Washington Capitals at Edmonton Oilers

Wednesday, October 22, 2014, 9:30 PM ET Rexall Place, Edmonton Regular Season Final

Final score

The Edmonton Oilers beat the Washington Capitals 3–2 on Wednesday, October 22, 2014 at home.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Edmonton Oilers
Team	Goals	2014-2015 record
Washington Capitals	2	45-26-11
at Edmonton Oilers	3	24-44-14

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Edmonton Oilers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	11	10	13	34
Edmonton Oilers	10	5	5	20

Three stars

R. Nugent-Hopkins, Edmonton Oilers (1 goal)
B. Scrivens, Edmonton Oilers (goaltender)
M. Green, Washington Capitals (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Edmonton Oilers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	06:53	Edmonton Oilers	Justin Schultz (2)	Teddy Purcell (3), David Perron (4)	Even strength	WSH 0, EDM 1
1st	10:15	Washington Capitals	John Carlson (1)	Nicklas Backstrom (5), Marcus Johansson (1)	Power play	WSH 1, EDM 1
2nd	04:50	Washington Capitals	Mike Green (3)	Andre Burakovsky (4)	Even strength	WSH 2, EDM 1
2nd	05:10	Edmonton Oilers	Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (2)	Unassisted	Even strength	WSH 2, EDM 2
2nd	16:08	Edmonton Oilers	Nikita Nikitin (1)	Teddy Purcell (4), Leon Draisaitl (2)	Power play	WSH 2, EDM 3

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

Team stats

Team stats, Washington Capitals at Edmonton Oilers
Stat	Washington Capitals	Edmonton Oilers
Shots on goal	34	20
Power play	1 of 2	1 of 2
Penalty minutes	9	9
Hits	33	20
Blocked shots	9	18
Giveaways	13	19
Takeaways	5	7
Faceoffs won	27/56 (48.2%)	29/56 (51.8%)

Box score

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	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	0	0		19:42
Number 16 E. Fehr	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0	35.7%	15:03
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	1	1	-1	0	1	3	1	0	52.6%	19:54
Number 20 T. Brouwer	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	4	1	0		19:12
Number 25 J. Chimera	L	0	0	0	-1	2	1	3	0	0	100%	13:40
Number 42 J. Ward	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		17:25
Number 46 M. Latta	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		08:08
Number 65 A. Burakovsky	L	0	1	1	+1	0	3	1	0	0	50%	15:56
Number 83 J. Beagle	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	3	0	0	80%	15:47
Number 87 L. O'Brien	C	0	0	0	0	7	1	6	0	0		07:16
Number 90 M. Johansson	L	0	1	1	+1	0	3	1	0	0		16:35
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	14.3%	11:57
Number 2 M. Niskanen	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1	0		20:37
Number 27 K. Alzner	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1	0		15:34
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	3	0		21:41
Number 52 M. Green	D	1	0	1	+1	0	4	1	1	0		19:26
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	1	0	1	-1	0	3	1	0	1		25:25
Number 88 N. Schmidt	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	0		15:06

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 70 B. Holtby	20	17	3	.850	58:39	Loss

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	0	0	0		19:38
Number 6 J. Joensuu	L	0	0	0	-1	2	3	2	0	0		12:46
Number 10 N. Yakupov	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0		13:27
Number 14 J. Eberle	R	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	1	0		19:23
Number 16 T. Purcell	L	0	2	2	+1	0	0	0	0	0		13:23
Number 23 M. Hendricks	C	0	0	0	-1	7	0	4	0	0		10:36
Number 26 M. Arcobello	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	50%	12:42
Number 27 B. Gordon	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	2	0	66.7%	13:36
Number 29 L. Draisaitl	C	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	0	0	50%	13:39
Number 57 D. Perron	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0		14:18
Number 67 B. Pouliot	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		14:24
Number 93 R. Nugent-Hopkins	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	1	0	45%	21:45
Number 2 J. Petry	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		20:27
Number 5 M. Fayne	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	5	0		19:07
Number 19 J. Schultz	D	1	0	1	0	0	4	0	2	0		18:52
Number 21 A. Ference	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	0		20:44
Number 85 M. Marincin	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	2	0		18:04
Number 86 N. Nikitin	D	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	3	1		20:04

Edmonton Oilers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 B. Scrivens	34	32	2	.941	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Edmonton Oilers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	09:10	Edmonton Oilers	Matt Hendricks	Tripping	2
1st	13:29	Edmonton Oilers	Matt Hendricks	Fighting (major)	5
1st	13:29	Washington Capitals	Liam O'Brien	Fighting (major)	5
1st	13:29	Washington Capitals	Liam O'Brien	Interference	2
1st	16:11	Edmonton Oilers	Jesse Joensuu	High sticking	2
2nd	15:11	Washington Capitals	Jason Chimera	Slashing	2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach: Barry Trotz
Edmonton Oilers head coach: Dallas Eakins
Referees: Dave Jackson, Chris Lee
Linesmen: Andy McElman, Bryan Pancich
Washington Capitals scratches: Brooks Laich, Jack Hillen, Chris Brown
Edmonton Oilers scratches: Will Acton, Brad Hunt

2014-2015 season series

Every Washington Capitals and Edmonton Oilers 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 Oct 22

Other NHL games on Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Matchup	Status	Details
Philadelphia Flyers 5 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Wed, Oct 22, 2014
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Anaheim Ducks 4	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Anaheim Ducks, Wed, Oct 22, 2014

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