Colorado Avalanche at Washington Capitals

Saturday, November 21, 2015, 7:00 PM ET Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Colorado Avalanche 7–3 on Saturday, November 21, 2015 at home.

Final score, Colorado Avalanche at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2015-2016 record
Colorado Avalanche	3	39-39-4
at Washington Capitals	7	56-18-8

Goals by period

Goals by period, Colorado Avalanche at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Colorado Avalanche	0	2	1	3
Washington Capitals	4	0	3	7

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Colorado Avalanche at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Colorado Avalanche	10	10	7	27
Washington Capitals	11	11	10	32

Three stars

E. Kuznetsov, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 2 assists)
J. Chimera, Washington Capitals (3 assists)
J. Carlson, Washington Capitals (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Colorado Avalanche at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	03:05	Washington Capitals	Justin Williams (5)	Jason Chimera (3), Evgeny Kuznetsov (13)	Even strength	COL 0, WSH 1
1st	07:15	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (10)	Nicklas Backstrom (9), Taylor Chorney (2)	Even strength	COL 0, WSH 2
1st	10:00	Washington Capitals	John Carlson (4)	Evgeny Kuznetsov (14), Marcus Johansson (6)	Even strength	COL 0, WSH 3
1st	19:17	Washington Capitals	Nate Schmidt (1)	Unassisted	Even strength	COL 0, WSH 4
2nd	05:31	Colorado Avalanche	Cody McLeod (4)	Blake Comeau (5), Carl Soderberg (8)	Even strength	COL 1, WSH 4
2nd	18:01	Colorado Avalanche	Nathan MacKinnon (9)	Gabriel Landeskog (9), Matt Duchene (8)	Power play	COL 2, WSH 4
3rd	06:34	Washington Capitals	Evgeny Kuznetsov (7)	Jason Chimera (4), Matt Niskanen (8)	Power play	COL 2, WSH 5
3rd	10:07	Washington Capitals	Dmitry Orlov (1)	Jason Chimera (5), Jay Beagle (4)	Even strength	COL 2, WSH 6
3rd	11:52	Colorado Avalanche	Andreas Martinsen (1)	Zach Redmond (1), Mikhail Grigorenko (7)	Even strength	COL 3, WSH 6
3rd	16:16	Washington Capitals	Karl Alzner (2)	T.J. Oshie (6), Alex Ovechkin (9)	Even strength	COL 3, WSH 7

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

Team stats

Team stats, Colorado Avalanche at Washington Capitals
Stat	Colorado Avalanche	Washington Capitals
Shots on goal	27	32
Power play	1 of 1	1 of 4
Penalty minutes	25	19
Hits	21	19
Blocked shots	16	7
Giveaways	8	7
Takeaways	7	7
Faceoffs won	21/60 (35%)	39/60 (65%)

Box score

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 J. Skille	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1	0		05:50
Number 9 M. Duchene	C	0	1	1	-1	0	3	0	0	0		18:39
Number 12 J. Iginla	R	0	0	0	-1	4	2	2	1	0		15:03
Number 14 B. Comeau	L	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	28.6%	17:22
Number 25 M. Grigorenko	C	0	1	1	-1	0	0	1	0	0	45.5%	15:17
Number 27 A. Martinsen	L	1	0	1	-1	0	2	5	1	0		11:15
Number 29 N. MacKinnon	C	1	0	1	-1	2	2	1	1	1	50%	19:21
Number 34 C. Soderberg	C	0	1	1	-1	0	3	2	2	0	40%	18:31
Number 45 D. Everberg	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		06:33
Number 55 C. McLeod	L	1	0	1	-1	12	3	2	0	0		16:43
Number 62 C. Wagner	R	0	0	0	-1	7	0	2	0	0	11.1%	05:50
Number 92 G. Landeskog	L	0	1	1	-2	0	1	1	1	0		21:30
Number 2 N. Holden	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	0	0		21:04
Number 4 T. Barrie	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0		23:49
Number 6 E. Johnson	D	0	0	0	-3	0	6	0	2	0		22:11
Number 22 Z. Redmond	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	2	0	0		13:59
Number 32 F. Beauchemin	D	0	0	0	-3	0	2	0	6	0		24:16
Number 46 B. Gormley	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	0		13:18

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 20 R. Berra	11	7	4	.636	20:00	Loss
Number 31 C. Pickard	21	18	3	.857	40:00

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin	L	1	1	2	+1	0	4	1	1	0		20:34
Number 14 J. Williams	R	1	0	1	+1	0	4	0	1	0	100%	16:29
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0	52.9%	20:32
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		11:43
Number 25 J. Chimera	L	0	3	3	+2	0	2	0	0	0		13:06
Number 43 T. Wilson	R	0	0	0	0	12	0	1	0	0		12:22
Number 46 M. Latta	C	0	0	0	0	5	1	4	1	0	88.9%	09:58
Number 49 S. Galiev	R	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	0	0		12:08
Number 77 T. Oshie	R	0	1	1	+1	0	4	2	0	0	66.7%	19:58
Number 83 J. Beagle	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	1	0	71.4%	11:26
Number 90 M. Johansson	L	0	1	1	+1	0	5	0	0	0	100%	17:50
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov	C	1	2	3	+2	2	3	0	0	1	46.2%	17:46
Number 2 M. Niskanen	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0		23:38
Number 4 T. Chorney	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	1	1	0		13:04
Number 9 D. Orlov	D	1	0	1	+2	0	2	1	0	0		12:52
Number 27 K. Alzner	D	1	0	1	+1	0	2	3	0	0		21:16
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	1	0		23:18
Number 88 N. Schmidt	D	1	0	1	+1	0	1	2	1	0		18:37

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 70 B. Holtby	27	24	3	.889	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Colorado Avalanche at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:05	Colorado Avalanche	Cody McLeod	Interference	2
1st	18:14	Colorado Avalanche	Jarome Iginla	Roughing	2
1st	18:14	Washington Capitals	Tom Wilson	Roughing	2
2nd	06:08	Colorado Avalanche	Jarome Iginla	Holding	2
2nd	11:47	Washington Capitals	Michael Latta	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	11:47	Colorado Avalanche	Chris Wagner	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	11:47	Colorado Avalanche	Chris Wagner	Roughing	2
2nd	16:38	Washington Capitals	Evgeny Kuznetsov	Closing hand on puck	2
3rd	05:05	Colorado Avalanche	Nathan MacKinnon	Tripping	2
3rd	18:49	Washington Capitals	Tom Wilson	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	18:49	Colorado Avalanche	Cody McLeod	Misconduct (misconduct)	10

Game information

Colorado Avalanche head coach: Patrick Roy
Washington Capitals head coach: Barry Trotz
Referees: Rob Martell, Dean Morton
Linesmen: Derek Amell, Jonny Murray
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Nate Guenin, John Mitchell
Washington Capitals scratches: Brooks Orpik, Chris Brown, Andre Burakovsky

2015-2016 season series

Every Colorado Avalanche and Washington Capitals game in the 2015-2016 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Washington Capitals 7	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Washington Capitals, Sat, Nov 21, 2015
Washington Capitals 4 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Colorado Avalanche, Fri, Apr 1, 2016

Other NHL games on Nov 21

Other NHL games on Saturday, November 21, 2015
Matchup	Status	Details
Toronto Maple Leafs 0 at Boston Bruins 2	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins, Sat, Nov 21, 2015
Philadelphia Flyers 0 at Ottawa Senators 4	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Nov 21, 2015
Anaheim Ducks 0 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Nov 21, 2015
New York Rangers 5 at Florida Panthers 4	Final/OT	Game page: New York Rangers at Florida Panthers, Sat, Nov 21, 2015
San Jose Sharks 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Nov 21, 2015
Arizona Coyotes 2 at Winnipeg Jets 3	Final	Game page: Arizona Coyotes at Winnipeg Jets, Sat, Nov 21, 2015
Detroit Red Wings 4 at St. Louis Blues 3	Final/OT	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Nov 21, 2015
Buffalo Sabres 0 at Dallas Stars 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Dallas Stars, Sat, Nov 21, 2015
Nashville Predators 0 at Minnesota Wild 4	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Minnesota Wild, Sat, Nov 21, 2015
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Vancouver Canucks 6	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Nov 21, 2015

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