Minnesota Wild vs. Washington CapitalsNov 18, 2017

FinalSaturday, Nov 18, 2017· Capital One Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
MIN	1	0	0	1		MIN	12	9	10	31
WSH	2	0	1	3		WSH	13	8	22	43

: MIN 52WSH 60
: MIN 2.62WSH 3.78
PP goals: MIN 1WSH 2
Hits: MIN 16WSH 29
Blocks: MIN 13WSH 10
PIM: MIN 10WSH 8
: MIN 50%WSH 50%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Washington Capitals beat Minnesota Wild 3–1

Washington Capitals beat Minnesota Wild 3–1 at home. Evgeny Kuznetsov (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 2 power-play goals on 10 attempts in 5:13 together.

Points
Evgeny Kuznetsov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 18:52.Kuznetsov
Points
T.J. Oshie had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:09.Oshie
PP1
WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 2 power-play goals on 10 attempts in 5:13 together.Ovechkin Oshie Backstrom Carlson Kuznetsov
PP1
MIN's first power-play unit (Koivu, Suter, Spurgeon, Granlund and Niederreiter) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 3:56 together.Koivu Suter Spurgeon Granlund Niederreiter
Goalie
Alex Stalock (MIN) faced 43 shots and stopped 40 (.930), +15 against a season average of 28.1; the loss.Stalock
Luck
MIN scored 1 goal on 2.62 expected goals (52 attempts), well short of its chances.
Usage
Alex Ovechkin (WSH) played 16:46, −3:25 down on his 20:11 season average over 81 games.Ovechkin
Usage
Jakub Vrana (WSH) played 8:16, −4:17 down on his 12:33 season average over 72 games.Vrana

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

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

WSH
MIN
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 112 of 112 attempts · WSH 60 · MIN 52

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

WSH
MIN
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: MIN 30% of the game, WSH 36%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

WSH

MIN

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	MIN	WSH
	41	54
	1.91	2.51
	1.81	2.50
	12	11
	2	7
	29	17
	+0.024	−0.024
	30%	36%

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.

Minnesota Wild

L1Koivu – Zucker – Granlund
10:4158% CF
L2Winnik – Eriksson Ek – Kunin
9:0929% CF
L3Staal – Foligno – Niederreiter
8:3960% CF
L4Cullen – Stewart – Ennis
7:3836% CF
D1Suter – Spurgeon
15:4350% CF
D2Brodin – Dumba
13:2547% CF
D3Quincey – Reilly
6:2263% CF

PP1Koivu – Suter – Spurgeon – Granlund – Niederreiter
3:56100% CF
PP2Staal – Foligno – Zucker – Reilly – Dumba
2:4075% CF
PK1FKoivu – Granlund
2:09
PK2FStaal – Winnik
1:51
PK1DSuter – Spurgeon
3:24
PK2DQuincey – Brodin
1:19

Current MIN line combinations →

Washington Capitals

L1Oshie – Backstrom – Stephenson
12:0674% CF
L2Ovechkin – Kuznetsov – Smith-Pelly
9:5155% CF
L3Eller – Wilson – Vrana
7:5671% CF
L4Beagle – Chiasson – Connolly
5:2640% CF
D1Niskanen – Orlov
15:1864% CF
D2Orpik – Carlson
12:5454% CF
D3Chorney – Bowey
11:1256% CF

PP1Ovechkin – Oshie – Backstrom – Carlson – Kuznetsov
5:13100% CF
PP2Niskanen – Eller – Chiasson – Orlov – Stephenson
1:34100% CF
PK1FEller – Wilson
2:11
PK2FBeagle – Chiasson
1:57
PK1DOrpik – Carlson
4:04
PK2DNiskanen – Orlov
3:19

Current WSH line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

9:42
WSHT.J. OshiePP (Evgeny Kuznetsov, Nicklas Backstrom)wrist0.12 xG
MIN: Staal, Suter, Winnik, SpurgeonWSH: Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson, Kuznetsov
MIN 0 – 1 WSH
12:02
MINNino NiederreiterPP (Mikael Granlund, Mikko Koivu)wrist0.18 xG
MIN: Koivu, Suter, Spurgeon, Granlund, NiederreiterWSH: Niskanen, Chiasson, Orlov, Smith-Pelly
MIN 1 – 1 WSH
12:46
WSHDmitry Orlov (Matt Niskanen, T.J. Oshie)slap0.02 xG
MIN: Cullen, Suter, Stewart, Ennis, SpurgeonWSH: Oshie, Niskanen, Backstrom, Orlov, Stephenson
MIN 1 – 2 WSH

3rd period

17:23
WSHEvgeny KuznetsovPP (Alex Ovechkin, John Carlson)backhand0.15 xG
MIN: Staal, Winnik, Spurgeon, BrodinWSH: Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson, Kuznetsov
MIN 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.

Minnesota Wild

MIN skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Mikael Granlund C	L1	0	1	1	0	2	0.45	1	0	0	20:12	—	—	50	59
Mikko Koivu C	L1	0	1	1	0	4	0.34	0	0	0	19:58	—	—	47	66
Jason Zucker L	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.07	2	1	2	17:16	—	—	47	62
Luke Kunin C	L2	0	0	0	0	3	0.19	3	0	0	14:11	—	—	35	24
Daniel Winnik L	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	0	1	0	13:30	—	—	31	25
Joel Eriksson Ek C	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	1	1	0	13:21	—	—	31	22
Eric Staal C	L3	0	0	0	0	5	0.36	2	0	0	18:49	—	—	54	69
Nino Niederreiter R	L3	1	0	1	0	2	0.43	1	0	0	15:30	—	—	48	64
Marcus Foligno L	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.13	2	0	0	11:43	—	—	67	67
Tyler Ennis R	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.10	0	2	0	11:52	—	—	39	38
Chris Stewart R	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.06	0	0	2	8:33	—	—	39	34
Matt Cullen C	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	0	0	8:27	—	—	36	34
Ryan Suter D	D1	0	0	0	-1	5	0.12	0	1	4	26:36	—	—	44	55
Jared Spurgeon D	D1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.04	1	2	0	25:06	—	—	50	58
Mathew Dumba D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	23:03	—	—	38	35
Jonas Brodin D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	3	0	20:51	—	—	36	34
Kyle Quincey D	D3	0	0	0	0	2	0.15	1	1	2	12:37	—	—	35	29
Mike Reilly D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.15	1	1	0	12:24	—	—	57	41

MIN goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Alex Stalock(start)	L	43	40	3	.930	3.78	58:23

Washington Capitals

WSH skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Nicklas Backstrom C	L1	0	1	1	+1	4	0.46	0	0	0	20:04	—	—	75	85
T.J. Oshie R	L1	1	1	2	+1	2	0.30	3	0	2	19:09	—	—	70	82
Chandler Stephenson C	L1	0	0	0	+1	2	0.42	0	0	0	15:42	—	—	70	83
Evgeny Kuznetsov C	L2	1	1	2	0	7	0.55	0	0	0	18:52	—	—	48	49
Alex Ovechkin L	L2	0	1	1	0	4	0.44	0	0	0	16:46	—	—	52	54
Devante Smith-Pelly R	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	1	0	0	14:42	—	—	50	50
Lars Eller C	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.26	1	1	2	15:26	—	—	68	56
Tom Wilson R	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.06	5	1	0	15:13	—	—	67	56
Jakub Vrana L	L3	0	0	0	0	3	0.26	0	0	0	8:16	—	—	71	62
Jay Beagle C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	2	1	2	12:52	—	—	27	21
Alex Chiasson R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	12:03	—	—	40	23
Brett Connolly R	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.14	2	0	0	9:03	—	—	43	28
Dmitry Orlov D	D1	1	0	1	+1	3	0.05	0	1	0	24:18	—	—	61	54
Matt Niskanen D	D1	0	1	1	+1	5	0.22	2	0	0	21:34	—	—	65	57
John Carlson D	D2	0	1	1	0	4	0.04	1	1	0	24:55	—	—	51	50
Brooks Orpik D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	8	1	0	18:20	—	—	54	53
Madison Bowey D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.50	3	0	2	13:02	—	—	53	61
Taylor Chorney D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	1	3	0	12:14	—	—	55	62

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Braden Holtby(start)	W	31	30	1	.968	2.62	59:57

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.