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Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets

Nationwide Arena, Columbus Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5–4 in overtime on Thursday, December 18, 2014 on the road.

Team Goals 2014-2015 record
Washington Capitals 5 45-26-11
at Columbus Blue Jackets 4 42-35-5

Goals by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 2 0 2 1 5
Columbus Blue Jackets 0 2 2 0 4

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 15 9 11 1 36
Columbus Blue Jackets 5 15 6 0 26

Three stars

  1. N. Foligno, Columbus Blue Jackets (2 goals, 1 assist)
  2. E. Fehr, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. K. Alzner, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 09:51 Washington Capitals Joel Ward (10) Eric Fehr (5), Karl Alzner (5) Even strength WSH 1, CBJ 0
1st 19:22 Washington Capitals Jason Chimera (3) Michael Latta (3), Brooks Orpik (7) Even strength WSH 2, CBJ 0
2nd 08:48 Columbus Blue Jackets Jack Johnson (3) Nick Foligno (14), James Wisniewski (12) Power play WSH 2, CBJ 1
2nd 11:57 Columbus Blue Jackets Nick Foligno (15) Kevin Connauton (3), Ryan Johansen (19) Power play WSH 2, CBJ 2
3rd 00:52 Columbus Blue Jackets Nick Foligno (16) Jeremy Morin (1), Brian Gibbons (5) Even strength WSH 2, CBJ 3
3rd 07:02 Washington Capitals Karl Alzner (2) Michael Latta (4), Jason Chimera (5) Even strength WSH 3, CBJ 3
3rd 15:35 Columbus Blue Jackets Michael Chaput (1) Jared Boll (2), Matt Calvert (3) Even strength WSH 3, CBJ 4
3rd 17:00 Washington Capitals Troy Brouwer (10) Mike Green (10) Even strength WSH 4, CBJ 4
OT 00:42 Washington Capitals Eric Fehr (7) Mike Green (11) Even strength WSH 5, CBJ 4

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

Team stats

Stat Washington Capitals Columbus Blue Jackets
Shots on goal 36 26
Power play 0 of 3 2 of 4
Penalty minutes 27 25
Hits 36 36
Blocked shots 7 16
Giveaways 0 7
Takeaways 4 9
Faceoffs won 28/62 (45.2%) 34/62 (54.8%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 0 0 0 +2 2 6 3 0 0 22:03
16 E. Fehr C 1 1 2 +1 0 4 3 0 0 52.6% 14:33
19 N. Backstrom C 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 39.1% 21:33
20 T. Brouwer R 1 0 1 +1 7 1 2 0 0 62.5% 13:05
21 B. Laich C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 0 17:47
25 J. Chimera L 1 1 2 +1 0 1 2 0 0 11:49
42 J. Ward R 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 100% 16:32
43 T. Wilson R 0 0 0 0 7 2 6 0 0 14:21
46 M. Latta C 0 2 2 +1 5 0 0 1 0 33.3% 08:55
83 J. Beagle C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 4 0 0 50% 10:24
90 M. Johansson L 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 0 0 12:42
92 E. Kuznetsov C 0 0 0 +1 0 3 0 0 0 11:34
2 M. Niskanen D 0 0 0 +2 0 1 4 2 0 22:38
27 K. Alzner D 1 1 2 +1 0 2 3 2 0 18:09
44 B. Orpik D 0 1 1 +2 2 2 3 1 0 22:02
52 M. Green D 0 2 2 +1 0 2 2 0 0 19:59
74 J. Carlson D 0 0 0 +1 2 3 2 0 0 22:14
88 N. Schmidt D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 11:37
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
70 B. Holtby 26 22 4 .846 60:42 Win

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player
9 J. Morin L 0 1 1 +1 0 3 1 0 0 10:59
10 J. Skille R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 5 0 0 12:45
11 M. Calvert L 0 1 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 100% 19:01
13 C. Atkinson R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 1 0 19:36
17 B. Dubinsky C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 0 0 58.3% 21:59
19 R. Johansen C 0 1 1 -3 0 2 0 1 0 65% 18:56
23 B. Gibbons C 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 2 0 09:05
26 C. Tropp R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 06:49
38 B. Jenner C 0 0 0 -3 0 0 3 2 0 20:37
39 M. Chaput C 1 0 1 0 7 1 2 0 0 83.3% 06:25
40 J. Boll R 0 1 1 0 5 0 1 0 0 06:04
71 N. Foligno L 2 1 3 -1 2 6 3 1 1 11.1% 19:36
4 K. Connauton D 0 1 1 -3 0 2 0 0 0 15:29
7 J. Johnson D 1 0 1 -1 0 1 2 2 1 24:43
21 J. Wisniewski D 0 1 1 -3 0 0 3 0 0 22:39
47 D. Prout D 0 0 0 +1 5 1 3 4 0 17:02
51 F. Tyutin D 0 0 0 +1 2 1 6 2 0 21:01
58 D. Savard D 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 1 0 20:10
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie
72 S. Bobrovsky 36 31 5 .861 60:42 OT loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 00:58 Columbus Blue Jackets Matt Calvert Roughing 2
1st 00:58 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson Roughing 2
1st 02:35 Columbus Blue Jackets David Savard Hooking 2
1st 17:05 Columbus Blue Jackets Nick Foligno Interference 2
2nd 07:28 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin Slashing 2
2nd 10:26 Washington Capitals Joel Ward Hooking 2
2nd 12:20 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson Fighting (major) 5
2nd 12:20 Columbus Blue Jackets Dalton Prout Fighting (major) 5
2nd 12:22 Columbus Blue Jackets Jared Boll Fighting (major) 5
2nd 12:22 Washington Capitals Michael Latta Fighting (major) 5
2nd 12:51 Columbus Blue Jackets Fedor Tyutin Roughing 2
2nd 12:51 Washington Capitals Troy Brouwer Roughing 2
2nd 13:39 Washington Capitals John Carlson Roughing 2
2nd 16:20 Washington Capitals Troy Brouwer Fighting (major) 5
2nd 16:20 Columbus Blue Jackets Michael Chaput Roughing 2
2nd 16:20 Columbus Blue Jackets Michael Chaput Fighting (major) 5
3rd 10:16 Washington Capitals Brooks Orpik High sticking 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Barry Trotz
Columbus Blue Jackets head coach
Todd Richards
Referees
Gord Dwyer, Rob Martell
Linesmen
Steve Barton, Ryan Galloway
Washington Capitals scratches
Jack Hillen, Andre Burakovsky
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches
Jordan Leopold, Adam Cracknell, Cody Goloubef

2014-2015 season series

Matchup Status Details
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Washington Capitals 4 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Washington Capitals 2 Final/OT Game page
Washington Capitals 5 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4 Final/OT Game page
Washington Capitals 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 5 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 18

Matchup Status Details
Florida Panthers 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 1 Final/SO Game page
Colorado Avalanche 0 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1 Final/OT Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 4 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 2 at Montreal Canadiens 1 Final Game page
St. Louis Blues 4 at Los Angeles Kings 6 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 3 at San Jose Sharks 4 Final Game page

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