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Columbus Blue Jackets at Washington Capitals

Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5–0 on Thursday, January 5, 2017 at home.

Team Goals 2016-2017 record
Columbus Blue Jackets 0 50-24-8
at Washington Capitals 5 55-19-8

Goals by period

Team Total
Columbus Blue Jackets 0 0 0 0
Washington Capitals 2 2 1 5

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Columbus Blue Jackets 11 10 8 29
Washington Capitals 6 13 8 27

Three stars

  1. B. Holtby, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
  2. J. Carlson, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. N. Schmidt, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 05:06 Washington Capitals Daniel Winnik (6) Jay Beagle (9), Nate Schmidt (7) Even strength CBJ 0, WSH 1
1st 11:32 Washington Capitals John Carlson (5) Marcus Johansson (14), Evgeny Kuznetsov (20) Even strength CBJ 0, WSH 2
2nd 07:28 Washington Capitals Nate Schmidt (1) Alex Ovechkin (12), Nicklas Backstrom (22) Even strength CBJ 0, WSH 3
2nd 16:27 Washington Capitals Andre Burakovsky (5) John Carlson (17) Even strength CBJ 0, WSH 4
3rd 05:36 Washington Capitals Justin Williams (11) Evgeny Kuznetsov (21) Even strength CBJ 0, WSH 5

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

Team stats

Stat Columbus Blue Jackets Washington Capitals
Shots on goal 29 27
Power play 0 of 5 0 of 4
Penalty minutes 10 12
Hits 20 16
Blocked shots 12 10
Giveaways 9 8
Takeaways 7 8
Faceoffs won 34/58 (58.6%) 24/58 (41.4%)

Box score

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player
10 A. Wennberg C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 66.7% 20:49
11 M. Calvert L 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 0 14:33
13 C. Atkinson R 0 0 0 -3 0 3 1 2 15:23
17 B. Dubinsky C 0 0 0 -4 0 2 7 0 50% 13:01
20 B. Saad L 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 16:00
25 W. Karlsson C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 57.9% 12:59
34 J. Anderson R 0 0 0 -2 2 2 0 0 11:59
38 B. Jenner C 0 0 0 -3 0 2 2 0 11:39
43 S. Hartnell L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:41
45 L. Sedlak C 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 71.4% 11:14
71 N. Foligno L 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 19:43
89 S. Gagner C 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 50% 15:25
3 S. Jones D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 3 23:39
7 J. Johnson D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 2 18:52
8 Z. Werenski D 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 23:16
27 R. Murray D 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 1 17:07
58 D. Savard D 0 0 0 -2 2 1 1 2 18:25
65 M. Nutivaara D 0 0 0 -3 0 2 1 0 14:05
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie
30 C. McElhinney 4 4 0 1.000 14:23
72 S. Bobrovsky 23 18 5 .783 45:36 Loss

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 0 16:30
10 B. Connolly R 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 0 10:07
14 J. Williams R 1 0 1 +2 0 1 0 1 13:52
19 N. Backstrom C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 50% 16:35
20 L. Eller C 0 0 0 +1 0 3 2 1 20% 12:49
26 D. Winnik L 1 0 1 +1 0 3 0 0 13:12
43 T. Wilson R 0 0 0 +1 2 1 3 0 11:39
65 A. Burakovsky L 1 0 1 +1 0 1 0 0 13:28
77 T. Oshie R 0 0 0 +1 2 1 1 1 16:14
83 J. Beagle C 0 1 1 +1 0 2 2 1 61.1% 14:57
90 M. Johansson L 0 1 1 +2 0 0 0 0 16:08
92 E. Kuznetsov C 0 2 2 +2 2 4 0 0 44.4% 16:27
2 M. Niskanen D 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 23:18
9 D. Orlov D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 22:42
27 K. Alzner D 0 0 0 +1 2 0 1 3 16:16
44 B. Orpik D 0 0 0 +3 2 1 2 0 16:24
74 J. Carlson D 1 1 2 +3 0 3 1 0 22:03
88 N. Schmidt D 1 1 2 +3 0 3 0 1 15:19
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
70 B. Holtby 29 29 0 1.000 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 05:26 Washington Capitals Evgeny Kuznetsov Holding 2
2nd 03:51 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson Holding 2
2nd 07:40 Columbus Blue Jackets Nick Foligno Roughing 2
2nd 07:40 Washington Capitals Karl Alzner Roughing 2
2nd 11:35 Columbus Blue Jackets Josh Anderson Tripping 2
2nd 19:49 Columbus Blue Jackets Jack Johnson Interference 2
3rd 11:54 Washington Capitals Brooks Orpik Hooking 2
3rd 12:48 Washington Capitals Matt Niskanen High sticking 2
3rd 14:30 Columbus Blue Jackets David Savard Tripping 2
3rd 15:35 Washington Capitals T.J. Oshie Slashing 2
3rd 19:00 Columbus Blue Jackets Sam Gagner Tripping 2

Game information

Columbus Blue Jackets head coach
John Tortorella
Washington Capitals head coach
Barry Trotz
Referees
Chris Lee, Kendrick Nicholson
Linesmen
Trent Knorr, David Brisebois
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches
Dalton Prout, Scott Harrington, Markus Hannikainen
Washington Capitals scratches
Taylor Chorney

2016-2017 season series

Matchup Status Details
Washington Capitals 1 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2 Final/OT Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Washington Capitals 2 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 0 at Washington Capitals 5 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Washington Capitals 2 Final/SO Game page
Washington Capitals 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Jan 5

Matchup Status Details
Edmonton Oilers 4 at Boston Bruins 3 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 6 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at St. Louis Blues 2 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 4 Final/OT Game page
Detroit Red Wings 4 at Los Angeles Kings 0 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 5 at San Jose Sharks 4 Final Game page

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