Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Washington CapitalsApr 26, 2018

FinalPlayoffsThursday, Apr 26, 2018· Verizon Center

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
PIT	0	0	3	3		PIT	9	8	8	25
WSH	1	0	1	2		WSH	6	10	18	34

: PIT 50WSH 72
: PIT 1.61WSH 2.73
PP goals: PIT 0WSH 0
Hits: PIT 24WSH 44
Blocks: PIT 22WSH 16
PIM: PIT 2WSH 4
: PIT 43%WSH 57%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Pittsburgh Penguins edge Washington Capitals 3–2

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Washington Capitals 3–2 at WSH. Jake Guentzel (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 2A. New look for PIT: Kessel–Sheahan–Simon skated 11:09 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (48.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
Jake Guentzel had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:00.Guentzel
Points
Alex Ovechkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:39.Ovechkin
Points
Patric Hornqvist had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:24.Hornqvist
Points
Sidney Crosby had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:25.Crosby
Points
Tom Wilson had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:26.Wilson
New line
New look for PIT: Kessel–Sheahan–Simon skated 11:09 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (48.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Kessel Sheahan Simon
Usage
Jakub Vrana (WSH) played 5:52, −6:21 down on his 12:13 season average over 22 games.Vrana
Usage
Dmitry Orlov (WSH) played 21:18, −3:01 down on his 24:19 season average over 23 games.Orlov

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

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

WSH
PIT
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 122 of 122 attempts · WSH 72 · PIT 50

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

WSH
PIT
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: PIT 15% of the game, WSH 39%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

WSH

PIT

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	PIT	WSH
	55	77
	1.68	2.69
	1.66	2.60
	8	10
	7	7
	28	25
	−0.069	+0.069
	15%	39%

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.

Pittsburgh Penguins

L1Crosby – Hornqvist – Guentzel
14:5342% CF
L2Kessel – Sheahan – Simon
11:0948% CF
L3Brassard – Rust – Sheary
10:0565% CF
L4Kuhnhackl – Rowney – Aston-Reese
6:130% CF
D1Letang – Dumoulin
15:2343% CF
D2Schultz – Maatta
13:0054% CF
D3Oleksiak – Ruhwedel
5:2760% CF

PP1Crosby – Hornqvist – Kessel – Schultz – Guentzel
1:460% CF
PP2Letang – Brassard – Maatta – Sheary – Simon
0:36100% CF
PK1FSheahan – Rust
0:32
PK1DMaatta – Ruhwedel
0:32

Current PIT line combinations →

Washington Capitals

L1Oshie – Backstrom – Stephenson
15:5950% CF
L2Ovechkin – Kuznetsov – Wilson
13:0761% CF
L3Eller – Smith-Pelly – Connolly
11:2363% CF
L4Beagle – Chiasson – Vrana
5:2669% CF
D1Carlson – Kempny
19:3060% CF
D2Niskanen – Orlov
16:5445% CF
D3Orpik – Djoos
11:4771% CF

PP1Ovechkin – Oshie – Backstrom – Carlson – Kuznetsov
0:30100% CF
PK1FEller – Smith-Pelly
0:39
PK2FBeagle – Stephenson
0:25
PK1DOrpik – Niskanen
1:43
PK2DCarlson – Orlov
0:49

Current WSH line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

0:17
WSHEvgeny Kuznetsov (Alex Ovechkin, Tom Wilson)wrist0.13 xG
PIT: Crosby, Letang, Hornqvist, Dumoulin, GuentzelWSH: Ovechkin, Niskanen, Orlov, Kuznetsov, Wilson
PIT 0 – 1 WSH

3rd period

0:28
WSHAlex Ovechkin (Tom Wilson, Dmitry Orlov)snap0.06 xG
PIT: Crosby, Letang, Hornqvist, Dumoulin, GuentzelWSH: Ovechkin, Niskanen, Orlov, Kuznetsov, Wilson
PIT 0 – 2 WSH
2:59
PITPatric Hornqvist (Justin Schultz, Jake Guentzel)tip-in0.03 xG
PIT: Crosby, Hornqvist, Schultz, Maatta, GuentzelWSH: Ovechkin, Niskanen, Orlov, Kuznetsov, Wilson
PIT 1 – 2 WSH
5:20
PITSidney Crosby (Jake Guentzel, Patric Hornqvist)wrist0.08 xG
PIT: Crosby, Letang, Hornqvist, Dumoulin, GuentzelWSH: Ovechkin, Niskanen, Orlov, Kuznetsov, Wilson
PIT 2 – 2 WSH
7:48
PITJake Guentzel (Sidney Crosby)tip-in0.03 xG
PIT: Crosby, Hornqvist, Schultz, Maatta, GuentzelWSH: Oshie, Niskanen, Backstrom, Orlov, Stephenson
PIT 3 – 2 WSH

Box score

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

Pittsburgh Penguins

PIT skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Sidney Crosby C	L1	1	1	2	+1	3	0.25	1	3	0	19:25	—	—	44	53
Jake Guentzel C	L1	1	2	3	+1	3	0.17	2	1	2	19:00	—	—	41	42
Patric Hornqvist R	L1	1	1	2	+1	2	0.08	1	1	0	17:24	—	—	44	53
Riley Sheahan C	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.14	3	1	0	19:15	—	—	43	34
Phil Kessel R	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	0	1	0	18:42	—	—	44	32
Dominik Simon C	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.20	2	2	0	12:16	—	—	50	44
Bryan Rust R	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	17:07	—	—	56	44
Derick Brassard C	L3	0	0	0	0	3	0.23	0	0	0	14:02	—	—	52	40
Conor Sheary L	L3	0	0	0	0	3	0.20	0	1	0	14:01	—	—	55	57
Carter Rowney C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	1	0	12:18	—	—	0	0
Tom Kuhnhackl R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	9:20	—	—	0	0
Zachary Aston-Reese L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	6:40	—	—	0	0
Kris Letang D	D1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.02	2	2	0	25:01	—	—	35	36
Brian Dumoulin D	D1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.09	1	2	0	24:20	—	—	43	51
Olli Maatta D	D2	0	0	0	+2	2	0.10	4	1	0	23:32	—	—	37	31
Justin Schultz D	D2	0	1	1	+2	1	0.07	0	4	0	22:05	—	—	42	43
Chad Ruhwedel D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.05	2	0	0	14:08	—	—	48	34
Jamie Oleksiak D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.02	1	1	0	9:24	—	—	50	33

PIT goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Matt Murray(start)	W	34	32	2	.941	2.73	60:00

Washington Capitals

WSH skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
T.J. Oshie R	L1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.23	5	2	0	21:18	—	—	52	53
Nicklas Backstrom C	L1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.28	0	1	0	20:29	—	—	55	56
Chandler Stephenson C	L1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	5	1	2	18:59	—	—	45	49
Evgeny Kuznetsov C	L2	1	0	1	0	6	0.57	1	0	0	19:49	—	—	57	59
Alex Ovechkin L	L2	1	1	2	0	3	0.26	3	0	0	18:39	—	—	60	64
Tom Wilson R	L2	0	2	2	0	1	0.04	4	1	2	15:26	—	—	56	60
Lars Eller C	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.01	3	0	0	16:21	—	—	62	66
Devante Smith-Pelly R	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.15	7	0	0	13:51	—	—	64	67
Brett Connolly R	L3	0	0	0	0	3	0.48	1	0	0	13:17	—	—	68	67
Jay Beagle C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	9:10	—	—	59	63
Alex Chiasson R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.22	0	0	0	6:22	—	—	71	69
Jakub Vrana L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	5:52	—	—	71	69
John Carlson D	D1	0	0	0	0	5	0.17	0	1	0	25:50	—	—	60	66
Michal Kempny D	D1	0	0	0	0	2	0.09	3	2	0	20:41	—	—	61	62
Matt Niskanen D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	3	3	0	22:14	—	—	46	56
Dmitry Orlov D	D2	0	1	1	-1	1	0.13	4	2	0	21:18	—	—	46	60
Brooks Orpik D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	3	1	0	16:05	—	—	76	63
Christian Djoos D	D3	0	0	0	0	3	0.07	0	1	0	12:08	—	—	71	62

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Braden Holtby(start)	L	25	22	3	.880	1.61	58:11

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.