Washington Capitals at Chicago Blackhawks

United Center, Chicago Regular Season Final

Final score

The Chicago Blackhawks beat the Washington Capitals 3–2 on Sunday, February 28, 2016 at home.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Chicago Blackhawks
Team Goals 2015-2016 record
Washington Capitals 2 56-18-8
at Chicago Blackhawks 3 47-26-9

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Chicago Blackhawks
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Washington Capitals 17 4 9 30
Chicago Blackhawks 6 14 3 23

Three stars

  1. T. Teravainen, Chicago Blackhawks (1 assist)
  2. D. Rasmussen, Chicago Blackhawks (1 goal)
  3. M. Johansson, Washington Capitals (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Chicago Blackhawks. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 06:13 Washington Capitals Marcus Johansson (15) Justin Williams (24), Nicklas Backstrom (40) Power play WSH 1, CHI 0
1st 06:44 Chicago Blackhawks Patrick Kane (36) Trevor van Riemsdyk (7), Artem Anisimov (16) Even strength WSH 1, CHI 1
2nd 18:15 Chicago Blackhawks Jonathan Toews (22) Teuvo Teravainen (16), Andrew Ladd (18) Power play WSH 1, CHI 2
3rd 12:47 Chicago Blackhawks Dennis Rasmussen (4) Richard Panik (2), Brandon Mashinter (1) Even strength WSH 1, CHI 3
3rd 16:39 Washington Capitals Evgeny Kuznetsov (19) Unassisted Power play WSH 2, CHI 3

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

Team stats

Team stats, Washington Capitals at Chicago Blackhawks
Stat Washington Capitals Chicago Blackhawks
Shots on goal 30 23
Power play 2 of 5 1 of 4
Penalty minutes 10 12
Hits 47 27
Blocked shots 15 10
Giveaways 5 5
Takeaways 3 8
Faceoffs won 20/51 (39.2%) 31/51 (60.8%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin L 0 0 0 0 2 5 6 1 0 21:03
Number 10 M. Richards C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 0 0 60% 09:51
Number 14 J. Williams R 0 1 1 -1 0 3 3 2 0 14:11
Number 19 N. Backstrom C 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 31.3% 18:40
Number 21 B. Laich C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 5 1 0 09:44
Number 25 J. Chimera L 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 15:23
Number 43 T. Wilson R 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 14:08
Number 65 A. Burakovsky L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 14:05
Number 77 T. Oshie R 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 33.3% 18:57
Number 83 J. Beagle C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 0 09:40
Number 90 M. Johansson L 1 0 1 0 0 4 4 1 1 44.4% 18:05
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov C 1 0 1 -1 0 2 2 0 1 37.5% 15:48
Number 2 M. Niskanen D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 5 0 0 24:34
Number 4 T. Chorney D 0 0 0 -1 2 2 2 2 0 13:20
Number 9 D. Orlov D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 18:55
Number 27 K. Alzner D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 2 0 18:13
Number 44 B. Orpik D 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 4 0 19:53
Number 88 N. Schmidt D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 0 17:15
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 70 B. Holtby 23 20 3 .870 58:39 Loss

Chicago Blackhawks

Chicago Blackhawks skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 11 A. Desjardins L 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 15:29
Number 12 T. Fleischmann L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 100% 13:17
Number 14 R. Panik R 0 1 1 +1 0 0 1 0 0 07:53
Number 15 A. Anisimov C 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 0 0 50% 20:04
Number 16 A. Ladd L 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 14:10
Number 19 J. Toews C 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 1 81.8% 18:55
Number 53 B. Mashinter L 0 1 1 +1 0 0 2 0 0 06:43
Number 65 A. Shaw R 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 14:00
Number 70 D. Rasmussen C 1 0 1 +1 0 2 3 0 0 28.6% 07:47
Number 72 A. Panarin L 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 18:40
Number 86 T. Teravainen C 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 50% 14:06
Number 88 P. Kane R 1 0 1 +1 2 3 2 0 0 19:59
Number 2 D. Keith D 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 28:46
Number 4 N. Hjalmarsson D 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 21:01
Number 7 B. Seabrook D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 21:16
Number 32 M. Rozsival D 0 0 0 +2 0 1 5 4 0 15:32
Number 52 E. Gustafsson D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:13
Number 57 T. van Riemsdyk D 0 1 1 +2 2 2 0 3 0 17:07
Chicago Blackhawks goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 50 C. Crawford 30 28 2 .933 60:00 Win

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Chicago Blackhawks
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 05:13 Chicago Blackhawks Andrew Desjardins High sticking 2
1st 11:25 Chicago Blackhawks Trevor van Riemsdyk Delaying game puck over glass 2
1st 11:42 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin Tripping 2
2nd 07:42 Washington Capitals Brooks Orpik Hooking 2
2nd 16:39 Washington Capitals Taylor Chorney Tripping 2
3rd 07:59 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson Roughing 2
3rd 07:59 Chicago Blackhawks Andrew Shaw Roughing 2
3rd 08:56 Chicago Blackhawks Patrick Kane High sticking 2
3rd 13:05 Washington Capitals T.J. Oshie Interference 2
3rd 15:23 Chicago Blackhawks Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
3rd 16:34 Chicago Blackhawks Niklas Hjalmarsson Unsportsmanlike conduct 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Barry Trotz
Chicago Blackhawks head coach
Joel Quenneville
Referees
Gord Dwyer, Ghislain Hebert
Linesmen
Brandon Gawryletz, Matt MacPherson
Washington Capitals scratches
Mike Weber, Michael Latta, Stanislav Galiev
Chicago Blackhawks scratches
Christian Ehrhoff, Dale Weise

2015-2016 season series

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