New York Rangers vs. Washington CapitalsMar 28, 2018

Final / OTWednesday, Mar 28, 2018· Capital One Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	OT	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
NYR	1	0	1	0	2		NYR	18	9	10	0	37
WSH	1	0	1	1	3		WSH	8	13	11	1	33

: NYR 63WSH 62
: NYR 3.76WSH 3.26
PP goals: NYR 1WSH 0
Hits: NYR 21WSH 16
Blocks: NYR 15WSH 12
PIM: NYR 8WSH 12
: NYR 47%WSH 53%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Washington Capitals edge New York Rangers 3–2 (OT)

Washington Capitals beat New York Rangers 3–2 in overtime at home. Evgeny Kuznetsov (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Braden Holtby (WSH) faced 37 shots and stopped 35 (.946), +6 against a season average of 30.5; the win.

Points
Evgeny Kuznetsov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:56.Kuznetsov
Points
Brady Skjei had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 24:00.Skjei
Points
Nicklas Backstrom had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:02.Backstrom
Goalie
Braden Holtby (WSH) faced 37 shots and stopped 35 (.946), +6 against a season average of 30.5; the win.Holtby
New line
New look for WSH: Eller–Smith-Pelly–Gersich skated 8:41 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (68.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Eller Smith-Pelly Gersich
Usage
John Gilmour (NYR) played 10:26, −7:00 down on his 17:26 season average over 27 games.Gilmour
Luck
NYR scored 2 goals on 3.76 expected goals (63 attempts), well short of its chances.
Usage
Alex Chiasson (WSH) played 6:36, −5:15 down on his 11:51 season average over 60 games.Chiasson

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

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

WSH
NYR
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 125 of 125 attempts · WSH 62 · NYR 63

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

WSH
NYR
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: NYR 29% of the game, WSH 38%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

WSH

NYR

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	NYR	WSH
	48	55
	2.06	2.49
	1.95	2.38
	8	14
	5	2
	24	25
	−0.001	+0.002
	29%	38%

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.

New York Rangers

L1Zuccarello – Hayes – Chytil
11:1045% CF
L2Kreider – Fast – Zibanejad
9:2161% CF
L3Spooner – Vesey – Andersson
8:0522% CF
L4McLeod – Namestnikov – Buchnevich
3:2780% CF
D1Staal – Pionk
16:3441% CF
D2O'Gara – Skjei
13:3354% CF
D3Sproul – Gilmour
8:4337% CF

PP1Kreider – Zibanejad – Namestnikov – Buchnevich – Pionk
5:0892% CF
PP2Zuccarello – Spooner – Hayes – Skjei – Vesey
3:56100% CF
PK1FZuccarello – Zibanejad
2:38
PK2FHayes – Fast
2:34
PK1DStaal – Pionk
2:19
PK2DO'Gara – Sproul
1:18

Current NYR line combinations →

Washington Capitals

L1Ovechkin – Kuznetsov – Wilson
11:5657% CF
L2Oshie – Backstrom – Burakovsky
10:4650% CF
L3Eller – Smith-Pelly – Gersich
8:4168% CF
L4Beagle – Chiasson – Stephenson
2:5633% CF
D1Niskanen – Orlov
15:1739% CF
D2Carlson – Kempny
9:4671% CF
D3Orpik – Djoos
6:1860% CF

PP1Ovechkin – Oshie – Backstrom – Carlson – Kuznetsov
4:22100% CF
PP2Ovechkin – Eller – Chiasson – Orlov – Burakovsky
1:23100% CF
PK1FEller – Wilson
3:10
PK2FBeagle – Stephenson
2:24
PK1DOrpik – Niskanen
6:20
PK2DCarlson – Orlov
2:50

Current WSH line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

New York Rangers

NYR skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Mats Zuccarello R	L1	0	0	0	0	5	0.41	0	2	0	20:21	—	—	52	74
Kevin Hayes R	L1	1	0	1	0	1	0.14	1	1	0	19:47	—	—	40	37
Filip Chytil C	L1	0	0	0	-1	4	0.67	0	0	2	14:40	—	—	46	66
Mika Zibanejad C	L2	0	0	0	-2	3	0.35	3	1	0	19:49	—	—	56	50
Chris Kreider L	L2	0	0	0	-2	5	0.32	2	0	0	17:54	—	—	64	68
Jesper Fast R	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.14	4	2	0	15:07	—	—	56	43
Ryan Spooner C	L3	1	0	1	0	3	0.48	1	0	0	15:32	—	—	22	20
Jimmy Vesey L	L3	0	1	1	0	1	0.16	0	0	2	13:34	—	—	29	43
Lias Andersson C	L3	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	0	2	0	12:20	—	—	19	16
Pavel Buchnevich L	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.06	1	0	0	15:22	—	—	56	38
Vladislav Namestnikov C	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.23	1	0	0	15:18	—	—	63	37
Cody McLeod L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	4:16	—	—	67	45
Neal Pionk D	D1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.23	3	2	2	26:19	—	—	41	36
Marc Staal D	D1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.06	0	1	0	22:22	—	—	45	54
Brady Skjei D	D2	0	2	2	-1	3	0.37	1	1	2	24:00	—	—	50	48
Rob O'Gara D	D2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.01	1	0	0	16:15	—	—	55	54
Ryan Sproul D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	0	2	0	12:34	—	—	46	48
John Gilmour D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.09	2	1	0	10:26	—	—	41	24

NYR goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Henrik Lundqvist(start)	O	33	30	3	.909	3.26	60:36

Washington Capitals

WSH skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Alex Ovechkin L	L1	0	0	0	+2	5	0.41	1	0	0	20:22	—	—	52	41
Evgeny Kuznetsov C	L1	1	1	2	+2	3	0.51	0	0	0	19:56	—	—	54	44
Tom Wilson R	L1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	0	2	16:39	—	—	54	36
T.J. Oshie R	L2	0	1	1	+2	3	0.43	1	1	0	21:02	—	—	46	49
Nicklas Backstrom C	L2	0	2	2	+2	1	0.42	0	0	2	21:02	—	—	42	48
Andre Burakovsky L	L2	1	0	1	+1	2	0.15	3	0	0	13:53	—	—	50	66
Lars Eller C	L3	1	0	1	0	2	0.16	0	3	0	17:09	—	—	63	72
Devante Smith-Pelly R	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.31	1	1	0	14:00	—	—	65	80
Shane Gersich L	L3	0	0	0	-1	3	0.41	0	0	0	8:52	—	—	68	86
Jay Beagle C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	0	2	9:36	—	—	36	38
Chandler Stephenson C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	9:03	—	—	56	57
Alex Chiasson R	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	1	0	0	6:36	—	—	44	57
Matt Niskanen D	D1	0	0	0	0	3	0.03	1	3	0	25:03	—	—	41	39
Dmitry Orlov D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	0	0	23:31	—	—	37	23
John Carlson D	D2	0	0	0	+1	5	0.24	0	0	2	22:29	—	—	73	65
Michal Kempny D	D2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.05	0	0	4	15:49	—	—	62	76
Brooks Orpik D	D3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.09	2	3	0	15:26	—	—	59	76
Christian Djoos D	D3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.01	0	1	0	12:12	—	—	64	83

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Braden Holtby(start)	W	37	35	2	.946	3.76	60:09

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.

New York Rangers vs. Washington CapitalsMar 28, 2018

Fantasy takeaways

Washington Capitals edge New York Rangers 3–2 (OT)

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Sequence card

Lines used

New York Rangers

Washington Capitals

Scoring summary

1st period

3rd period

OT period

Box score

New York Rangers

Washington Capitals