Vegas Golden Knights vs. Washington CapitalsNov 9, 2019

FinalSaturday, Nov 9, 2019· Capital One Arena

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Vegas Golden KnightsVGK

2

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Washington CapitalsWSH

5

Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
VGK	1	1	0	2		VGK	7	13	12	32
WSH	2	1	2	5		WSH	11	8	15	34

: VGK 54WSH 62
: VGK 2.45WSH 8.24
PP goals: VGK 1WSH 1
Hits: VGK 19WSH 27
Blocks: VGK 7WSH 14
PIM: VGK 14WSH 8
: VGK 47%WSH 53%

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. Nicklas Backstrom (WSH) led the scoring with 2G 0A. WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 1 power-play goal on 15 attempts in 6:15 together.

Points
Nicklas Backstrom had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 19:22.Backstrom
Points
Evgeny Kuznetsov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:08.Kuznetsov
Points
Jakub Vrana had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:36.Vrana
Points
John Carlson had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 24:11.Carlson
PP1
WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 1 power-play goal on 15 attempts in 6:15 together.Ovechkin Oshie Backstrom Carlson Kuznetsov
Luck
T.J. Oshie (WSH) generated 2.72 xG on 6 attempts without scoring; the chances were there.Oshie
Luck
WSH scored 5 goals on 8.24 expected goals (62 attempts), well short of its chances.
New line
New look for WSH: Eller–Stephenson–Hathaway skated 5:47 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Eller Stephenson Hathaway

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 116 of 116 attempts · WSH 62 · VGK 54

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 28% of the game, WSH 36%.

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
	42	41
	1.46	2.09
	1.38	1.98
	4	7
	4	5
	17	12
	−0.009	+0.010
	28%	36%

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

L1Stastny – Pacioretty – Stone
9:1362% CF
L2Smith – Karlsson – Marchessault
8:1640% CF
L3Reaves – Carrier – Roy
7:3780% CF
L4Eakin – Nosek – Glass
4:1667% CF
D1Holden – Merrill
11:3250% CF
D2McNabb – Schmidt
11:1545% CF
D3Engelland – Theodore
10:0253% CF

PP1Stastny – Pacioretty – Stone – Theodore – Glass
3:49100% CF
PP2Smith – Eakin – Karlsson – Marchessault – Theodore
3:28100% CF
PK1FSmith – Karlsson
3:39
PK2FEakin – Stone
1:42
PK1DEngelland – McNabb
4:35
PK2DHolden – Merrill
1:58

Current VGK line combinations →

Washington Capitals

L1Ovechkin – Oshie – Backstrom
9:5447% CF
L2Kuznetsov – Wilson – Vrana
6:5450% CF
L3Dowd – Boyd – Leipsic
6:0580% CF
L4Eller – Stephenson – Hathaway
5:4725% CF
D1Orlov – Gudas
10:2250% CF
D2Carlson – Kempny
9:4158% CF
D3Jensen – Siegenthaler
8:1335% CF

PP1Ovechkin – Oshie – Backstrom – Carlson – Kuznetsov
6:15100% CF
PP2Ovechkin – Eller – Orlov – Wilson – Vrana
2:15100% CF
PK1FEller – Wilson
2:53
PK2FStephenson – Hathaway
1:24
PK1DCarlson – Kempny
2:36
PK2DJensen – Siegenthaler
2:24

Current WSH line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

0:58
WSHEvgeny Kuznetsov (Dmitry Orlov, Jakub Vrana)wrist0.27 xG
VGK: Stastny, Pacioretty, Holden, Merrill, StoneWSH: Orlov, Gudas, Kuznetsov, Wilson, Vrana
VGK 0 – 1 WSH
5:53
WSHTom Wilson (Jakub Vrana)wrist0.03 xG
VGK: Stastny, Holden, Merrill, Marchessault, NosekWSH: Eller, Orlov, Gudas, Wilson, Vrana
VGK 0 – 2 WSH
8:57
VGKMax Paciorettywrist0.05 xG
VGK: Engelland, Stastny, Pacioretty, Stone, TheodoreWSH: Orlov, Gudas, Kuznetsov, Wilson, Vrana
VGK 1 – 2 WSH

2nd period

15:32
WSHJonas Siegenthaler (Travis Boyd)wrist0.11 xG
VGK: Engelland, Pacioretty, Marchessault, Theodore, GlassWSH: Jensen, Dowd, Boyd, Leipsic, Siegenthaler
VGK 1 – 3 WSH
17:27
VGKReilly SmithPP (Jonathan Marchessault, Cody Eakin)slap0.17 xG
VGK: Smith, Eakin, Karlsson, Marchessault, TheodoreWSH: Dowd, Gudas, Wilson, Siegenthaler
VGK 2 – 3 WSH

3rd period

11:30
WSHNicklas BackstromPP (John Carlson, Evgeny Kuznetsov)wrist0.07 xG
VGK: Engelland, McNabb, Smith, KarlssonWSH: Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson, Kuznetsov
VGK 2 – 4 WSH
19:14
WSHNicklas BackstromEN (T.J. Oshie, John Carlson)wrist0.70 xG
VGK: Holden, Smith, Eakin, Stone, Karlsson, SchmidtWSH: Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson, 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
Mark Stone R	L1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.24	1	0	0	19:24	—	—	67	59
Paul Stastny C	L1	0	0	0	-1	3	0.34	0	0	0	18:26	—	—	54	54
Max Pacioretty L	L1	1	0	1	-1	6	0.57	0	1	0	17:27	—	—	57	53
William Karlsson C	L2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	1	0	19:55	—	—	41	15
Reilly Smith R	L2	1	0	1	-1	2	0.34	0	0	0	18:51	—	—	38	12
Jonathan Marchessault R	L2	0	1	1	-2	2	0.15	1	0	2	17:18	—	—	32	12
Nicolas Roy C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	2	0	0	10:33	—	—	69	69
William Carrier L	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.18	1	0	0	9:39	—	—	53	47
Ryan Reaves R	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	7	0	0	8:55	—	—	75	90
Cody Eakin C	L4	0	1	1	-1	1	0.08	0	0	4	13:20	—	—	40	32
Cody Glass C	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.04	0	0	0	11:44	—	—	55	62
Tomas Nosek L	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	0	2	9:41	—	—	31	25
Nick Holden D	D1	0	0	0	-3	0	0.00	1	2	0	17:06	—	—	50	27
Jon Merrill D	D1	0	0	0	-2	1	0.09	0	0	4	16:08	—	—	55	35
Nate Schmidt D	D2	0	0	0	-1	5	0.18	0	0	0	20:44	—	—	44	37
Brayden McNabb D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	3	1	0	19:25	—	—	48	36
Shea Theodore D	D3	0	0	0	0	2	0.12	0	0	0	22:04	—	—	54	54
Deryk Engelland D	D3	0	0	0	0	2	0.07	3	2	2	17:21	—	—	50	43

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Marc-Andre Fleury(start)	L	33	29	4	.879	4.09	58:29

Washington Capitals

WSH skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Alex Ovechkin L	L1	0	0	0	+1	6	1.71	1	1	0	21:21	—	—	44	68
T.J. Oshie R	L1	0	1	1	+1	1	2.72	2	0	2	19:51	—	—	41	73
Nicklas Backstrom C	L1	2	0	2	+1	6	1.33	1	0	0	19:22	—	—	44	68
Evgeny Kuznetsov C	L2	1	1	2	0	5	0.62	1	1	0	19:08	—	—	48	67
Tom Wilson R	L2	1	0	1	+1	2	0.04	2	0	2	17:32	—	—	48	56
Jakub Vrana L	L2	0	2	2	+1	3	0.29	2	0	0	15:36	—	—	53	72
Nic Dowd C	L3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.01	2	0	0	12:09	—	—	60	50
Brendan Leipsic L	L3	0	0	0	+1	2	0.09	1	0	0	10:32	—	—	71	77
Travis Boyd C	L3	0	1	1	+1	0	0.08	0	0	0	10:05	—	—	83	91
Lars Eller C	L4	0	0	0	+1	0	0.07	2	1	0	15:16	—	—	46	39
Chandler Stephenson C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	10:25	—	—	25	22
Garnet Hathaway R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	0	2	9:22	—	—	30	29
Dmitry Orlov D	D1	0	1	1	+2	2	0.07	2	1	0	19:20	—	—	50	81
Radko Gudas D	D1	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	7	3	2	17:57	—	—	46	61
John Carlson D	D2	0	2	2	+1	4	1.03	1	0	0	24:11	—	—	57	61
Michal Kempny D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.07	0	1	0	19:04	—	—	62	65
Jonas Siegenthaler D	D3	1	0	1	+1	1	0.11	1	5	0	15:21	—	—	35	33
Nick Jensen D	D3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	0	0	0	14:16	—	—	38	36

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Braden Holtby(start)	W	32	30	2	.938	2.45	59:45

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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.