Nashville Predators vs. Washington CapitalsApr 5, 2018

FinalThursday, Apr 5, 2018· Capital One Arena

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Washington CapitalsWSH

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
NSH	1	1	2	4		NSH	8	7	14	29
WSH	0	2	1	3		WSH	6	17	9	32

: NSH 63WSH 67
: NSH 2.15WSH 2.64
PP goals: NSH 2WSH 2
Hits: NSH 27WSH 24
Blocks: NSH 16WSH 19
PIM: NSH 10WSH 4
: NSH 55%WSH 45%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Nashville Predators edge Washington Capitals 4–3

Nashville Predators beat Washington Capitals 4–3 at WSH. Evgeny Kuznetsov (WSH) led the scoring with 2G 1A. WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 2 power-play goals on 10 attempts in 4:34 together.

Points
Evgeny Kuznetsov had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 20:16.Kuznetsov
Points
Craig Smith had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 13:54.Smith
Points
Roman Josi had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 25:18.Josi
Points
Ryan Johansen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:47.Johansen
Points
Kyle Turris had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:46.Turris
Points
Ryan Ellis had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 25:25.Ellis
PP1
WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 2 power-play goals on 10 attempts in 4:34 together.Ovechkin Oshie Backstrom Carlson Kuznetsov
PP1
NSH's first power-play unit (Subban, Smith, Johansen, Forsberg and Arvidsson) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 2:02 together.Subban Smith Johansen Forsberg Arvidsson

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

← NSH attacks left (bottom on phones)WSH attacks right (top on phones) →

WSH
NSH
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 130 of 130 attempts · WSH 67 · NSH 63

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

WSH
NSH
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

WSH pressure
NSH pressure
Goal
Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: NSH 31% 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

WSH

NSH

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	NSH	WSH
	64	58
	1.93	1.52
	1.83	1.48
	11	4
	2	4
	25	24
	+0.025	−0.025
	31%	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.

Nashville Predators

L1Johansen – Forsberg – Arvidsson
12:4550% CF
L2Bonino – Sissons – Hartman
11:4754% CF
L3Turris – Smith – Fiala
11:1058% CF
L4Fisher – Watson – Salomaki
10:1347% CF
D1Josi – Ellis
12:0457% CF
D2Subban – Ekholm
8:4533% CF
D3Emelin – Irwin
3:55100% CF

PP1Subban – Smith – Johansen – Forsberg – Arvidsson
2:02100% CF
PP2Turris – Josi – Ellis – Sissons – Fiala
0:21100% CF
PK1FBonino – Sissons
2:13
PK2FWatson – Johansen
0:16
PK1DJosi – Ellis
1:50
PK2DSubban – Ekholm
0:26

Current NSH line combinations →

Washington Capitals

L1Oshie – Backstrom – Burakovsky
12:0752% CF
L2Eller – Smith-Pelly – Connolly
11:5155% CF
L3Ovechkin – Kuznetsov – Wilson
10:3927% CF
L4Chiasson – Boyd – Stephenson
3:0344% CF
D1Niskanen – Orlov
19:1158% CF
D2Carlson – Kempny
17:0344% CF
D3Orpik – Djoos
10:2755% CF

PP1Ovechkin – Oshie – Backstrom – Carlson – Kuznetsov
4:3491% CF
PP2Niskanen – Eller – Orlov – Connolly – Stephenson
0:18
PK1FEller – Wilson
1:06
PK2FSmith-Pelly – Stephenson
0:50
PK1DOrpik – Carlson
1:13
PK2DOrlov – Kempny
0:44

Current WSH line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

4:17
NSHCraig SmithPP (Ryan Johansen, P.K. Subban)backhand0.02 xG
NSH: Subban, Smith, Johansen, Forsberg, ArvidssonWSH: Orpik, Niskanen, Eller, Wilson
NSH 1 – 0 WSH

2nd period

4:29
WSHAlex OvechkinPP (Evgeny Kuznetsov, John Carlson)snap0.08 xG
NSH: Bonino, Subban, Josi, SissonsWSH: Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson, Kuznetsov
NSH 1 – 1 WSH
6:47
WSHEvgeny KuznetsovPP (Nicklas Backstrom, T.J. Oshie)wrist0.04 xG
NSH: Bonino, Josi, Ellis, SissonsWSH: Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson, Kuznetsov
NSH 1 – 2 WSH
14:03
NSHCraig Smith (Roman Josi, Kyle Turris)wrist0.14 xG
NSH: Turris, Josi, Ellis, Smith, FialaWSH: Ovechkin, Carlson, Kuznetsov, Wilson, Kempny
NSH 2 – 2 WSH

3rd period

1:07
WSHEvgeny Kuznetsovbackhand0.01 xG
NSH: Bonino, Subban, Ekholm, Sissons, HartmanWSH: Ovechkin, Carlson, Kuznetsov, Wilson, Kempny
NSH 2 – 3 WSH
8:19
NSHRoman JosiPP (Ryan Ellis, Kyle Turris)slap0.07 xG
NSH: Turris, Josi, Ellis, Sissons, FialaWSH: Orpik, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson
NSH 3 – 3 WSH
14:33
NSHRyan Johansen (Viktor Arvidsson, Ryan Ellis)backhand0.10 xG
NSH: Josi, Ellis, Johansen, Forsberg, ArvidssonWSH: Ovechkin, Oshie, Carlson, Orlov, Kuznetsov
NSH 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.

Nashville Predators

NSH skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Filip Forsberg L	L1	0	0	0	+1	2	0.38	2	1	0	17:01	—	—	48	50
Ryan Johansen C	L1	1	1	2	+1	2	0.28	0	2	2	16:47	—	—	50	50
Viktor Arvidsson L	L1	0	1	1	+1	4	0.21	0	0	0	15:43	—	—	48	50
Nick Bonino C	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.09	0	0	2	17:23	—	—	56	81
Colton Sissons C	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.13	3	1	0	16:02	—	—	52	75
Ryan Hartman R	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.10	0	1	0	15:57	—	—	54	81
Craig Smith C	L3	2	0	2	+1	5	0.23	2	0	0	13:54	—	—	59	47
Kyle Turris C	L3	0	2	2	+1	1	0.18	0	0	2	13:46	—	—	58	57
Kevin Fiala L	L3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.01	1	0	0	13:02	—	—	58	47
Austin Watson L	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.06	4	1	0	13:24	—	—	47	39
Mike Fisher C	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.08	4	1	0	12:11	—	—	44	39
Miikka Salomaki R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	11:39	—	—	50	39
Ryan Ellis D	D1	0	2	2	+2	2	0.00	1	1	0	25:25	—	—	58	69
Roman Josi D	D1	1	1	2	+2	2	0.22	5	4	2	25:18	—	—	56	66
P.K. Subban D	D2	0	1	1	-1	1	0.09	2	0	2	24:12	—	—	35	28
Mattias Ekholm D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.02	2	0	0	19:33	—	—	47	36
Alexei Emelin D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.06	0	3	0	13:47	—	—	48	51
Matt Irwin D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	9:53	—	—	73	65

NSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Juuse Saros(start)	W	32	29	3	.906	2.64	60:00

Washington Capitals

WSH skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
T.J. Oshie R	L1	0	1	1	-1	0	0.00	2	4	0	22:49	—	—	46	44
Nicklas Backstrom C	L1	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	0	0	2	21:37	—	—	52	75
Andre Burakovsky L	L1	0	0	0	0	0	0.12	0	2	0	12:54	—	—	56	75
Lars Eller C	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.49	2	0	0	17:32	—	—	56	60
Devante Smith-Pelly R	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3	2	0	16:46	—	—	59	66
Brett Connolly R	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.09	1	0	0	13:29	—	—	54	60
Alex Ovechkin L	L3	1	0	1	-1	4	0.61	0	0	0	21:54	—	—	33	15
Evgeny Kuznetsov C	L3	2	1	3	-1	4	0.29	1	0	0	20:16	—	—	32	14
Tom Wilson R	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	5	0	0	16:15	—	—	40	32
Chandler Stephenson C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.15	0	1	0	9:58	—	—	50	45
Travis Boyd C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	9:28	—	—	44	39
Alex Chiasson R	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	1	1	0	4:10	—	—	40	42
Dmitry Orlov D	D1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.05	1	0	0	21:09	—	—	52	56
Matt Niskanen D	D1	0	0	0	0	4	0.30	3	0	2	21:05	—	—	50	58
John Carlson D	D2	0	1	1	-1	8	0.35	0	2	0	26:45	—	—	43	23
Michal Kempny D	D2	0	0	0	0	3	0.03	3	4	0	18:48	—	—	44	40
Brooks Orpik D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.05	2	2	0	13:08	—	—	44	27
Christian Djoos D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.07	0	1	0	11:51	—	—	59	45

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Philipp Grubauer(start)	L	29	25	4	.862	2.15	57:43

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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.