Buffalo Sabres vs. Washington CapitalsFeb 24, 2018

FinalSaturday, Feb 24, 2018· Capital One Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
BUF	0	0	1	1		BUF	9	9	11	29
WSH	1	1	3	5		WSH	8	12	16	36

: BUF 63WSH 67
: BUF 2.57WSH 3.43
PP goals: BUF 0WSH 1
Hits: BUF 15WSH 20
Blocks: BUF 18WSH 17
PIM: BUF 2WSH 4
: BUF 50%WSH 50%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Washington Capitals rout Buffalo Sabres 5–1

Washington Capitals beat Buffalo Sabres 5–1 at home. Evgeny Kuznetsov (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 3A. New look for WSH: Oshie–Kuznetsov–Connolly skated 11:22 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (52.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
Evgeny Kuznetsov had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 18:52.Kuznetsov
Points
Alex Ovechkin had two goals (2 points) on 11 shots in 18:53.Ovechkin
Points
John Carlson had 2 assists (2 points) in 20:09.Carlson
Points
Matt Niskanen had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 23:58.Niskanen
New line
New look for WSH: Oshie–Kuznetsov–Connolly skated 11:22 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (52.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Oshie Kuznetsov Connolly
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New look for BUF: Josefson–Nolan–Baptiste skated 9:44 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (46.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Josefson Nolan Baptiste
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New look for WSH: Beagle–Chiasson–Smith-Pelly skated 7:18 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (61.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Beagle Chiasson Smith-Pelly
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New look for WSH: Eller–Stephenson–Burakovsky skated 10:33 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (55% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Eller Stephenson Burakovsky

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

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

WSH
BUF
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 130 of 130 attempts · WSH 67 · BUF 63

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

WSH
BUF
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: BUF 28% of the game, WSH 28%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

WSH

BUF

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	BUF	WSH
	66	76
	2.51	3.16
	2.49	2.95
	13	14
	7	6
	22	7
	+0.012	−0.012
	28%	28%

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.

Buffalo Sabres

L1Pouliot – O'Reilly – Reinhart
13:4358% CF
L2Okposo – Girgensons – Rodrigues
13:0555% CF
L3Josefson – Nolan – Baptiste
9:4447% CF
L4Pominville – Larsson – Wilson
9:0825% CF
D1Beaulieu – Ristolainen
17:3544% CF
D2Scandella – Nelson
17:0349% CF
D3Gorges – Antipin
12:3152% CF

PP1Okposo – O'Reilly – Ristolainen – Reinhart – Rodrigues
2:52100% CF
PP2Pominville – Pouliot – Scandella – Baptiste – Antipin
1:08100% CF
PK1FPouliot – Larsson
0:36
PK2FJosefson – Girgensons
0:22
PK1DScandella – Ristolainen
1:05
PK2DGorges – Nelson
0:25

Current BUF line combinations →

Washington Capitals

L1Ovechkin – Backstrom – Wilson
14:4645% CF
L2Oshie – Kuznetsov – Connolly
11:2252% CF
L3Eller – Stephenson – Burakovsky
10:3355% CF
L4Beagle – Chiasson – Smith-Pelly
7:1862% CF
D1Niskanen – Orlov
19:0047% CF
D2Carlson – Djoos
15:0372% CF
D3Orpik – Kempny
14:4650% CF

PP1Niskanen – Eller – Orlov – Connolly – Burakovsky
0:50100% CF
PP2Ovechkin – Oshie – Backstrom – Carlson – Kuznetsov
0:19100% CF
PK1FBeagle – Stephenson
1:44
PK2FSmith-Pelly – Wilson
1:40
PK1DOrpik – Niskanen
2:38
PK2DCarlson – Orlov
1:14

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.

Buffalo Sabres

BUF skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Ryan O'Reilly C	L1	0	0	0	0	3	0.43	1	0	0	20:08	—	—	54	56
Sam Reinhart C	L1	1	0	1	0	3	0.30	0	2	0	17:29	—	—	56	63
Benoit Pouliot L	L1	0	0	0	0	3	0.11	0	3	0	17:29	—	—	57	55
Kyle Okposo R	L2	0	0	0	0	4	0.68	1	1	2	19:09	—	—	54	56
Evan Rodrigues C	L2	0	0	0	0	4	0.27	0	1	0	18:57	—	—	49	54
Zemgus Girgensons C	L2	0	0	0	0	4	0.40	1	0	0	14:58	—	—	52	56
Jordan Nolan C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	11:59	—	—	45	11
Nick Baptiste R	L3	0	0	0	0	3	0.18	0	1	0	11:42	—	—	50	20
Jacob Josefson C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	0	0	0	11:24	—	—	37	11
Johan Larsson L	L4	0	0	0	-3	0	0.02	1	1	0	13:16	—	—	34	18
Scott Wilson C	L4	0	0	0	-3	0	0.00	1	1	0	13:03	—	—	29	18
Jason Pominville R	L4	0	0	0	-4	0	0.00	0	0	0	11:56	—	—	35	6
Rasmus Ristolainen D	D1	0	0	0	-3	2	0.08	5	0	0	24:00	—	—	43	37
Nathan Beaulieu D	D1	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	1	4	0	19:36	—	—	42	40
Marco Scandella D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.08	2	0	0	22:07	—	—	54	50
Casey Nelson D	D2	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	0	2	0	20:18	—	—	43	41
Victor Antipin D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.02	0	1	0	16:34	—	—	55	59
Josh Gorges D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	2	1	0	14:33	—	—	48	60

BUF goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Robin Lehner(start)	L	35	31	4	.886	2.96	59:52

Washington Capitals

WSH skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Alex Ovechkin L	L1	2	0	2	0	11	1.17	0	0	0	18:53	—	—	49	46
Tom Wilson R	L1	0	0	0	-1	3	0.20	6	0	0	18:46	—	—	44	44
Nicklas Backstrom C	L1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.05	1	1	0	17:26	—	—	45	45
Evgeny Kuznetsov C	L2	1	3	4	+3	4	0.40	0	0	0	18:52	—	—	63	75
T.J. Oshie R	L2	0	0	0	+1	0	0.02	2	1	0	15:51	—	—	48	66
Brett Connolly R	L2	0	1	1	+1	1	0.21	0	1	2	15:05	—	—	58	71
Chandler Stephenson C	L3	0	0	0	+2	1	0.02	1	0	0	14:09	—	—	52	75
Andre Burakovsky L	L3	1	0	1	+1	4	0.23	0	1	2	13:32	—	—	58	77
Lars Eller C	L3	1	0	1	+1	5	0.58	0	0	0	13:17	—	—	52	73
Jay Beagle C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	11:21	—	—	56	63
Devante Smith-Pelly R	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.15	1	0	0	9:50	—	—	64	69
Alex Chiasson R	L4	0	1	1	+2	1	0.23	1	0	0	9:38	—	—	75	75
Matt Niskanen D	D1	0	2	2	+1	1	0.12	1	3	0	23:58	—	—	47	58
Dmitry Orlov D	D1	0	1	1	+1	1	0.05	1	1	0	23:50	—	—	45	55
John Carlson D	D2	0	2	2	+2	0	0.01	0	2	0	20:09	—	—	67	64
Christian Djoos D	D2	0	0	0	+2	1	0.01	0	0	0	15:03	—	—	72	63
Brooks Orpik D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	5	3	0	19:21	—	—	49	48
Michal Kempny D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	4	0	16:59	—	—	49	43

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Philipp Grubauer(start)	W	29	28	1	.966	2.57	60:00

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.

Buffalo Sabres vs. Washington CapitalsFeb 24, 2018

Fantasy takeaways

Washington Capitals rout Buffalo Sabres 5–1

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Sequence card

Lines used

Buffalo Sabres

Washington Capitals

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Washington Capitals