Vegas Golden Knights vs. Washington CapitalsJun 4, 2018

FinalPlayoffsMonday, Jun 4, 2018· Verizon Center

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Vegas Golden KnightsVGK

2

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Washington CapitalsWSH

6

Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
VGK	0	0	2	2		VGK	11	11	8	30
WSH	3	1	2	6		WSH	10	5	8	23

: VGK 71WSH 41
: VGK 2.33WSH 2.38
PP goals: VGK 0WSH 3
Hits: VGK 39WSH 29
Blocks: VGK 8WSH 24
PIM: VGK 32WSH 20
: VGK 52%WSH 48%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Washington Capitals rout Vegas Golden Knights 6–2

Washington Capitals beat Vegas Golden Knights 6–2 at home. Evgeny Kuznetsov (WSH) led the scoring with 0G 4A. WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 2 power-play goals on 8 attempts in 5:04 together.

Points
Evgeny Kuznetsov had 4 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 20:37.Kuznetsov
Points
T.J. Oshie had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 17:37.Oshie
Points
Nicklas Backstrom had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 19:01.Backstrom
PP1
WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 2 power-play goals on 8 attempts in 5:04 together.Ovechkin Oshie Backstrom Carlson Kuznetsov
Luck
WSH scored 6 goals on 2.38 expected goals (41 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
New line
New look for VGK: Tatar–Eakin–Carpenter skated 8:19 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (72.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Tatar Eakin Carpenter
Usage
Brett Connolly (WSH) played 8:11, −3:46 down on his 11:57 season average over 23 games.Connolly
Usage
Matt Niskanen (WSH) played 21:43, −3:49 down on his 25:32 season average over 23 games.Niskanen

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 112 of 112 attempts · WSH 41 · VGK 71

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 39% of the game, WSH 23%.

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
	64	34
	1.66	1.52
	1.62	1.48
	14	6
	5	5
	24	25
	−0.014	+0.014
	39%	23%

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
12:3260% CF
L2Neal – Haula – Tuch
9:0077% CF
L3Tatar – Eakin – Carpenter
8:1972% CF
L4Reaves – Bellemare – Nosek
7:5145% CF
D1McNabb – Schmidt
11:5759% CF
D2Sbisa – Miller
10:2155% CF
D3Engelland – Theodore
9:2783% CF

PP1Smith – Karlsson – Marchessault – Theodore – Tuch
4:20100% CF
PP2Neal – Tatar – Haula – Miller – Schmidt
3:07100% CF
PK1FBellemare – Nosek
2:11
PK2FHaula – Carpenter
0:39
PK1DEngelland – McNabb
3:49
PK2DSbisa – Schmidt
0:53

Current VGK line combinations →

Washington Capitals

L1Ovechkin – Kuznetsov – Wilson
12:2829% CF
L2Oshie – Backstrom – Vrana
8:5931% CF
L3Beagle – Smith-Pelly – Stephenson
7:1558% CF
L4Eller – Connolly – Burakovsky
7:0427% CF
D1Carlson – Kempny
15:0431% CF
D2Niskanen – Orlov
13:4943% CF
D3Orpik – Djoos
9:5329% CF

PP1Ovechkin – Oshie – Backstrom – Carlson – Kuznetsov
5:0489% CF
PP2Orpik – Beagle – Smith-Pelly – Stephenson – Djoos
0:27
PK1FBeagle – Stephenson
3:55
PK2FEller – Wilson
1:05
PK1DOrpik – Niskanen
4:31
PK2DOrlov – Kempny
2:11

Current WSH line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

9:54
WSHT.J. OshiePP (Evgeny Kuznetsov, Nicklas Backstrom)wrist0.03 xG
VGK: Engelland, McNabb, Bellemare, NosekWSH: Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson, Kuznetsov
VGK 0 – 1 WSH
16:26
WSHTom Wilson (Evgeny Kuznetsov)wrist0.18 xG
VGK: Engelland, Smith, Karlsson, Marchessault, TheodoreWSH: Orpik, Ovechkin, Kuznetsov, Wilson, Djoos
VGK 0 – 2 WSH
19:39
WSHDevante Smith-Pelly (Matt Niskanen, Alex Ovechkin)wrist0.05 xG
VGK: Smith, Karlsson, Marchessault, Schmidt, TheodoreWSH: Ovechkin, Niskanen, Orlov, Kuznetsov, Smith-Pelly
VGK 0 – 3 WSH

2nd period

15:23
WSHJohn CarlsonPP (Evgeny Kuznetsov, T.J. Oshie)slap0.05 xG
VGK: Engelland, McNabb, Eakin, CarpenterWSH: Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson, Kuznetsov
VGK 0 – 4 WSH

3rd period

5:43
VGKJames Neal (Erik Haula, Colin Miller)wrist0.08 xG
VGK: Neal, Tatar, Haula, Miller, SchmidtWSH: Orpik, Niskanen, Backstrom, Kuznetsov, Smith-Pelly
VGK 1 – 4 WSH
12:26
VGKReilly Smith (Jonathan Marchessault, Luca Sbisa)backhand0.08 xG
VGK: Sbisa, Smith, Karlsson, Miller, MarchessaultWSH: Niskanen, Eller, Orlov, Connolly, Burakovsky
VGK 2 – 4 WSH
13:39
WSHMichal Kempny (Nicklas Backstrom, T.J. Oshie)slap0.07 xG
VGK: Karlsson, Miller, Theodore, TuchWSH: Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson, Kempny
VGK 2 – 5 WSH
18:51
WSHBrett ConnollyPP (Nicklas Backstrom, Evgeny Kuznetsov)wrist0.20 xG
VGK: Sbisa, Eakin, TheodoreWSH: Ovechkin, Backstrom, Carlson, Kuznetsov, Connolly
VGK 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.

Vegas Golden Knights

VGK skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Reilly Smith R	L1	1	0	1	-1	3	0.28	4	0	0	19:31	—	—	62	49
Jonathan Marchessault R	L1	0	1	1	-1	2	0.34	2	3	0	19:09	—	—	61	48
William Karlsson C	L1	0	0	0	-2	2	0.29	2	0	0	19:00	—	—	63	48
Erik Haula L	L2	0	1	1	+1	2	0.06	1	0	2	16:13	—	—	80	86
James Neal L	L2	1	0	1	+1	3	0.42	4	0	2	15:45	—	—	80	90
Alex Tuch R	L2	0	0	0	-1	3	0.21	3	0	0	15:04	—	—	80	86
Ryan Carpenter C	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.04	1	0	0	12:40	—	—	71	36
Tomas Tatar L	L3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.10	2	0	0	12:37	—	—	75	51
Cody Eakin C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.16	2	1	0	10:54	—	—	70	36
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	1	0	0	12:15	—	—	40	37
Tomas Nosek L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.07	1	0	0	12:07	—	—	47	39
Ryan Reaves R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	5	0	12	10:05	—	—	46	52
Nate Schmidt D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	1	0	2	22:50	—	—	55	32
Brayden McNabb D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.02	2	1	2	17:31	—	—	58	22
Colin Miller D	D2	0	1	1	+1	2	0.14	3	1	2	18:56	—	—	66	80
Luca Sbisa D	D2	0	1	1	+1	2	0.05	3	1	0	15:45	—	—	58	70
Shea Theodore D	D3	0	0	0	-3	3	0.11	1	1	0	23:36	—	—	79	58
Deryk Engelland D	D3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.01	1	0	10	16:58	—	—	79	64

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Marc-Andre Fleury(start)	L	23	17	6	.739	2.38	60:00

Washington Capitals

WSH skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Evgeny Kuznetsov C	L1	0	4	4	+1	2	0.12	1	0	2	20:37	—	—	32	60
Alex Ovechkin L	L1	0	1	1	+2	4	0.46	2	0	0	20:15	—	—	33	73
Tom Wilson R	L1	1	0	1	+1	2	0.19	4	1	4	17:01	—	—	27	55
Nicklas Backstrom C	L2	0	3	3	0	1	0.39	1	0	0	19:01	—	—	32	43
T.J. Oshie R	L2	1	2	3	+1	2	0.29	3	0	10	17:37	—	—	33	46
Jakub Vrana L	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	0	0	0	10:25	—	—	35	51
Jay Beagle C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	1	0	0	14:23	—	—	50	36
Chandler Stephenson C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	13:33	—	—	62	54
Devante Smith-Pelly R	L3	1	0	1	0	3	0.15	1	1	0	12:44	—	—	53	37
Lars Eller C	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.03	3	0	0	12:55	—	—	24	33
Brett Connolly R	L4	1	0	1	-1	1	0.20	0	2	0	8:11	—	—	27	35
Andre Burakovsky L	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.03	0	0	0	8:00	—	—	25	35
John Carlson D	D1	1	0	1	+1	1	0.05	1	2	4	25:07	—	—	30	34
Michal Kempny D	D1	1	0	1	+1	1	0.07	1	5	0	19:08	—	—	31	37
Matt Niskanen D	D2	0	1	1	-1	1	0.02	2	4	0	21:43	—	—	42	41
Dmitry Orlov D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.21	1	2	0	20:28	—	—	41	40
Brooks Orpik D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	6	6	0	17:04	—	—	29	61
Christian Djoos D	D3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.11	1	1	0	11:48	—	—	29	66

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Braden Holtby(start)	W	30	28	2	.933	2.33	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.