Nashville Predators vs. Washington CapitalsDec 31, 2018

FinalMonday, Dec 31, 2018· Capital One Arena

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Nashville PredatorsNSH

6

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Washington CapitalsWSH

3

Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
NSH	1	3	2	6		NSH	11	15	8	34
WSH	2	1	0	3		WSH	9	10	6	25

: NSH 61WSH 69
: NSH 3.10WSH 2.22
PP goals: NSH 1WSH 0
Hits: NSH 14WSH 29
Blocks: NSH 22WSH 11
PIM: NSH 2WSH 6
: NSH 59%WSH 41%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Nashville Predators beat Washington Capitals 6–3

Nashville Predators beat Washington Capitals 6–3 at WSH. Ryan Johansen (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 2A. NSH's first power-play unit (Josi, Ellis, Johansen, Fiala and Arvidsson) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:56 together.

Points
Ryan Johansen had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 20:52.Johansen
Points
Rocco Grimaldi had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 9:27.Grimaldi
Points
Viktor Arvidsson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:01.Arvidsson
Points
Mattias Ekholm had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 22:19.Ekholm
PP1
NSH's first power-play unit (Josi, Ellis, Johansen, Fiala and Arvidsson) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:56 together.Josi Ellis Johansen Fiala Arvidsson
Luck
NSH scored 6 goals on 3.10 expected goals (61 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
Usage
Miikka Salomaki (NSH) played 16:02, +5:44 up on his 10:18 season average over 36 games.Salomaki

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 69 · NSH 61

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 33% of the game, WSH 25%.

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	77
	3.10	2.47
	3.04	2.39
	18	8
	8	6
	32	24
	+0.028	−0.028
	33%	25%

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 – Hartman – Arvidsson
14:5950% CF
L2Bonino – Watson – Salomaki
11:1637% CF
L3Smith – Jarnkrok – Fiala
8:4365% CF
L4Rinaldo – Grimaldi – Gaudreau
5:1345% CF
D1Josi – Ellis
21:1949% CF
D2Subban – Ekholm
17:0141% CF
D3Hamhuis – Bitetto
10:4450% CF

PP1Josi – Ellis – Johansen – Fiala – Arvidsson
1:56100% CF
PP2Bonino – Subban – Ekholm – Smith – Fiala
1:49100% CF
PK1FJarnkrok – Arvidsson
0:56
PK2FWatson – Johansen
0:31
PK1DHamhuis – Subban
1:27
PK2DJosi – Ellis
0:33

Current NSH line combinations →

Washington Capitals

L1Eller – Connolly – Burakovsky
12:1857% CF
L2Ovechkin – Oshie – Backstrom
9:5347% CF
L3Smith-Pelly – Boyd – Stephenson
7:1360% CF
L4Kuznetsov – Wilson – Vrana
7:0644% CF
D1Carlson – Kempny
16:1740% CF
D2Orlov – Siegenthaler
13:3646% CF
D3Orpik – Bowey
10:3075% CF

PP1Ovechkin – Oshie – Backstrom – Carlson – Kuznetsov
2:00100% CF
PK1FEller – Wilson
1:14
PK2FBoyd – Stephenson
0:35
PK1DCarlson – Kempny
0:45
PK2DOrpik – Orlov
0:35

Current WSH line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

4:33
WSHMichal Kempny (Nicklas Backstrom)wrist0.02 xG
NSH: Josi, Rinaldo, Ellis, Grimaldi, GaudreauWSH: Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson, Kempny
NSH 0 – 1 WSH
8:45
WSHJakub Vrana (John Carlson, Evgeny Kuznetsov)wrist0.09 xG
NSH: Hamhuis, Johansen, Bitetto, Hartman, ArvidssonWSH: Orpik, Carlson, Kuznetsov, Wilson, Vrana
NSH 0 – 2 WSH
9:08
NSHRocco Grimaldi (Zac Rinaldo, Mattias Ekholm)tip-in0.06 xG
NSH: Bonino, Subban, Rinaldo, Ekholm, GrimaldiWSH: Orpik, Kuznetsov, Wilson, Bowey, Vrana
NSH 1 – 2 WSH

2nd period

8:22
WSHChandler Stephenson (Devante Smith-Pelly, Braden Holtby)wrist0.17 xG
NSH: Josi, Ellis, Smith, Jarnkrok, FialaWSH: Orlov, Smith-Pelly, Boyd, Stephenson, Siegenthaler
NSH 1 – 3 WSH
9:57
NSHMiikka Salomaki (Nick Bonino, Mattias Ekholm)wrist0.11 xG
NSH: Bonino, Subban, Ekholm, Watson, SalomakiWSH: Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson, Kempny
NSH 2 – 3 WSH
11:59
NSHRyan Johansen (Roman Josi)wrist0.01 xG
NSH: Josi, Ellis, Johansen, Hartman, ArvidssonWSH: Ovechkin, Backstrom, Carlson, Wilson, Kempny
NSH 3 – 3 WSH
14:30
NSHFrederick Gaudreau (Rocco Grimaldi, Craig Smith)backhand0.10 xG
NSH: Hamhuis, Smith, Bitetto, Grimaldi, GaudreauWSH: Eller, Orlov, Connolly, Burakovsky, Siegenthaler
NSH 4 – 3 WSH

3rd period

10:35
NSHRyan Ellis (Ryan Johansen, Viktor Arvidsson)snap0.09 xG
NSH: Josi, Ellis, Johansen, Hartman, ArvidssonWSH: Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson, Vrana, Kempny
NSH 5 – 3 WSH
18:00
NSHViktor ArvidssonPP (Ryan Johansen, Kevin Fiala)wrist0.14 xG
NSH: Josi, Ellis, Johansen, Fiala, ArvidssonWSH: Orpik, Wilson, Kempny
NSH 6 – 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
Viktor Arvidsson L	L1	1	1	2	+1	3	0.26	0	0	0	21:01	—	—	49	57
Ryan Johansen C	L1	1	2	3	+1	3	0.18	1	0	0	20:52	—	—	46	53
Ryan Hartman R	L1	0	0	0	+1	4	0.40	2	0	0	15:28	—	—	49	53
Nick Bonino C	L2	0	1	1	+2	0	0.00	0	0	0	18:27	—	—	28	54
Miikka Salomaki R	L2	1	0	1	+1	1	0.12	2	2	0	16:02	—	—	24	46
Austin Watson L	L2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.04	2	1	0	15:38	—	—	27	50
Craig Smith C	L3	0	1	1	0	2	0.12	0	2	0	14:49	—	—	57	56
Calle Jarnkrok C	L3	0	0	0	-1	3	0.20	0	1	0	14:07	—	—	50	48
Kevin Fiala L	L3	0	1	1	-1	3	0.32	0	0	0	13:42	—	—	62	53
Frederick Gaudreau C	L4	1	0	1	0	2	0.29	0	1	0	11:51	—	—	50	70
Rocco Grimaldi R	L4	1	1	2	+1	5	0.25	0	0	0	9:27	—	—	59	90
Zac Rinaldo C	L4	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	2	0	0	6:24	—	—	54	80
Ryan Ellis D	D1	1	0	1	0	1	0.11	2	3	0	25:51	—	—	47	49
Roman Josi D	D1	0	1	1	0	4	0.19	0	1	0	24:25	—	—	47	47
Mattias Ekholm D	D2	0	2	2	+2	1	0.04	0	2	2	22:19	—	—	41	51
P.K. Subban D	D2	0	0	0	+2	0	0.02	0	4	0	21:48	—	—	37	50
Dan Hamhuis D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	1	3	0	14:29	—	—	49	63
Anthony Bitetto D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.56	2	2	0	11:20	—	—	48	66

NSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Pekka Rinne(start)	W	25	22	3	.880	2.22	60:00

Washington Capitals

WSH skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Lars Eller C	L1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.13	0	0	0	15:23	—	—	61	59
Brett Connolly R	L1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.23	1	0	0	13:27	—	—	63	57
Andre Burakovsky L	L1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.35	1	0	0	12:48	—	—	60	58
Alex Ovechkin L	L2	0	0	0	-1	4	0.30	5	0	2	21:04	—	—	49	38
T.J. Oshie R	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.10	1	0	2	20:07	—	—	62	52
Nicklas Backstrom C	L2	0	1	1	-2	3	0.16	3	0	0	19:17	—	—	43	31
Travis Boyd C	L3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.10	0	1	0	9:14	—	—	62	76
Chandler Stephenson C	L3	1	0	1	+1	1	0.17	0	1	0	9:13	—	—	50	58
Devante Smith-Pelly R	L3	0	1	1	+1	1	0.00	1	0	0	8:58	—	—	46	51
Evgeny Kuznetsov C	L4	0	1	1	0	2	0.14	1	0	2	19:21	—	—	63	39
Tom Wilson R	L4	0	0	0	-1	2	0.14	5	0	0	15:53	—	—	45	30
Jakub Vrana L	L4	1	0	1	-1	4	0.21	0	0	0	13:15	—	—	60	33
John Carlson D	D1	0	1	1	-1	0	0.02	1	2	0	24:06	—	—	50	42
Michal Kempny D	D1	1	0	1	-2	1	0.07	1	2	0	20:47	—	—	46	37
Dmitry Orlov D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	1	0	21:04	—	—	45	32
Jonas Siegenthaler D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	17:02	—	—	54	41
Brooks Orpik D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3	2	0	17:16	—	—	83	73
Madison Bowey D	D3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.10	3	1	0	16:14	—	—	56	50

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Braden Holtby(start)	L	34	28	6	.824	3.10	60:00

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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.