Edgehalla

Los Angeles Kings vs. Washington CapitalsDec 22, 2024

Final· Capital One Arena
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WSH
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Goals123TShots123T
LAK0101LAK791026
WSH1113WSH87621
LAK 53WSH 41
LAK 1.39WSH 1.90
PP goals
LAK 1WSH 1
Hits
LAK 16WSH 21
Blocks
LAK 13WSH 14
PIM
LAK 2WSH 2
LAK 33%WSH 67%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Washington Capitals beat Los Angeles Kings 3–1

Washington Capitals beat Los Angeles Kings 3–1 at home. Aliaksei Protas (WSH) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for LAK: Thomas–Lee–Helenius skated 5:34 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

  1. Points
    Aliaksei Protas had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:50.Protas
  2. Points
    Pierre-Luc Dubois had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:57.Dubois
  3. New line
    New look for LAK: Thomas–Lee–Helenius skated 5:34 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.ThomasLeeHelenius
  4. Usage
    Samuel Helenius (LAK) played 14:38, +6:06 up on his 8:32 season average over 49 games.Helenius
  5. Usage
    Akil Thomas (LAK) played 14:03, +4:19 up on his 9:45 season average over 24 games.Thomas
  6. Usage
    Quinton Byfield (LAK) played 22:37, +4:03 up on his 18:34 season average over 80 games.Byfield
  7. Usage
    Brandon Duhaime (WSH) played 16:44, +3:26 up on his 13:18 season average over 81 games.Duhaime
  8. Usage
    Jacob Moverare (LAK) played 8:36, −3:20 down on his 11:56 season average over 48 games.Moverare

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.

Shot map, LAK at WSH: 94 attempts, 47 on goal, 4 goals, 3.28 expected goals; best chance Aliaksei Protas at 0.41 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← LAK attacks left (bottom on phones)WSH attacks right (top on phones) →
  • WSH
  • LAK
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 94 of 94 attempts · WSH 41 · LAK 53

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, LAK at WSH: expected goals 1.90 to 1.39 (WSH led the chances), shot attempts 41 to 53, 4 goals.

0.00.51.01.52.01st2nd3rdWSHLAKPFVPnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • WSH
  • LAK
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
WSHLAKcontrol2nd3rdProtas · 1st 10:20Fiala · 2nd 4:10Vrana · 2nd 14:18Protas · 3rd 19:06
  • WSH pressure
  • LAK pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: LAK 31% 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

Shift chart, LAK at WSH: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Logan Thompson (60:00) for WSH and David Rittich (58:40) for LAK, 4 goals.

WSH
LAK
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
StatLAKWSH
6146
1.571.62
1.531.57
1112
11
2024
−0.103+0.103
31%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.

Los Angeles Kings

Current LAK line combinations →

Washington Capitals

Current WSH line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 10:20
    WSHAliaksei Protas (Pierre-Luc Dubois, Connor McMichael)snap0.16 xG
    LAK: Kopitar, Edmundson, Kempe, Turcotte, ClarkeWSH: van Riemsdyk, Chychrun, Dubois, McMichael, Protas
    LAK 0 – 1 WSH

2nd period

  1. 4:10
    LAKKevin FialaPP (Adrian Kempe, Brandt Clarke)snap0.05 xG
    LAK: Kopitar, Fiala, Kempe, Byfield, ClarkeWSH: Carlson, Dowd, Duhaime, Fehérváry
    LAK 1 – 1 WSH
  2. 14:18
    WSHJakub VranaPP (Pierre-Luc Dubois)snap0.08 xG
    LAK: Edmundson, Foegele, Spence, ByfieldWSH: Vrana, Mangiapane, Raddysh, Dubois, Sandin
    LAK 1 – 2 WSH

3rd period

  1. 19:06
    WSHAliaksei ProtasENwrist0.41 xG
    LAK: Kopitar, Fiala, Kempe, Byfield, Laferriere, ClarkeWSH: Roy, Dubois, Fehérváry, McMichael, Protas
    LAK 1 – 3 WSH

Box score

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

Los Angeles Kings

LAK skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Adrian Kempe RL1011-210.1400020:07——5336
Anze Kopitar CL1000-210.0602018:42——4122
Alex Turcotte CL1000-120.1201014:05——5039
Samuel Helenius CL2000010.0851014:38——6757
Akil Thomas CL2000020.2610014:03——7668
Andre Lee LL2000010.020009:13——6082
Quinton Byfield RL3000-100.0010022:37——5961
Warren Foegele LL3000000.0002017:56——6169
Tanner Jeannot LL3000000.0031012:08——285
Mikey Anderson DD1000010.0203024:58——3434
Vladislav Gavrikov DD1000010.0200023:02——5148
Joel Edmundson DD2000-120.0112021:56——5749
Brandt Clarke DD2011-230.0400018:26——6854
Jordan Spence DD3000010.0400015:47——7771
Jacob Moverare DD3000020.041008:36——8571
Alex Laferriere R—000-140.1820019:20——6570
Kevin Fiala L—101-140.3510218:08——6775
Kyle Burroughs D—000000.001105:57——4642
LAK goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
David Rittich(start)L20182.9001.4958:40

Washington Capitals

WSH skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Connor McMichael LL1011+210.0702018:41——5975
Aliaksei Protas LL1202+240.7300017:50——5674
Pierre-Luc Dubois CL1022+210.0421015:57——5272
Dylan Strome CL2000020.0700017:45——6463
Tom Wilson RL2000010.0521017:19——5059
Andrew Mangiapane LL2000000.1410016:12——5558
Nic Dowd CL3000000.0021018:26——3140
Brandon Duhaime LL3000020.0900016:44——3244
Ivan Miroshnichenko LL3000010.2240010:08——4068
Taylor Raddysh RL4000000.0000014:30——2814
Jakub Vrana LL4101010.080008:44——132
Hendrix Lapierre CL4000000.002208:01——152
Martin Fehérváry DD1000+120.0422020:43——3232
Matt Roy DD1000+100.0011020:42——3232
John Carlson DD2000020.0732022:05——5064
Rasmus Sandin DD2000020.1620018:40——4455
Jakob Chychrun DD3000+100.1100020:38——5060
Trevor van Riemsdyk DD3000+120.0302216:38——4453
WSH goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Logan Thompson(start)W26251.9621.3960:00

Goal anatomy

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

Aliaksei Protas (WSH) 1st 10:20 · assists Pierre-Luc Dubois, Connor McMichael · Cycle · 5.5 mph shot.

Kevin Fiala · 2nd 4:10 · LAK PP

Play
point-shot
Passes
7 (royal road)
Shot
75.7 mph
Distance
41 ft
Type
one-timer

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Jakub Vrana · 2nd 14:18 · WSH PP

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
5-on-4
Passes
1 (royal road)
Shot
70.1 mph
Distance
39 ft
Entry to goal
5.1 s

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