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Washington Capitals at St. Louis Blues

Scottrade Center, St. Louis Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the St. Louis Blues 5–1 on Saturday, April 9, 2016 on the road.

Team Goals 2015-2016 record
Washington Capitals 5 56-18-8
at St. Louis Blues 1 49-24-9

Goals by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 2 2 1 5
St. Louis Blues 1 0 0 1

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 14 12 10 36
St. Louis Blues 6 4 10 20

Three stars

  1. A. Ovechkin, Washington Capitals (3 goals)
  2. B. Holtby, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
  3. N. Backstrom, Washington Capitals (3 assists)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 01:15 St. Louis Blues Vladimir Tarasenko (40) Alex Pietrangelo (30), Paul Stastny (39) Even strength WSH 0, STL 1
1st 04:04 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (48) John Carlson (31), Nicklas Backstrom (48) Even strength WSH 1, STL 1
1st 06:49 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (49) Nicklas Backstrom (49) Even strength WSH 2, STL 1
2nd 05:21 Washington Capitals John Carlson (8) Tom Wilson (16), Brooks Orpik (7) Even strength WSH 3, STL 1
2nd 10:56 Washington Capitals Jason Chimera (20) Evgeny Kuznetsov (57), Dmitry Orlov (21) Even strength WSH 4, STL 1
3rd 10:35 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (50) Nicklas Backstrom (50), T.J. Oshie (25) Even strength WSH 5, STL 1

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

Team stats

Stat Washington Capitals St. Louis Blues
Shots on goal 36 20
Power play 0 of 2 0 of 3
Penalty minutes 6 4
Hits 19 26
Blocked shots 10 12
Giveaways 3 2
Takeaways 3 6
Faceoffs won 30/55 (54.5%) 25/55 (45.5%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 3 0 3 +2 0 9 0 0 17:12
10 M. Richards C 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 0 68.4% 14:28
14 J. Williams R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16:18
19 N. Backstrom C 0 3 3 +2 0 2 0 0 50% 18:20
25 J. Chimera L 1 0 1 +1 2 3 1 0 15:43
26 D. Winnik L 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 11:20
43 T. Wilson R 0 1 1 +2 0 1 0 0 13:42
65 A. Burakovsky L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:22
77 T. Oshie R 0 1 1 +2 0 5 3 0 33.3% 19:05
83 J. Beagle C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 03:04
90 M. Johansson L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33.3% 17:52
92 E. Kuznetsov C 0 1 1 +2 0 4 1 0 53.3% 16:11
2 M. Niskanen D 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 23:51
6 M. Weber D 0 0 0 +1 2 0 1 1 13:47
9 D. Orlov D 0 1 1 +2 0 0 0 3 14:22
27 K. Alzner D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 1 21:26
44 B. Orpik D 0 1 1 +3 0 1 4 2 20:48
74 J. Carlson D 1 1 2 +3 0 4 1 1 22:09
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
70 B. Holtby 20 19 1 .950 60:00 Win

St. Louis Blues

St. Louis Blues skaters
Player
10 S. Upshall R 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 12:17
12 J. Lehtera C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 53.8% 14:27
15 R. Fabbri C 0 0 0 -3 0 2 1 1 14:01
17 J. Schwartz L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 17:53
20 A. Steen L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 17:17
21 P. Berglund C 0 0 0 -2 2 0 3 0 66.7% 14:53
26 P. Stastny C 0 1 1 -2 0 1 0 0 36.8% 17:52
28 K. Brodziak C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 30% 12:23
36 T. Brouwer R 0 0 0 -2 0 1 3 1 15:57
56 M. Paajarvi L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 13:22
75 R. Reaves R 0 0 0 0 2 2 7 0 11:12
91 V. Tarasenko R 1 0 1 -1 0 3 0 1 16:59
4 C. Gunnarsson D 0 0 0 -3 0 1 0 1 16:20
6 J. Edmundson D 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 16:44
19 J. Bouwmeester D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 1 18:42
22 K. Shattenkirk D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 1 21:13
27 A. Pietrangelo D 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 2 25:43
55 C. Parayko D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 18:54
St. Louis Blues goalies
Goalie
1 B. Elliott 26 22 4 .846 39:51 Loss
39 A. Nilsson 10 9 1 .900 20:00

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 13:52 Washington Capitals Mike Weber Delaying game puck over glass 2
1st 20:00 Washington Capitals Mike Richards Tripping 2
2nd 08:37 St. Louis Blues Patrik Berglund Slashing 2
2nd 11:14 St. Louis Blues Ryan Reaves Tripping 2
2nd 19:38 Washington Capitals Jason Chimera Holding 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Barry Trotz
St. Louis Blues head coach
Ken Hitchcock
Referees
Thomas John Luxmore, Chris Lee
Linesmen
Greg Devorski, Tim Nowak
Washington Capitals scratches
Taylor Chorney, Michael Latta, Stanislav Galiev, Nate Schmidt
St. Louis Blues scratches
David Backes, Robert Bortuzzo, Jake Allen, Dmitrij Jaskin, Petteri Lindbohm

2015-2016 season series

Matchup Status Details
St. Louis Blues 4 at Washington Capitals 0 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 5 at St. Louis Blues 1 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Apr 9

Matchup Status Details
Ottawa Senators 6 at Boston Bruins 1 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 2 at New York Rangers 3 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 3 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 5 at Colorado Avalanche 3 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Montreal Canadiens 5 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Florida Panthers 5 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at New Jersey Devils 5 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets 5 Final/OT Game page
Calgary Flames 2 at Minnesota Wild 1 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 4 at New York Islanders 3 Final/OT Game page
Nashville Predators 2 at Dallas Stars 3 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Vancouver Canucks 4 Final/SO Game page
Winnipeg Jets 4 at Los Angeles Kings 3 Final/SO Game page
Arizona Coyotes 0 at San Jose Sharks 1 Final Game page

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