Dallas Stars at Washington Capitals

Thursday, November 19, 2015, 7:00 PM ET Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Dallas Stars beat the Washington Capitals 3–2 on Thursday, November 19, 2015 on the road.

Final score, Dallas Stars at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2015-2016 record
Dallas Stars	3	50-23-9
at Washington Capitals	2	56-18-8

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Dallas Stars at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Dallas Stars	12	11	8	31
Washington Capitals	12	8	15	35

Three stars

K. Lehtonen, Dallas Stars (goaltender)
A. Ovechkin, Washington Capitals (1 goal)
N. Backstrom, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Dallas Stars at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	09:28	Dallas Stars	Tyler Seguin (11)	John Klingberg (17), Jamie Benn (15)	Even strength	DAL 1, WSH 0
1st	17:40	Washington Capitals	Nicklas Backstrom (7)	Taylor Chorney (1), Dmitry Orlov (5)	Even strength	DAL 1, WSH 1
3rd	04:45	Dallas Stars	Cody Eakin (6)	John Klingberg (18), Valeri Nichushkin (3)	Even strength	DAL 2, WSH 1
3rd	07:01	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (9)	Nicklas Backstrom (8), T.J. Oshie (5)	Even strength	DAL 2, WSH 2
3rd	11:10	Dallas Stars	Jason Spezza (8)	Unassisted	Even strength	DAL 3, WSH 2

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

Team stats

Team stats, Dallas Stars at Washington Capitals
Stat	Dallas Stars	Washington Capitals
Shots on goal	31	35
Power play	0 of 2	0 of 0
Penalty minutes	0	4
Hits	10	19
Blocked shots	19	17
Giveaways	8	13
Takeaways	5	10
Faceoffs won	33/55 (60%)	22/55 (40%)

Box score

Dallas Stars

Dallas Stars skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 P. Sharp	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	1		17:53
Number 13 M. Janmark	C	0	0	0	+2	0	3	0	0		15:31
Number 14 J. Benn	L	0	1	1	+1	0	3	2	1	75%	17:23
Number 18 P. Eaves	R	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	1		12:24
Number 20 C. Eakin	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	2	46.7%	15:41
Number 21 A. Roussel	L	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	1	100%	13:05
Number 22 C. Sceviour	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		14:01
Number 38 V. Fiddler	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	63.6%	13:39
Number 43 V. Nichushkin	R	0	1	1	-1	0	0	1	0		14:55
Number 83 A. Hemsky	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		14:45
Number 90 J. Spezza	C	1	0	1	+1	0	5	0	0	50%	14:53
Number 91 T. Seguin	C	1	0	1	+1	0	5	0	0	75%	17:58
Number 2 J. Jokipakka	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		13:29
Number 3 J. Klingberg	D	0	2	2	+3	0	2	0	0		24:18
Number 4 J. Demers	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0		21:24
Number 24 J. Benn	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	2		15:43
Number 33 A. Goligoski	D	0	0	0	+3	0	1	2	5		23:26
Number 47 J. Oduya	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	3		19:32

Dallas Stars goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 K. Lehtonen	35	33	2	.943	60:00	Win

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin	L	1	0	1	+2	0	4	5	0		16:11
Number 14 J. Williams	R	0	0	0	-2	0	4	1	1		15:30
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	1	1	2	+2	2	3	1	0	36.4%	17:35
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	1		12:27
Number 25 J. Chimera	L	0	0	0	-2	0	4	0	0		11:46
Number 43 T. Wilson	R	0	0	0	-1	2	0	2	0		13:19
Number 46 M. Latta	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	50%	10:06
Number 65 A. Burakovsky	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1		14:46
Number 77 T. Oshie	R	0	1	1	+1	0	3	1	0		16:06
Number 83 J. Beagle	C	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	0	50%	14:54
Number 90 M. Johansson	L	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	1		19:40
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	33.3%	16:03
Number 2 M. Niskanen	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0		22:38
Number 4 T. Chorney	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	2		14:23
Number 9 D. Orlov	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	1		16:07
Number 27 K. Alzner	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	4		19:05
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2		23:28
Number 88 N. Schmidt	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	3		23:15

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 P. Grubauer	31	28	3	.903	58:41	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Dallas Stars at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	14:57	Washington Capitals	Nicklas Backstrom	Hooking	2
2nd	02:16	Washington Capitals	Tom Wilson	Roughing	2

Game information

Dallas Stars head coach: Lindy Ruff
Washington Capitals head coach: Barry Trotz
Referees: Wes McCauley, Kyle Rehman
Linesmen: Tim Nowak, Tony Sericolo
Dallas Stars scratches: Travis Moen, Patrik Nemeth, Jamie Oleksiak
Washington Capitals scratches: Brooks Orpik, Chris Brown, Stanislav Galiev

2015-2016 season series

Every Dallas Stars and Washington Capitals game in the 2015-2016 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Dallas Stars 3 at Washington Capitals 2	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Washington Capitals, Thu, Nov 19, 2015
Washington Capitals 3 at Dallas Stars 4	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Dallas Stars, Sat, Feb 13, 2016

Other NHL games on Nov 19

Other NHL games on Thursday, November 19, 2015
Matchup	Status	Details
Minnesota Wild 2 at Boston Bruins 4	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Boston Bruins, Thu, Nov 19, 2015
San Jose Sharks 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 0	Final/OT	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Nov 19, 2015
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Pittsburgh Penguins, Thu, Nov 19, 2015
Arizona Coyotes 3 at Montreal Canadiens 2	Final	Game page: Arizona Coyotes at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Nov 19, 2015
Columbus Blue Jackets 0 at Ottawa Senators 3	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Ottawa Senators, Thu, Nov 19, 2015
New York Rangers 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Nov 19, 2015
Anaheim Ducks 3 at Florida Panthers 1	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Florida Panthers, Thu, Nov 19, 2015
Buffalo Sabres 2 at St. Louis Blues 3	Final/SO	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Nov 19, 2015

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