Eastern Conference · Metropolitan Division

Washington Capitals

2016–17·55–19–8·118 points·1st in the Metropolitan, 1st in the Eastern·Presidents' Trophy

Seasons

Points: 118#1
Goal differential: +84#1
xGF% (5v5, adj.): 51.4%#8
Power play: 23.1%#3
Penalty kill: 83.8%#7
GSAx: +38.8#2

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

33 of 33 lines


Williams – Johansson – Kuznetsov	513:55	66	56.6%	53.8%	29	12
Ovechkin – Oshie – Backstrom	509:19	60	53.7%	49.7%	29	19
Winnik – Beagle – Wilson	462:55	61	52.5%	50.2%	19	11
Eller – Connolly – Burakovsky	265:16	37	54.1%	58.5%	16	6
Oshie – Backstrom – Johansson	147:31	46	49.2%	53.1%	8	6
Williams – Ovechkin – Kuznetsov	120:15	56	53.1%	52.7%	8	8
Johansson – Kuznetsov – Wilson	89:39	38	44.9%	46.0%	4	3
Ovechkin – Oshie – Kuznetsov	77:51	51	62.9%	55.3%	5	0
Williams – Ovechkin – Backstrom	68:34	55	43.0%	47.4%	3	2
Ovechkin – Kuznetsov – Burakovsky	66:06	15	31.1%	44.2%	5	5

Defence pairs

Model-based

Pairs of defencemen together at 5-on-5.

Minimum 5v5 time together

19 of 19 pairs


Niskanen – Orlov	749:24	77	53.4%	56.6%	37	22
Alzner – Carlson	662:35	68	48.5%	46.3%	25	21
Orpik – Schmidt	563:18	57	59.5%	56.6%	25	12
Niskanen – Alzner	432:32	71	48.3%	50.9%	15	12
Carlson – Orlov	385:30	69	50.0%	54.2%	16	13
Orpik – Shattenkirk	232:35	18	54.1%	55.0%	5	5
Orpik – Orlov	125:49	37	44.9%	45.6%	9	4
Orpik – Chorney	87:43	10	37.0%	42.3%	3	1

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 13 to Apr 9

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.

	Winnik	Wilson	Beagle	Orlov	Niskanen	Johansson	Kuznetsov	Williams	Alzner	Carlson	Oshie	Ovechkin	Backstrom	Orpik	Schmidt	Burakovsky	Eller	Connolly
Winnik F		51	50	49	45	54	53	38	46	49	58	62	51	50	50	41	46	51
Wilson F	51		51	48	46	44	43	42	48	51	0	48	51	55	55	57	61	66
Beagle F	50	51		47	44	42	32	48	43	45	66	47	35	50	54	50	41	39
Orlov D	49	48	47		53	54	52	55	37	50	55	51	54	44	54	48	50	53
Niskanen D	45	46	44	53		53	52	53	48	50	55	52	53	44	28	51	48	51
Johansson F	54	44	42	54	53		54	58	52	54	51	47	53	49	60	56	43	32
Kuznetsov F	53	43	32	52	52	54		54	52	52	61	48	92	47	55	40	26	55
Williams F	38	42	48	55	53	58	54		55	52	65	49	53	48	60	46	49	61
Alzner D	46	48	43	37	48	52	52	55		49	51	46	48	36	56	44	44	43
Carlson D	49	51	45	50	50	54	52	52	49		50	47	48	41	52	44	50	49
Oshie F	58	0	66	55	55	51	61	65	51	50		55	53	60	59	50	52	59
Ovechkin F	62	48	47	51	52	47	48	49	46	47	55		51	54	50	35	48	40
Backstrom F	51	51	35	54	53	53	92	53	48	48	53	51		55	52	55	54	37
Orpik D	50	55	50	44	44	49	47	48	36	41	60	54	55		58	54	55	60
Schmidt D	50	55	54	54	28	60	55	60	56	52	59	50	52	58		53	57	57
Burakovsky F	41	57	50	48	51	56	40	46	44	44	50	35	55	54	53		50	54
Eller F	46	61	41	50	48	43	26	49	44	50	52	48	54	55	57	50		56
Connolly F	51	66	39	53	51	32	55	61	43	49	59	40	37	60	57	54	56

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