Colorado Avalanche at Washington Capitals

Monday, January 12, 2015, 7:00 PM ET Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Colorado Avalanche 2–1 on Monday, January 12, 2015 at home.

Final score, Colorado Avalanche at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2014-2015 record
Colorado Avalanche	1	39-31-12
at Washington Capitals	2	45-26-11

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Colorado Avalanche at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Colorado Avalanche	7	7	18	32
Washington Capitals	12	20	6	38

Three stars

B. Holtby, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
A. Ovechkin, Washington Capitals (1 goal)
S. Varlamov, Colorado Avalanche (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Colorado Avalanche at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	07:34	Washington Capitals	Jay Beagle (6)	Jason Chimera (6), Tom Wilson (8)	Even strength	COL 0, WSH 1
2nd	10:58	Colorado Avalanche	Alex Tanguay (13)	Jarome Iginla (16), Tyson Barrie (23)	Power play	COL 1, WSH 1
2nd	17:46	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (22)	Troy Brouwer (10), Nicklas Backstrom (29)	Power play	COL 1, WSH 2

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

Team stats

Team stats, Colorado Avalanche at Washington Capitals
Stat	Colorado Avalanche	Washington Capitals
Shots on goal	32	38
Power play	1 of 2	1 of 3
Penalty minutes	8	6
Hits	28	25
Blocked shots	20	12
Giveaways	11	13
Takeaways	2	7
Faceoffs won	29/66 (43.9%)	37/66 (56.1%)

Box score

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche 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 7 J. Mitchell	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	22.2%	15:12
Number 9 M. Duchene	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	0	46.2%	19:21
Number 12 J. Iginla	R	0	1	1	0	0	3	4	1	0	100%	16:53
Number 24 M. Cliche	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	42.1%	09:19
Number 25 M. Talbot	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	0		15:59
Number 29 N. MacKinnon	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	50%	17:03
Number 40 A. Tanguay	L	1	0	1	0	0	4	2	0	1		17:10
Number 48 D. Brière	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		10:24
Number 55 C. McLeod	L	0	0	0	-1	2	0	2	1	0		07:28
Number 71 B. Rendulic	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0		12:20
Number 90 R. O'Reilly	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	50%	17:29
Number 92 G. Landeskog	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	1	0		18:17
Number 2 N. Holden	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0		18:05
Number 4 T. Barrie	D	0	1	1	0	0	3	2	2	0		22:40
Number 5 N. Guenin	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	0		11:24
Number 6 E. Johnson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	3	0		27:18
Number 8 J. Hejda	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	2	0		19:48
Number 17 B. Stuart	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0		18:47

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 S. Varlamov	38	36	2	.947	57:46	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	0	1	0	0	3	1	0	1		18:37
Number 16 E. Fehr	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	50%	13:10
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	50%	19:45
Number 20 T. Brouwer	R	0	1	1	0	0	2	3	1	0	100%	18:29
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	40%	15:25
Number 25 J. Chimera	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	2	0	0		10:01
Number 42 J. Ward	R	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0	0		14:11
Number 43 T. Wilson	R	0	1	1	+1	2	4	7	0	0		10:19
Number 65 A. Burakovsky	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		14:45
Number 83 J. Beagle	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	0	0	60%	12:00
Number 90 M. Johansson	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		16:27
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	66.7%	15:17
Number 2 M. Niskanen	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		19:30
Number 27 K. Alzner	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0		19:53
Number 38 J. Hillen	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	2	0		10:25
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	2	0		24:47
Number 52 M. Green	D	0	0	0	+1	0	5	0	2	0		16:26
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	0		24:42

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 70 B. Holtby	32	31	1	.969	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Colorado Avalanche at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	14:59	Colorado Avalanche	Gabriel Landeskog	Tripping	2
2nd	04:42	Colorado Avalanche	Cody McLeod	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	04:42	Washington Capitals	Tom Wilson	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	07:20	Colorado Avalanche	Nate Guenin	Tripping	2
2nd	09:09	Washington Capitals	Joel Ward	Tripping	2
2nd	16:34	Colorado Avalanche	Semyon Varlamov	Roughing	2
3rd	03:50	Washington Capitals	Eric Fehr	Holding	2

Game information

Colorado Avalanche head coach: Patrick Roy
Washington Capitals head coach: Barry Trotz
Referees: Frederick L'Ecuyer, Steve Kozari
Linesmen: Brad Kovachik, Brian Murphy
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Reto Berra, Zach Redmond
Washington Capitals scratches: Michael Latta

2014-2015 season series

Every Colorado Avalanche and Washington Capitals game in the 2014-2015 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 3 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Nov 20, 2014
Colorado Avalanche 1 at Washington Capitals 2	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Washington Capitals, Mon, Jan 12, 2015

Other NHL games on Jan 12

Other NHL games on Monday, January 12, 2015
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 7	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Philadelphia Flyers, Mon, Jan 12, 2015
Toronto Maple Leafs 0 at Los Angeles Kings 2	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Los Angeles Kings, Mon, Jan 12, 2015

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