Carolina Hurricanes vs. Washington CapitalsDec 20, 2024

FinalFriday, Dec 20, 2024· Capital One Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
CAR	0	0	1	1		CAR	6	11	8	25
WSH	1	2	0	3		WSH	10	6	6	22

: CAR 76WSH 45
: CAR 3.20WSH 2.82
PP goals: CAR 0WSH 0
Hits: CAR 12WSH 23
Blocks: CAR 13WSH 27
PIM: CAR 4WSH 6
: CAR 55%WSH 45%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Washington Capitals beat Carolina Hurricanes 3–1

Washington Capitals beat Carolina Hurricanes 3–1 at home. Connor McMichael (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for WSH: Dubois–McMichael–Protas skated 10:01 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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New look for WSH: Dubois–McMichael–Protas skated 10:01 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Dubois McMichael Protas
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New look for WSH: Wilson–Mangiapane–Strome skated 9:11 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (23.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Wilson Mangiapane Strome
Luck
CAR scored 1 goal on 3.20 expected goals (76 attempts), well short of its chances.
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New look for WSH: Vrana–Raddysh–Lapierre skated 4:04 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (14.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Vrana Raddysh Lapierre
Usage
Hendrix Lapierre (WSH) played 6:04, −3:52 down on his 9:56 season average over 26 games.Lapierre
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Jakub Vrana (WSH) played 6:48, −3:39 down on his 10:27 season average over 38 games.Vrana
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Jakob Chychrun (WSH) played 16:50, −4:17 down on his 21:07 season average over 73 games.Chychrun
Usage
Tyson Jost (CAR) played 14:02, +3:45 up on his 10:17 season average over 38 games.Jost

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

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

WSH
CAR
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 121 of 121 attempts · WSH 45 · CAR 76

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

WSH
CAR
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: CAR 38% of the game, WSH 21%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

WSH

CAR

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	CAR	WSH
	67	39
	1.91	1.65
	1.85	1.59
	8	5
	1	2
	13	19
	+0.025	−0.025
	38%	21%

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.

Carolina Hurricanes

L1Staal – Martinook – Carrier
8:3770% CF
L2Necas – Kotkaniemi – Svechnikov
7:1347% CF
L3Roslovic – Jost – Blake
5:45100% CF
L4Aho – Robinson – Jarvis
5:4264% CF
D1Orlov – Chatfield
15:3570% CF
D2Gostisbehere – Walker
12:5362% CF
D3Burns – Slavin
12:4545% CF

PP1Gostisbehere – Aho – Necas – Svechnikov – Jarvis
2:56100% CF
PP2Burns – Jost – Necas – Kotkaniemi – Blake
0:47
PK1FStaal – Martinook
1:43
PK2FCarrier – Robinson
1:08
PK1DOrlov – Chatfield
2:01
PK2DBurns – Slavin
1:52

Current CAR line combinations →

Washington Capitals

L1Dubois – McMichael – Protas
10:0156% CF
L2Wilson – Mangiapane – Strome
9:1124% CF
L3Dowd – Duhaime – Miroshnichenko
4:4411% CF
L4Vrana – Raddysh – Lapierre
4:0414% CF
D1Roy – Fehérváry
13:3648% CF
D2van Riemsdyk – Chychrun
11:5410% CF
D3Carlson – Sandin
11:4541% CF

PP1Carlson – Wilson – Strome – Chychrun – McMichael
2:09100% CF
PP2Mangiapane – Raddysh – Dubois – Sandin – Miroshnichenko
1:35100% CF
PK1FDowd – Duhaime
2:56
PK2FWilson – Protas
0:44
PK1DCarlson – Fehérváry
2:56
PK2Dvan Riemsdyk – Roy
0:53

Current WSH line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

Box score

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

Carolina Hurricanes

CAR skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Jordan Martinook L	L1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.00	0	0	0	14:28	—	—	62	30
Jordan Staal C	L1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	3	0	0	13:26	—	—	70	37
William Carrier L	L1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.17	1	1	0	11:24	—	—	64	31
Martin Necas C	L2	0	0	0	-1	3	0.58	0	0	0	21:07	—	—	48	51
Andrei Svechnikov R	L2	0	0	0	-2	3	0.33	1	0	0	20:05	—	—	43	44
Jesperi Kotkaniemi C	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	0	2	0	12:42	—	—	47	48
Jack Roslovic C	L3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.12	0	0	0	14:08	—	—	95	93
Tyson Jost C	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.14	1	0	2	14:02	—	—	81	52
Jackson Blake R	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	10:25	—	—	100	100
Sebastian Aho C	L4	0	1	1	-1	1	0.45	1	1	0	19:13	—	—	56	68
Seth Jarvis R	L4	1	0	1	0	3	0.60	0	0	0	18:03	—	—	65	72
Eric Robinson L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	11:39	—	—	63	81
Jalen Chatfield D	D1	0	0	0	-1	3	0.50	2	1	0	20:34	—	—	72	60
Dmitry Orlov D	D1	0	0	0	-2	1	0.09	0	0	0	19:33	—	—	70	61
Shayne Gostisbehere D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.10	0	4	0	19:52	—	—	67	47
Sean Walker D	D2	0	0	0	0	3	0.07	1	1	2	17:40	—	—	66	56
Jaccob Slavin D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	19:31	—	—	58	55
Brent Burns D	D3	0	1	1	-1	2	0.05	0	1	0	19:22	—	—	46	43

CAR goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Pyotr Kochetkov(start)	L	22	19	3	.864	2.34	56:46

Washington Capitals

WSH skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Pierre-Luc Dubois C	L1	0	1	1	+1	2	0.30	0	2	0	19:34	—	—	50	61
Connor McMichael L	L1	1	0	1	+1	4	0.32	1	1	0	19:14	—	—	50	62
Aliaksei Protas L	L1	1	0	1	+2	3	0.25	1	0	0	18:00	—	—	62	68
Tom Wilson R	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.49	4	2	2	18:08	—	—	22	26
Dylan Strome C	L2	0	0	0	+1	3	0.44	0	1	0	17:09	—	—	31	41
Andrew Mangiapane L	L2	0	1	1	+1	0	0.29	2	1	0	15:05	—	—	29	32
Nic Dowd C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	4	4	0	18:08	—	—	41	52
Brandon Duhaime L	L3	0	0	0	0	3	0.29	2	0	0	15:13	—	—	42	56
Ivan Miroshnichenko L	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	2	0	9:52	—	—	7	0
Taylor Raddysh R	L4	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	1	0	0	11:53	—	—	38	22
Jakub Vrana L	L4	1	0	1	0	1	0.06	2	0	2	6:48	—	—	8	17
Hendrix Lapierre C	L4	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	6:04	—	—	9	18
Matt Roy D	D1	0	1	1	+2	0	0.00	1	2	0	21:08	—	—	46	46
Martin Fehérváry D	D1	0	1	1	+2	1	0.09	1	2	0	20:10	—	—	53	53
Jakob Chychrun D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.06	1	2	2	16:50	—	—	12	13
Trevor van Riemsdyk D	D2	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	0	4	0	15:14	—	—	13	38
John Carlson D	D3	0	0	0	-1	3	0.10	0	2	0	23:08	—	—	48	56
Rasmus Sandin D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.13	1	1	0	22:22	—	—	37	50

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Charlie Lindgren(start)	W	25	24	1	.960	3.20	60:00

Goal anatomy

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

Aliaksei Protas (WSH) 1st 19:17 · assists Andrew Mangiapane, Matt Roy · Deflection · 45.4 mph shot.

Aliaksei Protas · 1st 19:17 · WSH

Play: deflection
Passes: 2
Shot: 45.4 mph
Distance: 11 ft
Type: deflection

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Jakub Vrana · 2nd 16:11 · WSH

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: pass
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 1
Shot: 68.5 mph
Distance: 28 ft
Entry to goal: 1.7 s

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Connor McMichael · 2nd 19:33 · WSH

Play: cycle
Passes: 4
Shot: 61.2 mph
Distance: 34 ft

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Seth Jarvis · 3rd 10:22 · CAR

Play: rush
Entry: pass
Odd man: No
Passes: 3
Shot: 68.3 mph
Distance: 30 ft
Entry to goal: 2.9 s

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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.

Carolina Hurricanes vs. Washington CapitalsDec 20, 2024

Fantasy takeaways

Washington Capitals beat Carolina Hurricanes 3–1

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Sequence card

Lines used

Carolina Hurricanes

Washington Capitals

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Box score

Carolina Hurricanes

Washington Capitals

Goal anatomy

Aliaksei Protas · 1st 19:17 · WSH

Jakub Vrana · 2nd 16:11 · WSH

Connor McMichael · 2nd 19:33 · WSH

Seth Jarvis · 3rd 10:22 · CAR