06	1	0	0	18:21	—	—	52	38

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Marc-Andre Fleury(start)	L	26	23	3	.885	2.52	57:23

Washington Capitals

WSH skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Evgeny Kuznetsov C	L1	1	1	2	+2	4	0.48	1	0	0	18:52	—	—	52	71
Alex Ovechkin L	L1	1	0	1	+1	5	0.44	2	2	0	17:28	—	—	46	59
Tom Wilson R	L1	0	0	0	+1	2	0.24	5	0	0	16:05	—	—	48	70
Lars Eller C	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.68	2	3	0	20:14	—	—	44	59
Brett Connolly R	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	4	1	0	13:20	—	—	53	62
Andre Burakovsky L	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.07	1	2	0	11:57	—	—	61	74
T.J. Oshie R	L3	0	1	1	0	0	0.20	3	0	0	18:51	—	—	44	51
Nicklas Backstrom C	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.18	0	0	0	17:44	—	—	50	49
Jakub Vrana L	L3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.08	1	2	0	13:33	—	—	47	49
Jay Beagle C	L4	0	2	2	+2	0	0.00	2	1	0	13:25	—	—	35	59
Chandler Stephenson C	L4	0	0	0	+1	1	0.10	1	1	0	10:28	—	—	41	58
Devante Smith-Pelly R	L4	1	0	1	+1	1	0.12	3	1	4	10:20	—	—	30	44
Matt Niskanen D	D1	0	0	0	+2	0	0.00	4	3	0	27:16	—	—	35	54
Dmitry Orlov D	D1	0	0	0	+2	0	0.00	0	2	0	26:04	—	—	38	53
John Carlson D	D2	0	1	1	0	6	0.78	1	4	0	22:23	—	—	62	61
Michal Kempny D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	3	3	0	17:23	—	—	62	68
Brooks Orpik D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.09	4	0	0	11:57	—	—	31	68
Christian Djoos D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	8:40	—	—	36	65

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Braden Holtby(start)	W	22	21	1	.955	2.02	60:00

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.