Washington Capitals at Arizona Coyotes

Gila River Arena, Glendale Regular Season Final

Final score

The Arizona Coyotes beat the Washington Capitals 6–3 on Friday, March 31, 2017 at home.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Arizona Coyotes
Team Goals 2016-2017 record
Washington Capitals 3 55-19-8
at Arizona Coyotes 6 30-42-10

Goals by period

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Arizona Coyotes
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Washington Capitals 0 2 1 3
Arizona Coyotes 3 2 1 6

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Arizona Coyotes
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Washington Capitals 11 18 19 48
Arizona Coyotes 15 6 4 25

Three stars

  1. C. Dvorak, Arizona Coyotes (2 goals)
  2. A. Burmistrov, Arizona Coyotes (2 goals)
  3. L. Domingue, Arizona Coyotes (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Arizona Coyotes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 07:26 Arizona Coyotes Christian Dvorak (13) Unassisted Even strength WSH 0, ARI 1
1st 09:05 Arizona Coyotes Josh Jooris (4) Alex Goligoski (27) Even strength WSH 0, ARI 2
1st 13:12 Arizona Coyotes Alexander Burmistrov (2) Shane Doan (20), Lawson Crouse (7) Even strength WSH 0, ARI 3
2nd 01:59 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom (23) T.J. Oshie (23), Marcus Johansson (32) Power play WSH 1, ARI 3
2nd 11:04 Washington Capitals Daniel Winnik (12) Tom Wilson (12), Dmitry Orlov (27) Even strength WSH 2, ARI 3
2nd 13:28 Arizona Coyotes Christian Dvorak (14) Unassisted Power play WSH 2, ARI 4
2nd 17:52 Arizona Coyotes Alexander Burmistrov (3) Max Domi (25), Tony DeAngelo (8) Power play WSH 2, ARI 5
3rd 10:17 Arizona Coyotes Peter Holland (5) Unassisted Even strength WSH 2, ARI 6
3rd 10:37 Washington Capitals Justin Williams (22) Matt Niskanen (34), Marcus Johansson (33) Even strength WSH 3, ARI 6

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

Team stats

Team stats, Washington Capitals at Arizona Coyotes
Stat Washington Capitals Arizona Coyotes
Shots on goal 48 25
Power play 1 of 1 2 of 2
Penalty minutes 4 2
Hits 23 30
Blocked shots 9 21
Giveaways 4 12
Takeaways 8 4
Faceoffs won 36/63 (57.1%) 27/63 (42.9%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin L 0 0 0 -1 0 3 4 1 0 17:28
Number 10 B. Connolly R 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 0 0 10:43
Number 14 J. Williams R 1 0 1 -1 0 5 1 0 0 17:32
Number 19 N. Backstrom C 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 64.7% 15:52
Number 20 L. Eller C 0 0 0 -2 0 4 2 0 0 50% 12:28
Number 26 D. Winnik L 1 0 1 +1 2 6 1 0 0 12:40
Number 43 T. Wilson R 0 1 1 +1 0 3 3 1 0 13:40
Number 65 A. Burakovsky L 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 0 0 11:18
Number 77 T. Oshie R 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 100% 16:59
Number 83 J. Beagle C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 1 0 69.2% 12:58
Number 90 M. Johansson L 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 17:40
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 0 0 50% 18:42
Number 2 M. Niskanen D 0 1 1 +1 0 2 3 0 0 19:01
Number 9 D. Orlov D 0 1 1 +1 0 3 0 1 0 20:15
Number 22 K. Shattenkirk D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 3 0 22:04
Number 27 K. Alzner D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 3 0 0 17:09
Number 44 B. Orpik D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 1 0 20:13
Number 74 J. Carlson D 0 0 0 -2 0 4 1 1 0 20:37
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 31 P. Grubauer 0 0 0 06:48
Number 70 B. Holtby 25 19 6 .760 53:12 Loss

Arizona Coyotes

Arizona Coyotes skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 8 T. Rieder L 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 3 0 18:03
Number 10 A. Duclair L 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 0 12:32
Number 13 P. Holland C 1 0 1 -1 0 3 0 0 0 60% 11:33
Number 16 M. Domi C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 0 0 14:44
Number 17 R. Vrbata R 0 0 0 +1 0 2 2 2 0 16:07
Number 18 C. Dvorak C 2 0 2 +1 0 2 3 1 1 46.2% 15:26
Number 19 S. Doan R 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 12:29
Number 29 B. Perlini L 0 0 0 +1 0 3 2 0 0 16:16
Number 48 J. Martinook L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 50% 16:49
Number 67 L. Crouse L 0 1 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 12:11
Number 86 J. Jooris R 1 0 1 +1 0 3 1 1 0 23.5% 16:55
Number 91 A. Burmistrov C 2 0 2 +1 0 4 1 0 1 50% 16:14
Number 2 L. Schenn D 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 25:13
Number 5 C. Murphy D 0 0 0 +3 0 0 7 2 0 20:04
Number 6 J. Chychrun D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 3 0 11:42
Number 23 O. Ekman-Larsson D 0 0 0 +1 2 1 1 2 0 27:20
Number 33 A. Goligoski D 0 1 1 +2 0 3 1 0 0 22:38
Number 77 T. DeAngelo D 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 13:03
Arizona Coyotes goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 35 L. Domingue 48 45 3 .938 60:00 Win

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Arizona Coyotes
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
2nd 01:18 Arizona Coyotes Oliver Ekman-Larsson Cross checking 2
2nd 12:07 Washington Capitals T.J. Oshie Tripping 2
2nd 16:32 Washington Capitals Daniel Winnik Hooking 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Barry Trotz
Arizona Coyotes head coach
Dave Tippett
Referees
Brian Pochmara, Tom Kowal
Linesmen
Brandon Gawryletz, Tony Sericolo
Washington Capitals scratches
Taylor Chorney, Paul Carey, Nate Schmidt
Arizona Coyotes scratches
Zbynek Michalek, Jamie McGinn, Kevin Connauton, Teemu Pulkkinen, Clayton Keller

2016-2017 season series

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Sources and further reading

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