Eastern Conference · Southeast Division

Washington Capitals

2012–13·27–18–3·57 points·1st in the Southeast, 3rd in the Eastern·Clinched division

Seasons

Points: 57#11
Goal differential: +16#9
xGF% (5v5, adj.): 48.6%#19
Power play: 26.8%#1
Penalty kill: 77.9%#27
GSAx: +8.5#7

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

26 of 26 lines


Ovechkin – Backstrom – Johansson	280:14	30	54.5%	52.0%	16	12
Chimera – Fehr – Perreault	119:01	17	49.5%	51.7%	6	1
Fehr – Brouwer – Backstrom	94:12	14	38.9%	44.3%	4	4
Ribeiro – Laich – Brouwer	93:15	9	38.7%	48.7%	3	2
Chimera – Ribeiro – Ovechkin	83:01	19	32.5%	44.6%	2	6
Wolski – Brouwer – Backstrom	80:54	16	59.4%	49.6%	2	3
Chimera – Ward – Beagle	80:20	25	36.4%	44.1%	0	1
Ribeiro – Hendricks – Ovechkin	77:00	21	50.3%	44.0%	4	4
Ribeiro – Erat – Brouwer	76:45	9	53.4%	45.8%	3	3
Chimera – Ward – Perreault	73:03	18	36.3%	48.5%	2	3

Defence pairs

Model-based

Pairs of defencemen together at 5-on-5.

Minimum 5v5 time together

21 of 21 pairs


Green – Alzner	507:31	35	48.9%	48.4%	13	23
Erskine – Carlson	370:17	29	45.2%	45.3%	20	12
Hillen – Carlson	186:54	22	49.9%	52.4%	9	5
Alzner – Kundratek	139:55	17	49.4%	46.8%	3	3
Hillen – Oleksy	128:45	19	52.7%	51.6%	9	4
Alzner – Oleksy	104:25	24	53.4%	53.5%	7	4
Schultz – Kundratek	103:59	18	48.0%	48.4%	3	9
Schultz – Carlson	84:54	23	54.0%	47.2%	1	2

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 1–48 · Jan 19 to Apr 27

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.

	Kundratek	Hendricks	Beagle	Alzner	Green	Johansson	Ovechkin	Backstrom	Carlson	Erskine	Ribeiro	Brouwer	Fehr	Perreault	Chimera	Ward	Oleksy	Hillen
Kundratek D		56	48	48		14	48	49	32	52	43	40	60	60	41	57	0
Hendricks F	56		52	54	53	70	54	63	48	43	49	58	69	36	37	48	57	38
Beagle F	48	52		49	55	45	51	42	52	50	23	77	77	42	43	47	49	41
Alzner D	48	54	49		49	42	46	48	46	38	44	43	60	60	49	54	53
Green D		53	55	49		44	48	46	56	52	47	43	61	55	48	57	100	73
Johansson F	14	70	45	42	44		53	51	54	60	40	41	58	82	68	47	61	65
Ovechkin F	48	54	51	46	48	53		54	45	46	42	22	78	62	35	72	58	58
Backstrom F	49	63	42	48	46	51	54		53	54	63	45	46	0	56	56	59	58
Carlson D	32	48	52	46	56	54	45	53		44	42	50	55	51	45	50	68	48
Erskine D	52	43	50	38	52	60	46	54	44		41	42	48	41	41	50	46
Ribeiro F	43	49	23	44	47	40	42	63	42	41		47	57	60	40	55	47	57
Brouwer F	40	58	77	43	43	41	22	45	50	42	47		45	54	49	0	50	60
Fehr F	60	69	77	60	61	58	78	46	55	48	57	45		53	52	56	47	47
Perreault F	60	36	42	60	55	82	62	0	51	41	60	54	53		44	53	48	48
Chimera F	41	37	43	49	48	68	35	56	45	41	40	49	52	44		43	41	41
Ward F	57	48	47	54	57	47	72	56	50	50	55	0	56	53	43		44	42
Oleksy D	0	57	49	53	100	61	58	59	68	46	47	50	47	48	41	44		53
Hillen D		38	41		73	65	58	58	48		57	60	47	48	41	42	53

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