Eastern Conference · Southeast Division

Washington Capitals

2011–12·42–32–8·92 points·2nd in the Southeast, 7th in the Eastern·Clinched playoff spot

Seasons

Points: 92#16
Goal differential: −8#16
xGF% (5v5, adj.): 49.6%#13
Power play: 17.1%#15
Penalty kill: 81.2%#21
GSAx: −10.3#23

Forward lines

Trios of forwards together at 5-on-5. Raise the minimum to see only the regular lines. A defenceman who played forward still counts as a defenceman.

Minimum 5v5 time together

42 of 42 lines


Chimera – Ward – Laich	257:09	39	49.8%	50.1%	8	9
Ovechkin – Brouwer – Backstrom	222:01	34	46.1%	46.4%	10	13
Chimera – Semin – Perreault	210:39	30	57.3%	60.9%	13	8
Semin – Ovechkin – Backstrom	127:20	35	60.7%	52.9%	5	4
Semin – Ovechkin – Johansson	114:14	45	38.5%	41.4%	2	5
Laich – Ovechkin – Brouwer	107:50	46	51.5%	45.6%	4	2
Hendricks – Brouwer – Beagle	105:38	15	52.5%	45.1%	2	3
Chimera – Halpern – Ward	98:48	35	51.6%	46.3%	5	5
Hendricks – Laich – Brouwer	97:35	26	56.6%	52.7%	3	3
Laich – Ovechkin – Johansson	90:18	20	51.6%	44.9%	6	5

Defence pairs

Model-based

Pairs of defencemen together at 5-on-5.

Minimum 5v5 time together

21 of 21 pairs


Alzner – Carlson	895:39	78	47.3%	46.2%	30	30
Hamrlik – Wideman	318:14	65	48.5%	51.1%	12	16
Wideman – Orlov	307:31	54	50.8%	54.6%	10	10
Wideman – Schultz	294:23	46	46.9%	45.1%	11	8
Hamrlik – Green	272:45	22	52.7%	50.1%	17	8
Wideman – Alzner	244:19	64	52.2%	46.7%	10	5
Hamrlik – Orlov	228:44	36	58.9%	48.9%	10	6
Erskine – Wideman	201:01	22	49.7%	48.8%	7	7

Who plays with whom

Model-based

Linemates pull together. Drag the handles to watch combinations form and break up during the season; click a player to open their page.

Games 1–82 · Oct 8 to Apr 7

Forward Defence Pair xGF%: red below 50, blue aboveThicker lines, more time together. Showing pairs with 20+ shared minutes.

With or without you

Model-based

Every pair of regulars. Some players lift everyone they play with; others depend on a particular partner.

	Backstrom	Orlov	Hamrlik	Semin	Johansson	Wideman	Ovechkin	Knuble	Brouwer	Laich	Alzner	Carlson	Chimera	Ward	Hendricks	Halpern	Schultz	Perreault
Backstrom F		47	49	55	48	51	53	55	45	51	51	53	40	48	36	56	57	100
Orlov D	47		59	57	46	51	50	38	55	57	40	55	53	57	47	58	31	50
Hamrlik D	49	59		55	52	48	51	48	50	53	58	54	49	50	63	57	53	59
Semin F	55	57	55		49	50	50	47	58	53	60	56	54	24	74	53	46	58
Johansson F	48	46	52	49		45	45	40	50	51	45	52	38	48	49	49	47	58
Wideman D	51	51	48	50	45		48	42	48	53	52	46	53	57	50	54	47	49
Ovechkin F	53	50	51	50	45	48		48	48	46	44	46	24	57	53	58	50	56
Knuble F	55	38	48	47	40	42	48		43	47	48	46	40	46	49	43	42	41
Brouwer F	45	55	50	58	50	48	48	43		54	50	52	56	85	51	67	51	48
Laich F	51	57	53	53	51	53	46	47	54		46	44	50	48	52	34	50	55
Alzner D	51	40	58	60	45	52	44	48	50	46		47	49	47	47	53	63	59
Carlson D	53	55	54	56	52	46	46	46	52	44	47		47	48	37	51	47	60
Chimera F	40	53	49	54	38	53	24	40	56	50	49	47		49	31	51	49	54
Ward F	48	57	50	24	48	57	57	46	85	48	47	48	49		40	57	66	50
Hendricks F	36	47	63	74	49	50	53	49	51	52	47	37	31	40		55	53	56
Halpern F	56	58	57	53	49	54	58	43	67	34	53	51	51	57	55		50	71
Schultz D	57	31	53	46	47	47	50	42	51	50	63	47	49	66	53	50		43
Perreault F	100	50	59	58	58	49	56	41	48	55	59	60	54	50	56	71	43

Hover a cell to compare each player with and without the other. Numbers are the pair's 5-on-5 xGF%; blue above 50, red below. Cells are grey until the pair has 100 minutes together.

Line blender

Model-based

How much the forward trios changed each game. Low values mean settled lines; high values mean a coach searching for a spark.

Line-blender index by game