Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Washington CapitalsMay 5, 2018

FinalPlayoffsSaturday, May 5, 2018· Verizon Center

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Pittsburgh PenguinsPIT

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Washington CapitalsWSH

6

Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
PIT	1	2	0	3		PIT	13	18	8	39
WSH	2	0	4	6		WSH	13	5	14	32

: PIT 75WSH 59
: PIT 3.15WSH 3.25
PP goals: PIT 2WSH 1
Hits: PIT 28WSH 26
Blocks: PIT 17WSH 12
PIM: PIT 6WSH 10
: PIT 51%WSH 49%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Washington Capitals beat Pittsburgh Penguins 6–3

Washington Capitals beat Pittsburgh Penguins 6–3 at home. Evgeny Kuznetsov (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 2A. PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Hornqvist, Kessel and Schultz) scored 2 power-play goals on 12 attempts in 3:35 together.

Points
Evgeny Kuznetsov had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 20:10.Kuznetsov
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Jakub Vrana had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 10:52.Vrana
Points
Lars Eller had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:22.Eller
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T.J. Oshie had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:12.Oshie
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Justin Schultz had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:16.Schultz
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Phil Kessel had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:51.Kessel
PP1
PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Hornqvist, Kessel and Schultz) scored 2 power-play goals on 12 attempts in 3:35 together.Malkin Crosby Hornqvist Kessel Schultz
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WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 3:22 together.Ovechkin Oshie Backstrom Carlson Kuznetsov

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 134 of 134 attempts · WSH 59 · PIT 75

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 30% of the game, WSH 28%.

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
	70	53
	2.14	1.77
	2.09	1.74
	16	7
	5	13
	22	16
	+0.008	−0.008
	30%	28%

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 – Guentzel – Simon
12:1730% CF
L2Malkin – Hornqvist – Hagelin
9:3875% CF
L3Kessel – Sheahan – Rust
8:2960% CF
L4Brassard – Kuhnhackl – Sheary
7:2279% CF
D1Schultz – Oleksiak
15:2258% CF
D2Letang – Dumoulin
14:1962% CF
D3Maatta – Ruhwedel
12:4948% CF

PP1Malkin – Crosby – Hornqvist – Kessel – Schultz
3:3592% CF
PP2Letang – Brassard – Maatta – Guentzel – Sheary
2:10100% CF
PK1FHagelin – Sheahan
1:53
PK2FRust – Kuhnhackl
0:40
PK1DLetang – Dumoulin
1:40
PK2DOleksiak – Maatta
1:14

Current PIT line combinations →

Washington Capitals

L1Oshie – Backstrom – Stephenson
9:5753% CF
L2Ovechkin – Kuznetsov – Smith-Pelly
6:2140% CF
L3Eller – Connolly – Vrana
5:0877% CF
L4Beagle – Chiasson – Gersich
2:500% CF
D1Niskanen – Orlov
18:1163% CF
D2Carlson – Kempny
13:2741% CF
D3Orpik – Djoos
7:5225% CF

PP1Ovechkin – Oshie – Backstrom – Carlson – Kuznetsov
3:2286% CF
PP2Ovechkin – Eller – Orlov – Kuznetsov – Connolly
0:16
PK1FBeagle – Stephenson
3:32
PK2FBackstrom – Smith-Pelly
1:05
PK1DOrpik – Niskanen
3:08
PK2DOrlov – Kempny
0:55

Current WSH line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

2:23
PITJamie Oleksiak (Derick Brassard, Justin Schultz)slap0.03 xG
PIT: Brassard, Schultz, Kuhnhackl, Oleksiak, ShearyWSH: Orpik, Beagle, Chiasson, Djoos, Gersich
PIT 1 – 0 WSH
18:22
WSHJohn CarlsonPP (Evgeny Kuznetsov, T.J. Oshie)slap0.06 xG
PIT: Hagelin, Sheahan, Maatta, RuhwedelWSH: Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson, Kuznetsov
PIT 1 – 1 WSH
18:55
WSHBrett Connolly (Jakub Vrana, Lars Eller)wrist0.05 xG
PIT: Malkin, Hornqvist, Kessel, Schultz, OleksiakWSH: Niskanen, Eller, Orlov, Connolly, Vrana
PIT 1 – 2 WSH

2nd period

4:43
PITSidney CrosbyPP (Phil Kessel, Justin Schultz)tip-in0.16 xG
PIT: Malkin, Crosby, Hornqvist, Kessel, SchultzWSH: Orpik, Niskanen, Beagle, Stephenson
PIT 2 – 2 WSH
7:45
PITPatric HornqvistPP (Evgeni Malkin, Phil Kessel)wrist0.06 xG
PIT: Malkin, Crosby, Hornqvist, Kessel, SchultzWSH: Orpik, Niskanen, Beagle, Stephenson
PIT 3 – 2 WSH

3rd period

0:52
WSHEvgeny Kuznetsov (Jakub Vrana, Matt Niskanen)backhand0.11 xG
PIT: Malkin, Letang, Hornqvist, Hagelin, DumoulinWSH: Ovechkin, Niskanen, Orlov, Kuznetsov, Vrana
PIT 3 – 3 WSH
15:22
WSHJakub Vrana (Alex Ovechkin, Evgeny Kuznetsov)wrist0.16 xG
PIT: Letang, Kessel, Dumoulin, Sheahan, RustWSH: Orpik, Ovechkin, Carlson, Kuznetsov, Vrana
PIT 3 – 4 WSH
18:29
WSHT.J. OshieENwrist0.31 xG
PIT: Malkin, Crosby, Hornqvist, Kessel, Schultz, GuentzelWSH: Orpik, Oshie, Eller, Beagle, Carlson
PIT 3 – 5 WSH
19:54
WSHLars EllerENwrist0.89 xG
PIT: Malkin, Crosby, Hornqvist, Kessel, Schultz, GuentzelWSH: Orpik, Oshie, Niskanen, Eller, Beagle
PIT 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.

Pittsburgh Penguins

PIT skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Sidney Crosby C	L1	1	0	1	-2	3	0.48	0	0	2	19:43	—	—	25	34
Jake Guentzel C	L1	0	0	0	-2	4	0.25	2	0	0	19:34	—	—	33	39
Dominik Simon C	L1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	2	2	13:29	—	—	36	41
Evgeni Malkin C	L2	0	1	1	-4	4	0.12	1	0	0	18:10	—	—	71	76
Patric Hornqvist R	L2	1	0	1	-4	8	0.77	2	1	0	16:58	—	—	66	65
Carl Hagelin L	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.19	3	3	0	13:03	—	—	67	70
Phil Kessel R	L3	0	2	2	-4	2	0.19	0	0	0	16:51	—	—	59	33
Riley Sheahan C	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.06	5	2	0	14:52	—	—	50	25
Bryan Rust R	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	0	0	12:53	—	—	50	30
Derick Brassard C	L4	0	1	1	+1	1	0.19	0	0	0	12:27	—	—	81	86
Conor Sheary L	L4	0	0	0	+1	2	0.21	0	0	0	11:42	—	—	77	82
Tom Kuhnhackl R	L4	0	0	0	+1	2	0.12	4	0	0	11:41	—	—	71	70
Justin Schultz D	D1	0	2	2	-2	2	0.06	1	1	0	21:16	—	—	58	71
Jamie Oleksiak D	D1	1	0	1	0	2	0.10	3	3	0	17:27	—	—	60	72
Kris Letang D	D2	0	0	0	-2	2	0.04	0	1	0	23:17	—	—	62	52
Brian Dumoulin D	D2	0	0	0	-2	3	0.12	0	2	0	18:28	—	—	60	47
Olli Maatta D	D3	0	0	0	0	2	0.24	4	2	0	18:25	—	—	50	51
Chad Ruhwedel D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	2	0	2	15:57	—	—	45	44

PIT goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Matt Murray(start)	L	30	26	4	.867	2.05	58:36

Washington Capitals

WSH skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
T.J. Oshie R	L1	1	1	2	+2	4	0.52	1	0	0	21:12	—	—	56	57
Chandler Stephenson C	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	1	0	0	17:29	—	—	50	44
Nicklas Backstrom C	L1	0	0	0	0	0	0.02	0	2	0	15:55	—	—	48	49
Evgeny Kuznetsov C	L2	1	2	3	+2	2	0.34	2	1	0	20:10	—	—	46	48
Alex Ovechkin L	L2	0	1	1	+2	3	0.30	2	0	4	18:53	—	—	39	47
Devante Smith-Pelly R	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	5	1	4	13:55	—	—	38	29
Lars Eller C	L3	1	1	2	+3	3	1.13	2	0	0	16:22	—	—	55	66
Brett Connolly R	L3	1	0	1	+1	1	0.07	0	0	0	11:37	—	—	56	58
Jakub Vrana L	L3	1	2	3	+3	2	0.23	0	0	0	10:52	—	—	52	65
Jay Beagle C	L4	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	2	0	0	14:06	—	—	26	22
Alex Chiasson R	L4	0	0	0	-1	2	0.04	0	0	0	9:21	—	—	20	25
Shane Gersich L	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.13	1	0	0	5:42	—	—	22	27
Matt Niskanen D	D1	0	1	1	+3	2	0.15	2	2	2	25:10	—	—	59	55
Dmitry Orlov D	D1	0	0	0	+2	3	0.08	3	1	0	22:20	—	—	64	57
John Carlson D	D2	1	0	1	+2	4	0.16	2	2	0	25:47	—	—	35	39
Michal Kempny D	D2	0	0	0	0	2	0.04	1	1	0	16:45	—	—	41	39
Brooks Orpik D	D3	0	0	0	+2	1	0.00	1	1	0	16:35	—	—	24	45
Christian Djoos D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	1	0	10:42	—	—	22	42

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Braden Holtby(start)	W	39	36	3	.923	3.15	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.