Dallas Stars at Washington Capitals

Monday, March 6, 2017, 7:30 PM ET Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Dallas Stars beat the Washington Capitals 4–2 on Monday, March 6, 2017 on the road.

Final score, Dallas Stars at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2016-2017 record
Dallas Stars	4	34-37-11
at Washington Capitals	2	55-19-8

Goals by period

Goals by period, Dallas Stars at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Dallas Stars	1	2	1	4
Washington Capitals	0	1	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	7	10	5	22
Washington Capitals	12	16	16	44

Three stars

K. Lehtonen, Dallas Stars (goaltender)
J. Spezza, Dallas Stars (1 goal)
T. Oshie, Washington Capitals (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Dallas Stars at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	01:48	Dallas Stars	Devin Shore (11)	Patrick Sharp (10), Stephen Johns (5)	Even strength	DAL 1, WSH 0
2nd	04:04	Dallas Stars	Radek Faksa (10)	Unassisted	Even strength	DAL 2, WSH 0
2nd	05:58	Dallas Stars	Jason Spezza (11)	Jamie Benn (39), Tyler Seguin (44)	Even strength	DAL 3, WSH 0
2nd	15:52	Washington Capitals	Nicklas Backstrom (21)	Kevin Shattenkirk (33), Brooks Orpik (13)	Even strength	DAL 3, WSH 1
3rd	12:26	Washington Capitals	T.J. Oshie (25)	Karl Alzner (10), Nicklas Backstrom (46)	Even strength	DAL 3, WSH 2
3rd	18:42	Dallas Stars	Patrick Sharp (8)	John Klingberg (29)	Even strength, Empty net	DAL 4, 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	22	44
Power play	0 of 2	0 of 4
Penalty minutes	8	4
Hits	13	22
Blocked shots	22	19
Giveaways	6	14
Takeaways	8	8
Faceoffs won	23/65 (35.4%)	42/65 (64.6%)

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	1	1	2	+1	0	4	0	0		14:39
Number 11 C. McKenzie	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		13:28
Number 12 R. Faksa	C	1	0	1	+2	0	2	1	1	27.8%	15:44
Number 14 J. Benn	L	0	1	1	+2	0	2	1	0	50%	16:50
Number 17 D. Shore	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	1		11:50
Number 20 C. Eakin	C	0	0	0	0	4	2	2	0	40%	19:28
Number 25 B. Ritchie	R	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0		10:20
Number 27 A. Cracknell	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	22.2%	12:12
Number 40 R. Elie	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	4	1		17:54
Number 83 A. Hemsky	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		15:39
Number 90 J. Spezza	C	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	33.3%	12:26
Number 91 T. Seguin	C	0	1	1	+2	0	0	0	0	100%	14:02
Number 2 D. Hamhuis	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	3		19:30
Number 3 J. Klingberg	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	2		23:17
Number 5 J. Oleksiak	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2		15:17
Number 15 P. Nemeth	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	1	1		13:27
Number 23 E. Lindell	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		25:59
Number 28 S. Johns	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	8		19:58

Dallas Stars goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 K. Lehtonen	44	42	2	.955	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	0	0	0	0	0	9	4	0		20:50
Number 10 B. Connolly	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		10:39
Number 13 J. Vrana	L	0	0	0	-1	0	5	1	1		13:21
Number 14 J. Williams	R	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	0	50%	17:41
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	1	1	2	0	2	7	0	0	72.2%	20:36
Number 20 L. Eller	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	58.3%	12:10
Number 26 D. Winnik	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	100%	10:36
Number 43 T. Wilson	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0		09:42
Number 77 T. Oshie	R	1	0	1	0	0	3	1	0	75%	19:31
Number 83 J. Beagle	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	70%	10:27
Number 90 M. Johansson	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	100%	17:30
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov	C	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	1	50%	19:57
Number 2 M. Niskanen	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	2		23:00
Number 9 D. Orlov	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	3	1		17:41
Number 22 K. Shattenkirk	D	0	1	1	-1	2	2	2	3		21:19
Number 27 K. Alzner	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	5		14:35
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	1		14:46
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4		22:57

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 P. Grubauer	10	10	0	1.000	33:02
Number 70 B. Holtby	11	8	3	.727	25:40	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Dallas Stars at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:17	Dallas Stars	Cody Eakin	Cross checking	2
1st	14:09	Washington Capitals	Kevin Shattenkirk	Tripping	2
1st	17:50	Dallas Stars	Brett Ritchie	Holding	2
2nd	07:50	Dallas Stars	Cody Eakin	Interference goalkeeper	2
2nd	09:24	Washington Capitals	Nicklas Backstrom	Tripping	2
3rd	00:29	Dallas Stars	Patrik Nemeth	Holding	2

Game information

Dallas Stars head coach: Lindy Ruff
Washington Capitals head coach: Barry Trotz
Referees: Brad Watson, Pierre Lambert
Linesmen: Pierre Racicot, Ryan Galloway
Dallas Stars scratches: Jiri Hudler, Greg Pateryn, Antoine Roussel
Washington Capitals scratches: Taylor Chorney, Paul Carey, Nate Schmidt

2016-2017 season series

Every Dallas Stars and Washington Capitals game in the 2016-2017 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 4 at Dallas Stars 3	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at Dallas Stars, Sat, Jan 21, 2017
Dallas Stars 4 at Washington Capitals 2	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Washington Capitals, Mon, Mar 6, 2017

Other NHL games on Mar 6

Other NHL games on Monday, March 6, 2017
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 2 at Ottawa Senators 4	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Ottawa Senators, Mon, Mar 6, 2017
New York Rangers 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 0	Final/OT	Game page: New York Rangers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Mon, Mar 6, 2017
San Jose Sharks 3 at Winnipeg Jets 2	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Winnipeg Jets, Mon, Mar 6, 2017

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