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Calgary Flames at Washington Capitals

Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Calgary Flames 4–2 on Tuesday, March 21, 2017 at home.

Team Goals 2016-2017 record
Calgary Flames 2 45-33-4
at Washington Capitals 4 55-19-8

Goals by period

Team Total
Calgary Flames 1 0 1 2
Washington Capitals 1 2 1 4

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Calgary Flames 12 6 13 31
Washington Capitals 12 20 8 40

Three stars

  1. A. Ovechkin, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. N. Backstrom, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 2 assists)
  3. T. Oshie, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 06:47 Washington Capitals Evgeny Kuznetsov (17) Andre Burakovsky (20) Even strength CGY 0, WSH 1
1st 10:06 Calgary Flames Sean Monahan (24) Johnny Gaudreau (37), Alex Chiasson (11) Even strength CGY 1, WSH 1
2nd 15:51 Washington Capitals T.J. Oshie (30) Alex Ovechkin (32), Nicklas Backstrom (55) Even strength CGY 1, WSH 2
2nd 19:57 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom (22) Kevin Shattenkirk (36), T.J. Oshie (21) Power play CGY 1, WSH 3
3rd 15:04 Calgary Flames Troy Brouwer (11) Deryk Engelland (11), Kris Versteeg (16) Even strength CGY 2, WSH 3
3rd 17:09 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (29) Kevin Shattenkirk (37), Nicklas Backstrom (56) Power play CGY 2, WSH 4

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

Team stats

Stat Calgary Flames Washington Capitals
Shots on goal 31 40
Power play 0 of 1 2 of 3
Penalty minutes 8 4
Hits 17 17
Blocked shots 10 10
Giveaways 9 13
Takeaways 6 7
Faceoffs won 27/52 (51.9%) 25/52 (48.1%)

Box score

Calgary Flames

Calgary Flames skaters
Player
10 K. Versteeg R 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 1 0 100% 12:56
11 M. Backlund C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 66.7% 19:01
13 J. Gaudreau L 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 19:09
17 L. Bouma L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 0 0 11:07
18 M. Stajan C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 36.4% 12:11
20 C. Lazar C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 08:27
23 S. Monahan C 1 0 1 +1 0 1 1 1 0 41.2% 19:18
25 F. Hamilton C 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 57.1% 09:05
36 T. Brouwer R 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 14:25
39 A. Chiasson R 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 16:32
67 M. Frolik R 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 19:22
93 S. Bennett C 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 15:45
5 M. Giordano D 0 0 0 +1 2 2 0 2 0 19:37
7 T. Brodie D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 0 0 24:12
26 M. Stone D 0 0 0 -1 2 1 3 1 0 20:39
27 D. Hamilton D 0 0 0 +1 2 3 0 0 0 19:56
29 D. Engelland D 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 0 17:47
44 M. Bartkowski D 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 16:21
Calgary Flames goalies
Goalie
1 B. Elliott 40 36 4 .900 58:20 Loss

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 1 1 2 +1 0 11 1 0 1 18:10
10 B. Connolly R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 09:13
14 J. Williams R 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 15:53
19 N. Backstrom C 1 2 3 +1 0 1 0 0 1 27.3% 18:59
20 L. Eller C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 69.2% 11:46
26 D. Winnik L 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 0 0 100% 12:31
43 T. Wilson R 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 0 0 13:12
65 A. Burakovsky L 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 0 0 12:37
77 T. Oshie R 1 1 2 +1 0 2 2 1 0 50% 17:29
83 J. Beagle C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 55.6% 14:38
90 M. Johansson L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 17:58
92 E. Kuznetsov C 1 0 1 +1 2 3 0 0 0 30.8% 16:40
2 M. Niskanen D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 0 0 18:40
9 D. Orlov D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 3 1 0 17:27
22 K. Shattenkirk D 0 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 0 20:02
27 K. Alzner D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 21:46
44 B. Orpik D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 4 1 0 16:38
74 J. Carlson D 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 3 0 22:21
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
70 B. Holtby 31 29 2 .936 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 04:40 Calgary Flames Troy Brouwer Slashing 2
1st 04:40 Washington Capitals Evgeny Kuznetsov Roughing 2
1st 14:32 Washington Capitals Justin Williams High sticking 2
2nd 11:02 Calgary Flames Michael Stone Hooking 2
2nd 19:40 Calgary Flames Dougie Hamilton Tripping 2
3rd 15:36 Calgary Flames Mark Giordano Delaying game puck over glass 2

Game information

Calgary Flames head coach
Glen Gulutzan
Washington Capitals head coach
Barry Trotz
Referees
Kelly Sutherland, Marc Joannette
Linesmen
Steve Barton, David Brisebois
Calgary Flames scratches
Dennis Wideman, Micheal Ferland, Garnet Hathaway, Rasmus Andersson, Matthew Tkachuk
Washington Capitals scratches
Taylor Chorney, Nate Schmidt

2016-2017 season series

Matchup Status Details
Washington Capitals 3 at Calgary Flames 1 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 2 at Washington Capitals 4 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Mar 21

Matchup Status Details
Ottawa Senators 3 at Boston Bruins 2 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Buffalo Sabres 1 Final Game page
New York Rangers 2 at New Jersey Devils 3 Final/OT Game page
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Montreal Canadiens 1 Final/OT Game page
Arizona Coyotes 5 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Florida Panthers 3 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Winnipeg Jets 3 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 2 at Minnesota Wild 3 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 5 at Chicago Blackhawks 4 Final/OT Game page
St. Louis Blues 4 at Colorado Avalanche 2 Final Game page

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