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Washington Capitals at Colorado Avalanche

Pepsi Center, Denver Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Colorado Avalanche 4–2 on Friday, April 1, 2016 on the road.

Team Goals 2015-2016 record
Washington Capitals 4 56-18-8
at Colorado Avalanche 2 39-39-4

Goals by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 0 3 1 4
Colorado Avalanche 0 1 1 2

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 15 15 17 47
Colorado Avalanche 7 6 6 19

Three stars

  1. S. Varlamov, Colorado Avalanche (goaltender)
  2. A. Ovechkin, Washington Capitals (1 goal)
  3. J. Chimera, Washington Capitals (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
2nd 08:50 Washington Capitals Jay Beagle (8) Unassisted Even strength WSH 1, COL 0
2nd 12:57 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (45) Marcus Johansson (26), Evgeny Kuznetsov (55) Power play WSH 2, COL 0
2nd 14:16 Washington Capitals Jason Chimera (19) Mike Richards (3), John Carlson (27) Even strength WSH 3, COL 0
2nd 19:19 Colorado Avalanche Jarome Iginla (20) Gabriel Landeskog (31), Carl Soderberg (37) Power play WSH 3, COL 1
3rd 14:21 Colorado Avalanche Gabriel Landeskog (20) Carl Soderberg (38), Blake Comeau (24) Even strength WSH 3, COL 2
3rd 19:50 Washington Capitals T.J. Oshie (25) Daniel Winnik (13), Jay Beagle (9) Even strength, Empty net WSH 4, COL 2

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

Team stats

Stat Washington Capitals Colorado Avalanche
Shots on goal 47 19
Power play 1 of 3 1 of 3
Penalty minutes 6 6
Hits 22 10
Blocked shots 8 20
Giveaways 3 5
Takeaways 13 5
Faceoffs won 22/54 (40.7%) 32/54 (59.3%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 1 0 1 0 0 8 1 0 1 19:16
10 M. Richards C 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 0 0 15.4% 12:31
14 J. Williams R 0 0 0 -1 2 5 0 0 0 25% 13:59
25 J. Chimera L 1 0 1 +1 0 4 3 0 0 16:10
26 D. Winnik L 0 1 1 +2 0 0 0 0 0 13:09
43 T. Wilson R 0 0 0 +1 0 2 6 1 0 15:26
49 S. Galiev R 0 0 0 +1 0 3 0 0 0 09:49
65 A. Burakovsky L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 13:38
77 T. Oshie R 1 0 1 +1 0 4 1 1 0 50% 18:39
83 J. Beagle C 1 1 2 +2 2 2 1 0 0 57.1% 15:47
90 M. Johansson L 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 66.7% 15:57
92 E. Kuznetsov C 0 1 1 -1 0 4 0 0 0 38.5% 15:49
2 M. Niskanen D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 2 0 24:34
9 D. Orlov D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 2 0 0 14:36
27 K. Alzner D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 3 0 23:26
44 B. Orpik D 0 0 0 +2 0 1 6 0 0 18:30
74 J. Carlson D 0 1 1 +2 0 3 0 0 0 20:19
88 N. Schmidt D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 1 0 14:19
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
70 B. Holtby 19 17 2 .895 59:46 Win

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche skaters
Player
7 J. Mitchell C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 0 0 66.7% 14:09
9 M. Duchene C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 47.4% 19:15
12 J. Iginla R 1 0 1 -2 0 2 0 1 1 16:27
14 B. Comeau L 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 60% 20:37
18 S. Matthias L 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 100% 16:26
25 M. Grigorenko C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13:50
27 A. Martinsen L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 0 08:56
28 A. Agozzino L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 80% 06:16
34 C. Soderberg C 0 2 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 75% 18:44
55 C. McLeod L 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 05:18
89 M. Boedker L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 19:44
92 G. Landeskog L 1 1 2 0 0 5 0 2 0 20:18
2 N. Holden D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 2 0 19:43
3 C. Bigras D 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 1 0 19:25
4 T. Barrie D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 1 0 22:33
6 E. Johnson D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 7 0 24:18
16 N. Zadorov D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 08:43
32 F. Beauchemin D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 22:52
Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie
1 S. Varlamov 46 43 3 .935 57:50 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 15:17 Washington Capitals Justin Williams Tripping 2
1st 19:28 Washington Capitals Jay Beagle High sticking 2
2nd 12:21 Colorado Avalanche Blake Comeau Hooking 2
2nd 14:42 Colorado Avalanche Cody McLeod Charging 2
2nd 18:59 Washington Capitals Matt Niskanen Hooking 2
3rd 07:36 Colorado Avalanche Chris Bigras High sticking 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Barry Trotz
Colorado Avalanche head coach
Patrick Roy
Referees
Brad Watson, Ian Walsh
Linesmen
Jay Sharrers, Ryan Gibbons
Washington Capitals scratches
Taylor Chorney, Mike Weber, Nicklas Backstrom, Michael Latta
Colorado Avalanche scratches
Jack Skille, Andrew Bodnarchuk, Zach Redmond, Eric Gelinas, Nathan MacKinnon

2015-2016 season series

Matchup Status Details
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Washington Capitals 7 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 4 at Colorado Avalanche 2 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Apr 1

Matchup Status Details
Minnesota Wild 2 at Detroit Red Wings 3 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 6 at St. Louis Blues 5 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 5 at Winnipeg Jets 4 Final/OT Game page
Vancouver Canucks 3 at Anaheim Ducks 2 Final Game page

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