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Washington Capitals at Dallas Stars

American Airlines Center, Dallas Regular Season Final

Final score

The Dallas Stars beat the Washington Capitals 5–4 on Saturday, January 17, 2015 at home.

Team Goals 2014-2015 record
Washington Capitals 4 45-26-11
at Dallas Stars 5 41-31-10

Goals by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 0 2 2 4
Dallas Stars 2 1 2 5

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 8 10 14 32
Dallas Stars 7 12 7 26

Three stars

  1. E. Cole, Dallas Stars (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. J. Spezza, Dallas Stars (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. J. Jokipakka, Dallas Stars (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 02:26 Dallas Stars Tyler Seguin (27) Jason Spezza (24), Cody Eakin (11) Power play WSH 0, DAL 1
1st 18:18 Dallas Stars Erik Cole (11) Jyrki Jokipakka (4), Ales Hemsky (11) Even strength WSH 0, DAL 2
2nd 04:13 Dallas Stars Jason Spezza (8) Erik Cole (11), Jyrki Jokipakka (5) Even strength WSH 0, DAL 3
2nd 05:30 Washington Capitals Eric Fehr (14) Joel Ward (9), Brooks Laich (6) Even strength WSH 1, DAL 3
2nd 16:06 Washington Capitals Andre Burakovsky (6) Matt Niskanen (13), John Carlson (27) Even strength WSH 2, DAL 3
3rd 00:21 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (25) Nicklas Backstrom (32) Even strength WSH 3, DAL 3
3rd 03:14 Dallas Stars Antoine Roussel (11) Ryan Garbutt (9), John Klingberg (10) Even strength WSH 3, DAL 4
3rd 03:30 Dallas Stars Jamie Benn (13) Tyler Seguin (23), Colton Sceviour (9) Even strength WSH 3, DAL 5
3rd 16:34 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom (14) Alex Ovechkin (16), Karl Alzner (8) Even strength WSH 4, DAL 5

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

Team stats

Stat Washington Capitals Dallas Stars
Shots on goal 32 26
Power play 0 of 3 1 of 5
Penalty minutes 10 6
Hits 25 22
Blocked shots 11 26
Giveaways 13 13
Takeaways 9 11
Faceoffs won 47/70 (67.1%) 23/70 (32.9%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 1 1 2 +1 0 2 4 0 0 19:53
16 E. Fehr C 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 93.8% 14:53
19 N. Backstrom C 1 1 2 0 2 3 1 1 0 65.2% 22:09
20 T. Brouwer R 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 60% 16:02
21 B. Laich C 0 1 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 15:29
25 J. Chimera L 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 0 0 100% 08:46
42 J. Ward R 0 1 1 +1 2 7 1 1 0 100% 18:13
43 T. Wilson R 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 0 0 100% 08:17
65 A. Burakovsky L 1 0 1 +2 0 4 1 1 0 100% 15:23
83 J. Beagle C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 38.5% 09:16
90 M. Johansson L 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 14:57
92 E. Kuznetsov C 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 0 0 55.6% 12:20
2 M. Niskanen D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 3 1 0 19:54
27 K. Alzner D 0 1 1 -1 2 2 0 1 0 17:05
38 J. Hillen D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12:57
44 B. Orpik D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 2 0 22:25
52 M. Green D 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 20:18
74 J. Carlson D 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 2 0 24:06
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
35 J. Peters 26 21 5 .808 58:51 Loss

Dallas Stars

Dallas Stars skaters
Player
10 S. Horcoff C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 42.9% 12:12
14 J. Benn L 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 30% 18:37
16 R. Garbutt C 0 1 1 -1 0 5 4 3 0 16:23
20 C. Eakin C 0 1 1 -1 0 3 2 1 0 38.9% 20:43
21 A. Roussel L 1 0 1 -2 2 1 0 1 0 14:56
22 C. Sceviour C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 1 0 11:43
27 T. Moen L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 0 08:53
38 V. Fiddler C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 0 0 33.3% 11:54
72 E. Cole L 1 1 2 +2 0 1 1 1 0 14:45
83 A. Hemsky R 0 1 1 +2 0 2 0 2 0 14:09
90 J. Spezza C 1 1 2 +2 4 2 0 1 0 45.5% 17:57
91 T. Seguin C 1 1 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 11.1% 16:57
2 J. Jokipakka D 0 2 2 +2 0 1 2 0 0 13:35
3 J. Klingberg D 0 1 1 -1 0 2 3 4 0 24:13
4 J. Demers D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20:43
5 J. Oleksiak D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 3 6 0 15:30
24 J. Benn D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 17:06
33 A. Goligoski D 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 2 0 23:44
Dallas Stars goalies
Goalie
32 K. Lehtonen 32 28 4 .875 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 01:40 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom Holding 2
1st 08:13 Washington Capitals Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
1st 08:28 Dallas Stars Jason Spezza Interference 2
1st 18:47 Washington Capitals Brooks Laich Tripping 2
2nd 06:43 Dallas Stars Jason Spezza Tripping 2
2nd 11:23 Washington Capitals Karl Alzner Holding 2
2nd 14:03 Dallas Stars Antoine Roussel Roughing 2
3rd 06:56 Washington Capitals Joel Ward Slashing 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Barry Trotz
Dallas Stars head coach
Lindy Ruff
Referees
Chris Rooney, Darcy Burchell
Linesmen
Greg Devorski, Tony Sericolo
Washington Capitals scratches
Michael Latta, Steve Oleksy
Dallas Stars scratches
Trevor Daley, David Schlemko, Curtis McKenzie

2014-2015 season series

Matchup Status Details
Washington Capitals 4 at Dallas Stars 5 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 4 at Washington Capitals 2 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Jan 17

Matchup Status Details
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Boston Bruins 1 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Buffalo Sabres 3 Final Game page
New York Islanders 4 at Montreal Canadiens 6 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Ottawa Senators 2 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 2 at Detroit Red Wings 5 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3 Final/SO Game page
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Florida Panthers 2 Final/SO Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 0 at St. Louis Blues 3 Final Game page
Arizona Coyotes 1 at Minnesota Wild 3 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 3 at Los Angeles Kings 2 Final/SO Game page
Calgary Flames 4 at San Jose Sharks 3 Final/OT Game page

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