Vegas Golden Knights vs. Washington CapitalsOct 10, 2018

FinalWednesday, Oct 10, 2018· Capital One Arena

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Vegas Golden KnightsVGK

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Washington CapitalsWSH

5

Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
VGK	0	1	1	2		VGK	4	16	11	31
WSH	1	1	3	5		WSH	9	8	12	29

: VGK 68WSH 51
: VGK 2.99WSH 4.05
PP goals: VGK 0WSH 2
Hits: VGK 19WSH 31
Blocks: VGK 8WSH 20
PIM: VGK 8WSH 6
: VGK 51%WSH 49%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Washington Capitals beat Vegas Golden Knights 5–2

Washington Capitals beat Vegas Golden Knights 5–2 at home. Evgeny Kuznetsov (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 3A. WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 5:06 together.

Points
Evgeny Kuznetsov had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 18:40.Kuznetsov
Points
Alex Ovechkin had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 17:59.Ovechkin
Points
Nicklas Backstrom had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:50.Backstrom
Points
Brett Connolly had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:00.Connolly
Points
John Carlson had 2 assists (2 points) in 25:55.Carlson
PP1
WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 5:06 together.Ovechkin Oshie Backstrom Carlson Kuznetsov
New line
New look for VGK: Pacioretty–Haula–Nosek skated 9:49 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (84% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Pacioretty Haula Nosek
New line
New look for VGK: Eakin–Lindberg–Carpenter skated 8:24 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (43.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Eakin Lindberg Carpenter

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 119 of 119 attempts · WSH 51 · VGK 68

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 30% of the game, WSH 31%.

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
	72	48
	2.54	3.50
	2.49	3.48
	14	11
	6	12
	16	16
	+0.019	−0.019
	30%	31%

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
14:3952% CF
L2Pacioretty – Haula – Nosek
9:4984% CF
L3Reaves – Carrier – Bellemare
9:4259% CF
L4Eakin – Lindberg – Carpenter
8:2444% CF
D1Holden – Merrill
15:1265% CF
D2Engelland – Theodore
13:2258% CF
D3McNabb – Miller
8:5878% CF

PP1Pacioretty – Haula – Lindberg – Miller – Nosek
2:45
PP2Smith – Karlsson – Marchessault – Theodore – Carpenter
2:4567% CF
PK1FBellemare – Nosek
2:38
PK2FEakin – Carpenter
1:21
PK1DEngelland – McNabb
5:09
PK2DHolden – Merrill
1:04

Current VGK line combinations →

Washington Capitals

L1Oshie – Backstrom – Vrana
12:0834% CF
L2Ovechkin – Kuznetsov – Connolly
11:0838% CF
L3Eller – Stephenson – Burakovsky
6:2538% CF
L4Dowd – Smith-Pelly – Jaskin
4:5925% CF
D1Niskanen – Orlov
19:1448% CF
D2Carlson – Kempny
14:0539% CF
D3Orpik – Djoos
7:4643% CF

PP1Ovechkin – Oshie – Backstrom – Carlson – Kuznetsov
5:0675% CF
PP2Ovechkin – Eller – Carlson – Connolly – Vrana
0:42100% CF
PK1FDowd – Smith-Pelly
2:12
PK2FEller – Stephenson
1:43
PK1DOrpik – Carlson
2:20
PK2DNiskanen – Orlov
1:22

Current WSH line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

19:25
WSHEvgeny KuznetsovPP (Nicklas Backstrom, John Carlson)tip-in0.08 xG
VGK: Engelland, McNabb, Smith, KarlssonWSH: Ovechkin, Backstrom, Carlson, Kuznetsov, Connolly
VGK 0 – 1 WSH

2nd period

10:18
WSHAlex Ovechkin (Evgeny Kuznetsov, Brett Connolly)slap0.09 xG
VGK: Pacioretty, McNabb, Haula, Miller, NosekWSH: Ovechkin, Carlson, Kuznetsov, Connolly, Kempny
VGK 0 – 2 WSH
10:49
VGKCody Eakinwrap-around0.03 xG
VGK: Holden, Eakin, Lindberg, Merrill, CarpenterWSH: Orpik, Eller, Stephenson, Djoos, Burakovsky
VGK 1 – 2 WSH

3rd period

5:08
WSHNicklas BackstromPP (Evgeny Kuznetsov, John Carlson)tip-in0.11 xG
VGK: Holden, Eakin, Merrill, CarpenterWSH: Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson, Kuznetsov
VGK 1 – 3 WSH
7:08
VGKReilly Smith (Nick Holden, William Karlsson)tip-in0.08 xG
VGK: Holden, Smith, Merrill, Karlsson, MarchessaultWSH: Niskanen, Eller, Orlov, Smith-Pelly, Vrana
VGK 2 – 3 WSH
10:33
WSHAlex Ovechkin (Evgeny Kuznetsov, Brett Connolly)wrist0.05 xG
VGK: Engelland, Eakin, Lindberg, Theodore, CarpenterWSH: Ovechkin, Niskanen, Orlov, Kuznetsov, Connolly
VGK 2 – 4 WSH
18:05
WSHT.J. OshieEN (Matt Niskanen, Dmitry Orlov)wrist0.47 xG
VGK: Reaves, Smith, Karlsson, Miller, Marchessault, TheodoreWSH: Oshie, Niskanen, Backstrom, Eller, Orlov
VGK 2 – 5 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	0	3	0.21	0	0	0	19:48	—	—	48	38
William Karlsson C	L1	0	1	1	0	2	0.37	0	1	0	19:47	—	—	52	40
Jonathan Marchessault R	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.48	0	0	0	18:52	—	—	53	40
Tomas Nosek L	L2	0	0	0	-1	4	0.25	1	1	2	15:56	—	—	85	89
Max Pacioretty L	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.21	0	0	0	14:52	—	—	82	83
Erik Haula L	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.35	1	0	2	14:01	—	—	82	83
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare L	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.12	0	0	0	14:01	—	—	59	22
William Carrier L	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.16	3	0	0	12:11	—	—	58	21
Ryan Reaves R	L3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.04	3	0	0	11:24	—	—	61	23
Ryan Carpenter C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.40	0	0	2	14:15	—	—	42	31
Oscar Lindberg L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3	0	0	12:51	—	—	47	36
Cody Eakin C	L4	1	0	1	0	1	0.04	1	0	0	11:07	—	—	45	31
Nick Holden D	D1	0	1	1	+2	4	0.23	0	1	0	18:33	—	—	60	55
Jon Merrill D	D1	0	0	0	+2	1	0.04	0	2	0	17:20	—	—	63	58
Deryk Engelland D	D2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	2	2	0	21:47	—	—	51	22
Shea Theodore D	D2	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	0	1	0	21:42	—	—	55	30
Colin Miller D	D3	0	0	0	-2	3	0.09	2	0	2	17:55	—	—	67	54
Brayden McNabb D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	3	0	0	17:29	—	—	64	40

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Marc-Andre Fleury(start)	L	28	24	4	.857	3.58	59:47

Washington Capitals

WSH skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Nicklas Backstrom C	L1	1	1	2	+1	1	0.11	0	1	0	20:50	—	—	34	37
T.J. Oshie R	L1	1	0	1	+1	2	0.60	5	1	0	19:41	—	—	33	34
Jakub Vrana L	L1	0	0	0	-1	5	0.53	1	3	0	14:31	—	—	41	49
Evgeny Kuznetsov C	L2	1	3	4	+2	3	0.31	0	1	0	18:40	—	—	41	60
Alex Ovechkin L	L2	2	0	2	+2	7	0.68	2	1	0	17:59	—	—	37	54
Brett Connolly R	L2	0	2	2	+2	2	0.14	0	1	2	15:00	—	—	40	59
Lars Eller C	L3	0	0	0	-1	3	0.52	0	0	0	14:23	—	—	50	54
Chandler Stephenson C	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	0	0	0	13:23	—	—	43	68
Andre Burakovsky L	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	0	0	10:26	—	—	53	58
Nic Dowd C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.58	4	2	0	13:00	—	—	36	85
Dmitrij Jaskin R	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.32	4	0	0	11:20	—	—	31	80
Devante Smith-Pelly R	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.01	1	0	0	10:34	—	—	47	71
Matt Niskanen D	D1	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	2	2	0	23:46	—	—	46	62
Dmitry Orlov D	D1	0	1	1	+1	0	0.07	2	1	0	22:16	—	—	48	63
John Carlson D	D2	0	2	2	+1	0	0.15	1	3	0	25:55	—	—	34	55
Michal Kempny D	D2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.03	2	1	4	16:41	—	—	41	60
Brooks Orpik D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	5	1	0	15:20	—	—	30	45
Christian Djoos D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	2	0	10:15	—	—	42	63

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Braden Holtby(start)	W	31	29	2	.935	2.99	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.