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Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Washington CapitalsApr 4, 2024

Final· Capital One Arena
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PIT
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WSH
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Goals123TShots123T
PIT2114PIT610824
WSH0011WSH951731
PIT 45WSH 70
PIT 3.15WSH 3.17
PP goals
PIT 0WSH 1
Hits
PIT 38WSH 53
Blocks
PIT 18WSH 8
PIM
PIT 8WSH 4
PIT 56%WSH 44%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Washington Capitals 4–1

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Washington Capitals 4–1 at WSH. Lars Eller (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for WSH: Ovechkin–Wilson–McMichael skated 5:37 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (81.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

  1. Points
    Lars Eller had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:55.Eller
  2. Points
    Kris Letang had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 22:22.Letang
  3. Points
    Reilly Smith had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:39.Smith
  4. New line
    New look for WSH: Ovechkin–Wilson–McMichael skated 5:37 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (81.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.OvechkinWilsonMcMichael
  5. Luck
    WSH scored 1 goal on 3.17 expected goals (70 attempts), well short of its chances.
  6. Usage
    Drew O'Connor (PIT) played 19:08, +3:26 up on his 15:42 season average over 78 games.O'Connor
  7. Usage
    Alex Ovechkin (WSH) played 22:21, +3:10 up on his 19:11 season average over 78 games.Ovechkin
  8. Usage
    Nic Dowd (WSH) played 9:56, −5:21 down on his 15:17 season average over 63 games.Dowd

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.

Shot map, PIT at WSH: 115 attempts, 55 on goal, 5 goals, 6.32 expected goals; best chance Lars Eller at 0.94 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← PIT attacks left (bottom on phones)WSH attacks right (top on phones) →
  • WSH
  • PIT
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 115 of 115 attempts · WSH 70 · PIT 45

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, PIT at WSH: expected goals 3.17 to 3.15 (WSH led the chances), shot attempts 70 to 45, 5 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdWSHPITSJBOEnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • WSH
  • PIT
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
WSHPITcontrol2nd3rdShea · 1st 1:49Joseph · 1st 11:03Bunting · 2nd 9:08Ovechkin · 3rd 6:02Eller · 3rd 17:23
  • 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 27% of the game, WSH 34%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

Shift chart, PIT at WSH: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Charlie Lindgren (59:17) for WSH and Alex Nedeljkovic (60:00) for PIT, 5 goals.

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
StatPITWSH
3870
1.602.41
1.512.16
811
85
3123
+0.058−0.058
27%34%

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

Current PIT line combinations →

Washington Capitals

Current WSH line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 1:49
    PITRyan Shea (Reilly Smith, Lars Eller)snap0.02 xG
    PIT: Eller, Smith, Shea, Bemstrom, St. IvanyWSH: Dowd, Sgarbossa, van Riemsdyk, Malenstyn, Alexeyev
    PIT 1 – 0 WSH
  2. 11:03
    PITPierre-Olivier Joseph (Kris Letang, Drew O'Connor)slap0.03 xG
    PIT: Crosby, Letang, Rust, Joseph, O'ConnorWSH: Jensen, Dowd, Sgarbossa, Malenstyn, Sandin
    PIT 2 – 0 WSH

2nd period

  1. 9:08
    PITMichael Bunting (Valtteri Puustinen, Erik Karlsson)slap0.03 xG
    PIT: Malkin, Pettersson, Bunting, Shea, PuustinenWSH: Ovechkin, Wilson, van Riemsdyk, Strome, Sandin
    PIT 3 – 0 WSH

3rd period

  1. 6:02
    WSHAlex OvechkinPP (Sonny Milano, Hendrix Lapierre)wrist0.48 xG
    PIT: Eller, Karlsson, St. Ivany, O'ConnorWSH: Ovechkin, Milano, Sandin, McMichael, Lapierre
    PIT 3 – 1 WSH
  2. 17:23
    PITLars EllerEN (Reilly Smith, Kris Letang)backhand0.94 xG
    PIT: Carter, Letang, Eller, Smith, PetterssonWSH: Ovechkin, Carlson, Wilson, Milano, Strome, McMichael
    PIT 4 – 1 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
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Michael Bunting LL1101+160.7921017:40——4871
Evgeni Malkin CL1000+100.0511017:36——5072
Rickard Rakell RL1000010.1830015:35——5278
Drew O'Connor LL2011+110.0522019:08——3130
Sidney Crosby CL2000+100.0521018:50——2923
Bryan Rust RL2000+110.4110017:45——3123
Lars Eller CL3112+231.0513017:55——4051
Reilly Smith RL3022+230.1810016:39——4252
Emil Bemstrom CL3000+100.000108:27——4668
Jeff Carter CL4000+100.0030012:13——1311
Valtteri Puustinen RL4011+100.0032010:07——1316
Jesse Puljujarvi RL4000000.001024:37——1410
Marcus Pettersson DD1000+200.0071025:09——3958
Erik Karlsson DD1011010.0813423:10——3835
Kris Letang DD2022+240.1421222:22——3223
Pierre-Olivier Joseph DD2101+110.1010017:28——3643
Jack St. Ivany DD3000+110.0440014:07——2944
Ryan Shea DD3101+220.0432013:12——3554
PIT goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Alex Nedeljkovic(start)W31301.9683.1760:00

Washington Capitals

WSH skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Alex Ovechkin LL1101-281.2961022:21——8084
Tom Wilson RL1000-230.3971220:08——7777
Connor McMichael LL1000-110.1210016:53——6781
Dylan Strome CL2000-220.0500021:06——7054
Ivan Miroshnichenko LL2000020.2140015:30——5330
Aliaksei Protas LL2000000.0001014:59——4815
Max Pacioretty LL3000010.0161014:28——6140
Sonny Milano LL3011-110.0600014:15——5047
Hendrix Lapierre CL3011010.1011013:46——5739
Beck Malenstyn LL4000-200.0420011:01——5843
Nic Dowd CL4000-200.027029:56——6223
Michael Sgarbossa CL4000-210.541009:15——6877
Nick Jensen DD1000-120.0201021:09——6276
Rasmus Sandin DD1000-200.1041020:53——6167
John Carlson DD2000-180.1620025:02——8057
Martin Fehérváry DD2000010.0490020:47——7145
Trevor van Riemsdyk DD3000-200.0110015:36——4833
Alexander Alexeyev DD3000-100.012109:38——5679
WSH goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Charlie Lindgren(start)L23203.8702.2159:17

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Pierre-Olivier Joseph (PIT) 1st 11:03 · assists Kris Letang, Drew O'Connor · Forecheck turnover · 59.2 mph shot.

Michael Bunting · 2nd 9:08 · PIT

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
loose
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
2 (royal road)
Shot
50.0 mph
Distance
41 ft
Entry to goal
1.7 s

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Lars Eller · 3rd 17:23 · PIT EN

Play
rush
Entry
loose
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
22.9 mph
Distance
4 ft
Entry to goal
3.0 s

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