New York Islanders vs. Washington CapitalsMar 16, 2018

FinalFriday, Mar 16, 2018· Capital One Arena

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New York IslandersNYI

3

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Washington CapitalsWSH

6

Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
NYI	0	1	2	3		NYI	4	9	12	25
WSH	1	2	3	6		WSH	10	10	11	31

: NYI 57WSH 60
: NYI 2.95WSH 4.23
PP goals: NYI 2WSH 3
Hits: NYI 16WSH 15
Blocks: NYI 12WSH 19
PIM: NYI 41WSH 15
: NYI 45%WSH 55%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Washington Capitals beat New York Islanders 6–3

Washington Capitals beat New York Islanders 6–3 at home. Alex Chiasson (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 2A. NYI's first power-play unit (Bailey, Tavares, Leddy, Lee and Barzal) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 4:40 together.

Points
Alex Chiasson had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 14:18.Chiasson
Points
Jakub Vrana had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 9:12.Vrana
Points
Mathew Barzal had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:16.Barzal
Points
Nicklas Backstrom had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:04.Backstrom
Points
Evgeny Kuznetsov had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:00.Kuznetsov
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Ryan Pulock had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:11.Pulock
PP1
NYI's first power-play unit (Bailey, Tavares, Leddy, Lee and Barzal) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 4:40 together.Bailey Tavares Leddy Lee Barzal
New line
New look for NYI: Bailey–Tavares–Beauvillier skated 5:15 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (77.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Bailey Tavares Beauvillier

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

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

WSH
NYI
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 117 of 117 attempts · WSH 60 · NYI 57

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

WSH
NYI
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: NYI 23% of the game, WSH 39%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

WSH

NYI

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	NYI	WSH
	48	47
	2.05	2.37
	1.99	2.29
	10	18
	2	4
	10	10
	−0.029	+0.029
	23%	39%

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.

New York Islanders

L1Bailey – Tavares – Beauvillier
5:1578% CF
L2Ladd – Eberle – Barzal
4:4650% CF
L3Lee – Nelson – Fritz
2:4550% CF
L4Clutterbuck – Cizikas – Johnston
2:07
D1Davidson – Pelech
12:0348% CF
D2Hickey – Pulock
10:0650% CF
D3Boychuk – Leddy
7:5550% CF

PP1Bailey – Tavares – Leddy – Lee – Barzal
4:4091% CF
PP2Eberle – Nelson – Pulock – Beauvillier – Fritz
2:12100% CF
PK1FClutterbuck – Cizikas
1:29
PK2FTavares – Beauvillier
1:21
PK1DBoychuk – Pelech
4:31
PK2DHickey – Davidson
2:36

Current NYI line combinations →

Washington Capitals

L1Oshie – Backstrom – Burakovsky
8:0655% CF
L2Ovechkin – Kuznetsov – Wilson
7:0644% CF
L3Eller – Chiasson – Vrana
6:4733% CF
L4Beagle – Smith-Pelly – Boyd
3:4567% CF
D1Niskanen – Orlov
11:4539% CF
D2Orpik – Djoos
9:5167% CF
D3Carlson – Kempny
8:3455% CF

PP1Ovechkin – Oshie – Backstrom – Carlson – Burakovsky
7:2175% CF
PP2Niskanen – Eller – Chiasson – Orlov – Burakovsky
2:39100% CF
PK1FBeagle – Smith-Pelly
3:38
PK2FEller – Wilson
1:43
PK1DOrpik – Niskanen
5:25
PK2DCarlson – Kempny
1:25

Current WSH line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

14:33
WSHT.J. OshiePP (Alex Ovechkin, Evgeny Kuznetsov)tip-in0.10 xG
NYI: Boychuk, Cizikas, Pelech, BeauvillierWSH: Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson, Kuznetsov
NYI 0 – 1 WSH

2nd period

5:30
NYIMathew BarzalPPwrist0.16 xG
NYI: Bailey, Tavares, Leddy, Lee, BarzalWSH: Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson, Orlov
NYI 1 – 1 WSH
7:12
WSHNicklas BackstromPP (Evgeny Kuznetsov, John Carlson)wrist0.12 xG
NYI: Boychuk, Cizikas, PelechWSH: Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson, Kuznetsov
NYI 1 – 2 WSH
17:55
WSHMatt Niskanen (Alex Chiasson, Nicklas Backstrom)wrist0.06 xG
NYI: Hickey, Eberle, Lee, Nelson, PulockWSH: Niskanen, Backstrom, Chiasson, Orlov, Burakovsky
NYI 1 – 3 WSH

3rd period

1:46
WSHAlex ChiassonPP (Jakub Vrana, Dmitry Orlov)backhand0.14 xG
NYI: Ladd, Leddy, Pelech, FritzWSH: Ovechkin, Eller, Chiasson, Orlov, Vrana
NYI 1 – 4 WSH
10:56
WSHJakub Vrana (Alex Chiasson)wrist0.14 xG
NYI: Bailey, Cizikas, Lee, Davidson, PelechWSH: Orpik, Eller, Chiasson, Vrana, Kempny
NYI 1 – 5 WSH
13:52
NYIBrock NelsonPP (Jordan Eberle, Ryan Pulock)wrist0.12 xG
NYI: Boychuk, Ladd, Eberle, Nelson, PulockWSH: Eller, Carlson, Wilson, Kempny
NYI 2 – 5 WSH
16:14
NYIJohn Tavares (Mathew Barzal, Ryan Pulock)wrist0.08 xG
NYI: Boychuk, Hickey, Eberle, Tavares, Barzal, BeauvillierWSH: Niskanen, Beagle, Orlov, Smith-Pelly
NYI 3 – 5 WSH
18:02
WSHLars EllerEN (Jay Beagle)wrist0.49 xG
NYI: Bailey, Eberle, Tavares, Leddy, Lee, BarzalWSH: Orpik, Niskanen, Eller, Beagle, Smith-Pelly
NYI 3 – 6 WSH

Box score

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

New York Islanders

NYI skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
John Tavares C	L1	1	0	1	-1	5	0.64	0	1	0	19:43	—	—	64	43
Josh Bailey R	L1	0	0	0	-2	1	0.10	0	0	0	17:42	—	—	50	36
Anthony Beauvillier R	L1	0	0	0	0	0	0.15	0	1	2	15:59	—	—	61	43
Mathew Barzal C	L2	1	1	2	-1	4	0.49	1	0	0	17:16	—	—	55	36
Jordan Eberle R	L2	0	1	1	-2	0	0.06	0	0	0	15:53	—	—	48	39
Andrew Ladd L	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.53	0	0	0	15:29	—	—	78	84
Anders Lee L	L3	0	0	0	-3	3	0.24	2	0	0	17:25	—	—	30	31
Brock Nelson C	L3	1	0	1	-1	2	0.31	2	1	0	16:35	—	—	30	33
Tanner Fritz C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	1	2	15:48	—	—	54	61
Casey Cizikas C	L4	0	0	0	-1	2	0.12	1	1	2	14:10	—	—	50	58
Cal Clutterbuck R	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	2	0	2	6:50	—	—	50	53
Ross Johnston L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	27	3:36	—	—	40	0
Adam Pelech D	D1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.06	2	4	0	21:41	—	—	53	42
Brandon Davidson D	D1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	1	0	17:16	—	—	54	41
Ryan Pulock D	D2	0	2	2	-1	4	0.17	3	1	0	19:11	—	—	57	59
Thomas Hickey D	D2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.03	0	1	4	15:02	—	—	48	61
Nick Leddy D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.04	1	0	0	19:52	—	—	44	28
Johnny Boychuk D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	2	18:28	—	—	38	23

NYI goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jaroslav Halak(start)	L	30	25	5	.833	3.74	58:35

Washington Capitals

WSH skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Nicklas Backstrom C	L1	1	1	2	+1	4	0.40	0	1	0	19:04	—	—	62	58
T.J. Oshie R	L1	1	0	1	0	1	0.21	0	2	0	19:00	—	—	56	56
Andre Burakovsky L	L1	0	0	0	+1	2	0.14	0	1	2	17:19	—	—	59	50
Alex Ovechkin L	L2	0	1	1	0	3	0.82	1	0	2	22:06	—	—	47	57
Tom Wilson R	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.15	3	1	5	14:04	—	—	48	60
Evgeny Kuznetsov C	L2	0	2	2	0	3	0.31	1	0	2	14:00	—	—	35	53
Lars Eller C	L3	1	0	1	+2	1	0.69	1	3	0	18:41	—	—	52	42
Alex Chiasson R	L3	1	2	3	+2	2	0.49	0	0	0	14:18	—	—	50	36
Jakub Vrana L	L3	1	1	2	+1	3	0.25	0	1	0	9:12	—	—	36	31
Devante Smith-Pelly R	L4	0	0	0	+1	3	0.34	0	1	0	13:13	—	—	42	70
Jay Beagle C	L4	0	1	1	+1	1	0.13	0	0	0	11:23	—	—	62	87
Travis Boyd C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.14	0	0	0	7:51	—	—	55	80
Matt Niskanen D	D1	1	0	1	+2	2	0.09	2	4	0	22:19	—	—	43	62
Dmitry Orlov D	D1	0	1	1	+1	0	0.01	1	1	4	20:02	—	—	29	51
Brooks Orpik D	D2	0	0	0	+2	1	0.01	4	0	0	20:04	—	—	67	68
Christian Djoos D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	0	1	0	14:23	—	—	48	65
John Carlson D	D3	0	1	1	0	2	0.03	2	1	0	21:52	—	—	56	40
Michal Kempny D	D3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.03	0	2	0	12:36	—	—	52	47

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Braden Holtby(start)	W	25	22	3	.880	2.95	59:59

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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.