New York Islanders vs. Washington CapitalsJan 28, 2021

FinalThursday, Jan 28, 2021· 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	3	0	0	3		NYI	10	9	11	30
WSH	0	5	1	6		WSH	8	14	1	23

: NYI 58WSH 50
: NYI 1.98WSH 2.85
PP goals: NYI 1WSH 1
Hits: NYI 19WSH 15
Blocks: NYI 13WSH 18
PIM: NYI 16WSH 6
: NYI 55%WSH 45%

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. Conor Sheary (WSH) led the scoring with 2G 0A. NYI's first power-play unit (Eberle, Lee, Pulock, Barzal and Dobson) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:08 together.

Points
Conor Sheary had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 9:07.Sheary
Points
John Carlson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 25:38.Carlson
Points
Zdeno Chara had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 22:55.Chara
Points
Justin Schultz had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:31.Schultz
Points
Nicklas Backstrom had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:47.Backstrom
PP1
NYI's first power-play unit (Eberle, Lee, Pulock, Barzal and Dobson) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:08 together.Eberle Lee Pulock Barzal Dobson
PP1
WSH's first power-play unit (Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson, Schultz and Vrana) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 2:31 together.Oshie Backstrom Carlson Schultz Vrana
Luck
WSH scored 6 goals on 2.85 expected goals (50 attempts), finishing well above its chances.

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 108 of 108 attempts · WSH 50 · NYI 58

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 37% of the game, WSH 27%.

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
	62	46
	2.13	1.51
	1.98	1.49
	7	6
	7	2
	4	10
	+0.061	−0.061
	37%	27%

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

L1Eberle – Lee – Barzal
13:3069% CF
L2Clutterbuck – Martin – Cizikas
8:2854% CF
L3Komarov – Bailey – Nelson
7:3940% CF
L4Pageau – Bellows – Wahlstrom
5:4746% CF
D1Pelech – Pulock
15:3153% CF
D2Greene – Dobson
12:5770% CF
D3Leddy – Mayfield
11:3947% CF

PP1Eberle – Lee – Pulock – Barzal – Dobson
2:08100% CF
PP2Eberle – Leddy – Lee – Mayfield – Barzal
0:30
PK1FClutterbuck – Cizikas
2:02
PK2FKomarov – Pageau
0:38
PK1DMayfield – Pelech
2:36
PK2DGreene – Pulock
0:14

Current NYI line combinations →

Washington Capitals

L1Backstrom – Wilson – Vrana
13:4054% CF
L2Hagelin – Dowd – Hathaway
13:3226% CF
L3Oshie – Panik – Sheary
8:1959% CF
L4Sgarbossa – Carr – Sprong
8:0847% CF
D1Carlson – Dillon
16:4033% CF
D2van Riemsdyk – Siegenthaler
10:1147% CF
D3Chara – Schultz
9:5573% CF

PP1Oshie – Backstrom – Carlson – Schultz – Vrana
2:31100% CF
PP2Chara – Panik – Sgarbossa – Wilson – van Riemsdyk
0:12
PK1FHagelin – Dowd
1:23
PK2FOshie – Wilson
0:00
PK1Dvan Riemsdyk – Siegenthaler
1:48
PK2DChara – Schultz
0:34

Current WSH line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

9:50
NYIOliver Wahlstrom (Jean-Gabriel Pageau)wrist0.01 xG
NYI: Pageau, Pelech, Pulock, Bellows, WahlstromWSH: Sgarbossa, van Riemsdyk, Carr, Siegenthaler, Sprong
NYI 1 – 0 WSH
10:08
NYICasey Cizikas (Cal Clutterbuck)tip-in0.05 xG
NYI: Clutterbuck, Martin, Cizikas, Pelech, PulockWSH: Oshie, Carlson, Panik, Dillon, Sheary
NYI 2 – 0 WSH
17:39
NYIAnders LeePP (Mathew Barzal, Noah Dobson)wrist0.08 xG
NYI: Eberle, Lee, Pulock, Barzal, DobsonWSH: Hagelin, Dowd, van Riemsdyk, Siegenthaler
NYI 3 – 0 WSH

2nd period

9:07
WSHConor Sheary (John Carlson, Brenden Dillon)wrist0.15 xG
NYI: Greene, Clutterbuck, Martin, Cizikas, DobsonWSH: Oshie, Carlson, Panik, Dillon, Sheary
NYI 3 – 1 WSH
10:20
WSHConor Sheary (Zdeno Chara, Richard Panik)tip-in0.09 xG
NYI: Komarov, Bailey, Leddy, Nelson, MayfieldWSH: Chara, Oshie, Schultz, Panik, Sheary
NYI 3 – 2 WSH
11:11
WSHGarnet Hathaway (Carl Hagelin, Nic Dowd)wrist0.01 xG
NYI: Eberle, Lee, Pelech, Pulock, BarzalWSH: Hagelin, Carlson, Dowd, Dillon, Hathaway
NYI 3 – 3 WSH
14:16
WSHJohn CarlsonPP (Justin Schultz, Nicklas Backstrom)slap0.06 xG
NYI: Clutterbuck, Cizikas, Mayfield, PelechWSH: Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson, Schultz, Vrana
NYI 3 – 4 WSH
18:30
WSHZdeno Chara (Justin Schultz, Michael Sgarbossa)slap0.02 xG
NYI: Clutterbuck, Martin, Cizikas, Pelech, PulockWSH: Chara, Schultz, Sgarbossa, Carr, Sprong
NYI 3 – 5 WSH

3rd period

19:41
WSHTom WilsonEN (T.J. Oshie, Nicklas Backstrom)wrist0.69 xG
NYI: Greene, Eberle, Lee, Nelson, DobsonWSH: Chara, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson, Wilson
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
Mathew Barzal C	L1	0	1	1	-1	1	0.04	0	0	10	20:03	—	—	71	65
Jordan Eberle R	L1	0	0	0	-1	3	0.54	3	0	0	19:42	—	—	73	71
Anders Lee L	L1	1	0	1	-1	4	0.38	0	0	0	19:09	—	—	72	70
Cal Clutterbuck R	L2	0	1	1	-1	0	0.00	1	0	0	13:31	—	—	47	35
Casey Cizikas C	L2	1	0	1	-1	3	0.08	1	0	0	12:38	—	—	63	69
Matt Martin L	L2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.01	0	0	0	10:44	—	—	50	32
Josh Bailey R	L3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.04	0	0	0	16:26	—	—	52	39
Brock Nelson C	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.12	0	3	2	16:20	—	—	48	38
Leo Komarov R	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.05	2	0	0	12:36	—	—	50	42
Jean-Gabriel Pageau C	L4	0	1	1	+1	0	0.06	0	1	0	14:10	—	—	46	55
Kieffer Bellows L	L4	0	0	0	+1	3	0.25	2	0	0	12:07	—	—	50	63
Oliver Wahlstrom R	L4	1	0	1	+1	1	0.01	1	0	2	10:51	—	—	53	69
Ryan Pulock D	D1	0	0	0	0	2	0.07	2	2	2	22:41	—	—	51	66
Adam Pelech D	D1	0	0	0	0	2	0.07	1	3	0	21:23	—	—	55	67
Noah Dobson D	D2	0	1	1	-1	5	0.17	2	1	0	21:34	—	—	75	65
Andy Greene D	D2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.07	0	1	0	16:07	—	—	63	57
Nick Leddy D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.02	2	0	0	21:30	—	—	56	42
Scott Mayfield D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	2	2	0	16:20	—	—	47	36

NYI goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Semyon Varlamov(start)	L	22	17	5	.773	1.77	57:19

Washington Capitals

WSH skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Nicklas Backstrom C	L1	0	2	2	0	2	0.55	0	0	0	18:47	—	—	50	55
Tom Wilson R	L1	1	0	1	0	1	0.69	3	0	2	18:15	—	—	50	52
Jakub Vrana L	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.22	0	0	0	18:01	—	—	48	53
Nic Dowd C	L2	0	1	1	+1	1	0.30	0	1	0	18:43	—	—	23	29
Carl Hagelin L	L2	0	1	1	+1	2	0.08	1	0	0	17:54	—	—	25	32
Garnet Hathaway R	L2	1	0	1	+1	1	0.08	1	1	2	15:14	—	—	25	32
T.J. Oshie R	L3	0	1	1	+1	2	0.13	0	1	0	15:34	—	—	56	63
Richard Panik R	L3	0	1	1	+1	3	0.07	1	1	2	11:37	—	—	58	63
Conor Sheary L	L3	2	0	2	+1	2	0.27	0	1	0	9:07	—	—	59	71
Michael Sgarbossa C	L4	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	10:47	—	—	47	32
Daniel Sprong R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.04	1	0	0	10:29	—	—	44	32
Daniel Carr L	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.05	2	2	0	10:00	—	—	47	32
John Carlson D	D1	1	1	2	+1	2	0.24	0	1	0	25:38	—	—	36	33
Brenden Dillon D	D1	0	1	1	+1	1	0.03	2	2	0	21:52	—	—	32	30
Trevor van Riemsdyk D	D2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.05	1	2	0	19:28	—	—	45	53
Jonas Siegenthaler D	D2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	0	0	15:36	—	—	39	22
Zdeno Chara D	D3	1	1	2	+2	1	0.02	2	3	0	22:55	—	—	58	86
Justin Schultz D	D3	0	2	2	+2	1	0.03	0	2	0	14:31	—	—	73	100

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Vitek Vanecek(start)	W	30	27	3	.900	1.98	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.