The Caps lost to the Blues 3-1 4-1 and now have a record of 7-7-3. Here’s a look at some #fancystats from the game. First the 5-on-5 shot attempt chart, followed by some more 5-on-5 numbers.
-The Caps lost the shot attempt battle, 49-44.
-Mike Green had the best on-ice shot attempt differential at +9
-Brooks Orpik had the worst shot attempt differential at -12.
-Mike Green was on the ice for the most Caps shot attempts (19).
-Brooks Orpik was on the ice for the most shot attempts against (22).
-Nick Backstrom and Alex Ovechkin had the easiest zone starts, starting 88.89% of their shifts in the offensive zone.
-Eric Fehr had the toughest zone starts, starting 25% of his shifts in the offensive zone.
