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Thu, Oct 4, 2018·PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh

Washington Capitals 6, Pittsburgh Penguins 7 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Pittsburgh Penguins win this game 80% of the time.

PIT winsWSH wins

Who was on the ice

Model-based

Line matchups and every shift of the game.

Line matchups

PIT forward lines and defence pairs (rows) against WSH's (columns) at 5-on-5. Darker cells shared more ice; the second number is xG for–against in that time. Click a cell to highlight it below.

Ovechkin–Kuznetsov–ConnollyOshie–Backstrom–VranaEller–Stephenson–BurakovskyDowd–Smith-Pelly–WalkerKuznetsov–Connolly–StephensonOvechkin–Kuznetsov–BurakovskyEller–Kuznetsov–ConnollyNiskanen–OrlovCarlson–DjoosOrpik–BoweyOrpik–CarlsonOrlov–BoweyCarlson–OrlovDjoos–Bowey
Crosby–Hornqvist–Guentzel3:350.03–0.294:210.33–0.051:420.26–0.001:140.23–0.006:390.83–0.193:130.08–0.211:200.00–0.000:430.00–0.080:340.08–0.00
Malkin–Kessel–Hagelin3:340.00–0.364:190.24–0.301:450.19–0.040:460.04–0.001:040.28–0.023:040.11–0.437:550.63–0.100:360.00–0.04
Brassard–Rust–Simon1:530.61–0.000:560.10–0.052:050.05–0.001:360.03–0.080:410.00–0.002:420.41–0.081:130.00–0.052:440.29–0.000:380.10–0.00
Cullen–Sheahan–Rust2:350.27–0.110:450.16–0.000:480.00–0.092:140.10–0.130:360.17–0.000:450.16–0.000:480.00–0.09
Cullen–Sheahan–Sprong0:420.00–0.002:220.00–0.271:200.00–0.051:480.00–0.22
Johnson–Maatta4:490.36–0.123:350.09–0.072:420.13–0.000:590.00–0.001:000.00–0.000:570.00–0.094:150.42–0.007:450.16–0.221:110.00–0.000:570.00–0.09
Letang–Dumoulin5:210.55–0.354:230.61–0.280:430.24–0.001:220.03–0.061:040.28–0.024:420.48–0.323:510.38–0.243:390.83–0.090:410.00–0.000:560.15–0.05
Schultz–Oleksiak2:010.23–0.102:520.10–0.182:480.12–0.032:270.00–0.294:520.12–0.413:010.10–0.032:370.16–0.160:390.10–0.00
Johnson–Schultz0:410.24–0.050:320.00–0.040:370.00–0.05
Schultz–Maatta0:330.23–0.000:520.23–0.13
Shift chart

Every shift, one row per player.

P1P2P3OTEndGuentzel FHornqvist FCrosby FHagelin FMalkin FKessel FSimon FRust FBrassard FCullen FSheahan FSprong FDumoulin DLetang DMaatta DJohnson DSchultz DOleksiak DMurray GVrana FBackstrom FOshie FOvechkin FConnolly FKuznetsov FStephenson FSmith-Pelly FDowd FWalker FEller FBurakovsky FNiskanen DOrlov DDjoos DCarlson DBowey DOrpik DHoltby G
PITWSHFull-height lines are goals; short ticks at the top are shots. Hover to see who was on the ice.

Shift totals

John CarlsonWSH3128:020:541:5863
Kris LetangPIT2825:410:552:0663
Dmitry OrlovWSH2924:220:501:3215
Evgeny KuznetsovWSH2924:120:502:1380
Matt NiskanenWSH2922:070:461:3217
Sidney CrosbyPIT2522:010:532:0672
Jack JohnsonPIT2721:580:491:5416
Evgeni MalkinPIT2221:430:592:0660
Phil KesselPIT2421:360:542:0660
Alex OvechkinWSH2320:070:522:2470
Patric HornqvistPIT2319:420:512:0371
Olli MaattaPIT2619:090:441:2413
Jake GuentzelPIT2418:480:471:1832
Nicklas BackstromWSH2518:470:451:3945
T.J. OshieWSH2518:310:441:2954
Brett ConnollyWSH2218:240:501:2450
Justin SchultzPIT2217:380:481:1901
Christian DjoosWSH2116:520:481:2641
Brian DumoulinPIT2316:070:421:1622
Brooks OrpikWSH2116:010:461:2004
Jakub VranaWSH2215:170:421:1133
Bryan RustPIT2214:400:400:5915
Carl HagelinPIT1814:290:481:2511
Derick BrassardPIT2114:280:411:1017
Jamie OleksiakPIT2113:590:401:2502
Riley SheahanPIT2012:410:381:1627
Lars EllerWSH1812:190:411:2333
Chandler StephensonWSH1711:390:411:1811
Madison BoweyWSH1511:110:451:4610
Andre BurakovskyWSH1510:160:411:2133
Nic DowdWSH1410:070:430:5305
Dominik SimonPIT139:510:451:1812
Matt CullenPIT169:430:360:5722
Devante Smith-PellyWSH149:370:411:0204
Daniel SprongPIT116:470:371:1021
Nathan WalkerWSH96:290:431:0200