Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Washington CapitalsJan 26, 2023

Final / SOThursday, Jan 26, 2023· Capital One Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	OT	SO	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
PIT	0	1	1	0	0	2		PIT	7	18	8	4	37
WSH	1	0	1	0	1	3		WSH	22	12	7	4	45

: PIT 64WSH 72
: PIT 2.23WSH 3.84
PP goals: PIT 0WSH 1
Hits: PIT 23WSH 19
Blocks: PIT 20WSH 18
PIM: PIT 10WSH 6
: PIT 54%WSH 46%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Washington Capitals edge Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 (SO)

Washington Capitals beat Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 in a shootout at home. Alex Ovechkin (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Casey DeSmith (PIT) faced 45 shots and stopped 43 (.956), +15 against a season average of 30.1; the overtime loss.

Goalie
Casey DeSmith (PIT) faced 45 shots and stopped 43 (.956), +15 against a season average of 30.1; the overtime loss.DeSmith
New line
New look for WSH: Ovechkin–Oshie–Strome skated 12:55 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Ovechkin Oshie Strome
New line
New look for WSH: Kuznetsov–Mantha–Sheary skated 12:26 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (44% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Kuznetsov Mantha Sheary
Goalie
Darcy Kuemper (WSH) faced 37 shots and stopped 35 (.946), +8 against a season average of 29.4; the win.Kuemper
Usage
Dmitry Orlov (WSH) played 27:33, +5:05 up on his 22:28 season average over 65 games.Orlov
New line
New look for WSH: Backstrom–Johansson–Milano skated 9:05 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (47.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Backstrom Johansson Milano
New line
New look for WSH: Eller–Hathaway–Aube-Kubel skated 11:10 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (59.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Eller Hathaway Aube-Kubel
Usage
Brian Dumoulin (PIT) played 25:04, +4:29 up on his 20:35 season average over 81 games.Dumoulin

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 136 of 136 attempts · WSH 72 · PIT 64

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 20% 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
	71	61
	2.22	2.48
	2.18	2.40
	10	17
	2	5
	20	17
	+0.033	−0.032
	20%	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.