Arizona Coyotes at Washington Capitals

Saturday, March 25, 2017, 7:00 PM ET Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Arizona Coyotes 4–1 on Saturday, March 25, 2017 at home.

Final score, Arizona Coyotes at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2016-2017 record
Arizona Coyotes	1	30-42-10
at Washington Capitals	4	55-19-8

Goals by period

Goals by period, Arizona Coyotes at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Arizona Coyotes	0	0	1	1
Washington Capitals	1	0	3	4

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Arizona Coyotes at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Arizona Coyotes	3	11	15	29
Washington Capitals	12	14	7	33

Three stars

D. Winnik, Washington Capitals (2 goals)
B. Holtby, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
M. Smith, Arizona Coyotes (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Arizona Coyotes at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	08:31	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (30)	Nicklas Backstrom (57), Marcus Johansson (26)	Power play	ARI 0, WSH 1
3rd	12:29	Arizona Coyotes	Peter Holland (4)	Anthony Duclair (10)	Even strength	ARI 1, WSH 1
3rd	15:21	Washington Capitals	Daniel Winnik (10)	Dmitry Orlov (26), Kevin Shattenkirk (38)	Even strength	ARI 1, WSH 2
3rd	15:53	Washington Capitals	Justin Williams (21)	Kevin Shattenkirk (39)	Even strength	ARI 1, WSH 3
3rd	18:21	Washington Capitals	Daniel Winnik (11)	Jay Beagle (16), Brooks Orpik (14)	Even strength, Empty net	ARI 1, WSH 4

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

Team stats

Team stats, Arizona Coyotes at Washington Capitals
Stat	Arizona Coyotes	Washington Capitals
Shots on goal	29	33
Power play	0 of 4	1 of 4
Penalty minutes	10	10
Hits	12	12
Blocked shots	15	9
Giveaways	14	12
Takeaways	9	8
Faceoffs won	31/55 (56.4%)	24/55 (43.6%)

Box score

Arizona Coyotes

Arizona Coyotes 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 T. Rieder	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	2	0		13:35
Number 10 A. Duclair	L	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	0	0		16:04
Number 13 P. Holland	C	1	0	1	+1	2	5	0	0	0	53.8%	14:14
Number 16 M. Domi	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		17:59
Number 17 R. Vrbata	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		16:26
Number 18 C. Dvorak	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	2	0	66.7%	20:18
Number 29 B. Perlini	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0		13:34
Number 36 C. Fischer	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		09:59
Number 48 J. Martinook	L	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	3	0	50%	15:13
Number 67 L. Crouse	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		10:20
Number 86 J. Jooris	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	62.5%	12:40
Number 88 J. McGinn	L	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0	0	0		12:35
Number 2 L. Schenn	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	3	0		19:07
Number 4 Z. Michalek	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	2	0		17:16
Number 5 C. Murphy	D	0	0	0	-3	4	2	1	1	0		17:11
Number 6 J. Chychrun	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0		16:19
Number 23 O. Ekman-Larsson	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0		25:01
Number 33 A. Goligoski	D	0	0	0	-2	2	1	1	0	0		25:18

Arizona Coyotes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 M. Smith	32	29	3	.906	59:51	Loss

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	0	1	0	2	4	0	0	1		17:29
Number 10 B. Connolly	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		08:30
Number 14 J. Williams	R	1	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	0		14:35
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	53.8%	18:35
Number 20 L. Eller	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	22.2%	13:49
Number 26 D. Winnik	L	2	0	2	+2	0	4	0	0	0		13:31
Number 43 T. Wilson	R	0	0	0	+1	4	0	5	0	0		13:28
Number 65 A. Burakovsky	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		11:22
Number 77 T. Oshie	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	0	50%	19:02
Number 83 J. Beagle	C	0	1	1	+2	2	0	1	0	0	72.2%	13:09
Number 90 M. Johansson	L	0	1	1	+2	0	2	0	0	0		17:19
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		17:02
Number 2 M. Niskanen	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0		22:05
Number 9 D. Orlov	D	0	1	1	+2	0	0	1	0	0		18:01
Number 22 K. Shattenkirk	D	0	2	2	+3	0	4	2	2	0		20:42
Number 27 K. Alzner	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0		17:24
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	2	0		16:15
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0		20:13

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 70 B. Holtby	29	28	1	.966	59:29	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Arizona Coyotes at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	07:31	Arizona Coyotes	Alex Goligoski	Hooking	2
1st	15:04	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin	Slashing	2
2nd	07:47	Arizona Coyotes	Connor Murphy	High sticking	2
2nd	07:47	Arizona Coyotes	Connor Murphy	High sticking	2
2nd	18:41	Washington Capitals	Justin Williams	Hooking	2
3rd	05:40	Washington Capitals	Jay Beagle	Holding the stick	2
3rd	10:03	Arizona Coyotes	Luke Schenn	Roughing	2
3rd	12:58	Washington Capitals	Tom Wilson	Roughing	2
3rd	12:58	Washington Capitals	Tom Wilson	Roughing	2
3rd	12:58	Arizona Coyotes	Peter Holland	Roughing	2

Game information

Arizona Coyotes head coach: Dave Tippett
Washington Capitals head coach: Barry Trotz
Referees: Jon McIsaac, Francois St-Laurent
Linesmen: Michel Cormier, Devin Berg
Arizona Coyotes scratches: Shane Doan, Kevin Connauton, Alexander Burmistrov, Teemu Pulkkinen, Tony DeAngelo
Washington Capitals scratches: Taylor Chorney, Paul Carey, Nate Schmidt

2016-2017 season series

Every Arizona Coyotes and Washington Capitals game in the 2016-2017 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Arizona Coyotes 1 at Washington Capitals 4	Final	Game page: Arizona Coyotes at Washington Capitals, Sat, Mar 25, 2017
Washington Capitals 3 at Arizona Coyotes 6	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Arizona Coyotes, Fri, Mar 31, 2017

Other NHL games on Mar 25

Other NHL games on Saturday, March 25, 2017
Matchup	Status	Details
Philadelphia Flyers 0 at Columbus Blue Jackets 1	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Mar 25, 2017
Vancouver Canucks 4 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Minnesota Wild, Sat, Mar 25, 2017
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Buffalo Sabres 5	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Mar 25, 2017
Ottawa Senators 1 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Mar 25, 2017
Chicago Blackhawks 0 at Florida Panthers 7	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Florida Panthers, Sat, Mar 25, 2017
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at New Jersey Devils 1	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Mar 25, 2017
Boston Bruins 2 at New York Islanders 1	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at New York Islanders, Sat, Mar 25, 2017
Calgary Flames 3 at St. Louis Blues 2	Final/OT	Game page: Calgary Flames at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Mar 25, 2017
San Jose Sharks 2 at Nashville Predators 7	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Nashville Predators, Sat, Mar 25, 2017
Colorado Avalanche 1 at Edmonton Oilers 4	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Mar 25, 2017
New York Rangers 3 at Los Angeles Kings 0	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Mar 25, 2017

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