Eastern Conference · Metropolitan Division

Washington Capitals

2022–23·35–37–10·80 points·6th in the Metropolitan, 13th in the Eastern

Seasons

Points: 80#25
Goal differential: −8#20
xGF% (5v5, adj.): 49.4%#20
Power play: 21.2%#16
Penalty kill: 81.9%#12
GSAx: +5.4#13

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

57 of 57 lines


Ovechkin – Sheary – Strome	270:18	49	55.1%	50.4%	11	9
Dowd – Hathaway – Protas	193:32	32	64.5%	52.9%	7	5
Ovechkin – Kuznetsov – Sheary	130:07	49	45.7%	50.4%	10	5
Eller – Johansson – Mantha	99:52	35	54.9%	53.1%	3	4
Ovechkin – Kuznetsov – Wilson	94:10	22	33.6%	44.5%	5	8
Oshie – Kuznetsov – Milano	90:20	27	47.7%	41.7%	3	6
Oshie – Milano – Strome	87:38	29	48.7%	49.4%	9	4
Kuznetsov – Mantha – Milano	83:49	27	58.1%	55.2%	5	3
Ovechkin – Wilson – Strome	77:26	23	49.9%	52.0%	5	5
Dowd – Sheary – Aube-Kubel	69:48	13	46.0%	42.4%	1	0

Defence pairs

Model-based

Pairs of defencemen together at 5-on-5.

Minimum 5v5 time together

29 of 29 pairs


Jensen – Fehérváry	516:35	65	48.6%	47.8%	20	17
Gustafsson – van Riemsdyk	473:23	60	54.9%	54.4%	25	17
Orlov – Jensen	468:11	43	51.4%	52.4%	13	20
Carlson – Gustafsson	287:12	27	57.6%	56.4%	14	15
Irwin – van Riemsdyk	180:35	48	52.0%	50.7%	6	4
Carlson – Fehérváry	180:24	28	44.4%	42.9%	6	8
Irwin – Alexeyev	160:44	22	42.7%	45.3%	2	3
Irwin – Fehérváry	126:09	45	50.0%	46.2%	6	9

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 12 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.

	Dowd	Protas	Irwin	Johansson	Orlov	Jensen	Fehérváry	Mantha	Eller	Oshie	Kuznetsov	Milano	Carlson	van Riemsdyk	Gustafsson	Sheary	Ovechkin	Strome
Dowd F		59	49	65	55	50	53	53	57	61	4	46	51	65	65	46	37	80
Protas F	59		43	51	57	56	52	60	48	41	43	60	54	61	61	64	34	48
Irwin D	49	43		51	52	56	50	42	52	41	38	47	93	52	39	46	48	43
Johansson F	65	51	51		55	50	45	57	53	41	46	48	53	47	57	54	57	46
Orlov D	55	57	52	55		51	43	56	53	52	49	53	46	52	55	50	48	45
Jensen D	50	56	56	50	51		48	48	50	54	44	49	70	45	49	47	48	52
Fehérváry D	53	52	50	45	43	48		45	43	39	41	44	44	47	52	48	48	52
Mantha F	53	60	42	57	56	48	45		53	49	50	60	62	55	61	46	48	52
Eller F	57	48	52	53	53	50	43	53		46	53	52	55	49	56	46	45	65
Oshie F	61	41	41	41	52	54	39	49	46		41	47	43	51	51	50	49	55
Kuznetsov F	4	43	38	46	49	44	41	50	53	41		47	46	44	47	45	42	67
Milano F	46	60	47	48	53	49	44	60	52	47	47		55	58	54	59	50	46
Carlson D	51	54	93	53	46	70	44	62	55	43	46	55		34	58	52	51	57
van Riemsdyk D	65	61	52	47	52	45	47	55	49	51	44	58	34		55	50	47	56
Gustafsson D	65	61	39	57	55	49	52	61	56	51	47	54	58	55		53	49	57
Sheary F	46	64	46	54	50	47	48	46	46	50	45	59	52	50	53		52	53
Ovechkin F	37	34	48	57	48	48	48	48	45	49	42	50	51	47	49	52		54
Strome F	80	48	43	46	45	52	52	52	65	55	67	46	57	56	57	53	54

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