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Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Washington CapitalsJan 18, 2025

Final· Capital One Arena
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PIT
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WSH
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Goals123TShots123T
PIT0011PIT86519
WSH1124WSH9111232
PIT 56WSH 57
PIT 2.22WSH 4.48
PP goals
PIT 0WSH 1
Hits
PIT 17WSH 27
Blocks
PIT 14WSH 17
PIM
PIT 10WSH 6
PIT 45%WSH 55%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Washington Capitals beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1

Washington Capitals beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 at home. Pierre-Luc Dubois (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Bryan Rust (PIT) played 16:18, −3:30 down on his 19:48 season average over 70 games.

  1. Points
    Aliaksei Protas had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:38.Protas
  2. Points
    Pierre-Luc Dubois had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:43.Dubois
  3. Points
    Connor McMichael had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:02.McMichael
  4. Points
    Nic Dowd had 2 assists (2 points) in 15:58.Dowd
  5. Usage
    Bryan Rust (PIT) played 16:18, −3:30 down on his 19:48 season average over 70 games.Rust
  6. Usage
    Jakob Chychrun (WSH) played 24:31, +3:30 up on his 21:01 season average over 73 games.Chychrun
  7. Luck
    Tom Wilson (WSH) generated 1.38 xG on 8 attempts without scoring; the chances were there.Wilson
  8. Usage
    Kevin Hayes (PIT) played 15:03, +3:03 up on his 12:00 season average over 63 games.Hayes

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: 113 attempts, 51 on goal, 5 goals, 6.70 expected goals; best chance Brandon Duhaime at 0.74 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 113 of 113 attempts · WSH 57 · PIT 56

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 4.48 to 2.22 (WSH led the chances), shot attempts 57 to 56, 5 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.05.01st2nd3rdWSHPITCPRDDnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • WSH
  • PIT
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
WSHPITcontrol2nd3rdChychrun · 1st 7:42Protas · 2nd 12:08Rust · 3rd 11:29Dubois · 3rd 17:50Duhaime · 3rd 18:30
  • 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 40% of the game, WSH 30%.

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 Logan Thompson (60:00) for WSH and Joel Blomqvist (59:41) 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
5342
1.581.71
1.541.61
104
21
2917
−0.015+0.015
40%30%

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. 7:42
    WSHJakob Chychrun (Aliaksei Protas, Nic Dowd)slap0.01 xG
    PIT: Crosby, Karlsson, Rakell, Grzelcyk, BeauvillierWSH: Dowd, Wilson, van Riemsdyk, Chychrun, Protas
    PIT 0 – 1 WSH

2nd period

  1. 12:08
    WSHAliaksei Protas (Pierre-Luc Dubois, Connor McMichael)snap0.26 xG
    PIT: Crosby, Letang, Rust, Rakell, PetterssonWSH: Roy, Dubois, Fehérváry, McMichael, Protas
    PIT 0 – 2 WSH

3rd period

  1. 11:29
    PITBryan Rust (Sidney Crosby, Rickard Rakell)snap0.15 xG
    PIT: Crosby, Karlsson, Rust, Grzelcyk, BuntingWSH: Eller, Carlson, Raddysh, Fehérváry, Frank
    PIT 1 – 2 WSH
  2. 17:50
    WSHPierre-Luc DuboisPP (Connor McMichael)snap0.17 xG
    PIT: Hayes, Graves, Pettersson, AcciariWSH: Roy, Dubois, Sandin, McMichael, Protas
    PIT 1 – 3 WSH
  3. 18:30
    WSHBrandon DuhaimeEN (Tom Wilson, Nic Dowd)snap0.74 xG
    PIT: Malkin, Crosby, Karlsson, Rust, Rakell, BuntingWSH: Carlson, Dowd, Wilson, Chychrun, Duhaime
    PIT 1 – 4 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
Sidney Crosby CL1011-240.3502017:58——6158
Rickard Rakell RL1011-330.4211217:35——5751
Bryan Rust RL1101-120.3220016:18——6258
Evgeni Malkin CL2000-120.0901016:32——3921
Michael Bunting LL2000000.2811216:24——3843
Anthony Beauvillier RL2000-100.1020213:39——4143
Kevin Hayes RL3000010.0400015:03——6846
Drew O'Connor LL3000000.0710013:38——7149
Philip Tomasino RL3000000.1110011:59——5926
Noel Acciari CL4000010.2311013:52——6567
Cody Glass CL4000010.0411011:48——6349
Blake Lizotte CL4000020.0700010:04——6454
Kris Letang DD1000-100.0042223:18——2718
Marcus Pettersson DD1000-100.0023223:13——2319
Erik Karlsson DD2000-130.0800024:12——5852
Matt Grzelcyk DD2000000.0102018:24——6353
Ryan Graves DD3000000.0210015:41——8662
Owen Pickering DD3000000.0200012:47——8960
PIT goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Joel Blomqvist(start)L31283.9033.7459:41

Washington Capitals

WSH skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Tom Wilson RL1011+271.3820020:50——4848
Pierre-Luc Dubois CL1112+130.4311016:43——4660
Aliaksei Protas LL1112+210.2602214:38——5261
Nic Dowd CL2022+200.0022015:58——4855
Andrew Mangiapane LL2000010.0521013:05——3974
Brandon Duhaime LL2101+120.8420213:00——4060
Taylor Raddysh RL3000-100.0020011:01——377
Lars Eller CL3000-110.0021010:47——4214
Ethen Frank RL3000-100.0111010:24——377
Alex Ovechkin LL4000020.1000018:20——4630
Connor McMichael LL4022+110.0021016:02——5074
Dylan Strome CL4000030.5301015:59——4073
Matt Roy DD1000+110.0143017:10——5253
Martin Fehérváry DD1000000.0020216:10——5058
John Carlson DD2000030.5610024:22——4254
Rasmus Sandin DD2000010.0321018:46——3956
Jakob Chychrun DD3101+250.2521024:31——4744
Trevor van Riemsdyk DD3000+110.0102018:14——3648
WSH goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Logan Thompson(start)W19181.9472.2260:00

Goal anatomy

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

Jakob Chychrun (WSH) 1st 7:42 · assists Aliaksei Protas, Nic Dowd · Rebound · 73.9 mph shot.

Aliaksei Protas · 2nd 12:08 · WSH

Play
turnover-forecheck
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
2 (royal road)
Shot
50.3 mph
Distance
20 ft
Entry to goal
6.9 s

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Bryan Rust · 3rd 11:29 · PIT

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
loose
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
2
Shot
52.3 mph
Distance
23 ft
Entry to goal
2.8 s

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Brandon Duhaime · 3rd 18:30 · WSH EN

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
1
Shot
62.0 mph
Distance
52 ft
Entry to goal
2.4 s

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