Edmonton Oilers at Washington Capitals

Tuesday, January 20, 2015, 7:00 PM ET Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Edmonton Oilers beat the Washington Capitals 5–4 in a shootout on Tuesday, January 20, 2015 on the road.

Final score, Edmonton Oilers at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2014-2015 record
Edmonton Oilers	5	24-44-14
at Washington Capitals	4	45-26-11

Goals by period

Goals by period, Edmonton Oilers at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Edmonton Oilers	1	1	2	0	1	5
Washington Capitals	3	0	1	0	0	4

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Edmonton Oilers at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Edmonton Oilers	6	9	14	2	0	31
Washington Capitals	8	10	5	1	0	24

Three stars

A. Ovechkin, Washington Capitals (2 goals)
R. Nugent-Hopkins, Edmonton Oilers (1 goal, 1 assist)
J. Carlson, Washington Capitals (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Edmonton Oilers at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	01:48	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (26)	Andre Burakovsky (11), Mike Green (22)	Even strength	EDM 0, WSH 1
1st	13:58	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (27)	Mike Green (23), Marcus Johansson (14)	Power play	EDM 0, WSH 2
1st	14:51	Edmonton Oilers	Derek Roy (4)	Nail Yakupov (7), Oscar Klefbom (3)	Even strength	EDM 1, WSH 2
1st	17:34	Washington Capitals	Jay Beagle (7)	John Carlson (28), Tom Wilson (9)	Even strength	EDM 1, WSH 3
2nd	19:56	Edmonton Oilers	Nikita Nikitin (3)	Justin Schultz (16), Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (17)	Power play	EDM 2, WSH 3
3rd	06:38	Washington Capitals	Nicklas Backstrom (15)	John Carlson (29), Andre Burakovsky (12)	Even strength	EDM 2, WSH 4
3rd	15:49	Edmonton Oilers	Teddy Purcell (6)	Anton Lander (4), Matt Fraser (2)	Even strength	EDM 3, WSH 4
3rd	18:53	Edmonton Oilers	Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (12)	Benoit Pouliot (6), Jordan Eberle (17)	Even strength	EDM 4, WSH 4

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

Shootout

Shootout attempts in order
Round	Team	Shooter	Result
1	Washington Capitals	Evgeny Kuznetsov	Goal
1	Edmonton Oilers	Nail Yakupov	Saved
2	Washington Capitals	Nicklas Backstrom	Saved
2	Edmonton Oilers	Jordan Eberle	Saved
3	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin	Saved
3	Edmonton Oilers	Derek Roy	Goal
4	Washington Capitals	Eric Fehr	Saved
4	Edmonton Oilers	Teddy Purcell	Goal (winner)

Team stats

Team stats, Edmonton Oilers at Washington Capitals
Stat	Edmonton Oilers	Washington Capitals
Shots on goal	31	24
Power play	1 of 6	1 of 2
Penalty minutes	4	12
Hits	14	15
Blocked shots	21	20
Giveaways	10	9
Takeaways	5	9
Faceoffs won	29/60 (48.3%)	31/60 (51.7%)

Box score

Edmonton Oilers

Edmonton Oilers 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 4 T. Hall	L	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	0	0		22:31
Number 8 D. Roy	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	2	0	46.2%	19:04
Number 10 N. Yakupov	R	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0		17:03
Number 12 R. Klinkhammer	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	4	0	0		09:30
Number 14 J. Eberle	R	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0		23:11
Number 16 T. Purcell	L	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0	0	100%	17:00
Number 23 M. Hendricks	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0		11:36
Number 27 B. Gordon	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	61.9%	13:23
Number 28 M. Fraser	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	2	0	0		10:05
Number 51 A. Lander	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0	40%	14:30
Number 67 B. Pouliot	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0		17:04
Number 93 R. Nugent-Hopkins	C	1	1	2	0	0	2	0	1	0	33.3%	23:17
Number 2 J. Petry	D	0	0	0	-1	2	3	0	3	0		20:57
Number 5 M. Fayne	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	3	0		15:10
Number 19 J. Schultz	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	4	0	100%	25:12
Number 21 A. Ference	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	4	2	0		16:40
Number 84 O. Klefbom	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	3	0		19:25
Number 86 N. Nikitin	D	1	0	1	+1	0	4	0	2	1		22:18

Edmonton Oilers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 V. Fasth	24	20	4	.833	64:17	Win

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	2	0	2	0	0	4	1	0	1		18:44
Number 16 E. Fehr	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	2	0	57.1%	16:35
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	1	0	1	0	0	3	1	1	0	46.7%	19:35
Number 20 T. Brouwer	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	50%	17:47
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	2	0	100%	15:26
Number 25 J. Chimera	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	0	0	33.3%	14:32
Number 42 J. Ward	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		16:55
Number 43 T. Wilson	R	0	1	1	+1	2	0	2	0	0		10:55
Number 65 A. Burakovsky	L	0	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	50%	14:31
Number 83 J. Beagle	C	1	0	1	+1	2	1	1	0	0	55.6%	13:45
Number 90 M. Johansson	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0		12:00
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	57.1%	11:26
Number 2 M. Niskanen	D	0	0	0	-2	4	2	2	2	0		23:48
Number 27 K. Alzner	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	3	0		20:57
Number 38 J. Hillen	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	1	0		13:01
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	0		25:17
Number 52 M. Green	D	0	2	2	+1	2	1	0	1	0		18:59
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	0	2	2	+1	0	0	0	3	0		25:48

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 70 B. Holtby	31	27	4	.871	64:56	OT loss

Penalties

Penalties, Edmonton Oilers at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	11:16	Washington Capitals	Mike Green	Interference	2
1st	13:11	Edmonton Oilers	Jeff Petry	Interference	2
2nd	07:51	Edmonton Oilers	Mark Fayne	Delaying game smothering puck	2
2nd	15:11	Washington Capitals	Tom Wilson	Hooking	2
2nd	19:53	Washington Capitals	Matt Niskanen	Kneeing	2
3rd	03:02	Washington Capitals	Matt Niskanen	Roughing	2
3rd	07:13	Washington Capitals	Karl Alzner	Holding	2
3rd	11:23	Washington Capitals	Jay Beagle	Tripping	2

Game information

Edmonton Oilers head coach: Todd Nelson
Washington Capitals head coach: Barry Trotz
Referees: Dan O'Rourke, Justin St. Pierre
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, David Brisebois
Edmonton Oilers scratches: Luke Gazdic, Keith Aulie
Washington Capitals scratches: Michael Latta

2014-2015 season series

Every Edmonton Oilers and Washington Capitals game in the 2014-2015 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 2 at Edmonton Oilers 3	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Edmonton Oilers, Wed, Oct 22, 2014
Edmonton Oilers 5 at Washington Capitals 4	Final/SO	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Washington Capitals, Tue, Jan 20, 2015

Other NHL games on Jan 20

Other NHL games on Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Matchup	Status	Details
Ottawa Senators 2 at New York Rangers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Ottawa Senators at New York Rangers, Tue, Jan 20, 2015
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Philadelphia Flyers, Tue, Jan 20, 2015
Nashville Predators 1 at Montreal Canadiens 2	Final/OT	Game page: Nashville Predators at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Jan 20, 2015
Minnesota Wild 4 at Detroit Red Wings 5	Final/SO	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Detroit Red Wings, Tue, Jan 20, 2015
Vancouver Canucks 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, Jan 20, 2015
Arizona Coyotes 1 at Chicago Blackhawks 6	Final	Game page: Arizona Coyotes at Chicago Blackhawks, Tue, Jan 20, 2015
Boston Bruins 3 at Dallas Stars 1	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Dallas Stars, Tue, Jan 20, 2015