Eastern Conference · Metropolitan Division

Washington Capitals

2013–14·38–30–14·90 points·5th in the Metropolitan, 9th in the Eastern

Seasons

Points: 90#17
Goal differential: −4#18
xGF% (5v5, adj.): 47.3%#24
Power play: 23.4%#2
Penalty kill: 82.0%#16
GSAx: +7.6#9

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

32 of 32 lines


Ovechkin – Backstrom – Johansson	451:24	57	48.3%	51.6%	17	28
Chimera – Ward – Fehr	303:02	39	55.0%	49.2%	14	13
Chimera – Ward – Grabovski	155:41	37	54.2%	52.7%	12	8
Fehr – Grabovski – Brouwer	155:20	23	54.1%	55.9%	8	5
Chimera – Erat – Ward	123:59	18	48.5%	45.0%	5	7
Erat – Ovechkin – Backstrom	122:07	26	54.4%	52.0%	2	6
Beagle – Volpatti – Wilson	95:20	21	45.9%	42.6%	1	1
Erat – Laich – Brouwer	90:01	15	49.6%	50.3%	4	2
Laich – Grabovski – Brouwer	81:12	14	45.4%	45.9%	1	0
Laich – Brouwer – Johansson	78:24	22	40.3%	43.0%	2	2

Defence pairs

Model-based

Pairs of defencemen together at 5-on-5.

Minimum 5v5 time together

24 of 24 pairs


Alzner – Carlson	905:58	79	48.8%	48.0%	33	33
Green – Orlov	520:40	44	55.1%	55.9%	20	21
Green – Alzner	254:26	63	49.0%	46.7%	5	10
Green – Schmidt	227:34	25	49.7%	54.5%	12	11
Erskine – Carrick	194:49	21	51.9%	47.3%	8	8
Erskine – Oleksy	154:04	15	42.0%	44.4%	9	7
Strachan – Orlov	147:24	11	47.0%	40.4%	6	2
Urbom – Oleksy	135:03	15	44.5%	45.5%	5	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 1–82 · Oct 1 to Apr 13

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.

	Erskine	Wilson	Beagle	Schmidt	Erat	Grabovski	Green	Orlov	Fehr	Chimera	Ward	Carlson	Alzner	Johansson	Backstrom	Ovechkin	Brouwer	Laich
Erskine D		39	40		39	57	43	85	40	46	46	42	0	48	51	42	54	59
Wilson F	39		57	57	63	42	47	50	49	46	100	50	53	32	41	100	0	51
Beagle F	40	57		53	58	41	47	50	55	44	36	48	45	44	34	36	41	55
Schmidt D		57	53		67	49	50		62	56	56	51	0	43	46	45	52	52
Erat F	39	63	58	67		57	58	51	66	48	49	49	48	48	55	50	43	44
Grabovski F	57	42	41	49	57		54	59	55	51	52	48	48	44	50	51	50	48
Green D	43	47	47	50	58	54		55	57	49	49	36	48	50	52	49	53	45
Orlov D	85	50	50		51	59	55		58	51	49	42	47	45	47	52	48	51
Fehr F	40	49	55	62	66	55	57	58		53	52	51	52	31	45	45	50	33
Chimera F	46	46	44	56	48	51	49	51	53		51	48	50	45	41	39	44	50
Ward F	46	100	36	56	49	52	49	49	52	51		48	48	42	50	57	61	48
Carlson D	42	50	48	51	49	48	36	42	51	48	48		49	43	46	46	45	46
Alzner D	0	53	45	0	48	48	48	47	52	50	48	49		48	53	50	44	44
Johansson F	48	32	44	43	48	44	50	45	31	45	42	43	48		46	46	48	43
Backstrom F	51	41	34	46	55	50	52	47	45	41	50	46	53	46		48	46	42
Ovechkin F	42	100	36	45	50	51	49	52	45	39	57	46	50	46	48		47	42
Brouwer F	54	0	41	52	43	50	53	48	50	44	61	45	44	48	46	47		43
Laich F	59	51	55	52	44	48	45	51	33	50	48	46	44	43	42	42	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