Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Washington CapitalsDec 10, 2021

FinalFriday, Dec 10, 2021· Capital One Arena

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Pittsburgh PenguinsPIT

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Washington CapitalsWSH

2

Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
PIT	1	2	1	4		PIT	11	11	11	33
WSH	0	0	2	2		WSH	6	12	13	31

: PIT 53WSH 55
: PIT 5.34WSH 2.07
PP goals: PIT 0WSH 0
Hits: PIT 24WSH 32
Blocks: PIT 12WSH 11
PIM: PIT 4WSH 2
: PIT 59%WSH 41%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Washington Capitals 4–2

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Washington Capitals 4–2 at WSH. Alex Ovechkin (WSH) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for PIT: Crosby–Kapanen–Rodrigues skated 14:43 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (58.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
Alex Ovechkin had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 25:21.Ovechkin
Points
Mike Matheson had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:12.Matheson
Points
Sidney Crosby had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:52.Crosby
New line
New look for PIT: Crosby–Kapanen–Rodrigues skated 14:43 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (58.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Crosby Kapanen Rodrigues
Usage
Martin Fehérváry (WSH) played 10:27, −9:19 down on his 19:46 season average over 78 games.Fehérváry
Usage
Zachary Aston-Reese (PIT) played 19:20, +6:23 up on his 12:57 season average over 68 games.Aston-Reese
Usage
Alex Ovechkin (WSH) played 25:21, +4:50 up on his 20:31 season average over 76 games.Ovechkin
Usage
Conor Sheary (WSH) played 20:00, +4:47 up on his 15:13 season average over 70 games.Sheary

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 108 of 108 attempts · WSH 55 · PIT 53

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 33% of the game, WSH 19%.

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
	53	52
	3.09	1.53
	2.98	1.44
	10	7
	6	5
	11	10
	+0.064	−0.064
	33%	19%

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 – Kapanen – Rodrigues
14:4359% CF
L2Blueger – McGinn – Aston-Reese
14:2132% CF
L3Carter – Zucker – Heinen
12:3950% CF
L4Boyle – Simon – O'Connor
4:3070% CF
D1Letang – Dumoulin
19:3048% CF
D2Matheson – Ruhwedel
14:3968% CF
D3Pettersson – Marino
14:1245% CF

PP1Carter – Crosby – Letang – Zucker – Rodrigues
0:59100% CF
PP2Kapanen – Heinen – Marino – Simon – O'Connor
0:42100% CF
PK1FBoyle – Aston-Reese
1:38
PK2FBlueger – McGinn
1:08
PK1DLetang – Ruhwedel
2:16
PK2DDumoulin – Marino
1:44

Current PIT line combinations →

Washington Capitals

L1Ovechkin – Kuznetsov – Wilson
9:3453% CF
L2Malenstyn – Leason – Protas
6:3720% CF
L3Hagelin – Eller – Sheary
6:2954% CF
L4Oshie – Sprong – McMichael
5:3538% CF
D1Orlov – Jensen
11:5752% CF
D2Carlson – Fehérváry
9:1947% CF
D3Schultz – Irwin
9:0041% CF

PP1Ovechkin – Oshie – Carlson – Kuznetsov – Sheary
3:0980% CF
PP2Ovechkin – Carlson – Kuznetsov – Wilson – Protas
0:46100% CF
PK1FHagelin – Malenstyn
0:44
PK2FOshie – Sheary
0:39
PK1DOrlov – Jensen
1:16
PK2DCarlson – Irwin
0:44

Current WSH line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

16:16
PITDanton Heinen (John Marino, Mike Matheson)wrist0.18 xG
PIT: Carter, Zucker, Matheson, Heinen, MarinoWSH: Oshie, Carlson, Irwin, Sprong, McMichael
PIT 1 – 0 WSH

2nd period

8:37
PITBrock McGinn (Mike Matheson, Zachary Aston-Reese)wrist0.02 xG
PIT: Matheson, Blueger, McGinn, Ruhwedel, Aston-ReeseWSH: Ovechkin, Oshie, Schultz, Irwin, Kuznetsov
PIT 2 – 0 WSH
11:42
PITKasperi Kapanen (Sidney Crosby, Evan Rodrigues)wrist0.13 xG
PIT: Crosby, Letang, Dumoulin, Kapanen, RodriguesWSH: Eller, Schultz, Jensen, Wilson, Sheary
PIT 3 – 0 WSH

3rd period

7:33
WSHEvgeny Kuznetsov (Alex Ovechkin, Daniel Sprong)backhand0.09 xG
PIT: Carter, Letang, Dumoulin, Zucker, HeinenWSH: Ovechkin, Schultz, Irwin, Kuznetsov, Sprong
PIT 3 – 1 WSH
17:14
WSHLars Eller (Alex Ovechkin, Conor Sheary)slap0.11 xG
PIT: Carter, Crosby, Letang, Dumoulin, RodriguesWSH: Ovechkin, Oshie, Eller, Carlson, Kuznetsov, Sheary
PIT 3 – 2 WSH
18:07
PITJeff CarterEN (Sidney Crosby, Tristan Jarry)wrist0.99 xG
PIT: Carter, Crosby, Letang, Dumoulin, RodriguesWSH: Ovechkin, Oshie, Eller, Carlson, Kuznetsov, Sheary
PIT 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.

Pittsburgh Penguins

PIT skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Sidney Crosby C	L1	0	2	2	+1	2	1.49	1	0	0	18:52	—	—	58	68
Evan Rodrigues C	L1	0	1	1	+1	6	0.95	0	0	0	18:27	—	—	59	69
Kasperi Kapanen R	L1	1	0	1	+1	2	0.35	1	0	0	17:32	—	—	55	64
Zachary Aston-Reese L	L2	0	1	1	+1	1	0.15	4	2	0	19:20	—	—	35	58
Teddy Blueger C	L2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.07	2	0	0	18:47	—	—	33	58
Brock McGinn L	L2	1	0	1	+1	2	0.12	3	3	0	17:16	—	—	35	71
Jeff Carter C	L3	1	0	1	0	2	1.00	2	0	2	17:33	—	—	50	65
Danton Heinen L	L3	1	0	1	0	2	0.26	2	0	0	14:12	—	—	50	61
Jason Zucker L	L3	0	0	0	0	3	0.22	0	0	0	13:57	—	—	47	61
Brian Boyle C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	1	1	0	10:07	—	—	62	78
Drew O'Connor L	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.26	0	0	0	5:48	—	—	73	80
Dominik Simon C	L4	0	0	0	0	3	0.30	0	1	0	5:43	—	—	73	83
Kris Letang D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	0	0	27:00	—	—	45	58
Brian Dumoulin D	D1	0	0	0	0	2	0.12	0	1	0	23:54	—	—	44	46
Chad Ruhwedel D	D2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.01	1	2	0	17:39	—	—	62	89
Mike Matheson D	D2	0	2	2	+2	1	0.01	2	0	0	16:12	—	—	65	90
John Marino D	D3	0	1	1	+1	1	0.00	1	0	0	18:22	—	—	44	49
Marcus Pettersson D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	2	2	2	15:19	—	—	48	58

PIT goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Tristan Jarry(start)	W	31	29	2	.935	2.07	60:00

Washington Capitals

WSH skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Alex Ovechkin L	L1	0	2	2	0	4	0.49	4	0	0	25:21	—	—	54	48
Evgeny Kuznetsov C	L1	1	0	1	0	5	0.22	2	1	0	24:26	—	—	54	49
Tom Wilson R	L1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.21	6	1	0	15:16	—	—	44	42
Aliaksei Protas L	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	10:16	—	—	33	11
Brett Leason R	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	9:42	—	—	50	75
Beck Malenstyn L	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.03	4	0	0	9:28	—	—	60	76
Conor Sheary L	L3	0	1	1	-1	3	0.39	0	0	0	20:00	—	—	43	19
Lars Eller C	L3	1	0	1	-1	1	0.10	0	1	2	18:32	—	—	45	20
Carl Hagelin L	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	11:57	—	—	60	28
T.J. Oshie R	L4	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	5	0	0	20:27	—	—	50	13
Daniel Sprong R	L4	0	1	1	0	0	0.03	1	1	0	12:18	—	—	46	17
Connor McMichael L	L4	0	0	0	-1	2	0.22	1	0	0	8:58	—	—	50	29
Dmitry Orlov D	D1	0	0	0	0	4	0.12	1	0	0	26:05	—	—	51	38
Nick Jensen D	D1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.00	2	1	0	18:24	—	—	52	35
John Carlson D	D2	0	0	0	-1	3	0.12	1	1	0	27:28	—	—	49	19
Martin Fehérváry D	D2	0	0	0	0	2	0.09	1	0	0	10:27	—	—	52	24
Justin Schultz D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	2	0	17:32	—	—	45	48
Matt Irwin D	D3	0	0	0	-1	4	0.04	3	2	0	13:32	—	—	44	20

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Ilya Samsonov(start)	L	32	29	3	.906	3.12	57:51

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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.