Chicago Blackhawks at Washington Capitals

Thursday, January 1, 2015, 1:00 PM ET Nationals Park, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3–2 on Thursday, January 1, 2015 at home.

Final score, Chicago Blackhawks at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2014-2015 record
Chicago Blackhawks	2	48-28-6
at Washington Capitals	3	45-26-11

Goals by period

Goals by period, Chicago Blackhawks at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Chicago Blackhawks	1	1	0	2
Washington Capitals	2	0	1	3

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Chicago Blackhawks at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Chicago Blackhawks	13	13	9	35
Washington Capitals	15	7	13	35

Three stars

A. Ovechkin, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)
P. Sharp, Chicago Blackhawks (1 goal)
T. Brouwer, Washington Capitals (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Chicago Blackhawks at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	07:01	Washington Capitals	Eric Fehr (11)	Unassisted	Even strength	CHI 0, WSH 1
1st	11:58	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (18)	Mike Green (15), Jack Hillen (3)	Even strength	CHI 0, WSH 2
1st	13:36	Chicago Blackhawks	Patrick Sharp (7)	Duncan Keith (18), Patrick Kane (23)	Power play	CHI 1, WSH 2
2nd	03:15	Chicago Blackhawks	Brandon Saad (9)	Jonathan Toews (19), Marian Hossa (17)	Even strength	CHI 2, WSH 2
3rd	19:47	Washington Capitals	Troy Brouwer (11)	Alex Ovechkin (14), Mike Green (16)	Power play	CHI 2, WSH 3

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

Team stats

Team stats, Chicago Blackhawks at Washington Capitals
Stat	Chicago Blackhawks	Washington Capitals
Shots on goal	35	35
Power play	1 of 6	1 of 4
Penalty minutes	10	14
Hits	10	24
Blocked shots	8	15
Giveaways	7	15
Takeaways	5	7
Faceoffs won	42/78 (53.8%)	36/78 (46.2%)

Box score

Chicago Blackhawks

Chicago Blackhawks skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 P. Sharp	L	1	0	1	0	0	10	1	0	1	33.3%	18:30
Number 13 D. Carcillo	L	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0		03:38
Number 16 M. Kruger	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	50%	12:57
Number 19 J. Toews	C	0	1	1	+1	2	0	0	0	0	56.7%	19:59
Number 20 B. Saad	L	1	0	1	+1	2	3	0	0	0		18:56
Number 23 K. Versteeg	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1	0		11:43
Number 28 B. Smith	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	66.7%	11:08
Number 29 B. Bickell	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0		12:24
Number 65 A. Shaw	R	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	58.3%	13:52
Number 81 M. Hossa	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	1	0		19:19
Number 88 P. Kane	R	0	1	1	-1	0	5	0	0	0		21:56
Number 91 B. Richards	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	53.8%	15:52
Number 2 D. Keith	D	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	0	0		26:50
Number 4 N. Hjalmarsson	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		21:55
Number 5 D. Rundblad	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0		10:13
Number 7 B. Seabrook	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	1	0		20:03
Number 27 J. Oduya	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		20:59
Number 32 M. Rozsival	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		12:54

Chicago Blackhawks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 50 C. Crawford	35	32	3	.914	59:39	Loss

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin	L	1	1	2	+1	0	4	4	0	0	100%	19:32
Number 16 E. Fehr	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	31.3%	13:57
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	0	0	+1	2	3	0	1	0	55.2%	21:41
Number 20 T. Brouwer	R	1	0	1	0	2	1	3	0	1	66.7%	17:34
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	0	50%	15:20
Number 25 J. Chimera	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		07:05
Number 42 J. Ward	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	2	0		15:10
Number 43 T. Wilson	R	0	0	0	0	4	0	2	0	0		07:34
Number 46 M. Latta	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	40%	06:31
Number 83 J. Beagle	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	3	1	0	50%	16:44
Number 90 M. Johansson	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		16:46
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	40%	13:44
Number 2 M. Niskanen	D	0	0	0	+1	2	3	4	0	0		23:17
Number 27 K. Alzner	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	1	0		19:18
Number 38 J. Hillen	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0		10:56
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	3	3	0		24:44
Number 52 M. Green	D	0	2	2	+1	0	3	1	1	0		14:59
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	0	0	0	-1	2	4	1	4	0		23:01

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 70 B. Holtby	35	33	2	.943	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Chicago Blackhawks at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	05:41	Chicago Blackhawks	Daniel Carcillo	Roughing	2
1st	05:41	Washington Capitals	Tom Wilson	Roughing	2
1st	13:29	Washington Capitals	Nicklas Backstrom	Holding	2
1st	17:41	Chicago Blackhawks	Bryan Bickell	High sticking	2
1st	18:33	Washington Capitals	Troy Brouwer	Boarding	2
2nd	03:57	Washington Capitals	Jason Chimera	Holding	2
2nd	09:18	Washington Capitals	Tom Wilson	Interference goalkeeper	2
2nd	09:47	Washington Capitals	John Carlson	High sticking	2
3rd	08:21	Chicago Blackhawks	Andrew Shaw	Tripping	2
3rd	16:49	Washington Capitals	Matt Niskanen	Boarding	2
3rd	18:47	Chicago Blackhawks	Jonathan Toews	Hooking	2
3rd	19:47	Chicago Blackhawks	Brandon Saad	Slashing	2

Game information

Chicago Blackhawks head coach: Joel Quenneville
Washington Capitals head coach: Barry Trotz
Referees: Kelly Sutherland, Francois St-Laurent
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Tim Nowak
Chicago Blackhawks scratches: Tim Erixon, Joakim Nordstrom
Washington Capitals scratches: Nate Schmidt, Andre Burakovsky

2014-2015 season series

Every Chicago Blackhawks and Washington Capitals game in the 2014-2015 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 2	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Chicago Blackhawks, Fri, Nov 7, 2014
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Washington Capitals, Thu, Jan 1, 2015

Other NHL games on Jan 1

Other NHL games on Thursday, January 1, 2015
Matchup	Status	Details
Los Angeles Kings 3 at Vancouver Canucks 2	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Vancouver Canucks, Thu, Jan 1, 2015

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