Eastern Conference · Metropolitan Division

Washington Capitals

2018–19·48–26–8·104 points·1st in the Metropolitan, 3rd in the Eastern·Clinched division

Seasons

Points: 104#4
Goal differential: +26#9
xGF% (5v5, adj.): 47.7%#22
Power play: 20.8%#12
Penalty kill: 78.9%#24
GSAx: +15.3#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

41 of 41 lines


Oshie – Backstrom – Vrana	349:26	48	53.6%	52.3%	21	13
Ovechkin – Kuznetsov – Wilson	320:32	50	44.6%	49.8%	20	13
Eller – Connolly – Burakovsky	291:34	57	44.2%	47.1%	13	14
Ovechkin – Oshie – Backstrom	238:28	57	52.9%	52.0%	15	9
Ovechkin – Backstrom – Wilson	233:35	54	42.1%	48.3%	10	14
Kuznetsov – Wilson – Vrana	146:17	35	53.9%	51.9%	11	3
Hagelin – Eller – Connolly	126:38	16	67.9%	63.2%	9	3
Eller – Connolly – Vrana	123:34	57	50.3%	48.8%	6	2
Oshie – Kuznetsov – Vrana	92:57	45	43.3%	49.4%	2	2
Oshie – Backstrom – Stephenson	74:50	21	52.3%	49.0%	1	1

Defence pairs

Model-based

Pairs of defencemen together at 5-on-5.

Minimum 5v5 time together

26 of 26 pairs


Niskanen – Orlov	1109:44	80	45.6%	48.7%	39	48
Carlson – Kempny	877:06	69	49.9%	52.1%	58	38
Carlson – Orlov	207:28	75	49.4%	50.6%	21	14
Niskanen – Kempny	178:07	64	49.1%	47.2%	9	8
Orpik – Jensen	178:07	19	50.8%	52.3%	12	7
Djoos – Bowey	166:02	18	46.9%	47.1%	8	3
Orpik – Djoos	163:43	21	50.0%	50.7%	7	8
Carlson – Djoos	132:32	38	45.4%	53.5%	9	4

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 3 to Apr 6

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.

	Smith-Pelly	Stephenson	Dowd	Backstrom	Oshie	Vrana	Orlov	Niskanen	Carlson	Kempny	Kuznetsov	Ovechkin	Wilson	Djoos	Orpik	Burakovsky	Connolly	Eller
Smith-Pelly F		41	47	26	5	41	42	45	46	45	38	43	81	44	48	45	61	54
Stephenson F	41		45	41	42	68	44	40	46	40	40	36	16	41	57	49	48	51
Dowd F	47	45		58	26	40	48	45	44	47	22	47	20	49	50	49	50	73
Backstrom F	26	41	58		53	53	46	46	51	49	55	47	41	50	58	58	34	9
Oshie F	5	42	26	53		52	48	48	51	49	43	52	51	56	58	63	41	55
Vrana F	41	68	40	53	52		51	47	51	51	49	42	52	49	53	56	47	51
Orlov D	42	44	48	46	48	51		45	49	35	44	43	46	38	63	41	49	46
Niskanen D	45	40	45	46	48	47	45		73	47	45	44	45	27	40	42	46	45
Carlson D	46	46	44	51	51	51	49	73		50	45	48	49	45	42	47	50	56
Kempny D	45	40	47	49	49	51	35	47	50		45	48	49	34	40	54	51	58
Kuznetsov F	38	40	22	55	43	49	44	45	45	45		41	48	41	40	41	46	46
Ovechkin F	43	36	47	47	52	42	43	44	48	48	41		45	38	40	45	42	51
Wilson F	81	16	20	41	51	52	46	45	49	49	48	45		33	40	49	94	52
Djoos D	44	41	49	50	56	49	38	27	45	34	41	38	33		50	46	47	44
Orpik D	48	57	50	58	58	53	63	40	42	40	40	40	40	50		49	52	53
Burakovsky F	45	49	49	58	63	56	41	42	47	54	41	45	49	46	49		45	43
Connolly F	61	48	50	34	41	47	49	46	50	51	46	42	94	47	52	45		53
Eller F	54	51	73	9	55	51	46	45	56	58	46	51	52	44	53	43	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