New York Islanders vs. Washington CapitalsMar 15, 2022

Final / SOTuesday, Mar 15, 2022· Capital One Arena

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New York IslandersNYI

3

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Washington CapitalsWSH

4

Goals	1	2	3	OT	SO	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
NYI	0	2	1	0	0	3		NYI	11	10	10	1	32
WSH	1	0	2	0	1	4		WSH	9	7	9	7	32

: NYI 58WSH 56
: NYI 2.41WSH 3.01
PP goals: NYI 0WSH 0
Hits: NYI 23WSH 30
Blocks: NYI 10WSH 13
PIM: NYI 2WSH 2
: NYI 42%WSH 58%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Washington Capitals edge New York Islanders 4–3 (SO)

Washington Capitals beat New York Islanders 4–3 in a shootout at home. Brock Nelson (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for WSH: Wilson–Sprong–McMichael skated 10:58 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (61.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
Brock Nelson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:03.Nelson
Points
Evgeny Kuznetsov had 2 assists (2 points) on 6 shots in 19:06.Kuznetsov
Points
Noah Dobson had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 24:57.Dobson
New line
New look for WSH: Wilson–Sprong–McMichael skated 10:58 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (61.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Wilson Sprong McMichael
Usage
Anthony Mantha (WSH) played 19:43, +4:40 up on his 15:03 season average over 36 games.Mantha
Usage
Noah Dobson (NYI) played 24:57, +3:32 up on his 21:25 season average over 79 games.Dobson
Usage
Martin Fehérváry (WSH) played 22:37, +3:00 up on his 19:37 season average over 78 games.Fehérváry
Shots
Alex Ovechkin (WSH) led everyone with 7 shot on goals, scoring once.Ovechkin

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 114 of 114 attempts · WSH 56 · 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 18% of the game, WSH 33%.

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
	61	55
	1.92	2.54
	1.83	2.44
	5	12
	1	2
	16	20
	−0.052	+0.052
	18%	33%

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

L1Lee – Nelson – Beauvillier
12:5348% CF
L2Clutterbuck – Martin – Cizikas
12:0053% CF
L3Bailey – Palmieri – Pageau
11:1044% CF
L4Parise – Barzal – Wahlstrom
9:4361% CF
D1Chara – Dobson
17:5345% CF
D2Pelech – Pulock
15:0643% CF
D3Greene – Mayfield
13:4670% CF

PP1Lee – Nelson – Pageau – Beauvillier – Dobson
1:28
PP2Parise – Bailey – Palmieri – Pulock – Barzal
0:20100% CF

Current NYI line combinations →

Washington Capitals

L1Oshie – Backstrom – Mantha
14:0936% CF
L2Ovechkin – Kuznetsov – Sheary
12:0550% CF
L3Wilson – Sprong – McMichael
10:5862% CF
L4Dowd – Hathaway – Jonsson-Fjallby
9:0950% CF
D1Carlson – Fehérváry
18:2933% CF
D2Orlov – Jensen
15:3058% CF
D3Schultz – van Riemsdyk
14:3359% CF

PK1FKuznetsov – Wilson
0:49
PK2FHathaway – Jonsson-Fjallby
0:25
PK1DJensen – van Riemsdyk
1:22
PK2DCarlson – Fehérváry
0:38

Current WSH line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

12:21
WSHAnthony Mantha (Evgeny Kuznetsov, Conor Sheary)wrist0.06 xG
NYI: Bailey, Palmieri, Pageau, Pelech, PulockWSH: Orlov, Jensen, Kuznetsov, Mantha, Sheary
NYI 0 – 1 WSH

2nd period

4:55
NYIBrock Nelson (Zdeno Chara, Noah Dobson)wrist0.00 xG
NYI: Chara, Lee, Nelson, Beauvillier, DobsonWSH: Oshie, Backstrom, Orlov, Jensen, Mantha
NYI 1 – 1 WSH
17:02
NYIKyle Palmieri (Josh Bailey, Jean-Gabriel Pageau)wrist0.13 xG
NYI: Greene, Bailey, Palmieri, Pageau, MayfieldWSH: Ovechkin, Carlson, Kuznetsov, Sheary, Fehérváry
NYI 2 – 1 WSH

3rd period

10:13
WSHAxel Jonsson-Fjallby (Dmitry Orlov)wrist0.09 xG
NYI: Lee, Nelson, Pelech, Pulock, BeauvillierWSH: Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson, Orlov, Jonsson-Fjallby
NYI 2 – 2 WSH
15:02
WSHAlex Ovechkin (Evgeny Kuznetsov)snap0.04 xG
NYI: Greene, Bailey, Palmieri, Pageau, MayfieldWSH: Ovechkin, Carlson, Kuznetsov, Sheary, Fehérváry
NYI 2 – 3 WSH
18:01
NYIAnders Lee (Noah Dobson, Brock Nelson)wrist0.16 xG
NYI: Bailey, Lee, Nelson, Pageau, Beauvillier, DobsonWSH: Orlov, Jensen, Dowd, Sheary, Hathaway
NYI 3 – 3 WSH

Decided in the shootout: NYI 3 – 4 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
Anthony Beauvillier R	L1	0	0	0	+1	4	0.70	1	0	0	19:13	—	—	49	43
Brock Nelson C	L1	1	1	2	+1	2	0.27	0	2	0	19:03	—	—	48	49
Anders Lee L	L1	1	0	1	+1	2	0.19	2	1	0	17:29	—	—	53	54
Cal Clutterbuck R	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	5	0	0	14:02	—	—	56	54
Matt Martin L	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.08	5	0	2	14:01	—	—	56	56
Casey Cizikas C	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.07	1	0	0	13:58	—	—	59	57
Jean-Gabriel Pageau C	L3	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	3	0	0	17:25	—	—	46	33
Kyle Palmieri C	L3	1	0	1	-1	3	0.25	0	2	0	16:54	—	—	44	26
Josh Bailey R	L3	0	1	1	0	1	0.00	0	0	0	15:24	—	—	46	31
Mathew Barzal C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	16:26	—	—	59	42
Zach Parise L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	1	0	0	14:28	—	—	54	40
Oliver Wahlstrom R	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.14	0	0	0	12:10	—	—	68	63
Noah Dobson D	D1	0	2	2	+2	3	0.22	0	3	0	24:57	—	—	49	43
Zdeno Chara D	D1	0	1	1	+1	3	0.04	0	0	0	19:41	—	—	41	29
Ryan Pulock D	D2	0	0	0	-2	3	0.18	0	1	0	21:09	—	—	49	38
Adam Pelech D	D2	0	0	0	-2	3	0.08	3	1	0	20:52	—	—	51	48
Andy Greene D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.05	1	0	0	18:07	—	—	61	41
Scott Mayfield D	D3	0	0	0	0	3	0.12	1	0	0	17:50	—	—	70	59

NYI goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Semyon Varlamov(start)	O	32	29	3	.906	3.01	64:51

Washington Capitals

WSH skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Anthony Mantha R	L1	1	0	1	0	2	0.13	1	0	0	19:43	—	—	37	34
T.J. Oshie R	L1	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	2	0	0	19:19	—	—	36	32
Nicklas Backstrom C	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.06	0	0	0	17:53	—	—	35	29
Evgeny Kuznetsov C	L2	0	2	2	+1	6	0.63	0	0	0	19:06	—	—	48	55
Alex Ovechkin L	L2	1	0	1	0	7	0.38	6	0	2	17:40	—	—	47	50
Conor Sheary L	L2	0	1	1	0	0	0.13	0	0	0	16:05	—	—	48	54
Tom Wilson R	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.23	4	1	0	16:34	—	—	56	88
Daniel Sprong R	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.17	0	1	0	13:11	—	—	63	86
Connor McMichael L	L3	0	0	0	0	3	0.42	1	0	0	12:48	—	—	61	85
Nic Dowd C	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.17	3	2	0	11:55	—	—	44	49
Garnet Hathaway R	L4	0	0	0	-1	2	0.09	2	0	0	11:15	—	—	50	43
Axel Jonsson-Fjallby L	L4	1	0	1	+1	1	0.09	0	0	0	10:31	—	—	57	56
John Carlson D	D1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.02	2	0	0	23:05	—	—	35	46
Martin Fehérváry D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	4	3	0	22:37	—	—	27	36
Dmitry Orlov D	D2	0	1	1	0	1	0.10	1	2	0	21:13	—	—	52	75
Nick Jensen D	D2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.04	3	1	0	20:36	—	—	56	72
Justin Schultz D	D3	0	0	0	0	2	0.27	0	2	0	18:46	—	—	58	55
Trevor van Riemsdyk D	D3	0	0	0	0	2	0.07	1	1	0	18:43	—	—	57	66

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Vitek Vanecek(start)	W	32	29	3	.906	2.41	65:00

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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.