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Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets

Nationwide Arena, Columbus Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2 on Sunday, April 2, 2017 on the road.

Team Goals 2016-2017 record
Washington Capitals 3 55-19-8
at Columbus Blue Jackets 2 50-24-8

Goals by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 0 3 0 3
Columbus Blue Jackets 0 0 2 2

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 12 12 6 30
Columbus Blue Jackets 8 12 17 37

Three stars

  1. A. Burakovsky, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. B. Holtby, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
  3. J. Johnson, Columbus Blue Jackets (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
2nd 01:12 Washington Capitals T.J. Oshie (33) Nicklas Backstrom (61) Even strength WSH 1, CBJ 0
2nd 02:56 Washington Capitals Andre Burakovsky (12) Lars Eller (13), Kevin Shattenkirk (43) Even strength WSH 2, CBJ 0
2nd 10:05 Washington Capitals Matt Niskanen (5) Andre Burakovsky (22) Even strength WSH 3, CBJ 0
3rd 09:22 Columbus Blue Jackets Jack Johnson (5) Alexander Wennberg (44), Sam Gagner (30) Even strength WSH 3, CBJ 1
3rd 15:33 Columbus Blue Jackets Kyle Quincey (6) Brandon Saad (29), Sam Gagner (31) Even strength WSH 3, CBJ 2

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

Team stats

Stat Washington Capitals Columbus Blue Jackets
Shots on goal 30 37
Power play 0 of 2 0 of 2
Penalty minutes 10 10
Hits 24 37
Blocked shots 16 12
Giveaways 8 5
Takeaways 4 7
Faceoffs won 34/54 (63%) 20/54 (37%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 1 15:27
10 B. Connolly R 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 0 08:21
14 J. Williams R 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 13:14
19 N. Backstrom C 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 64.7% 18:28
20 L. Eller C 0 1 1 +2 0 1 3 1 50% 10:41
26 D. Winnik L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 15:15
43 T. Wilson R 0 0 0 -1 4 0 3 1 14:35
65 A. Burakovsky L 1 1 2 +2 0 2 0 0 10:51
77 T. Oshie R 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 2 18:53
83 J. Beagle C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 62.5% 15:58
90 M. Johansson L 0 0 0 +1 0 2 1 1 16:49
92 E. Kuznetsov C 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 75% 17:02
2 M. Niskanen D 1 0 1 +1 2 4 3 1 21:31
9 D. Orlov D 0 0 0 +2 0 3 0 0 20:00
22 K. Shattenkirk D 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 17:02
27 K. Alzner D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 1 21:17
44 B. Orpik D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 14:52
74 J. Carlson D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 4 23:41
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
70 B. Holtby 37 35 2 .946 60:00 Win

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player
10 A. Wennberg C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 50% 18:07
11 M. Calvert L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 09:33
13 C. Atkinson R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 22:39
17 B. Dubinsky C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 1 35% 20:57
20 B. Saad L 0 1 1 +2 0 3 1 0 15:16
25 W. Karlsson C 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 1 12.5% 11:36
29 L. Korpikoski L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 1 07:27
34 J. Anderson R 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 11:33
38 B. Jenner C 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 2 25% 14:22
43 S. Hartnell L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 7 1 11:46
71 N. Foligno L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 6 0 100% 22:05
89 S. Gagner C 0 2 2 +1 0 1 0 0 50% 14:24
3 S. Jones D 0 0 0 -1 2 4 2 0 25:02
7 J. Johnson D 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 24:05
8 Z. Werenski D 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 2 17:26
26 K. Quincey D 1 0 1 +1 2 2 1 0 13:47
54 S. Harrington D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 11:20
58 D. Savard D 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 1 23:50
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie
72 S. Bobrovsky 30 27 3 .900 58:45 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 03:04 Washington Capitals Matt Niskanen Holding 2
2nd 06:20 Columbus Blue Jackets William Karlsson Roughing 2
2nd 06:20 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson Roughing 2
2nd 10:55 Washington Capitals Justin Williams Hooking 2
2nd 14:39 Columbus Blue Jackets Seth Jones Slashing 2
3rd 11:21 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin Roughing 2
3rd 11:21 Columbus Blue Jackets Josh Anderson Roughing 2
3rd 11:21 Columbus Blue Jackets Josh Anderson Roughing 2
3rd 11:21 Columbus Blue Jackets Kyle Quincey Roughing 2
3rd 11:21 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson Roughing 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Barry Trotz
Columbus Blue Jackets head coach
John Tortorella
Referees
Jon McIsaac, Gord Dwyer
Linesmen
Pierre Racicot, Jonny Murray
Washington Capitals scratches
Taylor Chorney, Paul Carey, Nate Schmidt
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches
Lukas Sedlak, Ryan Murray, Oliver Bjorkstrand, Markus Nutivaara

2016-2017 season series

Matchup Status Details
Washington Capitals 1 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2 Final/OT Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Washington Capitals 2 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 0 at Washington Capitals 5 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Washington Capitals 2 Final/SO Game page
Washington Capitals 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Apr 2

Matchup Status Details
Boston Bruins 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 2 Final Game page
New York Islanders 4 at Buffalo Sabres 2 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 1 at St. Louis Blues 4 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 6 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Minnesota Wild 5 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 3 at Vancouver Canucks 1 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at New York Rangers 4 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 4 at Calgary Flames 3 Final Game page
Arizona Coyotes 2 at Los Angeles Kings 1 Final Game page

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