Ottawa Senators vs. Washington CapitalsFeb 26, 2024

FinalMonday, Feb 26, 2024· Capital One Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
OTT	2	1	0	3		OTT	9	6	6	21
WSH	4	2	0	6		WSH	10	6	4	20

: OTT 59WSH 46
: OTT 1.33WSH 2.96
PP goals: OTT 0WSH 2
Hits: OTT 29WSH 27
Blocks: OTT 7WSH 28
PIM: OTT 6WSH 2
: OTT 51%WSH 49%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Washington Capitals beat Ottawa Senators 6–3

Washington Capitals beat Ottawa Senators 6–3 at home. Brady Tkachuk (OTT) led the scoring with 1G 2A. WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Carlson, Wilson, Mantha and Strome) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:41 together.

Points
Aliaksei Protas had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:01.Protas
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Brady Tkachuk had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 16:32.Tkachuk
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Shane Pinto had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 16:12.Pinto
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Hendrix Lapierre had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 11:02.Lapierre
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Beck Malenstyn had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:08.Malenstyn
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Anthony Mantha had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:58.Mantha
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Connor McMichael had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:37.McMichael
PP1
WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Carlson, Wilson, Mantha and Strome) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:41 together.Ovechkin Carlson Wilson Mantha 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.

Strength

Period

Team

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

WSH
OTT
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 105 of 105 attempts · WSH 46 · OTT 59

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

WSH
OTT
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: OTT 22% 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

OTT

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	OTT	WSH
	62	48
	1.35	3.02
	1.32	2.90
	10	10
	2	5
	16	10
	+0.022	−0.022
	22%	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.

Ottawa Senators

L1Giroux – Joseph – Stützle
13:4565% CF
L2Tarasenko – Tkachuk – Pinto
12:2177% CF
L3Norris – Batherson – Greig
11:2336% CF
L4Kubalik – Kastelic – Kelly
8:3014% CF
D1Chabot – Brannstrom
15:5758% CF
D2Bernard-Docker – Sanderson
15:5567% CF
D3Hamonic – Chychrun
10:3054% CF

PP1Giroux – Tkachuk – Pinto – Sanderson – Stützle
1:1975% CF
PP2Tarasenko – Chabot – Chychrun – Norris – Batherson
0:38100% CF
PK1FGiroux – Kelly
2:11
PK2FJoseph – Greig
1:37
PK1DBernard-Docker – Sanderson
2:04
PK2DHamonic – Brannstrom
0:51

Current OTT line combinations →

Washington Capitals

L1Mantha – McMichael – Protas
12:3543% CF
L2Pacioretty – Sgarbossa – Dube
10:3950% CF
L3Ovechkin – Wilson – Strome
10:0114% CF
L4Aube-Kubel – Malenstyn – Lapierre
9:0965% CF
D1Carlson – Sandin
17:2847% CF
D2van Riemsdyk – Alexeyev
11:0224% CF
D3Edmundson – Bear
10:4871% CF

PP1Ovechkin – Carlson – Wilson – Mantha – Strome
2:4175% CF
PP2Ovechkin – Pacioretty – Sgarbossa – Sandin – McMichael
1:0767% CF
PK1FWilson – Malenstyn
1:03
PK2FMcMichael – Protas
0:28
PK1DCarlson – Edmundson
1:20
PK2Dvan Riemsdyk – Alexeyev
0:34

Current WSH line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

6:30
WSHAliaksei Protas (Anthony Mantha, Connor McMichael)backhand0.07 xG
OTT: Giroux, Hamonic, Joseph, Chychrun, StützleWSH: Mantha, Bear, Sandin, McMichael, Protas
OTT 0 – 1 WSH
8:30
WSHJohn CarlsonPP (Dylan Strome)wrist0.02 xG
OTT: Giroux, Kelly, Bernard-Docker, SandersonWSH: Ovechkin, Carlson, Wilson, Mantha, Strome
OTT 0 – 2 WSH
10:12
OTTDrake Batherson (Brady Tkachuk, Shane Pinto)snap0.05 xG
OTT: Batherson, Tkachuk, Bernard-Docker, Pinto, SandersonWSH: Ovechkin, Wilson, van Riemsdyk, Strome, Alexeyev
OTT 1 – 2 WSH
12:41
OTTShane Pinto (Travis Hamonic, Brady Tkachuk)other0.18 xG
OTT: Hamonic, Tarasenko, Chychrun, Tkachuk, PintoWSH: Ovechkin, Wilson, van Riemsdyk, Strome, Alexeyev
OTT 2 – 2 WSH
18:33
WSHMax PaciorettyPP (Michael Sgarbossa, Connor McMichael)snap0.11 xG
OTT: Hamonic, Joseph, Brannstrom, GreigWSH: Ovechkin, Pacioretty, Sgarbossa, Sandin, McMichael
OTT 2 – 3 WSH
18:47
WSHBeck Malenstyn (Aliaksei Protas, Nicolas Aube-Kubel)snap0.15 xG
OTT: Tarasenko, Chabot, Chychrun, Tkachuk, PintoWSH: Carlson, Aube-Kubel, Malenstyn, Sandin, Protas
OTT 2 – 4 WSH

2nd period

1:27
OTTBrady Tkachuk (Vladimir Tarasenko, Shane Pinto)snap0.12 xG
OTT: Tarasenko, Chabot, Chychrun, Tkachuk, PintoWSH: Ovechkin, Edmundson, Wilson, Strome, Bear
OTT 3 – 4 WSH
1:58
WSHHendrix Lapierre (Beck Malenstyn, Ethan Bear)wrist0.21 xG
OTT: Kubalik, Chabot, Brannstrom, Kastelic, KellyWSH: Edmundson, Aube-Kubel, Bear, Malenstyn, Lapierre
OTT 3 – 5 WSH
10:55
WSHHendrix Lapierre (Anthony Mantha, Aliaksei Protas)wrist0.07 xG
OTT: Giroux, Hamonic, Kubalik, Chychrun, StützleWSH: Edmundson, Mantha, Bear, Malenstyn, Lapierre
OTT 3 – 6 WSH

Box score

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

Ottawa Senators

OTT skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Claude Giroux R	L1	0	0	0	-2	1	0.00	0	0	0	18:52	—	—	67	32
Tim Stützle C	L1	0	0	0	-2	2	0.13	2	1	0	17:48	—	—	66	32
Mathieu Joseph R	L1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.18	3	0	0	16:51	—	—	63	29
Brady Tkachuk L	L2	1	2	3	+2	3	0.21	4	1	0	16:32	—	—	80	78
Shane Pinto C	L2	1	2	3	+2	1	0.23	1	0	0	16:12	—	—	77	65
Vladimir Tarasenko R	L2	0	1	1	+1	2	0.23	0	0	0	16:03	—	—	74	55
Ridly Greig C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3	0	0	15:43	—	—	33	13
Drake Batherson R	L3	1	0	1	+1	1	0.05	0	0	2	13:34	—	—	36	20
Josh Norris C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.12	3	1	0	12:59	—	—	33	19
Parker Kelly C	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	4	3	0	12:32	—	—	14	1
Mark Kastelic C	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	2	0	0	10:29	—	—	13	1
Dominik Kubalik L	L4	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	3	0	0	9:27	—	—	19	1
Thomas Chabot D	D1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.02	0	0	0	24:46	—	—	54	28
Erik Brannstrom D	D1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	0	2	20:34	—	—	55	26
Jake Sanderson D	D2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.01	0	0	0	20:20	—	—	68	46
Jacob Bernard-Docker D	D2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.02	2	0	0	19:55	—	—	63	17
Jakob Chychrun D	D3	0	0	0	-1	3	0.12	0	1	2	18:32	—	—	56	37
Travis Hamonic D	D3	0	1	1	-1	2	0.02	1	0	0	14:51	—	—	47	33

OTT goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Joonas Korpisalo	—	10	8	2	.800	1.91	40:00
Anton Forsberg(start)	L	10	6	4	.600	1.04	20:00

Washington Capitals

WSH skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Connor McMichael L	L1	0	2	2	+1	1	0.51	0	1	0	17:37	—	—	38	73
Anthony Mantha R	L1	0	2	2	+2	1	0.11	0	1	0	16:58	—	—	42	75
Aliaksei Protas L	L1	1	2	3	+2	2	0.08	1	2	0	16:01	—	—	46	81
Michael Sgarbossa C	L2	0	1	1	0	2	0.22	0	1	0	15:52	—	—	45	85
Max Pacioretty L	L2	1	0	1	0	2	0.15	2	0	0	13:46	—	—	56	87
Pierrick Dube R	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.54	2	1	2	12:25	—	—	47	84
Tom Wilson R	L3	0	0	0	-3	1	0.17	7	2	0	17:59	—	—	27	26
Alex Ovechkin L	L3	0	0	0	-3	0	0.10	2	2	0	16:37	—	—	18	3
Dylan Strome C	L3	0	1	1	-3	1	0.02	0	0	0	15:14	—	—	24	26
Beck Malenstyn L	L4	1	1	2	+3	2	0.29	1	1	0	15:08	—	—	56	88
Nicolas Aube-Kubel R	L4	0	1	1	+2	0	0.20	3	1	0	13:11	—	—	60	89
Hendrix Lapierre C	L4	2	0	2	+2	2	0.30	0	1	0	11:02	—	—	68	88
John Carlson D	D1	1	0	1	+1	2	0.02	0	2	0	23:53	—	—	47	77
Rasmus Sandin D	D1	0	0	0	+2	2	0.14	2	4	0	22:18	—	—	46	76
Trevor van Riemsdyk D	D2	0	0	0	-2	0	0.04	2	3	0	19:27	—	—	22	47
Alexander Alexeyev D	D2	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	3	5	0	16:38	—	—	36	45
Joel Edmundson D	D3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	1	1	0	18:30	—	—	50	78
Ethan Bear D	D3	0	1	1	+2	0	0.06	1	0	0	15:24	—	—	73	78

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Darcy Kuemper(start)	W	21	18	3	.857	1.33	60:00

Goal anatomy

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

Aliaksei Protas (WSH) 1st 6:30 · assists Anthony Mantha, Connor McMichael · Odd-man rush · carried in · 2-on-1 at the blue line · 31.3 mph shot · 3.1 s from entry to goal.

Aliaksei Protas · 1st 6:30 · WSH

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 2-on-1
Passes: 0
Shot: 31.3 mph
Distance: 3 ft
Entry to goal: 3.1 s

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Drake Batherson · 1st 10:12 · OTT

Play: cycle
Passes: 0
Shot: 41.3 mph
Distance: 3 ft

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Shane Pinto · 1st 12:41 · OTT

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 23.4 mph
Distance: 15 ft

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Max Pacioretty · 1st 18:33 · WSH PP

Play: cycle
Passes: 2
Shot: 64.1 mph
Distance: 34 ft

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Beck Malenstyn · 1st 18:47 · WSH

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: loose
Odd man: 1-on-0
Passes: 0
Shot: 23.0 mph
Distance: 20 ft
Entry to goal: 6.6 s

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Brady Tkachuk · 2nd 1:27 · OTT

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 2-on-1
Passes: 1 (royal road)
Shot: 66.9 mph
Distance: 26 ft
Entry to goal: 3.1 s
Type: one-timer

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Hendrix Lapierre · 2nd 1:58 · WSH

Play: dump-and-chase
Entry: dump
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 11.9 mph
Distance: 4 ft
Entry to goal: 5.5 s

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Hendrix Lapierre · 2nd 10:55 · WSH

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 2-on-1
Passes: 0
Shot: 50.1 mph
Distance: 12 ft
Entry to goal: 3.1 s

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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.