New York Rangers vs. Washington CapitalsOct 17, 2018

Final / OTWednesday, Oct 17, 2018· Capital One Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	OT	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
NYR	1	1	1	0	3		NYR	9	18	5	0	32
WSH	1	2	0	1	4		WSH	14	13	9	2	38

: NYR 54WSH 65
: NYR 2.42WSH 2.44
PP goals: NYR 2WSH 2
Hits: NYR 14WSH 23
Blocks: NYR 17WSH 10
PIM: NYR 8WSH 8
: 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 4–3 (OT)

Washington Capitals beat New York Rangers 4–3 in overtime at home. John Carlson (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 2A. WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 1 power-play goal on 12 attempts in 6:31 together.

Points
John Carlson had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 26:02.Carlson
Points
Neal Pionk had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 22:50.Pionk
Points
Alex Ovechkin had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 23:28.Ovechkin
Points
Chris Kreider had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 17:07.Kreider
Points
Mika Zibanejad had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 22:47.Zibanejad
Points
Nicklas Backstrom had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 23:34.Backstrom
PP1
WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 1 power-play goal on 12 attempts in 6:31 together.Ovechkin Oshie Backstrom Carlson Kuznetsov
Goalie
Henrik Lundqvist (NYR) faced 38 shots and stopped 34 (.895), +5 against a season average of 32.7; the overtime loss.Lundqvist

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 119 of 119 attempts · WSH 65 · NYR 54

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 21% of the game, WSH 32%.

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
	49	56
	1.52	2.13
	1.32	2.10
	12	6
	1	7
	22	18
	−0.009	+0.009
	21%	32%

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

L1Kreider – Fast – Zibanejad
10:1275% CF
L2Namestnikov – Vesey – Howden
9:4740% CF
L3Zuccarello – Hayes – Chytil
5:3760% CF
L4Spooner – Buchnevich – Lettieri
4:2413% CF
D1Skjei – Pionk
13:3341% CF
D2Staal – Smith
13:2964% CF
D3Shattenkirk – Claesson
12:3556% CF

PP1Shattenkirk – Kreider – Zuccarello – Spooner – Zibanejad
3:3486% CF
PP2Hayes – Vesey – Howden – Chytil – Pionk
1:24100% CF
PK1FZuccarello – Zibanejad
3:25
PK2FHayes – Fast
1:18
PK1DStaal – Pionk
2:26
PK2DSmith – Claesson
1:51

Current NYR line combinations →

Washington Capitals

L1Eller – Connolly – Burakovsky
12:4062% CF
L2Ovechkin – Kuznetsov – Stephenson
11:3040% CF
L3Oshie – Backstrom – Vrana
11:1750% CF
L4Dowd – Smith-Pelly – Walker
5:1867% CF
D1Niskanen – Orlov
15:4950% CF
D2Carlson – Kempny
14:4365% CF
D3Orpik – Djoos
11:2863% CF

PP1Ovechkin – Oshie – Backstrom – Carlson – Kuznetsov
6:3186% CF
PP2Niskanen – Eller – Orlov – Connolly – Burakovsky
0:10
PK1FEller – Stephenson
1:36
PK2FOshie – Backstrom
1:26
PK1DOrpik – Niskanen
2:16
PK2DCarlson – Orlov
0:54

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
Mika Zibanejad C	L1	1	1	2	0	6	0.60	1	0	0	22:47	—	—	72	81
Chris Kreider L	L1	1	1	2	+1	6	0.49	1	0	0	17:07	—	—	72	81
Jesper Fast R	L1	0	0	0	+1	3	0.23	1	3	2	16:08	—	—	68	72
Brett Howden C	L2	0	1	1	0	0	0.04	1	1	2	14:23	—	—	39	11
Jimmy Vesey L	L2	1	0	1	0	2	0.10	0	1	0	14:09	—	—	40	13
Vladislav Namestnikov C	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	1	0	0	11:40	—	—	39	9
Mats Zuccarello R	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.12	1	1	0	20:27	—	—	45	59
Kevin Hayes R	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.27	0	0	2	17:27	—	—	47	67
Filip Chytil C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	0	0	0	12:34	—	—	44	38
Ryan Spooner C	L4	0	0	0	-1	2	0.14	1	0	0	13:45	—	—	32	31
Vinni Lettieri C	L4	0	0	0	-1	2	0.04	1	3	0	11:46	—	—	36	38
Pavel Buchnevich L	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	0	0	10:30	—	—	19	15
Neal Pionk D	D1	0	3	3	0	1	0.22	1	4	0	22:50	—	—	39	28
Brady Skjei D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	20:10	—	—	37	28
Brendan Smith D	D2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.02	1	0	2	20:37	—	—	43	50
Marc Staal D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	18:02	—	—	65	83
Kevin Shattenkirk D	D3	0	0	0	0	3	0.10	0	2	0	18:49	—	—	48	35
Fredrik Claesson D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	4	1	0	17:01	—	—	55	40

NYR goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Henrik Lundqvist(start)	O	38	34	4	.895	2.44	62:18

Washington Capitals

WSH skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Lars Eller C	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.41	1	1	0	16:35	—	—	56	85
Andre Burakovsky L	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.26	0	0	0	14:35	—	—	52	65
Brett Connolly R	L1	0	1	1	0	1	0.04	1	0	0	13:31	—	—	62	90
Alex Ovechkin L	L2	2	0	2	-1	6	0.42	3	1	0	23:28	—	—	56	60
Evgeny Kuznetsov C	L2	0	1	1	0	5	0.22	0	0	0	22:35	—	—	36	25
Chandler Stephenson C	L2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	2	0	0	15:11	—	—	32	20
T.J. Oshie R	L3	0	1	1	+2	2	0.10	2	1	0	23:48	—	—	61	62
Nicklas Backstrom C	L3	0	2	2	+1	4	0.26	1	0	0	23:34	—	—	59	62
Jakub Vrana L	L3	0	0	0	+1	2	0.04	2	0	2	12:43	—	—	48	42
Devante Smith-Pelly R	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	1	1	0	7:01	—	—	67	82
Nathan Walker L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.06	2	0	2	6:47	—	—	58	59
Nic Dowd C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.10	1	1	2	6:12	—	—	67	82
Matt Niskanen D	D1	1	0	1	+1	4	0.09	3	1	0	23:14	—	—	50	50
Dmitry Orlov D	D1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.07	2	0	2	19:49	—	—	46	46
John Carlson D	D2	1	2	3	0	5	0.10	0	0	0	26:02	—	—	58	46
Michal Kempny D	D2	0	0	0	+1	0	0.03	2	2	0	16:16	—	—	58	39
Brooks Orpik D	D3	0	0	0	0	3	0.13	0	1	0	17:38	—	—	59	79
Christian Djoos D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.08	0	1	0	12:47	—	—	54	69

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Braden Holtby(start)	W	32	29	3	.906	2.42	62:16

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 CapitalsOct 17, 2018

Fantasy takeaways

Washington Capitals edge New York Rangers 4–3 (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

2nd period

3rd period

OT period

Box score

New York Rangers

Washington Capitals