Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets

Nationwide Arena, Columbus Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2 on Saturday, April 3, 2010 on the road.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team Goals 2009-2010 record
Washington Capitals 3 54-15-13
at Columbus Blue Jackets 2 32-35-15

Goals by period

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Washington Capitals 3 0 0 3
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 0 1 2

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Washington Capitals 11 7 9 27
Columbus Blue Jackets 9 14 13 36

Three stars

  1. J. Theodore, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
  2. A. Vermette, Columbus Blue Jackets (2 goals)
  3. R. Nash, Columbus Blue Jackets (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 05:54 Washington Capitals Alexander Semin (1) Brooks Laich (1), Tyler Sloan (1) Even strength WSH 1, CBJ 0
1st 10:42 Washington Capitals Tomas Fleischmann (1) Mike Knuble (1), Eric Fehr (1) Even strength WSH 2, CBJ 0
1st 13:44 Washington Capitals Mike Green (1) Unassisted Power play WSH 3, CBJ 0
1st 14:07 Columbus Blue Jackets Antoine Vermette (1) Rick Nash (1) Shorthanded WSH 3, CBJ 1
3rd 12:17 Columbus Blue Jackets Antoine Vermette (2) Rick Nash (2), Marc Methot (1) Even strength WSH 3, CBJ 2

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets
Stat Washington Capitals Columbus Blue Jackets
Shots on goal 27 36
Power play 1 of 6 0 of 3
Penalty minutes 6 12
Hits 14 21
Blocked shots 15 11
Giveaways 1 5
Takeaways 0 6
Faceoffs won 30/51 (58.8%) 21/51 (41.2%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin L 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 0 0 23:50
Number 10 M. Bradley R 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 100% 12:27
Number 14 T. Fleischmann L 1 0 1 +1 0 3 0 0 0 75% 12:05
Number 16 E. Fehr C 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 13:26
Number 18 E. Belanger C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 73.3% 15:14
Number 19 N. Backstrom C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 1 0 57.1% 20:02
Number 21 B. Laich C 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 0 0 50% 17:24
Number 22 M. Knuble R 0 1 1 -1 0 1 2 0 0 17:33
Number 25 J. Chimera L 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 13:11
Number 28 A. Semin R 1 0 1 +1 0 3 0 0 0 18:24
Number 39 D. Steckel C 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 30% 12:08
Number 53 Q. Laing L 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 08:27
Number 3 T. Poti D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 2 0 19:57
Number 26 S. Morrisonn D 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 3 0 15:35
Number 52 M. Green D 1 0 1 0 0 4 1 3 1 24:25
Number 55 J. Schultz D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 17:26
Number 77 J. Corvo D 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 16:49
Number 89 T. Sloan D 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 3 0 15:42
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 60 J. Theodore 36 34 2 .944 59:55 Win

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 12 M. Blunden R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 0 0 04:37
Number 15 D. Dorsett R 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 10:14
Number 16 D. Brassard C 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 1 0 36.4% 18:53
Number 17 A. Murray C 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 11:21
Number 18 R. Umberger C 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 45.5% 22:56
Number 20 K. Huselius L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 17:53
Number 26 S. Pahlsson C 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 33.3% 16:57
Number 39 G. Moore R 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 66.7% 05:25
Number 46 T. Kana C 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 04:05
Number 50 A. Vermette C 2 0 2 0 0 4 1 4 0 42.9% 19:15
Number 61 R. Nash L 0 2 2 +1 0 6 1 0 0 21:21
Number 93 J. Voracek R 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 17:16
Number 3 M. Methot D 0 1 1 +1 2 2 0 2 0 20:29
Number 4 N. Paetsch D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 14:03
Number 6 A. Stralman D 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 0 0 22:59
Number 22 M. Commodore D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 2 0 19:19
Number 44 G. Clitsome D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 0 0 16:48
Number 51 F. Tyutin D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 2 0 25:43
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 1 S. Mason 23 22 1 .957 48:20 Loss
Number 32 M. Garon 4 2 2 .500 10:49

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 08:37 Columbus Blue Jackets Anton Stralman Holding 2
1st 12:27 Columbus Blue Jackets Derick Brassard Charging 2
1st 12:45 Columbus Blue Jackets Marc Methot Roughing 2
1st 17:33 Washington Capitals Tyler Sloan Hooking 2
2nd 09:39 Columbus Blue Jackets Tomas Kana Interference goalkeeper 2
3rd 00:33 Washington Capitals Jason Chimera Cross checking 2
3rd 01:10 Washington Capitals Shaone Morrisonn Tripping 2
3rd 04:38 Columbus Blue Jackets Samuel Pahlsson Hooking 2
3rd 13:37 Columbus Blue Jackets R.J. Umberger Tripping 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Bruce Boudreau
Columbus Blue Jackets head coach
Claude Noel
Referees
Stephane Auger, Dean Morton
Linesmen
Pierre Champoux, Tim Nowak
Washington Capitals scratches
Brendan Morrison, Scott Walker, John Erskine, Milan Jurcina, Boyd Gordon, John Carlson
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches
Chris Clark, Jan Hejda, Kris Russell, Jared Boll

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