Nashville Predators at Washington Capitals

Mar 16, 2017 · Verizon Center

Team	Goals	Shots
Nashville Predators	2	24
Washington Capitals	1	23

Decided in overtime.

Scoring

Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Score
1st Period
11:41	WSH	Brett Connolly (15)	Jakub Vrana (3)	0 - 1
2nd Period
18:56	NSH	James Neal (21)	Kevin Fiala (4)	1 - 1
Overtime
01:05	NSH	Viktor Arvidsson (25)	Ryan Johansen (43), Roman Josi (32)	2 - 1

Penalties

Time	Team	Player	Penalty	Min
2nd Period
11:26	NSH	Cody McLeod	Interference	2
14:16	WSH	Tom Wilson	Tripping	2
19:39	NSH	Ryan Johansen	Interference goalkeeper	2
19:39	WSH	John Carlson	Roughing	2
3rd Period
07:29	WSH	Tom Wilson	Fighting	5
07:29	NSH	Austin Watson	Fighting	5

Shot attempts

Team	Attempts (Corsi)	Unblocked (Fenwick)	On goal	Goals	Expected goals	5-on-5 CF%
Nashville Predators	42	30	24	2	1.2	49.3
Washington Capitals	44	34	23	1	1.8	50.7

How the game went

The gap in shot attempts as the game went on: how many more one team had taken than the other. The line is above the middle and red while Washington Capitals had taken more, and below it and blue while Nashville Predators had.

Expected goals

Nashville Predators: 1.2 expected, 2 scored · Washington Capitals: 1.8 expected, 1 scored

Each line climbs with every chance a team had: a small step for a shot from far out, a big one for a dangerous chance. A dot is a goal. Expected goals adds up how likely each shot was to go in, judged by where it was taken from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. Blocked shots and the shootout are not counted. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

Where the attempts came from

Nashville Predators

Washington Capitals

There is a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. "Show as heat map" shades the ice by where the attempts came from.

Nashville Predators

Lines and pairings

Forward line	Time	CF%	xGF%	Goals
Ryan Johansen · Filip Forsberg · Viktor Arvidsson	8:54	66.7	46.7	0-0
Cody McLeod · Austin Watson · Colton Sissons	8:12	37.5	36.8	0-0
PA Parenteau · James Neal · Calle Jarnkrok	6:47	28.6	20.4	0-0
Craig Smith · Ryan Johansen · Filip Forsberg	5:40	62.5	47.2	0-0

Defence pair	Time	CF%	xGF%	Goals
P.K. Subban · Mattias Ekholm	20:57	51.9	31.1	1-0
Roman Josi · Ryan Ellis	17:38	44.4	41.3	0-1
Yannick Weber · Matt Irwin	10:10	50.0	59.5	0-0

The forwards and the defencemen who were on the ice together most at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out.

Players

xG is the expected goals of a skater's own shots. CF-CA and xGF-xGA are the shot attempts and the expected goals for and against while he was on the ice at five-on-five. For a goalie, xGA is what the shots he faced were expected to produce, and the last column is how many of those he saved. What these numbers mean

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	Shots	Hits	TOI	xG	CF-CA	xGF-xGA
33	Viktor Arvidsson	L	1	0	1	1	0	3	1	17:58	0.15	13-13	0.25-0.40
81	James Neal	L	1	0	1	1	0	2	2	16:53	0.04	7-8	0.15-0.13
12	Ryan Johansen	C	0	1	1	1	2	2	0	19:22	0.14	19-11	0.47-0.55
22	Kevin Fiala	L	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	10:49	0.06	7-6	0.17-0.18
59	Roman Josi	D	0	1	1	-1	0	3	1	24:21	0.11	15-15	0.39-0.48
3	Yannick Weber	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	12:21	0.01	7-9	0.22-0.19
9	Filip Forsberg	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	19:40	0.18	17-11	0.38-0.55
11	PA Parenteau	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	13:05	0.05	6-13	0.09-0.29
12	Mike Fisher	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	14:48	0.09	9-8	0.22-0.23
14	Mattias Ekholm	D	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	24:36	0.02	16-13	0.28-0.53
15	Craig Smith	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	14:44		13-9	0.36-0.37
15	Colton Sissons	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	11:43	0.12	4-7	0.13-0.27
19	Calle Jarnkrok	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18:57		6-13	0.12-0.16
24	Austin Watson	L	0	0	0	0	5	0	2	11:00		3-6	0.13-0.24
52	Matt Irwin	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	10:10	0.02	6-6	0.21-0.14
55	Cody McLeod	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	10:22		4-6	0.13-0.23
76	P.K. Subban	D	0	0	0	2	0	1	2	25:34	0.04	15-14	0.27-0.54
94	Ryan Ellis	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	22:52	0.16	13-17	0.37-0.52

#	Goalie	Decision	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	TOI	xGA	Saved above xG
35	Pekka Rinne	W	23	22	1	61:05	1.74	+0.74

Washington Capitals

Lines and pairings

Forward line	Time	CF%	xGF%	Goals
Justin Williams · Marcus Johansson · Evgeny Kuznetsov	14:04	64.3	64.6	0-1
Alex Ovechkin · T.J. Oshie · Nicklas Backstrom	12:58	52.0	63.3	0-0
Daniel Winnik · Jay Beagle · Tom Wilson	8:46	72.7	71.8	0-0
Lars Eller · Brett Connolly · Jakub Vrana	7:38	22.2	29.4	1-0

Defence pair	Time	CF%	xGF%	Goals
Karl Alzner · John Carlson	16:42	46.7	57.4	0-0
Matt Niskanen · Dmitry Orlov	15:32	68.4	78.9	1-1
Brooks Orpik · Kevin Shattenkirk	14:12	60.0	61.9	0-0

The forwards and the defencemen who were on the ice together most at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out.

Players

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	Shots	Hits	TOI	xG	CF-CA	xGF-xGA
20	Brett Connolly	R	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	08:25	0.07	3-8	0.09-0.21
19	Jakub Vrana	L	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	10:52		4-8	0.09-0.17
8	Alex Ovechkin	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	18:30	0.17	13-15	0.56-0.34
9	Dmitry Orlov	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	20:18		14-10	0.35-0.19
12	Kevin Shattenkirk	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	19:16	0.01	9-11	0.38-0.36
14	Justin Williams	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	17:32	0.07	9-6	0.14-0.10
15	Matt Niskanen	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	20:14	0.02	13-8	0.35-0.16
19	Nicklas Backstrom	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	18:33	0.33	13-15	0.56-0.36
20	Lars Eller	C	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	11:07		4-9	0.08-0.22
26	Daniel Winnik	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	12:48	0.16	9-5	0.40-0.17
27	Karl Alzner	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	20:03	0.01	14-16	0.47-0.35
43	Tom Wilson	R	0	0	0	0	7	2	2	10:51	0.19	9-6	0.40-0.20
44	Brooks Orpik	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	17:05		9-9	0.38-0.29
74	John Carlson	D	0	0	0	-1	2	3	1	23:07	0.08	15-18	0.47-0.38
77	T.J. Oshie	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	18:07	0.33	13-16	0.56-0.42
83	Jay Beagle	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	13:37	0.15	11-5	0.40-0.17
90	Marcus Johansson	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	17:32	0.11	11-7	0.14-0.12
92	Evgeny Kuznetsov	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	21:18	0.04	12-8	0.17-0.12

#	Goalie	Decision	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	TOI	xGA	Saved above xG
70	Braden Holtby	OTL	24	22	2	61:05	1.18	-0.82