New York Islanders vs. Washington CapitalsJan 26, 2021

FinalTuesday, Jan 26, 2021· Capital One Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
NYI	1	1	0	2		NYI	11	14	9	34
WSH	1	1	1	3		WSH	17	9	11	37

: NYI 59WSH 72
: NYI 1.81WSH 2.26
PP goals: NYI 0WSH 1
Hits: NYI 18WSH 14
Blocks: NYI 21WSH 16
PIM: NYI 7WSH 6
: NYI 50%WSH 50%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Washington Capitals edge New York Islanders 3–2

Washington Capitals beat New York Islanders 3–2 at home. Mathew Barzal (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. WSH's first power-play unit (Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson, Schultz and Vrana) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:38 together.

Points
John Carlson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 24:02.Carlson
Points
Justin Schultz had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:05.Schultz
Points
Mathew Barzal had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 20:41.Barzal
PP1
WSH's first power-play unit (Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson, Schultz and Vrana) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:38 together.Oshie Backstrom Carlson Schultz Vrana
New line
New look for NYI: Bailey–Nelson–Bellows skated 8:51 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (36% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Bailey Nelson Bellows
Goalie
Semyon Varlamov (NYI) faced 37 shots and stopped 34 (.919), +9 against a season average of 28.3; the loss.Varlamov
New line
New look for NYI: Komarov–Pageau–Johnston skated 5:48 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Komarov Pageau Johnston
New line
New look for WSH: Sgarbossa–Carr–Sprong skated 8:18 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (48% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Sgarbossa Carr Sprong

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 131 of 131 attempts · WSH 72 · NYI 59

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 38%.

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
	56	78
	1.47	2.21
	1.37	2.16
	6	11
	4	5
	11	4
	+0.000	+0.000
	23%	38%

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.