Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Washington CapitalsFeb 2, 2020

FinalSunday, Feb 2, 2020· Capital One Arena

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Pittsburgh PenguinsPIT

4

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Washington CapitalsWSH

3

Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
PIT	2	1	1	4		PIT	12	16	5	33
WSH	1	0	2	3		WSH	10	9	13	32

: PIT 49WSH 73
: PIT 3.16WSH 3.28
PP goals: PIT 0WSH 0
Hits: PIT 24WSH 47
Blocks: PIT 22WSH 10
PIM: PIT 10WSH 14
: PIT 53%WSH 47%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Pittsburgh Penguins edge Washington Capitals 4–3

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Washington Capitals 4–3 at WSH. Lars Eller (WSH) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for PIT: Galchenyuk–Lafferty–Angello skated 5:01 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (36.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
Lars Eller had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:13.Eller
New line
New look for PIT: Galchenyuk–Lafferty–Angello skated 5:01 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (36.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Galchenyuk Lafferty Angello
Usage
Sam Lafferty (PIT) played 5:41, −4:01 down on his 9:42 season average over 49 games.Lafferty
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John Marino (PIT) played 16:34, −3:45 down on his 20:19 season average over 55 games.Marino
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Alex Galchenyuk (PIT) played 9:11, −3:10 down on his 12:21 season average over 58 games.Galchenyuk
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Justin Schultz (PIT) played 14:16, −5:44 down on his 20:00 season average over 45 games.Schultz
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Richard Panik (WSH) played 8:10, −3:13 down on his 11:23 season average over 58 games.Panik
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Brendan Leipsic (WSH) played 4:31, −4:43 down on his 9:14 season average over 60 games.Leipsic

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 73 · PIT 49

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 24% of the game, WSH 42%.

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
	31	72
	2.13	3.41
	1.90	3.28
	8	13
	1	7
	11	13
	+0.072	−0.072
	24%	42%

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 – McCann – Simon
9:4336% CF
L2Malkin – Hornqvist – Rust
8:4636% CF
L3Blueger – Tanev – Aston-Reese
7:4833% CF
L4Galchenyuk – Lafferty – Angello
5:0137% CF
D1Johnson – Letang
14:2825% CF
D2Pettersson – Marino
7:4240% CF
D3Schultz – Ruhwedel
5:1925% CF

PP1Malkin – Crosby – Letang – Hornqvist – Rust
8:0893% CF
PP2Schultz – Galchenyuk – McCann – Marino – Simon
2:5250% CF
PK1FBlueger – Tanev
2:31
PK2FRust – Aston-Reese
1:06
PK1DJohnson – Letang
3:13
PK2DPettersson – Marino
1:40

Current PIT line combinations →

Washington Capitals

L1Ovechkin – Backstrom – Wilson
9:4457% CF
L2Oshie – Kuznetsov – Vrana
8:4850% CF
L3Hagelin – Eller – Panik
6:1867% CF
L4Dowd – Leipsic – Hathaway
3:0588% CF
D1Carlson – Kempny
8:4374% CF
D2Orlov – Jensen
7:4360% CF
D3Gudas – Siegenthaler
4:3860% CF

PP1Ovechkin – Oshie – Backstrom – Carlson – Vrana
3:02100% CF
PP2Ovechkin – Eller – Orlov – Kuznetsov – Wilson
2:19100% CF
PK1FHagelin – Dowd
3:14
PK2FEller – Wilson
2:26
PK1DJensen – Kempny
4:13
PK2DGudas – Siegenthaler
3:58

Current WSH line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

10:38
WSHLars Eller (Richard Panik)wrist0.02 xG
PIT: Schultz, Galchenyuk, McCann, Pettersson, SimonWSH: Hagelin, Eller, Carlson, Panik, Kempny
PIT 0 – 1 WSH
11:46
PITSam Lafferty (Alex Galchenyuk)snap0.02 xG
PIT: Schultz, Galchenyuk, Ruhwedel, Lafferty, AngelloWSH: Ovechkin, Backstrom, Gudas, Wilson, Siegenthaler
PIT 1 – 1 WSH
12:40
PITPatric Hornqvist (John Marino, Evgeni Malkin)tip-in0.07 xG
PIT: Malkin, Hornqvist, Rust, Pettersson, MarinoWSH: Hagelin, Eller, Orlov, Panik, Jensen
PIT 2 – 1 WSH

2nd period

11:59
PITDominik Simon (Sidney Crosby, Jared McCann)backhand0.14 xG
PIT: Crosby, Johnson, Letang, McCann, SimonWSH: Ovechkin, Backstrom, Carlson, Wilson, Kempny
PIT 3 – 1 WSH

3rd period

6:00
WSHEvgeny Kuznetsov (Jakub Vrana, Nick Jensen)backhand0.24 xG
PIT: Malkin, Schultz, Rust, Marino, SimonWSH: Oshie, Orlov, Jensen, Kuznetsov, Vrana
PIT 3 – 2 WSH
17:27
PITBrandon Tanev (Teddy Blueger, Zachary Aston-Reese)wrist0.11 xG
PIT: Blueger, Pettersson, Marino, Tanev, Aston-ReeseWSH: Orlov, Gudas, Kuznetsov, Wilson, Vrana
PIT 4 – 2 WSH
17:42
WSHLars Eller (Carl Hagelin, Radko Gudas)snap0.18 xG
PIT: Crosby, Johnson, Letang, McCann, SimonWSH: Hagelin, Eller, Panik, Gudas, Kempny
PIT 4 – 3 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	0	1	1	0	2	0.36	2	0	2	20:59	—	—	33	33
Jared McCann L	L1	0	1	1	-1	3	0.12	3	0	0	16:51	—	—	29	28
Dominik Simon C	L1	1	0	1	-2	2	0.17	0	0	2	15:36	—	—	27	22
Bryan Rust R	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.12	0	0	0	22:58	—	—	27	28
Evgeni Malkin C	L2	0	1	1	0	1	0.32	4	0	0	21:43	—	—	25	30
Patric Hornqvist R	L2	1	0	1	+1	7	0.87	2	0	0	18:32	—	—	33	42
Teddy Blueger C	L3	0	1	1	+1	1	0.02	1	2	0	14:42	—	—	33	39
Brandon Tanev L	L3	1	0	1	+1	3	0.12	2	1	0	14:07	—	—	27	25
Zachary Aston-Reese L	L3	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	1	2	0	12:59	—	—	30	35
Alex Galchenyuk C	L4	0	1	1	0	2	0.90	0	0	0	9:11	—	—	29	47
Anthony Angello C	L4	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	2	0	0	5:49	—	—	37	54
Sam Lafferty C	L4	1	0	1	+1	3	0.04	2	0	0	5:41	—	—	35	54
Kris Letang D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	1	1	2	29:28	—	—	33	55
Jack Johnson D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	3	7	2	23:14	—	—	32	25
Marcus Pettersson D	D2	0	0	0	+1	3	0.06	0	1	0	16:57	—	—	30	35
John Marino D	D2	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	0	2	2	16:34	—	—	32	17
Justin Schultz D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.02	0	4	0	14:16	—	—	16	13
Chad Ruhwedel D	D3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.03	1	2	0	10:30	—	—	32	65

PIT goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Matt Murray(start)	W	32	29	3	.906	3.28	59:53

Washington Capitals

WSH skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Alex Ovechkin L	L1	0	0	0	-2	4	0.19	4	2	2	23:15	—	—	70	64
Tom Wilson R	L1	0	0	0	-3	2	0.19	13	2	2	21:11	—	—	63	44
Nicklas Backstrom C	L1	0	0	0	-2	0	0.03	2	0	0	19:01	—	—	66	51
T.J. Oshie R	L2	0	0	0	+1	2	0.23	1	0	0	19:12	—	—	67	54
Evgeny Kuznetsov C	L2	1	0	1	0	3	0.31	3	0	0	18:30	—	—	61	50
Jakub Vrana L	L2	0	1	1	0	3	0.40	1	0	0	13:20	—	—	59	47
Lars Eller C	L3	2	0	2	+1	2	0.54	0	1	2	15:13	—	—	75	70
Carl Hagelin L	L3	0	1	1	+1	1	0.12	1	0	2	12:11	—	—	75	74
Richard Panik R	L3	0	1	1	+1	0	0.03	4	0	0	8:10	—	—	72	60
Nic Dowd C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.39	2	1	0	9:38	—	—	91	100
Garnet Hathaway R	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.17	3	0	2	8:42	—	—	89	100
Brendan Leipsic L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	4:31	—	—	88	100
John Carlson D	D1	0	0	0	0	4	0.18	3	0	0	23:32	—	—	75	67
Michal Kempny D	D1	0	0	0	+1	3	0.27	1	2	0	21:08	—	—	84	76
Dmitry Orlov D	D2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.12	4	0	2	22:17	—	—	64	75
Nick Jensen D	D2	0	1	1	0	1	0.02	1	0	0	16:25	—	—	62	70
Radko Gudas D	D3	0	1	1	-1	1	0.03	3	1	0	17:38	—	—	67	51
Jonas Siegenthaler D	D3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.07	0	1	2	11:28	—	—	65	41

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Ilya Samsonov(start)	L	33	29	4	.879	3.16	58:24

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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.