Columbus Blue Jackets at Washington Capitals

Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 2–1 in a shootout on Thursday, March 23, 2017 at home.

Final score, Columbus Blue Jackets at Washington Capitals
Team Goals 2016-2017 record
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 50-24-8
at Washington Capitals 2 55-19-8

Goals by period

Goals by period, Columbus Blue Jackets at Washington Capitals
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Overtime Shootout Total
Columbus Blue Jackets 0 0 1 0 0 1
Washington Capitals 0 0 1 0 1 2

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Columbus Blue Jackets at Washington Capitals
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Overtime Shootout Total
Columbus Blue Jackets 11 6 10 3 0 30
Washington Capitals 15 16 11 3 0 45

Three stars

  1. B. Holtby, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
  2. S. Bobrovsky, Columbus Blue Jackets (goaltender)
  3. D. Orlov, Washington Capitals (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Columbus Blue Jackets at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
3rd 00:41 Columbus Blue Jackets Seth Jones (11) Brandon Dubinsky (29), Boone Jenner (14) Even strength CBJ 1, WSH 0
3rd 06:39 Washington Capitals Dmitry Orlov (6) Marcus Johansson (25), Justin Williams (20) Even strength CBJ 1, WSH 1

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

Shootout

Shootout attempts in order
Round Team Shooter Result
1 Washington Capitals T.J. Oshie Goal (winner)
1 Columbus Blue Jackets Cam Atkinson Saved
2 Washington Capitals Evgeny Kuznetsov Saved
2 Columbus Blue Jackets Sam Gagner Saved
3 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom Saved
3 Columbus Blue Jackets Alexander Wennberg Saved

Team stats

Team stats, Columbus Blue Jackets at Washington Capitals
Stat Columbus Blue Jackets Washington Capitals
Shots on goal 30 45
Power play 0 of 2 0 of 3
Penalty minutes 8 6
Hits 29 17
Blocked shots 21 6
Giveaways 8 10
Takeaways 7 5
Faceoffs won 34/66 (51.5%) 32/66 (48.5%)

Box score

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 10 A. Wennberg C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 50% 17:09
Number 11 M. Calvert L 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 11:22
Number 13 C. Atkinson R 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 19:37
Number 17 B. Dubinsky C 0 1 1 0 2 2 6 1 64% 21:11
Number 20 B. Saad L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18:18
Number 25 W. Karlsson C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 50% 11:23
Number 34 J. Anderson R 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 2 12:30
Number 38 B. Jenner C 0 1 1 0 2 1 5 1 19:13
Number 43 S. Hartnell L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 09:30
Number 45 L. Sedlak C 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 40% 11:40
Number 71 N. Foligno L 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 18:51
Number 89 S. Gagner C 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 42.9% 14:56
Number 3 S. Jones D 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 26:47
Number 7 J. Johnson D 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 25:03
Number 8 Z. Werenski D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 19:40
Number 26 K. Quincey D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 14:51
Number 58 D. Savard D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 23:52
Number 65 M. Nutivaara D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 11:19
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 72 S. Bobrovsky 45 44 1 .978 64:48 OT loss

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin L 0 0 0 -1 0 8 2 0 20:12
Number 10 B. Connolly R 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 08:14
Number 14 J. Williams R 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 1 100% 15:47
Number 19 N. Backstrom C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 52.9% 19:46
Number 20 L. Eller C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 41.7% 11:31
Number 26 D. Winnik L 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 13:28
Number 43 T. Wilson R 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 1 14:15
Number 65 A. Burakovsky L 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 13:16
Number 77 T. Oshie R 0 0 0 -1 0 5 1 1 57.1% 20:09
Number 83 J. Beagle C 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 42.9% 13:23
Number 90 M. Johansson L 0 1 1 +1 0 3 0 0 50% 19:10
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov C 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 0 47.4% 19:00
Number 2 M. Niskanen D 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 22:51
Number 9 D. Orlov D 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 19:52
Number 22 K. Shattenkirk D 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 1 21:01
Number 27 K. Alzner D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 18:27
Number 44 B. Orpik D 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 16:33
Number 74 J. Carlson D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 22:05
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 70 B. Holtby 30 29 1 .967 65:00 Win

Penalties

Penalties, Columbus Blue Jackets at Washington Capitals
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 08:25 Columbus Blue Jackets Josh Anderson Unsportsmanlike conduct 2
1st 08:25 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson Unsportsmanlike conduct 2
2nd 02:27 Columbus Blue Jackets Matt Calvert High sticking 2
2nd 06:55 Columbus Blue Jackets Boone Jenner Closing hand on puck 2
2nd 14:59 Columbus Blue Jackets Brandon Dubinsky Hooking 2
3rd 02:13 Washington Capitals Brooks Orpik Hooking 2
3rd 11:42 Washington Capitals Brett Connolly Tripping 2

Game information

Columbus Blue Jackets head coach
John Tortorella
Washington Capitals head coach
Barry Trotz
Referees
Mike Leggo, Kyle Rehman
Linesmen
Tim Nowak, Devin Berg
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches
Lauri Korpikoski, Scott Harrington, Ryan Murray, Oliver Bjorkstrand
Washington Capitals scratches
Taylor Chorney, Nate Schmidt

2016-2017 season series

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Sources and further reading

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