Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Washington CapitalsFeb 20, 2018

FinalTuesday, Feb 20, 2018· Capital One Arena

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Tampa Bay LightningTBL

4

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Washington CapitalsWSH

2

Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
TBL	3	0	1	4		TBL	8	5	6	19
WSH	0	1	1	2		WSH	8	14	15	37

: TBL 46WSH 69
: TBL 2.61WSH 2.90
PP goals: TBL 1WSH 1
Hits: TBL 15WSH 19
Blocks: TBL 19WSH 13
PIM: TBL 4WSH 4
: TBL 54%WSH 46%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Washington Capitals 4–2

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Washington Capitals 4–2 at WSH. Brayden Point (TBL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Andrei Vasilevskiy (TBL) faced 37 shots and stopped 35 (.946), +5 against a season average of 31.9; the win.

Points
Brayden Point had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:50.Point
Points
Ryan Callahan had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:58.Callahan
Goalie
Andrei Vasilevskiy (TBL) faced 37 shots and stopped 35 (.946), +5 against a season average of 31.9; the win.Vasilevskiy
Usage
Chris Kunitz (TBL) played 17:46, +5:54 up on his 11:52 season average over 81 games.Kunitz
Usage
Matt Niskanen (WSH) played 27:12, +4:40 up on his 22:32 season average over 67 games.Niskanen
Usage
Mikhail Sergachev (TBL) played 9:34, −5:52 down on his 15:26 season average over 78 games.Sergachev
Usage
Ryan Callahan (TBL) played 16:58, +3:42 up on his 13:16 season average over 66 games.Callahan
Usage
Alex Ovechkin (WSH) played 23:14, +3:08 up on his 20:06 season average over 81 games.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

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

WSH
TBL
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 115 of 115 attempts · WSH 69 · TBL 46

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

WSH
TBL
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: TBL 25% of the game, WSH 41%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

WSH

TBL

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	TBL	WSH
	49	67
	1.69	2.58
	1.67	2.42
	10	12
	2	6
	22	19
	+0.032	−0.032
	25%	41%

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.

Tampa Bay Lightning

L1Kunitz – Callahan – Namestnikov
11:4570% CF
L2Killorn – Kucherov – Point
10:4460% CF
L3Stamkos – Johnson – Gourde
8:5931% CF
D1Hedman – Dotchin
11:0346% CF
D2Stralman – Girardi
10:2453% CF
D3Coburn – Sustr
10:0350% CF

PP1Killorn – Stamkos – Hedman – Kucherov – Namestnikov
0:56100% CF
PP2Callahan – Johnson – Gourde – Point – Sergachev
0:51100% CF
PK1FKillorn – Point
1:45
PK2FKunitz – Stamkos
1:30
PK1DCoburn – Stralman
1:02
PK2DGirardi – Hedman
0:50

Current TBL line combinations →

Washington Capitals

L1Ovechkin – Backstrom – Wilson
15:0763% CF
L2Oshie – Kuznetsov – Vrana
12:1263% CF
L3Eller – Connolly – Burakovsky
11:5562% CF
L4Beagle – Smith-Pelly – Stephenson
6:4225% CF
D1Niskanen – Orlov
22:4660% CF
D2Carlson – Djoos
13:0057% CF
D3Orpik – Bowey
9:5041% CF

PP1Ovechkin – Oshie – Backstrom – Carlson – Kuznetsov
2:45100% CF
PP2Ovechkin – Eller – Orlov – Connolly – Burakovsky
0:51100% CF
PK1FBeagle – Stephenson
1:29
PK2FEller – Wilson
0:30
PK1DOrpik – Niskanen
0:54
PK2DCarlson – Orlov
0:42

Current WSH line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

2:30
TBLBrayden PointPP (Ryan Callahan, Yanni Gourde)wrist0.14 xG
TBL: Callahan, Johnson, Gourde, Point, SergachevWSH: Beagle, Carlson, Orlov, Stephenson
TBL 1 – 0 WSH
16:00
TBLChris Kunitz (Andrej Sustr, Ryan Callahan)tip-in0.07 xG
TBL: Kunitz, Coburn, Callahan, Namestnikov, SustrWSH: Orpik, Beagle, Smith-Pelly, Stephenson, Bowey
TBL 2 – 0 WSH
17:52
TBLBrayden Point (Anton Stralman)backhand0.11 xG
TBL: Stralman, Girardi, Killorn, Kucherov, PointWSH: Ovechkin, Backstrom, Carlson, Orlov, Wilson
TBL 3 – 0 WSH

2nd period

9:32
WSHLars EllerPP (Dmitry Orlov, Brett Connolly)slap0.05 xG
TBL: Coburn, Stralman, Killorn, PointWSH: Ovechkin, Eller, Orlov, Connolly, Burakovsky
TBL 3 – 1 WSH

3rd period

11:02
WSHAlex Ovechkin (Matt Niskanen)snap0.08 xG
TBL: Stralman, Girardi, Killorn, Kucherov, PointWSH: Ovechkin, Niskanen, Backstrom, Orlov, Wilson
TBL 3 – 2 WSH
12:58
TBLNikita Kucherov (Braydon Coburn)wrist0.18 xG
TBL: Coburn, Stamkos, Johnson, Kucherov, SustrWSH: Oshie, Carlson, Kuznetsov, Djoos, Vrana
TBL 4 – 2 WSH

Box score

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

Tampa Bay Lightning

TBL skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Chris Kunitz L	L1	1	0	1	+1	2	0.24	0	1	0	17:46	—	—	58	63
Ryan Callahan R	L1	0	2	2	+1	1	0.68	3	1	2	16:58	—	—	65	67
Vladislav Namestnikov C	L1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.16	0	1	2	16:07	—	—	65	66
Brayden Point C	L2	2	0	2	0	3	0.40	1	1	0	18:50	—	—	42	48
Nikita Kucherov R	L2	1	0	1	+1	3	0.21	0	0	0	17:49	—	—	41	46
Alex Killorn L	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	2	0	0	16:08	—	—	65	69
Steven Stamkos C	L3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.45	0	1	0	18:37	—	—	27	24
Tyler Johnson C	L3	0	0	0	+1	2	0.04	0	1	0	18:20	—	—	25	18
Yanni Gourde C	L3	0	1	1	0	0	0.01	0	1	0	17:56	—	—	23	12
Victor Hedman D	D1	0	0	0	0	2	0.11	2	3	0	26:52	—	—	43	35
Jake Dotchin D	D1	0	0	0	0	3	0.20	3	1	0	14:47	—	—	48	43
Anton Stralman D	D2	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	21:08	—	—	47	46
Dan Girardi D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	6	0	20:22	—	—	35	36
Braydon Coburn D	D3	0	1	1	+2	0	0.00	0	0	0	12:58	—	—	50	55
Andrej Sustr D	D3	0	1	1	+2	1	0.03	0	1	0	12:23	—	—	44	50
Cedric Paquette C	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	10:06	—	—	17	0
Adam Erne L	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	0	0	9:37	—	—	27	7
Mikhail Sergachev D	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.03	0	1	0	9:34	—	—	29	9

TBL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Andrei Vasilevskiy(start)	W	37	35	2	.946	2.90	60:00

Washington Capitals

WSH skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Alex Ovechkin L	L1	1	0	1	0	9	1.00	1	0	0	23:14	—	—	65	68
Nicklas Backstrom C	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.13	0	2	0	21:40	—	—	64	68
Tom Wilson R	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.11	3	1	0	17:18	—	—	63	66
T.J. Oshie R	L2	0	0	0	-1	4	0.33	1	0	0	19:20	—	—	59	63
Evgeny Kuznetsov C	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.17	2	0	0	18:39	—	—	60	66
Jakub Vrana L	L2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.01	0	1	0	14:46	—	—	57	61
Brett Connolly R	L3	0	1	1	0	0	0.19	0	0	2	14:24	—	—	64	56
Lars Eller C	L3	1	0	1	0	4	0.21	1	1	0	14:17	—	—	59	49
Andre Burakovsky L	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	1	1	0	14:13	—	—	64	56
Jay Beagle C	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	1	0	9:21	—	—	31	43
Chandler Stephenson C	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	0	0	8:51	—	—	25	43
Devante Smith-Pelly R	L4	0	0	0	-1	2	0.13	3	0	0	7:40	—	—	33	50
Matt Niskanen D	D1	0	1	1	+1	5	0.26	1	0	0	27:12	—	—	63	75
Dmitry Orlov D	D1	0	1	1	0	1	0.01	1	3	0	25:11	—	—	60	66
John Carlson D	D2	0	0	0	-2	3	0.24	0	1	0	23:00	—	—	61	61
Christian Djoos D	D2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	1	0	13:54	—	—	58	61
Brooks Orpik D	D3	0	0	0	-1	3	0.05	2	1	2	14:51	—	—	54	44
Madison Bowey D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	2	0	0	10:24	—	—	41	36

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Braden Holtby(start)	L	19	15	4	.789	1.71	57:49

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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.