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Washington Capitals at Nashville Predators

Bridgestone Arena, Nashville Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Nashville Predators 5–3 on Tuesday, February 9, 2016 on the road.

Team Goals 2015-2016 record
Washington Capitals 5 56-18-8
at Nashville Predators 3 41-27-14

Goals by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 1 1 3 5
Nashville Predators 0 1 2 3

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 6 6 11 23
Nashville Predators 14 7 5 26

Three stars

  1. M. Johansson, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 2 assists)
  2. F. Forsberg, Nashville Predators (2 goals)
  3. B. Holtby, Washington Capitals (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 12:02 Washington Capitals Jason Chimera (14) Tom Wilson (12) Even strength WSH 1, NSH 0
2nd 04:55 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson (5) Marcus Johansson (18), John Carlson (22) Even strength WSH 2, NSH 0
2nd 14:42 Nashville Predators Filip Forsberg (16) Craig Smith (7), Mattias Ekholm (17) Power play WSH 2, NSH 1
3rd 05:00 Washington Capitals Justin Williams (17) Evgeny Kuznetsov (39), Andre Burakovsky (14) Even strength WSH 3, NSH 1
3rd 08:03 Washington Capitals Marcus Johansson (14) Justin Williams (20), Karl Alzner (15) Even strength WSH 4, NSH 1
3rd 09:49 Nashville Predators Roman Josi (11) Calle Jarnkrok (8), Ryan Johansen (31) Even strength WSH 4, NSH 2
3rd 12:00 Nashville Predators Filip Forsberg (17) Mattias Ekholm (18), Ryan Ellis (16) Even strength WSH 4, NSH 3
3rd 19:00 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (31) Nicklas Backstrom (32), Marcus Johansson (19) Power play, Empty net WSH 5, NSH 3

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

Team stats

Stat Washington Capitals Nashville Predators
Shots on goal 23 26
Power play 1 of 3 1 of 6
Penalty minutes 12 6
Hits 18 18
Blocked shots 18 10
Giveaways 9 5
Takeaways 8 7
Faceoffs won 35/64 (54.7%) 29/64 (45.3%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 18:13
10 M. Richards C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 77.8% 09:55
14 J. Williams R 1 1 2 0 2 2 0 1 0 14:20
19 N. Backstrom C 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 52.2% 18:38
21 B. Laich C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 10:32
25 J. Chimera L 1 0 1 +2 0 1 1 1 0 100% 14:14
43 T. Wilson R 1 1 2 +2 0 2 3 0 0 66.7% 15:55
46 M. Latta C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 06:49
65 A. Burakovsky L 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:07
77 T. Oshie R 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 80% 19:57
90 M. Johansson L 1 2 3 +3 2 1 0 0 0 50% 13:27
92 E. Kuznetsov C 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 1 0 35.7% 15:06
2 M. Niskanen D 0 0 0 +2 2 3 4 2 0 26:11
4 T. Chorney D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 0 0 10:21
9 D. Orlov D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 2 1 0 11:55
27 K. Alzner D 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 3 0 24:11
74 J. Carlson D 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 3 0 24:16
88 N. Schmidt D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 2 0 21:42
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
70 B. Holtby 26 23 3 .885 60:00 Win

Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators skaters
Player
9 F. Forsberg L 2 0 2 -1 0 4 0 2 1 19:32
12 M. Fisher C 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 1 0 52.4% 17:24
15 C. Smith C 0 1 1 -1 2 1 1 0 0 17:23
16 C. Bass C 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 05:38
18 J. Neal L 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 21:55
19 C. Jarnkrok C 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 71.4% 18:30
20 M. Salomaki R 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 0 07:20
28 P. Gaustad C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 16.7% 06:33
33 C. Wilson C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0 0 13:51
38 V. Arvidsson L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 0 11:12
63 M. Ribeiro C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 41.7% 17:01
92 R. Johansen C 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 41.2% 20:28
2 A. Bitetto D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 09:08
4 R. Ellis D 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 24:23
5 B. Jackman D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 09:17
6 S. Weber D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 1 0 27:27
14 M. Ekholm D 0 2 2 0 2 2 1 1 0 23:14
59 R. Josi D 1 0 1 -1 0 2 1 2 0 26:31
Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie
35 P. Rinne 22 18 4 .818 58:50 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 03:41 Washington Capitals Nate Schmidt Holding 2
1st 04:42 Nashville Predators Mike Fisher Tripping 2
1st 07:23 Washington Capitals Justin Williams Hooking 2
1st 14:06 Nashville Predators Craig Smith Tripping 2
1st 14:13 Washington Capitals Marcus Johansson High sticking 2
2nd 10:54 Washington Capitals Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
2nd 12:50 Washington Capitals Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
3rd 18:37 Nashville Predators Mattias Ekholm Tripping 2
3rd 19:41 Washington Capitals Matt Niskanen Interference 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Barry Trotz
Nashville Predators head coach
Peter Laviolette
Referees
Graham Skilliter, Brad Meier
Linesmen
Darren Gibbs, Brian Mach
Washington Capitals scratches
Stanislav Galiev
Nashville Predators scratches
Austin Watson, Petter Granberg

2015-2016 season series

Matchup Status Details
Washington Capitals 5 at Nashville Predators 3 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 1 at Washington Capitals 4 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Feb 9

Matchup Status Details
Los Angeles Kings 9 at Boston Bruins 2 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 7 at Buffalo Sabres 4 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 1 Final Game page
New York Islanders 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2 Final/SO Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Montreal Canadiens 4 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 1 at New Jersey Devils 2 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 2 at St. Louis Blues 1 Final/SO Game page
Dallas Stars 4 at Minnesota Wild 3 Final/OT Game page
San Jose Sharks 2 at Chicago Blackhawks 0 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 3 at Colorado Avalanche 1 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Calgary Flames 4 Final Game page

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