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Washington Capitals at Nashville Predators

Bridgestone Arena, Nashville Regular Season Final

Final score

The Nashville Predators beat the Washington Capitals 4–3 on Friday, January 16, 2015 at home.

Team Goals 2014-2015 record
Washington Capitals 3 45-26-11
at Nashville Predators 4 47-25-10

Goals by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 0 2 1 3
Nashville Predators 1 1 2 4

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 8 14 12 34
Nashville Predators 10 8 12 30

Three stars

  1. J. Neal, Nashville Predators (2 goals)
  2. A. Ovechkin, Washington Capitals (2 goals)
  3. S. Jones, Nashville Predators (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 16:16 Nashville Predators Seth Jones (3) Calle Jarnkrok (7) Even strength WSH 0, NSH 1
2nd 01:50 Nashville Predators James Neal (14) Mike Fisher (9), Victor Bartley (7) Even strength WSH 0, NSH 2
2nd 03:46 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (23) Karl Alzner (7), Nicklas Backstrom (30) Even strength WSH 1, NSH 2
2nd 06:18 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (24) Mike Green (20), Troy Brouwer (11) Power play WSH 2, NSH 2
3rd 02:38 Washington Capitals Marcus Johansson (13) Nicklas Backstrom (31), Mike Green (21) Power play WSH 3, NSH 2
3rd 15:31 Nashville Predators Mattias Ekholm (4) Seth Jones (10), Craig Smith (12) Power play WSH 3, NSH 3
3rd 18:20 Nashville Predators James Neal (15) Unassisted Even strength WSH 3, NSH 4

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

Team stats

Stat Washington Capitals Nashville Predators
Shots on goal 34 30
Power play 2 of 3 1 of 4
Penalty minutes 8 6
Hits 21 24
Blocked shots 24 13
Giveaways 2 12
Takeaways 5 11
Faceoffs won 43/68 (63.2%) 25/68 (36.8%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 2 0 2 +1 0 9 1 2 1 20:38
19 N. Backstrom C 0 2 2 +1 0 2 3 3 0 53.6% 21:21
20 T. Brouwer R 0 1 1 -2 0 1 0 0 0 77.8% 17:27
21 B. Laich C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 50% 17:38
25 J. Chimera L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 09:40
42 J. Ward R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 16:33
43 T. Wilson R 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 11:13
46 M. Latta C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 37.5% 08:15
65 A. Burakovsky L 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 0 100% 10:29
83 J. Beagle C 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 84.6% 13:36
90 M. Johansson L 1 0 1 -2 0 3 0 0 1 16:59
92 E. Kuznetsov C 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 0 0 71.4% 13:10
2 M. Niskanen D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 22:32
27 K. Alzner D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 6 0 21:18
38 J. Hillen D 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 12:43
44 B. Orpik D 0 0 0 -3 2 1 2 1 0 20:16
52 M. Green D 0 2 2 0 2 1 3 1 0 18:13
74 J. Carlson D 0 0 0 -2 2 3 2 7 0 22:46
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
70 B. Holtby 30 26 4 .867 58:28 Loss

Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators skaters
Player
7 M. Cullen C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 0 0 50% 10:37
9 F. Forsberg L 0 0 0 +1 0 5 4 0 0 18:11
12 M. Fisher C 0 1 1 +2 0 2 3 2 0 52.6% 18:23
13 O. Jokinen C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 0 10:47
15 C. Smith C 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 2 0 17:19
18 J. Neal L 2 0 2 +2 0 5 1 3 0 19:02
19 C. Jarnkrok C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 1 0 42.9% 11:58
28 P. Gaustad C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 1 0 40% 10:31
33 C. Wilson C 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 1 0 19:03
41 T. Beck L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 10:59
57 G. Bourque L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 10:56
63 M. Ribeiro C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.8% 19:01
3 S. Jones D 1 1 2 +3 0 3 2 0 0 23:01
6 S. Weber D 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 2 0 26:22
14 M. Ekholm D 1 0 1 +2 2 2 1 1 1 23:11
20 A. Volchenkov D 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 12:01
59 R. Josi D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 0 0 26:51
64 V. Bartley D 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 08:40
Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie
30 C. Hutton 34 31 3 .912 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 06:07 Washington Capitals Jack Hillen Slashing 2
2nd 05:39 Nashville Predators Mattias Ekholm Tripping 2
2nd 13:55 Nashville Predators Anton Volchenkov Interference 2
2nd 15:18 Washington Capitals Mike Green Hooking 2
3rd 02:10 Nashville Predators Shea Weber Slashing 2
3rd 03:42 Washington Capitals Brooks Orpik Elbowing 2
3rd 14:46 Washington Capitals John Carlson Tripping 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Barry Trotz
Nashville Predators head coach
Peter Laviolette
Referees
Greg Kimmerly, Ian Walsh
Linesmen
Greg Devorski, Jay Sharrers
Washington Capitals scratches
Eric Fehr, Steve Oleksy
Nashville Predators scratches
Pekka Rinne, Viktor Stalberg

2014-2015 season series

Matchup Status Details
Washington Capitals 3 at Nashville Predators 4 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 4 at Washington Capitals 3 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Jan 16

Matchup Status Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at New York Islanders 6 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 0 Final Game page
New York Rangers 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 1 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 4 at Chicago Blackhawks 2 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 1 at Anaheim Ducks 5 Final Game page

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