San Jose Sharks vs. Washington CapitalsOct 29, 2023

FinalSunday, Oct 29, 2023· Capital One Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
SJS	1	0	0	1		SJS	10	11	10	31
WSH	0	0	3	3		WSH	12	13	17	42

: SJS 61WSH 77
: SJS 2.38WSH 3.60
PP goals: SJS 0WSH 0
Hits: SJS 23WSH 27
Blocks: SJS 24WSH 20
PIM: SJS 6WSH 0
: SJS 48%WSH 52%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Washington Capitals beat San Jose Sharks 3–1

Washington Capitals beat San Jose Sharks 3–1 at home. Alex Ovechkin (WSH) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Mackenzie Blackwood (SJS) faced 41 shots and stopped 39 (.951), +10 against a season average of 31.4; the loss.

Points
Alex Ovechkin had 2 assists (2 points) on 7 shots in 22:20.Ovechkin
Points
John Carlson had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 26:45.Carlson
Goalie
Mackenzie Blackwood (SJS) faced 41 shots and stopped 39 (.951), +10 against a season average of 31.4; the loss.Blackwood
Usage
Evgeny Kuznetsov (WSH) played 25:05, +7:39 up on his 17:26 season average over 62 games.Kuznetsov
New line
New look for SJS: Granlund–Kunin–Eklund skated 10:03 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (65% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Granlund Kunin Eklund
New line
New look for SJS: Hoffman–Zadina–Sturm skated 5:52 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (0% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Hoffman Zadina Sturm
New line
New look for WSH: Backstrom–Mantha–Phillips skated 5:34 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Backstrom Mantha Phillips
New line
New look for WSH: Malenstyn–Protas–Lapierre skated 4:48 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (16.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Malenstyn Protas Lapierre

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

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

WSH
SJS
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 138 of 138 attempts · WSH 77 · SJS 61

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

WSH
SJS
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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

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

SJS

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	SJS	WSH
	67	74
	2.80	2.73
	2.58	2.71
	11	13
	4	6
	19	23
	−0.052	+0.052
	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.

San Jose Sharks

L1Hertl – Duclair – Zetterlund
10:4645% CF
L2Granlund – Kunin – Eklund
10:0365% CF
L3Hoffman – Zadina – Sturm
5:520% CF
L4Carpenter – Labanc – Smith
5:2192% CF
D1Ferraro – Emberson
16:2850% CF
D2Vlasic – Burroughs
13:4543% CF
D3Benning – Rutta
11:0947% CF

PK1FKunin – Sturm
2:29
PK2FHertl – Carpenter
1:08
PK1DVlasic – Benning
2:18
PK2DBurroughs – Rutta
0:51

Current SJS line combinations →

Washington Capitals

L1Ovechkin – Wilson – Strome
12:3677% CF
L2Oshie – Kuznetsov – McMichael
9:1047% CF
L3Backstrom – Mantha – Phillips
5:3450% CF
L4Malenstyn – Protas – Lapierre
4:4817% CF
D1van Riemsdyk – Sandin
10:5925% CF
D2Carlson – Fehérváry
9:3050% CF
D3Jensen – Haman Aktell
8:1487% CF

PP1Ovechkin – Oshie – Carlson – Kuznetsov – Strome
5:0076% CF
PP2Backstrom – Wilson – Mantha – van Riemsdyk – Sandin
0:33

Current WSH line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

11:40
SJSLuke Kunin (Ty Emberson, Mario Ferraro)wrist0.35 xG
SJS: Granlund, Kunin, Ferraro, Emberson, EklundWSH: Ovechkin, Kuznetsov, Wilson, van Riemsdyk, Sandin
SJS 1 – 0 WSH

3rd period

2:18
WSHDylan Strome (Nick Jensen, Hardy Haman Aktell)wrist0.04 xG
SJS: Hoffman, Benning, Rutta, Sturm, EklundWSH: Ovechkin, Jensen, Wilson, Strome, Haman Aktell
SJS 1 – 1 WSH
15:15
WSHTom Wilson (Alex Ovechkin, John Carlson)wrist0.19 xG
SJS: Vlasic, Hertl, Burroughs, Duclair, ZetterlundWSH: Ovechkin, Carlson, Wilson, Strome, Fehérváry
SJS 1 – 2 WSH
19:02
WSHEvgeny KuznetsovEN (Alex Ovechkin, John Carlson)wrist0.64 xG
SJS: Hertl, Burroughs, Duclair, Kunin, Zetterlund, EklundWSH: Ovechkin, Carlson, Kuznetsov, Wilson, Sandin
SJS 1 – 3 WSH

Box score

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

San Jose Sharks

SJS skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Tomas Hertl C	L1	0	0	0	-2	2	0.08	2	0	0	20:06	—	—	55	40
Anthony Duclair L	L1	0	0	0	-2	0	0.11	2	2	0	17:14	—	—	42	33
Fabian Zetterlund L	L1	0	0	0	-2	1	0.24	1	0	2	15:34	—	—	39	41
Mikael Granlund C	L2	0	0	0	+1	2	0.33	2	1	0	17:47	—	—	40	49
Luke Kunin C	L2	1	0	1	0	3	0.60	3	2	0	17:42	—	—	40	49
William Eklund L	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.13	2	1	0	16:57	—	—	55	54
Nico Sturm C	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.01	1	0	0	15:07	—	—	8	12
Filip Zadina R	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	13:01	—	—	25	2
Mike Hoffman C	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.06	1	1	0	10:05	—	—	18	32
Ryan Carpenter C	L4	0	0	0	0	4	0.03	1	1	0	13:06	—	—	63	62
Kevin Labanc R	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.02	1	0	0	12:18	—	—	81	83
Givani Smith R	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.54	0	0	0	7:43	—	—	82	80
Ty Emberson D	D1	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	1	4	0	21:15	—	—	48	66
Mario Ferraro D	D1	0	1	1	+1	4	0.09	0	2	4	21:02	—	—	51	71
Marc-Edouard Vlasic D	D2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.03	0	4	0	20:58	—	—	45	42
Kyle Burroughs D	D2	0	0	0	-2	4	0.06	6	2	0	18:46	—	—	52	55
Jan Rutta D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.03	0	1	0	19:04	—	—	50	53
Matt Benning D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.02	0	2	0	16:45	—	—	48	49

SJS goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Mackenzie Blackwood(start)	L	41	39	2	.951	2.96	59:30

Washington Capitals

WSH skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk		PP	SH
Alex Ovechkin L	L1	0	2	2	+2	7	0.41	2	0	22:20	—	—	71	58
Dylan Strome C	L1	1	0	1	+2	1	0.04	0	0	21:00	—	—	80	82
Tom Wilson R	L1	1	0	1	+2	7	0.65	5	1	17:16	—	—	73	56
Evgeny Kuznetsov C	L2	1	0	1	0	4	0.69	0	0	25:05	—	—	43	36
T.J. Oshie R	L2	0	0	0	0	3	0.28	2	2	23:04	—	—	40	43
Connor McMichael L	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	3	0	15:21	—	—	55	31
Anthony Mantha R	L3	0	0	0	0	4	0.28	1	0	14:34	—	—	32	48
Matthew Phillips R	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	12:26	—	—	60	70
Nicklas Backstrom C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.09	1	0	12:24	—	—	50	62
Aliaksei Protas L	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.18	0	1	7:30	—	—	37	31
Hendrix Lapierre C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	7:28	—	—	30	27
Beck Malenstyn L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.50	5	2	7:19	—	—	35	55
Rasmus Sandin D	D1	0	0	0	0	3	0.07	2	5	24:17	—	—	43	24
Trevor van Riemsdyk D	D1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.05	0	6	18:09	—	—	29	17
John Carlson D	D2	0	2	2	+2	2	0.20	2	2	26:45	—	—	52	52
Martin Fehérváry D	D2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.02	1	0	16:48	—	—	60	76
Nick Jensen D	D3	0	1	1	+1	2	0.04	0	0	15:39	—	—	77	72
Hardy Haman Aktell D	D3	0	1	1	+1	3	0.05	2	0	12:43	—	—	65	67

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Darcy Kuemper(start)	W	31	30	1	.968	2.38	59:52

Goal anatomy

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

Luke Kunin (SJS) 1st 11:40 · assists Ty Emberson, Mario Ferraro · Rebound · 4.8 mph shot.

Luke Kunin · 1st 11:40 · SJS

Play: rebound
Passes: 0
Shot: 4.8 mph
Distance: 4 ft
Type: rebound

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Dylan Strome · 3rd 2:18 · WSH

Play: rebound
Passes: 1
Shot: 64.3 mph
Distance: 55 ft
Type: rebound

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Tom Wilson · 3rd 15:15 · WSH

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 3.6 mph
Distance: 6 ft

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Evgeny Kuznetsov · 3rd 19:02 · WSH EN

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 2-on-1
Passes: 1
Shot: 57.0 mph
Distance: 65 ft
Entry to goal: 0.8 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.