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Nashville Predators vs. Washington CapitalsFeb 5, 2026

Final· Capital One Arena
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NSH
2
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WSH
4
Goals123TShots123T
NSH0112NSH1110829
WSH2114WSH1212630
NSH 63WSH 49
NSH 3.48WSH 2.72
PP goals
NSH 0WSH 2
Hits
NSH 18WSH 26
Blocks
NSH 8WSH 18
PIM
NSH 12WSH 8
NSH 52%WSH 48%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Washington Capitals beat Nashville Predators 4–2

Washington Capitals beat Nashville Predators 4–2 at home. Jakob Chychrun (WSH) led the scoring with 2G 1A. John Carlson (WSH) played 7:03, −16:20 down on his 23:23 season average over 70 games.

  1. Points
    Jakob Chychrun had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 7 shots in 29:21.Chychrun
  2. Points
    Pierre-Luc Dubois had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:35.Dubois
  3. Points
    Adam Wilsby had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:38.Wilsby
  4. Points
    Dylan Strome had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 11:51.Strome
  5. Usage
    John Carlson (WSH) played 7:03, −16:20 down on his 23:23 season average over 70 games.Carlson
  6. PP1
    WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Wilson, Strome, Chychrun and Leonard) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 4:05 together.OvechkinWilsonStromeChychrunLeonard
  7. New line
    New look for WSH: Wilson–Dubois–Protas skated 8:47 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.WilsonDuboisProtas
  8. Usage
    Dylan Strome (WSH) played 11:51, −6:16 down on his 18:07 season average over 79 games.Strome

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, NSH at WSH: 112 attempts, 59 on goal, 6 goals, 6.20 expected goals; best chance Aliaksei Protas at 0.28 xG.

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

Showing 112 of 112 attempts · WSH 49 · NSH 63

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, NSH at WSH: expected goals 2.72 to 3.48 (NSH led the chances), shot attempts 49 to 63, 6 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdWSHNSHWDCMMCnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • WSH
  • NSH
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
WSHNSHcontrol2nd3rdWilson · 1st 4:15Dubois · 1st 12:48Chychrun · 2nd 8:42Marchessault · 2nd 17:40McCarron · 3rd 1:17Chychrun · 3rd 13:11
  • 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 39% 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

Shift chart, NSH at WSH: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Logan Thompson (59:16) for WSH and Justus Annunen (56:41) for NSH, 6 goals.

WSH
NSH
goals / penalties
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

WSH skaters (rows) against NSH skaters (columns) at 5v5. Square size is time together; colour is xGF% from the WSH side.

Matchup matrix

Head-to-head matrix, WSH rows versus NSH columns: 250 matchups; most common Dowd vs Josi, 9:10 at 64% xGF.

WSH ↓ · NSH →O'ReillyStamkosEvangelistaHaulaMarchessaultForsbergMcCarronBuntingSmithJostSchaeferWiesblattJosiBarronSkjeiWilsbyHaguePerbixL1 WilsonL1 ProtasL1 DuboisL2 BeauvillierL2 SourdifL2 LeonardL3 DowdL3 DuhaimeL3 LapierreL4 FrankL4 OvechkinL4 StromeD1 ChychrunD1 RoyD2 SandinD2 RiemsdykD3 FehérváryD3 Carlson
WSH xGF% 4060square size = TOI together · blank = under 1:00

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
StatNSHWSH
5646
3.332.30
2.992.22
2213
20
1618
+0.033−0.033
39%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

Current NSH line combinations →

Washington Capitals

Current WSH line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 4:15
    WSHTom Wilson (Pierre-Luc Dubois, Jakob Chychrun)snap0.03 xG
    NSH: Haula, Marchessault, Forsberg, Hague, PerbixWSH: Wilson, Roy, Chychrun, Dubois, Protas
    NSH 0 – 1 WSH
  2. 12:48
    WSHPierre-Luc DuboisPP (Dylan Strome, John Carlson)snap0.21 xG
    NSH: Skjei, McCarron, Perbix, SmithWSH: Ovechkin, Carlson, Strome, Dubois, Fehérváry
    NSH 0 – 2 WSH

2nd period

  1. 8:42
    WSHJakob Chychrunsnap0.06 xG
    NSH: Skjei, Bunting, Jost, Wiesblatt, WilsbyWSH: Ovechkin, Strome, Chychrun, Fehérváry, Frank
    NSH 0 – 3 WSH
  2. 17:40
    NSHJonathan Marchessault (Erik Haula, Adam Wilsby)deflected0.13 xG
    NSH: Haula, Marchessault, Bunting, Barron, WilsbyWSH: Strome, Beauvillier, Roy, Fehérváry, Sourdif
    NSH 1 – 3 WSH

3rd period

  1. 1:17
    NSHMichael McCarron (Cole Smith, Adam Wilsby)wrist0.11 xG
    NSH: Skjei, McCarron, Bunting, Smith, WilsbyWSH: Ovechkin, Strome, Roy, Chychrun, Frank
    NSH 2 – 3 WSH
  2. 13:11
    WSHJakob ChychrunPP (Dylan Strome, Alex Ovechkin)snap0.14 xG
    NSH: Skjei, McCarron, Perbix, SmithWSH: Ovechkin, Wilson, Strome, Chychrun, Leonard
    NSH 2 – 4 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
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Ryan O'Reilly CL1000040.3801021:11——6378
Steven Stamkos CL1000020.4320018:33——6171
Luke Evangelista RL1000010.1301018:13——6171
Erik Haula LL2011020.3500218:34——5250
Jonathan Marchessault RL2101040.6410417:07——5753
Filip Forsberg LL2000-110.1700016:15——4739
Michael McCarron CL3101+140.5520015:45——5258
Michael Bunting LL3000+120.2001014:57——5463
Cole Smith RL3011+100.0041014:25——5058
Tyson Jost CL4000-110.090109:30——5370
Reid Schaefer LL4000010.103006:33——5767
Ozzy Wiesblatt CL4000-100.041026:31——5658
Roman Josi DD1000030.2100028:18——4436
Justin Barron DD1000+120.0640018:46——5749
Brady Skjei DD2000010.0011418:44——5766
Adam Wilsby DD2022+110.1101016:38——6175
Nicolas Hague DD3000-100.0200017:09——5261
Nick Perbix DD3000-100.0001016:08——5968
NSH goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Justus Annunen(start)L30264.8672.7256:41

Washington Capitals

WSH skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Tom Wilson RL1101+120.4241019:32——5057
Aliaksei Protas LL1000+110.3600018:16——5463
Pierre-Luc Dubois CL1112+120.2811017:35——5869
Anthony Beauvillier RL2000-130.2101017:47——4333
Justin Sourdif CL2000-110.0821214:30——3214
Ryan Leonard RL2000010.1320213:45——3113
Nic Dowd CL3000020.0920018:20——5864
Brandon Duhaime LL3000020.0210013:21——6063
Hendrix Lapierre CL3000000.001007:02——7083
Ethen Frank RL4000020.1633013:49——3729
Alex Ovechkin LL4011020.1710213:15——2914
Dylan Strome CL4022-110.0300011:51——2611
Jakob Chychrun DD1213+170.5802029:21——4947
Matt Roy DD1000-110.0632021:05——5039
Rasmus Sandin DD2000010.0301221:08——3726
Trevor van Riemsdyk DD2000010.0103016:07——4238
Martin Fehérváry DD3000000.0061018:57——3644
John Carlson DD3011010.080207:03——6757
WSH goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Logan Thompson(start)W29272.9313.4859:16

Goal anatomy

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

Tom Wilson (WSH) 1st 4:15 · assists Pierre-Luc Dubois, Jakob Chychrun · Forecheck turnover · 60.1 mph shot.

Michael McCarron · 3rd 1:17 · NSH

Play
dump-and-chase
Entry
dump
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
0
Shot
21.9 mph
Distance
5 ft
Entry to goal
8.7 s

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Jakob Chychrun · 2nd 8:42 · WSH

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
4-on-3
Passes
0
Shot
68.9 mph
Distance
50 ft
Entry to goal
1.6 s

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