And so it’s set.
Caps vs. Flyers. Red, white and blue vs. orange and black. Four prior playoff meetings, with two wins apiece, 21 games played and 47 fighting majors handed out. Dale Hunter scoring on Ron Hextall… and Ron Hextall scoring on the Caps. Joffrey Lupul. Alex Ovechkin’s first career playoff goal. The superior Nicklas Backstrom vs. the almost-as-good Claude Giroux. Michal Neuvirth vs. his former team. Mike Richards and Justin Williams vs. their former team.
Tom Wilson vs…. well, everyone.
There’ll be plenty of time to dive into those storylines and others in the days ahead, but first things first – the numbers. Below are the Caps team and individual stats for the four games this season against the Flyers.
Head-to-Head:
Game 1 @ PHI | W, 5-2 |
Game 2 vs. PHI | L, 4-3 (OT) |
Game 3 vs. PHI | W, 3-2 |
Game 4 @ PHI | L, 2-1 (SO) |
Record | 2-0-2 |
GF/Game | 3.00 |
GA/Game | 2.50 |
Goal Diff/Game | 0.50 |
Powerplay Success | 30.0% |
Powerplay Opportunities | 10 |
Powerplays Per Game |
2.50 |
Penalty Kill Success |
82.3% |
Times Shorthanded | 17 |
Times Shorthanded Per Game | 4.25 |
Shooting Percentage | 9.83% |
Save Percentage | .925 |
5v5 Save Percentage | .938 |
5v5 Corsi-For Percentage | 52.8% |
Score-Adjusted 5v5 Corsi-For Percentage | 52.9% |
Individual Head-to-Head Five-on-Five Ice Time and Shot Attempts:
Capitals Skaters vs. Philadelphia
Player | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | S | S% |
Evgeny Kuznetsov | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
Justin Williams | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16.7 |
Jason Chimera | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 33.3 |
Andre Burakovsky | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
Karl Alzner | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Tom Wilson | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Alex Ovechkin | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 12.5 |
T.J. Oshie | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14.3 |
Matt Niskanen | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7.1 |
Nicklas Backstrom | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 33.3 |
Nate Schmidt | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Dmitry Orlov | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100 |
Marcus Johansson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Jay Beagle | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Daniel Winnik | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Brooks Orpik | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Paul Carey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Mike Richards | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Michael Latta | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Taylor Chorney | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
John Carlson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Capitals Goalies vs. Philadelphia
GP | GS | MIN | W | L | O | GA | GAA | SA | SV | SV% | SO | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Braden Holtby | 4 | 4 | 244:23 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2.21 | 121 | 112 | .926 | 0 |
Capitals Centers’ Face Offs vs. Philadelphia (minimum ten draws)
GP | FOW | FOL | TOT | PCT | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jay Beagle | 2 | 22 | 11 | 33 | 66.7% |
T.J. Oshie | 4 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 57.1% |
Evgeny Kuznetsov | 4 | 33 | 29 | 62 | 53.2% |
Mike Richards | 3 | 19 | 23 | 42 | 45.2% |
Nicklas Backstrom | 4 | 24 | 50 | 74 | 32.4% |
Team Total* | 4 | 121 | 135 | 256 | 47.3% |
Team Total (PP) | 4 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 60.0% |
Team Total (PK) | 4 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 44.1% |
Team Total (Offensive Zone) | 4 | 32 | 39 | 71 | 45.1% |
Team Total (Defensive Zone) | 4 | 46 | 51 | 97 | 47.4% |
Team Total (Neutral Zone) | 4 | 43 | 59 | 102 | 42.2% |
*Includes players who did not meet the minimum for inclusion in the table
And now, for getting through all those stats, your moment of zen: